1980s Song Title Puzzle

[WSUCougar]

Okay, here's a collection of clues for 1980s song titles. I think they are all 1980s, and if not, they are very close in the late 1970s or early 1990s. Some clues are literal, some are not. There are 25 artists/bands, one for every letter of the alphabet except X. The clues are sorted alphabetically, but this has no impact on the puzzle other than to randomize the list. Artists can be used for the first letter of either their first or last name (example: Steve Winwood could be an “S” or “W”). Ignore the word “The” for band names (Example: The Cars would fall under “C”). I will acknowledge and "green font" the correct answers once they are posted. Good luck!

444 = A Flock of Seagulls, "I Ran"

August 2004!!! = The Motels, "Suddenly Last Summer"

Boy, it’s warm this evening! = Loverboy, "The Kid is Hot Tonight"

Certainly not a flush for this poker player = Yes, "Owner of a Lonely Heart"

Chess statement = Olivia Newton John, "Make a Move on Me"

Cool miracle to do = Devo, "Whip it"

Cupidian concrete might do it = Quarterflash, "Harden my Heart"

Famous weather pattern = The Who, "Eminence Front"

Fabulous mental focus = George Harrison, "Got My Mind Set On You"

Field sobriety test = Huey Lewis & the News, "Walking on a Thin Line"

Friday on Saturday = Foreigner, "That was Yesterday"

Fun D song = Blondie, "The Tide is High"

…help them up = Stevie Nicks, "If Anyone Falls"

Jack’s critical dance partner = Elton John, "Nikita"

Jacksonian squeeze = Rick Springfield, "Jesse's Girl"

Lead Bronco’s got some of this = INXS, "Devil Inside"

Long, high triple shot = Van Halen, "Jump"

No Hamlet ending = Crowded House, "Don't Dream it's Over"

Oedipal school subject = Thomas Dolby, "She Blinded Me With Science"

Saint Anthony’s familiar refrain = U2, "I still haven't found what I'm looking for"

Sibling Wildcat slayer = Night Ranger, "Sister Christian"

Thanks, H.H. = J Giels Band, "Centerfold"

Tom Hanks’ hour = Peter Gabriel, "Big Time"

Unsafe, but not the end = Kenny Loggins, "Danger Zone"

Worn like a razor, dude = ZZ Top, "Sharp Dressed Man"

[vtbub]

Cupidian concrete- Stuck with you(huey lewis and the news)?

Oedipal School Subject- Hot for Teacher(Van Halen)?

[timmynausea]

Boy, it’s warm this evening!



The Heat is on - Glenn Frey

[Qwikshot]

Tom Hanks’ hour

"Big Time" by Peter Gabriel?

[QuikSand]

Boy, it’s warm this evening!

I like Loverboy's The Kid is Hot Tonight better for this one.

[WSUCougar]

Qwik and Quik are correct, two down.

[gstelmack]

Thanks, H.H.
HH = Hugh Heffner = "My Angel is a Centerfold" - J. Giels Band?

[WSUCougar]

HH = Hugh Heffner = "My Angel is a Centerfold" - J. Giels Band?
Yup. I think the song title is just "Centerfold."

[gstelmack]

Famous weather pattern
= Hurricane = Rock You Like a Hurricane = Scorpions

(Too many Carolina Hurricanes games where they play this all the time...)

[Warhammer]

Saint Anthony's familiar refrain

Kyrie Elesion by Mister Mister?

[WSUCougar]

Nope and nope.

[gstelmack]

Field sobriety test
= "Walking on a Thin Line" = Huey Lewis & the News

[WSUCougar]

"Walking on a Thin Line" = Huey Lewis & the News
Aye

[Warhammer]

Long, high triple shot - "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" - George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers

[WSUCougar]

Good try, but not what I was looking for.

[Klinglerware]

Chess statement = Murray Head, "One Night In Bangkok"?
Jacksonian squeeze = Michael Jackson, Billie Jean?
Oedipal school subject = Police, Don't Stand So Close To Me?

[Warhammer]

Jacksonian Squeeze could also be Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson

[Mr. Wednesday]

This is a long shot, that I don't think is likely to be correct, but... chess statement, One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head?

(I'd sooner guess that it's something related to "check" or "checkmate".)

[oliegirl]

Saint Anthony’s familiar refrain


Doctor, Doctor??? I think it way by the Thompson Twins...

[John Galt]

Is the chess statement that Busta-Rhymes song? Something like "Woo Ha, I got you all in check?"

[WSUCougar]

All rather clever interpretations, but no hits.

[Warhammer]

August 2004 - "Suddenly Last Summer" by The Motels

[WSUCougar]

August 2004 - "Suddenly Last Summer" by The Motels
Bingo

[gstelmack]

Certainly not a flush for this poker player
Straight from the Heart, Bryan Adams? Or maybe the Bonnie Tyler version?

[Klinglerware]

Cool miracle to do - Eddie Money, "Walk on Water"

[Warhammer]

Bingo

I got one! I got one!

[WSUCougar]

Straight from the Heart, Bryan Adams? Or maybe the Bonnie Tyler version?
Getting warm, but no.

Cool miracle to do - Eddie Money, "Walk on Water"
Excellent! But not the one I picked.

[QuikSand]

Famous weather pattern

Red Skies at Night by The Fixx?

[Breeze]

Famous weather pattern = Rain in the Summertime - The Alarm???

[QuikSand]

not bad, either...

[WSUCougar]

Red Skies at Night by The Fixx?
Nope.

As a side note, I always thought The Fixx were underrated. Cool band.

[WSUCougar]

dola
Famous weather pattern = Rain in the Summertime - The Alarm???
Not that either.

[Klinglerware]

Famous weather pattern = Weather Girls, It's Raining Men

[rkmsuf]

Famous weather pattern

It's Raining Men by the Weathergirls



Very ashamed to have posted that.

[WSUCougar]

Shame on both of you. And no.

"Famous" is wordplay.

[Warhammer]

Saint Anthony's Familiar Refrain - Jump by Van Halen

Going out on a limb there.

[WSUCougar]

Saint Anthony's Familiar Refrain - Jump by Van Halen

Going out on a limb there.
Nope, sorry, the limb just broke. :D

[rkmsuf]

Shame on both of you. And no.

"Famous" is wordplay.

I retract my earlier statement. I was confused.

[Warhammer]

Famous weather pattern - St. Elmo's Fire by John Parr

[WSUCougar]

Famous weather pattern - St. Elmo's Fire by John Parr
Nope.

"Famous" is in there for a reason, but not as an adjective to describe the weather pattern. It's wordplay that matches something in the song title.

[cartman]

Oedipal school subject - Van Halen's Hot for Teacher

[WSUCougar]

Oedipal school subject - Van Halen's Hot for Teacher
No, but humorous.

[cartman]

Famous weather pattern - Scorpion's Rock You Like a Hurricane

[WSUCougar]

Famous weather pattern - Scorpion's Rock You Like a Hurricane
Nope

[gstelmack]

Famous weather pattern - Scorpion's Rock You Like a Hurricane
Read the thread. I blew this one long ago with the same guess http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[gstelmack]

Nope.

"Famous" is in there for a reason, but not as an adjective to describe the weather pattern. It's wordplay that matches something in the song title.
Since royalty is famous, and purple is the color of royalty:

"Purple Rain" by Prince

[cartman]

Read the thread. I blew this one long ago with the same guess http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif

oops, missed that one :)

[WSUCougar]

Since royalty is famous, and purple is the color of royalty:

"Purple Rain" by Prince
More along those lines...but no.

[QuikSand]

Famous ===> star? celebrity? hero? popular?

I'm thinking the word might be star, but haven't gotten anywhere with that...

[WSUCougar]

You guys might want to set aside "Famous Weather Pattern" until you whittle down the letters. It may be clearer once you know which letter artist/band you're looking for.

[Kodos]

Nope

Aurora comes in view, and I ran, I ran so far away.

Flock of Seagulls

[WSUCougar]

Aurora comes in view, and I ran, I ran so far away.

Flock of Seagulls
Clarify, please.

[Klinglerware]

Sibling Wildcat slayer = "Sister Christian", Night Ranger

[WSUCougar]

Sibling Wildcat slayer = "Sister Christian", Night Ranger
And Klinglerware drains the shot!

[Kodos]

Clarify, please.

Flock of Seagulls, I Ran

The cloud is moving nearer still. Aurora borealis comes in view; Aurora comes in view

[Klinglerware]

And Klinglerware drains the shot!

Woo hoo!

[WSUCougar]

Flock of Seagulls, I Ran

The cloud is moving nearer still. Aurora borealis comes in view; Aurora comes in view
For "Famous Weather Pattern"? No. The title is "I Ran" and the puzzle clues relate to the title only. Sorry...

[Breeze]

Cool miracle to do = "Lay your hands on me" - Thompson Twins

[Kodos]

Famous = Guns N Roses, November Rain

[WSUCougar]

No; no.

[Psmith]

Famous weather pattern -- Eminence Front?

[WSUCougar]

Famous weather pattern -- Eminence Front?
WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

And I assume you know it's by The Who.

[BrianD]

Famous weather pattern -- Eminence Front?

Shoot, I've been refreshing page one and didn't see this answer. I was all excited until I realized that I didn't get this one first. Nice job.

[RendeR]

Cool Miracle to do == Marvin Gaye, "Sexual healing"

[Surtt]

Worn like a razor, dude

Sharp dressed man - ZZ Top

[Fouts]

Certainly not a flush for this poker player

Islands in the Stream - Kenny Rogers

[Klinglerware]

Certainly not a flush for this poker player = Yes, Owner of a lonely heart

[WSUCougar]

Worn like a razor, dude

Sharp dressed man - ZZ Top
Yup.

Certainly not a flush for this poker player = Yes, Owner of a lonely heart
Oh, yeah

[Fouts]

Cool miracle to do - Red, red wine/UB40 ?

[WSUCougar]

Cool miracle to do - Red, red wine/UB40 ?
Nope

[Surtt]

Cupidian concrete might do it

Harden my Heart - Quarterflash

[Klinglerware]

People are trying to solve the "unusual" letters first, interesting strategy...

[WSUCougar]

Cupidian concrete might do it

Harden my Heart - Quarterflash
Get Surtt the ball, he's hot.

[Klinglerware]

Fabulous mental focus

George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You

[WSUCougar]

Fabulous mental focus

George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
Nicely done.

[Warhammer]

Sibling Wildcat slayer = "Sister Christian", Night Ranger

Don't ask me why, but I thought of this as well, but couldn't make the connection with Wildcat slayer. Where is the connection?

Also, I knew that ZZ Top one, just couldn't think of the name of the song, could only remember the album! :mad:

[Klinglerware]

Worth a shot...

Cool miracle to do - Cher, If I Can Turn Back Time

[WSUCougar]

Don't ask me why, but I thought of this as well, but couldn't make the connection with Wildcat slayer. Where is the connection?
Christian Laetner (Duke) sank a miracle shot to beat the Kentucky Wildcats.

Nope, sorry, Klinglerware.

[Maple Leafs]

Long, high triple shot - Jump, by Van Halen?

[Qwikshot]

Chess Statement

Night Moves by Bob Segar

or

Night Shift by the Commodores?

[oliegirl]

I'll be shocked if this is right, but...

...help them up = Catch Me I'm Falling, Pretty Poison

(pronoun tenses aren't the same, but I had to post it anyway:))

[Vince]

Chess Statement

Castle Walls by Styx?

[oliegirl]

Long, high triple shot


Tequila Sunrise, The Eagles????

[WSUCougar]

Long, high triple shot - Jump, by Van Halen?
Aye

[WSUCougar]

I'll be shocked if this is right, but...

...help them up = Catch Me I'm Falling, Pretty Poison

(pronoun tenses aren't the same, but I had to post it anyway:))
You're in the ballpark, but not quite there.

[oliegirl]

...help them up = Head over Heels, Tears for Fears????

[oliegirl]

444 = 867-5309, Jenny by Tommy Tutone????

[WSUCougar]

No and no ;)

[Craptacular]

nevermind ... missed the earlier guess

[WSUCougar]

Hey, Crappy, how ya been? :cool:

[Craptacular]

Apparently I've gone blind ... I somehow completely missed that someone already guessed Walk on Water, despite scanning the thread.

[Qwikshot]

Unsafe, but not the end

Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins?

[WSUCougar]

Unsafe, but not the end

Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins?
Got it!

[Mr. Wednesday]

Why "but not the end"?

[WSUCougar]

Why "but not the end"?
not the "end zone"

[Klinglerware]

Saint Anthony’s familiar refrain = Bon Jovi, Livin' on a Prayer

[RendeR]

Cool Miracle to do == Marvin Gaye, "Sexual healing"


Did I just get missed or was this guess so bad you ignored me? =)

[Breeze]

No Hamlet ending = Live Forever - Oasis??

[Ksyrup]

No Hamlet ending = Live Forever - Oasis??
I'm not getting a number of these, even after they're answered (they just seem a bit too tenuous to me), so I'm not actively participating, but...I know enough to say that Oasis wasn't around in the 80's.

[gstelmack]

I'm not getting a number of these, even after they're answered (they just seem a bit too tenuous to me),
Just treat them all as really bad puns and it will all make sense...

For once I'm actually answering puzzle questions correctly!

[WSUCougar]

Did I just get missed or was this guess so bad you ignored me? =)
No other correct answers have been posted. Keep at it! :D

Ksyrup, which one(s) didn't you get?

[gstelmack]

Time for the list of letters we think we've got (I think the jury is still out on "Night Ranger"). Other answers have to fill in other letters:

A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G - George Harrison, "Got My Mind Set On You"
H - Huey Lewis & the News, "Walking on a Thin Line"
I -
J - J Giels Band, "Centerfold" (maybe B, but unlikely?)
K - Kenny Loggins, "Danger Zone"
L - Loverboy, "The Kid is Hot Tonight"
M - The Motels, "Suddenly Last Summer"
N - Night Ranger, "Sister Christian" (could be R?)
O -
P - Peter Gabriel, "Big Time"
Q - Quarterflash, "Harden my Heart"
R -
S -
T -
U -
V - Van Halen, "Jump"
W - The Who, "Eminence Front"
X - Not even Coug could come up with something here...
Y - Yes, "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Z - ZZ Top, "Sharp Dressed Man"

[gstelmack]

Friday on Saturday

The Day Before You Came - ABBA

(Yesterday by the Beatles is too old...)

[Klinglerware]

Saint Anthony’s familiar refrain = Bon Jovi, Livin' on a Prayer

Was it even close?

[gstelmack]

On "Chess Statement", likely song words would include:

Check
Checkmate
Castle

Check and Checkmate are actual statements, so the most likely candidates. I just can't think of any '80s songs with these in the title. Anybody?

[gstelmack]

Jacksonian squeeze

Who have the Jackson's dated? For Michael, Lisa Marie would be likely. Anybody think of a song with "Lisa" in the title? Any significant others for the rest of the Jackson clan that match up with some '80s love ballad?

[Qwikshot]

Jacksonian squeeze

Who have the Jackson's dated? For Michael, Lisa Marie would be likely. Anybody think of a song with "Lisa" in the title? Any significant others for the rest of the Jackson clan that match up with some '80s love ballad?

What about Andrew Jackson, Jesse Jackson....

[Qwikshot]

On "Chess Statement", likely song words would include:

Check
Checkmate
Castle

Check and Checkmate are actual statements, so the most likely candidates. I just can't think of any '80s songs with these in the title. Anybody?


I was thinking more like Night (y'know Knight)...

[gstelmack]

I was thinking more like Night (y'know Knight)...
Could be, but Night seems generic and not a statement. And then why not Rook, Bishop, King, etc...

[Klinglerware]

why not Rook, Bishop, King, etc...

Why not? It could be any one of those... "Night moves" by Bob Seger would fit the bill, if it weren't a 70s song...

[Qwikshot]

Why not? It could be any one of those... "Night moves" by Bob Seger would fit the bill, if it weren't a 70s song...

Think I already said that one and didn't get a hit.

"Wild Nights" by John Mellencamp maybe

[Klinglerware]

Think I already said that one and didn't get a hit.

"Wild Nights" by John Mellencamp maybe

Remember, the clue could be a reference to the band/artist name as well...

[Qwikshot]

Time for the list of letters we think we've got (I think the jury is still out on "Night Ranger"). Other answers have to fill in other letters:

A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G - George Harrison, "Got My Mind Set On You"
H - Huey Lewis & the News, "Walking on a Thin Line"
I -
J - J Giels Band, "Centerfold" (maybe B, but unlikely?)
K - Kenny Loggins, "Danger Zone"
L - Loverboy, "The Kid is Hot Tonight"
M - The Motels, "Suddenly Last Summer"
N - Night Ranger, "Sister Christian" (could be R?)
O -
P - Peter Gabriel, "Big Time"
Q - Quarterflash, "Harden my Heart"
R -
S -
T -
U -
V - Van Halen, "Jump"
W - The Who, "Eminence Front"
X - Not even Coug could come up with something here...
Y - Yes, "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Z - ZZ Top, "Sharp Dressed Man"

80's bands:

AC/DC, Aerosmith, Blondie, Clash, Cars, Phil Collins, Def Leppard, Eddie Money, The Fixx, Billy Idol, Billy Joel, Oingo Boingo, Right Said Fred, Ramones, Scorpions, Steve Winwood, Talking Heads, U2, UB40....

edit: Clapton was big in the 80's too.

[Qwikshot]

No Hamlet ending


White Wedding - Billy Idol (major stab).

[BrianD]

What else could be part of a chess statement? Capture? Sacrifice? Gambit? Opening?

[Klinglerware]

444 = U2, Pride (In the name of love)

[gstelmack]

444 = U2, Pride (In the name of love)
For KSyrup's sake, post the connection as well (and my sake, as I don't get this one).

[Breeze]

For KSyrup's sake, post the connection as well (and my sake, as I don't get this one).


I think I know. The song is about MLK who was assassinated on 4/4 but I'm not sure where the 3rd 4 comes in?

4 in the band maybe?

[Warhammer]

One way to find out...

444 = Pride (In the Name of Love) U2

Still one of my favorite songs!

Edit: OOPS! Didn't see someone had already posted this.

[Klinglerware]

One way to find out...

444 = Pride (In the Name of Love) U2

Still one of my favorite songs!

Do you have me on ignore? :)


EDIT: Didn't see the edit!

[Klinglerware]

For KSyrup's sake, post the connection as well (and my sake, as I don't get this one).

Yeah, I was thinking MLK assasination = 4/4/68 = 4 / 4 / 6+8 = 4 4 14

Tenuous, I know, but worth a shot.

444 = Length of the Iranian hostage crisis, FWIW...

[Qwikshot]

444 = Length of the Iranian hostage crisis, FWIW...

Rock the Casbah - Clash?

[WSUCougar]

Friday on Saturday

The Day Before You Came – ABBA
Wow, as an ABBA fan I appreciate the effort to dig that one up. But no.

Was it even close?
Not really, no. ;)

Somebody was getting warmer on “Jacksonian Squeeze” and “Chess statement.”

No Hamlet ending: White Wedding - Billy Idol (major stab).
Swing and a miss.

444 = U2, Pride (In the name of love)
Nope

[WSUCougar]

Rock the Casbah - Clash?
No. But Klinglerware's homing in on it!

[Qwikshot]

No Hamlet Ending

Killer Queen = Queen

EDIT: Nevermind, Q has been done.

[gstelmack]

Wow, as an ABBA fan I appreciate the effort to dig that one up. But no.
Just taking a chance

* ducks *

Anybody else think of any "yesterday" songs that fit?

[Surtt]

Fun D song

Girls just want to have fun - cinDy loper (streching, I know)

[rkmsuf]

Just taking a chance

* ducks *

Anybody else think of any "yesterday" songs that fit?

could be anything....yesterday, history, past, 6 days later. who knows.

[Qwikshot]

Fun D song

Girls just want to have fun - cinDy loper (streching, I know)

Makes sense to me.

[Ksyrup]

I'm glad I can contribute to this thread by being the moron every match is tested against to determine if it fits.

After 12,000+ posts, I knew I'd find my niche here! :D

[WSUCougar]

Fun D song

Girls just want to have fun - cinDy loper (streching, I know)
Nope

[Qwikshot]

Jack's Critical Dance Partner

Thought about this one...Jack, the only Jack I know is Jack Nicholson...well, he was in Batman, as the Joker, sparring against Batman.

Prince - Batdance

Either that or Mellencamps' "Jack and Diane"

[GoBuckeyes]

Cool miracle to do





Cher's "Turn Back Time"

[BrianD]

What would be a cool miracle?

Making wine out of water?
Making fish and loaves of bread?
Making love out of nothing at all? :D

[Mr. Wednesday]

Cher's "Turn Back Time"Already shot down a couple of pages back.

[Klinglerware]

Making love out of nothing at all? :D

Classic. Who knows, A isn't taken yet...

[WSUCougar]

Making love out of nothing at all? :D
HAR! :D But no.

Think wordplay on that one.

[BrianD]

HAR! :D But no.

Think wordplay on that one.

How about "Ice, Ice, Baby", by Vanilla Ice? That is probably 90's, but the Miracle on Ice would be a "cool miracle".

[WSUCougar]

Nope, but closer to the target. Remember to use the whole clue.

[QuikSand]

cool ==> cold, chilly, ice, icy, frozen, frigid, arctic...

[Mr. Wednesday]

I wonder if the "to do" part needs to appear directly?

[BrianD]

Nope, but closer to the target. Remember to use the whole clue.

Well, Yoko Ono and Sophie B. Hawkins had songs called "Walking on thin ice"...

[Klinglerware]

I guess that means Katrina and The Waves' "Walking on Sunshine" isn't the right answer...

[WSUCougar]

Still cold (pardon the pun).

[QuikSand]

For puzzles liek these, we have to have faith in WSUCOugar -- you have to be able to "back out" the clue from the answer, or else it doesn't make sense. If there's an extra word or two in there that doesn't connect at all - then it's probably not the right answer.

No penalty for guessing, though - just have appropriate respect for the puzzlemaster and his craft.

[WSUCougar]

I'm surprised no one's tried to tackle "Lead Bronco’s got some of this" as yet.

[rkmsuf]

I'm surprised no one's tried to tackle "Lead Bronco’s got some of this" as yet.

Does it have something to do with teeth?

How about "Baby Got Back"

I have no idea.

[BrianD]

For puzzles liek these, we have to have faith in WSUCOugar -- you have to be able to "back out" the clue from the answer, or else it doesn't make sense. If there's an extra word or two in there that doesn't connect at all - then it's probably not the right answer.

No penalty for guessing, though - just have appropriate respect for the puzzlemaster and his craft.

Sometimes a guess you know isn't right will spark an idea in someone else. A bad guess is better than no guess.

[WSUCougar]

Thanks Quik. And quite true regarding the clues; I've tried to make very word count.

[WSUCougar]

Does it have something to do with teeth?
This made me laugh. Well played. :D

[QuikSand]

Sometimes a guess you know isn't right will spark an idea in someone else. A bad guess is better than no guess.

I didn't mean "don't make guesses" - but rather was trying to express the idea that WSU put these clues together pretty carefully, and most everything is in there for a reason. If he used the word "cool," it's probably not superfluous -- he shouldn't have to come back after ten guesses and give us a hint that "the word cool means something" - we ought to be working from that assumption from the start.

No problem with guesses -- but if everyone (mob mentality) starts agreeing that we should just build guesses off one part of the clue and not the other part(s), then we're likely getting farther away, not closer.

[WSUCougar]

Also, there are several different varieties of clues in this puzzle. Some are literal, others are strictly wordplay, and some are more subtle or tricky. If one avenue isn't working, try another.

[RendeR]

cool miracle to do == enigma, snow on the sahara?

[BrianD]

I didn't mean "don't make guesses" - but rather was trying to express the idea that WSU put these clues together pretty carefully, and most everything is in there for a reason. If he used the word "cool," it's probably not superfluous -- he shouldn't have to come back after ten guesses and give us a hint that "the word cool means something" - we ought to be working from that assumption from the start.

No problem with guesses -- but if everyone (mob mentality) starts agreeing that we should just build guesses off one part of the clue and not the other part(s), then we're likely getting farther away, not closer.

I agree. The clues are always very well done, and it will take nothing other than a full matching to get it right.

[gstelmack]

Lead Bronco’s got some of this

Lead Bronco = Mike Shanahan = Rocky Mountain High, John Denver?

I can't figure out how Al Cowlings or OJ fit in, and there was only one Bronco so no "lead" Bronco, so now I'm at Shanahan / Elway / the owner and what they may have.

[dacman]

Saint Anthony’s familiar refrain


Saint Anothony = founder of the monastic order. What kind of refrain do monks have? Could it be

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm -- Crash Test Dummies?

[WSUCougar]

You guys are cracking me up. But no correct answers to report.

[Buzzbee]

Saint Anthony’s familiar refrain


Saint Anothony = founder of the monastic order. What kind of refrain do monks have? Could it be

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm -- Crash Test Dummies?
Wild guess:

Def Leppard - Rock of Ages?


Connection: (The monk at the beginning of the video, uttering those now famous words)

[oliegirl]

Saint Anthony’s familiar refrain

How about Faith, by George Michael? (I hope this hasn't already been guessed...)

[Buzzbee]

Fun D song


The Police (can't think of the name of the song)

De-do-do-do De-da-da-da. Is all I want to say to you

Or some Jeeberish like that.

[WSUCougar]

I should post a disclaimer concerning Saint Anthony. I am not Catholic, and was only going by what I've always heard about him as a patron saint. That's my angle for the clue, but it's quite possible he has other saintly associations that don't apply.

[WSUCougar]

Fun D song


The Police (can't think of the name of the song)

De-do-do-do De-da-da-da. Is all I want to say to you

Or some Jeeberish like that.
Nice effort...but no. :cool:

[Buzzbee]

Cool miracle to do

Anything related to the 'miracle on ice' perhaps? A reach I'm sure, but just tossing out ideas.

[Bad-example]

Cool miracle to do

Anything related to the 'miracle on ice' perhaps? A reach I'm sure, but just tossing out ideas.

How about this:

cool whip
miracle whip

Whip It - Devo

[WSUCougar]

How about this:

cool whip
miracle whip

Whip It - Devo
:D You guessed 'er, Chester. Good job.

[BrianD]

:D You guessed 'er, Chester. Good job.

Huh?

[oliegirl]

Huh?


It's a rhyme...just another way of saying "yeah, you got it right". He was trying to be funny and creative :)

[WSUCougar]

Yeah... *cough*

Correct answer.

[oliegirl]

…help them up

Knock me Down by the Red Hot Chili Peppers????

[Buzzbee]

Well, a little digging enlightened me that Catholics often pray to St Anthony for things that are lost and can't be found.

[Mr. Wednesday]

U2 - I still haven't found what I'm looking for

[WSUCougar]

U2 - I still haven't found what I'm looking for
Bingo!

[oliegirl]

Bingo!


No rhyme for that one??? :(

[Klinglerware]

Fun D song = Band-Aid, "Do They Know It's Christmas"?

[WSUCougar]

Fun D song = Band-Aid, "Do They Know It's Christmas"?
Nope.

heh heh...you guys are falling into my trap on this one :D

[BrianD]

It's a rhyme...just another way of saying "yeah, you got it right". He was trying to be funny and creative :)

That part I understood. I was curious about the clue and the correct answer. It seemed like the connection was a bit weak and I wondered if I missed something.

[WSUCougar]

I was curious about the clue and the correct answer. It seemed like the connection was a bit weak and I wondered if I missed something.
I don't see how much more direct the connection could be in terms of wordplay. But to each his own.

[Mr. Wednesday]

That part I understood. I was curious about the clue and the correct answer. It seemed like the connection was a bit weak and I wondered if I missed something.I think the post by Bad-example gave the connection explicitly. It's a similar clue to the one given for Van Halen, "Jump".

[oliegirl]

fun D song...

Don't worry, be happy, by Bobby McFerrin????

or

36D by Beautiful South (not sure if this is really an 80's song or not but figured it was worth a shot)

[BrianD]

I think the post by Bad-example gave the connection explicitly. It's a similar clue to the one given for Van Halen, "Jump".

To be honest, I didn't catch the connection on that one either, but it makes sense now. I think my biggest confusion with the Devo song was the "to do" part of the quote. Cool-whip, miracle-whip....that I get. Was the "to do" part included to make "whip" into a verb leading into "Whip It"?

I'm not claiming this to be a bad clue. I think Coug just out-clevered me with this one, and I'm trying to catch up. :)

[GoBuckeyes]

Oedipal school subject




How Bout Oingo Boingo's "Wierd Science" ???

[Breeze]

Oedipal school subject would be English - and we are still lacking the E clue - so maybe it's an English Beat tune. However, I have no idea which one, because there are no other words in the clue to indicate a song and I don't know of an English Beat tune that refers to incest, being blind or solving a riddle.


Mirror in the Bathroom refers to mental illness - that's the best I can do.

Of couse feel free to ignore my post because my guesses so far have been HORRIBLE.

[Breeze]

Seeing Buckeyes reference to Oingo Boingo leads me to another guess

Fun D Song - How about Dead Mans Party

[WSUCougar]

Updated:

444 = Closer than you might think. Revisit the discussion.

Chess statement = You’ve bounced all around this one, but keep in mind it is a statement

Friday on Saturday = Close

Fun D song = This one is a trap, and you keep falling right into it.

…help them up = Don’t think too hard on this one.

Jack’s critical dance partner = Getting there. This one is perhaps the most complex clue.

Jacksonian squeeze = Getting there.

Lead Bronco’s got some of this = “Lead” doesn’t refer to the coach.

No Hamlet ending = Not much progress here. Don't take all the bait. ;)

[BrianD]

I keep wanting to change Fun D song into a Fund song and pick "We Are the World".

[gstelmack]

Letter Update (since it's not in an easy-to-find spot):

Time for the list of letters we think we've got (I think the jury is still out on "Night Ranger"). Other answers have to fill in other letters:

A -
B -
C -
D - Devo, "Whip It"
E -
F -
G - George Harrison, "Got My Mind Set On You"
H - Huey Lewis & the News, "Walking on a Thin Line"
I -
J - J Giels Band, "Centerfold" (maybe B, but unlikely?)
K - Kenny Loggins, "Danger Zone"
L - Loverboy, "The Kid is Hot Tonight"
M - The Motels, "Suddenly Last Summer"
N - Night Ranger, "Sister Christian" (could be R?)
O -
P - Peter Gabriel, "Big Time"
Q - Quarterflash, "Harden my Heart"
R -
S -
T -
U - U2, "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
V - Van Halen, "Jump"
W - The Who, "Eminence Front"
X - Not even Coug could come up with something here...
Y - Yes, "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Z - ZZ Top, "Sharp Dressed Man"
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[gstelmack]

Lead Bronco’s got some of this = “Lead” doesn’t refer to the coach.

= John Elway = retired = "Too Much Time on my Hands" by Styx

[BrianD]

Thoughts on Oedipal School Subject. "Oedipal" usually refers to the romantic love of one's mother. Oedipus (in Greek Mythology) was prophesized to kill his father (the king) and marry his mother. He ended up doing both of these things and he later blinded himself when he found out.

Now that I have typed all of this...."She Blinded Me With Science" - Thomas Dolby?

[Klinglerware]

Thoughts on Oedipal School Subject. "Oedipal" usually refers to the romantic love of one's mother. Oedipus (in Greek Mythology) was prophesized to kill his father (the king) and marry his mother. He ended up doing both of these things and he later blinded himself when he found out.

Now that I have typed all of this...."She Blinded Me With Science" - Thomas Dolby?

Wow. I'd be pissed if that wasn't the right answer...

[BrianD]

Wow. I'd be pissed if that wasn't the right answer...

It wasn't the path I indended to take, but it is where I ended up. My goal is to get just one of these right, and I'm running out of chances. :)

[Breeze]

Thoughts on Oedipal School Subject. "Oedipal" usually refers to the romantic love of one's mother. Oedipus (in Greek Mythology) was prophesized to kill his father (the king) and marry his mother. He ended up doing both of these things and he later blinded himself when he found out.

Now that I have typed all of this...."She Blinded Me With Science" - Thomas Dolby?


Good one! I agree with Klinglerware.

[Ksyrup]

I'll confess that I don't do puzzles, so I'm unfamiliar with many of the common puzzle techniques out there. But many of these just don't work for me. It the Lead Bronco one turns out to be Too Much Time on My Hands, that's another one I just don't get. I mean I get the connection that has been made, and it seems plausible, but I would never have gotten it. Same with the Whip It clue.

I think, because my mind is on Attorney Mode 24/7, I'm just too literal with words to be loose enough to make these connections. For instance, I would never think that someone can have some "too much" of anything. You either have too much, or you don't. So my mind wouldn't ever allow me to go there. Of course, that might not be the right answer, but if it is, it would explain why I haven't figured any of these out. Actually, I did get the Sibling one just based on ther Sister connection, but didn't post it. With the Whip It clue, that's more of puzzle technique thing than the actual connection, which I get after the fact.

Anyway, carry on. I'm somewhat enjoying the learning the process, even though I'm frustrated by my inability to participate.

[Buzzbee]

Fun D song = This one is a trap, and you keep falling right into it.


Perhaps D = Dee

as in Dee Snyder of Twisted Sister.

We're not gonna take it?

Just a shot in the dark, that probably killed Jeeber. Whoops. Sorry Jeeber.

[BrianD]

Anybody have any thoughts on "No Hamlet ending"? In Hamlet, many of the principals die, Hamlet, his mother, his step-father... The play Hamlet is classified as a tragedy. Plays in those days were either tragedies, or comedies (hence the theater symbol of two masks, one laughing and the other crying). Any other thoughts?

There were ghosts in Hamlet, and at the end nobody busted them....for a crazy longshot, how about Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters? :D

[Buzzbee]

Well, in Hamlet Laertes used a poisoned sword to poison/kill Hamlet. Hamlet then used the same sword to to poison/kill Laertes. In the meantime, the King had poisoned a drink intended for Hamlet, but the Queen drank it instead. On his death bed Laertes confesses to poisoning the blade, but blames the King for instigating it. IIRC Hamlet then kills the King, avenging Hamlet's father's (Claudio?) death.

However, the clue is NO Hamlet ending, suggesting they all lived happily ever after. So, any songs about poison not working, or swords missing the mark, or supporting the King? Anyone?

Also, an alternative might be hamlet meaning small village.

[WSUCougar]

Thoughts on Oedipal School Subject. "Oedipal" usually refers to the romantic love of one's mother. Oedipus (in Greek Mythology) was prophesized to kill his father (the king) and marry his mother. He ended up doing both of these things and he later blinded himself when he found out.

Now that I have typed all of this...."She Blinded Me With Science" - Thomas Dolby?
[Mr. Burns' voice]Exxxxxxcellent![/Mr. Burns voice]
Another one down.

Edit: In retrospect, the clue probably should have been "Her Oedipal School Subject"

[Breeze]

Well, in Hamlet Laertes used a poisoned sword to poison/kill Hamlet. Hamlet then used the same sword to to poison/kill Laertes. In the meantime, the King had poisoned a drink intended for Hamlet, but the Queen drank it instead. On his death bed Laertes confesses to poisoning the blade, but blames the King for instigating it. IIRC Hamlet then kills the King, avenging Hamlet's father's (Claudio?) death.

However, the clue is NO Hamlet ending, suggesting they all lived happily ever after. So, any songs about poison not working, or swords missing the mark, or supporting the King? Anyone?

Also, an alternative might be hamlet meaning small village.


How about Poison - Nothing but a good time.

Edit - nevermind - already got the P clue.

[WSUCougar]

Night Ranger is indeed "N" so here's the updated list:

A -
B -
C -
D - Devo, "Whip It"
E -
F -
G - George Harrison, "Got My Mind Set On You"
H - Huey Lewis & the News, "Walking on a Thin Line"
I -
J - J Giels Band, "Centerfold" (maybe B, but unlikely?)
K - Kenny Loggins, "Danger Zone"
L - Loverboy, "The Kid is Hot Tonight"
M - The Motels, "Suddenly Last Summer"
N - Night Ranger, "Sister Christian"
O -
P - Peter Gabriel, "Big Time"
Q - Quarterflash, "Harden my Heart"
R -
S -
T - Thomas Dolby, "She Blinded Me With Science"
U - U2, "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
V - Van Halen, "Jump"
W - The Who, "Eminence Front"
X - Not even Coug could come up with something here...
Y - Yes, "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Z - ZZ Top, "Sharp Dressed Man"

[Buzzbee]

" - Not even Coug could come up with something here..."

What! No King's X? Ksyrup WILL be disappointed.

[gstelmack]

Fun D song = This one is a trap, and you keep falling right into it.
The most fun D of the '80s was the Chicago Bears Defense, so maybe:

"Super Bowl Shuffle" - Chicago Bears

???

(how's THAT for a stretch...)

[Qwikshot]

...help them up

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going" - Billy Ocean just because it's a pick me up song, and O needs an artist.

edit: Gave complete song title

[Buzzbee]

The most fun D of the '80s was the Chicago Bears Defense, so maybe:

"Super Bowl Shuffle" - Chicago Bears

???

(how's THAT for a stretch...)
Not a bad stretch. Probably better'n mine.

[rkmsuf]

this puzzle's b a n a n a s

[Klinglerware]

444 = "I Ran", Flock of Seagulls

[WSUCougar]

this puzzle's b a n a n a s
So split.





HAR! :D

[WSUCougar]

444 = "I Ran", Flock of Seagulls
And there ya go.

[QuikSand]

Well, the band X did have an 80's hit with its remake of Wild Thing, but I don't see a match there, so I'll sign up for X as the vacant letter as well.

[WSUCougar]

By the way, the band name is actually A Flock of Seagulls.

[Ksyrup]

So split.





HAR! :D
September 19th, buddy.

[QuikSand]

Chess statement

Friday on Saturday

Fun D song

…help them up

Jack’s critical dance partner

Jacksonian squeeze

Lead Bronco’s got some of this

No Hamlet ending[/B]

Remaining unsolved clues - for convenience...

[gstelmack]

Quote:
<table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset ;"> Originally Posted by Klinglerware
444 = "I Ran", Flock of Seagulls
</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

And there ya go.

Worst pun yet. I like it http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Klinglerware]

By the way, the band name is actually A Flock of Seagulls.

Yup, but I thought we were disregarding a's and the's... :)

Anyway woo hoo, I'm actually doing better at this than I thought I would (I rarely click on puzzle threads on this board)

[oliegirl]

444 = "I Ran", Flock of Seagulls


I don't get it...at all

(neither does radii so I know it's not just me) :)

[WSUCougar]

September 19th, buddy.
Is this a clue?

[gstelmack]

I don't get it...at all

(neither does radii so I know it's not just me) :)
444 days = Length of Iranian hostage crisis (discussed earlier in the thread) = "I Ran".

Like I said, worst pun yet.

[oliegirl]

Ahhhhh...

[WSUCougar]

Yup, but I thought we were disregarding a's and the's...
Nope, just the word "the" - read the f'in manual!!! ;).

[Klinglerware]

444 days = Length of Iranian hostage crisis (discussed earlier in the thread) = "I Ran".

Like I said, worst pun yet.


WSUCougar hinted that we getting pretty close in our discussion. I also remember him asking for clarification when someone else guessed the song for another clue. It suddenly just clicked...

[Klinglerware]

Nope, just the word "the" - read the f'in manual!!! ;).

Was that a hint? ;)

[John Galt]

For No Hamlet Ending, I was thinking "living" or "alive" since everyone is pretty much dead at the end of the play. But I couldn't come up with anything that fit our letters or otherwise made sense.

[Qwikshot]

444 days = Length of Iranian hostage crisis (discussed earlier in the thread) = "I Ran".

Like I said, worst pun yet.

That's F'ing beautiful man... :p

[Buzzbee]

Chess statement

Checkmate...check mate...check on your mate...following a lover to see if they are cheating? Geez, there'd be millions.

[Ksyrup]

Is this a clue?Talk Like a Pirate Day. Until then, keep your Har's to yourself. :p

[oliegirl]

Chess statement

Checkmate...check mate...check on your mate...following a lover to see if they are cheating? Geez, there'd be millions.

Part Time Lover by Stevie Wonder???

[Buzzbee]

Night Ranger is indeed "N" so here's the updated list:

A -
B -
C -
D - Devo, "Whip It"
E -
F -
G - George Harrison, "Got My Mind Set On You"
H - Huey Lewis & the News, "Walking on a Thin Line"
I -
J - J Giels Band, "Centerfold" (maybe B, but unlikely?)
K - Kenny Loggins, "Danger Zone"
L - Loverboy, "The Kid is Hot Tonight"
M - The Motels, "Suddenly Last Summer"
N - Night Ranger, "Sister Christian"
O -
P - Peter Gabriel, "Big Time"
Q - Quarterflash, "Harden my Heart"
R -
S -
T - Thomas Dolby, "She Blinded Me With Science"
U - U2, "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
V - Van Halen, "Jump"
W - The Who, "Eminence Front"
X - Not even Coug could come up with something here...
Y - Yes, "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Z - ZZ Top, "Sharp Dressed Man"
For reference.

[John Galt]

Chess statement

Checkmate...check mate...check on your mate...following a lover to see if they are cheating? Geez, there'd be millions.

Too bad "Smack my Bitch Up" isn't an '80's song, because that would be a brilliant answer. ;) :D

[Ksyrup]

444 days = Length of Iranian hostage crisis (discussed earlier in the thread) = "I Ran".

Like I said, worst pun yet.
Somebody mentioned that connection early on, I thought, so I figured it had been shot down. Maybe they just didn't follow it through.

[Klinglerware]

I know that the letters might be already taken, but...

No Hamlet Ending = Dream Academy, "Life in a Northern Town"

[Buzzbee]

For No Hamlet Ending, I was thinking "living" or "alive" since everyone is pretty much dead at the end of the play. But I couldn't come up with anything that fit our letters or otherwise made sense.
Stretch, but Livin' in America - James Brown

[Ksyrup]

Was Too Much Time on My Hands officially shot down?

[Klinglerware]

Somebody mentioned that connection early on, I thought, so I figured it had been shot down. Maybe they just didn't follow it through.

I mentioned the possible connection two days ago, I didn't actually get it until today...

[Buzzbee]

Was Too Much Time on My Hands officially shot down?And 'Dee' Snyder or the Super Bowl Shuffle?



BANG! BANG! BANG!

[John Galt]

Stretch, but Livin' in America - James Brown

Yeah. I thought of that, but the "in America" part just didn't make sense to me (unless you just say the play wasn't set in America).

[Buzzbee]

Yeah. I thought of that, but the "in America" part just didn't make sense to me (unless you just say the play wasn't set in America).18 and Life to Go by Whoever the Fuck Sang That Song.



Man, it'd be really funny if that is the answer, and if the group is Poison.

[oliegirl]

18 and Life to Go by Whoever the Fuck Sang That Song.


That would be Skid Row :)

Mmmm - Sebastian Bach <sigh>

[Ksyrup]

Skid Row

[Buzzbee]

K. Couldn't remeber.

[Ksyrup]

You beat me to it. Well, the first part of your post, anyway. I ain't going near the rest of it.

[Buzzbee]

That would be Skid Row :)

Mmmm - Sebastian Bach <SIGH>
Mmmm - 18

[Qwikshot]

Chess statement

Checkmate...check mate...check on your mate...following a lover to see if they are cheating? Geez, there'd be millions.


"Private Eyes" Hall and Oates

[WSUCougar]

Was Too Much Time on My Hands officially shot down?
Yes.

Lots of amusing stuff, but no more progress to note.

[oliegirl]

Yes.

Lots of amusing stuff, but no more progress to note.


It's amusing to you because you know the answers...to us it's just frustrating!!! :)

[Qwikshot]

Chess Statement

"Wear My Sunglasses at Night" Rick Springfield

Knight=Night, wearing sunglasses at night is definately a statement.

[WSUCougar]

No Hamlet Ending = Dream Academy, "Life in a Northern Town"
So you don't find this is amusing?!?

Laertes: Make it easy on yourself.

Ophelia: Hey-ma-ma-ma-ma. A-yoo-in-diya! Hey-ma-ma-ma-a-heyyyyy!

Hamlet: Something is rotten in a northern town.

(j/k Kling)

[WSUCougar]

Chess Statement

"Wear My Sunglasses at Night" Rick Springfield

Knight=Night, wearing sunglasses at night is definately a statement.
No. And wasn't that Corey somebody?

[Qwikshot]

No. And wasn't that Corey somebody?

Right, Corey Hart...my bad.

[Warhammer]

Cory Hart I believe.

[rkmsuf]

Chess statement:

well a "chess statement" could be referred to as an "annotation" which is the written description of a chess match.

beyond that

HAR!

[Buzzbee]

I think it was Korey Heart.

[Buzzbee]

"Chess statement = You’ve bounced all around this one, but keep in mind it is a statement"


I think we've been pwned.