WordWolf Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Looks like we need another clue, or another song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawnbroker Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 new tune~~ It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance. posting 4 Sharon~~ (will tell other song after this one is guessed correctly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordWolf Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 "The Rose", Bette Midler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordWolf Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 new tune~~It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance. posting 4 Sharon~~ (will tell other song after this one is guessed correctly) So, did I get this one right? "The Rose", Bette Midler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 Yes, that is correct. 500 karaoke nights confirm it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordWolf Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 "A final message- 'Give my wife my love'- then nothing more" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 Gotta be Space Oddity Dang! Right idea, wrong song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordWolf Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Oooh-close! I didn't think you'd fall for that one.... But David Bowie did NOT do THIS song. For some reason, I CLEARLY remember this song as being by "Information Station"- but ALL records I can find have an entirely DIFFERENT listing, and ALL references I've heard in the past few years all agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted January 26, 2006 Author Share Posted January 26, 2006 Hint: The lyrics to the song I listed give a MAJOR clue to the title of the song Word Wolf is looking for. Heh heh heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordWolf Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 (edited) "Standing there alone The ship is waiting All systems are go-are you sure? 'Control' is not convinced But the computer Has the evidence. 'No need to abort'. The countdown starts." "Across the stratosphere, A final message- 'Give my wife my love'- then nothing more" Edited January 27, 2006 by WordWolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeStGeorge Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I have no idea. Sorry. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordWolf Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 (edited) "Standing there alone The ship is waiting All systems are go-are you sure? 'Control' is not convinced But the computer Has the evidence. 'No need to abort'. The countdown starts." "Four, three, two, one... Earth below us, drifting, falling, Floating weightless, calling, calling home" "Across the stratosphere, A final message- 'Give my wife my love'- then nothing more" It's neither "Space Oddity" nor "Ashes to Ashes", but may remind you of either song (or vice versa.) Somebody out there listened to 80s music, I know it... Edited January 28, 2006 by WordWolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doojable Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 I'll take a SWAG ( Scientific Wild A$$ Guess - tho not really all that scientific) and venture Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd ( I'm not really all that confident tho) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordWolf Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 No, but you have the right decade. Maybe if you figured out the name of the character in the song... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakspear Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Okay...was it "Major Tom...something, something...maybe, "Going Home", or "Coming Home" Some German guy...Sch...something....aaaaah... ...I really hated 80's music...but it was everywhere...in the 80's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeStGeorge Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I was thinking of "Ground Control to Major Tom," but I thought that was a lot earlier than the 80's?? George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakspear Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I was thinking of "Ground Control to Major Tom," but I thought that was a lot earlier than the 80's??George That was "Space Oddity" by David Bowie that had "Ground Control to Major Tom," in the lyrics...this is another song about Major Tom... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottawayfer Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I think you guys got it. Here's the link I found: http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/artists/peterschilling.htm Major Tom - Coming Home Standing there alone The ship is waiting All systems are go Are you sure? Control is not convinced But the computer Has the evidence "No need to abort" The countdown starts Watching in a trance The crew is certain Nothing left to chance All is working Trying to relax Up in the capsule "Send me up a drink" Jokes Major Tom The count goes on CHORUS: 4...3...2...1... Earth below us Drifting falling Floating weightless Calling calling home... Second stage is cut We're now in orbit Stabilizers up Running perfect Starting to collect Requested data What will it affect When all is done Thinks Major Tom Back at ground control There is a problem Go to rockets full Not responding "Hello Major Tom Are you receiving Turn the thrusters on We're standing by" There's no reply CHORUS Across the stratosphere A final message "Give my wife my love" Then nothing more Far beneath the ship The world is mourning They don't realize He's alive No one understands But Major Tom sees Now the life commands This is my home I'm coming home Earth below us Drifting falling Floating weightless Coming home... Earth below us Drifting falling Floating weightless Coming home... Earth below us Drifting falling Floating weightless Coming coming home... Home..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordWolf Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 That was "Space Oddity" by David Bowie that had "Ground Control to Major Tom," in the lyrics...this is another song about Major Tom... CORRECT. And Oakspear had the title correct in his earlier post, "Major Tom"(Earth Below Us). The artist was Peter Schilling, the "German guy". For reasons which escape me, when it was a current hit, the artist was "Information Station", which I can find NO record of. (I remember this because I was a fan at the time, and tried to remember all titles with artists if I was a fan of a song. = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordWolf Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 As you already saw, it was NOT David Bowie's "Space Oddity", which introduced Major Tom. This song was almost a reprise of the Bowie tune. In both, Major Tom is lost and never heard from again, lost somewhere in space. In "Major Tom", it's clear he's BELIEVED dead, but has chosen to remain in space, considering it his new home. Those of you who are serious David Bowie fans will remember that "Ashes to Ashes" mentions Major Tom again, and some fans believe that this song says that Major Tom was an allegory, and the "astronaut" had a drug addiction. Since some drug users saw themselves as pioneers and astronauts (as opposed to, say, just someone taking drugs, getting the munchies and watching tv), this isn't far-fetched. Me, I say, enjoy both songs for themselves. Oakspear, your turn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakspear Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I feel lucky I just feel that way I'm on a bus to Atlantic City later on today now I'm sittin' at a blackjack table and I swear to God my dealer has a tag says "Mabel" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakspear Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 ...kind of obscure, I know...but this crowd knows its music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakspear Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Did I kill this thread? Anybody need a hint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordWolf Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Did this song appear on the soundtrack to "Traxx"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakspear Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I don't know about that WW. The band is from the Boston area, is now defunct, since the lead singer died of a heart attack on stage in Italy in the late 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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It was played on album oriented stations so that counts. I remember it I just can't think of the song right now
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Don't know the title but then I never did like the stones to much. unless it was covered by Flying Burrito brothers also which would make it dead flowers but I think that's another song.
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pawnbroker
new tune~~
It's the dream afraid of waking
that never takes the chance.
posting 4 Sharon~~
(will tell other song after this one is guessed correctly)
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"The Rose", Bette Midler.
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So, did I get this one right? "The Rose", Bette Midler?
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Raf
Yes, that is correct. 500 karaoke nights confirm it.
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"A final message- 'Give my wife my love'-
then
nothing
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Raf
Gotta be Space Oddity
Dang! Right idea, wrong song.
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WordWolf
Oooh-close!
I didn't think you'd fall for that one....
But David Bowie did NOT do THIS song.
For some reason, I CLEARLY remember this song as being by
"Information Station"- but ALL records I can find have an
entirely DIFFERENT listing, and ALL references I've heard in the
past few years all agree.
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Hint: The lyrics to the song I listed give a MAJOR clue to the title of the song Word Wolf is looking for.
Heh heh heh.
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"Standing there alone
The ship is waiting
All systems are go-are you sure?
'Control' is not convinced
But the computer
Has the evidence.
'No need to abort'.
The countdown starts."
"Across the stratosphere,
A final message- 'Give my wife my love'-
then
nothing
more"
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GeorgeStGeorge
I have no idea. Sorry.
George
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WordWolf
"Standing there alone
The ship is waiting
All systems are go-are you sure?
'Control' is not convinced
But the computer
Has the evidence.
'No need to abort'.
The countdown starts."
"Four, three, two, one...
Earth below us, drifting, falling,
Floating weightless, calling, calling home"
"Across the stratosphere,
A final message- 'Give my wife my love'-
then
nothing
more"
It's neither "Space Oddity" nor "Ashes to Ashes",
but may remind you of either song (or vice versa.)
Somebody out there listened to 80s music, I know it...
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doojable
I'll take a SWAG ( Scientific Wild A$$ Guess - tho not really all that scientific) and venture
Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd ( I'm not really all that confident tho)
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WordWolf
No, but you have the right decade.
Maybe if you figured out the name of the character in the song...
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Oakspear
Okay...was it "Major Tom...something, something...maybe, "Going Home", or "Coming Home"
Some German guy...Sch...something....aaaaah...
...I really hated 80's music...but it was everywhere...in the 80's 
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I was thinking of "Ground Control to Major Tom," but I thought that was a lot earlier than the 80's??
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Nottawayfer
I think you guys got it. Here's the link I found: http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/artists/peterschilling.htm
Major Tom - Coming Home
Standing there alone
The ship is waiting
All systems are go
Are you sure?
Control is not convinced
But the computer
Has the evidence
"No need to abort"
The countdown starts
Watching in a trance
The crew is certain
Nothing left to chance
All is working
Trying to relax
Up in the capsule
"Send me up a drink"
Jokes Major Tom
The count goes on
CHORUS:
4...3...2...1...
Earth below us
Drifting falling
Floating weightless
Calling calling home...
Second stage is cut
We're now in orbit
Stabilizers up
Running perfect
Starting to collect
Requested data
What will it affect
When all is done
Thinks Major Tom
Back at ground control
There is a problem
Go to rockets full
Not responding
"Hello Major Tom
Are you receiving
Turn the thrusters on
We're standing by"
There's no reply
CHORUS
Across the stratosphere
A final message
"Give my wife my love"
Then nothing more
Far beneath the ship
The world is mourning
They don't realize
He's alive
No one understands
But Major Tom sees
Now the life commands
This is my home
I'm coming home
Earth below us
Drifting falling
Floating weightless
Coming home...
Earth below us
Drifting falling
Floating weightless
Coming home...
Earth below us
Drifting falling
Floating weightless
Coming coming home...
Home.....
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WordWolf
CORRECT.
And Oakspear had the title correct in his earlier post,
"Major Tom"(Earth Below Us).
The artist was Peter Schilling, the "German guy".
For reasons which escape me, when it was a current hit,
the artist was "Information Station", which I can find NO record
of. (I remember this because I was a fan at the time,
and tried to remember all titles with artists if I was a fan of a song.
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As you already saw, it was NOT David Bowie's "Space Oddity", which introduced
Major Tom. This song was almost a reprise of the Bowie tune.
In both, Major Tom is lost and never heard from again, lost somewhere
in space. In "Major Tom", it's clear he's BELIEVED dead, but has chosen
to remain in space, considering it his new home.
Those of you who are serious David Bowie fans will remember that
"Ashes to Ashes" mentions Major Tom again, and some fans believe
that this song says that Major Tom was an allegory, and the
"astronaut" had a drug addiction.
Since some drug users saw themselves as pioneers and astronauts
(as opposed to, say, just someone taking drugs, getting the munchies
and watching tv), this isn't far-fetched.
Me, I say, enjoy both songs for themselves.
Oakspear, your turn!
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Oakspear
I feel lucky
I just feel that way
I'm on a bus to Atlantic City
later on today
now I'm sittin' at a blackjack table
and I swear to God my dealer has a tag says "Mabel"
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Oakspear
...kind of obscure, I know...but this crowd knows its music
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Oakspear
Did I kill this thread? Anybody need a hint?
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WordWolf
Did this song appear on the soundtrack to "Traxx"?
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Oakspear
I don't know about that WW.
The band is from the Boston area, is now defunct, since the lead singer died of a heart attack on stage in Italy in the late 90's.
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