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Title: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 22, 2014, 11:43:04 AM 10 Questions
Pass one (optional) Below are 10 song lyrics I need for each - the year the song was first a top 40 UK hit - the artist who first had a hit with the song (Artists of a cover version will be incorrect) Please no googling Scoring - year. 1 point for each year away from the correct answer - artist, right or wrong - 2 points off your score for a right answer Lowest overall score wins example "I'm gonna, walk like a man Fast as I can Walk like a man from you" Answer (please present in this format) 1963 - The Four Seasons if you said 1959 - The Four Seasons you would get 4 points for the year, less 2 points for the group = 2 points Questions Year and artist required 1 "Early morning, April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis sky" 2 "but I did not shoot the deputy" 3 "I thought, I saw a man brought to life He was warm, he came around and he was dignified He showed me what it was to cry" 4 "The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed, But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell," 5 "There ain't no use in you crying Cause I'm more hurt than you I should not been out flirting But now my love is true" 6 "It's just gone noon Half past monsoon On the banks of the river Nile" 7 "I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don't know where it goes But it's home to me and I walk alone" 8 "And I'd tear out the pages That I've got in these books Just to find you some words Just to get some reward" 9 " Maybe you want to give me kisses sweet But only for one night with no repeat" 10 "If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man, You win some, lose some, all the same to me" Reveal Wednesday 29th October, evening. Deadline wednesday midday PMs to me please Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Graham C on October 22, 2014, 12:01:04 PM Oooo, I like this, will definitely be in
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: tikay on October 22, 2014, 12:02:59 PM Ugh, wayyyy too hard for me. I'd hate to enter a competition & finish near the bottom, I'd die of shame. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: doubleup on October 22, 2014, 12:50:12 PM As I only half know the answer to one Q, I'll have to pass as well :( Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: baldock92 on October 22, 2014, 01:06:21 PM As I only half know the answer to one Q, I'll have to pass as well :( Sadly I'm the same. Great idea but my knowledge is too poor Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 22, 2014, 01:12:02 PM that's a shame
i deliberate choose very well known songs across the decades. Its meant to encourage participation not prevent it there are no obscure songs here if many other people find it too difficult i can re-set it, no problems Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: tikay on October 22, 2014, 01:16:52 PM that's a shame i deliberate choose very well known songs across the decades. Its meant to encourage participation not prevent it there are no obscure songs here if many other people find it too difficult i can re-set it, no problems Take no notice of me, Tighty, I doubt I know the words to any songs, "The Beatles" early stuff excepted. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Doobs on October 22, 2014, 01:23:22 PM I think it would be far better if you gave the group names or song titles. No need to do both. If you can get that you shouldn't be 40 years out on the date. I think I can get 4 or 5 songs from the lyrics (I am definite on 4, though 1 I am not sure on the oroginal) but am absolutely lost on the other 5 or 6. Without any other reference I can't get close on the date. I am just plucking a date at random from the last 50 years. As it is there is too much benefit to googling.
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Kmac84 on October 22, 2014, 01:42:42 PM Out, way to difficult at frst glance I only knew 1 and I'd have to guess the year I'd be within 10 years.
Just gooled to see and I'd have been 4 out. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Graham C on October 22, 2014, 01:44:24 PM Ok here, struggling with two but will keep thinking.
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Kmac84 on October 22, 2014, 01:45:39 PM that's a shame i deliberate choose very well known songs across the decades. Its meant to encourage participation not prevent it there are no obscure songs here if many other people find it too difficult i can re-set it, no problems It might help if I knew the tune/melody to the songs I'd probably fare far better but as it is, its way to difficult for me. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: kinboshi on October 22, 2014, 01:52:45 PM LIKE.
Will be entering. There are a couple I can't place yet, but hopefully they'll come to me. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Claw75 on October 22, 2014, 02:01:32 PM this might just be the best quiz ever - three I'm not sure on but hopefully will connect with some part of my brain at some point.
PS very disappointed that you didn't know the Bucks Fizz one yesterday Tighty! Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 22, 2014, 02:22:53 PM I should have got bucks fizz, as I used to be in a bucks fizz tribute band. Confused date of song with date I was doing that. Unforgiveable
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: redarmi on October 22, 2014, 02:23:21 PM Was going to enter but #3 was tilting me so bad I had to google and auto disqualified myself.
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: redarmi on October 22, 2014, 02:24:36 PM I should have got bucks fizz, as I used to be in a bucks fizz tribute band. Confused date of song with date u was doing that. Unforgiveable Woooahhhh........you cant just leave it at that.....time to resurrect the diary.... Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 22, 2014, 02:29:49 PM I should have got bucks fizz, as I used to be in a bucks fizz tribute band. Confused date of song with date u was doing that. Unforgiveable Woooahhhh........you cant just leave it at that.....time to resurrect the diary.... yellow shirt, 1986 university bars, pubs and the like, Nottingham (http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=34870.0;attach=22123;image) (http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=34870.0;attach=22124;image) Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Graham C on October 22, 2014, 02:35:40 PM :)
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Kmac84 on October 22, 2014, 03:16:19 PM Hahaha awesome pics, Were white socks acceptable with black trousers back then?
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: kinboshi on October 22, 2014, 03:32:07 PM Was going to enter but #3 was tilting me so bad I had to google and auto disqualified myself. Were you always going to do that, or were you torn between googling and trying to remember what it was? Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: HutchGF on October 22, 2014, 06:01:18 PM Right up my street. Think I know most of the songs ( a couple are not good for my masculine image tbh!)and can have a decent stab at the years. It's got me humming to myself at work!
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: buzzharvey22 on October 22, 2014, 08:32:56 PM Think tighty looks more like Suggs.
Think i may have been pretty lucky with the songs as i knew 7 pretty definate and one which i was 50/50 who the first artist was. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Longines on October 22, 2014, 08:50:35 PM Great quiz, unfortunately I'm rubbish at recognising lyrics so I'm out.
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: redarmi on October 22, 2014, 08:54:16 PM Was going to enter but #3 was tilting me so bad I had to google and auto disqualified myself. Were you always going to do that, or were you torn between googling and trying to remember what it was? I literally couldn't concentrate on anything else. I knew it was a song I really liked at one point but I couldn't get past the words Tighty had written.... Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Redsgirl on October 22, 2014, 10:57:45 PM Love the photos tighty, you really are a man of many talents! I only know the answers to 2, 3, 5 ,7 and 10, genuinely not a clue on the others so I can't enter. :-( I'll still look in on the reveal though, Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: MintTrav on October 23, 2014, 12:58:13 AM I only know the answers to 2, 3, 5 ,7 and 10, genuinely not a clue on the others so I can't enter. :-( Why not? You know five more than me and I'm entering. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: MintTrav on October 23, 2014, 01:10:50 AM I read out the questions to a friend over the phone tonight. She didn't know any of them either, except for 2, but the answer she gave me for that seems so unlikely that I'm going to stick with my own shot in the dark. I have no doubt she'll be right, but I can't picture it.
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Redsgirl on October 23, 2014, 10:42:22 AM I only know the answers to 2, 3, 5 ,7 and 10, genuinely not a clue on the others so I can't enter. :-( Why not? You know five more than me and I'm entering. Yeah, why not, count me in then! Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: kinboshi on October 23, 2014, 11:50:03 AM IN :)up
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Redsgirl on October 23, 2014, 12:59:37 PM In!
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: stato_1 on October 23, 2014, 05:44:14 PM know 5/10
not quite enough to try and enter, enjoyed reading tho Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: MintTrav on October 23, 2014, 10:20:35 PM I only know the answers to 2, 3, 5 ,7 and 10, genuinely not a clue on the others so I can't enter. :-( Why not? You know five more than me and I'm entering. Yeah, why not, count me in then! Yeah, I reckon I can probably get fairly close on the year for a lot of them. The points for the singer are negligible compared with those for being a long way out on the year, so I've practically won already. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: HutchGF on October 25, 2014, 11:44:27 AM In.
Know enough of the songs to be in with a shot, but not great with the years tbh. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 27, 2014, 01:14:26 PM entries so far
Graham C Kinboshi MintTrav buzzharvey22 HutchGF redsgirl i will go through the answers on wednesday and think of a better idea next time Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: redsimon on October 27, 2014, 01:31:44 PM In but at least 3 I had no clue on the artist! :(
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 27, 2014, 01:36:35 PM In but at least 3 I had no clue on the artist! :( its more important to get close on the year, deliberately so in the scoring i'd take a bet that a rhesus monkey withn pin might finish top half though! Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Doobs on October 27, 2014, 01:39:53 PM I am fairly sure I know 5 and can get close to the year on those so will give it a go later.
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Nakor on October 27, 2014, 02:19:30 PM One I cannot get for all the tea in China - have submitted as it is torturing my every waking hour.
Two very naughty ones at least. Lots of punting on the years. Great quiz. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Tal on October 28, 2014, 06:47:06 PM Will definitely enter. For the life of me, I can't put a particular one of these to music! It is doing my proverbial nut in!
Fiendish quiz, Tighty. A high score will win it, but it makes it fun. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 03:11:11 PM ten entries for this
I will run through them at 7pm MintTrav Kinboshi redsimon Graham C doobs nakor buzzharvey22 HutchGF Tal redsgirl Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: kinboshi on October 29, 2014, 04:27:18 PM We all have a chance, as philthepower hasn't sent an entry in. Then we'd all be playing for second place.
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: DMorgan on October 29, 2014, 04:38:44 PM Siiiigh only just seen this, too late to enter without screwing up the scoring?
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 04:49:45 PM Go for it
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: kinboshi on October 29, 2014, 05:02:54 PM Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Nakor on October 29, 2014, 05:12:59 PM Not around for the reveal - but realise I have made a terriable error trying to be "smart".
When will I learn to read the bloody instructions. Can whoever wins please do another one, this has driven my Mrs nuts this week, and I like that. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 07:27:32 PM A reminder of the scoring
+1 point for every year away from the correct year - 2 points if you get the correct answer of the artist WHO FIRST HAD A TOP 40 UK HIT with the song The year, getting close, is the main determining factor of success Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 07:29:34 PM 1 "Early morning, April 4
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky" YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxFY861LR2E One of the easier ones. Almost everyone knew it was U2 Charted in 1984 Player Answer Score Band correct Overall Score Graham C U2 1984 0 Yes -2 Kinboshi U2 1984 0 Yes -2 Nakor U2 1984 0 Yes -2 MintTrav U2 1984 0 Yes -2 buzzharvey22 U2 1983 1 Yes -1 Doobs U2 1983 1 Yes -1 HutchGF U2 1985 1 Yes -1 REDSIMON U2 1983 1 Yes -1 Tal U2 1991 7 Yes 5 redsgirl dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch - 1975 9 No 9 Overall Score Graham C -2 Kinboshi -2 Nakor -2 MintTrav -2 Doobs -1 buzzharvey22 -1 HutchGF -1 redsimon -1 Tal 5 redsgirl 9 Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: tikay on October 29, 2014, 07:32:58 PM Dave, Dee, Dozy etc?
Awesome. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 07:33:23 PM 2 "but I did not shoot the deputy"
Things begin to go pear-shaped here It was a song on a Bob Marley and the Wailers 1968 album but did not become a UK hit for Marley until posthumuously over 30 years later the first hit version, was the most successful version YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APWhx97QvxE Eric Clapton 1974 Player Answer Score Band correct Overall Score redsimon eric clapton 1972 2 yes 0 MintTrav 10cc 1974 0 no 0 doobs bob marley 1973 1 no 1 Tal bob marley 1975 1 no 1 Kinboshi bob marley 1975 1 no 1 Graham C bob marley 1976 2 no 2 nakor bob marley 1971 3 No 3 buzzharvey22 bob marley 1971 3 No 3 HutchGF bob marley 1971 3 no 3 redsgirl bob marley 1978 4 no 4 Overall Score MintTrav -2 Kinboshi -1 redsimon -1 Graham C 0 doobs 0 nakor 1 buzzharvey22 2 HutchGF 2 Tal 6 redsgirl 13 Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 07:37:43 PM 3 "I thought, I saw a man brought to life
He was warm, he came around and he was dignified He showed me what it was to cry" I learnt something here as I assumed the huge hit version was the original. However geeky nerdy Nakor caused me to look at the song and discover it was originally penned by an American indie band ednaswap 4 years earlier. It did not chart though YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1XWJN3nJo and because it always makes me smile, especially when the artist herself joins in YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8AggJ3_Xf0 natalie imbruglia 1997 My court order forbidding me from going within 100 feet of Natalie runs out next year Player Answer Score Band correct Overall Score Kinboshi natalie imbruglia 1997 0 Yes -2 buzzharvey22 natalie imbruglia 1997 0 Yes -2 Tal natalie imbruglia 1997 0 Yes -2 HutchGF natalie imbruglia 1997 0 Yes -2 redsgirl natalie imbruglia 1996 1 yes -1 Graham C natalie imbruglia 1999 2 yes 0 doobs natalie imbruglia 1992 5 yes 3 Nakor ednaswap 1993 4 no 4 MintTrav tammy wynette and klf 1991 6 no 6 redsimon natalie imbruglia 1982 15 yes 13 Overall Score Kinboshi -3 Graham C 0 buzzharvey22 0 HutchGF 0 doobs 3 MintTrav 4 TaL 4 nakor 5 redsgirl 12 redsimon 12 Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: tikay on October 29, 2014, 07:40:24 PM Ooh, Natalie. What price can I get on Redsgirl winning this? Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 07:40:59 PM Ooh, Natalie. What price can I get on Redsgirl winning this? 100,000 to 1 Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: nirvana on October 29, 2014, 07:42:13 PM Darn, forgot to get my answers in although only knew 6 so wouldn't have competed - would have abso done my bollo's betting on the U2 opener was earlier than 84, not as old as I thought I was
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Doobs on October 29, 2014, 07:43:16 PM Ooh, Natalie. What price can I get on Redsgirl winning this? 100,000 to 1 Same price on me winning? Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 07:43:46 PM 4 "The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell," this surprised me a little, given the ubiquity of talent shows, and this being the most recent song Only 5 of the 10 contestants knew the band, and three passes used YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJO3ROT-A4E One direction, 2011 Player Answer Score Band correct overall Score Kinboshi Pass 0 Doobs Pass 0 nakor Pass 0 Tal one direction 2011 0 yes -2 buzzharvey22 one direction 2011 0 yes -2 HutchGF one direction 2013 2 yes 0 redsgirl one direction 2013 2 yes 0 Graham C one direction 2013 2 yes 0 redsimon culture club 1982 29 no 29 MintTrav andy gibb 1978 33 no 33 Overall Score Kinboshi -3 buzzharvey22 -2 HutchGF 0 Graham C 0 Tal 2 doobs 3 nakor 5 redsgirl 12 MintTrav 37 redsimon 41 Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 07:44:18 PM Ooh, Natalie. What price can I get on Redsgirl winning this? 100,000 to 1 Same price on me winning? in bigger size Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: nirvana on October 29, 2014, 07:45:35 PM Only 5 of the 10 contestants knew the band, and three passes used Possible they knew but were rightly ashamed to admit it ? Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Doobs on October 29, 2014, 07:46:45 PM 4 "The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed, But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell," this surprised me a little, given the ubiquity of talent shows, and this being the most recent song Only 5 of the 10 contestants knew the band, and three passes used YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJO3ROT-A4E One direction, 2011 Player Answer Score Band correct overall Score Kinboshi Pass 0 Doobs Pass 0 nakor Pass 0 Tal one direction 2011 0 yes -2 buzzharvey22 one direction 2011 0 yes -2 HutchGF one direction 2013 2 yes 0 redsgirl one direction 2013 2 yes 0 Graham C one direction 2013 2 yes 0 redsimon culture club 1982 29 no 29 MintTrav andy gibb 1978 33 no 33 Overall Score Kinboshi -3 buzzharvey22 -2 HutchGF 0 Graham C 0 Tal 2 doobs 3 nakor 5 redsgirl 12 MintTrav 37 redsimon 41 Knew I should have asked my daughter. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: MintTrav on October 29, 2014, 07:48:48 PM Darn, forgot to get my answers in although only knew 6 so wouldn't have competed - would have abso done my bollo's betting on the U2 opener was earlier than 84, not as old as I thought I was You know 6? Massive favourite. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 07:48:52 PM 5 "There ain't no use in you crying
Cause I'm more hurt than you I should not been out flirting But now my love is true" The most difficult question in the quiz Well done to Nakor, impressive Redsgirl and kinboshi hit the crossbar, as eddie grant was of course the lead singer of the equals before he walked down to electric avenue etc I didn't know, until researching, that Grant wrote this when struggling with controlling his toddler walking in Jamaica in 1967 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AcigKiu_Gk The Equals 1968 Player Answer Score Band correct Overall Score buzzharvey22 pass 0 HutchGF Pass 0 redsimon pass 0 nakor the equals 1966 2 yes 0 Kinboshi eddie grant 1974 6 no 6 MintTrav julio iglesias 1981 13 no 13 redsgirl eddie grant 1982 14 no 14 Graham C madonna 1985 17 no 17 doobs shakin stevens 1987 19 no 19 Tal UB40 1994 26 no 26 Overall Score buzzharvey22 -2 HutchGF 0 Kinboshi 3 nakor 5 Graham C 17 doobs 22 redsgirl 26 Tal 28 redsimon 41 MintTrav 50 doobs almost disqualified for suggesting in his that i might be a Shakin Stevens fan Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: kinboshi on October 29, 2014, 07:49:52 PM Only 5 of the 10 contestants knew the band, and three passes used Possible they knew but were rightly ashamed to admit it ? Honestly don't ever remember hearing that song before. It does sound like countless other Cowell-tastic boy band bollocks though, so I possibly have. If I don't listen to Radio 1, don't have kids, I'm probably fortunate enough to be able to avoid that ear haemorrhage-inducing pile of tosh. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: kinboshi on October 29, 2014, 07:51:03 PM 5 "There ain't no use in you crying Cause I'm more hurt than you I should not been out flirting But now my love is true" The most difficult question in the quiz Well done to Nakor, impressive Redsgirl and kinboshi hit the crossbar, as eddie grant was of course the lead singer of the equals before he walked down to electric avenue etc I didn't know, until researching, that Grant wrote this when struggling with controlling his toddler walking in Jamaica in 1967 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AcigKiu_Gk The Equals 1968 Player Answer Score Band correct Overall Score buzzharvey22 pass 0 HutchGF Pass 0 redsimon pass 0 nakor the equals 1966 2 yes 0 Kinboshi eddie grant 1974 6 no 6 MintTrav julio iglesias 1981 13 no 13 redsgirl eddie grant 1982 14 no 14 Graham C madonna 1985 17 no 17 doobs shakin stevens 1987 19 no 19 Tal UB40 1994 26 no 26 Overall Score buzzharvey22 -2 HutchGF 0 Kinboshi 3 nakor 5 Graham C 17 doobs 22 redsgirl 26 Tal 28 redsimon 41 MintTrav 50 doobs almost disqualified for suggesting in his that i might be a Shakin Stevens fan Didn't even know there was a band called The Equals! Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 07:51:59 PM 6 "It's just gone noon
Half past monsoon On the banks of the river Nile" Six people knew the band, a classic early song for them YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSTHMxBttlU madness 1979 Player Answer Score Band correct Overall Score nakor madness 1979 0 yes -2 doobs Madness 1980 1 yes -1 Kinboshi Madness 1980 1 yes -1 redsimon madness 1981 2 yes 0 HutchGF the jam 1979 0 no 0 redsgirl pass 0 MintTrav boney m 1978 1 no 1 Graham C the specials 1981 2 no 2 buzzharvey22 madness 1983 4 yes 2 Tal madness 1989 10 yes 8 overall score buzzharvey22 0 HutchGF 0 Kinboshi 2 nakor 3 Graham C 19 doobs 21 redsgirl 26 Tal 36 redsimon 41 MintTrav 51 and four players are clear at the top, past the half way stage Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: nirvana on October 29, 2014, 07:52:39 PM Only 5 of the 10 contestants knew the band, and three passes used Possible they knew but were rightly ashamed to admit it ? Honestly don't ever remember hearing that song before. It does sound like countless other Cowell-tastic boy band bollocks though, so I possibly have. If I don't listen to Radio 1, don't have kids, I'm probably fortunate enough to be able to avoid that ear haemorrhage-inducing pile of tosh. lol, in this area your life is my life - I do have kids but fortunately I've trained their ears well (imho) Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: MintTrav on October 29, 2014, 07:54:04 PM Only 5 of the 10 contestants knew the band, and three passes used Possible they knew but were rightly ashamed to admit it ? Honestly don't ever remember hearing that song before. It does sound like countless other Cowell-tastic boy band bollocks though, so I possibly have. If I don't listen to Radio 1, don't have kids, I'm probably fortunate enough to be able to avoid that ear haemorrhage-inducing pile of tosh. Who's your favourite in One Direction? Is it Zayn? I bet it is! Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: nirvana on October 29, 2014, 07:54:30 PM Darn, forgot to get my answers in although only knew 6 so wouldn't have competed - would have abso done my bollo's betting on the U2 opener was earlier than 84, not as old as I thought I was You know 6? Massive favourite. Haha, 1,2,3 6,7,10 - easy Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 07:54:53 PM 7 "I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known Don't know where it goes But it's home to me and I walk alone" Seen this band in concert 4 times. 8 out of 10 put the song to the correct band YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soa3gO7tL-c my favourite on the American Idiot album Green day 2004 Player Answer Score Band correct Overall Score buzzharvey22 greenday 2004 0 yes -2 nakor greenday 2003 1 yes -1 Tal greenday 2003 1 yes -1 redsimon green day 2005 1 yes -1 redsgirl green day 2005 1 yes -1 Kinboshi greenday 2007 3 yes 1 Graham C green day 2010 6 yes 4 HutchGF greenday 1995 9 yes 7 doobs bruce springsteen 1988 16 no 16 MintTrav johnny cash 1971 33 no 33 Overall Score buzzharvey22 -2 nakor 2 Kinboshi 3 hutchGF 7 graham c 23 redsgirl 25 Tal 35 doobs 37 redsimon 40 MintTrav 84 Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: kinboshi on October 29, 2014, 07:56:45 PM 2004? Didn't realise it was that early.
Do like Green Day, but Dookie is my favourite album. Saw them perform at a festival in Japan at the bottom of Mt Fuji in the late 90s. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 07:57:59 PM 8 "And I'd tear out the pages
That I've got in these books Just to find you some words Just to get some reward" one of the tougher ones, from a very under-rated band. YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTt9FSHaP7Q deacon blue 1988 kinboshi closest, which didn't surprise me Player Answer Score Band correct Overall Score Kinboshi deacon blue 1989 1 yes -1 doobs morrissey 1987 1 no 1 nakor deacon blue 1984 4 yes 2 Graham C deacon blue 1994 4 yes 2 HutchGF deacon blue 1982 6 yes 4 MintTrav neil diamond 1982 6 no 6 redsgirl oasis 1995 7 no 7 buzzharvey22 St winifreds sch choir and Aled Jones feat snowman 1979 9 no 9 redsimon teardrop explodes 1979 9 no 9 Tal the script 2013 25 no 25 Overall Score KINBOSHI 2 nakor 4 buzzharvey22 7 hutchGF 11 graham c 25 redsgirl 32 doobs 38 redsimon 49 Tal 60 MintTrav 90 Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: kinboshi on October 29, 2014, 07:59:40 PM Got the album on cassette and used to listen to it when I was doing my paper-round. Would have put money on it being '89.
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 08:01:02 PM 9 " Maybe you want to give me kisses sweet
But only for one night with no repeat" Classic motown YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI_0tQdEA5k and one of my favourite cover versions too YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYrKe8K9lEY smokey robinson 1967 and the miracles Player Answer Score Band correct Overall Score Graham C pass 0 nakor smokey robinson 1969 2 yes 0 Kinboshi smokey robinson 1963 4 yes 2 buzzharvey22 smokey robinson 1963 4 yes 2 HutchGF THE ORIGINALS 1964 3 no 3 Tal smokey robinson 1973 6 yes 4 MintTrav brotherhood of man 1976 9 no 9 redsimon spandau ballet 1982 15 no 15 doobs spandau ballet 1988 21 no 21 redsgirl kylie 2000 33 no 33 Overall Score KINBOSHI 4 nakor 4 buzzharvey22 9 hutchGF 14 graham c 25 doobs 59 Tal 64 redsimon 64 redsgirl 65 MintTrav 99 it close at the top with a round to go Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 08:03:00 PM 10 "If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man,
You win some, lose some, all the same to me" Almost everyone know this was motorhead but the year? Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: nirvana on October 29, 2014, 08:04:38 PM 1978 ?
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 08:04:50 PM YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIa0o36pPo
motorhead 1980 Player Answer Score Band correct Kinboshi motorhead 1980 0 yes nakor motorhead 1980 0 yes redsimon motorhead 1980 0 yes Tal motorhead 1982 2 yes HutchGF motorhead 1978 2 yes buzzharvey22 motorhead1977 3 yes doobs motorhead 1984 4 yes MintTrav kenny rogers 1977 3 no redsgirl motorhead 1990 10 yes Graham C motorhead 1992 12 yes Overall Score KINBOSHI 2 nakor 2 buzzharvey22 10 hutchGF 14 graham c 35 doobs 61 Tal 64 redsimon 64 redsgirl 73 minttrav 102 Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: kinboshi on October 29, 2014, 08:06:04 PM Haha - a dead heat!
Great quiz Mr End. Would happily do that again. Got an idea for a music-related quiz myself, and if I get a chance will do it over the weekend. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 29, 2014, 08:06:54 PM A tie
there is a tiebreaker Nakor isn't online for this so Answers by midday tomorrow by PM from Adam and Dan there is no obligation to set a quiz if you win, so you might as well try and win For pride, for honour and for glory....... give me a year and the artist "Tiebreaker "Why do you have to be a heartbreaker? Is it a lesson that I never knew? Gotta get out of the spell that I'm under My love for you" Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: kinboshi on October 29, 2014, 08:16:18 PM SENT!
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Graham C on October 29, 2014, 08:18:23 PM Great quiz, need to work on my years a little as it seems I'm older than I think I am!
More of the same from the winner please, I imagine both Boshi and Nakor will set a good one. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: MintTrav on October 29, 2014, 08:22:22 PM Found it tough going tbh but at least no-one embarrassed themselves.
Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: kinboshi on October 29, 2014, 08:22:48 PM Found it tough going tbh but at least no-one embarrassed themselves. :D Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: redsimon on October 29, 2014, 09:27:11 PM Found it tough going tbh but at least no-one embarrassed themselves. Just glad I didn't come bottom. Bit cringe that I thought the singer of torn sang it when she was 7 :) Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: HutchGF on October 29, 2014, 10:10:57 PM Enjoyed it very much. Thanks Tighty.
Was doing fine through the first half, poor effort on the Green Day one to be almost 10 years out and it went downhill from there. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: DMorgan on October 29, 2014, 11:20:21 PM Very good quiz, should have music ones more often imo
In before maybe we would if people actually entered :) Pretty disappointed with myself that I had One Direction and the correct year but missed Night Boat To Cairo, we had 'The Best Ska Album In The World Ever' on repeat in the common room in 6th form Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Nakor on October 30, 2014, 09:21:03 AM Sent - good luck Boshi.
Thanks Rich, great Quiz. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Tal on October 30, 2014, 09:22:19 AM Very good quiz, should have music ones more often imo In before maybe we would if people actually entered :) Pretty disappointed with myself that I had One Direction and the correct year but missed Night Boat To Cairo, we had 'The Best Ska Album In The World Ever' on repeat in the common room in 6th form Lol at these compilations! It's not even in the top ten Madness songs! Enjoyable quiz, Mr End, as ever. Deacon Blue indeed... ::) Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: TightEnd on October 30, 2014, 09:32:33 AM Kinboshi
Dionne Warwick - 1980. Nakor Dionne Warwick - 1979 correct answer is 1982 Kinboshi wins! YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xHQsMYosao Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Nakor on October 30, 2014, 10:00:25 AM Very good quiz, should have music ones more often imo In before maybe we would if people actually entered :) Pretty disappointed with myself that I had One Direction and the correct year but missed Night Boat To Cairo, we had 'The Best Ska Album In The World Ever' on repeat in the common room in 6th form Lol at these compilations! It's not even in the top ten Madness songs! Enjoyable quiz, Mr End, as ever. Deacon Blue indeed... ::) I beg to differ, it is "The" Madness song. Genrally the opener live, nothing like seeing loads of 40+ year old men run out of steam by the second verse. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Nakor on October 30, 2014, 10:01:16 AM Kinboshi Dionne Warwick - 1980. Nakor Dionne Warwick - 1979 correct answer is 1982 Kinboshi wins! YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xHQsMYosao Well played Boshi. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: kinboshi on October 30, 2014, 11:03:05 AM Thanks fella, a lucky guess. Thought it was somewhere between 75 and 85 - so went for the middle spot.
Will do a music-related quiz over the weekend. Got an idea that might work well... (Oh, and One Step Beyond is surely the Madness song, even if they didn't write it?) Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Redsgirl on October 30, 2014, 12:22:04 PM Well, I least I didn't finish up last. :)
Gutted about the Eddie grant and Bob Marley questions though. Very well done Kinboshi, and thanks Tighty for what was surely the hardest quiz ever! Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: MintTrav on October 30, 2014, 10:20:01 PM Quote from: redsimon link=topic=64442.msg1994381#msg1994381 Just glad I didn't come bottom. Well, I least I didn't finish up last. Don't know why everyone is going on about this. It's not my fault I don't know anything. (I always thought Our House was the Madness song btw. Though, if it's about music, I could be wrong.) Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Tal on October 30, 2014, 10:55:49 PM 11 Madness songs that are better than Night Boat to Cairo:
One Step Beyond House of Fun Baggy Trousers My Girl It Must Be Love Our House Embarrassment Madness Grey Day Shut Up Driving in my Car It's better than Wings of a Dove, though. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: booder on October 31, 2014, 09:45:33 AM 11 Madness songs that are better than Night Boat to Cairo: One Step Beyond House of Fun Baggy Trousers My Girl It Must Be Love Our House Embarrassment Madness Grey Day Shut Up Driving in my Car It's better than Wings of a Dove, though. All about opinions but mine is that Night Boat to Cairo is better than half of those. Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Nakor on October 31, 2014, 10:49:20 AM 11 Madness songs that are better than Night Boat to Cairo: One Step Beyond House of Fun Baggy Trousers My Girl It Must Be Love Our House Embarrassment Madness Grey Day Shut Up Driving in my Car It's better than Wings of a Dove, though. All about opinions but mine is that Night Boat to Cairo is better than half of those. I will give you One Step Beyond, but the rest? You say tomato . . . . Title: Re: In what year? Poptastic..... Post by: Tal on October 31, 2014, 10:54:09 AM 11 Madness songs that are better than Night Boat to Cairo: One Step Beyond House of Fun Baggy Trousers My Girl It Must Be Love Our House Embarrassment Madness Grey Day Shut Up Driving in my Car It's better than Wings of a Dove, though. All about opinions but mine is that Night Boat to Cairo is better than half of those. I will give you One Step Beyond, but the rest? You say tomato . . . . "Do you know Summer Holiday by Cliff Richard?" "You hum it...I'll smash your face in." Gets me every time. |