Name These Mystery-Theme Tunes

Oct 18

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I’ve spliced together clips of songs to see how many you can all identify. This week’s clips are all share a common theme, but you’ll have to guess what it is this time. (Hint: the titles will make it obvious.) Some of these might be a little tough.

I’ll give you a day or two to make your guesses, then I’ll post the answers. There are clips from 14 songs this time.

Song clips are in the radio.blog: “Name These Mystery-Theme Tunes”

NOTE: You might want to listen and make your guesses before reading the comments, or other people’s guesses might spoil your fun.UPDATE: I’ll paste the answers in down below. If you haven’t had a chance to make your guesses, don’t click on the “more” link until you have!

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1. Billie Holiday & Satchmo – Dream A Little Dream
2. Cheap Trick – Dream Police
3. Van Morrison – These Dreams of You
4. Fiona Apple – Sleep to Dream
5. Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over
6. Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams
7. Live – The Sanctity Of Dreams
8. Decemberists – Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect
9. Jeff Buckley – Dream Brother
10. Gary Wright – Dream Weaver
11. Depeche Mode – Dreaming Of Me
12. Supertramp – Dreamer
13. Todd Rundgren – A Dream Goes On Forever
14. Louis Armstrong – A Kiss to Build A Dream On

Justin had the most right this time. Good job!

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Posted on October 18, 2006, in Music, Radio.blog. Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.

  1. Supergenius | October 18, 2006 at 11:47 am

    Dream Theme!

    1. Billie Holliday – Dream a Little Dream.
    2. ?
    3. Van Morrison – These Dreams of You
    4. Fiona Apple – Sleep to Dream
    5. Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over
    6. Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams Come True
    7. ?
    8. Decemberists – Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect
    9. ?
    10. Gary Wright – Dream Weaver
    11. ?
    12. Supertramp – Dreamer
    13. ?
    14. Louis Armstrong – A Kiss to Build a Dream On

  2. Last Lemming | October 18, 2006 at 1:08 pm

    I tried to cheat on #s 3, 4, 13, and 14. I’m only confident of 14.

    1. Dream a Little Dream of Me – Ella Fitzgerald
    2. The Dream Police – Cheap Trick
    3. Only a Dream (?) – Van Morrison
    4. ? – Sheryl Crow (?)
    5. (kicking myself)
    6. You Make My Dreams Come True – Hall and Oates
    7-9. no idea
    10. Dream Weaver – Gary Wright
    11. no idea
    12. Dreamer – Supertramp
    13. A Dream Goes on Forever (?) – Todd Rungren
    14. A Kiss to Build a Dream On – Louis Armstrong

  3. Susan M | October 18, 2006 at 2:05 pm

    I think technically, the title of #6 is “You Make-a My Dreams Come True.”

  4. Justin | October 18, 2006 at 3:02 pm

    1. Dream a Little Dream of Me: Billie Holliday
    2. Dream Police: Cheap Trick
    3. ?
    4. Sleep to Dream: Fiona Apple
    5. Don’t Dream It’s Over: Crowded House
    6. You Make My Dreams Come True: Hall and Oates
    7. Sanctity of Dreams: Live
    8. Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect: Decemberists
    9. ?
    10. Dream Weaver: Gary Wright
    11. Dreaming of Me: Depeche Mode
    12. ?
    13. ?
    14. A Kiss to Dream On: Louis Armstrong

  5. mike d. | October 18, 2006 at 3:54 pm

    what, no “distopian dream girl?” where’s the indie love susan???

  6. Susan M | October 18, 2006 at 4:12 pm

    Oh yeah, I meant to ask for other “dream” songs. I have a ton I left off, but I can’t make these too hard or no one will play!

  7. meems | October 18, 2006 at 6:46 pm

    And where is Steve Wynn and the Dream Syndicate?

  8. danithew | October 19, 2006 at 5:29 am

    I recognized only four or five of the songs. Argh. Glad to hear Hall and Oates included though. If that band hadn’t made such awful videos, they’d probably be appreciated more.

    It’s definitely about dreams.

  9. D. Fletcher | October 19, 2006 at 10:12 am

    Just a guess: is #9 Marc Bolan? (I’ve never heard it before.)

  10. MeM | October 19, 2006 at 2:04 pm

    14. Louis Armstrong – ?

    1, 5, and 11 all sounded familiar but I couldn’t place them. I’m not sure why I didn’t recognize 11 as Depeche Mode. I just wasn’t thinking, I guess. Probably the only dream song I would have recognized wasn’t included.

  11. Susan M | October 19, 2006 at 2:06 pm

    Which? California Dreaming? Dreamboat Annie?

  12. a random John | October 19, 2006 at 2:15 pm

    There has been too much love for Supertramp recently…

  13. Susan M | October 19, 2006 at 2:46 pm

    Supertramp = superior songwriting

  14. D. Fletcher | October 19, 2006 at 4:04 pm

    Lotta musicals with “dream” songs.

    “I Dreamed A Dream” from Les Mis, for instance.

  15. HP | October 19, 2006 at 5:58 pm

    1. Ella Fitzgerald
    2. ??
    3. Van Morrison
    4. Fiona Apple – Sleep to Dream
    5. Crowded House – Don’t Dream its over
    6. Hall and Oates – You’re making my dreams come true
    7. ??
    8. ??
    9. ??
    10. Dream weaver
    11. ??
    12. ??
    13. ??
    14. A kiss to build a dream on – Louis Armstrong

    Satchmo is the absolute best!

  16. Susan M | October 20, 2006 at 11:30 am

    I just posted the answers. I’ll post #7 and #9 to the radio.blog, since I thought more people would recognize them than did.

  17. Supergenius | October 20, 2006 at 12:04 pm

    Jeff Buckley!!

  18. MeM | October 23, 2006 at 10:51 pm

    Oh, was #11 a response to my comment? I haven’t been around here for a few days. I was referring to “Dreams Never End” by New Order.

  19. MeM | October 23, 2006 at 11:19 pm

    Come to think of it, I should have recognized 7 as a Live song too. *sigh*

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