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• • Here are the answers for previous rounds of "Be Unique!"

• • And here's the category for the week of May 14^th - May 18^th:

"Sing" a charting song with a lyric about a mother.

Three point responses: (No other player gave same answer)

"Mama, Teach Me To Dance"
from song of the same name by Eydie Gorme
submitted by GBate

"The PTA and all the mothers say he ought to look like the others."
from "Home Of The Brave" by Jody Miller
submitted by Clete6

"Hey, hey, mama, said the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove"
from "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin
submitted by Number51

"Met our mothers in the USO, asked them to dance"
from "Allentown" by Billy Joel
submitted by JO201

"Just take this advice I give you just like a mother, you try to match your guy just for two, don't try to do the things that the guys do"
from "Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do" by Betty Wright
submitted by Pookie

"Mama Didn't Lie"
from song of the same name by Jan Bradley
submitted by Rosanna

"And his mother goes to meetings, while his father pulls the maid"
from "Well Respected Man" by The Kinks
submitted by MsTinTear

"I found that I could not give her a child, now she lives a quiet life and is the mother of a little girl"
from "Days of Sand and Shovels" by Bobby Vinton
submitted by Scoty

"There's no such thing as Dr. Seuss; Disneyland and Mother Goose is no nursery rhyme"
from "Little Green Apples" by OC Smith
submitted by MuziKatNat

"She was just 16 and all alone when I came to be, so we grew up together, my mama child and me"
from "Rock and Roll Lullabye" by BJ Thomas
submitted by Jackie0203

"And each Sunday she receives a big bouquet of fourteen roses, with a card that reads, 'The Greatest Mom On Earth'"
from "Son of a Hickory Hollers Tramp" by OC Smith
submitted by Dog50

"Don't do to your mom what I did to mine"
from "I Can Never Go Home Anymore" by The Shangri-las
submitted by Wmbradspa

"Crazy little mama come knocking, knocking at my front door door door"
from "At My Front Door" by The El Dorados
submitted by Virve

"And some other woman's crying to her mother cause she turned and I was gone"
from "Gentle On My Mind" by Glen Campbell
submitted by Ladylion

"My mama told me, if I was goody, that she would buy me a rubber dolly"
from "The Clapping Song" by Shirley Ellis
submitted by Yankeedog

"Mama Liked The Roses"
from the song of the same name by Elvis Presley
submitted by Rockin Ron Cade

"Mother, mother, there's too many of you crying."
from "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye
submitted by Lincsil

"And at 65 years old, my mother god rest her soul"
from "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan
submitted by DevilWo

"When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be"
from "Let It Be" by The Beatles
submitted by Loganmint

"I told mama I was gonna quit school, but she said that was dad's strictest rule"
from "Patches" by Clarence Carter
submitted by OldiesKing

"Well I told my mama on the day I was born, don't you cry when you see I'm gone"
from "Green Green" by The New Christy Minstrels
submitted by Fourhbcaps

"Mama dear look here, look here"
from "Party Lights" by Claudine Clark
submitted by Avonlady

"My mama told me you better shop around"
from "Shop Around" by The Miracles
submitted by HalJordan

"Mother's tired she needs a rest"
from "Our House" by Madness
submitted by Spnnrn

"Your mama don't dance and your daddy don't rock 'n roll"
from "Your Mama Don't Dance" by Loggins and Messina
submitted by Wilburn1955

"My daddy left home when I was three and he didn't leave much to Ma and me, just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze"
from "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash
submitted by BAGGYGUY

"What are we gonna tell your mama, what are we gonna tell your pa"
from "Wake Up Little Susie" by The Everly Brothers
submitted by Nalavia

"Does your mother know that you're out? And I can chat with you baby"
from "Does Your Mother Know" by ABBA
submitted by Hugybear

"Mama, come here quick, bring me that lickin' stick"
from "Licking Stick (Part 1)" by James Brown
submitted by Snads

"Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law"
from "Renegade" by Styx
submitted by ccrider

"Satan should be her name, mother-in-law, mother-in-law"
from "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K Doe
submitted by Raywiggs

"I tiptoe past the master bedroom where my mother reads her magazines, I hear her call 'Sweet dreams,' but I forget how to dream"
from "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" by Carly Simon
submitted by Loonatique

"The drunken politician leaps upon the street where mothers weep and the saviors who are fast asleep, they wait for you"
from "I Want You" by Bob Dylan
submitted by MrJaded

"Hello muddah, hello faddah, here I am at Camp Grenada"
from "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah (A Letter From Camp)" by Allan Sherman
submitted by Tinkifer

"Mrs. Brown you've got a lovely daughter"
from the song of the same name by Herman's Hermits
submitted by TerryT

Two point responses: (Two players gave same answer)

"I came home in the morning light, my mother says when you gonna live right."
from "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper
submitted by Milmar13, Yummeytoes

"Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows"
from the song of the same name by The Rolling Stones
submitted by LindyBeat, RocN60s

"She goes running for the shelter of her mother's little helper"
from "Mother's Little Helper" by The Rolling Stones
submitted by DrummerEddy, Mysticrhythms

"My mother was a tailor, she sewed my new blue jeans, my father was a gamblin' man, down in New Orleans"
from "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals
submitted by FLMyst, SN0REFEST

"Mama, just killed a man. Put a gun against his head. Pulled the trigger now he's dead. Mama, life had just begun. But now I've gone and thrown it all away"
from "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
submitted by Embeth1231, LilZiplock
Editor's note: This tickles me because these matching answers were given by Baggyguy's kids... of course they didn't know each other's answer! Oh gosh I hope I haven't started a family feud!!)

"Please don't tell my mother, I'm a saloon and a moonshine lover"
from "Sweet Blindness" by Fifth Dimension
submitted by SameOldHal, RandyPNY

"Oh the mother and child reunion is only a motion away"
from "Mother and Child Reunion" by Paul Simon
submitted by ScorerScorchio, Caravntrip

"Where's your momma gone, where's your momma gone, Little baby birds, little baby birds, where's your momma gone, where's your momma gone, far far away far far away."
from "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" by Mac & Katie Kissoon
submitted by Raynode, Faithflemin

One point responses: (Three or more players gave same answer)

"Mama saw the tears and said, 'What's wrong?'"
from "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" by Sue Thompson
submitted by Twittylady, Juju eyeballs, LWhiteDove

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This is where we stash links to our "Be Unique" categories and players' responses more than a week old! They are wonderful! Enjoy!

Week of May 7th to May 11th -- on hiatus

Week of April 30th to May 4th-- Charting artists and groups that appeared in movies

Week of April 23rd to April 27th-- Song titles or artist names in the form of: " ______ , ______ , and ______ ."

Week of April 16th to April 20th-- Songs with baseball terms in their titles.

Week of April 9th to April 13th-- Street names mentioned in lyrics

Week of April 2nd to April 6th-- What do you see? (April Fool's game)

Week of March 26th to March 30th -- Songs in which you hear laughter

Week of March 19th to March 23rd -- OldiesFun players' nominations for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Week of March 12th to March 16th -- Artists with TOP 40 charting songs both as a solo artist and as a member of a group.

Week of March 5th to March 9th -- Songs about lovely weather

Week of February 26th to March 2nd -- Nonsense words in song titles

Week of February 19th to 23rd -- Song lyrics containing a form of the word "America."

Week of February 12th to 16th -- Songs titles containing a term of endearment.

Week of February 5th to 9th -- Songs titles containing a first and last name.

Week of January 29th to February 2nd -- Songs with the name of an NFL team within the title.

Week of January 22nd to 26th -- Songs with three letters or less in the title.

Week of January 15th to 19th -- "Doormat" songs where the sentiment is: "You treat me like dirt but I love you anyway."

Week of January 8st to 12th -- Artists with primarily non-musical, recurring TV roles

Week of January 1st to 5th -- Songs with specific years mentioned in lyrics or titles

Week of December 25th to 29th -- Sound effects and Put Down Songs

Please play this week's game! Here's how! Be Unique!