UPDATE: Unfortunately, I'll have to shut this one down because of the feckin' spammers. Last answers filled in.
Well, since it's a holiday weekend and nobody's around, here's a special weird, nonsense edition.
Today was the 28th anniversary. Went to Chili's with Daughter Number Two, back from school for the weekend. Ate lots of ribs and steak, and a good time was had by all.
Anyway, I took a bike ride earlier. Took along a CD mix. Backstory: years ago, when I was young and foolish, I allowed the girls to download a music sharing program. It promptly killed the computer with spyware and shit, and the girls were absolutely banned from downloading it again.
But before it killed the computer, we had downloaded some songs I like which I burned onto CD. That's one of the CDs I took along today. Some of them I won't use because I've already used them (e.g., Herman Hermits songs) or will someday use them (e.g., George Thorogood). But I still have a fair number of other songs that I can write questions about. So here we go:
1) A jolly swagman sat beside a billabong. What did he sing? [Laura: Won't you come waltzing Matilda with me]
2) An old Australian stockman said "Tan me hide when I'm dead". So what did we do? [Laura: We tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, and that's it hanging on the shed]
3) There ain't nobody in this whole wide world gonna tell me how to spend my time. What am I? [Greg: I'm just a good-lovin', ramblin' man (say buddy, can you spare me a dime?)]
4) I met all the girls and I loved myself a few. To my surprise, what happened? [Answer: Like everything else that I've been through, it opened up my eyes]
5) I don't want your lonely mansion with a tear in every room. What is all I want? [Lisa: All I want is the love you promised beneath a haloed moon]
6) He asked me to be his bride and always be right by his side. Then what happened? [Joel: I felt so happy I almost cried, and then he kissed me]
7) Gentle is the rain that falls softly on the meadow. Birds high up in the trees do what? [Nightfly: Birds high up in the trees serenade the flowers with their melody]
8) It is the evening of the day. What do I do? [Greg: I sit and watch the children play]
9) He tried his best to settle down. But what happened? [Answer: She's now alone with a broken heart]
1 - Will you come waltzing, Matilda, with me?
2 - They tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, and that's it hanging on the shed.
Posted by: Laura(southernxyl) at March 22, 2008 08:48 PM6) I felt so happy that I almost cried, and then he kissed me.
Posted by: Joel at March 22, 2008 09:55 PMYup for all.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at March 23, 2008 07:30 AM5) The love you promised beneath the haloed moon.
Posted by: Lisa at March 23, 2008 01:56 PMThese are tough. Number 8: Is it I watch the children play?
Posted by: Greg Newson at March 23, 2008 11:29 PMNo 3:I'm just a good loving rambling man.
By the way sung by Barry McGuire and the New
Christy Ministrels.He later sang Eve of Destruction
(one of the best folk songs ever).Written by PF sloan who also wrote Secret Agent Man.
My brain is turning on now..
I just want to set the record straight.PF sloan
wrote "Eve of Destruction." I don't know who wrote
Green,Green. I have it on an old vinyl record in
my collection somewhere.
Wow. I'd forgotten that Barry McGuire was with the NCM. I remembered Kenny Rogers.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at March 24, 2008 05:42 AM#7 - Birds high up in the trees serenade the flowers with their melodies.
Posted by: nightfly at March 24, 2008 06:19 AM