Name that Tune

[WordWolf]

8 hours ago, GeorgeStGeorge said:

Alley-Oop?

George

Yes.  "This cat's name is Alley-Oop."  Courtesy of the Hollywood Argyles.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

She's 41 and her daddy still calls her "baby"
All the folks 'round Brownsville say she's crazy
'Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand
Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man

George

[Human without the bean]

Sounds to me like a Mac Davis tune.  I could use another line or two George.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

I just realized that this song only has two verses and a chorus that gets repeated A LOT.  Here's the other verse with the title redacted:

In her younger days, they called her [TITLE]
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
Then a man of low degree stood by her side
And he promised her he'd take her for his bride

George

[Raf]

Delta Dawn

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Keerect.  You should name a performer on this thread.

George

[Raf]

oh.

Connie Francis?

[Raf]

No, Tanya Tucker. That's the one.

 

[Raf]

Late at night, when it's dark and cold
I reach out for someone to hold.
When I'm blue, when I'm lonely,
She comes through. She's the only one who can.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Not familiar, but maybe with a few more lines?

George

[Raf]

It did get air time, but yeah, a little on the obscure side.

 

In my time I've wandered everywhere

Around this world, she would always be there

Any day, any hour, all it takes is the power in my hands...

[Raf]

They say no one's gonna play this on the radio.
They say melancholy blues are dead and gone.
But only songs like these played in minor keys
Keep those memories holding on.

[Human without the bean]

22 hours ago, Raf said:

They say no one's gonna play this on the radio.
They say melancholy blues are dead and gone.
But only songs like these played in minor keys
Keep those memories holding on.

I'm not certain, at least for me, but I think you can quote this entire song Raf. and I'm not going to get it.

[Raf]

I think you're right.

 

[WordWolf]

The sentiment sounds like Billy Joel, but I can't pin it to any song I recognize.

[Raf]

Baby Grand

Billy Joel and Ray Charles sing a love song to their pianos.

 

 

[Raf]

It used to seem to me that my life ran on too fast

And I had to take it slowly just to make the good part last.

But when you're born to run, it's so hard to just slow down,

So don't be surprised to see me back in that bright part of town.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Don't know this one, either.

George

[Raf]

I'll be [Title]

All the doors I closed one time will open up again.

I 'll be [Title]

All the eyes that watched me once will smile and take me in.

...

...

And we'll drink and dance with one hand free

Have the world so easily

Sure will be a sight to see...

 

Hint: it was used in a beer commercial once, as the title incorporated the name of a beer [incidentally. Not a deliberate allusion].

[Human without the bean]

Here we are again, two weeks later.

[WordWolf]

We need a bit more.

[Raf]

Back in the High Life by Steve Winwood.

Miller uses it in the commercial, naturally

[WordWolf]

2 hours ago, Raf said:

Back in the High Life by Steve Winwood.

Miller uses it in the commercial, naturally

For MIller High Life, obviously.  The song's coming back to me a bit, now, but I really only remember the chorus.

[Human without the bean]

WordWolf you are up.

[WordWolf]

I'll get back to this in a bit.