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Subject: Songs With Parenthesis Quiz--Finally Done!

Written By: lebeiw15 on 03/16/03 at 08:38 p.m.

All song titles in this quiz have parenthesis ( ) in the title.  No limit. In order to get full credit for song title, you must give the full title (parenthesis included).  Good luck!

1. Ceramics Tell me your troubles and doubts
Don't You (Forget About Me)-- Simple Minds

2. Indy Mother says I never never mind her
Mental Health (Bang Your Head)-- Quiet Riot

3. Kenny Am I sexual?
Everybody (Backstreet's Back)-- The Backstreet Boys

4. Indy That car don't come out until next year
Roll Out (My Business)-- Ludacris

5. Billy It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)-- Green Day

6. Kenny Hold this thread as I walk away
Undone (The Sweater Song)-- Weezer

7. Don At least you know you can always go on Ricki Lake
Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)-- The Offspring

8. Kenny You never seem to run out of things to say
Absolutely (Story of a Girl)-- Nine Days

9. Billy My old man's drunker than a barrel of monkeys
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)-- Elton John

10. Billy You oughta know by now
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)-- Billy Joel

11. Rice With clouds between their knees
Superman (It's Not Easy)-- Five For Fighting

12. Taoist Some nights you breathe fire
I'd do Anything for Love (But I Won't do That)-- Meat Loaf

13. maddog She was everything I dreamed she'd be
December 1963 (Oh What a Night)-- Four Seasons

14. Billy You saw the writing on the wall
(I've Had) The Time of my Life-- Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

15. NOMI Was it everything you wanted to find
Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)-- Train

16. maddog He takes me to a movie, to a restaurant
Morning Train (Nine to Five)-- Sheena Easton

17. Kenny Hug him, and squeeze him tight
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)-- Betty Everett (or Cher)

18. Jonman Let's stop all the fight
Happy Xmas (War is Over)-- John Lennon and Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band

19. Indy Don't fall away, and leave me to myself
Hemorrhage (In My Hands)-- Fuel

20. Rice You're just a prisoner and you're tryin' to break free
St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)-- John Parr

21. Billy Some of them want to abuse you
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)-- The Eurythmics

22. Billy If you have half a brain
Escape (The Pina Colada Song)-- Rupert Holmes

23. Billy I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife
Rocket Man (I Think it's Going to be a Long Long Time)-- Elton John

24. Ceramics The curtains are closed, the cat's in the cradle
(I Just) Died in Your Arms-- Cutting Crew

25. Goreripper One man to overthrow
Pride (In the Name of Love)-- U2

26. Ceramics A time to laugh, a time to weep
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything there is a Season)-- The Byrds

27. Don Just kickin' down the cobble stones
The 57th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)-- Simon and Garfunkel

28. Goreripper And when the night falls, loneliness calls
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)-- Whitney Houston

29. hannahbear Save those questions for another day
Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel)-- Billy Joel

30. Ceramics I want to stop and thank you baby
How Sweet it Is (To be Loved by You)-- James Taylor

31. maddog Runnin' down the one night stands
Play That Funky Music (White Boy)-- Wild Cherry

32. Spike Run the mile for the cause, I'm righteous above the law
Country Grammar (Hot S**t)--Nelly

33. Indy These memories playing like a film without sound
Graduation (Friends Forever)-- Vitamin C

34. Indy I can see it in your walk
You Got It (The Right Stuff)-- New Kids on the Block

35. hannahbear/Joelle He bought the neighborhood deli
The Rye or the Kaiser (Theme From Rocky XIII)--Weird Al Yankovic

36. Kenlos And I'm so glad I found her once again
Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)-- Blessid Union of Souls

37. Kenny You've got to get yourself together
Stuck in a Moment (You Can't Get Out Of)-- U2

38. storm That's why in front of your eyes I'm invisible
Objection (Tango)-- Shakira

39. Spike Still so high, hypnotized
Oops (Oh My)--Tweet

40. Kenlos Love can be so boring
Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)-- Vertical Horizon

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 03/16/03 at 08:41 p.m.

Hi lebeiw15!  I had planned to do this one but you beat me to it.  Oh well...


#1 is "Don't You (Forgt About Me)" by Simple Minds.

#23 looks like "Rocket Man" by Elton John...but (according to Billboard) there is nothing in parenthesis... :-/

#24 is "(I Just) Died In Your Arms" by The Cutting Crew.

#26 is "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds.

#30 is "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" by James Taylor.

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: Crazy Don on 03/16/03 at 08:42 p.m.

#7 is "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" by the Offspring.
#27 is "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" by Harpers Bizarre (Originally written by Paul Simon and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel, the hit was by Harpers Bizarre)

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: Billy_Florio on 03/16/03 at 08:43 p.m.


Quoting:
All song titles in this quiz have parenthesis ( ) in the title.  Limit 6.

1. Tell me your troubles and doubts

2. Mother says I never never mind her

3. Am I sexual?

4. That car don't come out until next year

5. It's not a question but a lesson learned in time

6. Hold this thread as I walk away

7. At least you know you can always go on Ricki Lake

8. You never seem to run out of things to say

9. My old man's drunker than a barrel of monkeys

10. You oughta know by now

11. With clouds between their knees

12. Some nights you breathe fire

13. She was everything I dreamed she'd be

14. You saw the writing on the wall

15. Was it everything you wanted to find

16. He takes me to a movie, to a restaurant

17. Hug him, and squeeze him tight

18. Let's stop all the fight

19. Don't fall away, and leave me to myself

20. You're just a prisoner and you're tryin' to break free

21. Some of them want to abuse you

22. If you have half a brain

23. I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife

24. The curtains are closed, the cat's in the cradle

25. One man to overthrow

26. A time to laugh, a time to weep

27. Just kickin' down the cobble stones

28. And when the night falls, loneliness calls

29. Save those questions for another day

30. I want to stop and thank you baby

31. Runnin' down the one night stands

32. Run the mile for the cause, I'm righteous above the law

33. These memories playing like a film without sound

34. I can see it in your walk

35. He bought the neighborhood deli

36. And I'm so glad I found her once again

37. You've got to get yourself together

38. That's why in front of your eyes I'm invisible

39. Still so high, hypnotized

40. Love can be so boring
End Quote



5)Good Ridence(time of your life)-Green day
9)Saturday nights alright (for fighting)-Elton John
10)Movin out (anthonys song)-Billy Joel
21)Sweet dreams 9are made of this)-Eurythmics
22)Escape (the pina colada song)-Rupert holmes
23)Rocket man (its gunna be a long long time)-Elton John

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: lebeiw15 on 03/16/03 at 08:44 p.m.


Quoting:
Hi lebeiw15!  I had planned to do this one but you beat me to it.  Oh well...


#1 is "Don't You (Forgt About Me)" by Simple Minds.
End Quote


Sorry about that.   :-/   Hopefully you can still do this one, because I'm sure there are many songs I missed!  

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: Rice Cube on 03/16/03 at 08:49 p.m.

11.  Five For Fighting -- Superman (It's Not Easy)

You's gonna vote, ain'tcha Lebiew ;)

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: My_name_is_Kenny on 03/16/03 at 09:01 p.m.

3.  The Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
6.  Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
8.  Nine Days - Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
17.  Betty Everett - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
21.  The Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
27.  Simon and Garfunkel - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

If you ask me, the best use of parentheses is the Beautiful South's "I Love You (But You're Boring)."

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: lebeiw15 on 03/16/03 at 09:33 p.m.

Quoting:

#23 looks like "Rocket Man" by Elton John...but (according to Billboard) there is nothing in parenthesis... :-/
End Quote


I have seen it both ways... I wasn't sure at first, and since our Elton John Greatest Hits CD is a burnt copy, I wasn't sure if the titles on the track listing were correct, but that's what it said.  I also checked on the Internet and saw it both ways.  :)

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: lebeiw15 on 03/16/03 at 09:35 p.m.

Quoting:

You's gonna vote, ain'tcha Lebiew ;)
End Quote


Yep  :)  I will tomorrow afternoon-- gotta go to bed now...

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: lebeiw15 on 03/16/03 at 09:36 p.m.


Quoting:
3.  The Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
6.  Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
8.  Nine Days - Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
17.  Betty Everett - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
21.  The Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
27.  Simon and Garfunkel - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

If you ask me, the best use of parentheses is the Beautiful South's "I Love You (But You're Boring)."
End Quote


21 and 27 were already taken, sorry.  See if you know any more!

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: My_name_is_Kenny on 03/16/03 at 10:13 p.m.

37.  U2 - Stuck in a Moment (You Can't Get Out Of)

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: Goreripper on 03/16/03 at 10:56 p.m.

25. "Pride (In the Name of Love") - U2

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: Goreripper on 03/16/03 at 10:59 p.m.

28. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" - Whitney Houston. Might be wrong here as I don't recall this title having parentheses.

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: Kenlos on 03/16/03 at 11:01 p.m.

36. Blessid Union of Souls - Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me)
40. Vertical Horizon - Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: Taoist on 03/17/03 at 02:24 a.m.

Hi Lebiew

12. I'll do anything for love (but I won't do that) - Meatloaf

Tao

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: Jonman on 03/17/03 at 04:06 a.m.

18. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: maddog167 on 03/17/03 at 07:29 a.m.

16. Morning Train (9 to 5) - Sheena Easton

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: maddog167 on 03/17/03 at 07:52 a.m.

13. December '63 (Oh What A Night) - The Four Seasons

I just remembered this...it was a re-release hit in the mid 70s  in the UK and I remember it well because it was to this song that I had my first kiss with tongues!!
(Apologies if this is too much information for some people!)

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: maddog167 on 03/17/03 at 08:09 a.m.

31. sounds a bit like "Play That Funky Music White Boy" by Wild Cherry. Is the "White Boy" bit in parentheses?

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: Rice Cube on 03/17/03 at 09:54 a.m.

#20  St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)  -- John Parr

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: NOMI28 on 03/17/03 at 10:00 a.m.

13. December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)--The Four Seasons
15. Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)--Train  (I LOVE THAT SONG!!!)
36. Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)--Blessed Union of Souls
37. Stuck in a Moment (And You can't get Out)--U2 (I love the WTC Remix to this song)

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: NOMI28 on 03/17/03 at 10:04 a.m.

37. Sorry I meant Stuck in a Moment (That You Can't Get Out Of)--U2

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: hannahbear on 03/17/03 at 06:06 p.m.

29.  Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)--Billy Joel

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz

Written By: lebeiw15 on 03/17/03 at 07:45 p.m.


Quoting:
13. December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)--The Four Seasons
15. Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)--Train  (I LOVE THAT SONG!!!)
36. Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)--Blessed Union of Souls
37. Stuck in a Moment (And You can't get Out)--U2 (I love the WTC Remix to this song)
End Quote


Unfortunately, 75% of these were already taken.  You get credit for #15 though.

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz (75% DONE)

Written By: Indy Gent on 03/17/03 at 07:57 p.m.

2. Metal Health (Bang Your Head)-Quiet Riot
4. Roll Out (My Business)-Ludacris
19. Hemorrhage (In My Hands)-Fuel

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz (75% DONE)

Written By: Billy_Florio on 03/17/03 at 08:06 p.m.


Quoting:




30. Ceramics I want to stop and thank you baby
How Sweet it Is (To be Loved by You)-- James Taylor

End Quote



this is also originally by Marvin gaye

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz (75% DONE)

Written By: PF4Eva on 03/17/03 at 09:38 p.m.

Numba 4 iz Ludacris "Roll Out (My Business)" **Slaps himself for knowing that!**

Numba 14 iz Saxon "Princess (Of the Night)"

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz (75% DONE)

Written By: storm on 03/18/03 at 08:21 a.m.

38. objection (tango) - shakira

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Lyrics Quiz (75% DONE)

Written By: lebeiw15 on 03/18/03 at 06:19 p.m.


Quoting:
Numba 4 iz Ludacris "Roll Out (My Business)" **Slaps himself for knowing that!**

Numba 14 iz Saxon "Princess (Of the Night)"
End Quote


Sorry, Indy beat you to #4, and #14 is incorrect.

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Quiz (6 LEFT, NO LIMIT)

Written By: lebeiw15 on 03/19/03 at 06:24 a.m.

Limits removed!

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Quiz (NO LIMIT, HINTS)

Written By: Billy_Florio on 03/19/03 at 03:50 p.m.


Quoting:
All song titles in this quiz have parenthesis ( ) in the title.  No limit. In order to get full credit for song title, you must give the full title (parenthesis included).  Good luck!

Hints in PURPLE.


1. Ceramics Tell me your troubles and doubts
Don't You (Forget About Me)-- Simple Minds

2. Indy Mother says I never never mind her
Mental Health (Bang Your Head)-- Quiet Riot

3. Kenny Am I sexual?
Everybody (Backstreet's Back)-- The Backstreet Boys

4. Indy That car don't come out until next year
Roll Out (My Business)-- Ludacris

5. Billy It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)-- Green Day

6. Kenny Hold this thread as I walk away
Undone (The Sweater Song)-- Weezer

7. Don At least you know you can always go on Ricki Lake
Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)-- The Offspring

8. Kenny You never seem to run out of things to say
Absolutely (Story of a Girl)-- Nine Days

9. Billy My old man's drunker than a barrel of monkeys
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)-- Elton John

10. Billy You oughta know by now
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)-- Billy Joel

11. Rice With clouds between their knees
Superman (It's Not Easy)-- Five For Fighting

12. Taoist Some nights you breathe fire
I'd do Anything for Love (But I Won't do That)-- Meat Loaf

13. maddog She was everything I dreamed she'd be
December 1963 (Oh What a Night)-- Four Seasons

14. You saw the writing on the wall
The only song on the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack with parentheses

15. NOMI Was it everything you wanted to find
Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)-- Train

16. maddog He takes me to a movie, to a restaurant
Morning Train (Nine to Five)-- Sheena Easton

17. Kenny Hug him, and squeeze him tight
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)-- Betty Everett (or Cher)

18. Jonman Let's stop all the fight
Happy Xmas (War is Over)-- John Lennon and Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band

19. Indy Don't fall away, and leave me to myself
Hemorrhage (In My Hands)-- Fuel

20. Rice You're just a prisoner and you're tryin' to break free
St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)-- John Parr

21. Billy Some of them want to abuse you
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)-- The Eurythmics

22. Billy If you have half a brain
Escape (The Pina Colada Song)-- Rupert Holmes

23. Billy I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife
Rocket Man (I Think it's Going to be a Long Long Time)-- Elton John

24. Ceramics The curtains are closed, the cat's in the cradle
(I Just) Died in Your Arms-- Cutting Crew

25. Goreripper One man to overthrow
Pride (In the Name of Love)-- U2

26. Ceramics A time to laugh, a time to weep
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything there is a Season)-- The Byrds

27. Don Just kickin' down the cobble stones
The 57th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)-- Simon and Garfunkel

28. Goreripper And when the night falls, loneliness calls
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)-- Whitney Houston

29. hannahbear Save those questions for another day
Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel)-- Billy Joel

30. Ceramics I want to stop and thank you baby
How Sweet it Is (To be Loved by You)-- James Taylor

31. maddog Runnin' down the one night stands
Play That Funky Music (White Boy)-- Wild Cherry

32. Run the mile for the cause, I'm righteous above the law
Same guy who recently did "Air Force Ones"

33. These memories playing like a film without sound
This female singer's name is something you get from citrus fruits... good graduation song

34. I can see it in your walk
Weird Al made a parody of this song called "The White Stuff"

35. He bought the neighborhood deli
This song is a parody of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger

36. Kenlos And I'm so glad I found her once again
Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)-- Blessid Union of Souls

37. Kenny You've got to get yourself together
Stuck in a Moment (You Can't Get Out Of)-- U2

38. storm That's why in front of your eyes I'm invisible
Objection (Tango)-- Shakira

39. Still so high, hypnotized
Added lyric:  "Oops, there goes my skirt droppin' to my feet"...

40. Kenlos Love can be so boring
Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)-- Vertical Horizon
End Quote



14) (Ive had) the time of my life-Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Quiz (NO LIMIT, HINTS)

Written By: lebeiw15 on 03/23/03 at 05:02 p.m.

Bump?

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Quiz (NO LIMIT, HINTS)

Written By: Indy Gent on 03/23/03 at 07:57 p.m.

33. Graduation (Friends Forever)-Vitamin C
34. You Got It (The Right Stuff)-New Kids on the Block

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Quiz (ONLY 3 LEFT, HINT

Written By: karen (Guest) on 03/24/03 at 03:34 a.m.

This is a pure guess from the hint.

Is #39 Oops (I did it again) by Britney SPears?

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Quiz (ONLY 3 LEFT, HINT

Written By: lebeiw15 on 03/24/03 at 06:17 a.m.


Quoting:
This is a pure guess from the hint.

Is #39 Oops (I did it again) by Britney SPears?
End Quote


Nope, sorry.   :-/

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Quiz (ONLY 3 LEFT, HINT

Written By: Spike on 04/22/03 at 01:01 p.m.

32. Country Grammar (Hot Sh*t) - Nelly
39. Oops (Oh My) - Tweet

Just had to add, I believe it's "Run a mile for the cause"

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Quiz (1 LEFT, HINT)

Written By: hannahbear on 04/22/03 at 04:28 p.m.

35.  It must be by Weird Al, but I have no idea what the song title is.   :-/

Subject: Re: Songs With Parenthesis Quiz (ONE HALF LEFT)

Written By: Joelle on 05/12/03 at 04:45 p.m.

Title for #35 is Theme From Rocky XIII (The Rye or the Kaiser)