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• • The "Be Unique" category for the week of January 20-24, 2003:

Name a Top 40, 1955-1985 charting songs that contain "king" within their lyrics.

Uniqueness is determined by song title. Of all unique submissions, the song with the highest chart position (closest to #1) receives a bonus point. In case of a tie, the song that was on the Top 40 Billboard charts for the longest time will receive the bonus.

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

BONUS POINT FOR....
"Heard about a king who was doing swell."
from "Hard Headed Woman" by Elvis Presley
#1, on Top 40 charts for 14 weeks
submitted by Brewman

"Judy and Johnny just walked through the door like a queen with her king."
from "It's My Party" by Lesley Gore
#1, on Top 40 charts for 11 weeks
submitted by Martiemc

"Noble kings and princes would bow whene're they came."
from "Puff The Magic Dragon" by Peter, Paul and Mary
#2, on Top 40 charts for 11 weeks
submitted by SweetSexyEyes

"You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed."
from "Gotta Serve Somebody" by Bob Dylan
submitted by Pookie

"I'll hold my head up like a king, and I'll never never will look back."
from "Down In The Boondocks" by Billy Joe Royal
submitted by Badboybacky

"You're not a dream, you're not an angel, you're a woman, I'm not a king, I'm a man."
from "Until It's Time For You To Go" by Elvis Presley
submitted by Scoty

"I don't know about the people that I read about in books, and the kings and queens around my room with their quiet dirty looks."
from "Alive" by The BeeGees
submitted by Clete

"But it's my destiny to be the King of Pain."
from "King Of Pain" by The Police
submitted by Mytexasmusic

"But there I was. I was taken to a place, the hall of the mountain kings."
from "Spill The Wine" by Eric Burdon and War
submitted by Lachid

"Ridin' high, when I was king."
from "Beggin'" by The Four Seasons
submitted by Pstet

"Look at us, the king and queen of emptiness."
from "Living In A House Divided" by Cher
submitted by MsFangless

"The almighty Joe swingin through the trees was the king of everything that roosted in the leaves."
from "Ape Call" by Nervous Norvus
submitted by Spnnrn

"And old Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon."
from "Shadrock" by Brook Benton
submitted by Momstair

"Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
from "The Lord's Prayer" by Sister Janet Mead
submitted by GStair

"I've drunk with peasants and I've dined with kings."
from "Ring Dang Doo" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
submitted by MrJaded

"You made me king of your heart."
from "From A Jack To A King" by Ned Miller
submitted by Virve

"Spotlight on James Brown now, he's the king of them all, yeah."
from "Sweet Soul Music" by Arthur Conley
submitted by SPelletier

Two point responses: (Two players gave same answer)

"Then I'll be king dilly dilly, you'll be my queen."
from "Lavender Blue" by Sammy Turner
submitted by Milmar, Wmbradspa

"When I see the King, it reminds me that there is but one King of Heaven, God Almighty."
from "Deck Of Cards" by Wink Martindale
submitted by Jam-gri, Pikz

"Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier."
from "Ballad of Davy Crockett" by
submitted by Henshaw Family, AgentDCW

"I'm a man of means by no means, king of the road."
from "King Of The Road" by Roger Miller
submitted by Peechzncreme, Charcole

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

"When the jester sang for the king and queen in a coat he borrowed from James Dean."
from "American Pie" by Don McLean
submitted by Nanawicki, MikeA, Raywiggs, Mary

"If I were king of the world, tell you what I'd do.
from "Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night
submitted by lpintop, Aixa, Wellfm

"Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of being a king."
from "I Am I Said" by Neil Diamond
submitted by Jackie, ScorerScorchio, RuthGee

"Come, they told me (pa-rum-pa-pa-pum), a new-born King to see (pa-rum-pa-pa-pum)."
from "The Little Drummer Boy" by Harry Simeone Chorale
submitted by Baggyguy, SRKamma, Desroberts

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