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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: zonny the nun on March 16, 2007, 04:50:38 PM
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I haven't posted here since the new board was installed, but I need some help with some fiction-writing I'm doing and I thought this would be good place to pose my question.
In the scene I'm writing a man is playing acoustic guitar for a young woman and trying to seduce her via this pop song he's playing. What I'm trying to come up with is which song it should be.
I'm looking for something that would be corny and slightly creepy. A well-known song from the 60s or 70s. Should be about how beautiful a girl is, how she makes singer feel. Shouldn't be too horny but somewhat romantic or even poetic.
This should be easy but I can't think of anything suitable. I would love to hear any suggestions even if they don't fit my criteria exactly.
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How about
Neil Diamond- Girl, you'll be a woman soon
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Or anything by the infamous Gary Puckett and the Union Gap.
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August 5, 2003: Tom Unveils The Sleaziest Rocker Of All Time, Bill Cheetah Takes Over The Show, And Jamie Farr Declares Himself A Cyber-Punk.
Tom declares Gary Puckett the sleaziest Rocker Of All Time. There might be some good inspiration in there.
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"Have I the Right" by the Honeycomb.
"You Make Me Feel Good" by the Zombies
"I'll Be Around" by the Spinners
If you want him to moonlight as a Chicago subway musician, the only songs he's allowed to know are "Stand By Me" and that "Don't know much about history..." song.
~EmD
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"I want to make it with you" by Bread
"I'd like to get to know you" by the Association (that has to be the Association, right?)
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"Be My Fuckin' Whore" - G.G. Allin
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"I want to make it with you" by Bread
"I'd like to get to know you" by the Association (that has to be the Association, right?)
I think you nailed it Chris, but just thought I'd add "Sha la la la la let's live for today" by the Grassroots
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"Motel Blues" - Big Star.
I think you just have to drive around and listen to oldies stations a lot until the song "comes to you".
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60s/70s? Corny and slightly creepy? That would have to be "Time of the Season" by the Zombies. Gives me the heeby-jeebies every time I hear it, but it's so creepy I have to listen and laugh at it. For example, I actually saw a televised live performance of the song on PBS the other night while channel surfing. I think it was a fairly recent performance by the reunited Zombies. They're well into middle age now. And they were standing up there, singing, "What's your name? (What's your name?) Who's your daddy? (Who's your daddy?) Is he rich like meee? Has he taken... any time... to show you what you need to live? etc. etc."
Creepsville. Yikes.
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Thanks to everyone who replied so far. I knew I was posting this question to the right message board.
Is there a song called "I'd like to get to know you" by the Association? Looking for it I found "Can I Get to Know You Better" by the Turtles, which isn't bad.
I'm leaning towards Jane's suggestion of "Sha la la la la Let's Live for Today" because everyone knows it and because it wraps the let's-do-it message in a pseudo-philosophic meditation. "Time of the Season" is good too, but can that be sung solo?
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How about The First Time Ever I saw Your Face, either the Roberta Flack or Gordon Lightfoot version.
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How about The First Time Ever I saw Your Face, either the Roberta Flack or Gordon Lightfoot version.
I was going to suggest this one, also.
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"I'd Like To Get To Know You" is Spanky and Our Gang. Come on, people.
~EmD
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"Have I the Right" by the Honeycomb.
"You Make Me Feel Good" by the Zombies
"I'll Be Around" by the Spinners
If you want him to moonlight as a Chicago subway musician, the only songs he's allowed to know are "Stand By Me" and that "Don't know much about history..." song.
~EmD
What el station are you on. Holy crap have i heard those songs at Washington Street about 50000000000000000000000000000000000000 times.
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Neil Diamond leapt to mind for me, as well.
But the song was "I am, I Said," which doesn't make sense for your concept. But that's totally a weird and creepy song.
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How about "Having My Baby"?
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Geez. Why don't you just make him do "Run For Your Life"?
Richard,
It's usually Clark/Lake for me. I don't blame subway musicians for pandering a bit, but I'm not sure how almost *all* of them got stuck on those two songs. (Do they have meetings? A union?) "Stand By Me" gave me hives before I even moved here. Although, the more I think about it, the creepier it gets. Funny how that works with pop music.
~EmD
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I was going to suggest this little ditty:
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Bachrach's "Wifes and Lovers" sung by Jack Jones.
Snippet: "For wiiiiives should always be lovers, too; run to his arms [some sh*t] I'm warning you"
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I just heard the Rasberries "Go All the Way" during the Hoof and Mouth Sinfonia. That was corny and pervy.
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"Let's Live for Today" is EXACTLY the other song I sorta had in mind, but couldn't put my finger on. Along with "Time of the Season", you can't go wrong for 60s/70s creepiness.
For good measure, I'd have to add "San Francisco" by Scott McKenzie. However, that's more just silly than creepy... with lyrics like:
All across the nation such a strange vibration
People in motion
There's a whole generation with a new explanation
People in motion people in motion
Geez. That must have sounded trite the minute it was released. Still cracks me up when I hear it.
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I heard "Tonight's The Night", the Rod Stewart one, NOT the Neil Young one, in the car today and I realized it's definitely a candidate for creepiest song ever. Something about "virgin child" and "open up your wings and let me come inside". "Juanita" by the Flying Burrito Brothers always kinda creeps me out too, but I also feel sorta bad for the drug-addled goon who sings it.