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Rock 'n' Roll Trivia (Bland, inoffensive pop songs [I] edition)

UPDATE: One more guessed today

I mentioned before that I picked up a new collection of bland, inoffensive pop songs (BIPS) of the 60s. Well, in all fairness, not all of the songs are bland and inoffensive pop songs, but enough are to feed at least a couple of R'n'RT editions. I will not, for this purpose, use those I don’t consider BIPS, but will save them for some future edition not involving BIPS.

And for the record, I will also not tolerate any mockery of my liking of said BIPS, though I will admit I don't actually like some of them, they just happen to make for a good BIPS edition of R'n'RT.

Shut up. I don't want to hear it.

Anyway (and with a nod to Dave Bowman) I'll pop the top on one more beer and dive into it. Since I did a baker's dozen of C/W songs yesterday, today will be exactly half a baker's dozen. Hey, work with me here, I can do that. Especially since most of them will be pretty easy:

1) It's much too groovy to waste running around in the city. What kind of day is it? [Jeff C: It's a Turn Down Day. No, I don't know what the means either.]

2) Who should take me for a trip upon his magic, swirling ship? [Anon: Mr. Tamborine Man]

3) I've heard it all a million times before, so take off your coat and close the door, and don't do what? [Answer: Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'. Because it's disgusting and dangerous down there...]

4) If there's a man who is down and needs a helping hand, all it takes is for you to understand and to pull him though. Well, that's pretty obvious even to a RWDB like me, but what are we shoutin' from the mountain? [Anon: People got to be free]

5) I got no deeds to do and no promises to keep. So what am I doing? [Julie: I'm feelin' groovy. But I still don't know why anyone would write a song about the 59th Street bridge. It's a mystery...]

6) Don't think I'm being funny when I say you got just what you deserve. You thought you were too good but you had a lot of nerve. So what did I do until I thought I'd die? [Michele: Laugh laugh]

6½) Man, talk about your bland, inoffensive pop songs. I couldn't leave this one off this list because it almost literally defines the phrase "bland, inoffensive pop". On the other hand, I couldn't bring myself to give it a whole number by itself, so it is the ½: History has turned a page, the miniskirt's the current thing, and grandmas sit in chairs and reminisce. Uh huh. Whatever. That's all well and good, but what goes on? [Anon: The beat goes on, and yes, I am ashamed to have used this one....]

Posted by Ken S at August 26, 2007 04:25 PM | TrackBack (0) | Category: Rock 'n' Roll Trivia