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I've love Gord's 'Can't Depend on Love' from 'Old Dan's Records' . Probably my favourite track of all time. Until I saw the lyrics, I always thought the 2nd line of the first verse ended with 'I was only trying to get by with some of life's "many tears" ', not "ameneties". Also, the last line of verse one, ' I can't depend on love to be "fair to me" ', not "defend me". If you put those changes in it sort of makes sense. It gives the song a different meaning, and one I can identify with. As I've sung it to myself like that for about 30 years it appears right. Martyn Miles .

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Thanks Geo Steve,

I had gone downstairs but had the word 'gravy' in my mind, I knew I had heard it in a Gord song... And then like magic or something... lol, it came to me, "Making hay with no gravy, brings the good folk down."

Very good thread Geodeticman ! I also like what you do with your colors, in your posts... :)

RM was very good in getting the one with the word "clowned." I thought about that one for quite a while, even Monday when I was on the mower, :biggrin: but just couldn't get it. Good job RM ! :clap:

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Martyn,

Ah - from Q 82 -"Can't Depend On Love" . I agree - those words work, like you say. I've always loved that song, and it has one uniqueness that stands out to me instrumentally. I don't think - off of the top of my head, that any other song has what I assume to be a HARP.It rips just a few times, but ads a light-hearted ..thing... to the song, making it unique in that regard to me.

The orchestration is beautiful, too, one of my hallmark reasons for liking the 70 - 78 period, and most specifically the 72 - 75 period. I'm glad this thread has had some general comments on the songs, too, as you chose; :clap: just as I have tried to inject some humour, some western matinee, and this last piece of hooey I did announcing Q's 85 -90, I found bits and pieces of that on the thread from some really weird and pretentious grad student in literature stuff that was hilarious.... and strange. Not that I am that way, lol. This guy that did most of that actually created a new universal language, but all he did in his long paper was talk about it, not reveal it. haha .

I pulled lines here and there, changed the wording, and added the Lightoot'isms in order that I not plagiarize. It might be wise of me anyway to cite it. But this isn't an academic site... ya know ?... :rolleyes: I mean... we pull stuff off of the thread all the time, and the only citing we do is to hyperlink for people, I think. Still..... I'd hate to see my work -shudder if that was mine:eek: -that he wrote, if it were mine, torn-up, rewritten, and have humour and Lightfoot words replacing his "a little to serious stuff..." lol... Thanks for the input Martyn, and I hope to see you playing the quiz game herein.

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Thanks, Jesse Joe ! Thinking of colours, I actually tried (harh) to do some of the colours in your thread on favourite album photo; for COTS, I used some Beige - the matting colour; and turquiose and denim blue - need no explanation. Part of why I like the cover painting/photo.

A subtle thing I would not have mentioned, unless someone brought it up, as you are here, is my signature, as a cartographer, I am steeped over the years in std. Federal Mapping colours. i.e. brown for contours on topos; cyan for deep water bodies, and light blue for shallow water bodies (medium blue for ocean), and make use of that only in my name geo steve.... helps me think of my work I love.... I otherwise am an idiote with color and art.... I'd be lost without programming and telling the computer to do it for me with algorithms !

p.s. notice how the color red appears to float off and up on the screen when it is on a blue background - they do not know why it does that, an optical illusion, but cartographers make use of it for on-screen presentations at times, deliberately - see your name above , the red is lifting off, and shifting up; all illusion. bbrewhahahaha :) I guess it goes without saying, a bit obvious, but one theory is its whats called red-shift, a principle of parallax used in determining how distant starts are in huge telescopes by stereo parallax involving especially red wavelengths. Makes sense sorta. Isn't it weird - like on your name ? Not everybody can see it, my eyes see double a lot, from injury and surgery subsequently, so my strabismus is half a bubble off, but you guys allready knew that lol.
Thanks Jesse Joe,

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I wish to file a formal complaint.

On Q80, you ruled that 'another' was acceptable for 'other'. That's just not right. A correct response would have been "Tattoo" : "So OTHER than nothin' what's new".

I hope this issue is addressed in a timely fashion.

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Q90 - The Soul Is The Rock

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85: Walls

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RM.... Yes, you are correct, sir. I err'd on the side of Western Hospitality versus sound reasoning -for which you've complimented me hmmmm the middle ground on this.... to a countryman who might colloquially spell an-other in two words, versus another hmmm . OK I hereby rule on a timely basis, especially for Government, the same day. I herby rule ahem.. harrumpph and all that balderdash... to wit:

Ron, you are correct. I declare that you are the winner of the clue "other" - that is in fact the song I had in mind, Tattoo, a personal favourite of mine. However, and wherefor, in light of Joveski's existing Grand-slam , despite my irregularity of accepting (an)other for other, I still declare Joveski to be the winner of the Grand slam-dunk on that round! :clap::clap: . I do, remove the "another" clue from the winnings, as a point-in-fact , being of sound reasoning AND Western Hospitality. ! lol OK ever-buddy happy ? lets return to the proceedings, for which we have new entries. next post. ahem...:rolleyes: Thank you RM, as the Aiki-Jitsu in which I am well versed, has the grand Eastern tradition of thanking his opponent for hitting him, as it revealed my weakness, for which I thank you... lol

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formerlyLavender, you wrote:... which is....

CORRECT ! Congratulations ! :clap::clap::biggrin::whistle:

as in:

The sea is the space which the rock has displaced
The mind is some stranger that some soul has embraced
And somewhere between, in a no-man's land of dreams
The heart becomes the soldier yet the rock is not redeemed - "The Soul is the Rock, ~gl
well done...:biggrin:

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next, Joveski writes: ..which is....,

CORRECT ! CONGRATULATIONS , Joveski ! ...:clap::clap::biggrin::whistle:

as in the excerpt from "Walls":

I'm not ashamed to listen to the fast falling rain
In the morning upon my window
I'm not afraid to cry, I'm not ashamed to try
To be your friend once again
That's what's friends are for - ~gl

well done !

and, R U ok WITH THE COMPROMISE ON THE GREAT DEBATE OF (AN)OTHER ? - I want to be fair :) lol RM is only funnin' us anyway....er...right RM ? he he

OK that leaves: Q's 86,87,88, & 89 ! Playball !

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CORRECTION !

Only Q;s 87 & 88 to go; my mistake....I'm sorry ! lol :confused::rolleyes:

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87: 14 karat gold

88: May I

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hi there, steve...hmm, interesting, joveski
for 88, seven island suite is what first came to mind
...'the blue light of a firey(sp?) autumn haze'

if i'm not mistaken that shade of blue is what you've been using lately for many of your fonts, heh

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true!. in that case, we're both right!

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No. That is not acceptable. I want my share.

Here I thought I was being diplomatic to not bring up the acceptance of the 'cannot see' answer to the original 'can't see' poser: From IYCRMM : "a ghost that you CAN'T SEE".

This exercise is rigged.

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Joveski and JJ: hmmm two at once here.. :rolleyes: lol .. OK.., as my daughter used to say when she was 6, not 26, she contracted "let's see here" into one word, a phonetically spelled Mamie-ism "'tseeer" lol. So, 'tseeer:


Q87....wonder......} Which Joveski then ventures: "14 kt Gold". No jj here.
{ original clues.}
Q88....blue light....} Joveski ventures: "May I". jj offers: "7 Island St."

Q87:Steve's intended answer is different than Joveski's guess of "14kt. Gold"
let's look at that..

If you wonder why I'm acting up this way
Gonna cash my chips I'm leaving town today
I got more love than I could ever spend
So long, farewell, good-bye, this is the end - excerpt from "14 Karat Gold" ~gl

Joveski wins Q87 by a valid ambiguous case. ! Congratulations !

jj gets the intended song "Seven Island Suite" from "blue light" - Congratulations jj !
Seven islands to the high side of the bay, 'cross the bay
To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery autumn haze
To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery autumn haze
excerpt from "Seven Island Suite" by ~gl

Joveski says "blue light" is in "May I"

He's right ! Congratulations ! Joveski & jj tie on Q88 !

Red light, green light, blue light, yellow light
You can take three giant steps or baby step will do
But if you don't say may I, then I'll march you out the door
excerpt from May I ~gl

So, 'tseeer, jj bags Q88, and Joveski bags BOTH Q87 & Q88 ! Congratulations !


That wraps Q's 85 - 90 ! Here are 6 more; Q's 91-96:

Q91....run steep....

Q92....accidents....

Q93....no more....

Q94....badly

Q95....spring

Q96....martyrs....

WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO 100. ! 'tseeeer, gl published what 270 some songs ?

We're good for awhile lol....

Have Fun! :biggrin::headbang:

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fun to ponder these while up late (watchin' some big convention...Biden my time, lol)

I'll try the bookends of this set...err make that a true daily double, alex

91 - Bud Light Katy
96 - High 'n Dry

only familiar with these cos they were toyed with at a recent cover session

well, 178 to go, steve...btw, better run your clues (for non-ambiguity validation) by the judging panel before publishing...you're bringing out RM's dark side...heh heh

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95: Broken dreams

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'bud light katy' should be Daylight Katy??, but i dont think its it. it has "dirt runs deep" in it though

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"hey, WAAASSUUPP, joveski?" ...Bud light was just my ill wit

there's another line: 'the waves run steep and tall'

I've now resorted to reference material, (ie. cheated!) to obtain:

92 - baby step back
93 - my pony won't go

...and I am now spent

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you boys better play nice or there's a time-out with your names on it..
;)

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hey, i got Broken Dreams right! ;)

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Hey RM - Ron,

I've appreciated your humour, you've been a good sport in this...its a bit of work, too, to write, and try and make the responses fun and entertaining...
But I DO want to make it fair. I know you are at least half kiddin' around... but if any of this REALLY does seem unfair, I'd be happy to alter any rules-that-evolved casually, with a consensus-type of input. Seriously, I know you've played well in it, and I don't want you to get pi**ed of at something that seems unfair... I'm just tired and error-prone ole' buddy.... and I just want everyone to have a good time. Heck, I'd enjoy playing it myself !

I'd be happy to incorporate any Reasonable :biggrin: suggestions for consistency and fairness. I don't know ya well enough to know when you are kidding around, and when you are actually taking umbrage at something.
So far I thought you were kidding, but a few others indicate I may be taking
your input too lightly. Don't mean to do that.

In your posts I have gotten to know you as an intelligent, reasonable good guy.... so I am willing to take your advice....I just need to seperate the wheat from the chaffe as it were - the humour from the actual umbrage... help me out....

Lets start with the obvious good advice that came up-

OK then....first, no more variations such as contractions versus not, or words broken into root words; components, to qualify. But, since I am making the Q's off of the top of my head, I can't categorically rule-out the ambiguous cases.... gotta take em if they are verbatim correct... otherwise, I'd be studying lyrics and take all the fun out of it for me.... The only time I look in lyrics at Wayne's site is when there is question of validity, or to swipe a patch of proof to cut and paste after the fact.... and then I have fun too by thinking of the clues in my head....I need to have fun too...... lol..... Sound fair to ever-buddy ?
OK Ron ?

Thanks for the well-reasoned input. I apreciate it. Any other ideas besides the above tightening up the rules on board this scow are welcome.

Cool everyone ? let me know...... HAVE FUN !

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message to Gordon: - stop confusing us!:

"runs deep" = "run steep"

Gord's more talented than we think! - i'll bump up an old thread for others to add to it! (mishead lyrics)

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s'OK, Char,

The boys are full of pi**-and-vinegar tonight. They're regulars in here, and you know, they get a few beer's in 'em and...well boys'll be boys !:rolleyes::biggrin:

Actually, I am taking note of dissension whenever it transcends the line of humour thats evolved in the thread.... it has been funny...

Ron has some good points I allready layed down some of as stricter rules in what has been up-to-now wingin' it, as its all been in fun. But Gord fans take this stuff seriously.... I know I do.... I just want to have fun guys... I don't get to play....waaah ! help me out by not arguin' - we'll have a western-town shoot-out if ya want to again...lol !:eek::cool::clap:

Really, in light of the above yellow-highlighted stricter criteria. if any of you have suggestions as to making it more fair, and most importantly - more fun... as we are approaching Gord's 1/2-way mark on published songs... let me know.. and by consensus I'll be happy to incoporate them... We can also pass the deal..... if someone else wants to give clues.... it'd give my head a rest... but I still am really enjoying it as long as you guys do this way... just holler.... Gord rules dudes :headbang::headbang:;)

Thanks Char - I'll make sure they play nice..... and that the rules are fair...:)

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OK guys - I'll be back in one hour - note my time above my name at left, geodeticman

Gotta catch a show thats one hour long less Tivo wax-the-commercials - hah !

When I'm back - I'll check out what no doubt is a shut-out on Q's 91 -96 between ya.

As Ahnold said, "Ill be baack"

If you want to hear Gord lyrics ,and live, come with me....wait here, and I'll be baaaack. The T101 will have an extensive database on all Gord-songs, and its composed of a poly-metal-liquid alloy..... a whole new technology produced by David Foster.....don't get in trouble with Char while I am gone, thats what the T101 would do.....and do any of you have a new Hydrogen Fission fuel cell I can pop in ?... or do I need to hit Radio-Shack....
I know.....diet pepsi..... takefive keep ya alive..... hasta la vista babby.... beback at circa 5:10 my time.. and I'll do a balance sheet on the last set of song guesses.....

da Gubbernator

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94 - SDYS?

note)
doubt RM is pissed, he's a joker, a smoker and a midnight poster

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umm, i'm having harmless fun too with it!

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Exactly.........good call.

I was just messin' with ya

(I hate time outs. They're always in a non-smoking area. I won't goof around anymore)

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OK jj , in chronological order while I was absentia, you posted the bookends of Q's 91 & 96:

CLUES WERE:
Q91....run steep....

Q96....martyrs....

jj said:

Q91-clarified to what we knew was Daylight Katy, from Bud Light Katy lol

Q96-High-n-Dry

Right, and Right., CONGRATULATIONS jj, YOU bagged Q91 & Q96 !

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NEXT, Joveski posts Q95 to try "Broken Dreams"

Q95 CLUE WAS: ....spring....

Not my song of choice, BRB while I look in Wayne's world....for an ambiguous case..... YUP Joveski is right with an ambiguous case on ....spring.... with:

How wild they seem
In sounds of spring, in winter storms
In autumn gales, on summer morns lie broken dreams - "Broken Dreams" ~ gl

Congratulations Joveski: you bagged Q95 !:clap::headbang:

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I gotta go, will pick up on jj's tries on Q's 92 & 93 when I'm back.
Q92 - "Baby Step Back"
Q93 - "My Pony Won't Go"

gonna have to make some haaaard decisions here now that we're playin stricter...hmm :) but...If I do that.....I know one fella who'll get busted a ways back.... and it isn;t jj or Joveski ! lol hav'n fun guys ..later

later

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jj - re:

those are right ! but...you were forthright enough to say you were reduced to cheatin' lol.....well.....seein's how the good smoker, joker, and a midnight poster, who was only "meassin" with me (har...lol) AS I THOUGHT all along.. then YOU guys got me worried lol.... seein's he did (sorta cheat..looking it up..) once on "Cherokee Bend", and this is all friendly-like and FAIR....I 'spect we ought to give ya ONE looker-upper reply-post jj lol CONGRATULATIONS ! JJ TAKES Q'S 92 AND 93 ]BY THE SKIN OF HIS teeth- lol good one jj :clap::biggrin::headbang::eek:

Ron, I better not hear from you'se on this-a-one, 'cause I'll haul ya in the town callaboose for "Cherokee Bend" lol.... :biggrin::rolleyes::headbang:

PS 'tseeer...I think , in next post you guys waxed 'em all ,but I'll seperate em.... my replies, that is, what with all the party decorations I've consulted formerlyLavendar about, only in so far as color on her name and the connotation it implies - feminine.... so I'm trying to use the color and bells and whistles from a cartographer's no art talent - point of view, saved by programming as usual... lol - formerlyLavendar is also a good player....I hope she keeps playing, and our rowdy saloon antics have not "sceered" the woman-folk away...lol somehow I doubt it in today's world :)

so... next reply - next window

All in good fun guys....thanks for playin' along...

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I'm still in, geo steve. That is if I can answer any - the last two rounds were more challenging.

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formerlyLavender

Excellent. Thought the boys in the bar mighta' scared the women folk away ! Glad to hear it. Strange, I posted 6 new ones around 7 pm, and they are not here. That means I probably hit "preview message" versus "submit return" . Will investigate, but the outcome is academic. I will post the new 6, that break Q #100!! in a few minutes, as of 9:45 mtn std time. Hang tight, ever'buddy. Thanks Lavender !

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FOUND 'EM - Q's 97 - 102, that is... !!

JJ - Q94 - "They treated him so badly - you guessed it ! Congratulations - "Sit Down Young Stranger ! ~gl

That does all 6 of Q's 91 -96! Onward to - Holy lyricism, Batman ! 97 - 102 ! We are breaking the century mark !

Just like I thought, Lavender, I had hit "preview post instead of Submit reply ! duhhh! But, I page-arrowed back to my c 7 pm screen, about 20 screens back....and fortunately the pseudo-code was still in the reply white box, despite the screen refresh I had done before I reviewed pg7 here for the time I'd been gone. Phew.... thats a time saver... and some good ( I hope) clues...

BTW, - is anybody else having trouble with having to log back in seemingly at random, at short intervals ? Evidence being: upon hitting submit reply, or edit, it tells you to screen refresh, and then log back in. I ruled out systematic problems out of corfid, as this is not happening in other web sites with log-in requirements, and timed auto-log-outs, etc., so its something in corfid, or something "I" am doing while in corfid....Anyone else ? No matter... Well, here's what we're here for, not my dumb system problems lol.... Q's 97 - 102 !

OK new Q's 97-102::

Q97....one-horse

Q98....taverns

Q99....understand....

Q100 There...(despite the common word, note the capital "T", no.....'s to left)

Q101....miracles...

Q102....steamboat...

HAVE FUN !

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Q97 - Summertime Dream
Q99 - Ordinary Man

I'm behaving myself. The threat of a time out scared the livin' day lights out of me.

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98: 10 degrees and getting colder
101: Drifters
102: Wild strawberries

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RM, lol I hear ya buddy, I was shiverin and a' quiverin in my snakeboots.... lol...(note: see 8/28 c 11pm post on "Pussywillows and Cat-tails" Q's of shivering and quivering... the cold breath of spring...wheat thins...and denuded trees... lol.. in the booted-back up old "mis-heard lyrics thread" I think Joveski revived :clap::headbang:

OK RM you wrote:

She can be a formidable woman when she wants to be lol...

'tseeer: Q97 - clue was ...one-horse.... CONGRATULATIONS RM - you got it ! The song is indeed "Summertime Dream" ~gl

And, on Q99, clue was....understand.... again RM, you got it Congratulations ! The song is "Ordinary Man" , Roger that, Houston !

That leaves, for a few minutes anyway, Q's 98, 100,101,& 102.....'tseeer now, next..

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neXT ! Joveski ! you wrote:

Holy cr** I'm makin these too easy dang it goll dern it gots to figger out sompin hard to cipher !

'tseeer:
Q98 clue was taverns...song is "10 Degrees and Getting Colder" - you got it Joveski CONGRATULATIONS ! ok next song you guessed:
Q101 ...clue was...miracles..., you guessed "Drifters" ... 'tseeer - HONK-HONK Ambiguous Case Alert! But you get it by Jove!. The original song I picked in my head was "Romance" - but I don't need to look up Drifters" to know you are correct on that, too ! Making unique clues is hard without looking at the lyrics in Wayne's World, etc.... thought I had one ! OK Third one for you this post you guessed was:

Q102...clue was.. steamboat, thats gotta be unique, hmm you got it Joveski !

The song IS in fact 'Wild Strawberries' - thought I threw you guys a curve on that one..... waagh... CONGRATULATIONS A THIRD TIME !
Joveski hits a triple-play, only one song to bring home left... Q100 !There was.......