Name That Tune, Game Forty-Three

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!

UPDATE: Here are longer clips of the remaining songs
2. long clip 2
3. long clip 3
Puzzle: Puzzle Song

Go get ‘em!

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  • eddie_w
    is #15 "Clint Eastwood" by Gorillaz?
  • It is, indeed. Where is everyone?
  • eddie_w
    Maybe they're lucky enough to have the day off for Columbus Day (I, obviously, was not)
  • volley
    19 - Bananarama - Robert de Niro's waiting
  • RLB
    4. Smiths "William It Was Really Nothing"
    5. Dada "Timothy"
    10. XTC "Making Plans for Nigel"
  • TuffGong
    12. The Replacements - Alex Chilton
    13. Beastie Boys - Paul Revere
    22. Pearl Jam - Jeremy
  • Wow, I thought Dada would be one of the last songs off the board.

    All guesses so far are correct.
  • RLB
    Looooove that album. In school my friends called it "*that* album. Y'know, Dim, Tim, and the Dog." Apparently I played those tracks a bit too much. (But hey, they were busy seeing the Sign. And having a Groove in their House.)
  • I didn't really discover the album until two years later, when my roommate (whose name is Tim) introduced me to it, and I was promptly mindblown.

    Glad to see we have players after all. I nearly took the quiz down and moved it to two weeks from now. Keep the guesses coming, boys!
  • Matt
    Someone just got Jeremy - glad I refreshed before posting - so how about #23 Concrete Blonde 'Joey'?
  • luffy66
    6. Billy dont be a hero- Bo Donaldson and the Heywards
  • eddie_w
    #9 is driving me crazy...I know I know it, but I just can't place it yet...argh
  • Muah ha ha ha ha!
  • Is #7 Josie Cotton, "Johnny Are You Queer?"
  • Scraps
    16 - Modern Lovers, "Pablo Picasso"
  • #16: The Modern Lovers, "Pablo Picasso"
  • Dammit. What about #17 (a bit of a wild guess, but): The Scissor Sisters, "Paul McCartney"?
  • I know #24 is Ben Folds, but which song..."Uncle Walter," I think.
  • All guesses are correct. Time for an OFFICIAL UPDATE:

    1.
    2.
    3.
    4. "William, It Was Really Nothing," The Smiths (RLB)
    5. "Timothy," Dada (RLB)
    6. "Billy Don't Be a Hero," Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (luffy66)
    7. "Johnny Are You Queer," Josie Cotton (Francis)
    8.
    9.
    10. "Making Plans for Nigel," XTC (RLB)
    11.
    12. "Alex Chilton," The Replacements (TuffGong)
    13. "Paul Revere," Beastie Boys (TuffGong)
    14.
    15. "Clint Eastwood," Gorillaz (Eddie W)
    16. "Pablo Picasso," Modern Lovers (Scraps)
    17. "Paul McCartney," Scissor Sisters (Francis)
    18.
    19. "Robert De Niro's Waiting," Bananarama (volley)
    20.
    21.
    22. "Jeremy," Pearl Jam (TuffGong)
    23. "Joey," Concrete Blonde (Matt)
    24. "Uncle Walter," Ben Folds Five (Francis)
    25.
    Puzzle:

    I will give you one clue: 11, 14 and 18 follow the theme of songs named after famous men.
  • Not to mention the theme of songs that sound familiar, and that I'll kick myself for not recognizing. But that's pretty standard round these parts.
  • ATM Kid
    11. Madness - Michael Caine
  • ATM Kid
    8. Robert Palmer - Johnny and Mary
  • dane_jackson
    1. Little Willy - The Sweet
  • Madness, Robert Palmer and Sweet are correct. Now for some CLUES:

    2. Power pop demigods
    3. Folk royalty
    9. Few write better breakup songs than this artist
    14. Song named after a musician from a certain Georgia band
    18. If our girlfriend didn't know the artist this song was named after, we'd break up with her, too.
    20. They call Alabama the Crimson Tide...
    21. Sung by the person #18 is named after.
    25. Three words: new wave Beatles
    Puzzle: Nope, no clues for this one. I'm just glad no one's guessed it yet. :)
  • ATM Kid
    Is #2 The Ramones' "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker"
  • Nope.
  • Scraps
    25: B-52's, "Quiche Lorraine"?
  • Nope. How about "New Wave Lennon and McCartney"?
  • ATM Kid
    Squeeze? But what's the song? This one, as well as #20 and the puzzle, is killing me. All sounding familiar.
  • #14: Air, "Mike Mills"?
  • #18: Cowboy Mouth, "Joe Strummer"
  • Air and Cowboy Mouth are correct.
  • #25: Squeeze, "King George Street"
  • ATM Kid
    Oh, you hit the point. I've loved "Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti". (Their abandoned come back album).
  • Rebecca
    9. Aimee Mann - Ray!
  • eddie_w
    Ah...that's it. Thanks Rebecca, that one was killing me!
  • tangstrom
    20. I'm going to guess "Fergus Sings The Blues" by Deacon Blue.
  • My office's firewall won't let me play this game anymore :*(
  • What? Noooooooooooo!
  • Squeeze, Aimee Mann and Deacon Blue are correct. Still no guesses for #21?
  • Iain
    #21 Rudie Can't Fail?
  • Iain
    And The Clash, obv. :)
  • Rudie Can't Fail is correct. I'll post longer clips of the remaining songs after I drop the kids off.
  • Longer clips for #2, #3, and the Puzzle song are up.
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