| #8883, aired 2023-05-31 | ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER $400: (Andrew Lloyd Webber presents the clue.) One of the twists in "Bad Cinderella" is that this prince is missing in action when the show opens, so I didn't write any songs for him in Act 1
"I am Bad Cinderella / Got a style all my own / And I will not change it for you..." Prince Charming |
| #8840, aired 2023-03-31 | SONGS FROM '60s MUSICALS $1,000 (Daily Double): With a 10-word title, "Comedy Tonight" & "The House Of Marcus Lycus" A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
| #7040, aired 2015-04-03 | 1965 NO. 1 SONGS $2000: With a little help from Ecclesiastes, Pete Seeger wrote this song, a hit for The Byrds "Turn! Turn! Turn!" |
| #6578, aired 2013-04-03 | NO. 1 HITS IN OTHER WORDS $400: Barry Manilow:
"It's Barry Manilow Who Inscribes Musical Compositions" "I Write The Songs" |
| #6366, aired 2012-04-30 | SONGS OLD & NEW $400: It's the 1-word alternate title of "My Country 'Tis Of Thee" "America" |
| #5996, aired 2010-10-11 | THE HOUND OF MUSIC $400: Songwriter Scott English started an urban myth when he jokingly said this 1975 Barry Manilow No. 1 hit was about a dog "Mandy" |
| #5941, aired 2010-06-14 | NO. 1 SONGS $600: Swedish producer Max Martin wrote this 1999 hit, the first title containing an ellipsis to top the Billboard Hot 100 "...Baby One More Time" |
| #5941, aired 2010-06-14 | NO. 1 SONGS $1000: Teacher Jimmy Driftwood wrote the lyrics to this song about the War of 1812; it topped the charts in 1959 "The Battle Of New Orleans" |
| #5770, aired 2009-10-16 | NO. 1 SONGS WITH ONE-WORD TITLES $200: The Beatles
(1965):
SOS! "Help!" |
| #5770, aired 2009-10-16 | NO. 1 SONGS WITH ONE-WORD TITLES $400: Frankie Avalon
(1959):
A plea to a goddess "Venus" |
| #5770, aired 2009-10-16 | NO. 1 SONGS WITH ONE-WORD TITLES $600: Colbie Caillat
(2008):
Effervescent "Bubbly" |
| #5770, aired 2009-10-16 | NO. 1 SONGS WITH ONE-WORD TITLES $800: Peaches & Herb
(1979):
"& it feels so good" "Reunited" |
| #5770, aired 2009-10-16 | NO. 1 SONGS WITH ONE-WORD TITLES $1000: Beyonce
(2006/2007):
Priceless;
"To the left, to the left" "Irreplaceable" |
| #5333, aired 2007-11-14 | MANILOW! $1,000 (Daily Double): Despite the title of this 1976 No. 1 hit of Barry's, the words & music are by Bruce Johnston "I Write The Songs" |
| #4924, aired 2006-01-26 | "SONG"S $400: The title of this 1976 No. 1 hit by Barry Manilow completes the line "I am music and..." "I Write The Songs" |
| #4105, aired 2002-06-07 | I WRITE THE SONGS $400: We've got nothing but this for Otis Redding, who wrote the song, Aretha Franklin's first No. 1 hit "Respect" |
| #3753, aired 2000-12-20 | "LOVE" SONGS $800: (Hi, I'm Mick Jones of Foreigner.) I wrote this 1985 No. 1 hit ballad that featured Jennifer Holliday & the New Jersey Mass Choir "I Want To Know What Love Is" |
| #3140, aired 1998-04-03 | STARS BEHIND BARS $500: Heard here, he tended bar to earn money while he wrote songs:
"You know feelin' good was good enough for me..." Kris Kristofferson |
| #2803, aired 1996-11-06 | THE OLD TESTAMENT $200: 1 Kings 4:32 says he wrote 1,005 songs Solomon |
| #2407, aired 1995-02-07 | SAINTS $300: St. Romanus the Melodist wrote 1,000 of these religious songs of praise; about 60 survive hymns |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | POPULAR MUSIC $200: Though his version hit No. 1 in 1976, he didn't write "I Write The Songs"; Bruce Johnston did Barry Manilow |
| #1278, aired 1990-03-07 | SONGS $500: A trip to an appliance store inspired Mark Knopfler to write this 1985 No.1 hit for Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" |
| #944, aired 1988-10-13 | "BABY" SONGS $300: After Mac Davis wrote a few Top 10 hits for Elvis, he wrote this song for himself that reached No. 1 "Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me" |
| #925, aired 1988-09-16 | AUTHORS $600: Besides some songs, he wrote only 1 major poem, "Tam o' Shanter", after age 27 Robert Burns |
| #921, aired 1988-09-12 | WORDY SONGS $100: In 1978 the title of this No. 1 song was "the word" for Frankie Valli "Grease" |
| #888, aired 1988-06-15 | '60s SONGS $100: "Cherish" is the word that gave this group their 1st #1 hit The Association |
| #809, aired 1988-02-25 | "SONG" SONGS $800: 10-word title of B.J. Thomas #1 song which was up for CMA "Single of the Year" in 1975 "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" |
| #746, aired 1987-11-30 | ONE-WORD SONGS $100: 1-word #1 hit in 1960 for Maurice Williams, or 1-word command for a dog to remain in place "Stay" |
| #746, aired 1987-11-30 | ONE-WORD SONGS $200 (Daily Double): A time of rest, or title of the following lively Go-Go's hit:
"Can't seem to get my mind off of you / Back here at home, there's nothin' to do / Now that I'm away..." "Vacation" |
| #699, aired 1987-09-24 | ONE-WORD SONGS $200: Though this Michael Jackson song never got higher than #4 on the Billboard Top 40, it was a #1 video "Thriller" |
| #648, aired 1987-06-03 | SONGS THAT "DON'T" $200: 1 of the 3 Top 10 hits by Elvis with the word "Don't" in the title "Don't Be Cruel", "Don't Cry, Daddy", or "Don't" |
| #592, aired 1987-03-17 | 1-WORD SONGS $100: David Bowie's biggest American hit & Irene Cara's 2nd biggest, shared this 1-word title "Fame" |
| #592, aired 1987-03-17 | 1-WORD SONGS $200: In a Grammy winning song, "The canvas can do miracles" refers to the fine art of doing this "Sailing" |
| #592, aired 1987-03-17 | 1-WORD SONGS $300: "Kink"y song about a man who wonders why his "girl"friend
"walks like a woman but... talks like a man" "Lola" |
| #592, aired 1987-03-17 | 1-WORD SONGS $400: Of "Him", "Her", "You", & "Me", the one never a Top 40 hit "Her" |
| #592, aired 1987-03-17 | 1-WORD SONGS $500: It could be the reason The Dave Clark Five recorded it "Because" |
| #533, aired 1986-12-24 | COMPOSERS $100: Contrary to what he sang, Barry Manilow didn't write this 1976 #1 hit; Bruce Johnston did "I Write The Songs" |
| #520, aired 1986-12-05 | 1-WORD SONGS $200: Trio that fills the category with not just "One", but also "Celebrate", "Liar", & "Shambala" Three Dog Night |
| #520, aired 1986-12-05 | 1-WORD SONGS $300: 1967 hit for both The Rascals & Booker T., though the latter didn't sing it "Groovin'" |
| #520, aired 1986-12-05 | 1-WORD SONGS $400: In her music video, she's a cheerleader rooting for "Mickey" Toni Basil |
| #374, aired 1986-02-13 | #1 SONGS $500 (Daily Double): Amazingly this immortal rocker didn't have a No. 1 hit until 1972, w/ following:
"We got the new alma mater /
We must do our alma mater /
When I was..." Chuck Berry |
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