Fruity Songs.....

My turn to compile the local pub-quizz in a few weeks time, and I always like to have a theme to the music round...( you know, play a few bars, guess the song and artiste).

Having just heard on the wireless (for the first time in ages) 'I had too much too dream last night' by the electric prunes, I think 'fruit' should be the theme.

So, I'm looking for 9 more well known songs with fruit either in the title or the artiste/band.....

1910 fruitgum company. Pick a song. ;)

good call. The only hit over here was 'Simon says'. Goes on the list.

Bruce, you thunder stealing rascal! I believe that was my first record album. That or the Partridge family which, in its own way is nearly as fruity.

I would say Queen or Elton John, but then I actually read the thread.

Wild Cherry!

you find the partridge family fruity..? hey ho, whatever....

however, the rules of the quizz are for well-known tracks (usually singles, but the odd very famous album track is permitted)








PS for your guitar tidy, could you not daisy-chain them from the chandilier?

Lemon Tree (by many folk groups (Kingston Trio?)
Raspberry Beret (used as a color, but still a fruit) (by Prince)
I never promised you a (Rose Garden) (a rose is an aggregate fruit)
Cherry Bomb (by John Cougar Mellancamp)
Cherry, Cherry (by Neil Diamond)

And if we were talking bands then

Strawberry Alarm Clock

The Lemon Song!

Banana Man!

Uhhhh..

Raspberries "Go all the way"

I'm just thinking the partrdige family might be a little fruity for adult men to be into, but then I think it has been nearly 40 years since I listened to them. I keep seeing graphic daisies in my minds eye when I think of them.

ah, with you on the daisy graphics, foot3


and Richlevy, a band called strawberry alarm clock is just the sort of thing I'm looking for..... they would be fitting stablemates to 'the electric prunes'

Cherry Baby - Starz

groups: Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Raspberries, The Cranberries, Smashing Pumpkins

"Yes, We Have No Bananas"
"I Gave My Love A Cherry" (aka The Riddle Song)
"Orange Blossom Special"
"Coconut" -- Nilsson
"Laughing Apple" -- Cat Stevens
"Heard It Though The Grapevine"
"Morning Lemon" -- Chemical Brothers
"Blueberry" -- Lyta Ford
"Blackberry" -- Black Crowes
"I picked a lemon in the garden of love, where they say only peaches grow."
"All Around the Mulberry Bush"

some real oldies there, maggieL.....


not heard the 'Mulberry bush' song for yonks.....remember it came from the film of that name, but what was the band? Mid -60's, ISTR

Moby grape?

Blind Melon

The Cranberries?

Bananarama - Venus

30,000 pounds of bananas - Harry Chapin

- Billie Holiday, Strange Fruit
- Tangerine Dream (no I can't remember any hits either, just the band name from my Dad's vinyl collection)
- Strawberry Switchblade, Since Yesterday (Eighties one hit wonder)
- The Lemonheads (although their biggest hit was a cover of Mrs Robinson as far as I know)

Apples peaches pumpkin pie - Jay and the techniques

Drumroll please:

Strawberry Letter # 23--The Brothers Johnson

What a great song!

Edited to add lyrics, which are really cool:

Hello, my love
I heard a kiss from you
Red magic satin playing near, too

All through the morning rain
I gaze - the sun doesn't shine -
Rainbows and waterfalls run through my mind

In the garden - I see west
Purple shower, bells and tea
Orange birds and river cousins dressed in green

Pretty music I hear - so happy
And loud - blue flower echo
From a cherry cloud

Feel sunshine sparkle pink and blue
Playgrounds will laugh
if you try to ask
Is it cool? Is it cool?

If you arrive and don't see me
I'm going to be with my baby
I am free - flying in her arms, over the sea

Stained window, yellow candy screen
See speakers of kite - with velvet roses diggin' freedom flight

A present from you - Strawberry letter 22
The music plays, I sit in for a few

Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...

A present from you - Strawberry letter 22
The music plays, I sit in for a few

Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...

Mellow Yellow - Donovan
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Beatles / Elton John

Reunited - Peaches and Herb
Elderberry Wine - Elton John
Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
Sweet Cherry Wine - Tommy James and the Shondells
The Banana Boat Song (Day-o) - Harry Belafonte
I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye/CCR
Eat a Peach - Allman Brothers Album
Lady Marmalade - LaBelle

JayMcGee wrote:

--snip--..... they would be fitting stablemates to 'the electric prunes'

Nooooo....Electric Toilet, In The Hands Of Karma, is a fitting stablemate to the electric prunes.

I have this album.

I shit you not.

Sundae Girl wrote:

- Billie Holiday, Strange Fruit
...

Ouch. Listening now.

Thanks, guys, that's quite a good 'crop' there.....

to which I'll add the Rocking Berries (so that I'll remember them when the time comes), and can anyone remember who did 'Little Apples'?

Did I miss "Blueberry Hill"?

JayMcGee wrote:

not heard the 'Mulberry bush' song for yonks.....remember it came from the film of that name, but what was the band? Mid -60's, ISTR

The song is much older than that. Wasn't written for any movie.

yeah, sorry MaggieL, didn't read your post properly (force of habit :) )...

the song & film I was thinking of was 'Here we go around the Mulberry Bush'

Do you mean Roger Miller's Little Green Apples?

MaggieL wrote:

"I picked a lemon in the garden of love, where they say only peaches grow."

I'm stealing that. :D

I think most of us have been there, oxobruce...


(actually, this xorxo stuff is doing my head in - can't I just call you gravybrowning?)

JayMcGee wrote:

can't I just call you gravybrowning?)

nyuque nyuque nyuque. Took me a moment...

xoxoxoBruce wrote:

I'm stealing that. :D

You don't have to steal it, it's been public domain lo these many years.

*Old* song.

JayMcGee wrote:

yeah, sorry MaggieL, didn't read your post properly (force of habit :) )...

the song & film I was thinking of was 'Here we go around the Mulberry Bush'

Yes, it is a habit. "Here we go 'round..." is every bit as old.

you guys are amazing. I remember some fairly trivial musical stuff, but I've always had a hard time matching tunes with their titles/artists.

No lie, when the band practices and someone yells out the next song, I often have to be reminded which one it is. Even the ones I wrote. In my head, all songs are categorized by riff, not by title or lyric.

How about the theme song from Grape Ape?
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Edit to ask: does everyone see the little box with a red X, or is it me?

it is you :)
or is it Grape Ape Grape Ape

So if we post a picture ourselves we get the white box/red x, but we can see others pics, and they can see ours? I'm so confused!

Actually you should be able to see it as well.... something is screwy.

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reads as [ ATTACH ] 10017 [ /ATTACH ] in quote
reads as Attachment 10017 in preview

goes to http://cellar.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=10017 when I click on link

OK, here's how I've been doing it (and this has been an ongoing occurence):

I find the pic I want, and save it to my desktop for convenience. I make my post. I go to "manage attachements" I browse for my pic on my desktop. I upload it, then close that window. I go to "attach image" and attach the image (in this case ape.jpg) Then it does this? What am I doing wrong? I am also unable to see the pics I posted of myself in "show yourself" when I could see them, then I couldn't, then I could, now I can't. Help!

I can't see Shawnee's pics either. But I don't think you have to click "attach image" Shawnee, just uploading the image and closing the little window ought to do it.

Yes, you're adding an extra step from what I do.

Test

Thanks you guys...I was doing an extra step.

mrnoodle wrote:

you guys are amazing. I remember some fairly trivial musical stuff, but I've always had a hard time matching tunes with their titles/artists.

XM Radio can solve that problem somewhat...there's a display on the reciever that tells you what you're hearing. I have one in my car; commuting has become a musical education.

But I thought you knew everything already (???)

:eek:
:bolt:

Shawnee123 wrote:

OK, here's how I've been doing it (and this has been an ongoing occurence):

I find the pic I want, and save it to my desktop for convenience. I make my post. I go to "manage attachements" I browse for my pic on my desktop. I upload it, then close that window.

Stop there and hit "Submit Reply".

I go to "attach image" and attach the image (in this case ape.jpg) Then it does this? What am I doing wrong? I am also unable to see the pics I posted of myself in "show yourself" when I could see them, then I couldn't, then I could, now I can't. Help!

When you hit attach image it screws up. :D