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Post by tartanphantom on Jun 12, 2020 18:08:55 GMT -5
Ok, I've read through the whole thread, and my question is, exactly how obscure are we allowed to get in terms of artists or songs? I've got some songs with nerdy comic book references in mind, but like I said, they're fairly obscure to the average music scene.
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Post by rberman on Jun 12, 2020 18:11:04 GMT -5
Obscure is fine by me. How else will I learn new songs?
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Post by tartanphantom on Jun 12, 2020 18:51:38 GMT -5
Obscure is fine by me. How else will I learn new songs? OK. Here's one...This may not be as obscure as I think... and knowing her penchant for obscure stuff, I'm betting that beccabear67 could probably guess it easily.
And no, it's not from one of those Power record/book packs either. In fact, I discovered it on a 45 rpm single several years back. Also, one of my bands covers this song with yours truly singing the lead vocal, not that that means anything (we haven't recorded our cover version at this point).
Here's the first verse:
"Poor Bruce Banner
Was Working In His Laboratory
When He Saw Rick Jones
About To Go Up In A Blaze Of Glory
Well He Saved The Boy
But What A Change
The Explosion Made Him So Strange
For His Molecules Have Been Rearranged
Into The Hulk! The Hulk!"
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Post by tartanphantom on Jun 13, 2020 16:37:37 GMT -5
OK, no bites yet, so here's the next verse:
"The Hulk Is A Monster That's
Ugly, Oversized And Green
His Strength Is Fantastic
And His Deposition's Mighty Mean
And Whenever People See Him
All They Do Is Run And Scream"And as another hint, here's the top of the 45rpm picture sleeve, with the catalog number...  |
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Post by rberman on Jun 13, 2020 16:41:06 GMT -5
No idea. Very descriptive, though!
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Post by tartanphantom on Jun 13, 2020 17:06:52 GMT -5
I'll wait until Sunday evening for the reveal, to give others more time. There's actually a bit of a story behind this record. I'm still hoping that beccabear67 will chime in. |
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Post by beccabear67 on Jun 14, 2020 0:35:44 GMT -5
Yes, I know that record well... Nobody Loves The Hulk by The Traits, a garage classic!  |
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Post by tartanphantom on Jun 14, 2020 1:22:42 GMT -5
Rock on, BB67!
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Post by rberman on Jun 14, 2020 7:17:31 GMT -5
Next song, since nobody else posted one:
Look out your window
I can see his light
If we can sparkle
He may land tonight
Don't tell your poppa
Or he'll get us locked up in fright
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Post by beccabear67 on Jun 14, 2020 13:20:06 GMT -5
Next song, since nobody else posted one: Look out your window
I can see his light
If we can sparkle
He may land tonight
Don't tell your poppa
Or he'll get us locked up in fright
I think I might know a David Bowie lyric even if I hadn't heard the song. I find him very distinctive somehow even though people say he learned things from Ray Davies and others. I think of song lyrics for this but then forget them again.  This might be pretty easy... title is of a very well known hero, although maybe more appropriate to one of his more famous bad periods... Has he lost his mind?
Can he see or is he blind?
Can he walk at all
Or if he moves will he fall? |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 14, 2020 18:17:34 GMT -5
Black Sabbath's Iron Man.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 14, 2020 18:20:09 GMT -5
Try this one, about a famous fantasy character...
There's death from the beginning to the end of time
And I'm the cosmic champion and I hold a mystic sign
And the whole world's dying and the burdens mine
And the black sword keeps on killing…
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Post by berkley on Jun 14, 2020 19:35:16 GMT -5
I can't place the song, but it sounds like it must be referring to {Spoiler: Click to show}
Elric
So I will guess that it's {Spoiler: Click to show}
Hawkwind, since I know Moorcock wrote some stuff for them. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2020 21:42:56 GMT -5
Let's try this one on for size... I wanna be like Captain Kirk Get up every day and love to go to work Don't wanna be like Mr. Spock Wanna kick out the jams and rock the block (and a later verse from the same song) I wanna be like Jesus Christ Keep the party movin' givin' good advice I don't need to be no Superman I just wanna do the best I can -M Haven't gotten any bites on this one, of no one guesses by tomorrow I will revel title and artist. |
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Post by beccabear67 on Jun 15, 2020 0:30:44 GMT -5
Black Sabbath's Iron Man. Yes, but this later cover by Swedish combo The Cardigans is also definitely worth a spin... |
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