Under The Boardwalk
Finish the line: “On a blanket with my baby is where I’ll _____.”
Be
What is the “magic moment” referring to in the song
A lover’s kiss
What kind of weather is sung about in the song’s lyrics: a snowy, cold day or a hot, sunny one?
A hot, sunny one. The lyrics imply it is a very hot day with the line “When the sun beats down and burns the tar up on the roof.”
Finish the line: “This magic moment, while your lips are close to _______.”
Mine
Fill in the blank: “Laugh and sing, but while we’re apart, don’t give your heart to __________.”
Anyone
What ride on the boardwalk do the lyrics say you hear “happy sounds” coming from?
The carousel. When most people think of carousels, they imagine happy horses bobbing up and down in a circular motion to music. However, carousels were initially inspired by cavalry games and jousting in the 12th century. Back then, a group of horsemen would practice their skills by riding in a circle and trying to throw fragile balls full of perfume back and forth to one another without breaking them—a difficult task.
Fill in the blank: “There goes my baby / movin’ on down the ______.”
Line
The lyrics go on to imply that this feeling and love will last how long
Forever. The lyrics say it “would last forever, forever ’til the end of time.”
Which is one of the instruments that opens the song?
Triangle
Name some of the instruments that accompany the vocals
Bass, guitar, violin, brushes, rhythm sticks, castanets, and triangle
In the song, what does the singer claim?
That he broke her heart. In fact, according to the lyrics, he also made her cry.
What instrument is featured both at the beginning and in a solo in the middle of the song:
Violin
The lyrics make a comparison stating that the music is fine like what?
Wine. The singer tells their partner to go on and enjoy those things.
The lyrics mention almost tasting _______ & __________
the hot dogs and French fries
What is the pet name the singer calls his love interest:?
Baby
The song implies that the person’s lips are sweeter than what beverage?
Wine. They are also “softer than the summer night.”
“But don’t forget who’s taking you home and in whose arms you’re gonna be.”
What is the next line?
"The next line is “So darlin’, save the last dance for me.”