Name the song the line is from Part II

That was a hard one for me because I couldn't get past Up, Up And Away, by the Fifth Dimension. I knew those words weren't in there, but I couldn't get that song out of my head.

But it isn't The Fifth Dimension. It's that other group that I always get mixed up with The Fifth Dimension. It's The Association, singing Windy.


OK, this song told us about a really, really wild party. It was first recorded in 1966. The version that was a big hit in 1970 was actually a cover:

I seen so many things
I ain't never seen before
Don't know what it is
I don't wanna see no more

Is that Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me?

Outa town right now and on a 20 minute break - so leaving it open

Tonyrob

It sure looks like it to me, Tony.

This is always nice to hear (Or is it?):

People follow like sheep
Even though there is nowhere to go

That sounds like Silence Is Golden. Pretty song by The Tremeloes, Four Seasons, and probably others.



Next, take some late ’66, mix in a little early ’67, and…violà!

It’s time for jumping down from the shelf
…A little bit

That sounds like "Georgy Girl." Don't know who sang it, but I loved the movie.

This is one of my favorite all-time songs ...

"Beat the drum and hold the phone,
The sun came out today"

You baseball fanatic, you.

I do believe that's Centerfield, by John Fogerty.


How about this one:

Beatniks and politics, nothin' is new
A yardstick for lunatics, one point of view

That’s got to be “Incense and Peppermints” by Strawberry Alarm Clock. What a name!


If we go back to 1963:

Oh, it all began with just one little dance
But then it ended up a big romance

When stuff like that happens, there's only one thing you can do: Blame It On The Bossa Nova. I'm thinkin' it was Eydie Gorme who said that, right?


This one peaked at #6 on the Hot 100 chart in 1980. I couldn't find any additional information, but I'd be surprised if it didn't do even better on the Adult Contemporary (Easy Listening) chart:

C'mon and hold me
Just like you told me
Then show me
What I want to know

I agree, Jim. Around here they like to call it “Soft Rock”. But it still gets a fair amount of play. It’s “Steal Away” and I think the artist was Bobby Dupree, though I’m not quite sure.

One of my favorites from 1959:

Looking hard for a drive-in
Searching for a corner café
where hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day

BTW, Eydie Gorme had the biggest hit with "Blame It On The Bossa Nova", but others did it too.

Edit: Look, here comes another page already.

That would be Back In The USA, by Mr. Chuck Berry. I don't know if it's true, but I remember hearing or reading somewhere that this song by Chuck was part of the inspiration behind Back In The USSR, by the Beatles.


This one is from 1971:

Your face is always on my mind, girl
I'm hoping soon you're gonna find, girl
Your way back to me