Quiz Questions - Name the couples in these songs.

[tom]

Kinks - Waterloo Sunset?

Beatles - Ob-La-Di,*Ob-La-Da?

Steely Dan - Haitian Divorce ?

 

[theyellowdinosaur]

the kinks - terry and julie
the beatles - molly and desmond brown

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Steely Dan - Babs and Clean Willie.

(My favourite song).

 

[Superphil]

Jack & Diane - John Mellencamp

 

[Superphil]

Rat Trap - Boomtown Rats

 

[Kumquat]

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel

 

[tom]

Jack & Diane - John Mellencamp

George Fame - The Ballad Of Bonny & Clyde

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[Goldstone Rapper]

Haitian Divorce - best reggae song ever.

 

[Benson]

Hinge & Brackett?

 

[tom]

Haitian Divorce - best reggae song ever.

Great band. Sure there must be at least one other couple mentioned in another of their songs.

Given that the number of songs that mention people must be colossal and those mentioning girls names must be in the tens of thousands at least, I think it surprising how few couples - that is two people that might be thought of as 'an item' - are mentioned in songs. Elsie and Natasha are mentioned in ' I don't want to go to Chelsea' but clearly not a couple (or even two different people) but surely there's a couple mentioned somewhere in Elvis Costello's over four hundred songs!

 

[tom]

and of course, to be a useful musical quiz question, I don't think songs that mention the couple in the title should count.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

R Kelly - trapped in the closet...

 

[edna krabappel]

Livin' On A Prayer, then?

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Livin' On A Prayer, then?

Tommy and ......

 

[edna krabappel]

Tommy and ......

Gina, I think, without looking it up?

I await correction.

 

[tom]

Yes, Tommy and Gina. Good spot.

Tommy used to work on the docks
Unions been on strike
He's down on his luck... it's tough, so tough
Gina works the diner all day
Working for her man, she brings home her pay
For love - for love

 

[7oaksgull]

Scenes from an Italian restaurant..

 

[half time scores]

The beatles Desmond and Molly Jones

 

[aldershot village]

Billy and Judy

 

[aldershot village]

Billy and Judy Rat Trap