In what year? Poptastic.....

[kinboshi]

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.

[kinboshi]

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




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! 

[TightEnd]

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



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

[nirvana]

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)

[MintTrav]

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!

[nirvana]

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

[TightEnd]

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



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

[kinboshi]

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.

[TightEnd]

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.



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                  

[kinboshi]

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.

[TightEnd]

9 " Maybe you want to give me kisses sweet      
But only for one night with no repeat"      


Classic motown




and one of my favourite cover versions too



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

[TightEnd]

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?

[nirvana]

1978 ?

[TightEnd]

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            

[kinboshi]

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.