"Episode 1.7" - August
14
We're "Working for the Weekend" on a Tuesday night, as six
would-be singers play for a shot at $50,000 and the title of
Singing Bee Champion.Round 1:
- 2000, Ricky Martin, "She Bangs"
Band: "She bangs, she bangs / Oh baby when she moves, she
moves / I go crazy...."
#18: "She bangs, she bangs." Nope.
#159: "She looks like a flower and
she sings like a bee." Sorry...
#87: "'Cause she looks like a flower, but she stings like a
bee!" RIGHT!
- 1968, Steppenwolf, "Born
to Be Wild"
Band: "Get your motor runnin', / head out on the
highway..."
#123: "Lookin' for adventure...." RIGHT!
Halfway home...
- 1994, The Rembrandts, "I'll Be
There For You (Theme from 'Friends')"
Band: "So no one told you life was gonna be this way (clap
clap clap clap) / Your job's a joke, you're broke / Your love
life's DOA..."
#205: "It's like it's always stuck
in second gear..." Close...
#38: "Feel like you're always stuck
in second gear..." Sorry...
#18: "It's like you're always stuck in second gear..." GOT
IT!
- 1989, Cher, "If I Could Turn
Back Time"
Band: "I don't know why I did the things I did / I don't know
why I said the things I said / Pride's like a knife, it can cut
deep inside..."
#159: "If I could turn back time..."
No, and you're pathetic.
#205: "Words are like weapons, they wound sometimes." That's
four!
Round 2, Karaoke Showdown:
First round, it's #87 Lakendra
(Macon County, GA) vs. #123 Lauren (Annapolis, MD).
- 1987, Tiffany, "I Think
We're Alone Now"
Lakendra gets 14. Lauren needs at least that much.
- 1981, Softcell, "Tainted Love"
PERFECT! Lauren moves on.
Next round, its #18 Tina
(Columbus, OH) vs. #205 Terry (Ramsey, NJ).
- 1985, Madonna, "Material Girl"
Tina... is completely spaced out to start. And no, you can't
start over. She gets nine.
- 1985, Stevie Wonder, "Part-Time
Lover"
Terry gets... sucked out. He got two. Tina moves on.
Round 3, Sing the chorus:
Lauren is first...
- 2002, Maroon5, "This Love"
Lauren: "This love has taken its toll on me / She said goodbye
too many times before / Her heart is breaking in front of me /
and I have no choice, 'cause I won't say goodbye anymore". On
the money.
Tina needs to get this right to
stay alive.
- 1983, Night Ranger, "Sister
Christian"
Tina: "It's truuuuueeeeeee.... / You're motorin'
much too... " Nope, it was "You're
motoring, what's your price for flight, and finding Mr. Right."
Lauren is tonight's Singing Bee champ!
And that entitles her to play for
$50,000 in... The Final Countdown...
Ray: "It's the Final Countdown!"
Seven songs, seven missing
phrases. For each one you get right, you get $5000. Get five,
and you just made $50,000 cash money. Get a song wrong, it's a
strike. Three of them and it's game over buh-bye.
Song #1:
"Roxanne, you don't have to wear that dress tonight /
Walk the streets for money..."
Lauren: "You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right."
That's one!
(1978, The Police, "Roxanne") |
$5000 |
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Song #2:
"Color me your color, baby / Color me your car / Color me
your color, darling / I know who you are / Come up off your
color chart..." Lauren:
"Cover me with all your love."
Nope. It was "I know where you're coming from".
(1980, Blondie, "Call Me") |
$5000 |
X |
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Song #3:
"Very superstitious / Writing's on the wall / Very
superstitious..."
Lauren: "Ladder's 'bout to fall". That's two!
(1972, Stevie Wonder, "Superstition") |
$10,000 |
X |
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Song #4:
"I like big butts and I cannot lie / You other brothers
can't deny / That when a girl walks in with an itty-bitty
waist / and a round thing in your face..."
Lauren: "You get sprung!" That's three!
(1992, Sir Mix-a-Lot, "Baby Got Back") |
$15,000 |
X |
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Song #5:
"Huggin' and a kissin' / Dancin' and a lovin' / Wearin' next
to nothin'..." Lauren:
"'Cause it's hot as an oven!" One more!
(1989, The B-52s, "Love
Shack") |
$20,000 |
X |
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Song #6:
"'Cause you had a bad day / You're taking one down..."
Lauren: "Sing
a sad song just to turn it around." It's YOU sing a
sad song, etc.
(2006, Daniel Powter, "Bad
Day") |
$20,000 |
X |
X |
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Song #7: "Tell
me why / ain't nothing but a heartache / Tell me why / ain't
nothing but a mistake / Tell me why..."
Lauren: "I never wanna hear you
say..." RIGHT!
(1999, Backstreet Boys, "I
Want It That Way") |
$50,000 |
X |
X |
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Lauren's talking $50,000 in sweet
honey home to Annapolis, and Ray takes us home until next time.
For ticket & contestant
information, go to www.NBC.com/singingbee
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