Name the song the line is from Part II

That's Spirit In The Sky, by Norman Greenbaum.


This one was a #3 hit in 1961, by a guy better known today as an actor than a singer:

Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care
Let the people point at me and stare

I’m sure that one is “Goodbye, Cruel World” but I don’t recall who did it, Jim.


The next one is from 1979:

I need you to soothe my head
Turn my blue heart to red

I think that Moon Martin wrote that.

Bad Case of Loving You - Several did it but I think Robert Palmer was the most successful?


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This was a no. 1 hit in the sixties - hope someone gets it - I'm not batting too well lately

So if you've got someone who's love is true,
let it shine for you

Tonyrob




Tonyrob

"Goodbye Cruel World" was by James Darren, I believe.

Yep, James Darren did Goodbye, Cruel World.


Tony, I think your lyrics are from This Diamond Ring, by Gary Lewis and the Playboys.


From 1972:

Some people are up to no good

Yes - you got it Jim! Sorry Sue

Tonyrob

That could be “What you see is what you get”. I want to say The Main Ingredient did it, but I’m not sure.

In case I got the song right, I’ll leave one from 1970:

Yesterday is dead and gone
and tomorrow's out of sight
And it's sad to be alone.

That's a pretty song. Help Me Make It Through The Night. I'm sure several artists have recorded it. The version I remember was done by a female artist whose name escapes me.


Just a fun one, first recorded in 1962. The most popular version was done in 1966:

Got to know how to Pony
Like Bony Moronie
Mashed potato
Do the Alligator

Best version was the great Mr Wilson Picket
Land of 1000 Dancers

Jeaving it open

Tonyrob

"Help Me Make It Through the Night" was a country hit by Sammi Smith (the name that escapes you, Jim), written by Kris Kristofferson.

OK, here's one --

"Why does the sun go on shining?"