# Trivia from songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755 "2011-09-27T12:07:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/241 "2011-09-28T22:12:25Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > When should I pay the ferryman? > When did I hear you on my wireless? > You had the time, and you had the power, but you’ve yet to have … what? Don’t pay the ferryman, till he gets you to the other side. I heard you on the wireless back in 52?. no clues on 3. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/242 "2011-09-29T01:04:55Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > According to Bob Dorough, which is a magic number? What is it? Three! That’s a magic number! Who did the waiter give her table to? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/243 "2011-09-29T01:42:33Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > What will happen if you don’t stand for something? You’ll fall for anything? Why did Constantinople get the works? No one wants to take a crack at the worn-out tape from my earlier post? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/244 "2011-09-29T01:46:59Z")
Why did they hold a concert out in Brooklyn? It was a fine idea at the time. What is it now? When I met you at the station, what were you holding in your hand? I’m not going to cook your favorite dish, but where will I order it from? Where did I once get busy? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/245 "2011-09-29T01:53:33Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > You had the time, and you had the power, but you’ve yet to have … what? Your finest hour. Radio Ga Ga - Queen ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Prize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Sir\_Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Prize)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/246 "2011-09-29T02:12:55Z")
> [@SiXSwordS](#): > > Who’s dimensions are 42 39 56 Rosie? What don’t I want to do? What do I want to do? Who is Jesus’ grandfather and what did he name his son? ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/247 "2011-09-29T02:47:20Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > Why did Constantinople get the works? That’s nobody’s business but the turks. What am I trying to do with my five senses working overtime? ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/248 "2011-09-29T03:19:36Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Yes. > > Here’s an obscure one: What accompanies the unsmiling faces and bright plastic chains? No points for me: I had to look it up. (But I did know the song). A wheel in perpetual motion. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/249 "2011-09-29T04:07:34Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > You’ll fall for anything? > > Why did Constantinople get the works? > > No one wants to take a crack at the worn-out tape from my earlier post? Those would be worn-out tapes of Chris LeDoux. ---
**Author:** ![Louhron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@Louhron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louhron)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/250 "2011-09-29T05:09:46Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > What did you hear when we made it? Bit of a long shot, but it’s all I got. Bells ring? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/251 "2011-09-29T05:32:19Z")
What lasts forever? ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/252 "2011-09-29T06:13:56Z")
> [@bmoak](#): > > That’s nobody’s business but the turks. > > What am I trying to do with my five senses working overtime? Trying to taste the difference between lemon and lime, pain and pleasure and the church bells softly chime. ---
**Author:** ![Sodalite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/253 "2011-09-29T08:16:16Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Where did I once get busy? In a Burger King bathroom Where do I think about the loveless fascination? Where do you try to catch the deluge? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/254 "2011-09-29T08:36:45Z")
All of mine have been answered. Good job folks! ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/255 "2011-09-29T09:32:54Z")
> [@puddleglum](#): > > Jane doesn’t know what love is, she only knows what? She only knows if someone wants her. (If so, then she wants 'em). Whose name is on the card you’ll show to the border guard? (And why doesn’t it matter?) If it’s time, who is the smart money on? Where is the midnight gang going to have their rendezvous? What about Breakfast at Tiffany’s? What was Jim Dwyer heard to say? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/256 "2011-09-29T12:12:50Z")
> [@Sir\_Prize](#): > > What don’t I want to do? What do I want to do? > > Who is Jesus’ grandfather and what did he name his son? I don’t want to work, I just want to bang on the drum all day! Alvin Tostig is Jesus’ grandpa and his son’s name is Levon. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/257 "2011-09-29T12:13:50Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > In the quiet of the night is when the snake is in the crawling…then what happens? > > Where did you move like Harlow and what did you show them? Still got two here that haven’t been answered… ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/258 "2011-09-29T12:33:35Z")
Who sent her regrets that she’s unable to lunch today? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/259 "2011-09-29T12:37:48Z")
Miss Otis regrets. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/260 "2011-09-29T13:12:07Z")
> [@panamajack](#): > > Where is the midnight gang going to have their rendezvous? 'Neath that giant Exxon sign, that brings this fair city light. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755.md?page=14)