Song Lyrics Quiz 9

Song Lyrics 9

1) Perry Como wanted to put what in his pocket

a) your money

b) his hankie

c) a falling star

2) Frankie Laine loved the wide open spaces so he sang what

a) Don't fence me in

b) Don't sit under the apple tree

c) Don't take your love away

3) Doris Day thought "what will be will be" but how did she translate it?

a) Hasta La Vista, Baby

b) Que Sera Sera

c) arrivederci

4) For Nat King Cole what is going to "carry my loved one home safely to me"

a) American Express

b) P and O line

c) red sails in the sunset

5) who did Eddie Cantor describe as "oh what a girl"

a) Suzi

b) Lady Gaga

c) Kylie

6) Barbara Striesand was going to sing a song of cheer because

a) happy days are here again

b) the gas bill arrived

c) she'd had a little drink about an hour ago

7) For Ella Fitzgerald sugar was sweet and so was she

a) a blackbird

b) a bluebird

c) a grey bird

8) Elvis Presley asked "Please don't break my heart in two" because

a) it's the only one I've got

b) I haven't got one

c) I don't have a wooden heart

9) Dean Martin was going to buy what for a blue lady?

a) a matching blue dress

b) a part in the Smurfs

c) red roses

10) Connie Francis want to know "who's heart is aching for" what?

a) breaking each vow

b) breaking the dining service

c) breaking parole

11) Al Jolson and Dean Martin thought "Nothing could be finer than " what

a) a train to chattanooga

b) to be in Carolina in the morning

c) to be in Memphis in the evening

12) Louis Armstrong sang "Rain may glisten but I still listen for hours and hours " for what

a) a bluebird

b) a blackbird

c) a red red robin

13) Why was Gene Kelly laughing at clouds so dark up above?

a) he had a strange sense of humour

b) the forecast was sunny intervals

c) The sun's in my heart and I'm ready for love

14) What was Tiny Tim's invitation

a) come round for drinks

b) pick me up at eight

c) tiptoe through the tulips with me

15) What was Jerry Lee Lewis's invitation?

a) come round for drinks

b) pick me up at eight

c) tiptoe through the tulips with me

16) Al Jolson and Brenda Lee were "Just a rolling along, just a rolling along " but where were they?

a) in a Chevrolet

b) in a Nash Rambler

c) sittin' on top of the world

17) The Andrews Sisters sang "He's in the army now". Who?

a) Elvis

b) Eisenhower

c) the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B

18) Who was Al Jolson wishing goodbye to?

a) Toot toot tootsie

b) Desmond Tutu

c) Two ton Ted from Teddington

19) The Four Aces thought "Those wedding bells are breakin' up" what?

a) that old gang of mine

b) the silence

c) the party

20 For Sinatra when did "The whole world smile with you" ?

a) when you're doing something daft

b) when you're smiling

c) when you're as rich as Rockefeller

Please try the questions before looking at the answers

1) c 2) a 3) b 4) c 5) a

6) a 7) a 8) c 9) c 10) a

11) b 12) c 13) c 14) c 15) b 

16) c 17) c 18) a 19) a 20) b

 

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Tory Lib Dems

I notice Lib Dems are appealing to Labour voters to back them against the Tories.

 They would also like them to kindly forget their disgusting coalition with the Tories as well.

 

 

Anti Social Capitalism

The government website boasts that "Perpetrators of anti-social behaviour will face swift and visible justice".

However, does this mean the profiteers of Southern Water will have to don high visibility jackets with "Community Payback" on the back while they clear up the sewage they pump into rivers and the sea every day of the week?

I wouldn't bank on it.

 

 

 

La Belle France

Such a pity Charles' visit to France has been delayed. They really know how to treat royalty over there. They cut them down to size.

Song Lyrics Quiz 8

Song Lyrics 8

1) Why wouldn't I give you tuppence for your old watch chain?

a) it's stolen b) it's old iron c) I don't want one

2) Dusty Springfield didn't know what to do with...

a) her hair b) her money c) herself

3) Gene Austin asked you very confidentially

a) ain't she nice? b) are you from round here? c) can you lend me a dollar

4) Frank Crumit had a little drink about an hour ago and what does he want now?

a) more money b) a breathalyser c) the way to go home

5) Vera Lynn thought there would be "love and laughter and peace ever after " when?

a) on Tuesday b) when this lousy war is over c) tomorrow, just you wait and see

6) "Roll out the barrel" and what will happen?

a) we'll have a barrel of fun b) we're going to need a bigger barrel c) somebody's got to pay for this

7) "Goodbye Piccadilly, farewell Leicester Square " but where was John McCormack going?

a) to Kilkenny b) to save Kenny c) to Tipperary

8) The Peerless Quartet (also Betty Boop) wanted to "Keep the lovelight glowing in your eyes so true" and what

a) let me take you to the pictures b) let me call you sweetheart c) let me call you on the phone

9) "you’ll never know dear how much I love you, " so

a) don't ask where I went last night b) don't take my sunshine away c) wash my socks for me

10) According to Patsy Klein, "Oh we ain’t got a barrel of money, maybe we’re ragged and funny" so how will we get on?

a) rob a bank b) badly c) side by side

11) When Russ Morgan was "Cruising down the river on a Sunday afternoon" what were they waiting for?

a) the postman b) the moon c) the wind to change

12) Which train arrived for Glen Miller on track 29?

a) the starlight express b) the last train to Clarksville c) the Chattanooga choo-choo

13) (Andrews Sisters) Don't sit under which tree with anyone else but me?

a) cherry tree b) apple tree c) old oak tree

14) Ev’ry minute he gets bolder, now he’s leaning on my shoulder, how did it start?

a) ma, he asked for my phone number b) ma, he bought me a drink c) ma, he's makin' eyes at me

15) Harry Dacre sang "It won’t be a stylish marriage, I can’t afford a carriage," what did he suggest instead?

a) a bicycle made for two b) we'll get the bus c) We'll hitchhike

16) Artie Shaw sang, "I'll be with you" when?

a) in tulip time b) in apple blossom time c) during the summer hols

17) Bing Crosby (inter alia) sang, "they steal your heart away" What were they?

a) Irish eyes which were smiling b) heart thieves c) the blarney stone

18) When Jack Norworth "ain't had no lovin' Since April, January, June or July. " what is he waiting for

a) Doris b) the harvest moon c) the right girl

19) Pat Boone complained "How you laughed when I cried, Each time I saw the tide" do what?

a) soak my towel b) destroy my sandcastle c) take our love letters in the sand.

20) Doris Day was going to be cuddling soon by what?

a) lamplight b) starlight c) the light of the silvery moon

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 Don't look at the answers before at least trying the questions.

1) b 2) c 3) a 4) c 5) c

6) c 7) c 8) b 9) b 10) c

11) b 12) c 13) b 14) c 15) a

16) b 17) a 18) b 19) c 20) c

 

OFSTED

OFSTED throws words like "inadequate" at other people and schools.

I can think of several words for OFSTED and I expect you can too. How about callous, unfeeling, bullying, ignorant, arrogant and of course "inadequate"?

Cases of OFSTED behaviour ought to be more widely publicised and this is something the union could do without exposing teachers to OFSTED retaliation.

 

 

Institutional Racism

The Met does not see ‘institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia’ as an issue to be tackled. They wear it as a badge of honour.

There are police officers who want to tackle crime and serve the community. In some forces, however, they are a persecuted minority.

I once drank in a pub frequented by Met police officers. Their racist jokes were ones school children would have found too childish.

Worthing Flash

#worthingflash has had 57815 visitors and there is always room for one more.

My story is a flight of fancy and it is published today:

https://worthingflash.blogspot.com/2023/03/im-not-here.html 

 

 

20,000 Leagues under the Sea

Jules Verne's book anticipated some of the features of modern submarines and drew on an encyclopedic knowledge of the oceans. I can thoroughly recommend this book.
Captain Nemo is an enigmatic character who has turned his back on the world in order to explore the depths of the ocean. His very name means "nobody" and the exploration of his enigma exercises the thoughts of Professor Arronax as much as the natural phenomena which he describes in graphic detail.

Incidentally 20,000 French leagues is about 40,000 nautical miles. A lot in other words.

Song Lyrics Quiz 7

Song Lyrics 7

1) Who must know sumptin but don't say nuthin' ?
a) old man river
b) Boris Johnson
c) Mr Thames

2) Glen Miller thought nothing could be finer than what?
a) lunch in the Pullman
b) dinner in a diner
c) breakfast at Tiffany's

3) Madam Rue on 34th and Vine used to sell ?
a) Love Potion number six
b)  Love Potion number five
c)  Love Potion number nine

4) "When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now, " how old will Lennon and McCartney be?
a) forty
b) sixty four
c) ninety nine

5) The people's flag is deepest what?
a) red
b) white
c) blue

6) A famous Beatles Album was
a) red
b) white
c) blue

7) How were Earth Wind and Fire feeling?
a) red
b) white
c) blue

8) Meanwhile how were Simon Garfunkel feeling?
a) groovy
b) rich
c) disconsolate

9) What did Carol King feel moving under her feet?
a) her shoes
b) the earth
c) the bus

10) Where has Carole King been?
a) Glasgow
b) Edinburgh
c) way over yonder

11) Who or what was girl's best friend according to Carol Channing?
a) her mother
b) her school
c) diamonds

12) When might you see a stranger across a crowded room?
a) some enchanted evening
b) after seeing your optician
c) someday

13) Marlon Brando hoped who or what would be a lady?
a) luck
b) Lauren Bacal
c) the queen

14) Who has been gone too long?
a) Nathan Jones
b) Nathan Smith
c) Boris

15) While strollin' through the park one day, I was taken by surprise by...
a) the park-keeper
b) a talking tree
c) a pair of lovely eyes

16) If the rain is Tess and the fire's Joe what do they call the wind?
a) Doris
b) Mariah
c) North West

17) Who claimed to "know the kings of England, and quote the fights historical
From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical"
a) a modern major general
b) the ruler of the Queen's Navy
c) the lord high executioner

18) To whom must you defer in Japan
a) a modern major general
b) the ruler of the Queen's Navy
c) the lord high executioner

19) Who "always voted at my party's call, And I never thought of thinking for myself at all."
a) a modern major general
b) the ruler of the Queen's Navy
c) the lord high executioner

20) And finally from Gilbert and Sullivan who were "filled to the brim with girlish glee
a) three little maids from school
b) the captain's daughter
c) the Mikado's daughter

Please do the quiz before peeking at the answers!

1) 1 2) n 3) c 4) b 5) a

6) b 7) c 8) a 9) b 10) c

11) c 12) a 13) a 14) 15) c

16) b 17) a 18) c 19) b 20) a 

 

 

A comment on the Gary Lineker fiasco.

According to the BBC website "Opposition to racism is a fundamental democratic principle, reflected, for example, in the fact that incitement to racial hatred is a criminal offence in the UK. It is therefore fully consistent with our guidelines."

Gary Lineker was duly expressing an anti-racist view about the language of hate used by the government against refugees. You can quibble about whether it is racist or fascist but you cannot deny that Gary Lineker was within the BBC guidelines.

 

If the Labour Party is too pusilanimous to stand up to racism, socialists and trade unionists will have to do the job.

 

 

 

Twitter

Marianne Spring's Panorama program on 6 March dealt with Elon Musk's "twitterstorm".

The program revealed how the team who tried to deal with child protection on Twitter was slashed from 20 to 6. The consequences for protecting children from predatory paedophiles and for content which triggers suicide are obvious. Clearly Elon Musk was not interested in these issues because he considered the free speech of paedophiles was more important.

The User Safety Committee which consisted of Twitter users recorded a massive increase in white supremacists posting on Twitter unchecked. Trump wasn't the only obnoxious individual to be welcomed back to Twitter with open arms.

The most harrowing part of the programme was the accounts of rape victims who sought support on Twitter but were met with a torrent of abuse.

People like Musk are not the best guardians of "freedom of speech". If Labour were less pusilanimous they would be fighting against this malign influence. It looks as though trade unionists and Socialists will have to do the job for them.

Song lyrics 6

Song Lyrics 6

1) Paulo Nuttini sang "I got food in my belly and a licence for

a) my telly

b) my dog

c) my gun

2) What will I bring you from Amsterdam?

a) drugs

b) tulips

c) clogs

3) Who might you waltz with?

a) a kangaroo

b) Shirley Ballas

c) Matilda

4) Johnny Cash thought Life aint easy for a boy named

a) Cedric

b) Sue

c) Jeremy

5) In "Oklahoma", Annie was the girl who couldn't say what?

a) Goodbye

b) No

c) her phone number

6) For Simon and Garfunkle who was " shaking my confidence daily "

a) Annie

b) Cecilia

c) Elizabeth

7) George Gershwin was building a stairway to

a) the basement

b) the first floor

c) Paradise

8) When was the livin' easy? (also according to Gershwin)

a) summertime

b) spring

c) autumn

9) What do Mexicans dance on?

a) Saturday

b) dance floors

c) their hats

10) In West Side Story "when you're a jet you stay a jet from your first cigarette to your last what?

a) cup of tea

b) dying day

c) shot of bourbon

11) Glen Miller had a rhapsody in?

a) red

b) white

c) blue

12) In West Side Story, how does Maria feel?

a) in love

b) tired

c) pretty

13) According to the Beatles all you need is

a) money

b) love

c) a contract with Decca

14) According to Chubby Checker what did we do last summer?

a) sunbathe

b) twist

c) holiday

15) According to the Bee Gees, "Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother," you're doing what?

a) earning a pittance

b) getting older

c) staying alive

16) KC and the sunshine band want to put on

a) make-up

b) an attitude

c) their boogie shoes.

17) The Tramps compared a disco to what?

a) a tea dance

b) an inferno

c) a walk in the park

18) In South Pacific, Nellie Forbush describes herself as

a) a nurse

b) a crosseyed octopus

c) a cockeyed optimist

19) In South Pacific, who is Nellie Forbush in love with

a) Bloody Mary

b) Lieutenant Cable

c) a wonderful guy

20) And finally in South Pacific, there is nothing like

a) a cigarette

b) a dame

c) a week's leave

Don't look at the answers until you've had a go at the questions!

Ans 1) a 2) b 3) c 4) b 5) b

6) b 7) c 8) a 9) c 10) b

11) c 12) c 13) b 14) b 15) c

16) c 17) b 18) c 19) c 20) b

 

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Fall Guy

It is noticeable whenever the Tories want to do something disgusting and racist, they get Rishi Sunak to do it.

The latest bill is even called "Illegal" on the assumption that it will not actually be in accordance with international law.

The point of course is to stir up hatred against migrants rather than introduce a workable law.

Rwanda has the worst record on human rights in the world. Should Britain really be competing with them?

 

 

The Windsor Agreement

The Windsor Agreement is a bit of a knotty problem. One issue is that the DUP are not entirely rational. For example, they have an intense dislike of scented flower petals and spend their meetings shouting "NO POT-POURRI!"

 

 

Song Lyrics 5

Song Lyrics 5

1) Where does Eartha Kitt long to be?

a) under the bridges of Paris

b) in the top ten

c) in Scotland

2) When did the Beatles find love was such an easy game to play?

a) on Monday morning

b) yesterday

c) in September

3) For Tom Jones what was good to touch?

a) his hair

b) his blue suede shoes

c) the green green grass of home

4) Diana Ross was in the middle of?

a) a traffic jam

b) a chain reaction

c) nowhere

5) Who was Abba talking about? "You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life"

a) the master of the scene

b) the dancing queen

c) Fernando

6) Who was the enemy for Bob Marley?

a) Jerusalem

b) Babylon

c) Tel Aviv

7) The Eagles say "Some dance to remember" and

a) some dance to enjoy themselves

b) some dance to keep fit

c) some dance to forget

8) According to Alan Price which house reaches up to the sky

a) the house that Jack built

b) the house of Commons

c) The royal observatory

9) Mary Poppins thought you could get your own set of wings

a) by becoming a bird

b) from British Airways

c) by flying a kite

10) Why did Professor Higgins marry Eliza in "My Fair Lady"?

a) she had money

b) he'd grown accustomed to her face

c) she could pronounce "the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain".

11) Where is Heartbreak Hotel

a) Park Lane

b) Mayfair

c) Lonely Street

12) Michael Jackson is?

a) good

b) indifferent

c) bad

13) What was found in England's pleasant pastures?

a) cows

b) the holy lamb of God

c) grass

14) What happened when Mack the Knife killed someone

a) scarlet billows started to spead

b) he got arrested

c) there was not a trace of red

15) Pink Floyd thought Arnold Layne had a strange hobby. What was it?

a) collecting butterflies

b) collecting newspapers

c) collecting clothes from people's washing lines

16 According to The Lion King what moves us all through despair and hope?

a) the triangle of life

b) the square of life

c) the circle of life

17) What did Shirley Bassey cry?

a) a stream

b) a river

c) a puddle

18) The Supremes want to know where WHAT went?

a) the snows of yesterday

b) my keys

c) our love

19) Abba think who takes it all?

a) the taxman

b) their agent

c) the winner

20) Alanis Morissette wants what?

a) a lot of money

b) some patience

c) a decent bass player

 

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 Do the questions before looking at the answers for goodness' sake.

Ans 1) a 2) b 3) c 4) b 5) b

6) b 7) c 8) a 9) c 10) b

11) c 12) c 13) b 14) c 15) c

16) c 17) b 18) c 19) c 20) b