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Anything to relieve the boredom some Songfactors claim makes them want to gnaw on something personal. But if it's a game you want, there are numerous Bushi songs for towns in Japan that you could cite.

Granted. Miss ZZ Topps is your date to the demolition of the failed Waikiki Trump Towers. Unfortunately, you forgot to tell your wife about this, as she's about to shave you with a Katana...side to side and up and down! I wish I could take a suborbital flight on Richard Branson's new near-space liner some day.

Granted. Captain Cook, on your first landing on Hawai'i you were treated like a God. Unfortunately on this second landing, you were treated like offerings to a God. I wish I could visit Japan and be able to read and speak the language, this time.

Granted. The pet chicken you got as a door prize has Avian Flu. And now, so do you. (Is a Hope the same as a Wish?) I wish to see something beautiful before I die.

But of course. I went back to the original post on Mog and discovered that the subject is "Small Towns." (Sorry, I should pay more attention to subject line details.)

Some of these songs I remember on radio, but tracking down composers is as hard as current performers of the song. "Waialua Sky" "Wahiawa is Calling" "The Shores of Hale'iwa" "Hello Honolulu" "Hilo Bay" "Kailua Kona" "Lahaina" (Loggins & Messina addressed Kenny Loggins' fear of Centipedes!) "Waimea Lullaby" "Pupu au Ewa" -Then there are the truly obscure Hawaii place name songs that began as chants.

Unfortunately, Dusty Springfield is dust. Amy Winehouse

It's a game on the Mog web site, but I figured that it would ease online boredom. It could be "Boston," since "G" and "B" are close enough to mix up. (Unless there is such a city and the spell checker didn't catch it!)

Another MOG post about music: Eric5776 wrote,"Does your hometown have a song referencing it? I lucked out and grew up for my first 16 years of existence in Pasadena, MD so there are a number of songs referencing my OG hometown (be it most of 'em are talking about Pasadena, CA). How many songs do you know of that reference towns in the song title only? Let's see who can get together the most songs referencing cities/town/burroughs. I've compiled a list of larger, more popularly referenced towns. We'll say the following towns/cities across the world are not valid (cause everyone sings about New York or Chicago or Paris...) Get creative and you get double points for A. Referencing a band name who has a city's (or town's) name in it B. Referencing a song that mentions your hometown (only once though) Once someone references a city. It's out. You can continue referencing the same band throughout the game but the city name has to be in the title." Think of cities besides the big ones: Tokyo Mexico City New York City Shanghai Los Angeles Beuenos Aires Seoul Beijing Cairo Paris Moscow London Hong Kong Chicago Goston San Francisco Bagdad Istanbul (sorry TMBG fans) Washington DC Madrid Athens Rome Philledelphia Houston Detroit Berlin Brooklyn Queens Here are a few to get you started The Damnwells "Louisville" Alkaline Trio "******* You Aurora" Sufjan Stevens "Jacksonville" REM "Don't Go Back to Rockville" Hot Water Music "Radio Free Gainsville" Afghan Whigs "Fountain and Fairfax"

Kevin's wish is granted. Unfortunately, the feisty Chupacabra finds him very good eating! Since "The Golden Touch" is a contact-spread bacillis, I wish for a pony. (Last.fm was all out.)

Locked in a "I can do Shakespeare better than you" battle with John Wilkes Booth. Kiri Te Kanawa (Opera singer)

"The Black Scorpion" (A stop motion tale of giant scorpions ravaging Mexico.) Name a movie that you disliked enough to walk out on.

Snapping back at Lucy & Desi at Freddie Prinze's Cloud 9 comedy club "Pistol Pete" Maravich

"Screaming Viking" Name a musical genre

What's needed is a New Menace, seeking the high ground of Space! (Can you say "Taikonaut"?) If that isn't enough to light a fire under NASA, what do you think Kim Jong-Il is really going to do with long range rockets? Imagine having to put up with "Radio Pyongyang: Live from the Moon." (Where are those Alien invaders when you really need them?)

I'm sure Joe would have a fine time; he'd be as popular as Godiva chocolate, being the only XY in the place.

The Polish Prince is still warbling. Harry Anderson ("Judge Harold T. Stone" of "Night Court" fame)

Granted. You now have the mind of a pre-teen in the body of someone much older. I wish for The Golden Touch in life.

Sorry, he's quite alive. Did you think that was "Walter Lanz" and not David Lanz the musician? Joe Yule is still hoofin' it.

Congratulations, Henry Bemis, you have all the time in thwe world NOT to read all those books since you dropped your glasses. I wish for a reverse "Merry Minuet" for places that need it.

Alive, in spite of appearances. David Lanz

Kevin. At a notorious Blowfish Sashimi shop. Name a clueless Songfactor.

"Brokeback Mountain" on Bravo.

I kinda like this song:

Alive and interviewing the ever-growing Osmond family. Gian Maria Volonte ("Wanna buy a watch?")