NAME THAT "AMAZING GRACE" TUNE

After eating a delicious salmon meal, courtesy of Dick and Sharon, with about 35 friends from our "Over-50" group, it was my turn to step up to the plate and lead the crowd in a contest: Name That "Amazing Grace" Tune.

Five tables contained five teams who listened, pondered, remembered, deliberated and guessed. Ten old tunes from the 1950's, 60's and 70's were sung with the lyrics changed to those from John Newton's classic hit, Amazing Grace. Each team got one point for correctly guessing the song and one additional point for guessing the singer or group that made the song famous, for a total possible 20 points.

Table 5 prevailed with 16 points.

I explain the rules to the multitude.

The contest begins.

Table 1 guesses a tune and Joy writes their answer.

Table 2 deliberates a possible correct answer.

Table 4 ponders.

Table 3 listens while Irene, with pen in hand, prepares to write their answer.

David writes an answer for Table 5, the eventual winners of the contest.

Tables 2, 3 and 4 listen.

Tables 2, 4 and 5 listen as I, partially shown to the right, continue strumming and singing.

The correct answers were:

Your Cheatin' Heart by Hank Williams

Leavin' on a Jet Plane by Peter, Paul and Mary

Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens

Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash

That's Amore by Dean Martin

Snowbird by Anne Murray

Round and Round by Perry Como

Scarborough Fair by Simon and Garfunkle

Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley

Big Girls Don't Cry by The Four Seasons