Name That Tune, Game Forty-One

The Rules:

  • 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 with the words “OFFICIAL UPDATE.” “Guess” is officially defined as “attempting to identify any one song.” Therefore, one comment that lists three songs counts as three 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. Please bear in mind that both my record collection and knowledge of music are probably 5% of that of Scraps’, so these quizzes won’t be nearly as comprehensive – or even hit-based – as his were. I will use mostly well-known songs, but I reserve the right to use something obscure if it suits my needs, like it does this week. Live versions and covers are also fair game, though I will stay away from remixes, because that’s just mean.

There is a puzzle this week, and the songs in the game will offer a (painfully obvious) clue as to the puzzle song’s identity.

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
  25. clip 25
  26. Lastly, here’s the puzzle song:
    Puzzle Song

    I suggest subscribing to the comments on the post to more easily follow the progress of the game. Remember — please! — NO MORE THAN THREE GUESSES between updates of the list. Have fun!

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  • garylucy
    2. Alphaville Big in Japan
    10 The Clash London Calling
    14 Red Rockers China
  • luffy66
    20 Goonight Saigon-Billy Joel
    23 Please come to boston- Dave Loggins
  • luffy66
    24 Rio- Duran Duran
  • Apologies to game players. Apparently Disqus is working on an upgrade, which is why everything is loading so slowly.

    All guesses so far are correct.
  • RLB
    25 is from Simple Minds' _Street Fighting Years_ but I forget some of those song names... maybe it's the song "Street Fighting Years"?

    Absurd shot at the Puzzle: "Maybe" by the Wonder Stuff?
  • RLB
    D'oh - there's a theme. So the Simple Minds song is "Belfast Child" and my puzzle guess stinks.
  • JerryM
    15. Babylon - David Gray
  • JerryM
    3. R.E.M. - Texarkana
  • RLB
    3 is "Texarkana" from REM
  • REM, Simple Minds and David Gray are correct. The Wonder Stuff is incorrect.

    RLB, you still have two more guesses, since Jerry M scooped you.
  • MC_Snocap
    8 - "Papua New Guinea" by Future Sound of London
    9 - "London" by The Smiths
    13 - "Seattle" by Public Image, Ltd.
  • TuffGong
    5. Madness - Night Boat To Cairo

    18 is *killing* me...it's something I know, something I like, something I own...and I'm blanking.
  • Muah ha ha ha ha!
  • 22. China Crisis / Arizona Skies
  • Future Sound of London, PIL, The Smiths, Madness and China Crisis are correct. Time for an OFFICIAL UPDATE:

    1.
    2. "Big in Japan," Alphaville (gary lucy)
    3. "Texarkana," R.E.M. (Jerry M)
    4.
    5. "Night Boat to Cairo," Madness (TuffGong)
    6.
    7.
    8. "Papua New Guinea," Future Sound of London (MC Snocap)
    9. "London," The Smiths (MC Snocap)
    10. "London Calling," The Clash (gary lucy)
    11.
    12.
    13. "Seattle," Public Image Ltd. (MC Snocap)
    14. "China," Red Rockers (gary lucy)
    15. "Babylon," David Gray (Jerry M)
    16.
    17.
    18.
    19.
    20. "Goodnight Saigon," Billy Joel (luffy66)
    21.
    22. "Arizona Sky," China Crisis (drxl)
    23. "Please Come to Boston," Dave Loggins (luffy66)
    24. "Rio," Duran Duran (luffy66)
    25. "Belfast Child," Simple Minds (RLB)
    Puzzle:
  • 16. Guillemots: Trains to Brazil
  • TuffGong
    18. Propellerheads - Take California

    AHHHH, sweet relief!
  • RLB
    1 is Human League's "Lebanon" (or "The Lebanon"? Nobody calls it "the" Lebanon anymore. Hm.)
  • XTCFan
    11. London Loves - Blur
  • RLB
    Oh, and is 21 the tail end of "Fairytale of New York"?
  • RLB
    (Pogues + Kirsty Maccoll, that is.)
  • It's actually from the beginning, but yes, it's "Fairytale." I was wondering when that one would get picked off.
  • Human League and Propellerheads are correct. Guillemots is incorrect.
  • Blur and the Pogues/Kirsty are correct, too.
  • tangstrom
    6. Dancing in Berlin - Berlin
  • Berlin is correct. Time for another UPDATE. There are some blockbuster acts still remaining to be guessed...

    1. "The Lebanon," Human League (RLB)
    2. "Big in Japan," Alphaville (gary lucy)
    3. "Texarkana," R.E.M. (Jerry M)
    4.
    5. "Night Boat to Cairo," Madness (TuffGong)
    6. "Dancing in Berlin," Berlin (tangstrom)
    7.
    8. "Papua New Guinea," Future Sound of London (MC Snocap)
    9. "London," The Smiths (MC Snocap)
    10. "London Calling," The Clash (gary lucy)
    11. "London Loves," Blur (XTCfan)
    12.
    13. "Seattle," Public Image Ltd. (MC Snocap)
    14. "China," Red Rockers (gary lucy)
    15. "Babylon," David Gray (Jerry M)
    16.
    17.
    18. "Take California," Propellerheads (TuffGong)
    19.
    20. "Goodnight Saigon," Billy Joel (luffy66)
    21. "Fairytale of New York," Kirsty McColl & the Pogues (RLB)
    22. "Arizona Sky," China Crisis (drxl)
    23. "Please Come to Boston," Dave Loggins (luffy66)
    24. "Rio," Duran Duran (luffy66)
    25. "Belfast Child," Simple Minds (RLB)
    Puzzle:
  • ceese
    #4 is Philadelphia Freedom-Elton John
  • jeffgee
    # 4 is "Long Train Runnin'" by the Doobie Brothers.

    No, wait, that doesn't work. The other guy is probably right. Crap.
  • The other guy was right. :)
  • Sorry, had to check out for a bit. Here are your CLUES:

    7. Recently put out a long-overdue best-of.
    12. You're kidding, right? You've all owned this song since you were six. I thought this would be first off the board.
    16. Their most well-known song is courtest of a VW commercial.
    17. One of the song titles on either side of this one will provide a clue.
    19. Wouldn't she?

    Forgot to add a clue for the puzzle song: You won't find it on a map.
  • tangstrom
    12. I don't own it, but I'm gonna guess...Detroit Rock City by KISS?
  • Yes.
  • Eric
    7. Somewhere in Ohio - The Jayhawks
  • volley
    A try for the puzzle: "City to City, " Gerry Rafferty
  • The Jayhawks is correct. Gerry Rafferty is incorrect.
  • All right, I'm putting this to bed. Here is the final list.

    1. "The Lebanon," Human League (RLB)
    2. "Big in Japan," Alphaville (gary lucy)
    3. "Texarkana," R.E.M. (Jerry M)
    4. "Philadelphia Freedom," Elton John (ceese)
    5. "Night Boat to Cairo," Madness (TuffGong)
    6. "Dancing in Berlin," Berlin (tangstrom)
    7. "Somewhere in Ohio," The Jayhawks (eric)
    8. "Papua New Guinea," Future Sound of London (MC Snocap)
    9. "London," The Smiths (MC Snocap)
    10. "London Calling," The Clash (gary lucy)
    11. "London Loves," Blur (XTCfan)
    12. "Detroit Rock City," Kiss (tangstrom)
    13. "Seattle," Public Image Ltd. (MC Snocap)
    14. "China," Red Rockers (gary lucy)
    15. "Babylon," David Gray (Jerry M)
    16. "Battersea," Hooverphonic
    17. "California," Rufus Wainwright
    18. "Take California," Propellerheads (TuffGong)
    19. "Hollywood," World Party
    20. "Goodnight Saigon," Billy Joel (luffy66)
    21. "Fairytale of New York," Kirsty McColl & the Pogues (RLB)
    22. "Arizona Sky," China Crisis (drxl)
    23. "Please Come to Boston," Dave Loggins (luffy66)
    24. "Rio," Duran Duran (luffy66)
    25. "Belfast Child," Simple Minds (RLB)
    Puzzle: "Looking for Atlantis," Prefab Sprout

    Name That Tune returns in two weeks. See you all at Cover Me next week!
  • RLB
    AAARRGH! world party, of COURSE...
  • tangstrom
    Aargh! Looking for Atlantis! -- if I'd have just had one beat more...
  • ...you would have picked it off in a nanosecond. Couldn't have another "Going Back to Cali" on my hands. :)
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