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16 November 2007--it's...Clapping songs?!?
« on: November 13, 2007, 08:14:37 PM »
Yep. Somebody wrote Dave a note, suggested if they could do whistling songs, what about clapping songs. So this Friday....

Btw, Dave wrote the mother of all blog entries (which is where I found out about the...clapping...songs.

http://www.kfog.com/Blog/Blog/ViewItem.asp?Entry=1985&id=35

So here's what the listener suggested:

Beck - Where it's at
Elvis Costello - Welcome to the working week
Ben Lee - Catch my disease
Cake - Opera Singer
They Might be Giants - Particle Man
Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia
Badfinger - No Matter where you are
Queen - We Will Rock you
Rose Royce - Car Wash
the Clash - Rock the Casbah

I'm adding:

Ballroom Blitz-Sweet
Saturday Night-Bay City Rollers

...just for starters.
Let's get right to it.

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16 November 2007--it's...Clapping songs?!?
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2007, 09:11:43 PM »
Car Wash for sure.
Stones Start me up has a few claps
Eric CLAPton songs :wink:
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Re: 16 November 2007--it's...Clapping songs?!?
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2007, 09:12:45 PM »
Quote from: "urth"
Yep. Somebody wrote Dave a note, suggested if they could do whistling songs, what about clapping songs. So this Friday....

Btw, Dave wrote the mother of all blog entries (which is where I found out about the...clapping...songs.

http://www.kfog.com/Blog/Blog/ViewItem.asp?Entry=1985&id=35

So here's what the listener suggested:

Beck - Where it's at
Elvis Costello - Welcome to the working week
Ben Lee - Catch my disease
Cake - Opera Singer
They Might be Giants - Particle Man
Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia
Badfinger - No Matter where you are
Queen - We Will Rock you
Rose Royce - Car Wash
the Clash - Rock the Casbah

I'm adding:

Ballroom Blitz-Sweet
Saturday Night-Bay City Rollers

...just for starters.


Yikes. Couldn't we just rerun the "cowbell" set instead?
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« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2007, 09:20:20 AM »
This isn't promising.  I'll offer Archie Bell & the Drells' "Tighten Up."  But I'm afraid the "Friends" theme will show up.
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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16 November 2007--it's...Clapping songs?!?
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2007, 09:26:43 AM »
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This isn't promising.  I'll offer Archie Bell & the Drells' "Tighten Up."  But I'm afraid the "Friends" theme will show up.


if you doesn't play Shirley Ellis' "The Clapping Song" then the whole thing's bogus.
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« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2007, 09:49:13 AM »
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This isn't promising.  I'll offer Archie Bell & the Drells' "Tighten Up."  But I'm afraid the "Friends" theme will show up.


if you doesn't play Shirley Ellis' "The Clapping Song" then the whole thing's bogus.


Que "The Clapper" commercial clip.

clap on

clap off

Speaking of which, I saw a commercial where they are marketing (just in time for Christmas) a Clapper for situations where clapping might not be a good idea.  Basically, it's a, um, light switch.  What will they think of next!?!
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« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2007, 09:51:26 AM »
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Eric CLAPton songs :wink:


No, save those for the CRAPpy set :wink:
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« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2007, 10:02:00 AM »
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Quote from: "Gazoo"
This isn't promising.  I'll offer Archie Bell & the Drells' "Tighten Up."  But I'm afraid the "Friends" theme will show up.


if you doesn't play Shirley Ellis' "The Clapping Song" then the whole thing's bogus.


Agreed, and Clap for the Wolfman would make for some nice cheeze.
Let's get right to it.

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« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2007, 02:58:19 PM »
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This isn't promising.  I'll offer Archie Bell & the Drells' "Tighten Up."  But I'm afraid the "Friends" theme will show up.


if you doesn't play Shirley Ellis' "The Clapping Song" then the whole thing's bogus.


Agreed, and Clap for the Wolfman would make for some nice cheeze.


Do you suppose Dave's familiar with "Everybody Stand Up and Clap Your Hands" by Fred Parris and Black Satin (formerly the Five Satins)?  It's an obscurity from the Buddah box set.
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« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2007, 03:01:15 PM »
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This isn't promising.  I'll offer Archie Bell & the Drells' "Tighten Up."  But I'm afraid the "Friends" theme will show up.


if you doesn't play Shirley Ellis' "The Clapping Song" then the whole thing's bogus.


Agreed, and Clap for the Wolfman would make for some nice cheeze.


Do you suppose Dave's familiar with "Everybody Stand Up and Clap Your Hands" by Fred Parris and Black Satin (formerly the Five Satins)?  It's an obscurity from the Buddah box set.


Possibly, but "Fogheads choose" recognizable songs, mostly.  Hey Gaz, guess what song Brian "the Cannon" Bannon just played on WLNG -- he musta known I was listening today.
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« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2007, 10:06:08 AM »
"Car wash", the obvious TOTHK.  Clap On!
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« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2007, 10:07:27 AM »
BOS for ThMaR.  Claps are very important in this one.
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« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2007, 10:08:40 AM »
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BOS for ThMaR.  Claps are very important in this one.


Next week: songs about the Clap!
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« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2007, 10:10:13 AM »
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BOS for ThMaR.  Claps are very important in this one.


Next week: songs about the Clap!

Song One:  Cool for Cats - Squeeze
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« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2007, 10:10:17 AM »
Whoa, so this is a surprise--an alternate take of the Beatles I'm Looking Through You.  Serious BOS candidate here.
Let's get right to it.