The Magical Alphabet Game Redux

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Years ago MichChick98 (Miss you :rose:) started the original thread. I figured with all the new blood in the place we might have fun with this again

The object of the game is to list ten songs and artists (if possible) that fit the criteria of the previous poster.

For instance, Songs that start with the letter "P" or songs that have a color in them, etc.

To prevent double postings we learned to claim the next ie. respond with "I got this one" and then fill in the songs as soon as you can by editing your post.

Then you get to pick the next challenge! Have fun!

I'll start with songs that begin with the letter "P"
 
PurpleRain - Prince and the Revolution
Promise me - Slash and Chris Cornell
Pink - Aerosmith
Put Me on Top - Aimee Mann
Pleasure Victim - Berlin
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Poker - Electric Light Orchestra
Play the Game - Queen
Poles Apart - Pink Floyd
Pretty Penny - Stone Temple Pilot


Let's see someone dazzle us with songs beginning with the letter "R"
 
Rocket to My Heart - Paul Janz
Rich - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Rise - Katy Perry
Remember Me - Jennifer Hudson
Rolling In The Deep - Adele
Ride Across the River - Dire Straits
Red Rain - Peter Gabriel
Revolution Calling - Queensryche
Romantic Traffic - The Spoons
Redemption Songs - Bob Marley

Here's an easy one: songs containing the colour Blue.
 
Rocket to My Heart - Paul Janz
Rich - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Rise - Katy Perry
Remember Me - Jennifer Hudson
Rolling In The Deep - Adele
Ride Across the River - Dire Straits
Red Rain - Peter Gabriel
Revolution Calling - Queensryche
Romantic Traffic - The Spoons
Redemption Songs - Bob Marley

Here's an easy one: songs containing the colour Blue.

Hey Cyrano! Thanks for playing! "Red Rain" love that song! I got this challenge!

Blue Monday - New Order
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
Blue Moon - Billie Holiday
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain - Willie Nelson
Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
I'm so Blue - Michael Jackson
Blue Sky Mine - Midnight Oil
Sky Blue - Peter Gabriel
The Blue Sky - A-ha
Blue - Joni Mitchell

Next up ten songs with a drink in the title - Have fun!
 
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Next up ten songs with a drink in the title - Have fun!

Rum -- Alestorm
Wenches and Mead -- Alestorm
Tequila -- The Champs
Champagne Supernova -- Oasis
Old Red Wine -- The Who
Take Your Whiskey Home -- Van Halen
Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf -- The Killers
Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers -- ZZ Top
One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer -- George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Cold Gin -- Kiss

New challenge: ten songs with a woman's name in the title...
 
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Rum -- Alestorm
Wenches and Mead -- Alestorm
Tequila -- The Champs
Champagne Supernova -- Oasis
Old Red Wine -- The Who
Take Your Whiskey Home -- Van Halen
Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf -- The Killers
Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers -- ZZ Top
One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer -- George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Cold Gin -- Kiss

New challenge: ten songs with a woman's name in the title...

I'll have fun with this one, Thanks J_R_

Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles
Lovely Rita - The Beatles
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
Beth - Kiss
Valerie - Steve Winwood
Veronica - Elvis Costello
AnnaLee - Dream Theater
867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone
Emily - Asia

How about ten songs that have the names of places in them. Have fun!
 
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How about ten songs that have the names of places in them. Have fun!

I got this...but I'm going to try to avoid the obvious ones that immediately jumped to mind, (New York, New York, Sweet Home Alabama, or Hotel California for instance).

Moskau (Moscow) -- Rammstein
Frühling in Paris -- Rammstein
I'm Shipping Up to Boston -- Dropkick Murphys
Someone in London -- Godsmack
The Lords of Salem (Salem, Massachusetts) -- Rob Zombie
Lost in Hollywood -- System of a Down
California Paradise -- The Runaways
Transylvania -- Iron Maiden
Detroit Rock City -- Kiss
Houston -- R.E.M.


New challenge: ten songs beginning with the letter "C"
 
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"Can't Stop Lovin' You"--Van Halen
"Camel's Night out"--Eric Johnson
"China Grove"--The Doobie Brothers
"Californication"--Red Hot Chili Peppers
"California Girls"--The Beach Boys (ugh!)
"Call Me"--Aretha Franklin
"Calling All Angels"--Train
"CC Waterback"--George Jones/Merle Haggard
"Can't Get Enuff"--Winger
"Can't Get You Out of My Head"--Kylie Minogue

someone else can name the challenge for 10 new songs. :p LF10, why don't you name one for me? (Thanks for below.) :)
 
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"Can't Stop Lovin' You"--Van Halen
"Camel's Night out"--Eric Johnson
"China Grove"--The Doobie Brothers
"Californication"--Red Hot Chili Peppers
"California Girls"--The Beach Boys (ugh!)
"Call Me"--Aretha Franklin
"Calling All Angels"--Train
"CC Waterback"--George Jones/Merle Haggard
"Can't Get Enuff"--Winger
"Can't Get You Out of My Head"--Kylie Minogue

someone else can name the challenge for 10 new songs. :p LF10, why don't you name one for me?

How about ten songs with vehicles in the title?
 
Vehicle -- Shirley Bassey
Cars- Gary Numan
The Boys In the Bright White Sports Car - Trooper
Paper Planes - M.I.A.
The Motorcycle Song - Arlo Guthrie
Motorcycle Cowboy - Merle Haggard
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
I'm In Love With My Car - Queen
Drive My Car - The Beatles
Cars That Go Boom - L'Trimm

More challenging, now: songs with some kind of :cattail:Cat:cattail: in the title.
 
Vehicle -- Shirley Bassey
Cars- Gary Numan
The Boys In the Bright White Sports Car - Trooper
Paper Planes - M.I.A.
The Motorcycle Song - Arlo Guthrie
Motorcycle Cowboy - Merle Haggard
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
I'm In Love With My Car - Queen
Drive My Car - The Beatles
Cars That Go Boom - L'Trimm

More challenging, now: songs with some kind of :cattail:Cat:cattail: in the title.

The Lovecats - The Cure
Pussy Liquor - Rob Zombie (at least I'm assuming this is about a cat)
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) - Giorgio Moroder/David Bowie
Cathouse Tragedy - Voltaire
Cat's Duet - Rossini
Macavity: The Mystery Cat - T.S. Eliot/Lloyd-Webber
Cool For Cats - Squeeze
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Solomon Linda
Delilah - Freddie Mercury edit: well, Queen, but I think this one was mostly Freddie
Cat in the Window - Petula Clark (I met her once! She was lovely.)

Next challenge: cover versions that are more famous than the originals.
 
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On second thoughts, that's probably a bit too narrow. Let's just make it "famous cover versions".

Hey Bramblethorn! Oh no, I like this challenge - I just need some time as I'm not free for a while.

Anybody else feel free to do the newer - famous covers one but I like the restriction!
 
  1. "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor
  2. "I Love Rock n' Roll" by Joan Jett
  3. "Hound Dog" by Elvis
  4. "I Fought the Law" by The Clash
  5. "It's My Life" by No Doubt
  6. "Respect" by Aretha Franklin
  7. "Downtown Train" by Rod Stewart
  8. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper
  9. "I've Got You Under My Skin" by Frank Sinatra
  10. "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston

How about 10 songs with some form of "crying" in the title?
 
“Ain’t that a Shame” – Cheap Trick covering Fats Domino
“Pretty Woman” – Van Halen covering Roy Orbison
“You Can’t Hurry Love” – Phil Collins covering Diana Ross and the Supremes
“Turn the Page” – Metallica covering Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band
“Killing Me Softly” – The Fugees covering Roberta Flack
“Cocaine” – Eric Clapton covering JJ Cale
“I Shot the Sheriff” – Eric Clapton covering Bob Marley
“Layla” – Eric Clapton covering Derek and the Dominos (which included Eric Clapton)
“Mony Mony” – Billy Idol covering Tommy James and the Shondells
“Blinded by the Light” – I think Manfred Mann covered Bruce Springsteen (but it might be the other way around)
In case I’m wrong
“Go Now” – Paul McCartney and Wings covering the Moody Blues

For a bonus eleventh (and I love this band) Led Zeppelin for pretty much everything they “wrote”

Staying with Com's challenge: How about 10 songs with some form of "crying" in the title?
 
(regarding covers challenge, I'm surprised neither lit fan nor comndntarista had Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt, by Trent Reznor.

1. Crying Time, Ray Charles
2. Crying, Aerosmith
3. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying, The Pacemakers
4. Who's Crying Now, Journey
5. The Sky is Crying, Stevie Ray Vaughn
6. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, Willie Nelson
7. It's All Over But the Crying, The Ink Spots
8. Crying in the Chapel, Elvis Presley
9. Crying Game, Boy George
10. Crying in the Rain, Whitesnake



Next challenge : songs with "flowers" in the title (include songs by or sung by men as well)
 
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(regarding covers challenge, I'm surprised neither lit fan nor comndntarista had Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt, by Trent Reznor.

Or Soft Cell's cover of Tainted Love! But it's all good.

I'll try the Crying challenge.

I might have a go at that one too, but I'll wait for your answers first.
 
Hey Cyrano! Thanks for playing! "Red Rain" love that song! I got this challenge!

Blue Monday - New Order
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
Blue Moon - Billie Holiday
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain - Willie Nelson
Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
I'm so Blue - Michael Jackson
Blue Sky Mine - Midnight Oil
Sky Blue - Peter Gabriel
The Blue Sky - A-ha
Blue - Joni Mitchell

I'm heartbroken - no "Baby Blue" from Badfinger
 
(regarding covers challenge, I'm surprised neither lit fan nor comndntarista had Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt, by Trent Reznor.

Sorry, legerdemer: it didn't occur to me although I have heard "Hurt" and I do indeed love it for it's lyrics and Cash's emotion singing it.

New challenge: ten songs with a woman's name in the title...

There were a few I was hoping to see, like these:

"Amanda" by Boston
"Sara" by Starship
"Donna" by Richie Valens
"Madaline" by Winger

Regarding the "Blue" one, what about this one:

"Blue Bayou" by Crystal Gale (centerpiece of Denzel's "Man on Fire")

I sure liked a # of the "crying" entries. Here's another:

"Cryin'" by Vixen--one of the most underrated rock bands of the time. They kept up with the big boys of rock then--and they were all girls (the only real reason to :heart: the "big hair" days with them singing)! :)
 
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Next challenge : songs with "flowers" in the title (include songs by or sung by men as well)

"Lilac Wine" - Miley Cyrus
"Every Rose has its Thorn" - Poison
"Bed of Roses" - Bon Jovi
"Goodbye England's Rose" - Elton John
"Wo die Bluemn sind" - Marlene Dietrich
"The Rose" - Janis Joplin (Bette Midler)
"Rose of England" - Vera Lynn
"Hana" (Flower) - Hayley Westenra
"Snowflower" - Park Ji Yoon
"Red is the Rose" - Liam Clancy

Bonus Track
"Are You Going to San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair" - Scott MacKenzie

Next challenge : songs with "dust" in the title
 
Next challenge : songs with "dust" in the title

I'll take it...

"Headphone Dust" by Steven Wilson (did you read this one litfan10 and slave_?) ;)
"Dust in the Wind" by Kansas
"Dust n' Bones" by Guns n' Roses
"Gold Dust Woman" by Fleetwood Mac
"Dust my Broom" by """"
"Like Dust I Have Cleared from My Eye" by Steven Wilson
"Diamond Dust" by Jeff Beck
"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen
"Turn 2 Dust" by Boy George
"Turn to Dust" by Def Leppard

next challenge: songs with "one" in the title
 
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Comentarista82 said:
next challenge: songs with "one" in the title

Ok, gonna try this...

One – Metallica
One on One – Hall and Oates
Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
One in a Million – Trixter
No One Knows – Queens of the Stone Age
One Step Closer – Linkin Park :(
One Headlight – Wallflowers
One of These Nights – The Eagles
No One – Alicia Keys
One Week - Bare Naked Ladies


Next challenge - Songs with the word "dream" in the title. :)
 
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