# 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:** 21
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/401 "2011-10-01T14:15:59Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > (2) Everybody across the USA is doing it! (No, not THAT!) Allegedly, at least. I can picture it on the Atlantic seaboard, and obviously in Californ-eye-yay, but everywhere inland in-between too? In Denver? In Las Vegas? In Salt Lake City? Hard to imagine, methinks. What is everybody allegedly doing? Surfing (everyone also wants to dance with sweet little sixteen, but that’s another matter). > [@Senegoid](#): > > (3) It’s just a little bird, but I had a fantasy that I could hide beneath her wings whilst she sings. > (a) What color is this bird? > (b) Why did I think I could do that? (I’m a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_) (a) Blue (b) Daydream believer > [@Senegoid](#): > > (1) When do you need to put your camel to bed, and where? We already had this one, but the answer is midnight, at the oasis. > [@Senegoid](#): > > (4) How are babies made? . . . In the year 6565, that is? I am not exactly sure how they are _made_, but they come from the bottom of a long black tube. (Another song I detest, but can’t forget, and that will probably become an earworm now!) ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ More: When the killer awoke before dawn, what was the first thing we are told he did? I am already standing on the ground. What does that tell me about _you_? ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/402 "2011-10-01T14:28:52Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > (2) This great city may be a fine place to visit, but would a country boy like me want to live here? The people here are essentially idle, digging for gold in the streets instead of doing productive work, but I tried it myself and never struck it rich. OTOH, the ladies here run about bare-breasted. (Come to think of it, maybe I’ll stay a while.) Don’t you dare take up that fashion, Mary! > (a) What city is this? > (b) What finer delight (presumably Mary?) will I wait for, and which waits for me, when I get back home? I am pretty sure that the city is London (and the singer is Irish, I can hear his accent), I cant remember the “finer delight” though. Kisses seems the most obvious guess. ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ Who is sought for wherever the Carnabetian army marches? ---
**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:** [October 1, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/403 "2011-10-01T14:30:53Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Knowing me and knowing you! :smack: You got it DB. > [@Senegoid](#): > > (2) Everybody across the USA is doing it! (No, not THAT!) Allegedly, at least. I can picture it on the Atlantic seaboard, and obviously in Californ-eye-yay, but everywhere inland in-between too? In Denver? In Las Vegas? In Salt Lake City? Hard to imagine, methinks. What is everybody allegedly doing? Dancing in the streets? > [@Senegoid](#): > > (1) I demand of my false-hearted lover that he/she do a number of impossible tasks (e.g., make me a shirt without seams or needlework, wash it in a dry well, etc.) and then maybe (maybe!) I’ll take him/her back. I say to the traveller that I met on the road: Tell him/her these things for me, or at the very least give my regards when you get there. Where? (1) Scarborough Faire ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/404 "2011-10-01T14:33:08Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > You’ve been coming home at 5 AM and I’ve been suspicious. What must I do now to prove your infidelity? I’m surprised nobody got this one - I heard about it on the SDMB. It’s been earworming me for days now and I wanted to pass the torment on! ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/405 "2011-10-01T15:24:53Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > [Referring to how babies are made in the year 6565]: > I am not exactly sure how they are _made_, but they come from the bottom of a long black tube. (Another song I detest, but can’t forget, and that will probably become an earworm now!) > > More: > > When the killer awoke before dawn, what was the first thing we are told he did? Actually, from a _glass_ tube, but close enough. Yes, that’s all the detail that’s given. The killer awoke before dawn. He put his boots on. (Then he took a face from the ancient gallery.) And that brings this to mind: Your special friend intends you to dance on fire! How many friends do you have altogether, and how long will this situation persist? # – senegoid ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/406 "2011-10-01T15:41:48Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > I am pretty sure that the city is London (and the singer is Irish, I can hear his accent), I cant remember the “finer delight” though. Kisses seems the most obvious guess. > > ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ > > Who is sought for wherever the Carnabetian army marches? A dedicated follower of fashion. Lemme clarify the “finer delight” thingy, slightly. The words “finer delight” are my words, not from the song. The actual line is: “So I’ll wait for the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ that’s waiting for me . . .” To match up all the hints in my question with the actual words of the song, I think you have to listen to the three verses. # – senegoid ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/407 "2011-10-01T15:56:33Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > (a) Blue (b) Daydream believer > > I am already standing on the ground. What does that tell me about _you_? Good! I’m still waiting for three more colored bird color answers! I know you won’t let me down (that’s about standing on the ground, and answering the bird questions too for that matter). A-way out here, everybody knows what they call the wind. What do they call the rain and fire? (n.b. a quick google search reveals conflicting lyrics, but one answer seems predominant.) # – senegoid ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/408 "2011-10-01T15:59:31Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Your special friend intends you to dance on fire! How many friends do you have altogether, and how long will this situation persist? I only have that one friend, and the situation will persist until the end (when they turn out the lights, presumably). ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ I am a one-man-band on a tour of one night stands. What else am I? What do I wish I was? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/409 "2011-10-01T16:03:49Z")
Mebbe I should clarify this, on second thought: > [@Senegoid](#): > > (4) This bird was left, caged, out on a stormy night. She’ll die if she’s left there. > (a) What color is this bird? > (b) What does she dream of? The song actually places this scene in the day time – but I pictured it as night because > [@](#): > > The leaves blow > 'Cross the long black road > To the darkened sky > In its rage. # – senegoid ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/410 "2011-10-01T16:04:58Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Good! I’m still waiting for three more colored bird color answers! > > I know you won’t let me down (that’s about standing on the ground, and answering the bird questions too for that matter). > > A-way out here, everybody knows what they call the wind. What do they call the rain and fire? > (n.b. a quick google search reveals conflicting lyrics, but one answer seems predominant.) > > # – senegoid The rain is Tess and the fire is Joe. The wind, of course, is Mariah. ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/411 "2011-10-01T16:07:03Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Who works at Mister Cacciatores down on Sullivan Street across from the medical center? Sgt. O’Leary. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/412 "2011-10-01T16:22:04Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > I only have that one friend, and the situation will persist until the end (when they turn out the lights, presumably). > > ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ > > I am a one-man-band on a tour of one night stands. What else am I? What do I wish I was? I’m a poet, suitcase and guitar in hand. I wish I was homeward bound. Well, good-bye Joe, me gotta go! What do me gotta do on the bayou, me-oh-my-oh? An few posts up, someone asked, \> Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee ho? (spelling?) which I didn’t even recognize as a question. From that same song, here’s a question: What did the bloke named Smokey show Minnie how to do in Chinatown? # – senegoid ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/413 "2011-10-01T16:45:22Z")
Me gotta pole the pirogue down the bayou, so I can pick guitar, fill fruit jar, eat some file gumbo, etc. with my Yvonne. ETA - he showed her how to kick the fan around, i.e., how to smoke dope. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/414 "2011-10-01T17:05:52Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Me gotta pole the pirogue down the bayou, so I can pick guitar, fill fruit jar, eat some file gumbo, etc. with my Yvonne. > > ETA - he showed her how to kick the fan around, i.e., how to smoke dope. Real close – how to kick the **gong** around. ---
**Author:** ![Newton\_s\_Apple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Newton\_s\_Apple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newton_s_Apple)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/415 "2011-10-01T23:23:49Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > (11) A post way up-thread mentioned a magic love potion that was brewed up in a kitchen sink, but according to the song, it didn’t work out well at all. Your second choice might be another sorcerer who recommends a magic incantation rather than a potion. What is that incantation? Ooh ee oo-ah-ah, ting, tang, walla-walla-bing-bang, ooh ee, oo-ah-ah, ting tang walla-walla bing bang. In this song with a paradoxical title, what three actions were 10,000 people (maybe more) doing? ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/416 "2011-10-01T23:41:15Z")
> [@Newton\_s\_Apple](#): > > In this song with a paradoxical title, what three actions were 10,000 people (maybe more) doing? Talking without speaking, hearing without listening, and writing songs that voices never share. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/417 "2011-10-02T00:30:50Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > (1) I demand of my false-hearted lover that he/she do a number of impossible tasks (e.g., make me a shirt without seams or needlework, wash it in a dry well, etc.) and then maybe (maybe!) I’ll take him/her back. I say to the traveller that I met on the road: Tell him/her these things for me, or at the very least give my regards when you get there. > (8) What is the second-lonliest number? > > ============================================= Scarborough Fair, and two can be as bad as one - its the loneliest number since the number one. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/418 "2011-10-02T00:52:01Z")
In what city does everybody have a cousin? Why is poor old Jimmy sitting alone in the moonlight, and what are his subsequent actions? How old was the boy standing by the record machine? ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/419 "2011-10-02T01:47:25Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > How old was the boy standing by the record machine? He must have been about seventeen. What stays with you like a lover’s voice across the mountainside? What’s Old Luke waiting on? Are we not men? ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/420 "2011-10-02T01:53:43Z")
> [@bmoak](#): > > Are we not men? We are Devo. ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ So, Marianne, what is it time that we should start doing? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755.md?page=22)