# the Lyrics game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 9, 2000, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858 "2000-02-09T09:56:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/1 "2000-02-09T09:56:00Z")
ok, with all the games going about, thought I’d add my own one. I’ll post a Lyric form a song. If you know the song, say what the song is and who sang it (cover versions are accepptable), If you’re right, add your own Lyric and continue again. the Lyric can be from any part of the song, but must be recognisible (e.g. putting in “do-be-do-be-do” can be anything from Strangers in the Night to that annoying “Blue” song. No prizes, but I suppose the person who gets the most correct answers to keep the thread going gets a congratulatory pat on the back from me. so, lets start “Daddy flew across the Ocean” * * * J “Cast a cold Eye, On Life, On Death, Horseman, ride by” W.B. Yeats ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/2 "2000-02-09T10:13:00Z")
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall Part 1 Here’s my offering : “Father, I have stolen. Stolen many times. Raised my voice in anger when I know I’ll never shoot” ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/3 "2000-02-09T14:38:00Z")
You have me beat… I have checked all day, but cant find anything… what is it? * * * J “Cast a cold Eye, On Life, On Death, Horseman, ride by” W.B. Yeats ---
**Author:** ![Stevie\_Rave\_On](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Stevie\_Rave\_On](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stevie_Rave_On)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/4 "2000-02-09T15:43:00Z")
Puffington, is it Queen’s “Liar”? Here’s an easy one, but it’s one of my favorite lyrics of all time: ## “Yes, I wish that for just one time You could stand inside my shoes Then you’d know what a drag it is To see you” Trying is the first step to failure ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/5 "2000-02-09T15:56:00Z")
I defy anyone (except possibky Ukulele Ike or Finagle) to pinpoint these, all of which were popular at one time: . . . Went down to the ocean, stood on the bank; shook my shoulders and the boats all sank . . . . . . All her royal Zulu band, waits with empty plates in hand . . . . . . The lady isn’t born yet who can beat me with a lorgnette . . . . . . We will take a little flat, with a welcome on the mat, where there’s room to swing a cat . . . ---
**Author:** ![Stevie\_Rave\_On](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Stevie\_Rave\_On](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stevie_Rave_On)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/6 "2000-02-09T16:07:00Z")
I defy Eve to follow the rules and try to answer a lyric before posting 4 new ones. * * * Trying is the first step to failure ---
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/7 "2000-02-09T16:12:00Z")
By the way, JohnL, if that is indeed Pink Floyd, the correct lyric is: “Daddy’s flown, across the ocean.” * * * “You should tell the truth, expose the lies and live in the moment.” - Bill Hicks ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/8 "2000-02-09T16:26:00Z")
Oh, Stevie, I don’t know any of those new-fangled rock’n-roll songs you youngsters seem to enjoy so much! ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/9 "2000-02-09T16:29:00Z")
Millosarian, Quite right… I’d better proof read a bit more before I post!!! to get things rolling again, here’s stevie’s lyric: “yes, I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes then you’d know what a drag it is to see you” anyone? * * * J “We should have as high a regard for the church so as to keep it out of as many things as possible” Fluther Good -the Shadow of a Gunman. Sean O’Casey ---
**Author:** ![Oblio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c4cdca/32.png) [@Oblio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblio)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/10 "2000-02-09T16:30:00Z")
Positively 4th St. ?? ---
**Author:** ![Oblio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c4cdca/32.png) [@Oblio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblio)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/11 "2000-02-09T16:51:00Z")
Swastika plug in your wear Jealous stars in your pants Top turning nothing to bear Except the view or the dare ---
**Author:** ![Oblio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c4cdca/32.png) [@Oblio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblio)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/12 "2000-02-09T17:06:00Z")
Ooops, forgot to mention Dylan as the artist, I thought it was obvious from the name of the song. ---
**Author:** ![Stevie\_Rave\_On](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Stevie\_Rave\_On](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stevie_Rave_On)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2000, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/13 "2000-02-10T06:14:00Z")
Oblio, positively correct. Oblio, Spirit’s “Prelude-Nothing to Hide”? Here’s one: “But who can unlearn all the facts that I’ve learned As I sat in their chairs and my synapses burned And the torture of chalk dust collects on my tongue Thoughts follow my vision and dance in the sun All my vasoconstrictors they come slowly undone Can’t this wait till I’m old? Can’t I live while I’m young?” * * * Trying is the first step to failure ---
**Author:** ![Dirty\_Devil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Dirty\_Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Devil)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/14 "2000-02-09T19:52:00Z")
“Chalkdust Torture” by Phish (Yeah, another Phishhead on the board! I thought I was the only one) Here’s one: “Her clothes are made of rainbows And twenty thousand tears Shine through the spaces Of her golden ochre hair Ohh, my babe I want you And on my life I swear My conscience will follow you forever If you meet me everywhere” ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/15 "2000-02-09T19:56:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Puffington, is it Queen’s “Liar”? Correct. You win a virtual doobie 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Stevie\_Rave\_On](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Stevie\_Rave\_On](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stevie_Rave_On)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/16 "2000-02-09T20:02:00Z")
Puffington, who needs a virtual one, when I’ve got a real one at home. Dirty Devil, still trying to figure yours out. Off topic, have you heard \*\*Hampton Comes Alive? \*\* Is it worth the price or should I just stick to buying imports? ---
**Author:** ![Stevie\_Rave\_On](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Stevie\_Rave\_On](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stevie_Rave_On)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/17 "2000-02-09T20:08:00Z")
Dirty Devil, is it a Cat Stevens song? ---
**Author:** ![Dirty\_Devil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Dirty\_Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Devil)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/18 "2000-02-09T20:25:00Z")
Yep, Stevie, Cat Stevens it is (“Angelsea” off of Catch Bull At Four). BTW, I bought Hampton Comes Alive a couple of months ago. I had one show on tape already, but the sound is (obviously) better on the official release. They’re good shows, but nothing to write home about. They do have some very weird covers on them, though (a Beastie Boys song and a Chumbawumba song, both of which rock). I wouldn’t have picked those two nights if it was up to me. I would’ve taken something from 1992 or 1994 (6/7/94 Sugar Bush is awesome!!!). Buy Hampton if you have the money, but don’t go out of your way. ## Do you do any tape trading? I’ve got some great Phish and Dead that I’d be willing to spin for you. Send me an e-mail if you’re interested. Free beer is ALWAYS a good thing. - Falcon ---
**Author:** ![Stevie\_Rave\_On](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Stevie\_Rave\_On](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stevie_Rave_On)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/19 "2000-02-09T21:02:00Z")
No, I don’t tape trade. I don’t own a tape player, or a cd burner. I’m one of those idiots that pays for the import CD’s I find in music stores. ---
**Author:** ![Oblio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c4cdca/32.png) [@Oblio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblio)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2000, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-game/13858/20 "2000-02-10T03:14:00Z")
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