Music Trivia

[Melendez]

Of what tragedy is today the anniversary?

 

[simmo]

Cilla Black being at number 1?

 

[Melendez]

No - it's within song lyrics.

One of those "songs stuck in your head" moments.

 

[Singspiel]

Leonard Bernstein

 

[Melendez]

No

 

[BrianH]

Anything to do with Mr Toomy?

 

[simmo]

Originally posted by BrianH@Jun 3 2005, 08:50 AM
Anything to do with Mr Toomy?

:lol: :lol: You googled too then - what the devil is that song all about?

 

[Melendez]

Not that I know of.

The song was released in 1967.

 

[BrianH]

4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire?

 

[PDJ]

Sloop John B dying??

 

[Melendez]

American, country.

The date is in the first line of the song, usually the only line I know of most songs.

 

[BrianH]

Originally posted by PDJ@Jun 3 2005, 09:59 AM
Sloop John B dying??

How does a ship die?

 

[PDJ]

It was a joke (admittedly a bad one)

 

[BrianH]

Originally posted by Melendez@Jun 3 2005, 09:59 AM
American, country.

The date is in the first line of the song, usually the only line I know of most songs.

Ah, of course, today's the day that Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahassee bridge.

 

[Melendez]

Correct

 

[LUKE]

I heard this one on Today FM -the keyboard player with Franz Ferdinand is the son of a Goodie.Graham (cantrememberhissecondname).

 

[simmo]

Garden.

 

[BrianH]

I knew his sister and two brothers - Covent, Vegetable and English Country

 

[LUKE]

All possible names for Gwynneth Paltrows next child.

 

[an capall]

Wern't they first cousins of Octopusses, Brian?