Gabba, gabba, Hey, Threedonia! It’s time to play the fun and safe internet game that’s sweeping this web-site; Name That Tune!!
You know how we play: Rufus gives you a line from a song and you use the comments to tell him the title and artist. (If this goes how I think it will we may end up having to ban E.P. from participation.) Remember, absolutely no googling allowed. You can ask friends or family for help, but no fair using the Internet or other reference materials.
O.K.! Let’s get started!
Today’s line:
“You’re seein’ some slick, Continental Dude.”
The Internationale
Well, with the most famous Marx Brothers there, I’m going to guess the little known brother, “Gaucho.”
It is not, “Gaucho,” although two of the words in the song’s title do contain the letter, “O.”
I bet my sister knows this. She’s been wanting to comment for a while, but is too scared.
Mike, this is precisely the kind of tune a fella’s sister would know. Especially if that fella’s sister is in her late 30’s or early 40’s.
You’re getting warm…
Was “Continental Dude” capitalized by you, Rufus, or is that the way the lyrics read (wherever you got them?)
Me. I got them from my head, or, more specifically, memory. As a pronoun, “Dude” should be capitalized, right? And “Continental” just seems like it ought to be capitalized, but I’m probably wrong.
If it read, “You’re seein’ some slick, continental Dude” would you know it then?
“If it read, “You’re seein’ some slick, continental Dude” would you know it then?”
No. I’m engaging in table talk to see what info I can get out of you.
Could the comma be in the wrong place? As in [Lincoln] Continental, dude.
The comma is there to separate the adjectives. “Slick” defines the “Dude,” as does “Continental.”
Sounds like, um… I see a light blue album cover. That’s all I got.
Dire Straits? Brothers in Arms?
Mike~ I think that light blue album in my head was Dire Straits. Can’t think of the song yet. Could be way off.
Although now that I think of it, “Gaucho” (the album not the song) has a light blue cover, too.
The words “slick continental” sound like Steely Dan to me.
I am pretty sure Donald Fagen and Walter Becker would each throw up in their mouths if they knew you were comparing their lyrics to the lyrics of this “artist.” Although they’d probably like to have had a #2 Billboard hit, which this song was.
Definitely not a light blue cover. It features a photograph of three, non-human mammals.
It is not Dire Straits, and “Brothers in Arms” is a little more recent.
Am I allowed to look at my albums?
Interesting question. The judges are going to have to rule on that one. I can’t predict what they will say, but be forewarned, Butch is one of the judges.
I say let Mike look as long as his “albums” are actual vinyl records.
Not a bad idea, Stacie.Make.Do, because if he has this one in his collection it will give us some great ammo for future humiliation.
Why is that, Rufus? Because I can hear that my vinyl records have a warmth that cannot be conveyed by a series of ones and zeros?
Is that what you’re saying?
I misread your answer, Rufus. Missed the word “this.”
I do not apologize.
Billy Joel?
No. Not really close.
Count Basie?
Not Count Basie, and did he write any lyrics?
I don’t know any of you so I’m not going to say anything.
Like your avatar,Stacie..very pretty
Thanks, Scott. The hair and the glasses are about right, but Yahoo didn’t have a pg avatar, heehee. I’ll look more like her in about… well, from past experience it’ll take me about 2 yrs.
Welcome to Threedonia.
Don’t let fear of the unknown slow you down. If you know the answer, go ahead. We’ll be mad for a short time, but get over it quickly. You should hear how we talk to and about each other here.
Fritz, Stacie’s been here before.
She was clamoring for “whatnot.”
I know. I was actually answering Brett. He breezed in and back out. My reply posted too far down.
I cheated but I ain’t tellin
I can wait,Stacie
What is the deadline,Rufus?
Dang, I get here 5+ hours after this drops and can still win? I didn’t have my Monsignor catch me singing along to every song Rick Springfield played at my church carnival last year for nuthin’ — “Don’t Talk to Strangers.”
Damn you, Eric!
(I’d never have gotten it.)
‘Cause, like Henry Hill when he got outta prison, your mind’s full of mush. Henry probably didn’t have Tull memorized, though.
I do a mean Ian Anderson impression, too.
The chicks go wild for it.
That I’d actually like to see. Don’t care for their tunes, but his presentation’s hilarious, and I mean that as a compliment.
Eric– If you think his act is hilarious, wait until you get a load of mine.
I—what’s the word?—-lumber.
I have his Divinities cd. I like it.
Stacie–That’s one of the few I don’t have. Thanks for reminding me about it!
Good to know someone here has taste.
Ahhhh, yes, but with a taste for this, I suppose it deadens the other senses, eh?
Looking at that photo, does it surprise anybody that I also am a big Doctor Who fan?
Well, let’s see what we’ve got.
Two words in the song’s title contain the letter “O.”
There are at least three words in the title.
My sisters would know the song.
Probably from the seventies.
Hit #2 on Billboard.
Album cover features three non-human mammals.
I would be humiliated to own the album.
Rufus has memorized the lyrics.
Never send a prog-rocker in to appreciate good pop/rock music (1982, too).
Don’t own Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet, though, just Working Class Dog, Greatest Hits, Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance and last year’s Venus in Overdrive.
Man also plays a mean “Crossroads.” Who’da thunk it.
I was just making a lame joke on the song title
I ain’t a-skeered o ya.
Brett, if you’re going to give me a hint, you’ve got to bold it or say, “Here’s a hint for you, Mike!” or something because Lord help me, I’m just not that bright.
Whoa, this guy I likes!
Unbelievable. And I bet I still have my RS poster around here somewhere…the first real concert I ever went to.
Eric, I’m not sure what this says about you that you knew this.
I don’t embarrass easily, SMD, even when it comes to an unabashed love of Springfield’s tunes…
Not to brag, but I honestly have never heard of this song.
And the winner is: Eric Porvaznik! It seems that Brett definitely knew it, but he did not follow the rules and name the title and artist before EP did, so no soup for Brett.
Is anyone surprised? Like I said, after we see how the first few of these go we may have to ban Porvaznik. He violates the rules of not using reference materials because his own brain is an Encyclopedia of Pop Knowledge.
Here are the lyrics surrounding today’s entry:
I say let Eric play, but he isn’t allowed to answer until some time limit/comment number has been reached.
Say, three hours or 50 comments?
Mike,
You do know this song. You just don’t know you do. If you heard it you’d recognize it.
“so no soup for Brett.”
Guess I’m out of wisdom and out of pearls.
Can we have a ruling on whether we can look at our personal
recordalbum collections?I guess that’s O.K. Basically, typing in the string of words, hitting enter and waiting for a search engine to tell you the answer is cheating.