pigboat
25th Oct 2005, 01:18
Evening (morning) all. A day late for unavoidable reasons. Sorry.
Rules:
1...Questions (normally) posted on Monday scran time. Answers whenever I feel like it.
2...2 points for each lyrics question, one for the song title and one for the artist. SOTW/TOTW and trivia questions are normally worth a point apiece, but some questions may ask for additional information, worth extra points.
3...The clue in the lyrics question is the first line of either the song or the chorus, unless noted.
4...The judge's decision is final.
5...During the first 24 hours only one post per player, containing as many answers as you like, will be permitted. Additional posts will be ignored and edited posts will be disqualified.
6...After 24 hours there are no restrictions on posts (free for all).
Lyrics
1...Don't you, don't you worry darlin'
I'll Be There/Gerry & The Pacemakers - SSK
2...I know there's something in the wake of your smile
Listen To Your Heart/Roxette - Richo
3...At first I was afraid, I was petrified
I Will Survive/Gloria Gaynor - Richo
4...Now it begins, now that you're gone
The Big Hurt/Toni Fisher - barit 1
5...We're no strangers to love
Never Gonna Give You Up/Rick Astley
6..."Is this the train to Desert Moon?" was all she said
Desert Moon/Styx (Dennis DeYoung) - Speedpig
7...I come to Australia as many people do
Sing Australia/John Denver
8...Poor old Johnny Ray
Come On Eileen/Dexy's Midnight Runners - Richo
9...Lightning crashes, a new mother cries
Lightening Crashes/Live - Richo
10..I used to play in a rock and roll band, but they broke up
Buffalo Springfield Again/Neil Young
11..I hear somethin' sayin' hooh! aah!
Chain Gang/Sam Cooke - reynolds
12..I thought I knew what provocation was
Inside Out/Anthrax
13..Sailing down beneath the sun
My Father's Eyes/Eric Clapton
14..He was born in the summer of his 27th year
Rocky Mountain High/John Denver - Richo
15..You'll remember me when the west wind blows
Fields Of Gold/Sting - Bombay Duck
16..I gotta take a little time, a little time to think things over
I Want To Know What Love Is/Foreigner - markflyer6580
17..Who can say where the road goes
Only Time/Enya
18..A long time ago when the earth was still green
The Unicorn/The Irish Rovers - Cooda
19..Risin' up back on the street
Eye Of The Tiger/Survivor - Richo
20..She can kill with a smile she can wound with her eyes
She's Always A Woman To Me/Billy Joel - lurkio
21..I'm glad you're home
Ring My Bell/Anita Ward
22..I cried for you, I cried for you
Saved By The Bell/Ribib Gibb (Gee Bees) - SSK
23..Don't look so sad, I know it's over
For The Good Times/Kris Kristofferson - Speedpig
Would have accepted Ray Price or Aaron Neville.
24..Belladonna's on the high street
Portobello Belle - reynolds
Dire Straits - Richo
25..Look out the left the Captain said
This Flight Tonight/Nazareth - lurkio
Lurkio, I'll give you Nazareth. I was looking for someone else.
Joni Mitchell - Rusty
26..Tidal waves don't beg forgivness
Man Of The Hour/Pearl Jam - Richo
27..I lived in a place called Okfuskee
Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key/Billy Bragg or Wilco
28..Headin' out on some uncharted path
American Storm/Bob Seger
29..Aurora Borealis
Pocahontas/Neil Young or Crash Vegas
30..Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today
Gimme Shelter/Rolling Stones
31..I want 'em, I need 'em
White Shoes/Emmylou Harris
32..Narrow daylight entered my room
Narrow Daylight/Diana Krall - reynolds
33..I've been dreaming of the things I've learnt about a boy
Something To Talk About/Badly Drawn Boy - reynolds
Markflyer6850 have a point for knowing his real name is Damon Gough. :ok:
SOTW.
The following 11 questions are based on the concert version of the song "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" by Procol Harum. The concert version differs from the recorded version in that they sometimes sang four verses, instead of only two.
1...The song was co-written by Keith Reid and Gary Brooker. The music is based on the Suite #3 in "D" Major, by which composer?
Bach - reynolds
Farrell, I'll give ya a point for "Sleepers Awake."
2...Which character from Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" is repeatedly mentioned in the song?
The Miller (..as the miller told his tale...) - reynolds
3...What floor exercise did they do after skipping the light fandango?
...Turned cartwheels cross the floor.. - lurkio
4...What colour was her face, initially?
..her face at first just ghostly.. - reynolds
5...He wandered through his playing cards, and then wouldn't let her be what?
..one of 16 Vestal Virgins..- reynolds
Bonus point, where were they all headed?
..who were leaving for the coast.. - reynolds
6...She said I'm home on shore leave. In truth, where were they?
..In truth we were at sea.. - Farrell
7...She must have been the mermaid that did this to Neptune.
..who took him for a ride.. - Farrell
8...If music be the food of love, what is it's queen?
..Then laughter is it's queen.. - Farrell
9...So we crashed-dived straight quickly, and did what?
..and attacked the ocean bed.. - Farrell
10..Which Tom Berenger/Glen Close movie is this song featured in?
The Big Chill - Farrell
11..Who covered this song on an album titled "Medusa?"
Annie Lennox - reynolds
Anybody else think her version is as good as PH's?
Trivia
1...Neil's woman shines with her own kind of light. Which US state is she from?
Kentucky - VnV2178B
2...What are Jimmy Buffett's fans called?
Parrotheads - Richo
3...Who were stolen from Africa and brought to America?
Buffalo soldiers - reynolds
4...Whose friends all drive Porsches?
Janis Joplin's - Richo
5...The lead singer in this group was once employed as a Playboy bunny.
Blondie (Debby Harry) - lurkio
6...Point each, name the colour and make of Aretha's car, on the freeway of love.
A pink Cadillac - Richo
7...Which member of The Band committed suicide in 1986?
Richard Manuel - reynolds
8...In the heat of the day
1 point for the song title, 2 for the artist and 3 for the name of the movie in which it appeared.
Live And Die In LA/Wang Chung/Live And Die In LA
9...In lyrics question 8, with her in that dress, what does the singer's thoughts verge on?
Dirty - SSK
10..Name the group that allegedly derived it's name from the name of their drug dealer's cat.
Procol Harum - SSK
11..With which female singer did Greg Allman record the album "Allman And Woman: Two The Hard Way?"
Cher
12..If you change your mind, I'll be first in line to do this.
Take a chance on me - JustAnotherVictim
13..Who used to be known as the Beale Street Blues Boy?
B. B. King - reynolds
14..What dance craze was influenced by the following Spanish phrase: "Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena dale a tu cuerpo alegria?"
Hey! Macarena - Richo
15..Who is Eileen Edwards better known as?
Shania Twain - Speedpig
16..With whom, and on what article of bed linen, would one lie under a boardwalk?
On a blanket with my baby - SSK
17..Point each, name two of Mike Love's relatives that performed with him.
Dennis and Brian Wilson - SSK
Bonus point, what was their family relationship?
They were cousins - SSK
Bonus point for the gimme. Name the group.
The Pendletones/Beach Boys - SSK
Two points for anyone who knows why they called themselves The Pendletones.
They wore Pendelton shirts - reynolds
18..In lyrics question 7, why did the artist go to Australia?
To see a koala and hitch a ride on a kangaroo
19..Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones make up which duo?
The universally despised - or so it seems - Savage Garden - reynolds
20..Which Pete Seeger song was inspired by verses from the Biblical Book of Ecclesiastes?
Turn! Turn! Turn! - reynolds
21..On which day of the week did the Young Rascals groove?
Sunday - SSK
22..Name the lead singer of the group "Blood Sweat & Tears."
David Clayton-Thomas - reynolds
23..In lyrics question 25, what shouldn't the singer have done?
Got on this flight tonight - lurkio
24..Which PPRuNer's name - famous (or infamous) for his weekly joke thread - is mentioned in lyrics question 29?
Astrodome - Bombay Duck
25..Point each, name the missing player and group: Matthew Fisher, Bobby Harrison, Dave Knights, Ray Royer...
Gary Brooker/Procol Harum - reynolds
26..Russel Hitchcock and Graham Russell make up which duo?
Air Supply - Richo
27..Yonder stands your orphan. What is he holding?
His gun - SSK
Bonus point each name the artist, and the song the question is taken from.
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue/Bob Dylan - SSK
28..Which Chuck Berry song was one of the Earth artifacts put aboard the spacecraft "Voyager 1" in 1977?
Johnny B. Goode - JustAnotherVictim
Rules:
1...Questions (normally) posted on Monday scran time. Answers whenever I feel like it.
2...2 points for each lyrics question, one for the song title and one for the artist. SOTW/TOTW and trivia questions are normally worth a point apiece, but some questions may ask for additional information, worth extra points.
3...The clue in the lyrics question is the first line of either the song or the chorus, unless noted.
4...The judge's decision is final.
5...During the first 24 hours only one post per player, containing as many answers as you like, will be permitted. Additional posts will be ignored and edited posts will be disqualified.
6...After 24 hours there are no restrictions on posts (free for all).
Lyrics
1...Don't you, don't you worry darlin'
I'll Be There/Gerry & The Pacemakers - SSK
2...I know there's something in the wake of your smile
Listen To Your Heart/Roxette - Richo
3...At first I was afraid, I was petrified
I Will Survive/Gloria Gaynor - Richo
4...Now it begins, now that you're gone
The Big Hurt/Toni Fisher - barit 1
5...We're no strangers to love
Never Gonna Give You Up/Rick Astley
6..."Is this the train to Desert Moon?" was all she said
Desert Moon/Styx (Dennis DeYoung) - Speedpig
7...I come to Australia as many people do
Sing Australia/John Denver
8...Poor old Johnny Ray
Come On Eileen/Dexy's Midnight Runners - Richo
9...Lightning crashes, a new mother cries
Lightening Crashes/Live - Richo
10..I used to play in a rock and roll band, but they broke up
Buffalo Springfield Again/Neil Young
11..I hear somethin' sayin' hooh! aah!
Chain Gang/Sam Cooke - reynolds
12..I thought I knew what provocation was
Inside Out/Anthrax
13..Sailing down beneath the sun
My Father's Eyes/Eric Clapton
14..He was born in the summer of his 27th year
Rocky Mountain High/John Denver - Richo
15..You'll remember me when the west wind blows
Fields Of Gold/Sting - Bombay Duck
16..I gotta take a little time, a little time to think things over
I Want To Know What Love Is/Foreigner - markflyer6580
17..Who can say where the road goes
Only Time/Enya
18..A long time ago when the earth was still green
The Unicorn/The Irish Rovers - Cooda
19..Risin' up back on the street
Eye Of The Tiger/Survivor - Richo
20..She can kill with a smile she can wound with her eyes
She's Always A Woman To Me/Billy Joel - lurkio
21..I'm glad you're home
Ring My Bell/Anita Ward
22..I cried for you, I cried for you
Saved By The Bell/Ribib Gibb (Gee Bees) - SSK
23..Don't look so sad, I know it's over
For The Good Times/Kris Kristofferson - Speedpig
Would have accepted Ray Price or Aaron Neville.
24..Belladonna's on the high street
Portobello Belle - reynolds
Dire Straits - Richo
25..Look out the left the Captain said
This Flight Tonight/Nazareth - lurkio
Lurkio, I'll give you Nazareth. I was looking for someone else.
Joni Mitchell - Rusty
26..Tidal waves don't beg forgivness
Man Of The Hour/Pearl Jam - Richo
27..I lived in a place called Okfuskee
Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key/Billy Bragg or Wilco
28..Headin' out on some uncharted path
American Storm/Bob Seger
29..Aurora Borealis
Pocahontas/Neil Young or Crash Vegas
30..Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today
Gimme Shelter/Rolling Stones
31..I want 'em, I need 'em
White Shoes/Emmylou Harris
32..Narrow daylight entered my room
Narrow Daylight/Diana Krall - reynolds
33..I've been dreaming of the things I've learnt about a boy
Something To Talk About/Badly Drawn Boy - reynolds
Markflyer6850 have a point for knowing his real name is Damon Gough. :ok:
SOTW.
The following 11 questions are based on the concert version of the song "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" by Procol Harum. The concert version differs from the recorded version in that they sometimes sang four verses, instead of only two.
1...The song was co-written by Keith Reid and Gary Brooker. The music is based on the Suite #3 in "D" Major, by which composer?
Bach - reynolds
Farrell, I'll give ya a point for "Sleepers Awake."
2...Which character from Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" is repeatedly mentioned in the song?
The Miller (..as the miller told his tale...) - reynolds
3...What floor exercise did they do after skipping the light fandango?
...Turned cartwheels cross the floor.. - lurkio
4...What colour was her face, initially?
..her face at first just ghostly.. - reynolds
5...He wandered through his playing cards, and then wouldn't let her be what?
..one of 16 Vestal Virgins..- reynolds
Bonus point, where were they all headed?
..who were leaving for the coast.. - reynolds
6...She said I'm home on shore leave. In truth, where were they?
..In truth we were at sea.. - Farrell
7...She must have been the mermaid that did this to Neptune.
..who took him for a ride.. - Farrell
8...If music be the food of love, what is it's queen?
..Then laughter is it's queen.. - Farrell
9...So we crashed-dived straight quickly, and did what?
..and attacked the ocean bed.. - Farrell
10..Which Tom Berenger/Glen Close movie is this song featured in?
The Big Chill - Farrell
11..Who covered this song on an album titled "Medusa?"
Annie Lennox - reynolds
Anybody else think her version is as good as PH's?
Trivia
1...Neil's woman shines with her own kind of light. Which US state is she from?
Kentucky - VnV2178B
2...What are Jimmy Buffett's fans called?
Parrotheads - Richo
3...Who were stolen from Africa and brought to America?
Buffalo soldiers - reynolds
4...Whose friends all drive Porsches?
Janis Joplin's - Richo
5...The lead singer in this group was once employed as a Playboy bunny.
Blondie (Debby Harry) - lurkio
6...Point each, name the colour and make of Aretha's car, on the freeway of love.
A pink Cadillac - Richo
7...Which member of The Band committed suicide in 1986?
Richard Manuel - reynolds
8...In the heat of the day
1 point for the song title, 2 for the artist and 3 for the name of the movie in which it appeared.
Live And Die In LA/Wang Chung/Live And Die In LA
9...In lyrics question 8, with her in that dress, what does the singer's thoughts verge on?
Dirty - SSK
10..Name the group that allegedly derived it's name from the name of their drug dealer's cat.
Procol Harum - SSK
11..With which female singer did Greg Allman record the album "Allman And Woman: Two The Hard Way?"
Cher
12..If you change your mind, I'll be first in line to do this.
Take a chance on me - JustAnotherVictim
13..Who used to be known as the Beale Street Blues Boy?
B. B. King - reynolds
14..What dance craze was influenced by the following Spanish phrase: "Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena dale a tu cuerpo alegria?"
Hey! Macarena - Richo
15..Who is Eileen Edwards better known as?
Shania Twain - Speedpig
16..With whom, and on what article of bed linen, would one lie under a boardwalk?
On a blanket with my baby - SSK
17..Point each, name two of Mike Love's relatives that performed with him.
Dennis and Brian Wilson - SSK
Bonus point, what was their family relationship?
They were cousins - SSK
Bonus point for the gimme. Name the group.
The Pendletones/Beach Boys - SSK
Two points for anyone who knows why they called themselves The Pendletones.
They wore Pendelton shirts - reynolds
18..In lyrics question 7, why did the artist go to Australia?
To see a koala and hitch a ride on a kangaroo
19..Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones make up which duo?
The universally despised - or so it seems - Savage Garden - reynolds
20..Which Pete Seeger song was inspired by verses from the Biblical Book of Ecclesiastes?
Turn! Turn! Turn! - reynolds
21..On which day of the week did the Young Rascals groove?
Sunday - SSK
22..Name the lead singer of the group "Blood Sweat & Tears."
David Clayton-Thomas - reynolds
23..In lyrics question 25, what shouldn't the singer have done?
Got on this flight tonight - lurkio
24..Which PPRuNer's name - famous (or infamous) for his weekly joke thread - is mentioned in lyrics question 29?
Astrodome - Bombay Duck
25..Point each, name the missing player and group: Matthew Fisher, Bobby Harrison, Dave Knights, Ray Royer...
Gary Brooker/Procol Harum - reynolds
26..Russel Hitchcock and Graham Russell make up which duo?
Air Supply - Richo
27..Yonder stands your orphan. What is he holding?
His gun - SSK
Bonus point each name the artist, and the song the question is taken from.
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue/Bob Dylan - SSK
28..Which Chuck Berry song was one of the Earth artifacts put aboard the spacecraft "Voyager 1" in 1977?
Johnny B. Goode - JustAnotherVictim