music quiz

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Wed, 2004-11-17 10:40

music quiz

Found this today and rather liked it - Sixties Number Ones, that contain in their lyrics slightly unusual words. Ideal for Missi, but most of them are pretty well known songs. (The ones with the asterisks indicate that it was probably much, much better known in UK than anywhere else, and the brackets are the compiler's hints, which are helpful for some but not others)

1 socks (CLUE: holy socks?)
2 merry-go-round* (no socks!)
3 lulu (beach babe)
4 playmate* (on a horse)
5 Clyde (Middle Eastern reggae)
6 snitch (Mersey bribing)
7 seasick (with all those virgins)
8 paraffin* (death of a Scouse chemist)
9 farmyard (cock rock?)
10 embassy (Euro chic)
11 acorns (talking bagism)
12 tavern (getting nostalgic)

(Actually, I've never heard of the song listed at number 3, but the rest of the songs are well-known)

Wed, 2004-11-17 11:29

Tom Saunders

3. Don't Bring Lulu? 4. Two Little Boys? 7. Whiter Shade of Pale? 8. Lily the Pink? 11. Give Peace a Chance?

Wed, 2004-11-17 14:44

andrew pack

4, 7 and 8 are right - top work!

Wed, 2004-11-17 15:39

Hox

5. The Israelites, Desmond Dekker

Wed, 2004-11-17 15:41

Hox

oh shit, 12 is Mary Hopkin, Those were the days. Thanks for reminding me Andrew, the bloody thing will be in my head for days.

Wed, 2004-11-17 15:42

Tony Cook

2. Is of course that all time classic Merry Go Round by Wild Man Fisher - although it wasn't a UK No. 1 - but it should have been.

Wed, 2004-11-17 15:45

mississippi

9. Little Red Rooster - The Rolling Stones

Wed, 2004-11-17 15:51

mississippi

6. Little Children - Billy J Kramer

Wed, 2004-11-17 15:52

Hox

I see this is rapidly becoming the golden oldie thread, and I don't mean the music.

Wed, 2004-11-17 15:55

#10

mississippi

Well I abstained as long as I could to give the 'kids' a chance fer chrissakes.

Wed, 2004-11-17 16:05

#11

Tony Cook

10. is Where Do You Go To My Lovely by Peter Sarstedt

Wed, 2004-11-17 16:06

#12

Tony Cook

11. is House of the Rising Sun by the Animals

Wed, 2004-11-17 16:06

#13

Tony Cook

Sorry, that should be 12 is House of the Rising Sun by the Animals!

Wed, 2004-11-17 16:09

#14

Tony Cook

2. will refer to a Sandie Shaw song from the clue - it must be Puppet On A String

Wed, 2004-11-17 16:11

#15

Tony Cook

1. must be Hole in My Shoe by Traffic

Wed, 2004-11-17 16:37

#16

Tom Saunders

1. Eleanor Rigby

Wed, 2004-11-17 16:42

#17

Tony Cook

Well, there should be socks in Hole In My Shoe.

Wed, 2004-11-17 17:02

#18

andrew pack

Tom is very good at this... Yes, it is Father McKenzie, darning his socks. Number two is indeed Puppet on a string. Nobody's got number four! Five is The Israelites. Missi is right, number 6 is Little Children. Nobody's got number seven yet (I don't get the clue myself), Number 8 is a good one. Nine is Little Red Rooster. Ten is indeed where do you go my lovely. Eleven nobody's got, and Twelve is Those Were the Days, well done Hox. Let's try some Seventies ones now... 1 Borneo* (musical masochism) 2 Ancoats* (at easel) 3 bugle (distant drums) 4 daffodils* (and the soppy rest of it) 5 mules (croaky hard-man) 6 Pagliacci (weepy) 7 Telex*# (start the week)

Wed, 2004-11-17 17:06

#19

Tmobilemoron

Tom got number seven, Andrew. Whiter shade of pale. '...sixteen vestal virgins...'

Wed, 2004-11-17 17:12

#20

mississippi

You're not paying attention at all, Rolf Harris was spotted by Mr Saunders.

Wed, 2004-11-17 17:17

#21

andrew pack

Sorry, I was scrolling up and down, and flicking between this and the answers. Tom got number eight as well, so that's the full set. Number three I'd just discount - it is Rock a Hula Baby, that I've never heard of. Missi? Oh, and number 11, which is The Ballad of John and Yoko. There's an eighties one I'll do tomorrow for Bert and the kids.

Wed, 2004-11-17 17:25

#22

mississippi

Rock a Hula baby is Presley, a soundtrack song from Blue Hawaii.

Wed, 2004-11-17 17:32

#23

Tony Cook

Don't I get any credit? It's the story of my life. Don't worry, I'll go back to my shed in my field and eat thistles.

Wed, 2004-11-17 17:37

#24

mississippi

What? Did you get one Tony? Jeez imust have missed that. Ho Hum Onwards and upwards

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