Word Association #15

[westgrandboulevard]

Making My Daydream Real - Frances Nero

[9A]

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes -- Cinderella [[Ilene Woods) 1950.

[sansradio]

Whatever Your Heart Desires - Donna Summer

[westgrandboulevard]

Whatever Makes You Happy - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

[9A]

Don't Worry, Be Happy -- Bobby McFerrin [[1988)

[gary_james]

Happy Days - The Marvelettes

[westgrandboulevard]

Happy Street - Stevie Wonder

[9A]

Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe -- Ethel Waters [[1943) in the musical film Cabin in the Sky

[[Came across this on youtube -- by Cher. Great rendition. October, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Jk5-SN8BQ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Jk5-SN8BQ))

[westgrandboulevard]

Walking Back To Happiness - Helen Shapiro

[sophisticated_soul]

Happiness Is Guaranteed - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

[gary_james]

"A splendid time is guaranteed for all"

Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite - The Beatles

[sophisticated_soul]

Guarantee [[For A Lifetime) - Mary Wells

[gary_james]

The Commitments [[1991 movie)

[westgrandboulevard]

It's Your Wedding Day - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

[Jerry Oz]

Love And Marriage - Frank Sinatra

[9A]

Husbands and Wives -- written and recorded by Roger Miller [[1966), Brooks and Dunn [[1998)

[sophisticated_soul]

Wives And Lovers - Jack Jones, Julie London, Dionne Warwick, Nancy Wilson et al.

[Jerry Oz]

Friends And Lovers - Carl Anderson and Gloria Loring

[9A]

A Woman, A Lover, A Friend -- Jackie Wilson [[1960)

[Jerry Oz]

Three Times A Lady - The Commodores

[sophisticated_soul]

Short Fat Fannie - Larry Williams

[gary_james]

Big Bad Mama [[Angie Dickinson...1974)

[westgrandboulevard]

Big Mable Murphy - Dallas Frazier; Diana Ross; Sue Thompson

[sophisticated_soul]

Big Bad Love - Diana Ross & Ray Charles

[westgrandboulevard]

Love's Gone Bad - Chris Clark; The Underdogs; Michael Jackson; Syreeta Wright

[9A]

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown -- Jim Croce [[1973)

[144man]

Big Bad World - Cathy Saint

[9A]

It's a Big, Wide, Wonderful World -- Buddy Clark [[1949)

[sansradio]

World So Wide, Nowhere to Hide - Jimmy Ruffin

[gary_james]

Make The World Go Away - Eddie Arnold

[9A]

Go Away Little Girl -- Steve Lawrence [[1963 US No. 1); The Happenings [[1966 US No. 12); Donny Osmond [[1971 US No. 1)

[sansradio]

Get Out of My Life, Woman - Lee Dorsey

[9A]

Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car -- Billy Ocean [[1988)

[Jerry Oz]

Thumbin' A Ride - The Coasters

[sansradio]

Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye

[9A]

King of the Road -- Written and recorded by Roger Miller [[1964)

[sansradio]

Queen of the Highway - Ja'Net DuBois

[sophisticated_soul]

Capricorn Princess - Esther Phillips

[9A]

Dancing Queen -- Abba [[1976)

[jobeterob]

Dancing Machine - J5

[sophisticated_soul]

Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen

[9A]

The King Who Couldn't Dance -- Gene Kelly [[1945) from the musical film Anchors Aweigh.

[Jerry Oz]

Move Your Feet - Junior Senior

[gary_james]

Dancin' Fool - The Guess Who

[Jerry Oz]

I Could Dance All Night - Archie Bell & the Drells

[9A]

Keep on Dancin' -- Gary's Gang [[1979)

[sophisticated_soul]

Dance Forever - Chery Ladd

[sansradio]

Dancin' Clown - Joni Mitchell

[sophisticated_soul]

Dance Of The Sugarplum Fairy - The Soulful Strings

[9A]

I'm Happy Just to Dance With You -- Lead vocals by George Harrison of The Beatles [[1964) written by Lennon-McCartney for the film A Hard Day's Night.

[Jerry Oz]

I Just Can't Stop Dancing - Archie Bell & the Drells

[sophisticated_soul]

Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet - Gonzalez

[gary_james]

I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can [[Jill Clayburgh...1982)

[9A]

Dance of the Reed Flutes -- From The Nutcracker Suite score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky) [[1892)

[[Датский марципан) :)

[sansradio]

The Dance Electric - Prince/André Cymone

[9A]

Theme From The Last Waltz -- The Band [[1976) farewell concert appearance

[gary_james]

Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra

[sophisticated_soul]

[[The Ballad Of) Sharknado - Quint

[sansradio]

The Ballad of Dorothy Parker - Prince

[westgrandboulevard]

The Ballad Of Bonnie and Clyde - Georgie Fame

[9A]

The Ballad of Davy Crockett -- Fess Parker [[1954); Tennessee Ernie Ford [[1955); Bill Hayes; Mac Wiseman

Several notable recordings were made and many charted.

[Jerry Oz]

The Ballad of John and Yoko - The Beatles

[gary_james]

Ballad Of The Band - Bad Company

[jobeterob]

Ballad of the Green Berets - Sgt. Barry Sadler

[9A]

The Ballad of Davy Crew-Cut -- Homer and Jethro [[1954)

[sansradio]

Love Ballad - LTD/George Benson

[Jerry Oz]

A Ballad For Joe [[Louis) - The Crusaders

[sophisticated_soul]

The Ballad Of Bobby Dawn - Baby Washington

[9A]

Ballad of Billy the Kid -- Billy Joel [[1973)

[144man]

Ballad to the One I Love - Four Tops

[sophisticated_soul]

The Ballad Of Cradle Rob And Me - Teena Marie

[sansradio]

Too Young - Nat King Cole

[Jerry Oz]

Young Blood - The Coasters

[9A]

Young at Heart -- Frank Sinatra [[1953)

[Jerry Oz]

You Make Me Feel So Young - Frank Sinatra

[9A]

Forever Young -- Bob Dylan [[1973); Rod Stewart recorded a similar, but not identical, song in 1988 which charted in the US and the UK.

[Jerry Oz]

Too Young To Go Steady - John Coltrane

[sansradio]

Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton

[gary_james]

Mighty Joe Young [[Terry Moore...1949)

[sophisticated_soul]

Young Willing And Able - Minnie Riperton

[gary_james]

Young, Gifted And Black - Aretha Franklin

[sophisticated_soul]

Bonnie Boy Is Young - Judy Collins

[gary_james]

Too Young To Die [[Brad Pitt....1990)

[sophisticated_soul]

Too Old To Die Young - Linda Ronstadt w/Ann Savoy

[9A]

They Try to Sell Us Egg Foo Yung -- Brad Clemens [[2014)

[sansradio]

Who'll Chop Your Suey? - Cleo Brown

[9A]

I'm Throwing Rice -- Jerry Lee Lewis [[1970)
[[At the Girl I Love)

[gary_james]

Chicken Strut - The Meters

[9A]

Do the Funky Chicken -- Rufus Thomas [[1969)

[sansradio]

Do the Funky Penguin - Rufus Thomas

[Jerry Oz]

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

[gary_james]

Funky Stuff - Kool & The Gang

[Jerry Oz]

Funky Worm - Ohio Players

[sophisticated_soul]

Old Funky Rolls - Diana Ross

[Jerry Oz]

Funky Dividends - Three Times Dope

[jobeterob]

Funky Broadway - Wilson Pickett, Dyke & the Blazers, Supremes & Temptations

[sophisticated_soul]

Strut Your Funky Stuff - Frantique

[Jerry Oz]

Funky Town - Lipps, Inc.

[jobeterob]

Downtown - Petula Clark

[westgrandboulevard]

Uptown - The Crystals; The Marvelettes

[9A]

Uptown Girl -- Written and recorded by Billy Joel [[1983)

[westgrandboulevard]

West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys

[Jerry Oz]

Girls, Girls, Girls - Skwares

[westgrandboulevard]

Boys Boys Boys - Lady Gaga

[Jerry Oz]

Another Night With The Boys - The Drifters

[9A]

Let's Hear It For the Boy -- Deniece Williams [[1983) in Footloose

[sansradio]

Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation - The Dells

[Jerry Oz]

Chic Cheer - Chic

[sophisticated_soul]

Applause - Lady Gaga

[Jerry Oz]

Standing Ovation - G.Q.

[sophisticated_soul]

Clap Yo' Hands - Doris Day

[Jerry Oz]

Everybody dance,
[[Do-do-do)
Clap your hands, clap your hands

Everybody Dance - Chic

[sophisticated_soul]

The Clapping Song [[Clap-Pat-Clap-Slap) - Shirley Ellis

[9A]

Applause, Applause -- Gower Champion and Debbie Reynolds [[1953) in Give a Girl a Break

[sophisticated_soul]

"I play and sing for you la-la-la-la
Hear the applause"

I Play And Sing - Tony Orlando & Dawn

[Jerry Oz]

Take A Bow - Rihanna

[sophisticated_soul]

The Greatest Performance Of My Life - Nancy Wilson

[sansradio]

Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage - Peter Allen

[9A]

I'm the Greatest Star [[I am by far, But no one knows it) -- Barbra Streisand [[1964) as Fanny Brice in the musical Funny Girl.

[gary_james]

So You Are A Star - The Hudson Bros.

[sophisticated_soul]

In Hollywood [[Everybody Is A Star) - The Village People

[gary_james]

Star On A TV Show - The Stylistics

[sophisticated_soul]

The Star Of My Show - Dusty Springfield

[gary_james]

Show Me - Joe Tex

[sophisticated_soul]

No Show Tonight - Phoebe Snow

[9A]

Teach Me Tonight -- Nat King Cole [[1954); Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston [[1966); many, many notable charted versions as well as 5 that charted between 1955 and 1956.
A jazz standard.

[sansradio]

School's Out - Alice Cooper

[9A]

School Day[[s) [[Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell) -- Chuck Berry [[1957)

Hail, hail rock and roll [[last verse)

[Jerry Oz]

Subject In School - Burning Spear

[9A]

Rock 'N' Roll High School -- Ed Stasium and The Ramones [[1967)

[Jerry Oz]

School Days [[When We Were Kids) - Louis Jordan

[sansradio]

School Daze [Lee, 1988]

[gary_james]

Dazed And Confused - Led Zeppelin

[Jerry Oz]

Glory Daze - Bruce Springsteen

[gary_james]

Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer - Nat King Cole

[9A]

Happy Days -- Pratt & McClain [[1976) seasons 3 through 10 theme of the TV series Happy Days.

[gary_james]

Better Days For Mama - Stonewall Jackson

[9A]

When You're Good to Mama -- Queen Latifah in the film Chicago in the role of Matron "Mama" Morton [[2002)

[gary_james]

Mama Liked The Roses - Elvis Presley

[9A]

"My momma done tol' me"

Blues in the Night -- Recorded versions that charted in the United States [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) were by Woody Herman [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Herman), Dinah Shore [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinah_Shore), Jimmie Lunceford [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie_Lunceford), Cab Calloway [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cab_Calloway), Artie Shaw [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artie_Shaw), and Rosemary Clooney [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Clooney). Recorded versions in the United Kingdom [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) were by Shirley Bassey [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Bassey) and Helen Shapiro [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Shapiro). [[1941)

[sophisticated_soul]

Mommy's No Dummy - Peggy Scott-Adams

[sansradio]

Mama Didn't Raise No Fool - Sugar Pie DeSanto

[9A]

"Momma told me there'd be . . ."

Days Like This -- Van Morrison [[1995) **


** Inspired by the song Mama Said by the Shirelles [[1961)
There'll be days like this.

[Jerry Oz]

Papa Loved Mama - Garth Brooks

[jobeterob]

Mama Told Me Not To Come - Three Dog Night

[sansradio]

Mama Said - Carleen Anderson

[9A]

Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me -- Published in 1921. Notable recordings by Pearl Bailey. Etta Jones, Johnny Otis and his orchestra with Marie Adams [[1957).

[gary_james]

Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma - Melanie

[sophisticated_soul]

La Mamma Morta - Maria Callas

[gary_james]

Mama - Connie Francis

[sophisticated_soul]

Mamma Mia - Cher, ABBA

[Jerry Oz]

Me And Your Mama - Childish Gambino

[gary_james]

That's My Mama [[1974 TV series)

[sophisticated_soul]

Mama Loccie - The Moonglows

[gary_james]

Hey Lawdy Mama - Steppenwolf

[Jerry Oz]

Tell Mama - Etta James

[sophisticated_soul]

My Momma Told Me - Inez & Charlie Fox

[9A]

Mama Used to Say -- Junior [[1981) ; Beverley Knight [[2011)

[9A]

This one's from Ralph --

Does Your Mama Know About Me -- Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers [[1968)

The group recorded for the Gordy Records [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordy_Records) division of Motown Records [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown_Records) in 1968, where they had this top 30 hit single.

[gary_james]

Papa Knows - Johnny Hodges

[9A]

My Yiddishe Momme -- Sophie Tucker [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Tucker) [[1925)

Ray Charles [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Charles) performed a short cover version of the song in a fifth-season episode of The Nanny [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nanny), wherein he plays the fiancé of Fran Fine's Jewish grandmother, Yetta.
Neil Sedaka [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Sedaka) covered the song in English and Yiddish in 1966.
"The Jewish Mother [[A Yiddishe Mamme)": by classical violinist Itzhak Perlman [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itzhak_Perlman)

[9A]

Papa Knows - Johnny Hodges

Don't Tell Mama -- Honor Bright [[2010)

[Jerry Oz]

Mama [[Your Daughter Told A Lie On Me) - The Five Keys

[sansradio]

Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown

[9A]

Does Your Mother Know Your Out, Cecilia -- Whispering Jack Smith [[1926) and notable others.

[westgrandboulevard]

"..bless my soul,
mama you got to know,
there's...."

Love In Them Hills - The Pointer Sisters

[Jerry Oz]

Don't Get Stopped In Beverly Hills - Shalamar

[9A]

"the hills are alive with . . . "

The Sound of Music -- Mary Martin [[1959) from the Broadway musical of the same name; Julie Andrews [[1965) in the film version.

The opening line, "the hills are alive with the sound of music" appears in the 1968 Beatles [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles) movie Yellow Submarine [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Submarine_[[1968_film)).

[Jerry Oz]

For Every Mountain - Kurt Carr Singers

[westgrandboulevard]

There Is A Mountain - Donovan

[9A]

Ain't No Mountain High Enough -- Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell [[1967); Diana Ross [[1970)

[sansradio]

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell/Diana Ross

Great minds, 9A...:D

[arr&bee]

Climb every mountain-the four tops

[westgrandboulevard]

Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush

[9A]

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell/Diana Ross

Great minds, 9A...:D

I almost put "guess who" for the artists. I see we were typing at the same time.

[9A]

She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain -- Since the mid-1920s has been recorded by numerous musicians, ranging from Tommy Tucker [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Tucker_[[bandleader)) and Bing Crosby [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby) to Pete Seeger [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Seeger) and Neil Young [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Young). Developed from old spirituals by railroad work gangs in the late 19th century .

[Jerry Oz]

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

[9A]

[[Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher -- Jackie Wilson [[1967)

[sansradio]

Up There with You - Patti LaBelle

[Jerry Oz]

The Sky Is Falling - Elmore James

[gary_james]

Over My Head - Fleetwood Mac

[9A]

Goin' Out of My Head -- Little Anthony and the Imperials [[1964)

[gary_james]

Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears

[sophisticated_soul]

Use Your Head - Mary Wells

[9A]

[[Hang Down Your Head . . . )

Tom Dooley -- The Kingston Trio [[1958)

[gary_james]

Hold Your Head Up - Argent

[sophisticated_soul]

Hold Your Head High - Jackie DeShannon

[gary_james]

Hold My Hand - Michael Jackson & Akon

[sophisticated_soul]

I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

[Jerry Oz]

Lord, Hold My Hand - Canton Spirituals

[sophisticated_soul]

Take My Hand, Precious Lord - Candi Staton

[gary_james]

Hold Tight - Change

[sophisticated_soul]

We're Gonna Hold On - Tammy Wynette & George Jones

[9A]

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me -- Johnny Mathis [[1977) from album of the same name.

[sansradio]

Thriller - Michael Jackson

[Jerry Oz]

The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King

[9A]

I get no kick from champagne
Mere alcohol [[https://www.definitions.net/definition/alcohol) doesn't thrill [[https://www.definitions.net/definition/thrill) me at all
So tell me why should [[https://www.definitions.net/definition/should) it be true
That . . .

I Get a Kick Out of You -- Ethel Merman [[1934); Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and many others.

[Jerry Oz]

Chicks With Kickstands - Larry Carlton

[sophisticated_soul]

The Push And Kick - Mark Valentino

[Jerry Oz]

Kickin' It - After 7

[9A]

Fat Bottomed Girls/Bicycle Race -- Queen [[1978) Double-A sided single. [[Lyrics on each side reference the other. )

[gary_james]

Kick-Ass [[2010 movie)

[9A]

Kick-Ass [[2010 movie)

We Are Young -- Mika

[sansradio]

The Kids - Phyllis Hyman

[gary_james]

The Kids Are Alright - The Who

[9A]

A Kid Again -- Barbra Streisand [[1965) from the album My Name is Barbra

[gary_james]

When I Was Young - The Animals

[9A]

Young Love -- Sonny James [[1956)

[sansradio]

Puppy Love - Paul Anka/Donny Osmond

[9A]

Crazy Little Thing Called Love -- Queen with Freddie Mercury [[1979)

[Jerry Oz]

Nutt Megalomaniac - Fishbone

[gary_james]

I'm A Nut - Leroy Pullins

[sansradio]

Nutbush City Limits - Ike & Tina Turner

[9A]

I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' -- Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong [[1957) from the musical
Porgy and Bess.

[gary_james]

Nut Rocker - B. Bumble and the Stingers

[Jerry Oz]

Forget Me Nuts - Patrice Rushin

[sansradio]

Got to Get a Knutt - The New Birth

[sophisticated_soul]

Nut Me - The Orlons

[9A]

Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack . . .

Take Me Out to the Ballgame -- [[1908) popularized by many vaudeville acts.

Dr. John's version [[1990's).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw06CCanPFU [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw06CCanPFU)
[[If this doesn't make you smile, you're pretty miserable.)

[Jerry Oz]

Centerfield - John Fogarty

[9A]

After the Ball -- 1891

Its total sheet music sales exceed five million copies, making it the best seller in Tin Pan Alley [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Pan_Alley)'s history.

[sansradio]

You Sure Love to Ball - Marvin Gaye

[9A]

Great Balls of Fire -- Jerry Lee Lewis [[1957)

[sophisticated_soul]

Bark, Battle & Ball - The Platters

[gary_james]

Ball And Chain - Janis Joplin

[sophisticated_soul]

Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee

[144man]

The Rubberband Man - The Spinners

[9A]

Bark, Battle & Ball - The Platters

I have to say that we enjoyed listening to this B side of "Only You." Not characteristic of my Platters.

Rocket Man [[I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time) –- Elton John [[1972)

[gary_james]

Southern Man - Neil Young

[9A]

Son of a Preacher Man -- Dusty Springfield [[1968)

[gary_james]

God Fearing Man - Ben Harper

[sansradio]

Free Man - South Shore Commission

[Jerry Oz]

All True Man - Alexander O'Neal

[144man]

No Man Is An Island - The Van Dykes

[Jerry Oz]

Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry

[9A]

Stout-Hearted Men -- Barbra Streisand [[1967)

[sansradio]

Ballad of the Sad Young Men - Roberta Flack et al.

[9A]

Piano Man -- Billy Joel [[1973)

[Jerry Oz]

Am I The Man - Jackie Wilson

[gary_james]

You Are The Woman - Firefall

[sophisticated_soul]

Another Man's Woman, Another Woman's Man - Candi Staton

[gary_james]

Another Girl - The Beatles

[sophisticated_soul]

Another Boy Like Mine - The Dixie Cups, Ellie Greenwich

[9A]

Charley, My Boy -- Eddie Cantor [[1924); The Andrews Sisters [[1949); Spike Jones radio show theme song.

[sophisticated_soul]

Boy On A Dolphin - Julie London

[sansradio]

Boys in the Trees - Carly Simon

[9A]

If You Were the Only Boy In the World -- Barbra Streisand [[1965)

[Jerry Oz]

Good Girl, Bad Boy - Junior Senior

[sansradio]

Girls and Boys - Prince & The Revolution

[Jerry Oz]

Cowboys To Girls - The Intruders