Comments on: Negative Music Quiz - Answers

by: ed r

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:56:57 +0000

I still say ‘Donlt it make my brown eyes Bluel was Crystak Gaylem written by Richard Leigh, about his dog, who had one brown eye and one blue eye, according to Wikipedia.

by: Katy Newton

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:54:02 +0000

Hold it there just a goshdarncottonpickin second, Widder Newton.

MY favourite Randy Newman album is “Born Again” (first track: “It’s Money That I Love”), although “Little Criminals” is also superb (has “Short People” on it).

by: Cliff

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:01:10 +0000

Don’t forget that Carole King was the ‘Oh, Carole’ that Neil Sedaka wrote about.

Was she?! I love this site.

Thanks, Sophie. You too.

by: Sophie

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:55:16 +0000

“Don’t Sleep in the Subway”!

by: chairwoman

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:51:04 +0000

Locomotion - Kylie?

Little Eva, please, Cliff!

As for Randy Newman, start with ‘Little Criminals’ and then try ‘Land of Dreams’ (which I am listening to as I write). Not only a brilliant musician, but consummate wordsmith.

Don’t forget that Carole King was the ‘Oh, Carole’ that Neil Sedaka wrote about.

by: Cliff

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:21 +0000

Possibly - I don’t know a lot of Randy Newman apart from I Love LA and the Pixar stuff, so recommendations welcome. What’s that film about the hamster, and he can’t find where his pen is, leading to a sticky situation?

What? I don’t care.

by: Katy Newton

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:03:37 +0000

She is the Yin to Randy Newman’s Yang, yes? Or possibly the other way round? STICKY -

by: Cliff

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:46:21 +0000

Oh god yes. Also - when you come to this site, do you actually read it?
http://www.thisisthis.org/2005/09/15/10-songs-i-wish-i-had-written/
And also Number 6. http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/07/posh-lyrics-quiz/

I love Carole King for being so versatile. Who else can write “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (one of the greatest songs ever written), “The Loco-Motion” (Kylie!), “Some Kind of Wonderful” (Marvin Gay!), “Go Away Little Girl” (The Osmonds!), “Up on the Roof” (The Drifters!), “Don’t Bring Me Down” (Tom Petty!), “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” (Aretha!), “Wasn’t Born to Follow” (The Byrds!), “It’s Too Late” (Her!), “I Feel The Earth. Move.” (Her!), “You’ve Got A Friend” (James Taylor), “It’s Going to Take Some Time” (The Carpenters!)

by: Katy Newton

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:25:40 +0000

Tapestry. Just one. Tapestry.

by: Katy Newton

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:24:50 +0000

Weird fact: it has taken me exactly 32 years and 1 day to discover Carole King. I mean, I knew about her, obviously, but I didn’t know about her. I am actually looking forward to the drive to work because it means I get to listen to the whole of “Tapestries” uninterrupted again.

STICKY HAM -