Peg Herring, Mystery Author

Where does the song recommend you go? 1. "When you're alone and life is making you lonely..." Petula Clark 2. "So if your baby's left you..." Elvis 3. "If you're blue and you don't know where to go to..." Young Frankenstein for one 4. "___ ___ is the scene you should make..." The Cowsills 5. "Take your troubles to the ____" Elvis again Answers: 1. Downtown www. youtube .com/watch?v=Zx06XNfDvk0 2. Heartbreak Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PotB76gi2_4 3. (Putting on) the Ritz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1FLZPFI3jc 4. Indian Lake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw7ubMgByYQ 5. Chapel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00eUebsh68M

Songs about Mama: 1. "Mama Said There'd Be ___ ___ ___" The Shirelles 2. "Mama Told Me ___ ___ ___" Three Dog Night 3. "___ ___ Mama" Cabaret 4. "Mama's Got a ____" The Who 5. "The Last of the ___ ___ Mamas"  Sophie Tucker Answers: 1. Days Like This www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQlImg2bm28 2.  Not to Come www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaQzQAlNn4 3. Don't Tell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhIt69v0yzY 4. Squeeze Box https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXoxH8HI7z8 5. Red Hot  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS-n8_mCuSE

Here are some songs that are about travel by train or bus, which is how we saw Grand Canyon last week. We took the GC Railway from Williams, AZ, into the park, took a bus tour of the high points, and then had a day to explore on our own before taking the train back to Williams. We highly recommend it! 1. Train: "____ Island Line" (Johnny Cash) 2. Bus "Thank God and ____" (Roy Clark) 3. Train "City of ___ ___" (Arlo Guthrie) 4. Train "The ___ Train" (Duke Ellington) 5. Train "Engine Engine # ___" (Roger Miller) Answers: 1. Rock www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBeZPJ03lW0 2. Greyhound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx8x3LCnYZw  3. New Orleans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMS_ykiLiQ 4. A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY 5. 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjQsI8BrTtk

Songs that mention water or bodies of same. 1. "____ River" Suicide spot? 2. "How High's the Water, ___?" Family discussion 3. "____Lake" The place to be for summer sun 4. "Moonlight ___" Voices singing about sticking around 5. "A Sleepy ___" Night on a tropical island Answers: 1. Moody www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLMbAq9r8Wk 2. Momma   www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLMbAq9r8Wk 3. Indian www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw7ubMgByYQ 4. Bay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebuS01qjOas 5. Lagoon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmcWaIbLUMk

Fill in the titles to songs that ask the burning question: WHY? 1. "Why __  __ __ __ Love?" Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers 2. "Why __ __ __ __ You?" Reba 3. "Why __ __ __ You?" Showboat 4. "Why __ __ __...?" My Fair Lady 5. "Why __ __ __ __?" War Answers: 1. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=q96ylFiQK_I 2. "Why Haven't I Heard from You?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d7vAbKTmus 3. "Why Do I Love You?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFhAzZv-Dsg 4. "Why Can't the English...?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAYUuspQ6BY 5. "Why Can't We Be Friends?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DmYLrxR0Y8

1. An Irishman with a short temper "...left the barber shop with tonic on his hair..." 2. A chick in a black bikini who "must be a magic genie." 3. A sound effect in a novelty song about a mysterious item nobody wants around. 4. About a girl whose "shoes paddy-whack in the front and the back..." 5. "Hallelujah--the question is peculiar..." Answers: 1. "Clancy Lowered the Boom" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm3kGJgj6C0 2. "Chick-A-Boom" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPStw1SzcQc     3. "The Thing" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcj16EGYYrs 4. "Chicka-Boom" http://www.allmusic.com/song/chicka-boom-mt0011981794 5. "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6bFTVi0hHs

Songs that mention September: 1. "Oh, it's a long, long time, from May to December..." 2. "I'll be alone each and every night, while you're away, don't forget to write." 3. "Do you remember?" 4. "...when you were a tender and callow fellow." 5. "Stay for just a while..." Answers: 1. "September Song" Frank Sinatra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wte1uk4A5eU 2. "See you in September" The Happenings www. you tube.com/watch?v=iu-7DXBiVsA 3. "September" Earth, Wind & Fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQf9dtrc26A&feature=kp 4. "Try to Remember" Jerry Orbach!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEW1F9kZ-UE 5. "September Morn" Neil Diamond www. youtube .com/watch?v=aVLonpBtkH0

Fill in the lyrics to Billy's songs. (BTW, it was REALLY hard for me to pick only five!) 1. "You had to be a ___ ___, didn't ya?" 2. "What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing? Can't you tell that your ___ ___ ___?" 3. "We met as soulmates on Parris Island. We left as ___  ___ ___ ___." 4 ."In the middle of the night, I go ___ ___ ___ ___." 5. "If you said goodbye to me tonight, there would still be ___ ___ ___ ___" Answers: 1. "Big Shot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEea624OBzM 2. tie's too wide "Still Rock & Roll to Me" www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eAQa4MOGkE 3. from an asylum "Goodnight Saigon" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CABCIseO8Zo 4. walking in my sleep "The River of Dreams" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p66Q5btJ9ak 5. music left to write  "The Longest Time" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nR0dkiHEW8

These songs have "please" and "thank you" just like your parents taught you! 1. The Beatles: "Why do I always have to say, Love? ___  ___ ___" 2. Jim Croce: "Thank you for your time, Well, you've been so much more than kind." ___ 3. The Marvelettes: "Please, ___ ___, look and see." 4. Andrew Gold: "Thank You for ___ ___ ___" 5. Bob Hope: "Thanks for ___ ___" 1. "Please Please Me" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h43nuGSd1m4 2." Operator" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPu_G-T28iU 3. Mr. Postman www.youtube.com/watch?v=425GpjTSlS4    4. Being a Friend www. you tube.com/watch?v=ZN3E9Yyd1HA 5. The Memory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPu_G-T28iU    

What hair or eye color is mentioned in these songs? 1. "___ Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" 2. "There runs Mary, hair of ___ and lips like cherries..." 3. "___ -Eyed Lady" 4. "Has Anybody Seen My Gal?" 5. "___-Eyed Girl" Answers: 1. Black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJRh7PSaOzI 2. gold "The Green, Green Grass of Home" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN3ME-rgpws 3. Green www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_DydKnpDsk 4. eyes of blue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15b-SqxEabg 5. Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfmkgQRmmeE

Sorry. That's what came to mind. Maybe too many CSI reruns! 1. What do you get from working your fingers to the bone, according to Hoyt Axton? 2. What do the Eagles contend you can't hide? 3. What have no rhythm, according to George Michael? 4. What can't Sir Mix-a-Lot lie about liking? 5. What body part is Little Anthony  apparently leaving behind? Answers: 1. Bony Fingers https://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=ytff1-yff29&p=song%20boney%20fingers&type= 2. Lyin' Eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-NlR54PqLw 3. guilty feet (from "Careless Whisper") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGwDsrQ1eQ 4. big butts (from "Baby Got Back") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ImZTwYwCug 5.his head ("Going Out of My Head") https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIKeZPdT1WsAZFX7w8QF

1. Anxious girl asks, "Will You ___ ___ ___ Tomorrow?" 2. Depressed Beatle believes in "___" 3. Lots of ticking rhythm in "___ ___ Come Today." 4. Chad & Jeremy lament that "Yesterday's ___" 5. But you should never doubt that "The ___  ___  ___ ___ Tomorrow!" 1. Still Love Me www. you tube.com/watch?v=cnPlJxet_ac 2. Yesterday www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjpzTys0s9g 3. Time Has Come www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHfB63ln1Ig 4. Gone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0ZJTbuFxjk 5. sun will come out www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yop62wQH498

What's the song about Jim or Jimmy... 1. In which the untimely death of an agricultural titan is celebrated by employee misbehavior and lack of concern. 2. In which the speaker wonders about the return of her lover, fearing she'll be distracted by a rival suitor. 3. In which the tragic death of a societal outcast is brought about by parental interference. 4. In which the life of a simply country boy is chronicled by harmonious church instruments. 5. In which a locally-known criminal is brought to justice in a seedy billiards parlor. 1. "Jimmy Crack Corn" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rohh-uZyK3o (Smothers Brothers' version) 2. "Jimmy Mack" www.youtube.com/watch?v=obvSFWvgBhg 3. "Leader of the Pack" www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTA_7RwPUPA 4. "The Bells" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtyx8wG8BsI 5. "Don't Mess Around with Jim" www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4qUXcXuMSE

1. The Stones: "Start ___ ___" 2. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme: "This Could Be the Start of ___ ___" 3. Billy Joel: "We Didn't Start ___ ___" 4. The Bee Gees: "I Started a ___" 5. John Lennon: "Just Like Starting ___"   Answers: 1. Me Up www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGyOaCXr8Lw 2. Something Big https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHDmkv2gpX0 3. the Fire  www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g 4. Joke www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSxuvNGSrmc 5. Over  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HLVXrAErlU

The title above is a quote from a poem by Wordsworth. If you think the modern world is worse than the world of yesterday, look at the poem and see what he said of his own time, around 1800. But that's not a quiz. This is a quiz: 1. "Hey, did you happen to see the ___ ___ ___ in the World?" Charlie Rich 2. "Around the world, I ___ ___ ___" Frank Sinatra 3. "Don't they know it's ___ ___ of the world?" Skeeter Davis 4. "He's Got the Whole World ___ ___ ___" Kids' song 5. "My world is ___ ___ ___" The Supremes Answers: 1. Most Beautiful Girl www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhqbESuc2v8 2. searched for you www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDa3iB43KUk 3. the end www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgcy-V6YIuI 4. in His Hands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TK6gLtDO0E 5. Empty Without You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymT9rQRbbYM

Songs about Guns 1. "The Gun, the Gun, the Gun, the Gun, the Gun..." from what musical? 2. Who's got a gun, according to Aerosmith? 3. "I Didn't Know the Gun ___  ___" 4. "Big Iron ___  ___  ___" Marty Robbins 5. "Don't Take Your Guns ___   ____, Son" Johnny Cash 1. Chicago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBM82Ju2kJU 2. Janie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQn2ADZE1A 3. Was Loaded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJMtnRMpjM 4. on His Hip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGmUsJvRv7U 5. to Town https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMMp_llzBT4

Brothers & Sisters & Songs 1. Neil Diamond "Brother Love's ___  ___  ___" 2. The Hollies "He ___ ___, He's My Brother 3. America "Sister ___ ____" 4. Train "____,  ____ Sister" 5. Bing Crosby "Brother, Can You ____  ___ ___?" Answers 1. Traveling Salvation Show www. youtube .com/watch?v=nhGMmmd9Ixs 2. Ain't Heavy www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl5vi9ir49g 3. Golden Hair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIycEe59Auc 4. Hey, Soul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVpv8-5XWOI 5. Spare a Dime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eih67rlGNhU

Don't just sit there--Say Someone (Who Sang it?) 1. "Say, Say, Say" Two Superstars 2. "Don't Say Goodnight" 1 from above with his own band 3. "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life?" Two classic musical stars 4."What'd I Say?" The MAN 5. "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" a girl with a big voice Answers: 1. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLEhh_XpJ-0 2.  Paul McCartney & Wings www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRCgueckAXE 3. Jane Powell & Fred Astaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q2fTSo8aoY  4. Ray Charles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIqWwiC1BFI 5. Dusty Springfield www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBwSN0Yw5l0

Name the fruit! 1. "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of ____" Danny Kaye 2. "____, ____, _____ ___, who's not ready, holler I." Jay & the Techniques 3. "Drink it right down, pass it all around, ___ ___ ___" Tommy James & the Shondelles 4. "(Trumpets, Drums, Cymbals), ____ Man!" Herbie Hancock 5. "Laaaah, la la, la la la, lahhhh! (Repeat) ____ ____" 1. Coconuts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf670orHKcA 2. Apples/Peaches/Pumpkin Pie www.youtube.com/watch?v=5njDmUMhfa0 3. Sweet Cherry Wine www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARdlyyP8f4A 4. Watermelon  www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjJaH40rArU 5. Juanita Banana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fubCzOcOrQ

Easy one for Sunday: Songs about summer. Just fill in the lyric. 1. "Summertime and the livin' is ____" Billie Holiday 2. "Summer days, driftin' away, but oh! Those Summer ____!" Grease 3. "There ain't no cure for the Summertime ____"  Eddie Cochran 4. "Trees swaying in the summer breeze, showing off their ____ ____" Chad & Jeremy 5. "Roll out those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer, those days of ___ and ___ and ___" Nat King Cole Answers: 1. easy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8jRgPcO7JQ&list=RDJ8jRgPcO7JQ 2. Nights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW0DfsCzfq4 3. Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZZD8ckwLJA 4. silver leaves www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D2XD341xHo  5. soda/pretzels/beer www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoLogdbVS3U