# The Song Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 28, 2006, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426 "2006-07-28T17:52:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/81 "2006-08-01T02:24:53Z")

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“ **Because** You’re So Sweet” – Erasure

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**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/82 "2006-08-01T02:29:59Z")

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[QUOTE=Misnomer]  
“ **Because** You’re So Sweet” – Erasure  
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**Sweet** Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry

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**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/83 "2006-08-01T02:51:02Z")

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[QUOTE=trublmakr]  
**Sweet** Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry  
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**Sixteen** Military Wives - The Decemberists

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**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/84 "2006-08-01T05:27:36Z")

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[QUOTE=ErinPuff]  
**Sixteen** Military Wives - The Decemberists  
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If **Six** Was Nine - Hendrix  
couldn’t resist… 😃

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**Author:** ![dawson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@dawson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dawson)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/85 "2006-08-01T13:37:37Z")

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Ninety Nine Red Balloons - Nena

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**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/86 "2006-08-01T13:49:30Z")

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“(The Angels Wanna Wear My) \*\*Red \*\* Shoes,” Elvis Costello

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/87 "2006-08-01T14:13:51Z")

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Blue Suede **Shoes–Elvis** Presley

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/88 "2006-08-01T14:17:00Z")

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_Blue Velvet_ --Bobby Vinton

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**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/89 "2006-08-01T14:31:33Z")

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Color of the **Blue** s, George Jones

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/90 "2006-08-01T14:41:59Z")

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Dock **of the** Bay–Otis Redding

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/91 "2006-08-01T16:02:30Z")

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“Black Diamond **Bay** ” – Bob Dylan

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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/92 "2006-08-01T16:34:12Z")

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“Paint it **Black** ” - The Rolling Stones

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/93 "2006-08-01T16:56:31Z")

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“War **Paint** ” – Rush

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**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/94 "2006-08-01T17:13:44Z")

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**War** Pigs - Black Sabbath

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/95 "2006-08-01T17:33:54Z")

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[QUOTE=if6was9]  
**War** Pigs - Black Sabbath  
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It’s a **Pig** ==By Jeeves Original Cast Recording

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/96 "2006-08-01T18:42:19Z")

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“ **It’s a** Miracle” – Barry Manilow

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/97 "2006-08-01T18:56:03Z")

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“\*\*_Miracle \*\* Cure_” --The Who

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/98 "2006-08-01T19:03:00Z")

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“Miracle Cure” – The Who

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**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/99 "2006-08-01T19:54:24Z")

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[QUOTE=Inigo Montoya]  
“Miracle Cure” – The Who  
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There Ain’t No **Cure** for the Summertime Blues- The Who, et al.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-game/366426/100 "2006-08-01T22:22:44Z")

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[QUOTE=dwc1970]  
There Ain’t No **Cure** for the Summertime Blues- The Who, et al.  
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Since the actual title of the song is simply [_Summertime Blues_,](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summertime_Blues) I nominate _Found a **Cure** _ by Ashford & Simpson.

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