iPod Shuffle Answers

How well did you do? Some were ridiculously tough, I know. Others not so bad…

1. “Chicago’s eleven below and the forecast is snow” – “Sun on My Face,” Sugar
2. “You know that our parting breaks my heart” – “All the Love I Have,” The Beautiful Game
3. “I once loved a girl out in Flatbush” – “The Trouble with Women,” One Touch of Venus
4. “A man is a fool to lose his temper” – “Staying Young,” Take Me Along
5. “The strongest thing in the world is not made of steel” – “That Ring on the Finger,” Destry Rides Again
6. “Now I see you in the window of a carriage then a train” – “Where in the World?”, The Secret Garden
7. “Somehow the ceiling seems a little higher” – “When Mabel Comes in the Room,” Mack & Mabel
8. “In all the famous love affairs the lovers have to struggle” – “How Can Love Survive?”, The Sound of Music
9. “In the Tiber there sits a boat gently dipping its bow” – “Pretty Little Picture,” A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
10. “I slipped out this afternoon and bought some love insurance” – “Paris Original,” How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
11. “It’s crazy. Ridiculous. It doesn’t make sense” – “It’s a Perfect Relationship,” Bells Are Ringing
12. “Every man has a job to do” – “Doing Good,” It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman
13. “How can people be so heartless? How can people be so cruel” – “Easy to Be Hard,” Hair
14. “The wonders of the world are said to stop at seven” – “Only in New York,” Thoroughly Modern Millie
15. “My daughter is marrying an idiot” – “The Father of the Bride,” I Do! I Do!
16. “Nobody home come spring. Nobody home come fall” – “What Do I Do Now?”, The Grass Harp
17. “Girls have come and gone, Papa” – “With Anne on My Arm,” La Cage Aux Folles
18. “I should never have gone to the theatre” – “It Would Have Been Wonderful,” A Little Night Music
19. ‘Please let me say from the start I don’t pretend to be smart” – “The Best Thing for You,” Call Me Madam
20. “When the clock goes off and I rub my eyes” – “Talking to You,” High Spirits
21. “We’re the perfect loving family so adoring” – “Just Another Day,” Next to Normal
22. “Who writes the words and music for all the girlie shows” – “Dames,” 42nd Street
23. “I love my wife and I love her more than the way I used to love her before” – “Lud’s Wedding,” 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue/A White House Cantata
24. “Why did she die in the spring? Roses bloom and robins sing” – “Cry for Us All,” Cry for Us All
25. “If music is no longer lovely, if laughter is no longer lilting” – “I Don’t Want to Know,” Dear World
26. “When you feel you’ve gone to hell in a hand basket” – “Where You Are,” Kiss of the Spider Woman
27. “Last night I met a man beneath a pale and haunted moon” – “What Was a Woman to Do?”, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
28. “There once lived a wonderful woman…” – “My Husband’s First Wife,” Sweet Adeline
29. “What is the curse that makes the universe so all bewilderin’?” – “Necessity,” Finian’s Rainbow
30. “When she mentioned how her aunt bit off the spoon…” – “On the Street Where You Live,” My Fair Lady
31. “I’ve wined and dined on Mulligan stew and never wished for turkey” – “The Lady is a Tramp,” Babes in Arms
32. “March went out like a lion, a-whippin’ up the water in the bay” – “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over,” Carousel
33. “His going in the Army is the best thing he could do” – “An English Teacher,” Bye Bye Birdie
34. “Plenty of times I been in plenty of jams” – “I Get Myself Out,” Grind
35. “Ella, look at me. This way, Ella. Ella concentrate hard.” “When?”, Evening Primrose
36. “I trust he really is what I think he is” – “A Proper Man,” Lock Up Your Daughters
37. “These are very popular in Italy” – “The Beauty Is,” The Light in the Piazza
38. “At the villa of the Baron di Signac” – “Liaisons,” A Little Night Music
39. “Oh, what a bevy of beauties. Oh, what a school of fish!” – “They Couldn’t Compare to You,” Out of this World
40. “The sea and sky are blue here. The air is warm and sweet” – “Po, Po, Po,” Illya Darling

Bonus: “Look at all the immortal works of art” – “The Touch of Magic,” She Loves Me (cut)

Name That Tune – iPod shuffle style

I haven’t put up an iPod shuffle quiz since December and felt like doing another. There’s no rhyme or reason to it, but here are the first lines of forty musical theatre songs. For the sake of keeping it interesting, I skipped anything with the title in the first line. Name the song title and show. I’m curious to see if anyone will take the challenge and if they do, see just well they do. Some answers are easy, others not so much. There’s no prize other than bragging rights, but it could be fun way to pass a little time. I’ll be posting the answers in one week.

1. “Chicago’s eleven below and the forecast is snow”
2. “You know that our parting breaks my heart”
3. “I once loved a girl out in Flatbush”
4. “A man is a fool to lose his temper”
5. “The strongest thing in the world is not made of steel”
6. “Now I see you in the window of a carriage then a train”
7. “Somehow the ceiling seems a little higher”
8. “In all the famous love affairs the lovers have to struggle”
9. “In the Tiber there sits a boat gently dipping its bow”
10. “I slipped out this afternoon and bought some love insurance”
11. “It’s crazy. Ridiculous. It doesn’t make sense”
12. “Every man has a job to do”
13. “How can people be so heartless? How can people be so cruel”
14. “The wonders of the world are said to stop at seven”
15. “My daughter is marrying an idiot”
16. “Nobody home come spring. Nobody home come fall”
17. “Girls have come and gone, Papa.”
18. “I should never have gone to the theatre”
19. ‘Please let me say from the start I don’t pretend to be smart”
20. “When the clock goes off and I rub my eyes”
21. “We’re the perfect loving family so adoring”
22. “Who writes the words and music for all the girlie shows”
23. “I love my wife and I love her more than the way I used to love her before”
24. “Why did she die in the spring? Roses bloom and robins sing”
25. “If music is no longer lovely, if laughter is no longer lilting”
26. “When you feel you’ve gone to hell in a hand basket”
27. “Last night I met a man beneath a pale and haunted moon”
28. “There once lived a wonderful woman…”
29. “What is the curse that makes the universe so all bewilderin’?”
30. “When she mentioned how her aunt bit off the spoon…”
31. “I’ve wined and dined on Mulligan stew and never wished for turkey”
32. “March went out like a lion, a-whippin’ up the water in the bay”
33. “His going in the Army is the best thing he could do”
34. “Plenty of times I been in plenty of jams”
35. “Ella, look at me. This way, Ella. Ella concentrate hard.”
36. “I trust he really is what I think he is”
37. “These are very popular in Italy”
38. “At the villa of the Baron di Signac”
39. “Oh, what a bevy of beauties. Oh, what a school of fish”
40. “The sea and sky are blue here. The air is warm and sweet”

Bonus:

“Look at all the immortal works of art”

iPod Shuffle Answers

1. “With my wings resolutely spread, Mrs. Burnside” – “Gooch’s Song,” Mame
2. “The sun sits low diffusing its usual glow” – “The Sun Won’t Set,” A Little Night Music
3. “Child, I know the fear you’re feeling” – “He Can Do It,” Purlie
4. “To this we’ve come that men withhold the world from men” – “To This We’ve Come,” The Consul
5. “I went down to the tennis courts, lookin’ good in pleated shorts” – “70, Girls, 70,” 70, Girls, 70
6. “Now as the sweet imbecilities tumble so lavishly onto her lap” – “Now,” A Little Night Music
7. “Why can’t you be like a woman ought to be?” – “Old Sayin’s,” Juno
8. “You called me back with a silent plea” – “You’d Better Love Me,” High Spirits
9. “Daddy always thought that he married beneath him” – “At the Ballet,” A Chorus Line
10.”You smug little men with your smug little schemes” – “There Won’t Be Trumpets,” Anyone Can Whistle
11. “Let’s start looking alive, when we arrive it’s gonna be great!” – “Rehearse!” 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
12. “Thank the Lord Mimi Paragon’s on board!” – “Come to Me,” Sail Away
13. “The day we meet the way you lean against the wind” – “Love to Me,” The Light in the Piazzza
14. “Mademoiselle, I have followed you everywhere” – “Love Can’t Happen,” Grand Hotel
15. “Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail to the man who (hail!) without whom (hail!)” – “Duet for One (The First Lady of the Lady)” 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
16. “When you see the shape the world is in” – “Thank God I’m Old,” Barnum
17. “My life is simply great, my silverware is gold” – “I’ve Got It All,” On the Twentieth Century
18. “When the sun flew in my window and crept in bed with me” – “Sweet Thursday,” Pipe Dream
19. “Do you see that cloud up there with the number nine?” – “I Had a Ball,” I Had a Ball
20. “You dear attractive dewy-eyed idealist” – “No Way to Stop It,” The Sound of Music
21. “The best kind of clothes for a protest pose is this ensemble of pantyhose” – “The Revolutionary Costume for Today,” Grey Gardens
22. “Talk to flowers right here?” – “Hurry! It’s Lovely Up Here!” On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
23. “Take me back where I belong” – “Wilkes-Barre, PA,” Tovarich
24. “Before you half remember what her smile was like” – “Kiss Her Now,” Dear World
25. “Things may not come through the way you plan” – “I’ll Buy You a Star,” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
26. “I will never understand what I did to deserve you” – “All the Wasted Time,” Parade
27. “I married many men –a ton of them” – “To Keep My Love Alive,” A Connecticut Yankee
28. “Staring my life in the face haunted by what could have been” – “Talk Amongst Yourselves,” Taboo
29. “That old April yearning once more is returning” – “One More Walk Around the Garden,” Carmelina
30. “I’ll bet your friends are all celebrities. That’s wonderful.” – “The Grass is Always Greener,” Woman of the Year
31. “I often have these miserable instincts” – “Nobody Steps on Kafritz,” Henry, Sweet Henry
32. “My days are brighter than morning air” – “With You,” Pippin
33. “To me this emporium is sex in memoriam” – “A Woman is How She Loves,” Coco
34. “The newspapers call you the goddess of sex” – “You Are Not Real,” The Apple Tree
35. “Glad to see you folks. Sure is homey here.” – “The Babylove Miracle Show,” The Grass Harp
36. “When I was young my heart was weaving in and out of romance” – “One Man (Ain’t Quite Enough)” House of Flowers
37. “I remember Claude. His face was gaunt, his skin was pale” – “The Tea Party,” Dear World
38. “Who’s the girl who had the men all eating from her hand?” – “Mata Hari,” Little Mary Sunshine
39. “I remember the way our sainted mother would sit and croon us her lullaby” – “Easy Street,” Annie
40. “Who’d believe that we two would end up as lovers?” – “Unlikely Lovers,” Falsettos/Falsettoland

Bonus:
“Wine francaise straight from Burgundy” – “Sur Le Quais,” Lolita, My Love
“A friend of mine was hurtin’ bad, I bought that friend a beer” – “He Got It in the Ear,” Rockabye Hamlet

Name That Tune – IPod shuffle style

While I was checking out the facebook this evening, an addiction for which there appears to be no cure, I discovered a friend of mine had created a quiz involving his iPod library. Following his lead, I put my ipod on shuffle and I’ve quoted the first line of each song. All I need is the song title and the show in which it appears. Some are easy, but I’m not going to lie, some are rather obscure, so knock yourselves out!

1. “With my wings resolutely spread, Mrs. Burnside”
2. “The sun sits low diffusing its usual glow”
3. “Child, I know the fear you’re feeling”
4. “To this we’ve come that men withhold the world from men”
5. “I went down to the tennis courts, lookin’ good in pleated shorts”
6. “Now as the sweet imbecilities tumble so lavishly onto her lap”
7. “Why can’t you be like a woman ought to be?”
8. “You called me back with a silent plea”
9. “Daddy always thought that he married beneath him”
10.”You smug little men with your smug little schemes”
11. “Let’s start looking alive, when we arrive it’s gonna be great!”
12. “Thank the Lord Mimi Paragon’s on board!”
13. “The day we meet the way you lean against the wind”
14. “Mademoiselle, I have followed you everywhere”
15. “Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail to the man who (hail!) without whom (hail!)”
16. “When you see the shape the world is in”
17. “My life is simply great, my silverware is gold”
18. “When the sun flew in my window and crept in bed with me”
19. “Do you see that cloud up there with the number nine?”
20. “You dear attractive dewy-eyed idealist”
21. “The best kind of clothes for a protest pose is this ensemble of pantyhose”
22. “Talk to flowers right here?”
23. “Take me back where I belong”
24. “Before you half remember what her smile was like”
25. “Things may not come through the way you plan”
26. “I will never understand what I did to deserve you”
27. “I married many men –a ton of them”
28. “Staring my life in the face haunted by what could have been”
29. “That old April yearning once more is returning”
30. “I’ll bet your friends are all celebrities. That’s wonderful.”
31. “I often have these miserable instincts”
32. “My days are brighter than morning air”
33. “To me this emporium is sex in memoriam”
34. “The newspapers call you the goddess of sex”
35. “Glad to see you folks. Sure is homey here.”
36. “When I was young my heart was weaving in and out of romance”
37. “I remember Claude. His face was gaunt, his skin was pale”
38. “Who’s the girl who had the men all eating from her hand?”
39. “I remember the way our sainted mother would sit and croon us her lullaby”
40. “Who’d believe that we two would end up as lovers?”

Bonus:

“Wine francaise straight from Burgundy”
“A friend of mine was hurtin’ bad, I bought that friend a beer”