Misc. Mental Musings
Name That Tune
S. G. Lacey
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Below is a one-line description of an individual’s name hidden in a classic rock song. This moniker doesn’t appear in the title of the track, and is only stated once, or a few times, rarely in the chorus, throughout the lyrics. For the most part, these are common people, rather than famous individuals in history.
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Pay attention to every word of the clue, as there are hidden hints on artist, title, and verbiage provided. In some cases, multiple characters are linked to the same song. The list is in chronological order, covering the two decades of melodically brilliance which started in 1965.
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For how many of these queries can you correctly identify the nickname, track, and band? There’s a wide range of lyrical challenges, from simple to subtle to sophisticated. Good luck with music memory recall, and enjoy these auditory anthems.
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March 1965: A homesick duo, the man mixing medicine, and gal gardening, both amusing allegories, with raspy riffs belted out in this artist’s traditional bluesy-rock style, albeit upbeat yet underground?
Answer
​“Johnny” & “Maggie”
Subterranean Homesick Blues
[Bob Dylan]
June 1968: Slowhand waits a while for this friend at a street intersection in Rosedale?
Answer
​“Willie Brown”
Crossroads
[Cream]
July 1968: A trio of folks carrying the weight for Canadian music? One walks along, with the devil herself. Another is lazy, just hanging around waiting for judgement. The last fellow is crazy, and has a needy dog.
Answer
“Carmen” & “Chester” & “Luke”
The Weight
[The Band]
November 1968: An alliterative animal has a deadly showdown with a guy over the girl he fancies, both human characters who have 3 different names?
Answer
“Magill, Lil, Nancy" &
"Dan, Danny Boy, Daniel”
Rocky Raccoon
[The Beatles]
March 1969: Mr. Clapton, aided by Mr. Harrison, is thinking about a lot of things, including this creamy married girl, as simply water under the bridge?
Answer
“Mabel”
Badge
[Cream]
April 1969: Two displaced immigrant folks who need to get back home; the man's from Tucson AZ, the woman from parts unknown in the UK, where this famous group is making a bold political statement.
Answer
“Jojo” & "Loretta Martin"
Get Back
[The Beatles]
February 1970: A lad who gets wet while fishing, then stoned in a van?
Answer
“Billy”
And It Stoned Me
[Van Morrison]
May 1970: Let this be the maternal woman you turn to in times of trouble?
Answer
“Mother Mary”
Let It Be
[The Beatles]
September 1970: The blonde lady in a tiff between feuding northern and southern rock groups, but no one knows why?
Answer
“Lily Belle”
Southern Man
[Neil Young]
September 1971: A sweetheart and a cohort to the moonlit band?
Answer
“Julie” & "John Tyler"
The Moon Struck One
[The Band]
November 1971: A manipulative gal, with smelly perfume, red lipstick, and a recognizable face, who reluctantly stays over?
Answer
“Rita”
Stay With Me
[Faces]
November 1972: An Irish affair involving a pistol and a rapier; this drunken sailor dies, and this thin lass mourns?
Answer
“Captain Farrell” & "Molly"
Whiskey In The Jar
[Thin Lizzy]
May 1973: This guy’s trying to get his pinkies on some cash, then get away to the lunar dark side?
Answer
“Jack”
Money
[Pink Floyd]
July 1973: A sweet lady on stage, and a savvy poker player at the tables, both taking money from a patriotic band in Little Rock, AR?
Answer
“Connie” & "Freddie King"
We're An American Band
[Grand Funk Railroad]
November 1973: Trio of generically-named losers at the bar listening to Bill on the piano: a bartender, a realtor, and a navy lifer?
Answer
“John” & "Paul" & "Davy"
Piano Man
[Billy Joel]
June 1974: A colorful law enforcement agent who got shot twice, via both reggae and rock?
Answer
“John Brown”
I Shot The Sheriff
[Bob Marley & Eric Clapton]
October 1974: A killed queen?
Answer
“Marie Antoinette”
Killer Queen
[Queen]
August 1975: The boss is born to go on a motorcycle ride with this lovely lady?
Answer
“Wendy”
Born To Run
[Bruce Springsteen]
October 1975: A pair of Italian Renaissance characters who are mercurial, but very frightening?
Answer
“Scaramouche & Galileo”
Bohemian Rhapsody
[Queen]
April 1976: A lady know as Liz is slapping this poor guy around, when the boys return to town.
Answer
“Johnny”
The Boys Are Back In Town
[Thin Lizzy]
August 1976: A criminal couple with androgenous names conceived by Mr. Miller, are chased by this Texas detective who knows all the facts about taking money?
Answer
“Billy Jo & Bobby Sue"
& "Billy Mac”
Take The Money And Run
[Steve Miller Band]
September 1976: She's feeling bad walking away from the capital of Massachusetts?
Answer
“Marianne”
More Than A Feeling
[Boston]
October 1978: This fat-bottomed nanny was an adolescent’s dreamy royal highness?
Answer
“Fanny”
Fat Bottom Girls
[Queen]
February 1980: A baker’s dozen of language stereotype kids playing games on the international stage, of which Peter isn’t one?
Answer
“Hans, Lotte, Jane, Willi, Suki, Leo, Sacha, Britt, Adolf, Enrico, Andre, Chiang Ching, & Lin Tai Yu”
Games Without Frontiers
[Peter Gabriel]
October 1980: The New Jersey teenage river lover E-Street wasn’t proud of?
Answer
“Mary”
The River
[Bruce Springsteen]
June 1982: This entity, a boat turned woman, sailed the southern hemisphere waters under a CSN flag?
Answer
“Music”
Southern Cross
[Crosby, Stills, & Nash]
May 1984: Alliterative ex-husband to Bruce’s lady friend during high school glory?
Answer
“Bobby”
Glory Days
[Bruce Springsteen]