As I mentioned elsewhere, there's a long-running song title association game on h2g2. It's slightly problematic because the OP wasn't very clearly defined - "All you have to do is think of a song title that matches or follows on from the previous one posted." This could mean using a word, or variant thereof, from the preceding title, or it could be something more imaginative. Here's a recent sequence from h2g2:-

Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver
Homeward Bound ~ Simon & Garfunkel
Sweet Home Chicago - Barack Obama
Cook With Honey ~ Judy Collins
Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
Sweets for my Sweet - The Drifters

Some links are mysteriously disallowed on the h2g2 thread, most recently White Rabbit -> Late For The Sky. That would be allowed here, since the concept most closely associated with The White Rabbit is lateness. In fact, I propose that any demonstrable association be allowed - and should be demonstrated on request. However, the aim of the game is not to mystify other posters with obscure and convoluted links, and brickbats will be awarded to those who continually do so.

The format is the same as in the Daisy Chain, but the artist name is only for information - the link should be on the song title.

I'll start, optimistically, with

Expecting to Fly ~ Buffalo Springfield

Cash! Boom! Bang! - Roxette

Flash, Bang, Wallop! ~ Tommy Steele


(As Google puts it, Did you mean: crash! boom! bang!)



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It Hit Me Like A Hammer - Huey Lewis and The News

Nine Pound Hammer ~ Merle Travis (tbh I only know the John Prine version)

If I Had A Hammer - Peter, Paul and Mary

El Condor Pasa (If I Could) ~ Simon & Garfunkel

I Would Walk 500 MIles - The Proclaimers

These Boots Are Made for Walkin' ~ Nancy Sinatra

kinky boots - patrick macnee and honor blackman

Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury & The Blockheads

Reasons To Be Cheerful - Ian Dury & The Blockheads

These are a few of my favourite things - Julie Andrews

Might I suggest that the title, that is being replied to, is displayed, especially as the link is by title theme, not artist. This might help thickos like me under stand the link!

. Ivor



The original and real cat with the swishy tail.
Accept no imitations.

These are a few of my favourite things

Puff the Magic Dragon (string is the link - is that allowed? It's in the lyric of both but not the title. I'm not sure I've got the hang of this )

Lady Penelope Wrote:
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> These are a few of my favourite things - Julie Andrews

Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

The connection being a Burkiss Way sketch in which Lord Russian Emigree is dictating his autobiography and remembers a party in which Joni Mitchell releases both sides now, and later when his hands were bandaged Julie Andrews brough out my favourite things.

One - Three Dog Night

(Both Sides = One)

waiting4atickle Wrote:
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> the aim of the game is not to mystify other posters with obscure and convoluted links

Nothing wrong with linking via the lyrics per se, although your use of 'string' seems very random, rum. PAW's link strikes me as being excessively obscure, but linked to the wrong post anyway, which leaves Jan out on a limb. I haven't a clue what Mat's post is about. And the title of the Julie Andrews song is "My Favourite Things". Otherwise, it's all going swimmingly.

My Favourite Things

Wine, Women and Song ~ Smokey Robinson

(I've Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

(I've Had) The Time of My Life

Don't Stop Me Now ~ Queen

Don't Stop Me Now ~ Queen


Ridin' Dirty - Chamillionaire

waiting4atickle Wrote:
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> I haven't a clue what Mat's post is about.

It was saying "Stop the sketch! This is getting silly."

Don't Stop Me Now ~ Queen


Ridin' Dirty - Chamillionaire

(Suppose I should explain the link for those who don't get it. The song is about racial profiling by police where they stop African-American's in an attempt to catch them with drugs or "Ridin' Dirty". Hence, Don't Stop Me Now.)

Glad you explained that one, Jan. I didn't get it. Did anyone else?

Ridin' Dirty

I'd Rather Be A Cowboy ~ John Denver

Along Comes Mary - The Association

I though the link was "dont stop me now because I am riding....................!!!! Oh well

Along comes Mary - She'll be coming round the mountain (when she comes) - Childrens Song

Double link - the word "come" and the idea - how will she come , she will be coming round etc.

Might it help if you can run the two titles together and they make sense - if not necessarily a grammatial sentence!

"She'll be coming round the mountain" links to "When She Comes" by Van Der Graaf Generator

When she comes - If we'd known you were coming we'd have baked a cake (Hope and Crosby)

Glad you explained that one, Jan. I didn't get it. Did anyone else?

Probably not. I had intended on writing the explanation when I posted, but I had three other things going on and I was speed posting.



Texas Cookin' - George Strait

(Self-explanatory )