songs remembered from just one line

[redrock and blues]

Could this be Ahab the Arab?....  Sheb Wooley?

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Actually, "Ahab the Arab" was a Ray Stevens hit.

These lyrics have a Ray Stevens feel, but I'm pretty sure it's not "Ahab the Arab."

George

[redrock and blues]

Oh yeah....Ray Stevens!!  Sheb Wooley had some humorous songs in a similar style.

[WordWolf]

3 hours ago, redrock and blues said:

Could this be Ahab the Arab?....  Sheb Wooley?

For this thread, we need the song title only.

This is the CORRECT song title.  

(Wrong author, but that doesn't count on this thread.)

Your turn!

[WordWolf]

2 hours ago, GeorgeStGeorge said:

Actually, "Ahab the Arab" was a Ray Stevens hit.

These lyrics have a Ray Stevens feel, but I'm pretty sure it's not "Ahab the Arab."

George

This was from when Ahab went to Fatima. This is what she was doing when he arrived.

BTW, there's 2 versions of the song.  The classic ends with Ahab and Fatima dancing. The later version has the husband bursting in, and Ahab escaping on Clyde.

[redrock and blues]

Yeah...Fatima of the Seven Veils...swingin'est number one dancer!

 

"I'll give you everything and more and that's for sure..."

[Human without the bean]

51 minutes ago, redrock and blues said:

 

 

"I'll give you everything and more and that's for sure..."

For Your Love

[Human without the bean]

I'm going.

When I was younger, so much younger than today

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Help!

This one might be borderline for this thread...

"Eyes that look like heaven, lips like cherry wine
That girl can sure enough make my little light shine."

George

[Human without the bean]

On 5/22/2023 at 11:54 AM, GeorgeStGeorge said:

Help!

This one might be borderline for this thread...

"Eyes that look like heaven, lips like cherry wine
That girl can sure enough make my little light shine."

George

You're right George.  I think it is borderline.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

It was  a crossover hit.

George

[Raf]

Elvira, Oak Ridge Boys

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Kee-rect!

George

[Raf]

While she lays sleeping

I stay up late at night and play my songs

And sometimes all the nights can be so long

[Raf]

On second thought, let me go with an easier one:

On a warm summer's evening, on a train bound for nowhere...

 

Extra credit if you can name them both

[Human without the bean]

10 hours ago, Raf said:

Extra credit if you can name them both

I can't name both but I'm holding some cards on the latter one.  I wait and see if somebody can name them both.

[Raf]

ah just post it...

[Human without the bean]

The Gambler

[Human without the bean]

1 hour ago, Human without the bean said:

The Gambler

Here's something

So, by the dark of the moon I planted
But there came an early snow
There's been an old hoot owl howling
Outside my window now, six nights in a row

[Raf]

On 5/24/2023 at 1:42 PM, Raf said:

While she lays sleeping

I stay up late at night and play my songs

And sometimes all the nights can be so long

Kenny Rogers: She Believes In Me.

 

[Raf]

11 hours ago, Human without the bean said:

Here's something

So, by the dark of the moon I planted
But there came an early snow
There's been an old hoot owl howling
Outside my window now, six nights in a row

No idea

[Human without the bean]

47 minutes ago, Raf said:

No idea

Really, I thought that last thing (hoot owl) would ring a bell.

How about this one? 

Standing in the dock at Southampton
Trying to get to Holland or France

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Both of your last posts seem familiar, but they don't come immediately to mind.

George

[WordWolf]

6 hours ago, Human without the bean said:

Really, I thought that last thing (hoot owl) would ring a bell.

How about this one? 

Standing in the dock at Southampton
Trying to get to Holland or France

Um, "Rock and Roll Band"???

[Human without the bean]

2 hours ago, WordWolf said:

Um, "Rock and Roll Band"???

Yes, one of the biggest ever!