Peg Herring, Mystery Author

These songs all have 7 in their titles. 1. "77 _____  ____ (snap, snap)" old TV show 2. "Seven _____   ____" the Eagles 3. "The Seven Deadly ____" Camelot song 4. "The Seventh ____" Johnny Rivers 5. "At Seven____" Janis Ian Answers: 1. Sunset Strip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrrcSieqMH8 2. Bridges Road www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-q7Mih69KE 3. Virtues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8VdnRpI_s4 4. Son www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZoY102X9cM 5. teen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMUz2TNMvL0

These songs have measurements in the titles. 1. "I Love You a ____ & a ____" Doris Day 2. "60 ____ Man" Billy Ward & the Dominoes 3. "Eight ____ High" The Byrds 4. "____ in a Bottle" Jim Croce 5. "The ___ of the Cat" Al Stewart Answers: 1. Bushel/Peck www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw2phldcmCQ 2. Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpQuNY3XFI0 3. Miles www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8QypoBpQqI 4. Time www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO1rMeYnOmM 5. Year www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqZc7ZQURMs

What work is being done in the songs below? 1. "Workin' My Way ___  ___  ___" The Four Seasons 2. "Workin' in a ___  ___" Lee Dorsey 3. "She Works Hard ___ ___ ___" Donna Summer 4. "(Steadily depressing, low-down, mind-messing) Working at the ___ ___ ___" Jim Croce 5. "Workin' for a ____" Huey Lewis & the News Answers: 1. Back to You www. you tube.com/watch?v=Sfpm2I0dev8 2. Coal Mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnX7uRTaEWg 3. for the Money www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3FAnvATfrM 4. Car Wash Blues www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLKhUnl_yhc 5. Living www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N2CANatVYQ

1. What kind of blues does Bill give the 5th Dimension's Marilyn McCoo? 2. Who stole the wedding bell, according to Eartha Kitt? 3. In Guys & Dolls how does Sarah feel? 4. What goes along with "one less egg to fry" for the 5th Dimension? 5.Where did AC/DC go to hear bells? Answers: 1. "Wedding Bell Blues" www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP0ZdZ3RS9A 2. Somebody bad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxU4YxQKljo 3. "If I Were a Bell I'd Be Ringing" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC_cdx7QXq4 4. "One Less Bell to Answer" www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZcA3kiaQb0 5. Hell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etAIpkdhU9Q

Easy one! Name the waterway. 1. "You always know your neighbor...if you ever navigated on the ____  _____." 2. "There's Cleo and me-o and the baby crocodile, we live on the ____  ____..." 3. "____ ____ is in my blood, the place I love." 4. "Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you, Across the Wide ___" 5. "You were sixteen, my village queen, down by the old ____  ____" Answers: 1. Eric Canal    "Low Bridge" (aka "The Erie Canal Song")  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcNJ2RMOd3U 2. Allegheny River    "Cleo and Me-o" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBKvLcHYN5Q 3. "Yellow River" by Christie www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ5-FoiBuVc 4. Missouri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etC59HVD-tg  5. Mill Stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a3nkiidY74

The release date for KILLING DESPAIR has (finally) been set: August 9, 2014 Today's Quiz: Make Some Noise 1. "Twist and ____" the Beatles 2. "Don't be afraid, you can ____ ___" Chris Montez 3. "I'm just a ____ and a ____ away from Paradise." Herman's Hermits 4. "A little bit louder now: _____!" Isley Brothers 5. "With a ___  ___ she cried..." Billy Idol Answers: 1. Shout www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVlr4g5-r18 2. call me www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL415U9wVuw 3. hoot/holler www.youtube.com/watch?v=stDqoS3zeTE 4. Shout www.youtube.com/watch?v=kke9kaV9sMU 5. Rebel Yell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdphvuyaV_I  

Name the character in a song who can be found in the place mentioned. 1. Chelsea ( Cabaret song) 2. Memphis, Tennessee (Johnny Rivers) 3. a church where a wedding has been (the Beatles) 4. Way down in Lousiana close to New Orleans (Chuck Berry) 5. Sheboygan (Arthur Godfrey) Answers 1. Elsie www.youtube.com/watch?v=moOamKxW844 2. Marie www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAc0FKyBgks 3. Eleanor Rigby www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LOgMWbDGPA 4. Johnny B. Goode www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFo8-JqzSCM 5. A little Dutch girl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNE1kWmZFn0   

The song lyrics below hint at names that end in the "ah" sound. 1. "She take-a my money and run Venezuala." 2. "I never understood a single word he said..." 3. "I felt the knife in my hand, and she laughed no more." 4. "I'm so young and you're so old..." 5. "___ makes the mountains sound like folks were up there dying." Answers: 1. Matilda www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C-DShN82mc 2. Jeremiah www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf-d-Ka30EY 3. Delilah www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMMUve9nd4E 4. Diana www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPw5WiABUOA 5. Mariah www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPw5WiABUOA

Give the title of the song that contains these nonsense syllables. 1. Shoop shoop 2. Bomp ba ma bomp, Ba bomp ma bomp bomp 3. Oo ee oo ah ah 4.Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, just hold on tight 5. Chang chang, changity chang cha-sha-bop Answers: 1. "It's in His Kiss"   www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjCmO6WrIWQ 2. "Blue Moon"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0fy1HeJv80 3. "The Witch Doctor" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmjrTcYMqBM 4. "Rock & Roll Lullaby" www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkvdAQl4OBA 5. "We Go Together" www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pyA6jAM3

How about some songs about ghosts? 1. Kingston Trio tells about Ghost Anne Boleyn 2. Johnny Cash. Dead Cowboys--need I say more? 3. A ghost's warning to Jerry Lee Lewis 4. Guy plans to propose on Halloween-Classics IV 5. Dickey Lee's date turns into an eerie experience Answers: 1. "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm" www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JKNl8gmESs 2. "Ghost Riders in the Sky" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mynzbmrtp9I 3. "Haunted House" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=857UlAih2PI 4. "Spooky" www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAP84Zc_CYU 5. "Laurie" www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0N4nyYS5aA

Mary seems to be a popular name in song titles. Which Mary song title goes with the line below? (Extra credit if you can name the artist!) 1. "...goodbye, heart!" 2. "Every now and then I spend my time at rhyme and verse..." 3. "For miles around they're waitin' to start the celebratin'..." 4. "People on the river are happy to give..." 5. "A man with money said, 'Come on, honey...'" Answers: 1. "Hello, Mary Lou" Ricky Nelson www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLkCWT2neuI 2. "Along Comes Mary" The Association https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIobDsqwQz4 (This video is a hoot--They got old!) 3. "Mary Lou" Bing Crosby (No video available) 4. "Proud Mary" CCR www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljvFK-S2RZc 5. "Cherry Hill Park (Mary Hill) Billy Joe Royal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyEWCNCKxyk

Today's Quiz: What Color Is It? 1. "A ____ Sport Coat & a ____Carnation" Marty Robbins 2. "____ Beret" Prince 3. "____ Velvet" Bobby Vinton 4. "Paint It ____" The Rolling Stones 5. "Jeremiah Peabody's (Polyunsaturated, Quick Dissolving, Fast Acting, Pleasant Tasting ) ____ & ____ Pills" Ray Stevens Answers: 1. White/Pink https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD8MnvyAi6I 2. Raspberry (no YouTube version) 3. Blue Velvet www.youtube.com/watch?v=icfq_foa5Mo 4. Black www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEWYOt3bxNI 5. Green/Purple https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQIfp1TAo2I&feature=kp

Today's Quiz: Soft Stuff Name the artist most associated with these "soft" songs 1. "Killing Me Softly 2. "Softly, I Will Leave You" 3. "Soft Kitty" 4. "Come Softly to Me" 5. "Speak Softly, Love" Answers: 1. Roberta Flack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1eOsMc2Fgg 2. Frank Sinatra (version here is Matt Munro)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQR5iDsuud8 3. Sheldon Cooper (or Penny!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIp77PUvLTE 4. The Fleetwoods www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgJwm9erBaQ 5. Andy Williams ( Godfather theme)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82zt5Fk5YTc

 Today's Quiz: Wheels If you aren't lucky enough to be from Onaway, Michigan, you might need to know that each year our local metalworking company surprises the community with an amazing sculpture for the Fourth of July parade. (For more examples, look at http://www.moraniron.com/images/artwork/Chamber-Brochure-2013.pdf The surprise for 2014 was a huge steering wheel, since Onaway was once the home of a large steering wheel factory and its slogan was "Onaway Steers the World." The wheel is currently on display at Moran's new educational facility just past the blinker light where M33 connects with M68. So the quiz: What Song about wheels is associated with the singers below? 1. Perry Como 2. Blood, Sweat, & Tears 3. Kay Starr 4. Tina Turner 5. any preschooler on a day trip Answers: 1."Round and Round (Find a Wheel)" www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UCM-cb9hwc 2. "Spinning Wheel" www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK62tfoCmuQ 3. "The

Name the song/artist 1. "It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day..." 2. "Do you remember the twenty-first night of September?" 3. "I think it was the fourth of July" 4. "It's December the twenty-fourth, and I'm longing to be up north." 5. "It was the third of September/The day I'll always remember." Answers 1. "Ode to Billy Jo" Bobbi Gentry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZt5Q-u4crc&feature=kp 2. "September" Earth, Wind & Fire www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQf9dtrc26A 3. "Saturday in the Park" Chicago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLiMy4NaSKc 4. "White Christmas" The Carpenters (& many more) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qodySWoXVAs 5. "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" The Temptations www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjJFT8TL1cI

Name the song where the singer mentions this time span. 1. "I'll just lay me down and cry for a hundred years." 2. "You ask how long I'll love you/ I'll tell you true/ Until..." 3. "I'd...walk a million miles, cry a million tears" 4. "Long as stars are in the blue...I'll go on loving you" 5. "Yours until the rivers all run dry/ In other words, until the day I die." Answers 1. "Don't Pull Your Love" Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4X1ks2pKoo&feature=kp 2. "The Twelfth of Never" Johnny Mathis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GtMpyAejUo&feature=kp 3. "I'd Wait a Million Years" The Grass Roots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbD_yGOhSb4 4. "Till the End of Time" Perry Como https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSJ-oT2ZBa0 5. "Baby, I'm Yours" Barbara Lewis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7O-UOwd

Here are some song snippets. Your job is to figure out who asked the question. 1. "What's your definition of dirty, Baby?" 2. "How'd you get your pants so tight?" 3. "Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on?" 4. "Where is the love you said was mine, all mine...?" 5. "Why can't I fall in love, like any other man...?" Answers: 1. George Michael 2. Aretha Franklin 3. The Beatles 4. Roberta Flack 5. Anthony Newley (songwriter. It was recorded by many, including Sammy Davis, Jr.)

 Since I haven't even got a release date for Killing Despair , I'm waiting. I thought you might guess some songs about the process while we wait...and wait. 1. " ___ of Waiting" by the Kinks 2. "Slow-___" by Pee Wee King  3. "I'd Wait A ____ Years" by the Grass Roots 4. "___ Won't Let Me" by the Outsiders 5. "It Must Be ___" by Vikki Carr Answers: 1. Tired  www. you tube.com/watch?v=Hz64hWng2vM 2. Poke   www.youtube.com/watch?v=J68XhyH97BA 3. Million  www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbD_yGOhSb4 4. Time  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGRdTgWX4J0  5. Him  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr3qNTPSiWo 

1. " ____   _____ with Your Best Shot"  Pat Benatar 2. "Ain't that a ____ in the Head"  Dean Martin 3. "Another One _____  the ____" Queen 4. "The ____" Simon & Garfunkel 5. "_____ for Your Right (to Party) Beastie Boys Answers: 1. Hit Me   www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRbXMWYMNno 2. Kick   www.youtube.com/watch?v=huKSm0tAvhs 3. Bites/Dust   www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE   4. Boxer   www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzUEL7vw60U   4. Fight   www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBShN8qT4lk  

If I listen to anything in the car, it's an oldies station, and I have to admit that many of the songs of my era are--well, they're bad. Bad music, bad lyrics, bad sound, bad idea. I thought it might be interesting to ask readers of this blog to mention songs that are so bad they wish they never had to hear them again. Saturday Category: Weenie Songs (I stole this from another author who stole it from Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs .) These are songs that are so overly sugary emotional that they make you want to vomit. One of my least favorites: "You Light Up My Life," which, in addition to being schmaltzy, has the line "It can't be wrong when it feels so right." Really? Bet that's what every cheater in the world tells himself. I'll give different categories each day for the next week or so, so let us hear from you!