It's
Raining
Men
Is it my fault
that whenever I hear this song, the only image that forms is the sketch from
In Living Color?
I guess (at least) those of us who were adolescents in the Nineties might feel
the same. At any rate, this quiz is raining men: men in song titles.
Each song title in this quiz contains a masculine name. From the lyrics, can
you name that tune?
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And when you said I scared you, well I guess you scared me, too.
- Who calls the
English teacher Daddy-O?
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You're a star in the face of the sky.
- You don't pull the
mask off the old Lone Ranger...
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And the boy was something mommy wouldn't wear.
- I saw him at the
mill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge.
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Though I never thought that we could lose, there's no regret.
- Where can I find a
woman like that?
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You take me by the heart when you take me by the hand.
- I am waiting at
the counter for the man to pour the coffee...
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Where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
- I can be your long
lost pal...
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Another six months, I'll be unknown.
- My fist got hard
and my wits got keen...
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All the downtown ladies call him "treetop lover"; all the men just call him
"sir."
- He's got something
that I can't resist...
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But as she's getting ready to go, a knock comes on the door...
- Me gotta go.
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You said that irony was the shackles of youth.
- Could it be our
boy's done somethin' rash?
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You were made to go out and get her.
I know you
haven't given up already. Well, suit yourself. Here are the answers.
How
many songs did you recognize? Rate yourself:
- 17 to
21 - All-around musical trivia genius.
- 13 to
16 - No doubt about it: I wouldn't want to go up against you in
Musical Trivia Pursuit.
- 9 to
12 - Good job. And which of these songs
is now stuck in your head?
- 5
to 8 - Get out your old LPs and take a second listen. Maybe if this
quiz contained women in song titles, you would have beat the band.
- 0 to
4 - Don't be dismayed. Jack and Cauldron worked together and could
only come up with two answers. And they are real rock n' rollers!
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