Name That Tune, Game Eight

Hey everybody. Welcome to the eighth week of Name That Tune at Popdose. Let’s get the rules out of the way first:

The Rules (subject to modification in future games):

  • MAXIMUM THREE GUESSES between updates of the list, to give everyone a chance to play. (An update of the list means when I post the entire list of correct guesses in comments.)
  • Clip 21 may only be guessed once between updates.
  • While I’m not going to be a stickler for spelling and punctuation, you must guess the correct musician and song title to a close approximation. For those new to the game, here’s how it works: I have uploaded twenty-one very brief song clips. Most of the songs are well known; none of them are obscure. The clips are drawn from a variety of styles and decades. It’s likely that you’ll find a few of them instantly recognizable, while a few others you won’t know at all (but other people will).There are two parts to this game. The first is guessing the songs themselves. The second part is guessing the puzzle song (clip 21). We’re doing an acrostic game this time: The first letter of the name of the artist of the first 20 songs spells out a clue to the identity of the puzzle song. (And of course, if the puzzle song is guessed early, that ought to help nail down the rest of the songs.)Some songs may go unguessed the first time round. If songs remain unguessed after a day, I’ll upload longer clips.

    And here are the clips:

    1. clip 1
    2. clip 2
    3. clip 3
    4. clip 4
    5. clip 5
    6. clip 6
    7. clip 7
    8. clip 8
    9. clip 9
    10. clip 10
    11. clip 11
    12. clip 12
    13. clip 13
    14. clip 14
    15. clip 15
    16. clip 16
    17. clip 17
    18. clip 18
    19. clip 19
    20. clip 20

    And the Puzzle Song:
    clip 21

    I suggest subscribing to the comments on the post (click on “Track Comments”) to more easily follow the progress of the game. Have fun!

    • Eric
      To get things started...

      1. Yakety Yak - The Coasters
      8. Two Princes - Spin Doctors
      20. 99 Luftballoons - Nena
    • Hard, core, Scraps. I'm flailing this week.

      #20 - Nena, "99 Luftbaloons"
    • I'm guessing on this one:

      #11 - Georgia Satellites, "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"
    • M.
      I believe number 5 is "Keep On Pushin'" by The Impressions (Curtis Mayfield.)
    • Correct:

      "Yakkety Yak"
      "Two Princes"
      "99 Luftballons"
      "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"
      "Keep on Pushin'"
    • #9 is The Reason by Hoobastank
      #12 is I Love A Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt
    • And is #19 - My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It) by En Vogue?
    • 4. Dido - Thank You
      14. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - I Second that Emotion
      18. Ricky Nelson - Travelin' Man
    • Correct:
      I Love a Rainy Night
      Thank You
      Travelin' Man
      The Reason

      Incorrect:
      I Second That Emotion
      My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It)
    • 6. "Slow Ride", Foghat
    • "Slow Ride" is correct.
    • Half the regular songs have been guessed, which means it's time for an OFFICIAL UPDATE:

      01 C Coasters - Yakety Yak (eric)
      02
      03
      04 D Dido - Thank You (matthewbolin)
      05 I Impressions - Keep On Pushing (m.)
      06 F Foghat - Slowride (grayflannelsuit)
      07
      08 S Spin Doctors - Two Princes (eric)
      09 H Hoobastank - The Reason (bastardnumber1)
      10
      11 G Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself (davidmedsker)
      12 E Eddie Rabbit - I Love a Rainy Night (bastardnumber1)
      13
      14
      15
      16
      17
      18 R Rick Nelson - Travelin' Man (matthewbolin)
      19
      20 N Nena - 99 Luftballons (eric)

      21
    • M.
      Number 13 sounds like Joni Mitchell. Maybe something from her FOR THE ROSES album- maybe the song "Banquet?"
    • 19. En Vogue - Hold On
    • Correct:
      "Hold On"

      Incorrect:
      "Banquet" (though I love FOR THE ROSES)
    • WHarrisBullzEye
      Is #7 "Western Union," by The Five Americans?

      And I'm still working on #17, but if I don't get it, I know I'll want to punch myself when I find out who it is.
    • WHarrisBullzEye
      #13 - The Raspberries, "Overnight Sensation"?
    • Correct:
      "Western Union"

      Incorrect:
      "Overnight Sensation"

      17 is probably the hardest of the regular songs, though someone might well find it instantly recognizable.
    • WHarrisBullzEye
      Well, that being the case, I'll take a guess: The Dickies, "Stuck in a Pagoda (with Tricia Toyota)."

      It's probably wrong, given how obscure that is, but that's what it reminded ME of, anyway.
    • Whoops, I replied in the main thread. As I noted, it would be unkind of me not to say that "Stuck in a Pagoda with Tricia Toyota", while incorrect, is a good guess.
    • esque
      The sample for clip 14 is about a bit faster than my version of Honey Cone's "Want Ads," so I'm going to guess that it's Mary Mary's "Heaven."
    • esque
      Editing is a skill I have yet to learn. Let me try again.

      The sample for clip 14 is about a half-step or full step higher in pitch than my version of Honey Cone's "Want Ads," so I'm going to guess that it's Mary Mary's "Heaven."
    • I will accept "Want Ads" as a correct guess, since it is in fact "Want Ads".

      "Stuck in a Pagoda with Tricia Toyota" is incorrect, but it would be remiss of me not to say that it's a good guess.
    • WHarrisBullzEye
      Does that mean it's actually "You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)"? :-)
    • How about another update:

      01 C Coasters - Yakety Yak (eric)
      02
      03
      04 D Dido - Thank You (matthewbolin)
      05 I Impressions - Keep On Pushing (m.)
      06 F Foghat - Slowride (grayflannelsuit)
      07 F Five Americans - Western Union (wharrisbullzeye)
      08 S Spin Doctors - Two Princes (eric)
      09 H Hoobastank - The Reason (bastardnumber1)
      10
      11 G Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself (davidmedsker)
      12 E Eddie Rabbit - I Love a Rainy Night (bastardnumber1)
      13
      14 H Honey Cone - Want Ads (esque)
      15
      16
      17
      18 R Rick Nelson - Travelin' Man (matthewbolin)
      19 E En Vogue - Hold On (matthewbolin)
      20 N Nena - 99 Luftballons (eric)

      21
    • No more than 25% sure of either of these ...

      10. Sanford and Townsend, Smoke From a Distant Fire

      21. Primus, Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
    • I love both of those guesses, but not, not "Smoke from a Distant Fire" or "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver".
    • Chris
      Is 13 "So Far Away" by Carole KIng?
    • It is not "So Far Away", but it struck me when I chose it that it sounded like a Carole King passage.
    • Is #13 Captain and Tennile - Do That To Me One More Time?
    • Not "Do That To Me One More Time". You all are circling round it in spirit.
    • WHarrisBullzEye
      Is #21 "No More Tears," by Ozzy Osbourne?
    • Not "No More Tears".
    • 01 C Coasters - Yakety Yak (eric)
      02 -- MINOR HIT BY ARTIST WHO ALSO HAD #1 HIT OF THE YEAR
      03 -- ONE HIT WONDER AND CLASSIC ROCK STAPLE
      04 D Dido - Thank You (matthewbolin)
      05 I Impressions - Keep On Pushing (m.)
      06 F Foghat - Slowride (grayflannelsuit)
      07 F Five Americans - Western Union (wharrisbullzeye)
      08 S Spin Doctors - Two Princes (eric)
      09 H Hoobastank - The Reason (bastardnumber1)
      10 -- ONE HIT WONDER ON A MUSICIAN-OWNED LABEL
      11 G Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself (davidmedsker)
      12 E Eddie Rabbit - I Love a Rainy Night (bastardnumber1)
      13 -- MAJOR 1970S HIT MACHINE
      14 H Honey Cone - Want Ads (esque)
      15 -- HIT COVER OF A HIT SONG
      16 -- HUGELY IMPORTANT HISTORICAL FIGURE
      17 -- CULT FAVORITE BY INFLUENTIAL POP PUNK BAND
      18 R Rick Nelson - Travelin' Man (matthewbolin)
      19 E En Vogue - Hold On (matthewbolin)
      20 N Nena - 99 Luftballons (eric)

      21
    • 3. Iron Butterfly, In-a-Gadda-da-Vida
    • Not "In-a-Gadda-da-Vida".
    • Eric
      2. (Love is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
    • Eric
      3. Black Betty - Ram Jam
    • Eric
      13. Yesterday Once More - The Carpenters
    • Correct:
      "Yesterday Once More"
      "Black Betty"
      "(Love Is) Thicker than Water"

      Incorrect:
      "You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)"
    • 01 C Coasters - Yakety Yak (eric)
      02 A Andy Gibb - Love Is Thicker Than Water (eric)
      03 R Ram Jam - Black Betty (eric)
      04 D Dido - Thank You (matthewbolin)
      05 I Impressions - Keep On Pushing (m.)
      06 F Foghat - Slowride (grayflannelsuit)
      07 F Five Americans - Western Union (wharrisbullzeye)
      08 S Spin Doctors - Two Princes (eric)
      09 H Hoobastank - The Reason (bastardnumber1)
      10 -- ONE HIT WONDER ON A MUSICIAN-OWNED LABEL
      11 G Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself (davidmedsker)
      12 E Eddie Rabbit - I Love a Rainy Night (bastardnumber1)
      13 C Carpenters - Yesterday Once More (eric)
      14 H Honey Cone - Want Ads (esque)
      15 -- HIT COVER OF A HIT SONG
      16 -- HUGELY IMPORTANT HISTORICAL FIGURE
      17 -- CULT FAVORITE BY INFLUENTIAL POP PUNK BAND
      18 R Rick Nelson - Travelin' Man (matthewbolin)
      19 E En Vogue - Hold On (matthewbolin)
      20 N Nena - 99 Luftballons (eric)
    • Eric
      10. I Don't Ever Want To See You Again - Uncle Sam
    • "I Don't Ever Want to See You Again" is correct.
    • fuckin 17 is the dickies - knights in white satin - nice!
    • "Nights in White Satin" is correct!
    • Two to go, plus the puzzle song:

      01 C Coasters - Yakety Yak (eric)
      02 A Andy Gibb - Love Is Thicker Than Water (eric)
      03 R Ram Jam - Black Betty (eric)
      04 D Dido - Thank You (matthewbolin)
      05 I Impressions - Keep On Pushing (m.)
      06 F Foghat - Slowride (grayflannelsuit)
      07 F Five Americans - Western Union (wharrisbullzeye)
      08 S Spin Doctors - Two Princes (eric)
      09 H Hoobastank - The Reason (bastardnumber1)
      10 U Uncle Sam - I Don't Ever Want to See You Again (eric)
      11 G Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself (davidmedsker)
      12 E Eddie Rabbit - I Love a Rainy Night (bastardnumber1)
      13 C Carpenters - Yesterday Once More (eric)
      14 H Honey Cone - Want Ads (esque)
      15 -- HIT COVER OF A HIT SONG
      16 -- HUGELY IMPORTANT HISTORICAL FIGURE
      17 D Dickies - Nights in White Satin (drcastrato)
      18 R Rick Nelson - Travelin' Man (matthewbolin)
      19 E En Vogue - Hold On (matthewbolin)
      20 N Nena - 99 Luftballons (eric)

      21
    • ldp
      Isley Brothers for 15. Hmmmm ... Summer Breeze?
    • Not the Isleys.
    • 16 = Les Paul... "Nola"?
    • "Nola" is incorrect, but a good guess.
    • #15 "I Wanna Take You Higher" Ike & Tina Turner
    • "I Want to Take You Higher" is correct.

      One left, plus the puzzle song.
    • 16 is one of the biggest hits of the pop era. It predates rock, but one of its performers had a huge impact on rock, and is still alive.

      Is the acrostic not helping anyone toward the puzzle song?
    • D.I.G.
      Is 16 "Vaya Con Dios" by Les Paul and Mary Ford?
    • 21. Welsh Fat Boys, "Abyyrthhportlllybbrr Beatbox"

      (In other words, no, I can't figure it out.)
    • "Vaya Con Dios" is correct!

      And Welsh Fat Boys is amusing.
    • M.
      It just occured to me while I was falling asleep:

      "Cardiff's huge children" are Young Marble Giants!

      ??
    • Puzzle half solved...
    • A longer clip of the puzzle song is now up:

      http://earbuds.popdose.com/scraps/nametune/08/0...
    • Then that would be "Wurlitzer Juxebox" by Young Marble Giants.
    • Bastard Number 1 solves it! (And M. got it halfway there.) "Wurlitzer Jukebox" by Young Marble Giants, from their classic and only album Colossal Youth.

      Bastard Number 1, email jefito at popdose dot com for a prize.

      The complete list:

      01 C Coasters - Yakety Yak (eric)
      02 A Andy Gibb - Love Is Thicker Than Water (eric)
      03 R Ram Jam - Black Betty (eric)
      04 D Dido - Thank You (matthewbolin)
      05 I Impressions - Keep On Pushing (m.)
      06 F Foghat - Slowride (grayflannelsuit)
      07 F Five Americans - Western Union (wharrisbullzeye)
      08 S Spin Doctors - Two Princes (eric)
      09 H Hoobastank - The Reason (bastardnumber1)
      10 U Uncle Sam - I Don't Ever Want to See You Again (eric)
      11 G Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself (davidmedsker)
      12 E Eddie Rabbit - I Love a Rainy Night (bastardnumber1)
      13 C Carpenters - Yesterday Once More (eric)
      14 H Honey Cone - Want Ads (esque)
      15 I Ike and Tina Turner - I Want to Take You Higher (nm8tion)
      16 L Les Paul and Mary Ford - Vaya Con Dios (d.i.g.)
      17 D Dickies - Nights in White Satin (drcastrato)
      18 R Rick Nelson - Travelin' Man (matthewbolin)
      19 E En Vogue - Hold On (matthewbolin)
      20 N Nena - 99 Luftballons (eric)

      21 Young Marble Giants - Wurlitzer Jukebox (bastardnumber1)

      Thank you everybody for playing!
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