Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Name That Tune, Game Eighteen

by Scraps

Hey everybody, and everybody’s family and friends. Welcome to the eighteenth vertebra-vibrating week of Name That Tune at Popdose. Rules are a drag, but we can’t seem to shake ‘em:

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 is when I post the entire list of correct guesses.
  • The Puzzle clip may only be guessed once between updates. You may guess the puzzle song if you have already made your three regular guesses.
  • 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. How the game is played:I have uploaded twenty-five 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, maybe even everybody else).There are two parts to this game. The first is guessing the songs themselves. The second part is guessing the puzzle song (clip 25). No acrostic this time. The first twenty-four songs have something in common that points 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 persistently unguessed, I’ll offer clues of dubious help.

    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
    21. clip 21
    22. clip 22
    23. clip 23
    24. clip 24

    And the Puzzle Song:
    The Puzzle Song

    I suggest subscribing to the comments on the post (click on “Track Comments”) to more easily follow the progress of the game. Try not to hit you fellow contestants. Have fun!

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    • mrsmartin
      #3 Yesterday-The Beatles
      #7 Dance Hall Days-Wang Chung
      #17 Holliday-Madonna
    • Bryn
      20 - The Debt Collector - Blur
    • Bryn
      23 - Friday I'm in Love - the Cure
    • MC_Snocap
      My guesses were iffy until I noticed a pattern ...

      #4 - Just Another Day - John Secada
      #9 - Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen
      #15 - One Fine Day - Chiffons
    • 2. November Rain - G'n'R
      6. saturday in the park - chicago
    • 11: Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone
      14: September - Earth Wind & Fire
      20: Let's Live For Today - The Grass Roots
    • 14. september - earth wind & fire
    • Bryn
      #5 Until the Day is Done - R.E.M
    • All guesses correct except "The Debt Collector" by Blur.
    • Whoops, "Until the Day Is Done" by R.E.M. is also incorrect.
    • Bryn
      Ah, 24 is End of the Century by Blur - should have got that given the other answers.
    • Jerry
      13. Monday Monday - The Mamas and the Papas?
    • esque
      19. Manic Monday -- The Bangles
    • esque
      18. One September Day -- Nina Simone
    • 1. Badfinger - "Day After Day"
      19. Bangles - "Manic Monday"
      22. Wings - "Another Day"
    • Eric
      12. All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
    • 10. The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
    • 21. Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
    • It would completely mess up the theme, but two of three unguessed sound like:

      5. Coldplay - Trouble
      16. Lemonheads - Into Your Arms

      Probably wrong, but I never get here in time to guess.
    • Correct:
      "End of the Century" by Blur
      "Monday, Monday" by The Mamas and the Papas
      "Manic Monday" by the Bangles
      "Day After Bay" by Badfinger
      "Another Day" by Paul McCartney
      "Will You Love Me Tomorroe" by the Shirelles
      "All Those Years Ago" by George Harrison

      Incorrect:
      "One September Day" by Nina Simone
    • Correct:
      "December 1963" by the Four Seasons

      Incorrect:
      "Trouble" by Coldplay
      "Into Your Arms" by the Lemonheads
    • Bryn
      SLightly off theme, but Nightswimming - R.E.M for number 5?
    • Not "Nightswimming" by R.E.M.
    • 5. "100 Years" by Five for Fighting

      Kinda sad that others are guessing much better songs for that one.
    • Jee Gee
      18.-- Theme from "Day of the Dead" by... um, the guy who wrote the Theme from "Day of the Dead?"
    • #3 "These Days" - Nico
    • "100 Years" by Five for Fighting is correct.

      "These Days" by Nico and the theme from "Day of the Dead" are incorrect.
    • Is the puzzle song "Time is on My Side" by the Rolling Stones?
    • mrsmartin
      #18 Lonely Days-Bee Gees
    • No updates yet? You're torturing those of us too lazy to write down which ones are still unguessed! :)
    • Not "Lonely Dats" or "Time Is on My Side".

      I'm only here briefly and don't have time to do an update, but consider this an OFFICIAL UPDATE anyway. Everyone can guess again.
    • Not "Lonely Days", either.
    • I'm not Scraps, but I compiled the correct guesses so far. I assume I have the title and artist correct, but please set me straight if I don't.

      1. “Day After Day” by Badfinger
      2. “November Rain” by Guns ‘n Roses
      3. “Yesterday” by The Beatles
      4. “Just Another Day” by Jon Secada
      5. “100 Years” by Five for Fighting
      6. “Saturday in the Park” by Chicago
      7. “Dance Hall Days” by Wang Chung
      8.
      9. “Glory Days” by Bruce Springsteen
      10. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” by The Shirelles
      11. “Beautiful Sunday” by Daniel Boone
      12. “All Those Years Ago” by George Harrison
      13. “Monday, Monday” by The Mamas and the Papas
      14. “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire
      15. “One Fine Day” by The Chiffons
      16.
      17. “Holiday” by Madonna
      18.
      19. “Manic Monday” by The Bangles
      20. “Let’s Live for Today” by The Grass Roots
      21. “December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)” by The Four Seasons
      22. “Another Day” by Wings
      23.
      24. “End of the Century” by Blur
    • Sorry, #23 is "Friday I'm in Love" by The Cure.
    • volley
      Is #18 "Those were the days" by Mary Hopkin?
    • "Those Were the Days" by Mary Hopkin is correct.

      Only three songs left, plus the Puzzle Song. I'll give hints in a few minutes (and a longer clip of the Puzzle Song).
    • Or rather, only two songs left, plus the Puzzle Song.

      And thanks, nhmehta, I appreciate it/
    • #8, a 1960s single, was voted Best Australian Song of all-time in 2001 by the Australasian Performing Rights Association.

      #16 was a minor hit single written for an Alan Pakula movie, and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song.
    • halfpear
      #8 Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats
    • volley
      #8 is "Friday on my mind" by the Easybeats
    • volley
      sorry - too late
    • "Friday on My Mind" by the Easybeats is correct.
    • A longer clip of the puzzle song:

      Puzzle Song, longer clip
    • 16. The Sandpipers - Come Saturday Morning
    • "Come Saturday Morning" by the Sandpipers is correct.

      Only the puzzle song remains.
    • Chris
      Is it "It was a very good year" - Frank Sinatra?
    • Not "It Was a Very Good Year" by Frank Sinatra.

      All guessing is now open for the Puzzle Song.
    • This 1960s group had a few hits, including one song still very famous today, and another that most rock fans should recognize. This song was not one of their hits, but it was a single. They had a very distinctive style, cited by many modern musicians as an influence.
    • The music in the Puzzle Song is based on a very famous classical piece.
    • Here's the beginning of the song:

      Puzzle Song opening
    • Puzzle Song: Shangri-Las -Past, Present and Future
    • Repeat winner MatthewBolin nails it: "Past, Present and Future" by the Shangri-La's. Congratulations!

      Thanks everyone for playing, and see you next week!
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