Lyrically Speaking - 1/24/24

[littlebeast13]

The LSWE's first edition of Rockin' in the USA brings us to the Northeast part of the country. In particular, the states you see here (plus the District of Columbia):



Each of the songs below comes from a solo artist who was raised in, or a group that was formed in one of the states you see above... and is generally associated with a city in my arbitrarily defined Northeast territory. Don't like it? Well, you might find yourself sleeping with the fishes in the Hudson...

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist...


1. He says, "Son can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes

2. I got lots of money, but it isn't what I need
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me
And I got all the symptoms, count 'em one, two, three

3. I broke a thousand hearts
Before I met you
I'll break a thousand more, baby
Before I am through

4. And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife"

5. Speak easy on the grapevine
Keep shufflin' in a shoeshine
Old tin lizzy, do it till you're dizzy
Give it all ya got until you're put out of your misery

6. I get up in the evenin'
And I ain't got nothin' to say
I come home in the mornin'
I go to bed feelin' the same way

7. Money's the matter
If you're in it for love
You ain't gonna get too far

8. I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away

9. And then she lost her mind and did the ultimate
I asked her for Adidas and she bought me Zips!

10. And you try to run but he's got a gun
And he shoots you dead and he eats your head

11. Everyone can see we're together
As we walk on by
And we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie

12. Help me, help me
Cause you know I'm not that strong
Help me, help me darlin'
I've been lonely for too long


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song from an artist or group from the Northeast.

Image Bonus: Show me something from the Northeast.

[ShamelessWeasel]

Spoiler

1. Piano Man - Billy Joel
2. Bad Medicine - My Favorite Jovi
3. Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood
4. Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads
5. Ragdoll - Aerosmith
6. Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
7. Maneater - Hall & Oates
8. More than a Feeling - Boston
9. nope
10. Rapture - Blondie
11. nope
12. Come back - J Geils


Kroxquo Bonus: Prettiest Girl - The Neighborhoods They are out of Boston in the Late 70's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMVKt89DUQs

Image Bonus:

[mikehardware]

Spoiler

1. Piano Man - Billy Joel

4. Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads

6. Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen

8. More Than a Feeling - Boston


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song from an artist or group from the Northeast.
Boogie Til You Puke - Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band (from D.C.), check out the youtube clip from Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (yes, the Mr. Mike from early SNL who did the least loved bedtime stories. It's as weird as you might expect.)

Image Bonus: Show me something from the Northeast.

[kroxquo]

Spoiler

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist...


1. He says, "Son can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes

Piano Man - Billy Joel

2. I got lots of money, but it isn't what I need
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me
And I got all the symptoms, count 'em one, two, three

3. I broke a thousand hearts
Before I met you
I'll break a thousand more, baby
Before I am through

B B B B Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood

4. And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife"

Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads

5. Speak easy on the grapevine
Keep shufflin' in a shoeshine
Old tin lizzy, do it till you're dizzy
Give it all ya got until you're put out of your misery

6. I get up in the evenin'
And I ain't got nothin' to say
I come home in the mornin'
I go to bed feelin' the same way

Dancing in the Dark -Bruuuuuuuuuuce

7. Money's the matter
If you're in it for love
You ain't gonna get too far

Maneater - Hall and Oates

8. I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away

More Than a Feeling - Boston

9. And then she lost her mind and did the ultimate
I asked her for Adidas and she bought me Zips!

10. And you try to run but he's got a gun
And he shoots you dead and he eats your head

11. Everyone can see we're together
As we walk on by
And we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie

We Are Family - Sister Sledge

12. Help me, help me
Cause you know I'm not that strong
Help me, help me darlin'
I've been lonely for too long


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song from an artist or group from the Northeast.

See You - Syd Sustain. The group was made up of four of my buddies from Grove City (PA) College. The song was their "hit" single. Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=syd%20sustain

Image Bonus: Show me something from the Northeast.

[jarnon]

Spoiler

1. Piano Man, Billy Joel

Kroxquo Bonus: Liviin’ on a Prayer, Bon Jovi

Image Bonus:

[PanicinDetroit]

Wednesday Regions

1. He says, "Son can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes
PIANO MAN - BILLY JOEL

2. I got lots of money, but it isn't what I need
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me
And I got all the symptoms, count 'em one, two, three
BAD MEDICINE - JON BON JOVI

3. I broke a thousand hearts
Before I met you
I'll break a thousand more, baby
Before I am through
BAD TO THE BONE - GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS

4. And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife"
ONCE IN A LIFETIME - TALKING HEADS

5. Speak easy on the grapevine
Keep shufflin' in a shoeshine
Old tin lizzy, do it till you're dizzy
Give it all ya got until you're put out of your misery
RAG DOLL - AEROSMITH

6. I get up in the evenin'
And I ain't got nothin' to say
I come home in the mornin'
I go to bed feelin' the same way
DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

7. Money's the matter
If you're in it for love
You ain't gonna get too far
MANEATER - HALL AND OATES

8. I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away
MORE THAN A FEELING - BOSTON

9. And then she lost her mind and did the ultimate
I asked her for Adidas and she bought me Zips!

10. And you try to run but he's got a gun
And he shoots you dead and he eats your head
RAPTURE - BLONDIE

11. Everyone can see we're together
As we walk on by
And we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie
WE ARE FAMILY - SISTER SLEDGE

12. Help me, help me
Cause you know I'm not that strong
Help me, help me darlin'
I've been lonely for too long
COME BACK - THE J. GEILS BAND


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song from an artist or group from the Northeast.
ALL YOU ZOMBIES - THE HOOTERS

Image Bonus: Show me something from the Northeast.

[franktangredi]

Spoiler

1. PIANO MAN/BILLY JOEL
Yay, Long Island!

3. BAD TO THE BONE/GEORGE THOROGOOD

4. ONCE IN A LIFETIME/TALKING HEADS

6. DANCING IN THE DARK/BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

7. MANEATER/HALL AND OATES

8. MORE THAN A FEELING/BOSTON

9. PARENTS JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND/DJ JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE

10. RAPTURE/BLONDIE
("It's a cookbook!")

11. WE ARE FAMILY/SISTER SLEDGE

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song from an artist or group from the Northeast.

WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT/TWISTED SISTER

Image Bonus: Show me something from the Northeast.

[Beebs52]

Spoiler

He says, "Son can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes
Billy Joel Piano Man

2. I got lots of money, but it isn't what I need
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me
And I got all the symptoms, count 'em one, two, three

3. I broke a thousand hearts
Before I met you
I'll break a thousand more, baby
Before I am through

4. And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife"

5. Speak easy on the grapevine
Keep shufflin' in a shoeshine
Old tin lizzy, do it till you're dizzy
Give it all ya got until you're put out of your misery

6. I get up in the evenin'
And I ain't got nothin' to say
I come home in the mornin'
I go to bed feelin' the same way

7. Money's the matter
If you're in it for love
You ain't gonna get too far

8. I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away

9. And then she lost her mind and did the ultimate
I asked her for Adidas and she bought me Zips!

10. And you try to run but he's got a gun
And he shoots you dead and he eats your head
Better thanbeing a lampshade, Ed Gein

11. Everyone can see we're together
As we walk on by
And we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie

12. Help me, help me
Cause you know I'm not that strong
Help me, help me darlin'
I've been lonely for too long


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song from an artist or group from the Northeast.

Image Bonus: Show me something from the Northeast.

[Vandal]

Spoiler

1. Piano Man - Billy Joel
3. Bad to the Bone - Geo Thorogood/Destroyers
4. ??? by The Talking Heads
5. Rag Doll - Aerosmith
6. Dancing in the Dark - Bruuuuce Springsteen
8. More Than a Feeling - Boston

Kroxquo Bonus:
Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult (NYC)

Image Bonus:

[mellytu74]

Edited for spellchecked answer

Spoiler

1. He says, "Son can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes

PIANO MAN - BILLY JOEL

2. I got lots of money, but it isn't what I need
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me
And I got all the symptoms, count 'em one, two, three

BAD MEDICINE - BON JOVI

3. I broke a thousand hearts
Before I met you
I'll break a thousand more, baby
Before I am through

BAD TO THE BONE - GEORGE THOROUGHGOOD AND THE DELAWARE DESTROYERS

4. And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife"

ONCE IN A LIFETIME - TALKING HEADS

6. I get up in the evenin'
And I ain't got nothin' to say
I come home in the mornin'
I go to bed feelin' the same way

DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

7. Money's the matter
If you're in it for love
You ain't gonna get too far

MANEATER - HALL AND OATES

8. I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away

MORE THAN A FEELING - BOSTON

9. And then she lost her mind and did the ultimate
I asked her for Adidas and she bought me Zips!

PARENTS JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND - DJ JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE

10. And you try to run but he's got a gun
And he shoots you dead and he eats your head

RAPTURE - BLONDIE

11. Everyone can see we're together
As we walk on by
And we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie

WE ARE FAMILY - SISTER SLEDGE


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song from an artist or group from the Northeast.

SOUTH STREET - THE ORLONS

Image Bonus: Show me something from the Northeast.

[Hotseat Or Bust!]

Spoiler

1.) Piano Man - Billy Joel, 4.) Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads, 5.) Ragdoll - Aerosmith, 6.) Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen, 7.) Maneater - Hall & Oates, 8.)
More Than A Feeling - Boston, 11.) We Are Family - Sister Sledge. Krox Bonus: Bad Romance - Lady Gaga - New York.

[Earl the Squirrel]

Spoiler

1. He says, "Son can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes

Piano Man - Billy Joel - New York

2. I got lots of money, but it isn't what I need
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me
And I got all the symptoms, count 'em one, two, three

Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi - New Jersey

If not pressed for time, I was going to add onto my Bon Jovi story with 'why was Bon Jovi in a book about the emo-punk movement?" and I recall that they were talking about the DIY sense of those bands and My Chemical Romance was also from New Jersey and inspired by JBJ

3. I broke a thousand hearts
Before I met you
I'll break a thousand more, baby
Before I am through

Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood - Delaware

Took me a second to remember the Delaware Destroyer nickname...

4. And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife"

Burning Down the House - Talking Heads - Rhode Island

I know next to nothing about this group, so I'm just going with RI because for some reason I associate it with kind of weird, off kilter, artsy types (probably because of places like Providence and Provincetown and David Byrne seems like he could be a Lovecraft creation

5. Speak easy on the grapevine
Keep shufflin' in a shoeshine
Old tin lizzy, do it till you're dizzy
Give it all ya got until you're put out of your misery

Ragdoll - Aerosmith - Massachusetts

6. I get up in the evenin'
And I ain't got nothin' to say
I come home in the mornin'
I go to bed feelin' the same way

Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen - New Jersey

7. Money's the matter
If you're in it for love
You ain't gonna get too far

Maneater - Hall & Oates - Pennsylvania

Just going on the whole Philly blue eyed soul tag that was put on them

8. I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away

More Than a Feeling - Boston - Massachusetts

obvs....

9. And then she lost her mind and did the ultimate
I asked her for Adidas and she bought me Zips!

Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Pennsylvania

which I only know because of the Fresh Prince theme song...

10. And you try to run but he's got a gun
And he shoots you dead and he eats your head

Rapture - Blondie - New York

Torn on this one because I think Debbie Harry is from Union City, but I associate them with the punk scene at CBGB's and all that in NYC

11. Everyone can see we're together
As we walk on by
And we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie

We Are Family - Sister Sledge - Pennsylvania

Just going with it because of the 79 Pirates

12. Help me, help me
Cause you know I'm not that strong
Help me, help me darlin'
I've been lonely for too long

Ugh, this is killing me because I know that I know this but that last line won't get I've Been Lonely Too Long out of my head and I know the tune isn't like that at all. Also I'll say Maine because why not?


Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song from an artist or group from the Northeast.

Teenagers - My Chemical Romance

I don't think I've ever seen a My Chem song in an LS and that needs to change! Plus I decided yesterday (although I already blew it on day 1) that I'm going to try and only krox songs that I actually own in some form



Image Bonus: Show me something from the Northeast.





Some things never change...

[Earl the Squirrel]

Okay, was I the only one who mistakenly swore that the rules said we'd get points for the geographical location of the artists or was I the only one that read the rules all the way through?

ETA: I guess 'last game' means the last game of this type, where I read it as the last game that you explained at that point in the rules. But Bonus Paying Attention Points for proving that I read all the way through the description for each new game!

[littlebeast13]

Okay, was I the only one who mistakenly swore that the rules said we'd get points for the geographical location of the artists or was I the only one that read the rules all the way through?

ETA: I guess 'last game' means the last game of this type, where I read it as the last game that you explained at that point in the rules. But Bonus Paying Attention Points for proving that I read all the way through the description for each new game!

I did throw out an extra JJC for the effort, since I won't award bonus points for JBJ two days in a row! (Baseball fans will think I'm talking about Jackie Bradley, Jr.)

The last Wednesday game will have matching artists to the five geographical areas, not individual states. I only stressed states in the intro to accurately define the borders of the featured area...

lb13

[littlebeast13]

1. He says, "Son can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes
Piano Man - Billy Joel

2. I got lots of money, but it isn't what I need
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me
And I got all the symptoms, count 'em one, two, three
Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi (The album this came off of would have been a dead giveaway....)

3. I broke a thousand hearts
Before I met you
I'll break a thousand more, baby
Before I am through
Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood (For an area that comprised eleven states, almost all of my picks for this game came from just four of them. Thank you George for representin' our 49th largest state!)

4. And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife"
Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads (This video was shown during MTV's first hour on the air, and I imagine it had to be a trip for those who saw it for the first time....)

5. Speak easy on the grapevine
Keep shufflin' in a shoeshine
Old tin lizzy, do it till you're dizzy
Give it all ya got until you're put out of your misery
Rag Doll - Aerosmith

6. I get up in the evenin'
And I ain't got nothin' to say
I come home in the mornin'
I go to bed feelin' the same way
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen

7. Money's the matter
If you're in it for love
You ain't gonna get too far
Maneater - Hall and Oates

8. I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away
More Than A Feeling - Boston

9. And then she lost her mind and did the ultimate
I asked her for Adidas and she bought me Zips!
Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (I find it funny in retrospect that Jeff got first billing in the duo...)

10. And you try to run but he's got a gun
And he shoots you dead and he eats your head
Rapture - Blondie

11. Everyone can see we're together
As we walk on by
And we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie
We Are Family - Sister Sledge

Just for Earl....



12. Help me, help me
Cause you know I'm not that strong
Help me, help me darlin'
I've been lonely for too long
Come Back - J Geils Band (Far and away my favorite JGB song! And the video is epic with Magic Dick and his dog harmonica...)


Image Bonus: Show me something from the Northeast.

My favorite set so far this year! I'm going to grudgingly give this IBB to Earl for Scott F*ing Norwood (though that happened in the Southeast). I'm guessing last weekend's game had a similar oopsie? I know they lost to KC since we have a huge Chiefs fan at work....

[littlebeast13]

JJC Points:


Weasel gets 3 JJC points for ebbing and flowing Rhode Island...

mikeh gets 3 JJC points for coming up with a DC group with a great band name and song title to boot...

Krox gets 2 JJC points for Kroxing his buddies, and for Northeast Philadelphia, which desperately needs to buy a vowel on that bridge...

jarnon gets 2 JJC points for a light dusting...

Panic gets a JJC point for stuffy British snobs...

frank gets 2 JJC points for the TZ reference (took me a bit to figure out what it had to do with Blondie.... oh, the man from Mars!), and for shameless self promotion...

Beebs gets 2 JJC points for the token Ed Gein reference...

Vandal gets 3 JJC points for directions for the locals...

melly gets 2 JJC points for a parade (Yes, I looked it up!)

Earl gets 3 JJC points for reading the rules, not reading the rules correctly, and for 47 yards of misery....


Points:

Weasel 27+3
mikeh 15+3
Krox 21+2
jarnon 9+2
Panic 29+1
frank 25+2
Beebs 7+2
Vandal 18+3
melly 27+2
Hottie 16
Earl 29+3+5

[mikehardware]

Here's a little more about the late, great Root Boy Slim.

The first time I read about Root was in a Rolling Stone review of the first Van Halen album in 1978. https://sonicmoremusic.wordpress.com/20 ... 10th-1978/ When I read the line "Gary Katz, of Steely Dan fame, has produced a clean and eminently listenable instrumental sound while retaining the uniqueness of the Root’s voice, which resonates like an emphysema victim vomiting inside the Goodyear blimp (check out “Boogie ’til You Puke”)" I knew I had to get it, so I ordered an eight-track.

When it arrived, I knew a guy in my dorm with a good stereo, so on a weekday afternoon, with few people in the dorm, we cranked it up. Within minutes, three people came down to the room, all asking the same question - "What is that noise?" It was a keeper.

I later learned more about him, and he certainly lived an interesting life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_Boy_Slim His real name was Foster MacKenzie III, he went to Yale, and was in the same fraternity as George W. Bush (who Root disliked for throwing him out of the frat house).

He did lots of interesting songs: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... oy+slim%22 Besides "Boogie 'til You Puke", I recommend "I Used to be a Radical", "My Wig Fell Off", "In Jail in Jacksonville","You Broke My Mood Ring", and so many others. Great memories of my college days.

[jarnon]

melly gets 2 JJC points for a parade (Yes, I looked it up!)

Did your research reveal that the saxophone player in that parade is future NFL Hall of Famer Jason Kelce, who outdid his parade performance last weekend when he partied shirtless in the Buffalo cold at his bro’s playoff game?

[littlebeast13]

melly gets 2 JJC points for a parade (Yes, I looked it up!)

Did your research reveal that the saxophone player in that parade is future NFL Hall of Famer Jason Kelce, who outdid his parade performance last weekend when he partied shirtless in the Buffalo cold at his bro’s playoff game?

That's probably the name that came up (I know one did), but it meant nothing to me so I didn't pursue it further...

lb13

[jarnon]

melly gets 2 JJC points for a parade (Yes, I looked it up!)

Did your research reveal that the saxophone player in that parade is future NFL Hall of Famer Jason Kelce, who outdid his parade performance last weekend when he partied shirtless in the Buffalo cold at his bro’s playoff game?

[mellytu74]

melly gets 2 JJC points for a parade (Yes, I looked it up!)

Did your research reveal that the saxophone player in that parade is future NFL Hall of Famer Jason Kelce, who outdid his parade performance last weekend when he partied shirtless in the Buffalo cold at his bro’s playoff game?

That's probably the name that came up (I know one did), but it meant nothing to me so I didn't pursue it further...

lb13

I did it because it's Philadelphia Mummers, held every year on New Year's Day - the Kelce thing was just a bonus.

[mrkelley23]

Apologies. I am in Cabo, on my wife's work trip, and don't have time to to LS. I'll be back Monday night, and I'll to my best to catch up when i can.

[littlebeast13]

Apologies. I am in Cabo, on my wife's work trip, and don't have time to to LS. I'll be back Monday night, and I'll to my best to catch up when i can.

Say hi to Sammy for me!

lb13

[Vandal]

Apologies. I am in Cabo, on my wife's work trip, and don't have time to to LS. I'll be back Monday night, and I'll to my best to catch up when i can.

Say hi to Sammy for me!

lb13

Speaking of Sammy Hagar, he was the guest on a recent episode of Finding Your Roots. He was surprised to find out that he:

Spoiler

1) Is descended from fruit mobsters

2) Is genetically not a Hagar, he's a Belcher. His great-great-great Grandma Hagar had a fling with the one of the Belcher men. Scandalous!

[Earl the Squirrel]

Apologies. I am in Cabo, on my wife's work trip, and don't have time to to LS. I'll be back Monday night, and I'll to my best to catch up when i can.

Say hi to Sammy for me!

lb13

Speaking of Sammy Hagar, he was the guest on a recent episode of Finding Your Roots. He was surprised to find out that he:

Spoiler

1) Is descended from fruit mobsters

2) Is genetically not a Hagar, he's a Belcher. His great-great-great Grandma Hagar had a fling with the one of the Belcher men. Scandalous!

I didn't see the episode, but read an article about it. Just goes to show that tracing a family tree by the paternal line is a crap shoot. So I guess instead of Sammy Slacks, he's Sammy Burgers?