# We're all in the mood for a melody **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [July 19, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851 "2021-07-19T20:03:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/182 "2021-07-28T01:21:52Z")
🌟 **SPECIAL DEDICATION** going out from **“OJ”** to **“NICOLE”**!!! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/phWBaVpeRcY/maxresdefault.jpg "Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phWBaVpeRcY) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/183 "2021-07-28T20:29:34Z")
This is fun: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pjPA7CXutDw/maxresdefault.jpg "Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - Matador (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjPA7CXutDw) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/184 "2021-07-28T21:44:05Z")
RIP Dusty Hill. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Vppbdf-qtGU/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgWShIMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBF5VGXJ5a_geYqsDkcdLtWgr9Qmw "ZZ Top - La Grange") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vppbdf-qtGU) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/185 "2021-07-28T21:52:16Z")
Oh no! I hadn’t heard that he died. Now I’m very sad. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/186 "2021-07-28T21:53:23Z")
Good call, **Biggirl**. Many covers of this song, but this one by Adele (and the video) is probably my favorite. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v3ASnP4USbg/maxresdefault.jpg "Adele - Make You Feel My Love - Live at Royal Albert Hall London") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3ASnP4USbg) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/187 "2021-07-29T02:10:55Z")
A lullaby to send you off for the night (or knight?). [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/i_KWekhnGe0/maxresdefault.jpg "Genya Ravan The Knight Ain't Long Enough") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_KWekhnGe0) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/188 "2021-07-29T03:08:13Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uvLdOH1ZiRA/hqdefault.jpg "The naked dutch painter") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvLdOH1ZiRA) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/189 "2021-07-29T03:35:24Z")
No, you’ve never heard her or heard of her. But now you will and you won’t forget her voice: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Cq9AzNPB2J0/hqdefault.jpg "Gretchen Lieberum ~ You Closer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq9AzNPB2J0) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/190 "2021-07-29T13:25:13Z")
Smooth stylings: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DeF07PaYl3k/hqdefault.jpg "The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods (12' Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeF07PaYl3k) ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/191 "2021-07-29T18:51:19Z")
Say something … [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-2U0Ivkn2Ds/maxresdefault.jpg "A Great Big World, Christina Aguilera - Say Something") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2U0Ivkn2Ds) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/192 "2021-07-30T01:27:40Z")
Just remember, no matter what anyone says, you’re… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/58L9zi5DtLo/hqdefault.jpg "Pink - Perfect Lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58L9zi5DtLo) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/193 "2021-07-30T02:02:23Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SQaGCNGgfe4/hqdefault.jpg "Steve Hackett - Every Day") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQaGCNGgfe4) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/194 "2021-07-30T02:21:20Z")
Here’s a song (an album, really) that everyone should know, IMO: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rzt-YHWRhV0/hqdefault.jpg "Harlem River Drive - Harlem River Drive (Theme Song) (1971)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzt-YHWRhV0) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/195 "2021-07-30T03:13:39Z")
No introduction needed: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Yxy1eF_w7sU/maxresdefault.jpg "Year of the Cat (2001 Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxy1eF_w7sU) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/196 "2021-07-30T07:07:31Z")
Al Stewart is a greatly underappreciated artist, IMHO: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UHDOzNJLulQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Sand in Your Shoes (2001 Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHDOzNJLulQ) I can’t listen to Al without thinking of Gerry Rafferty, since I first heard them both at around the same time: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6tynWSAesAo/maxresdefault.jpg "Baker Street") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tynWSAesAo) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lnc2ljZA3bk/maxresdefault.jpg "Right Down the Line") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnc2ljZA3bk) ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/197 "2021-07-30T09:28:17Z")
this is the best elvis costello song in years but I cant find if its with an album or just a one off single… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/w7aQtVfB-88/maxresdefault.jpg "Elvis Costello - No Flag (Lyric Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7aQtVfB-88) ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/198 "2021-07-30T10:02:48Z")
Ron Wood from the Rolling Stones is a seriously under rated guitar player. When he toured with The New Barbarians back in 1979, this was one of the most fun concerts I ever attended. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UTsiqckkHck/hqdefault.jpg "The New Barbarians - "Buried Alive" - May 3, 1979") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTsiqckkHck) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/199 "2021-07-30T13:56:07Z")
Take some time Just hang around awhile [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mLFkAmifqrs/hqdefault.jpg "Zero 7 - In Time") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLFkAmifqrs) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/200 "2021-07-30T23:04:49Z")
I know this cannot be complimentary but I gotta know-- what is she saying? Can anyone translate? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bZJXWkWeS2k/hqdefault.jpg "Rita Pavone, "My Name is Potato," 1977") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZJXWkWeS2k) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/201 "2021-07-31T02:13:37Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I know this cannot be complimentary but I gotta know-- what is she saying? Can anyone translate? > > [https://youtu.be/bZJXWkWeS2k](https://youtu.be/bZJXWkWeS2k) > **[Rita Pavone - My Name is Potato lyrics + English translation](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/my-name-potato-my-name-potato.html)** > > Translation of 'My Name is Potato' by Rita Pavone from Italian to En [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851.md?page=11)