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Music Quiz - #90

Saturday, 7. June 2008, 09:05:40

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Hi there :smile:

OK - here's the deal : Every week, I'm going to post a song widget here - and I want you to tell me the following details :
1) Song Title
2) Artist name
3) Album it (first) appeared on.

The first person to leave a comment at the bottom of the post with the correct info gets proclaimed FR's 'Music Guru Of The Week' and a link to his\her 'about' or blog page published here :smile:

I've got some pretty obscure stuff in my collection, so we'll see how it goes. If there's a lot of clever people out there, I might start making it *quite* hard :up:

Anyway - here's song the 90th in the series - and again maybe the last quiz of 2008 : Who'd a thought it?? Anyway - another UK band, this song from a 1994 album. Good Luck :up:
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To follow this quiz, stroll over to here - where I've started a new quiz post for 2009 :smile:
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OK - fire away..and don't forget - use Google, Yahoo, Palmists, Soothsayers, Voodoo Chillen and\or any of the resources you have available - friends, colleagues, distant relatives whom you may not like but who don't actually have lives and thus know everything there is to know about less popular recordings of the last 30 years - just whatever :up: and, of course - I am very willing & able to answer questions, engage in dialogue, give clues - I want winners, not blank scorecards :smile: :cheers:

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I've archived all of the previous Quiz Songs in ongoing-updated-weekly-widget-situations Part one here....and Part two here....and Part three here - along with the accompanying blurbs. Another opportunity for a listen and perhaps a read :smile: There's some interesting music in there :up:
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The Quiz Song Archive - part 1The Quiz Song Archive - part 2

Comments

flamingo rinse 10. June 2008, 09:09

I think a couple of clues are required for #46 :

a) The first singer in this band was the brother of the singer in ABC.

b) One of the singles (included on this album) was adopted by Oasis as their opening live number.

:smile:

rose-marie 10. June 2008, 17:30

Thank you for the clues - they were very helpful :up:

Song: Lose my way
Band: World of twist
Album: Quality Street

flamingo rinse 10. June 2008, 20:49

:up: Thank you very much Rose - that will do nicely :lol: I'll write it up this evening when I get home. Well done :smile:

Do you like the new format?? Do the new style blogs work for you, as a participant?? Anything you like to see done differently?

rose-marie 10. June 2008, 21:01

:hat:

Do you mean the widget? I like that, although the blurbs are a little big. Can't think of any way of doing it better though, as I suspect the widget contains music only.

flamingo rinse 10. June 2008, 21:27

Correct. I'd need an individual text doc for each song entry, for a separate 'blurb' widget. I'm guessing that as the songs & blurbs are in the same (alphabetical) order now, it makes about as much sense as it can, if anyone's interested in reading either 'all of it' or looking up an entry for a particular song. I'm thinking of making the widgets a finite size (like, 60 or 100 songs, probably smaller rather than larger) before starting a new one - so that there'll end up being more than one archive - that way a widget & accompanying texts won't get mind-bogglingly big. Mind you - I don't know how long it'll be before I actually run out of material to post :lol: Not soon - but at some point it's bound to happen......:smile:

OMG :insane: - then what am I going to do??? I have considered enhancing the experience with actual pictures of the album covers - but that's maybe a bridge too far, with the phaser set to 'nerd', and perhaps just too much trouble. Do you actually read the blurbs (more than once for the original post)??

flamingo rinse 11. June 2008, 08:00

Quiz # 47 posted, Snack Lovers :smile:

rose-marie 11. June 2008, 08:18

I think you're right. Album covers might be too much. Yes, I do read the blurbs, and I appreciate that they are in the same order as the songs in the widget :D.

As for the quiz song - I feel like smoking! :eyes: p:

Phantom2 19. June 2008, 00:12

I'm going to take a WILD stab at #47....Vaguely sounds like something the "Lemon Pipers" might have done.

Rose-Marie....got a light? :wink:

flamingo rinse 19. June 2008, 05:39

Hey - welcome back P2 :up: But, Lemon Pipers...nuh-uuh, sorry :smile:

OK- a quite good clue :

This band took it's name from a book, found by a band member in his new apartment. It had been left there by previous tenant Tony Conrad - who's been quite influential himself, over the years (although his name isn't well known, generally) :sherlock:

Phantom2 20. June 2008, 05:41

Ok, the book clue gave it away!:D

The song is "What Goes on" from the Velvet Underground self titled album released I think in 1969.(?)

flamingo rinse 20. June 2008, 10:58

Right on P2, good onya, man - I thought no one was going to get it :lol: Written up with due Kudos - and - fast & furious quiz 48 posted, snack lovers :up:

rose-marie 20. June 2008, 12:28

Eeew... I know this one :frown:.

Song title: Mono
Artist: Courtney Love
Album: America's Sweetheart

flamingo rinse 20. June 2008, 20:50

Well done Rose :hat: (not your cup of tea, I take it?) Well - never mind - it's only been up for a couple of hours :lol: I'll write it up asap & thanks for participating, even tho'... :up:

rose-marie 20. June 2008, 21:03

Yay :hat:
It's more Courtney Love I have difficulties with... :left:

Hey Phantom :D.

flamingo rinse 20. June 2008, 22:22

:lol: You and plenty of others I think, Rose :lol:

Quiz 49 just posted, for anyone interested :smile:

Rapunzel 22. June 2008, 18:50

Artist - Hybrid
Song title - If I Survive
Album - Wide Angle.

flamingo rinse 22. June 2008, 21:04

:cool: Thank you very much, Rapunzel :wizard: - and may I say - what a pleasure to see you here again :up:

I was surprised not to see you when Velvet Undeground were the quiz, (about #47)...but I know you've been...errr...busy.

OK - damn good show, what :smile: I'll write it up when I get home tonight.

flamingo rinse 23. June 2008, 06:53

Quiz #50 posted, Pop Pickers :smile:

theoddbod 23. June 2008, 20:04

Well, I have not the faintest idea what it was but it was surprisingly entertaining :D

Rapunzel 23. June 2008, 20:07

Song title ~ Job's Tears
Artist ~ Incredible String Band
Album ~ Unknown

theoddbod 23. June 2008, 20:09

:eyes:

Rapunzel 23. June 2008, 20:39

Ask and you shall receive..here try this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOyiDIUhbAE

theoddbod 23. June 2008, 20:51

Thanks! :up:

flamingo rinse 23. June 2008, 21:02

:lol: Top marks :lol: The album...'Wee Tam' - thanks Rapunzel - I'll write it up tonight when I get home.

@Mart - Yes, it is entertaining isn't it - I like it a lot :up:

Rapunzel 23. June 2008, 21:37

'Wee Tam'. I'd like to say.. "I should have known"..but
Where the heck did you get that from? I searched for ages for the album title.

flamingo rinse 24. June 2008, 00:39

Well - I've had the CD for quite a long time - originally got it from Amazon US, 2nd hand - was about $10 NZ plus postage :cool: Nobody else in my house likes it :lol: But - I 'collected' it on vinyl years ago & just had to have it on CD, since I left my record deck & etc. behind when we came to NZ (considering I've got a sizeable LP collection as well, that wasn't the smartest move, it turns out. But I was used to quality hifi gear being relatively easy to get - which is not quite the case in NZ :rolleyes: )

I'm thinking of having an other song from 'Wee Tam' as my random SOTW next week :smile:

flamingo rinse 24. June 2008, 08:17

Helloooo Snack Lovers, wherever you are :sing: - quiz the 51st posted :up:

flamingo rinse 27. June 2008, 01:50

I think a clue is required :

This band derived it's name from a harmless (but maybe cool sounding) medical condition..'where 20% of the blood flow travels to the brain and back to the heart. Due to the large amount of blood, it can move quite fast causing the vein walls to vibrate which can create a humming noise to be heard by the patient'.

One of the band members has this condition.

Hmm. Hope that helps :smile:

Rapunzel 27. June 2008, 04:07

Sorry havn't had time to listen yet. Dial up yah know. Kids kicking me offline. Ciao for now.

flamingo rinse 27. June 2008, 04:26

Cool :up: OK - I might have start a new quiz, called 'Beat The Rap' - where participants pit there skills against yours (kidding, of course) :smile:

Rapunzel 27. June 2008, 19:40

Catchy title :lol:

Echem....

Song title ~ Alice
Artist ~ Venus Hum
Album ~ Big Beautiful Sky.

flamingo rinse 27. June 2008, 20:15

Excellent :smile: That's a correct answer :D Well done Rapunzel - I'll write it up asap, & hope we don't get flooded out or any power lines blown down before I manage to post it :eyes: Exciting weather....

flamingo rinse 27. June 2008, 20:47

quiz 52 quickly posted before I shut down for the duration of the current storm at home, snack lovers :up:

Rapunzel 27. June 2008, 22:00

I've got a while till the storm sets in yet, so...
Song title ~ Amnesia.
Artist ~ Chumbawamba.
Album ~ Tubthumper.

flamingo rinse 27. June 2008, 23:43

:lol: x 6 - cool. It'll take a while to write this one up too...damn -you're good :up: Good song - I like that one (good album, too) :smile:

Rapunzel 28. June 2008, 00:06

May I have a new picture this time Boss? Keep the creative mind stimulated. Thanks.

flamingo rinse 28. June 2008, 00:29

New picture - sure thing :up: Gimme a day or two to find something suitable.....

Quiz 53 posted :smile:

flamingo rinse 28. June 2008, 10:29

Personally, I'm looking forward to posting Q#54 - it's a humdinger :D

flamingo rinse 2. July 2008, 06:57

Hmm. The trail's going cold on this one. Pity, such a great song...let me see - well - you'd definitely hear it if you were having a bit of a Raymond Chandler Evening. The beach is on the Isle of Wight. Ummm....the title of the album it appears on (twice, the studio & live versions) is mentioned in the song....:sherlock:

Rapunzel 2. July 2008, 11:33

Nice pic thanks Mr Rinse.
Song title ~ Airscape
Artist ~ Robyn Hitchcock
Album ~ Element of light.

That was lovely, makes me wish my car stereo was behaving.

rose-marie 2. July 2008, 12:18

:hat:

Now, can't wait for the humdinger :D.

Rapunzel 2. July 2008, 12:28

Nice that you're so sure I'm right. :yes:

flamingo rinse 2. July 2008, 21:16

:D Thank you very much Rapunzel - I was getting sooo impatient to post the humdinger. :hat:

The song 'Airscape' is particularly good, I think - although from a relatively little known album - and that live version is everything I want in live music - it's not perfect, but it's a great song, played without frills (& honestly) and takes the odd risk - I mean - that heroic high vocal note at the end - a waver or bum note there would have screwed the entire performance - but the vocalist went for it anyway. Brilliant. It sends shivers up & down my spine :up:

Haha - now I've written that, it's all going to be copied into the blurb anyway :lol:

Rapunzel 2. July 2008, 21:52

Cool....you Hum & I'll ding.

flamingo rinse 2. July 2008, 22:15

OK Hummers & Dingers - Quiz #54 posted :smile: Another good effort IMHO :up:

theoddbod 3. July 2008, 22:05

Don't know the track, but the 'feel' is very familiar :sherlock:

Rapunzel 4. July 2008, 05:59

Ding ding ding.
But I'm tired of being a girly swot...
So I'm not telling. p:

flamingo rinse 4. July 2008, 06:42

@Rap :lol: fair enough. Did you find it easy??

@Mart...maybe - the band released 2 albums, the first in '71. This track's from the 2nd (which, amusingly, is rated online as 'good - but not essential')...a couple of the members went on to have some effect in the 70s and 80s and at least a couple of them are still alive & kicking out there, as far as I can tell :smile:

flamingo rinse 4. July 2008, 06:47

OK - here's a bit of a clue : One member went on to participate in The Little River Band :sherlock:

Phantom2 4. July 2008, 06:59

Well that would be the band "Esperanto". But I'm not familar at all with the song....:frown:

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