h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Time for another Friday song quiz.

Below you'll find a number of words taken from six song titles - all were No 1 singles in the UK, and all were hits in the US. But I've removed a word from each song (the removed words are all different, and do not appear elsewhere in the list).

You need to rearrange this list into six song titles, adding a new word to make each.

Finally, take the six words you've added, and rearrange them to make another song title.


Good luck!

* * *

a
around
baby
be
beautiful
can
clock
do
feelin'
how
hurt
in
lost
love
lovin'
me
more
really
rock
sure
time
to
when
with
woman
you
you've

I can see two song titles straight away:

Rock Around the Clock
You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'

This gives us the two solution words "the" and "that".

Do you really want to hurt me. Culture club. Want

Baby one more time. Britney. One

When you're in love with a beautiful woman. .? You're

Deek

[I thought "Do you really want to hurt me" was by Boy George. No?

Every time I heard that song, I wanted to say, "Yes! Just for singing that song! ]

Not a favourite of mine either.

Yes, the song was 'delivered' by Boy George. He was the lead singer of the group 'Culture Club'.

Deek

'You're the one that I want' seems to be looming into view

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oKPYe53h78

In fine:

when YOU’RE in love with a beautiful woman
rock around THE clock
baby ONE more time
you've lost THAT lovin' feelin'
how can I be sure
do you really WANT to hurt me

Correct in every detail

A neat puzzle.

Your You've and our You're had me confuddled for a while.

Thanks icy.
deek.

I'm even familiar with three of the songs. I've probably at least heard some of the others.

I should hope so - there were five US #1s in there. There would have been six, but I wanted to include the late David Cassidy.

When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman (Dr Hook) - [#1 in UK / #6 in the US]
Rock Around The Clock (Bill Haley & His Comets) - [#1 / #1]
Baby One More Time (Britney Spears) - [#1 / #1]
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (Righteous Brothers) - [#1 / #1]
How Can I Be Sure (David Cassidy) - [#1 / #25]
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me (Culture Club) - [#1 / #1]
You're The One That I Want (John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John) - [#1 / #1]


I'm running out of popular ones, so the next quiz will either be a little more obscure, or something different altogether.

I could listen to them on youtube, but I don't feel like it.