📻 1950s 'Singalongs' or 'Name That Tune'
- Simon O'Donovan
- Sep 13
- 3 min read
Updated: Sep 19
I made this CST activity mainly as a singalong for people with mild to moderate dementia living at home or in a care home without access to a CST group. There is a YouTube link here which you might like to share with your clients - https://youtu.be/ICBbOhz0ZSM
The other way to use the material is to use it in your CST group as a 'Name That Tune' & music quiz activity. YouTube and Spotify playlists are attached below to assist with this.
There is an added element, however, which is that a series of photo images have been created using AI to give clues to the names of the songs and the artists/groups. You could print off a screenshot to give handouts to members to tick off the tunes as you work through them.
But first ...
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YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
There were some questions to go with the images as well (in addition to names of artists/groups and songs) ...
Name the fountain and the city in which you would find it?
Name the artist and where you would find the painting?
Name the 1956 Hitchcock movie this song featured in?
Name the four books of the New Testament?
Which singer-songwriter sang a song about him in 1971, singing "The day the music died"?
Name this type of pizza and some others?
Name some other boxes (brands) of chocolates? (This song was used to advertise 'Quality Street')
Name some old brand of cigarettes?
What percentage of Brits have blue eyes?
Name some ways in which you could help yourself get to sleep?
Name some TV detectives?
Name some breeds of cats?
What was the name of his 1972 comedy song?
What was the name of his ranch?
Name some of his other hits?
Name some other flavours of ice cream?
How would you set (make) a coal fire and what implements would you need?
List some different types of clocks?
Here are the answers ...
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
ANSWERS
Name the fountain and the city in which you would find it? FONTANA DE TREVI / ROME
Name the artist and where you would find the painting? LEONARDO DA VINCI / THE LOUVRE, PARIS
Name the 1956 Hitchcock movie this song featured in? 'THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH'
Name the four books of the New Testament? MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE & JOHN
Which singer-songwriter sang a song about him in 1971, singing "The day the music died"? DON MCLEAN ('AMERICAN PIE')
Name this type of pizza and some others? MARGHERITA, PEPPERONI, HAWAIIAN, VEGGIE ETC
Name some other boxes (brands) of chocolates? (This song was used to advertise 'Quality Street'). MILK TRAY, ROSES, AFTER EIGHTS, BLACK MAGIC ETC
Name some old brand of cigarettes? PLAYERS, WOODBINE, BENSON & HEDGES, LAMBERT & BUTLER ETC (WHO SMOKED, OR STILL DOES?)
What percentage of Brits have blue eyes? 48%, GLOBALLY 80% OF PEOPLE HAVE BROWN EYES
Name some ways in which you could help yourself get to sleep? COUNTING SHEEP, WARM BATH, WARM MILK, NIGHT CAP, ELECTRIC BLANKET, MEDICATION
Name some TV detectives? JESSICA FLETCHER, MISS MARPLE, HERCULE POIROT, KOJAK, COLUMBO, FATHER BROWN, DS BARNABY ETC
Name some breeds of cats? SIAMESE, BURMESE, MANX, TABBY, TORTOISESHELL ETC
What was the name of his 1972 comedy song? 'MY DING A LING'
What was the name of his ranch? 'GRACELAND'
Name some of his other hits? 'ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT', 'HEARTBREAK HOTEL', 'WOODEN HEART', 'CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE', 'RETURN TO SENDER' ETC
Name some other flavours of ice cream? VANILLA, CHOCOLATE, STRAWBERRY, MINT CHOC CHIP, 99 ETC
How would you set (make) a coal fire and what implements would you need? BRUSH AWAY THE ASHES, GO TO THE COAL BUNKER AND HET A SHOVEL OF COAL, USE WOOD AND PAPER LAYERS, THEN ADD THE COAL, LIGHT WITH MATCHES, DRAW WITH NEWSPAPER, USE A POKER TO GET IT GOING
List some different types of clocks? GRANDFATHER, CARRIAGE, CUCKOO, DIGITAL, SUNDIAL, DANDELION, WRISTWATCH, FOB WATCH, POCKET WATCH ETC
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