What is "musical chairs"

n. 1 (context games English) A children's game in which players circle a group of chairs. There is one chair fewer than the number of players. When someone who is not watching stops playing music, everybody sits down, and the player left without a chair is eliminated. 2 (context figuratively English) Any activity which results in repeated, pointless shuffling of people or objects.

1. n. a child's game in which N players march to music around N-1 chairs; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated [syn: going to Jerusalem]

2. a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance; "the company is looking for stability after years of musical chairs with directors"; "shareholders don't want the company playing musical chairs with their investment"

Musical chairs is a game where a number of chairs, one fewer than the number of players, are arranged facing outward with the players standing in a circle just outside the chairs. Usually music is played while the players in the circle walk in unison around the chairs. When the music stops each player attempts to sit down in one of the chairs. The player who is left without a chair is eliminated from the game. One chair is then removed to ensure that there will always be one fewer chair than there are players. The music resumes and the cycle repeats until there is only one player left in the game, who is the winner.

Musical Chairs is a game show that aired from June 16 to October 31, 1975 on CBS. Singer Adam Wade hosted, making him the first African-American game show host. Wade was pedigreed, having had three Billboard top ten hits in 1961. The series was recorded at the Ed Sullivan Theater (CBS Studio 50) in New York City and sportscaster Pat Hernon was the announcer.

The series aired at 4:00 PM (3:00 Central Time) against NBC's Somerset and ABC's Money Maze (and later You Don't Say!); it was not successful in the ratings against that competition.

Usually appearing on each episode were guest singers and musical groups, among them The Tokens, The Spinners, The New Christy Minstrels and Sister Sledge as well as up and coming singers and stars such as Alaina Reed, Kelly Garrett, Jane Olivor, and Irene Cara.

Musical Chairs is Sammy Hagar's third solo album.

Musical Chairs is the third studio album by the band Hootie & the Blowfish, released on September 15, 1998. Three singles were released off the album: "I Will Wait", "Only Lonely", and "Wishing".

• • Track listing***

1. "I Will Wait" – 4:17
2. "Wishing" – 2:50
3. "Las Vegas Nights" – 4:07
4. "Only Lonely" – 4:40
5. "Answer Man" – 3:24
6. "Michelle Post" – 2:22
7. "Bluesy Revolution" – 4:48
8. "Home Again" – 3:52
9. "One By One" – 2:47
10. "Desert Mountain Showdown" – 3:41
11. "What's Going On Here" – 4:38
12. "What Do You Want from Me Now" – 3:42

13. "silence" – 0:30

14. "silence" – 0:30

15. "Closet Full of Fear" – 3:18

Musical Chairs was an NBC primetime game show that ran from July 9 to September 17, 1955; The host was Bill Leyden and the series featured voice actor Mel Blanc, composer Johnny Mercer, and orchestra leader Bobby Troup as regular panelists.

Troup's band, the Troup Group, provided the music for the series, often with the assistance of the Cheerleaders singing group or members of the panel itself.

The show was a summer replacement series on NBC after a successful two-year run in Los Angeles.

Musical chairs is a children's game.

Musical Chairs may also refer to:

• Musical Chairs (1955 TV series), a 1955 NBC game show hosted by Bill Leyden
• Musical Chairs (1975 TV series), a 1975 CBS game show hosted by Adam Wade
• Musical Chairs (film), a 2011 film directed by Susan Seidelman
• Musical Chairs (Sammy Hagar album), 1977
• Musical Chairs (Hootie & the Blowfish album), 1998
• Musical Chairs (musical), a 1980 Broadway show

"Musical Chairs" is the twenty second episode of the American television series Smash. It was written by Becky Mode and directed by Casey Nicholaw. The episode premiered on NBC on March 19, 2013, the seventh episode of Season 2. Karen, Tom, Julia and Derek adapt to a new environment. Pressure mounts at Liaisons. Katie's assistance leads Eileen to discover how to salvage Bombshell.

Musical Chairs is a dance film starring Leah Pipes, E. J. Bonilla, Auti Angel, Laverne Cox, and Priscilla Lopez, and directed by Susan Seidelman. It is a romance involving a couple who participates in wheelchair ballroom dancing. In development for eight years before it was finally made, the film played at several festivals starting in 2011, including the Woodstock Film Festival. It was released on March 23, 2012. It played only a week in New York City, where it was entirely filmed, but as of March 30, 2012, opened in other locations in platform release. It premiered on cable TV ( HBO) in December 2013.