very old pop song lines

[Rudi]

Since my self imposed exile from Song-Title-Connection-Game, I considered some of those song lines that constantly buzz around my head. Most are too obscure to guess, so here are some well known pop song examples. They are all old because I haven’t listened to pop for years & years & years...

 

There are 10. The links will take you to the songs.

If you know all 10, you may not want to admit it…..

 

1/ a cup of cold coffee and a piece of cake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwDzFbAlKWE 

 

2/ man I was mean but I’m changing my scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvMQWte5pik

 

3/ take the blue train all the way to Kokomo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBd93pJRJ54

 

4/ The constable had to come and take him away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voIWNMnpDu8

 

5/ Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLs09J_x6-c

 

6/ Mr McCann was a practical man. Curly was his only son. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3TeAjJZeKo

 

7/ It's gonna take patience and time, um https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZwjdGSqO0k

 

8/ birds singing in the sycamore tree (I prefer ‘birds sick upon the Singapore tree’) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLkCzeeR91c

 

9/ Thinking 'bout the things that might have been. It's a dirty rotten shame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5znh58WITU8

 

10/ The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcMM5-zBCEc

[Rudi]

no one?

ok. I'll just head over to the Gibson forum for now.

[Rudi]

I was hoping that people would guess some of the tunes from the lines. I didnt make that clear I suppose. Thats the only reason why its 'old pop'.

Did you get any?

 

Nice selection there of yours:

 

The 1^st link wont work for me Tom. I discovered the song & artist though.

 

Not heard of 2 & 3 at all before.

 

I had forgot about 4. Beautiful. Thanks for reminding me.

 

I still didn’t recognise it from the line you posted though. So I got Zero out of 4!  You got me Tom.

I haven't revealed your songs in case someone else wants to guess 'em.

[Sreyashi Mukherjee]

I haven't opened any of the links because I'm trying not to cheat

(Actually those links should have been provided later, if this was a quizz... the moral ethics of the human species is questionable).

I could only guess the answer for the "Singapore" song, which should be "Dream a little dream".

 

Guess I failed the test miserably.

[Rudi]

15 hours ago, Sreyashi Mukherjee said:

I haven't opened any of the links because I'm trying not to cheat

(Actually those links should have been provided later, if this was a quizz... the moral ethics of the human species is questionable).

I could only guess the answer for the "Singapore" song, which should be "Dream a little dream".

 

Guess I failed the test miserably.

 

Well, I think it shows that I made it too hard. Perhaps I should have put more lyrics in there?

 

Well done for getting one.

[Rudi]

ok these should be easier.

 

There was a checkpoint Charlie, he didn’t crack a smile

. But its no laughing party, when you’ve been on the murder mile   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iN4Ql-x1Bs

 

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How 'bout the way he acts, oh no that's not the way. And you're not listening to all I say    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmotnS6KoZk

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Yellow matter custard, Dripping from a dead dog's eye, Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess, Boy, you've been a naughty girl…   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19sAewJH22I

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Woke up this morning, I was feeling quite weird, Had flies in my beard, my toothpaste was smeared https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vldv3rpAGoA

 

[PleaseKeepUpright]

I recognize the Beatles lyrics here, big shock. On the first post, #2 is "Getting Better" and #3 on Unwise Bill's second post is "I Am the Walrus". Other than that, like tunesmith, I recognize "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)", the Betty Everrett recording. It took me a second reading of the list to recognize "Sloop John B" from the Beach Boys. I haven't listened to that in ages. From tunesmith's list I recognized "Kiss On My List" by Hall & Oates. I don't know any of the rest of these. 

 

As far as what I think of the songs I recognized...yeah, only "I Am the Walrus" and "Sloop John B" are of any merit. The former is one of my favorite tracks.