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• • The "Be Unique" category for the week of March 16-21, 2003:

Name a Top 40, 1955-1985 charting song about which the topic is clearly about war.

Players quoted one line from the song to support their answer. Uniqueness was determined by song title. Of all unique submissions, the highest charting song (closest to #1) receives the bonus point. If the tie is still not broken then 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....
"Mr. Lonely" by Bobby Vinton
"Now I’m a soldier, a lonely soldier, away from home through no wish of my own."
#1, on Top 40 charts for 14 weeks
submitted by Baggyguy

"Ballad Of The Green Berets" by SSgt Barry Sadler
"Back at home a young wife waits, her Green Beret has met his fate, he has died for those oppressed, leaving her his last request."
#1, on Top 40 charts for 11 weeks
submitted by Ladybug

"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
"A time of love, a time of hate, a time of war, a time of peace."
#1, on Top 40 charts for 11 weeks
submitted by MikeA

"Blowin' In The Wind" by Peter, Paul and Mary
"Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly before they're forever banned?"
#2
submitted by RuthGee

"Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)" by The Temptations
"People all over the world are shouting 'End The War'"
#3
submitted by Nanawicki

"Waterloo" by Abba
"Waterloo - I was defeated, you won the war"
#6
submitted by SRKamma

"Conquistador" by Procol Harum
"And though you came with sword held high, you did not conquer, only die."
#8
submitted by Mary

"Bring The Boys Home" by Freda Payne
"Fathers are pleading, lovers are all alone, mothers are praying, send our sons back home. You marched them away, yes, you did, on ships and planes, to the senseless war, facing death in vain."
#12
submitted by Luv2LuvUBabee

"Lawyers In Love" by Jackson Browne
"Waiting for World War III while Jesus slaves."
#13
submitted by MrJaded

"Sky Pilot (Part One)" by Eric Burdon & The Animals
"He smiles at the young soldiers, tells them it's all right, he knows of their fears in the forthcoming fight, soon there'll be blood and many will die, mother and fathers back home they will cry."
#14
submitted by Jackie

"Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Some folks inherit star spangled eyes, ooh, they send you down to war, Lord."
#14
submitted by Spnnrn

"Give Peace A Chance" by The Plastic Ono Band
"All we are saying is give peace a chance"
#14
submitted by Lpintop

"19" by Paul Hardcastle
"In 1965, Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war, but it wasn't."
#15
submitted by Clete

"Where Have All The Flowers Gone" by The Kingston Trio
"Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards every one."
#21
submitted by SillEme

"Question" by The Moody Blues
"Why do we never get an answer when we're knocking at the door, with a thousand million questions about hate & death & war?"
#21
submitted by ScorerScorchio

"Long Live Our Love" by The Shangri-las
"I send this letter to you, while you are fighting overseas."
#33
submitted by Fourhbcaps

"To Susan On The West Coast Waiting" by Donovan
"To Susan on the west coast waiting, from Andy in Vietnam fighting."
#35
submitted by Raywiggs

"The Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley" by C Company featuring Terry Nelson
"While we're fighting in the jungles, they were marching in the street, while we're dying in the rice fields, they were helping our defeat. While we're facing VC bullets, they were sounding a retreat, as we go marching on."
#37
submitted by HelloDes

"Monster" by Steppenwolf
"The Blue and Grey they stomped it, they kicked it just like a dog, and when the war was over they stuffed it just like a hog."
#39
submitted by MsFangless

"The Unknown Soldier" by The Doors
"Wait until the war is over and we're both a little older, the unknown soldier."
#39
submitted by System3

Two point responses: (Two players gave same answer)

"Billy Don't Be A Hero" by Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
"The soldier-blues were trapped on a hillside, the battle raging all around."
submitted by Martiemc, Pstet

"The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton
"We fired our guns and the British kept a comin', there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago."
submitted by Charcole, GStair

"Please Mr. Custer" by Larry Verne
"I had a dream last night about the coming fight, someone yelled attack and there I stood with an arrow in my back."
submitted by Scoty, Wellfm

"Sink The Bismarck" by Johnny Horton
"In May of nineteen forty-one the war had just begun."
submitted by Pookie, Wmbradspa

"Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town" by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
"I've wasn't me who started that old crazy Asian war, but I was proud to do my patriotic chore."
submitted by Badboybacky, Momstair

"The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" by Bill Hayes
"Andy Jackson is our gen'ral's name, his reg'lar soldiers we'll put to shame" and "Fought single handed through the injun war, till the Creeks was whipped an' peace was in store."
submitted by Nuvox, Milmar

"Eve Of Destruction" by Barry McGuire
"The eastern world it is exploding, violence flaring, bullets loadin'."
submitted by Faithflemin, SweetSexyEyes

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

"What's Goin' On" by Marvin Gaye
"Father, father, we don't need to escalate, war is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate"
submitted by Lachid, SPelletier, Virve

"99 Luftballoons" by Nena
"This is what we waited for, this is it, boys, this is war."
submitted by Brewman, Tnondorf, Aixa

"Billy and Sue" by B.J. Thomas and The Triumphs
"When Billy was old enough to take a wife, he was old enough to fight for his country and its way of life."
submitted by Yankeedog, Desroberts, Henshaw Family

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