Cover Me, Game Thirty-Three

David Medsker May 11, 2009 41

Below are magnified fragments of album covers. Most of them are well-known albums, but there are a few obscure covers (or lesser-known albums from well-known artists) mixed in to keep you honest. You must guess both the artist and album cover. In order to keep things simple, live albums, soundtracks and singles compilations will not be used, and with all apologies to our European and Japanese friends, we are going with the covers that appeared in the US record stores…back when we had record stores. Sigh.

The rules are the same as Name That Tune. Each player can make three guesses between updates (“Update” is defined as “The time when I post a comment listing all of the covers that have been guessed correctly”), so everyone will have a chance to contribute. And, just to spice things up, we have a puzzle cover this week, yay! One guess per player of the puzzle between updates, please.

There is no acrostic this week, but there is a flagrant violation of one of the rules listed above. Good luck!

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Lastly, the Puzzle Cover

I suggest subscribing to the comments on the post (click on “Track Comments”) to more easily follow the progress of the game. Remember, maximum of three guesses between updates of the list. Have fun!

  • http://www.ooblick.com/weblog/ arensb

    4. “Pretty in Pink” soundtrack, which violates the rules.

  • http://www.ooblick.com/weblog/ arensb

    5. Songs from Cool World.

  • Jerry

    23. Good Will Hunting soundtrack – Various artists

  • http://www.ooblick.com/weblog/ arensb

    I meant 9, not 5. Argh. Bad fingers! Bad, bad fingers!

  • Jerry

    21. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut – Sountrack

  • Jerry

    18. Heavy Metal – Soundtrack

  • http://www.ooblick.com/weblog/ arensb

    19. Soundtrack to Lola Rennt, aka Run Lola Run.

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    My wife loves Run Lola Run, and she had no idea what that cover was. Nicely done, arensb.

    All guesses so far are correct.

  • Jefferson

    6. Grease

  • Antti

    5. The Bodyguard
    12. Clueless
    25. Reality Bites

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Grease, Clueless, The Bodyguard and Reality Bites are correct.

  • http://www.ooblick.com/weblog/ arensb

    Seeing how I have both the DVD and the soundtrack album, I'm surprised I only recognized it after Pretty in Pink and Coolworld, neither of which I've seen.

    And I'm kicking myself for not recognizing the Canadian helicopter on #21, or the 80s hair in #18.

  • kmbone

    Is #14 the “Until the End of the World” soundtrack?

  • kmbone

    And #2 is Garden State.

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    8. might be So I Married an Axe Murderer? Loved that one.

  • http://giardinodeileoni.blogspot.com/ PaoloBassotti

    15. Trainspotting

  • jack

    7. The Craft

  • http://giardinodeileoni.blogspot.com/ PaoloBassotti

    1. The Commitments

  • jack

    20. Pulp Fiction

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Wow, that was quick. Seven correct answers in 12 minutes. Time for an UPDATE:

    1. Soundtrack, The Commitments (PaoloBassotti)
    2. Soundtrack, Garden State (kmbone)
    3.
    4. Soundtrack, Pretty in Pink (arensb)
    5. Soundtrack, The Bodyguard (antti)
    6. Soundtrack, Grease (Jefferson)
    7. Soundtrack, The Craft (Jack)
    8. Soundtrack, So I Married an Axe Murderer (RLB)
    9. Soundtrack, Cool World (arensb)
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    11.
    12. Soundtrack, Clueless (antti)
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    14. Soundtrack, Until the End of the World (kmbone)
    15. Soundtrack, Trainspotting (PaoloBassotti)
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    17.
    18. Soundtrack, Heavy Metal (Jerry)
    19. Soundtrack, Run Lola Run (arensb)
    20. Soundtrack, Pulp Fiction (Jack)
    21. Soundtrack, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (Jerry)
    22.
    23. Soundtrack, Good Will Hunting (Jerry)
    24.
    25. Soundtrack, Reality Bites (antti)
    Puzzle:

  • Antti

    3. Top Gun
    16. Breakfast Club
    22. Twister

  • http://www.ooblick.com/weblog/ arensb

    So the acrostic so far is SS_SSSSSS__S_SS__SSSS_S_S.

    I'm drawing a blank.

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    It's Whitesnake, duh.

  • Thierry

    13. The Crow

  • DrNecessitor

    10. – the Big Chill

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Top Gun, Breakfast Club, Twister, The Crow and The Big Chill are correct, and I'm frankly shocked that no one has gotten #17 yet.

  • Pete

    17 is “Go”.

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Go is correct. One more and the puzzle to go…

  • Pete

    11. Benny & Joon (great movie, btw)

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Benny & Joon is correct. All right, NOW there's one main cover and the puzzle cover, both of which were released in the '90s.

  • John Q.

    24 is the Josh Charles classic “Threesome”.

  • John Q.

    And the puzzle is “Excess Baggage”?

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Threesome is correct. Excess Baggage is incorrect.

    I actually can't tell you anything about the movie for the puzzle cover, but the second I saw the track listing, I bought it. A unique compilation, to be sure.

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Here's your clue for the puzzle cover:

    It is, as far as I know, the only soundtrack that Astralwerks has ever released.

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    Ah – well that makes it googly-simple. “Splendor.” (I was convinced that was a punk's 'do – alas.)

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Splendor it is, and a mighty fine soundtrack it is at that.

    Thanks everyone, and I'll see you next week.

  • http://www.discoskonfort.com drxl

    Songs from Cool World is actually No. 9, which also violates the rules, right?

  • http://www.discoskonfort.com drxl

    Songs from Cool World is actually No. 9, which also violates the rules, right?

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    Ah – well that makes it googly-simple. “Splendor.” (I was convinced that was a punk's 'do – alas.)

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Splendor it is, and a mighty fine soundtrack it is at that.

    Thanks everyone, and I'll see you next week.

  • http://www.discoskonfort.com drxl

    Songs from Cool World is actually No. 9, which also violates the rules, right?