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

• • And here's the category for the week of May 28^th - June 1^st:

"Sing" a line from a Top 40, 1955-85 charting song which contains the name of a FAMOUS, REAL PERSON, living or dead. .

Please note that it is the SONG TITLE and NOT the FAMOUS PERSON that will be compared for determining uniqueness. Also, the fame of the named person should not be based solely upon the success of the recording.

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

"For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail. Churchill told the people, put every ship a sail."
"Sink The Bismarck" by Johnny Horton
submitted by Scoty

"Take it away, John Cameron"
"The Flying Saucer" by Buchanan and Goodman
submitted by JO201

"On a morning from a Bogart movie. In a country where they turn back time. You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre contemplating a crime."
"Year Of The Cat" by Al Stewart
submitted by Nalavia

"A built in remedy for Khurschev and Kennedy, and anytime an invitation you can't decline."
"Killer Queen" by Queen
submitted by Dog50

"Where have you gone, Joe Dimaggio?"
"Mrs. Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel
submitted by Mysticrhythms

"My buddies Syxx, Mick, and Tom"
(indicating the 3 remaining members of Motley Crue; the song is being sung by Vince Neil.
"Smokin' In The Boys' Room" by Motley Crue
submitted by YummeyToes

"Dr. John the nightly tripper, Doris Day and Jack the Ripper"
"Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) by Reunion
submitted by Raynode

"We got Aretha Franklin, doin' her thing, We got Nancy Wilson, doin' her thing, uh, We got Pearl Bailey yeah, doin' her thing, uh ah"
"We Got More Soul" by Dyke And The Blazers
submitted by Pookie

"Oh, and I've been calling, oh, 'hey hey Johnny' can't you come out to play"
"Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" by Elton John
Well known reference to John Lennon
submitted by Loganmint

"Col. Travis, Davy Crockett and 180 more...Capt. Dickinson, Jim Bowie, present and accounted for...."
"The Ballad of the Alamo" by Marty Robbins
submitted by Wmbradspa

"Her long blonde hair, falling down across her arms, hiding all the ladies charms, Lady Godiva""
"Lady Godiva" by Peter and Gordon
submitted by Faithflemin

"And they talk about it still when a man named Al Capone tried to make that town his own."
"The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace
submitted by Milmar

"If Shakespeare thought that Juliet really loved Romeo from the time they met, he would blow his top if he could see just how you've been lovin' me."
"That's Why (I Love You So)" by Jackie Wilson
submitted by Clete6

"Rubin Carter was falsely tried. The crime was murder one, guess who testified?"
"Hurricane" by Bob Dylan
submitted by SN0REFEST

"Hey Mr Custer, please don't make me go, there's a redskin waitin out there, fixin to take ma har, somebody yelled attack, and there I stood with an arrow in ma back"
"Mr. Custer" by Larry Verne
submitted by Raywiggs

"Mister Sandman, bring me a dream, give him a pair of eyes with a come hither gleam, give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci, and lots of wavy hair like Liberace"
"Mr. Sandman" by Emmylou Harris
submitted by Jackie0203

"When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me"
"Let It Be" by The Beatles
submitted by MsTinTear

"Opening their eyeballs eyeballs, pretending that you're Al Green Al Green"
"Goody Two Shoes" by Adam Ant
submitted by Embeth1231

"I'm talkin' 'bout brother Solomon Burke. Y'all know him..."
"Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" by Wilson Pickett
submitted by Fourhbcaps

"And Flo, she don't know. Cuz the boy she loves is a romeo"
"Back In My Arms Again" by The Supremes
submitted by ULTFAN

"Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming, we're finally on our own."
"Ohio" by Crosby Stills Nash and Young
submitted by DADDYOAL

"I was born from love and my poor mother worked the mines, I was raised on the Good Book Jesus till I read between the lines"
"Stoney End" by Barbra Streisand
submitted by Ladylion

"You talk like Marlene Dietrich and you dance like Gigi Genmaire"
"Where Do You Go To My Lovely" by Peter Sarstedt
submitted by MuziKatNat

"Quite like Smokey, Smokey Robinson, wailin' and skankin' to Bob Marley"
"Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club
submitted by Spnnrn

"The jester sang for the king and queen in a coat he borrowed from James Dean"
"American Pie" by Don McLean
submitted by Juju eyeballs

"But everytime we ask you what youre doing after dark there, you just say that you were frugging to Petula Clark there"
"Crazy Downtown" by Allen Sherman
submitted by Reishi

"As you read your Emily Dickenson, and I my Robert Frost; we note our place with bookmarkers that measure what we've lost"
"The Dangling Conversation" by Simon and Garfunkel
submitted by BAGGYGUY

"She wants to be just like Zsa Zsa Gabor, even though she's the girl next door"
"Donna The Prima Donna" by Dion
submitted by OldiesKing

"Sister Suzie, brother John, Martin Luther, Phil and Don, Brother Michael, Auntie Gin, open the door and Let em in."
"Let 'Em In" by Wings
submitted by LindyBeat

"We've got rural scenes & magazines, we've got truckers on the CB, we've got Richard Pryor on the video."
"The Load-Out" by Jackson Browne
submitted by Number61

"You say coke I say Cain, you say John I say Wayne"
"Bicycle Race" by Queen
submitted by Snads

"She's been with the Rolling Stones, on their tours and in their homes"
"Whirly Girl" by Oxo
submitted by LWhiteDove

"In Winter 1963, it felt like the world would freeze, with John F. Kennedy and the Beatles"
"Life In A Northern Town" by Dream Academy
submitted by jmiller

"The late Sam Cooke might have said, darling you send me, darling you send me, oh my darling oh my darling won't you stand by me"
"Stand By Me" by Spyder Turner
submitted by LilZiplock

"If Mr. Webster gave it more thought, I'm sure that he would have had for this feeling I have, another word beyond the meaning of love"
"There's Got To Be A Word" by The Innocence
submitted by MrJaded

"Before you can eat you gotta dance like Fred Astaire."
"Long Tall Glasses" by Leo Sayer"
submitted by Rosanna

Two point responses: (Two players gave same answer)

"Poor old Johnnie Ray, he sang upon the radio, broke a million hearts in mono-"
"Come On Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Riders
submitted by Yankeedog, Gargoylemama

"Still lookin for that blue jean, baby queen prettiest girl I've ever seen, see her shake on the movie screen, Jimmy Dean...James Dean"
"Rock On" by David Essex
submitted by DevilWo, Tinkifer

"In 1814 we took a little trip, along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Missisip."
"The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton
submitted by TerryT, HUGYBEAR

"If you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao, you ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow."
"Revolution" by The Beatles
submitted by Wilburn, Loonatique

"Has anybody here seen my old friend Martin"
"Abraham, Martin & John" by Dion
submitted by Rockin Ron Cade, BobbleSmitty

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

"Radio plays that forgotten song, Brenda Lee's comin' on strong"
"Radar Love" by Golden Earring
submitted by VincentJames, KWENI, Frannytune

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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 21st to May 25th-- Songs in which clapping is heard

Week of May 14th to May 18th-- Lyrics about mothers

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!