Here are ten fifteen second snippets from songs that came up on random today on the car mp3 while enjoying the Madrid rush hour traffic. Spill points for song and artist. This one’s pretty easy I think but if people like this I’ll try to put a devilish twenty or thirty track one together in the near future. No cheating with that iPhone app, please!
2. Talk Talk – It’s A Shame
3. Japan – Ghosts
4. Dire Straits
7. Whitesnake – Is This Love?
8. Altered Images – I Could Be Happy (12″)
10. Duran Duran – Girls On Film ??
That’s two, three and seven, then. Artist for four is also right. Ten is not DD, I’m afraid. You type as fast as you listen DsD – I’m impressed!
7 Spill points to DsD.
I know that I know 8 & 10, but I can’t place them, so will leave the table, having gorged at it first.
Keep at it DsD! If this dies overnight there’s no problem. I’ll make the next one more difficult! Just trying out a new idea.
Maki – was Darce not right about no. 8 as well? I hope so ‘cos it was the only one I knew – apart from spotting the artists for 2 and 4.
Remember, these are only easy if you know them. And I clearly don’t …
Sorry eight was right too. So that’s nine spill points for DsD.
Can I claim a very cheeky bonus point for pointing out that the correct title is “I Could Be Happy (Dance Mix)”?
No?
Oh, be like that …
1.
2.Talk Talk – It’s A Shame
3. Japan – Ghosts
4. Dire Straits -
5.
6.
7. Whitesnake – Is This Love?
8. Altered Images – I Could Be Happy (Bonus point for TB!)
9.
10.
You can have your bonus point, TB, But, remember, it was me who got a kiss off Ms Grogan!
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Being free and easy with your kisses is nothing to be proud of!
not wanting to threadjack or anything, but here’s another thing to ponder. Why, in the last 30 days, have folks been ending up 3 times on our doorstep with the google search term “bought a pale green ring of telly it is real?” ?
maybe we can answer that question, as well as the quiz questions?!
(i don’t know any of the answers)
Blimpy – I think you’ve just made me feel very old!
Cheers, Maki & Toffee.
@ Blimpy – “blind stag”, I’m afraid.
5 – The Stranglers – can’t place it but think it’s an album track probably off The Raven…???
Yup the Stranglers but it’s not off the Raven. Have your first ‘Spill point Wyngate and good to see you here!
Oh my gosh, I am utterly and completely stuck [as I am on the terribly technical translation I thought I was just going to zap through tonight - anyone know anything about faux leather floor coverings?]. I thought #1 might be Marc Cohn, but I don’t think it is after all… I’m beginning to feel the pull of my pillow… G’night everyone
P.S. Thank you Maki for putting this up, we haven’t had a quiz like this for ages (have we?)
P.P.S. I understand neither Blimpy’s green ring of telly nor DsD’s blind stag response. Please enlighten!
Blind stag is “No eye deer” – No idea, it’s a Shane thing, I think.
State of play so far:
1.
2.Talk Talk – It’s A Shame
3. Japan – Ghosts
4. Dire Straits -
5. The Stranglers -
6.
7. Whitesnake – Is This Love?
8. Altered Images – I Could Be Happy (Bonus point for TB!)
9.
10.
DsD – 9 ‘Spill points
TB – one cheeky point
Wyngate – 1 ‘Spill point
and Debby – thanks for the thanks! Sleep well, wish I could help with the translation!
@ debbym Maki’s right about the play on words, but in my case it’s not from Shane. It’s one of the “What do you call a …?” jokes. (The immediate follow-up gag to that one is “What do you call a dead blind stag?” – “Still no-eye deer”
Don’t think No.1 is Marc Cohn. If anything it has more of a Van-The-Man vibe, in one of his less grumpy moments.
Eyup, wyngate!
Well I’m rubbish, only got No 3 (Japan Ghosts of course) although 2 & 10 sounded familiar. Now I’ll have a look to see how much better everyone else did.
Me too. I knew I’d heard number three somewhere once but that was it.
Bah! I only know Japan, Dire Straits and Altered Images.
But 7 and 10 sound like I should know them.
Gah! Number 10 sounds SO familiar. Knew “Ghosts” but that was about it.
way too difficult for me – but fun listening anyway!
Someone get No.10 soon please. It’s gonna bug me all day. Almost sounds like something off Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams” album. But I don’t think it is.
coming in a bit late here, but isn’t number 10 the middle bit fom Atomic by Blondie ?
Got the Talk Talk and Japan ones but stuck on the others.
Another few listens me thinks,,,,,,,,,,,
Well done BP! No 10 is indeed Blondie’s Atomic. Have 2 ‘Spill points
Phew! Of course it is!
OK had another listen and the only things that come to mind are pure guesses based on the type of sound.
Number one could be either Joe Jackson or Bruce Hornsby and the Range. And number 6 sounds as if it could be something that Talking Heads might have produced.
And the Blondie one is from an extended version (I think !)
Just googled “bought a pale green ring of telly it is real?”
Third or fourth result links to WB’s End of Christmas eotwq. Weird!
Weirder and weirder, I would have thought that if you’ve bought something and you have it in (or on) your hand then most likely it is real. But this brings into the equation, what is reality? Am I “real” or just an automated computer response that Blimpy programmed and then left running three years ago when the ‘Spill started?
So pleased that I’m as useless as the rest of you! I recognised Japan and thought no.4 was familiar… and that was it.
I think the ‘devilish’ version would be something of a waste of effort, Maki. How about the ‘sweet and simple version’ instead?
Thursday 3 p.m.
1.
2.Talk Talk – Such A Shame
3. Japan – Ghosts
4. Dire Straits -
5. The Stranglers -
6.
7. Whitesnake – Is This Love?
8. Altered Images – I Could Be Happy (Bonus point for TB!)
9.
10.Blondie – Atomic
DsD – 9 ‘Spill points
TB – one cheeky point
Wyngate – 1 ‘Spill point
BluePeter – 2 ‘Spill points
No clues available yet.
Oh go on, gis’ a clue! I think we can safely say that DsD has won.
Clues tomorrow if there are any left that haven’t been identified by then.
I will say that number one was the inspiration for this quiz.
When it came on in the car yesterday, I thought “This bit really doesn’t sound a whole lot like what you’d expect of this group, does it? There’s gotta be a ‘Spill post here somewhere!”
9 – U2 – I Threw A Brick Through A Window
Are you sure you mean 9, Wyngate?
Of course I meant :
6 – U2 – I Threw A Brick Through A Window
Two more ‘Spill points for Wyngate it is, then!
Something about number 9 sounds familiar – could be imagining it though.
Still trying to work out the Stranglers track
When you came on last night I expected you to get 9 straightaway! You’ll get there in the end, I’m sure!
10 – Firing Squad – Penetration
Alba, I take it you mean number nine. Have a couple of ‘Spill points…
Yep, make mine a nine …
So that leaves (Looking after) number one and the Dire Straits and Stranglers song titles…
Penetration!Thought of them and dismissed the idea. I’ve listened to Don’t Dictate and the Moving Targets album many times but haven’t listened to Firing Squad very often for some reason.
Stranglers – I’m tentatively going for All Roads Lead To Rome (and getting ready to be shot down in flames)
You’re right on the Stranglers one. Have another ‘Spill point!
1.
2.Talk Talk – Such A Shame
3. Japan – Ghosts
4. Dire Straits -
5. The Stranglers – All Roads Lead To Rome
6. U2 – I Threw a Brick Through A Window
7. Whitesnake – Is This Love?
8. Altered Images – I Could Be Happy (Bonus point for TB!)
9. Penetration – Firing Squad
10.Blondie – Atomic
DsD – 9 ‘Spill points
TB – one cheeky point
Wyngate – 4 ‘Spill points
BluePeter – 2 ‘Spill points
Albahooky – 2 ‘Spill Points
A tap-in if I’ve ever seen one, shirley, but nº4 is Tunnel of Love…
Un punto para Lambre.
Bah, all gone cept #1 (& don’t know it). You’d better box the full versions or I’ll grump some more.
Will put them in later today.
No takers on No 1.
It’s The Boomtown Rats’ Joey’s on the Street Again from their first album – one of my all time favourite tracks by them.
Good game, good game – more! (But don’t make them any harder – and someone nobble DsD. He’s far too good at it!)
PS You not playing on the mothership this weekend, maki?
As this came in I was writing my first RR comment for this week. I’m afraid the MFF is an absolute no-no for me these days. Friday has become the busiest day of the week for some reason. I have class very early (7.00 AM FFS!) with the CEO of one of our biggest clients and then normally spend the rest of the day pitching for new work in other companies and ministries etc. Not something I can do in my normal bushwhacked, bleary eyed post MFF state!
My A list drought looks set to last for some time.
Actually, bish, I’m not normally anywhere near as good as I was here. I got lucky on two counts –
(i) I was first in, because if you look, most of us spotted Japan &/or others; and
(ii) I think of the current regulars, Maki‘s the music poster whose (non-Spanish) taste is closest to mine.
When Blimpy, Mitch or steen do quizzes like this, I’m hopeless.
I didn’t know ANY OF THEM. Very 80s when I ducked out and went all hip-hop/soul.
But you carry on….