# 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:** 11
**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 31, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/202 "2021-07-31T02:16:47Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/t9ia-0KAkl8/hqdefault.jpg "Potato's In the Paddy Wagon") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9ia-0KAkl8) ---
**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 31, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/203 "2021-07-31T02:17:08Z")
Thanks. I’m sure there are nuances that I’m not getting but. . . nonsense? ---
**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, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/204 "2021-07-31T02:21:47Z")
Basically, yes. Isn’t she the same singer who recorded “I Love Lollipops”? Or is one French and the other Italian? (“Lollipops” = “Penises.”) **EDIT:** Found it! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q-iysdFu_TQ/hqdefault.jpg "France Gall - Les sucettes (1966)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-iysdFu_TQ) ---
**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, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/205 "2021-07-31T02:32:04Z")
Legend has it that at the time (IIRC, she was only 16 or 17) she didn’t catch the, uh, _double entendres_ in the song. > **[France Gall - Les sucettes lyrics + English translation](https://lyricstranslate.com/en/les-sucettes-lollipops.html)** > > Translation of 'Les sucettes' by France Gall from French to English **Correction:** “_Annie_ Loves Lollipops.” ---
**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 31, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/206 "2021-07-31T02:51:14Z")
Alex, I’ll take Songs in Foreign Languages with Impenetrable, Dark, Lyrics for $200. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DpB6WhM2hCE/maxresdefault.jpg "ZAZ - Éblouie Par La Nuit (live 2011)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpB6WhM2hCE) ---
**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 31, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/207 "2021-07-31T03:01:27Z")
Friday night, y’all! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/D_dJjJ2H-i4/maxresdefault.jpg "Garmarna - Gamen [Official Music Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_dJjJ2H-i4) ---
**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, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/208 "2021-07-31T03:11:49Z")
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/16y1AkoZkmQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Boney M. - Rasputin (Sopot Festival 1979)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16y1AkoZkmQ) ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/209 "2021-07-31T04:18:27Z")
Shawn Colvin adds a haunting anguished quality that the original didn’t have. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VD9bkylEGXg/hqdefault.jpg "Shawn Colvin - Crazy !") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD9bkylEGXg) ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/210 "2021-07-31T06:59:50Z")
Chuck Prophet, the avatar of all that is good about live music. Here he is slaying on Letterman: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7raIAJTxeqA/hqdefault.jpg "Chuck Prophet on Letterman - "Doubter Out Of Jesus"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7raIAJTxeqA) And here he asks some serious questions of the audience: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ON_sEKzmuQ4/maxresdefault.jpg "You Did, 1-8-16, Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express, The Sweetwater, Mill Valley, CA") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON_sEKzmuQ4) ---
**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 31, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/211 "2021-07-31T19:12:29Z")
What’s waiting for us? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dF_3w_gXing/hqdefault.jpg "Townes Van Zandt Nothin'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF_3w_gXing) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/212 "2021-07-31T19:27:34Z")
**88Kasyo Junrei** This is a kick-ass rock trio from Japan. Guitarist is phenomenal. I like to play this one _loud_: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/D90AOhojK3M/maxresdefault.jpg "八十八ヶ所巡礼 「攻撃的国民的音楽」") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D90AOhojK3M) Another one from **88Kasyo Junrei** : [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/c7apuNjIRe0/maxresdefault.jpg "八十八ヶ所巡礼「仏滅トリシュナー」") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7apuNjIRe0) **Sonic Youth - Little Trouble Girl** It’s a duet with Kim Gordon and Kim Deal. Love this song: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fJWJcSTPNpM/maxresdefault.jpg "Sonic Youth - Little Trouble Girl (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJWJcSTPNpM) ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/213 "2021-07-31T19:31:50Z")
> **Not remotely safe for work** > > [Peaches - F\*\*\* The Pain Away - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cV6pnvCVM4) ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/214 "2021-07-31T20:39:01Z")
the pet shop boys make a rare overtly political song oh and the video is from when the Australian pm visited north Korea in the late 70s very early 80s [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/P9jEuHbB0GQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Pet Shop Boys - Give stupidity a chance (lyric video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9jEuHbB0GQ) ---
**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 31, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/215 "2021-07-31T21:47:03Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DCTlknaNrD0/maxresdefault.jpg "Happy New Year (Prince Can't Die Again)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCTlknaNrD0) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/216 "2021-08-01T01:56:03Z")
Saturday night, y’all! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/P3m_gOgKY_c/maxresdefault.jpg "Illegal") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3m_gOgKY_c) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/217 "2021-08-01T03:59:00Z")
@Snowboarder_Bo keeps mentioning Saturday night but none of his songs are either of these two. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/26wEWSUUsUc/hqdefault.jpg "Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (Yellow Brick Road 14 of 21)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26wEWSUUsUc) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/csXFpFoRkEk/maxresdefault.jpg "Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csXFpFoRkEk) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/218 "2021-08-01T04:33:49Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CmvP1hdYKNs/hqdefault.jpg "Journey On A Saturday Night") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmvP1hdYKNs) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/220 "2021-08-01T13:41:56Z")
Sunday morning’, y’all! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oJZTsZz28VM/maxresdefault.jpg "Worship") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJZTsZz28VM) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/221 "2021-08-01T14:16:11Z")
Sunday morning, y’all! (Sorry Snowboarder) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/892Z6nvxwvs/hqdefault.jpg "Sunday Morning - Maroon 5") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=892Z6nvxwvs) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/222 "2021-08-01T14:55:58Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ja0X-ZGDFzs/maxresdefault.jpg "Johnny Cash - "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" [Live from Austin, TX]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja0X-ZGDFzs) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851.md?page=12)