"One Night in Bangkok" and "I know him so well"!!! My parents had a cassette of the "Chess" soundtrack when I was younger and I listened to it over and over 💛.
Ahh, Smashing Pumpkins. That's another one I remember very fondly from May. And wow, 'Domino Dancing'. I haven't thought about that song for a while. Very nicely done... 😎
Great to have you here again Gordon and what a wonderful piece you've created. I like the twist at the end how we think it's all over and then it starts again. Will go and listen to Weezer and Joni Mitchell now! Thank you!
Well, for this one, I thought I'd try to do something a bit different, so I've been exploring video game soundtracks. The one that seems to use the most diverse range of well-known music is the 'Grand Theft Auto' series. So here's a quick poem, based on some of those songs...
Love this! You’ve gone very serious and I think the character in this poem will need something more than those three cigarettes after the midlife crisis and the heart break. Great one!
Absolutely! He's spiralling out of control and is definitely going to end up buying an over the top car, or a motorbike. Haha! This was a great Theme to explore, and it's always interesting trying to find these little stories hiding amongst the song titles. I'm glad you enjoyed it... 😎
Wow! Gloria, you arrive and the games have begun! Seriously, you've taken this to a whole other level with this. Run to the hills, the final countdown, Heroes, In the end and Another one bites the dust. I don't know anything about Warcraft games. How does it work? Does the music bring you to the game or is the game introducing these old classics to the younger crowds. Seems like they do a perfect score for the war games, but never played one. Thank you for all the time you took to reference everything and creating this treat.🙏🏻
Yesssss! It's back! I'll have a think and see what I can come up with for this. 'Games' is an intriguing one, for sure. Also, I've just put up a new Post for Halloween, featuring a revised version of one of my earlier Song Title stories. This one turns the soulful songs of The Isley Brothers into a quick little Horror tale! Haha... 😎 Find it here: https://chrisjfranklin.substack.com/p/run-the-titles-volume-four
Thanks! That is much appreciated. I enjoyed the May Challenge so much, and I'm slowly revising and reworking the stories into a nice collection. I'll probably still be tinkering with them by the time next May comes around! Haha... 😎
You're very welcome! It's definitely a very interesting and unique challenge. And it's amazing how much fun you can have rearranging song titles into different orders. Haha... 😎
Bingo bango
The name of the game
Limbo rock
It’s only a paper moon
Evil Woman
Quit playing games with my heart
Eeni Meeni Myni Mo
Linger
One night in Bangkok
My favourite mistake
Russian roulette
Dare me
Double dutch
Jump around
Games without frontiers
Domino dancing
The gambler
I know him so well
Take a bow
The winner takes it all
The Pinball Song
Joyride
Merry Go ’Round
Freedom
Dangerous
Darts
My favourite game
Paper planes
The Card Cheat
Love is a losing game
Absolute beginners
Press the start button
Pinball
Spitting games
Cup of Life
1979
artists
Bingo bango - Basement Jaxx
The name of the game - Abba
Limbo rock - Chubby Checker
It’s only a paper moon - Nat King Cole
Evil Woman - Black Sabbath
Quit playing games with my heart - Back Street Boys
Eeni Meeni Myni Mo - Omar Lye Fook
Linger - The Cranberries
One night in Bangkok - Murray Head
My favourite mistake - Sheryl Crow
Russian roulette - George Michael
Dare me - The Pointer Sisters
Games without frontiers - Peter Gabriel
Domino dancing -Pet Shop Boys
The gambler - Kenny Rogers
I know him so well - Chess Musical, Elaine Paige
Jump around - House of pain
Double dutch -Malcolm MacLaren
Take a bow - Madonna
The winner takes it all - ABBA
The Pinball Song - The Pointer Sisters
Joyride - Roxette
Merry Go ’Round - Kacey Musgraves
Freedom - WHAM!
Dangerous - Roxette
Darts - The Long Blondes
My favourite game - Cardigans
Paper planes -M.I.A.
The Card Cheat - The Clash
Love is a losing game - Amy Winehouse
Absolute beginners - David Bowie
press the start button - Ludacris
Pinball - Brian Protheroe
Spitting games - Snow Patrol
Cup of Life - Ricky Martin
1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
So much fun packed into this poem and the second mention of Peter Gabriel. I think he deserves a whole Friday dedicated to him.
Thank you! Yes he and David Bowie and a few more deserve their own day... Maybe we'll do an icon's day?
Ooh icons day, yes please :)
You got it! Do you think we do a Xmas theme next month or is it too cheesy?
Load on the cheese I say. I'm gonna write An Ode to the Grinch :)
I think so too! The second I posted the question I thought.... we need cheese and Christmas! If we can't do it here where can we do it? Hahahahaha!
"One Night in Bangkok" and "I know him so well"!!! My parents had a cassette of the "Chess" soundtrack when I was younger and I listened to it over and over 💛.
Good old music that I appreciate a lot more know. Abba born again in a way.
Ahh, Smashing Pumpkins. That's another one I remember very fondly from May. And wow, 'Domino Dancing'. I haven't thought about that song for a while. Very nicely done... 😎
It’s a great song and video! Never liked it when it came out, but now it’s in my head these days.
It's one of their best, for sure... 😎
HIDE & SEEK
.
1234...ready or not
here I come
hide under leaves
hide in your shell
I will find you
my Adidas wet feet
walking in the high grass
hiding under the tree in the rain
sitting waiting wishing
we're going to be friends
wildflowers forever held
tiptoe thru the tulips with me
chase the sun
an endless sky of honey
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https://youtu.be/PKfD8d3XJok?feature=shared
1234 - Feist
ready or not - The Fugees
here I come - LSPLASH
hide under leaves - Oerwoud
hide in your shell - Supertramp
my Adidas - run DMC
wet feet - Velkratiuk
walking in the high grass - Lucas DiSalvo
I will find you - Vintage Culture
hiding under the tree in the rain - Ruido Rosado
sitting waiting wishing - Jack Johnson
we're going to be friends - The white stripes
wildflowers - Tom Petty
forever held - Jon Hopkins, Ólafur Arnalds
tiptoe thru the tulips with me - Tiny Tim
chase the sun - Planet Funk
an endless sky of honey - Kate Bush
That is a wonderful job! These fit together so well... 😎
Cheers Chris :)
gorgeous!
Oh this is good! Thank you Treasa! Great compilation and title. You put all the fun children games in here and Feist at the start. Brilliant!
The Circle Game
The Game of Love
Let the Games Begin
Tumbling Dice
Wicked Game
Girls Fall Like Dominoes
Only a Pawn in Their Game
Oh Domino
Games People Play
Games Without Frontiers
Mind Games
End of the Game
Let the Games Begin
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And the songs and artists are:
The Circle Game -Joni Mitchell
Let the Games Begin - AJR
The Game of Love - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
Girls Fall Like Dominoes —Nicki Minaj
Only a Pawn in Their Game - Bob Dylan
Oh Domino - Van Morrison
Games People Play - The Alan Parsons Project
Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel
Mind Games -John Lennon
End of the Game - Weezer
Let the Games Begin - AJR
Great to have you here again Gordon and what a wonderful piece you've created. I like the twist at the end how we think it's all over and then it starts again. Will go and listen to Weezer and Joni Mitchell now! Thank you!
Very cool song choices that form a fab poem.
Brilliant! Those are definitely some of my favourite songs with 'Game' in the title. Especially Lennon and Gabriel. Well done... 😎👍
Well, for this one, I thought I'd try to do something a bit different, so I've been exploring video game soundtracks. The one that seems to use the most diverse range of well-known music is the 'Grand Theft Auto' series. So here's a quick poem, based on some of those songs...
GRAND THEFT AUTO (Poem)
OWNER OF A LONELY HEART,
MIDLIFE CRISIS,
DANGER ZONE.
*
GIN AND JUICE,
ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER.
*
FOR NOW, BAD GIRLS,
MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY,
THREE CIGARETTES IN AN ASHTRAY... 😎
Love this! You’ve gone very serious and I think the character in this poem will need something more than those three cigarettes after the midlife crisis and the heart break. Great one!
Absolutely! He's spiralling out of control and is definitely going to end up buying an over the top car, or a motorbike. Haha! This was a great Theme to explore, and it's always interesting trying to find these little stories hiding amongst the song titles. I'm glad you enjoyed it... 😎
FOR THE ALLIANCE AND HORDE
-------------------------
Enter Sandman
. . . Welcome to the Jungle
. . . . . . The Final Countdown
Warriors of the World
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Army of the Night
. . . Paint It Black
. . . . . . Bark at the Moon
Rise of the Valkyries
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Highway to Hell
. . . Through the Fire and Flames
. . . . . . The Sound of Silence
In The End
-------------------------
Heroes
. . . Run to the Hills
. . . . . . March of the Kings
Power of the Horde
-------------------------
Master of Puppets
. . . Another One Bites the Dust
. . . . . . Warriors of the World
Until the End of Time
-------------------------
FOR LORDAERON
Songs and Their WoW Connections:
"Enter Sandman" (Metallica) - Emerald Nightmare raids
"Welcome to the Jungle" (Guns N' Roses) - Stranglethorn Vale
"The Final Countdown" (Europe) - Pre-raid timing
"Warriors of the World" (Manowar) - The spirit of Azeroth
"Army of the Night" (Powerwolf) - Undead armies
"Paint It Black" (Rolling Stones) - Corruption themes
"Bark at the Moon" (Ozzy Osbourne) - Worgen transformation
"Rise of the Valkyries" (Wagner) - Val'kyr in Northrend
"Highway to Hell" (AC/DC) - Hellfire Peninsula
"Through the Fire and Flames" (DragonForce) - Dragon aspects
"The Sound of Silence" (Simon & Garfunkel) - Post-battle quiet
"In The End" (Linkin Park) - Raid wipes
"Heroes" (David Bowie) - Champions of Azeroth
"Run to the Hills" (Iron Maiden) - World boss encounters
"March of the Kings" (Manowar) - Alliance themes
"Power of the Horde" (Elite Tauren Chieftain) - Horde anthem
"Master of Puppets" (Metallica) - The Lich King's control
"Another One Bites the Dust" (Queen) - PvP victories
"Until the End of Time" (Justin Timberlake) - Eternal conflict
LOK'TAR OGAR!
Fantastic job! This conjures some wonderful images of heroic battles... 😎
Wow! Gloria, you arrive and the games have begun! Seriously, you've taken this to a whole other level with this. Run to the hills, the final countdown, Heroes, In the end and Another one bites the dust. I don't know anything about Warcraft games. How does it work? Does the music bring you to the game or is the game introducing these old classics to the younger crowds. Seems like they do a perfect score for the war games, but never played one. Thank you for all the time you took to reference everything and creating this treat.🙏🏻
Yesssss! It's back! I'll have a think and see what I can come up with for this. 'Games' is an intriguing one, for sure. Also, I've just put up a new Post for Halloween, featuring a revised version of one of my earlier Song Title stories. This one turns the soulful songs of The Isley Brothers into a quick little Horror tale! Haha... 😎 Find it here: https://chrisjfranklin.substack.com/p/run-the-titles-volume-four
Thank you for the Isley Brothers! I commented on your post. Let’s see what you come up with for this one. :)
Thanks! That is much appreciated. I enjoyed the May Challenge so much, and I'm slowly revising and reworking the stories into a nice collection. I'll probably still be tinkering with them by the time next May comes around! Haha... 😎
Just for fun, I’m reliving my Junior High angst! 😳 See if you can guess the game.
Lights Out
Come on, Come on
The Circle Game
(Message in a) Bottle
You Spin Me
I Choose You
Panic!!!
Kiss
You Spin Me
Kiss Kiss
One More Time
Kiss Off
This is the Last Time
Kiss from a Rose
The Mystery of Love
The Party’s Over!
Oh Well.
…………………
Green Day
Cheap Trick
Joni Mitchell
Cheap Trick
Joni Mitchell
The Police
Dead or Alive
Sara Bareilles
The Smiths
Prince
Dead or Alive
Chris Brown and T-Pain
Daft Punk
Violent Femmes
The National
Seal
Journey
Deep Purple
Brilliant! Thank you Ann! You just got the whole game in this one. Loved it!
I’m glad you liked it—fun memories & tunes I like! Thanks so much for hosting!!!
That's it! Getting back to songs we like and finding new ones too! You're welcome Ann and thanks for joining.
Haha! That's a fun one, and a great interpretation of the Theme... 😎
Also, any excuse to recommend Cheap Trick’s “In Color” album. Underrated Rock-goodness. 🎸
Listening as I type and getting ready for a 70s themed night!
💛💛💛
Hello There! Haha... 😎
That'll wake you up!!!
Thanks Chris! Such a fun challenge--who can resist?
You're very welcome! It's definitely a very interesting and unique challenge. And it's amazing how much fun you can have rearranging song titles into different orders. Haha... 😎
My artist list got a little goofy—sorry bout that! 🙃
We allow goofy! Nothing to apologise for.
You're the Best at making all feel warmly welcomed! :-)
Awww thank you again!
… I’m a diehard World of Warcraft gamer. Oh, yeah, BABY.
Hahahahaha you surprise us every time!