Words and Music (U.S. game show) Words and Music (U.S. game show) "Words and Music" is an American television game show that was one of only two game shows to debut during 1970 (the other show was Can You Top This. The show was hosted by Wink Martindale, who also hosted the aforementioned Can You Top This. The game was played in four rounds. At the start of the show, three contestants faced a game board consisting of 16 squares. Behind each square was a clue associated with a word to be sung in a song by the show's four regular singers: Peggy Connelly, Katie Gran,
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