NEW GAME--" WHAT'S IN A NAME"

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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:40 am

And the brilliant Noel Coward's "Stately Homes Of England"
.Keep Their Historical Renown.
.It's Wiser Not To Sleep There
. In case they tumble down.

.Though The Pipes that supply The Bathroom Burst.
.And the lavatory makes you fear the worst.
.It Was Used By Charles The First.
. But we'll fight for the Stately Homes Of England.

Also included , King Arthur, Gainsborough, and George the Fourth. :lol:

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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:46 am

There's Canadian Capers..
I HEARD YOU CALL FOR AN ALL STAR BAND
IT'S SOMETHING NEW FOR THE MUSIC STAND

With BENNY GOODMAN AND HIS CLARINET AND TOMMY DORSEY TOO.
ALVINO REY, KRUPA AND CARLE.

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Post by Marian » Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:52 am

Going back to Noel Coward, he gets a mention in "Lady is a Tramp"..
"I was never at a party where they honoured Noel Ca-ard".
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Post by mariana44 » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:18 am

In the live version of "Beyond the Sea" by Bobby Darin---he sings--

"My Lover stands on Tommy Sands"
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Post by Marian » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:05 pm

God Save the Queen?? :? :lol:
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Post by Marian » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:06 pm

and God Bless the Prince of Wales :wink:
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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:45 pm

Master Noel Coward again with his recording of "Let's Do It Let's Fall In Love" He mentions BERLIN, PORTER, COLE, and ROGERS at the beginning, followed by some of the lines including famous names .
Monkeys whenever you look do it. ALI KHAN and KING FAROUK do it.
Let's do it let's fall in love.
LOUELLA PARSONS can't quite do it she's so highly strung.
MARLENE might do it, but she looks far too young.
The BRONTES state that they must do it. ERNEST HEMINGWAY can just do it.
Let's Do It Let's Fall In Love.
E. ALAN POE did it, but he did it in verse. H. BEECHER STOWE did it but she had to rehearse.
TENNESEE WILLIAMS self taught does it . KINSEY with a deafening report does it .
Let's Do it Let's Fall In Love.
West Point Cadets forming Fours do it . People say all those GABOR'S do it
Let's do it Let's fall in love.
We're told that every hormone does it. VICTOR BORGE all alone does it
Let's do it let's fall in love.
Each tiny clam you consume does it, Even LIBERACE we assume does it
Let's do it Let's fall in love. :lol:

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Post by mariana44 » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:29 pm

That's a great one Lena and Harry-I have a couple of multiple ones--but not as many as that !!

Meanwhile, I have a recording by Kiri te Kanawa called

"By Stauss" ---it may even mention more composers-I cannot remember as I have not listened to it for ages
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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:43 pm

Marian " By Strauss, is a great number " Ella Fitzgerald also recorded it
Again all the finest composers mentioned :lol:

Away with the music of Broadway
Be off with your Irvine Berlin.
Oh I gave no Quarter To Kern and Cole Porter
And Gershwyn keeps pounding on tin :lol:
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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:50 pm

Then There Is Max Bygraves, singing of " BACK IN MY CHILDHOOD DAYS "

He sings of... Garbo and Myrna Loy-- Jolson and Sonny Boy.
Amy Johnson, Al Capone. Jean Harlow, Hitler, Goering, Max Miller, Glenn Miller, Frankie Howard, Cole Porter. :lol:

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Post by paul jh » Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:14 pm

There's the wonderful song Tchaikovsky that Danny Kaye sang in a movie or on stage, written by Kurt Weill (with lyrics possibly by Ira Gershwin, I'm not sure) which must mention 50 or more Russian composer names! Some have to be fictional! I'm working on it now for a future performance and it's so much fun!

I can't believe there are so many songs with names! :shock: :lol: 8)

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Post by mariana44 » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:02 am

When I first thought of this game-I could ythink of about 20 songs with real names in--but there are obviously loads more.

Thanks for the extra composrers in "By Strauss"---I had a feeling they were there.

Talking of Danny Kaye, how about

"Hans Christian Anderson"
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Post by Lena & Harry Smith » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:03 am

Another of Danny Kaye's ... It's Never Too Late to Mendelssohn :lol:

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Post by mariana44 » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:55 am

"One of the ruins that Cromwell knocked about a bit"

That's just how I feel today, after another bad night :lol:
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Post by mariana44 » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:43 am

I heard this on the radio this morning---"Abba" with "Waterloo"

"Napoleon did surrender"
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