Name That Tune #6

There are twenty song clips below, from twenty different songs, from twenty different artists. Think you can name them all? I doubt it.

Rules

  1. You get 1 point if you name the song.
  2. You get 1 point if you name the artist who performed the song.
  3. There is a theme, and it's fairly specific. But you'll have to figure it out on your own...
  4. ... and you get 5 points if you can tell me what the theme is.
  5. Leave your answers in comments.
  6. Your comments will be hidden from everyone but you and me.
  7. Hints may or may not be provided. Don't count on them.
  8. The contest ends on Wednesday, Feb 4th, 12:00pm EST (GMT -5). I'll reveal the comments, and the answers, and total up the points, then.
  9. The person with the most points wins a wonderful prize!!!

Clip Hints?
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Remember, looking up things is the easy way out.

General Hints

  • None. Yet (?)

It's been two months since that last one? Damn. I'm a slack.

26 thoughts on “Name That Tune #6

  1. lost in GA

    damn you have some good taste. heard “Who’ll stop the rain” and “Southern Man” in the first four tracks. Keep up the good work.

  2. cleek

    remember: you get one point for the title, plus one point for the artist. if you know them both, say em! don’t leave points on the table.

  3. ImJohnGalt

    1. Nick Drake – Poor Boy
    2. Who’ll Stop The Rain – creedence clearwater revival
    3.
    4. Love Cats – The Cure
    5.
    6. – Miles Davis
    7.
    8. Led Zeppelin – The Immigrant Song
    9. Instant Karma – John Lennon
    10.Eric Burdon & War – Spill The Wine
    11. James Taylor – Fire & Rain
    12.
    13. Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water
    14. Mungo Jerry – In The Summertime
    15. The Doors –
    16. Van Morrison – And It Stoned Me.
    17. Beatles – Don’t Let Me Down
    18. War – Edwin Starr
    19. Velvet Underground – Rock ‘n Roll
    20.

    I’m leaving for Cuba on Saturday so wanted to get this in. Will add more if I figure them out – two are on the tip of my tongue.

  4. apostropher

    1. Nick Drake – Poor Boy
    2. Credence Clearwater Revival – Who’ll Stop the Rain
    3. CSNY – Woodstock
    4. Neil Young – Southern Man
    5. Black Sabbath – War Pigs
    6. Miles Davis – Bitches Brew
    7. Ides of March – Vehicle
    8. Led Zeppelin – The Immigrant Song
    9. John Lennon – Instant Karma
    10. War – Spill the Wine
    11. James Taylor – Fire and Rain
    12. Grateful Dead – Ripple
    13. Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
    14. ?? – Summertime
    15. The Doors – Peace Frog
    16. Van Morrison – It Stoned Me
    17. Beatles – Don’t Let Me Down
    18. Edwin Starr – War (What Is It Good For)
    19. Velvet Underground – Rock and Roll
    20. Paul McCartney – Maybe I’m Amazed

  5. bedtimeforbonzo

    That’s just their perpetual frozen cheerful look from living with Ginger and Maryanne for 24/7.

  6. Rob Caldecott

    You sadist. This is damn tough.

    9. John Lennon, “Instant Karma”.
    13. Simon & Garfunkel, “Bridge Over Troubled Waters”.
    14. Mungo Jerry, “Summertime”.
    18. Edwin Starr, “War”.

  7. Ugh

    #2 CCR, as usual I can’t name the song
    #7 Joe Cocker?
    #8 Led Zep?
    #9 Hah! I had that running through my head this morning. John Lennon, Instant Karma
    #13 Simon & Garfunkel.
    #18 James Brown?

    Theme: Songs that let Ugh bring teh suxxor!!!

  8. russell

    what I got so far wit no peeking:

    2. CCR “Who Will Stop The Rain”
    3. CSN “Woodstock”
    4. Neil Young “Southern Man”
    7. “Vehicle”
    9. Lennon “Instant Karma”
    10. War with Eric Burdon “Spill The Wine”
    11. JT “Fire And Rain”
    12. the Dead “Ripple”
    13. Simon and Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
    14. Mungo Jerry “In The Summertime”
    16. Van the Man “And It Stoned Me”
    17. Edwin Starr “War”

    Theme is 1970, and/or songs released in 1970. Maybe the year you were born?

  9. cleek

    That picture has scared my daughter almost to tears!

    heh.

    good thing i didn’t go with the version where she has Gene Simmons’ tongue !

  10. Paige

    The theme??? sun and rain (or shining or water) are mentioned a lot, but not in all of them. So I guess I don’t know.

    1. Nick Drake
    2. Who’ll stop the rain, CCR
    3. Woodstock, CSN (Y?)
    4. Southern Man, Neil Young
    5. Mother Love Bone?
    6. Dizzie Gilespie
    7. Vehicle, Connie ?
    8. (I don’t know the name of that damn song) Led Zepplin
    9. Instant Karma, John Lennon
    10. (how could i have heard this song so many times in my life and i don’t know who it is and what it’s called?)
    11. Fire and Rain, James Taylor
    12. Ripple, Grateful Dead
    13. Bridge over Trouble Water, Simon & Garfunkel
    14. In the Summer Time
    15. Peace Frog, The Doors
    16. Rain over Me, Van Morrison
    17. Don’t Let Me Down, The Beatles
    18. War,
    19. Lou Reed?
    20. Maybe I’m Amazed, Paul McCartney & Wings

  11. russell

    8 is freaking zep “Immigrant Song”. Valhalla, I’m coming!

    19 is the Velvets “Rock & Roll”. Despite all the amputations, you could just dance to the rock and roll station.

    Had to check dates on those, so a little looking up was involved.

    1 I think is Floyd but I can’t place the tune.

  12. BP in MN

    2. Who’ll Stop the Rain, CCR
    4. Southern Man, Neil Young
    8. Immigrant Song, Led Zeppelin
    9. Instant Karma, John Lennon
    10. Spill the Wine, War
    11. Fire and Rain, James Taylor
    13. Bridge over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel
    14. In the Summertime, Mungo Jerry
    16. And it Stoned Me, Van Morrison
    17. Don’t Let me Down, the Beatles
    18. War, Edwin Starr
    19. Rock n’ Roll, Jane’s Addiction
    20. Maybe I’m Amazed, Paul McCartney

    Ugh, pretty poor performance. Several there that I felt I should have known, or almost knew.

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