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Winslow Leech
ParticipantA song that uses parentheses in part of the title- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction by Devo… An excellent Rolling Stones cover, also brilliantly covered by the Residents…
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ParticipantA song with More, Extra or Again in the title – More Human Than Human by White Zombie!
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ParticipantA song being played live outdoors – Don’t Let Me Down by the Beatles… January 30th 1969 on the rooftop of the Apple building in London… This would be the Beatles’ last live public performance, the police eventually came and made them turn it down…
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ParticipantA song by a band with a five letter name- KINKS… the song Did Ya is not one of their most famous songs, but it’s a great one! This poignant song was released in 1991, and is sadly even more true today…
Winslow Leech
ParticipantA song about sexual orientation/sexual minority- Glad to be Gay by the Tom Robinson Band, this poignant anthem was included on their 1978 debut lp Power in the Darkness…
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ParticipantA recording that utilizes a record scratch, hiss or some other artifact in it- Intro/Breathless is the opening track to Todd Rundgren’s Something Anything LP…
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ParticipantA song that uses handclaps – My Best Friend’s Girl by The Cars…
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ParticipantA song that has an animal in the title- Crocodile Rock by the Joneses (Elton John cover)… Elton John said in a recent interview that Crocodile Rock was among his least favorite of his songs to perform… Sorry Elton, this version is better anyway…
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ParticipantA summer song that was released in the 70s – Rock Lobster by the B-52’s always reminds me of Summer and the beach… The original independently released single came out in ’78, it was re-recorded for their major label debut in ’79, both versions are pretty similar…
I have fond memories of seeing the B-52’s (with the Talking Heads) at the dr. Pepper music festival at the Wollman rink in Central Park in August of ’79…Winslow Leech
ParticipantA song mentioning bugs or insects – I am the Fly by Wire…
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ParticipantA favorite song from 2007- Honey Bee by Grinderman… Grinderman was Nick Cave’s killer supergroup side-project from his ongoing band Bad Seeds… Here they are live, promoting their debut lp on Dave Letterman’s TV show…
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ParticipantA surf rock song- Haulin’ Hearse by the Ghastly Ones…
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ParticipantA song by an Asian, Asian/American, or Pacific Island musical artist- Cthonic is a great band from Taiwan…
Here’s Cthonic playing Broken Jade…Winslow Leech
ParticipantA song by an artist with a June Birthday – Deep Purple’s classic lineup has two June birthdays, Jon Lord (keyboards) June 9th and Ian Paice (drums) June 29th… Here’s Deep Purple performing Highway Star…
Winslow Leech
ParticipantTrashy or Tangy song – I’m going with trashy, literally, Trash by the New York Dolls, a video from German TV 1973…
Sadly, David Johansen is the last man standing… Rest in Peace Sylvain Sylvain, Arthur Kane, Johnny Thunders, & Jerry Nolan… -
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