Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

"Movies 8 makes a great date! You don't . . . "

-Movies 8 (The Ahrens Band)

Katya wrote:

Imogen wrote:and for today

"one. singular sensation. every little step she takes"

-"one" a chorus line

Already been used (by yourself, no less).

drats! but i checked the bibliography and didn't see it. man......

edit: because apparently i can't read. well, i'm out! again.

“There’s a hundred and four days of summer vacation ‘til school comes along just to end it. So the annual problem for our generation is finding a good way to spend it. Like maybe… building a rocket or fighting a mummy, or climbing up the Eiffel Tower. Discovering something that doesn’t exist, or giving a monkey a shower. Surfing tidal waves, creating nanobots, or locating Frankenstein’s brain. Finding a dodo bird, painting a continent or driving your sister insane. As you can see there’s a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall. So stick with us ‘cause Phineas and Ferb…”

Phineas and Ferb Theme Song

"...My true love gave to me eleven sticks of incense to..."

The Twelve Groovy Days of Christmas

bobtheenchantedone wrote:“There’s a hundred and four days of summer vacation ‘til school comes along just to end it. So the annual problem for our generation is finding a good way to spend it. Like maybe… building a rocket or fighting a mummy, or climbing up the Eiffel Tower. Discovering something that doesn’t exist, or giving a monkey a shower. Surfing tidal waves, creating nanobots, or locating Frankenstein’s brain. Finding a dodo bird, painting a continent or driving your sister insane. As you can see there’s a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall. So stick with us ‘cause Phineas and Ferb…”

Phineas and Ferb Theme Song

I was impressed with myself for even considering doing a song with "50" in the lyrics . . .

"the color of my skin, ideology, you got ten fingers..."

Live, "Brothers Unaware"

I take my hat off to you, Bob. Except I just looked it up and it's "driving our sister insane." Still, it was pretty awesome.

"She's so cool; she's so fine -- out of ten, I'd . . . "
-- "You Are My Soniya," Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham"

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. "I Speak Six Languages."
"5 a Day."
36 Chinatown. "24x7."
The Ahrends Band. "Movies 8."
"The Ants Go Marching"
Arjona, Ricardo. "La Nena (Bitacora de un Secuestro)."
"Baa Baa Black Sheep."
Baby Signing Time. "One Shoe."
Bare Naked Ladies. "If I Had a Million Dollars."
The Beatles. "All Together Now."
---------------. "Eight Days a Week."
---------------. "When I'm Sixty-Four."
Bieber, Justin. "Baby."
"The Books in the Book of Mormon."
"The Books in the New Testament."
Brady, Janeen "[1776]."
Chess. "One Night in Bangkok."
"Children Go Where I Send Thee."
A Chorus Line. "Hello 12, Hello 13."
---------------. "One."
Cope, Kenneth. "The Fire of God."
Divine Comedy. "Provo Utah Girls."
---------------. "Single Ladies."
Dreamgirls. "One Night Only."
The Dresden Dolls. "Two-Headed Boy."
"Early One Morning."
Feist. "1234."
Fiddler on the Roof. "Matchmaker."
Five for Fighting. "A Hundred Years."
"[Five Little Fingers]."
"Five Little Monkeys."
Foreigner. "Feels like the First Time."
"The Fourth Article of Faith."
"Gamble Gold."
Gaelic Storm. "Johnny Jump Up."
---------------. "The Rocky Road to Dublin."
Hairspray. "I Can Hear the Bells."
Heatherly, Eric. "Counting Flowers on the Wall."
"[High school choir warm-up]."
"Hot Cross Buns."
"I Like My Birthdays."
"I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In."
"I'm My Own Grandpa."
In the Heights. "96,000."
---------------. "In the Heights."
Inside Out. "Coal Mine Medley."
Joel, Billy. "Piano Man."
Journey. "Who's Cryin' Now?"
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. "You Are My Soniya."
Lady Antebellum. "Need You Now."
Lefton, Melissa. "I Love Life."
Lewis, Jeffery. "Back When I Was Four."
Live. "Brothers Unaware."
Lonestar. "I'm So in Love with You."
Madonna. "Like a Virgin."
McLachlan, Sarah. "Stupid."
The Mikado. "Three Little Maids."
Les Miserables. "One Day More."
The Music Man. "Seventy-six Trombones"
"My Hat It Has Three Corners."
My Turn on Earth. "Opposition"
"[Nine Celestial Bodies]."
"Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer."
Oingo Boingo. "Only a Lad."
---------------. "Out of Control."
"One Fine Day."
"One Little, Two Little, Three Little Indians."
"One Potato, Two Potato."
"[One, two, three, four, five, once I caught a fish alive]."
Patience. "Twenty Lovesick Maidens We."
Peter, Paul, and Mary. "500 Miles."
Phineas and Ferb. "Mother Nature Won."
---------------. "[Theme Song]."
---------------. "We're Watchin'"
---------------. "The Yellow Sidewalk."
The Pirates of Penzance. "Oh! False One, You Have Deceived Me."
---------------. "Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast."
---------------. "A Paradox"
---------------. "A Policeman's Lot."
---------------. "Poor Wand'ring One."
---------------. "Pour, Oh Pour the Pirate Sherry."
Plain White T's. "1,2,3,4."
"[Preschool Birthday Song]."
Primary Colors.
The Proclaimers. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)."
Rack, Shack, and Benny. "The Chocolate Factory."
Ralph's World. "The Banana Splits (The Tra-La-La Song)"
---------------. "Eighteen Wheels on a Big Rig."
Rent. "Seasons of Love."
Sesame Street. "Ladybug Picnic."
---------------. "My Martian Cutie."
---------------. "One, Two, Three, Four, Five." [Song w/ marble.]
"The Seven Joys of Mary."
Schoolhouse Rock. "Figure Eight."
---------------. "I Got Six."
---------------. "Little Twelvetoes."
---------------. "Ready or Not, Here I Come."
---------------. "Three Is a Magic Number."
Showboat. "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man."
Simpson, Homer. "[When I was 17]."
Sinatra, Frank. "It Was a Very Good Year."
"Sing a Song of Sixpence."
Singin' in the Rain. "All I Do is Dream of You."
Smashing Pumpkins. "1979."
The Sound of Music. "Sixteen Going on Seventeen."
Square One. "Nine, nine, nine."
Swift, Taylor. "Mine."
---------------. "You Belong with Me."
"Tea for Two."
Teng, Vienna. "Love Turns 40."
Tepper, Sid and Roy C. Bennett. "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane."
They Might Be Giants. "789."
"Three Blind Mice."
Three Dog Night. "One."
Tommy Tutone. "867-5309"
Train. "Hey Soul Sister."
Twain, Shania. "Still the One."
"The Twelve Days after Christmas."
"The Twelve Days of Christmas."
"The Twelve Groovy Days of Christmas."
"Two Little Eyes."
"Two Little Hands."
"[Ward Choir Warm-Up]."
Washington, Grover, Jr. "Just the Two of Us."
"We Three Kings."
Weill, Kurt. "The Saga of Jenny."
Wicked. "One Short Day."

Dead Cat wrote:I take my hat off to you, Bob. Except I just looked it up and it's "driving our sister insane." Still, it was pretty awesome.

I debated whether I should use 'your' or 'our' because I learned the words from listening to it and it's impossible to be sure which word it is. I chose 'your' because that is the one I sing. However, since you looked it up, I decided to look it up also. Out of thirteen different sources for the lyrics, I found eight that said 'your,' three that said 'our,' and two that said 'their.' So I think I'm still in the game.

On another note, I don't think we should be looking up other people's lyrics to see if they are wrong. Looking up lyrics to use as your entry is cheating, so why should we be able to look them up for the purposes of calling out others?

Bob, are you saying that no one should check the lyrics? I had a hunch and I checked it out--you already used the song, so it wasn't like I could use it, even if I was still playing. I've only looked up other people's lyrics when I thought it was done differently and I've spoken up when I was right and kept my mouth shut when I was wrong.

This does bring up the question as to how we make sure that we aren't making mistakes. I know some of us (including myself) tend to look up the lyrics right after we post our entry (although I haven't done so every single time). Should we make it obligatory for everyone to check their own work? Do we designate someone to check everyone else's work? Do we ignore errors altogether? Some other option I haven't thought of?

I'm assuming we're trying to play this game as close to the actual in-person game as much as possible. And in an in-person game of Encore, lyrics are not checked after every round. Someone will challenge if they know the words sung are incorrect, but aside from that we assume they're right. So yes, I am saying that no one should check the lyrics. I think that these rounds would have been a lot shorter if there was someone making sure the lyrics were correct. It's too easy to use a similar word or remember something incorrectly.

bobtheenchantedone wrote:I'm assuming we're trying to play this game as close to the actual in-person game as much as possible. And in an in-person game of Encore, lyrics are not checked after every round. Someone will challenge if they know the words sung are incorrect, but aside from that we assume they're right. So yes, I am saying that no one should check the lyrics. I think that these rounds would have been a lot shorter if there was someone making sure the lyrics were correct. It's too easy to use a similar word or remember something incorrectly.

Fair enough.

Happy Quinceañera!
Today is a very special day. It is the day where you must come up with a song that fulfills the number requirement and any previous round of Encore (i.e. Yellow, Cry, Musicians, Mother/Father, Two Colors).

"It was an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini, that she wore for the first time today."

"Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"

bobtheenchantedone wrote:I'm assuming we're trying to play this game as close to the actual in-person game as much as possible.

Yes, but the fact that we're stretching each game over several days, with up to 24 hours to think of each song already significantly changes the nature of the game. The idea behind the rule that you have to get the words right is to create a minimum threshold for how well you have to know the song to use it (since the amount of time you have to think of a song is very generous).

However, if you've heard a song many times and have misheard a word or two in a way that doesn't significantly change the meaning of the song (i.e., isn't a true Mondegreen), I agree with the argument that it shouldn't be penalized.

Dead Cat is, of course, the final judge for this round, but maybe we should have a group discussion between rounds to see what everyone thinks is fair.

Also, I have an idea for the limitations on the next round. PM me if you're interested, Dead Cat.

"One was yellow and the other was red."

"When I was five, I could divide as good as my dad."

-Since I was Two

Defy V wrote:"When I was five, I could divide as good as my dad."

-Since I was Two

I think you have to mention both a mother and a father. You shouldn't have too much trouble pulling out the mama lyric. She'd be proud indeed.

"Momma loves her baby and daddy loves you too. And the sea may look warm to you babe, and the sky may look blue, but ooooh baby ooooh baby blue ooooh babe. If you should go skating on the thin ice of modern life dragging behind you the silent reproach of a million tear-stained eyes...."

Pink Floyd, "The Thin Ice"