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The Slice: The sweet sounds of marmots
Here’s a multi-era Top 40 countdown that’s a different sort of animal.
See how many of the original song titles you know.
40. “Eye of the Marmot.”
39. “Tie Me Marmot Down, Sport.”
38. “Hungry Like the Marmot.”
37. “Disco Marmot.”
36. “A Marmot With No Name.”
35. “The Marmot Sleeps Tonight.”
34. “Year of the Marmot.”
33. “Stray Marmot Strut.”
32. “Shock the Marmot.”
31. “(How Much Is) That Marmot in the Window.”
30. “Marmot Rock.”
29. “Free Marmot.”
28. “Marmot Scratch Fever.”
27. “Fly Marmot Fly.”
26. “Puff, the Magic Marmot.”
25. “Wild Marmots.”
24. “Marmot’s in the Cradle.”
23. “I Am the Marmot.”
22. “Marmot in a Coal Mine.”
21. “Marmot on the Run.”
20. “(I Don’t Like) Spiders and Marmots.”
19. “Wings of a Marmot.”
18. “Marmot’s Garden.”
17. “When Marmots Cry.”
16. “Dog & Marmot.”
15. “Beer for My Marmots.”
14. “Me and You and a Marmot Named Boo.”
13. “Honky Marmot.”
12. “Who Let the Marmots Out.”
11. “Little Red Marmot.”
10. “Surfin’ Marmot.”
9. “Snowmarmot.”
8. “Running Marmot.”
7. “Rock Marmot.”
6. “Marmot Out of Hell.”
5. “The Marmots and the Bees.”
4. “Marmot Love.”
3. “I’ve Got a Marmot By the Tail.”
2. “The Lonely Marmot.”
1. “What’s New, Marmot?”
Today’s Slice question: I’ve always had trouble keeping “Mike” and “Mark” straight. Even if I have known the gentleman in question for some time, I occasionally get confused.
What names trip you up?