Name That Tune, Game Forty-Two

David Medsker September 28, 2009 61

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.

This is also the easiest quiz ever. Just sayin’.

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!

  • MarkoP

    14. Ace of Base – Don't Turn Around
    17. ELO – Don't Let Me Down
    25. Glass Tiger – Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone

  • JerryM

    3. Don't Disturb This Groove – The System
    8. Don't Ask Me Why – Billy Joel
    25. Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) – Glass Tiger

    Puzzle – Don't Leave Me This Way – Communards

  • TuffGong

    3. The System – Don't Disturb This Groove
    9. Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds – Don't Pull Your Love
    23. Blue Oyster Cult – Don't Fear The Reaper (NEEDS MORE COWBELL)

  • TuffGong

    GAH, The System was ganked from under me… so…

    21. Simple Minds – Don't You (Forget About Me)

  • drxl

    1. The Police: Dont stand so close to me

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    #1 is the Police – “Don't Stand So Close To Me”
    #24 is Crowded House – “Don't Dream It's Over”

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    Doh – a second short on #1.

  • drxl

    10.Yazzoo: Don't go

  • http://www.yarnivore.com/francis Francis

    #12: INXS, “Don't Change”

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

    I knew that puzzle sample was too long. Congrats to Tuff Gong, who guessed the puzzle song. I wanted to use Elvis' “Don't,” but there isn't a single second of that song that doesn't feature singing.

    All guesses so far are correct.

  • http://www.yarnivore.com/francis Francis

    MarkoP means “Don't Bring Me Down,” of course.

  • http://www.yarnivore.com/francis Francis

    #22: Stone Roses, “Don't Stop”

  • drxl

    22. The Stone Roses: Don't stop

  • drxl

    Ocuh, now it was me who was a few seconds late

  • http://www.ickmusic.com/ Michael

    7 – Cinderella – Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    20 is maybe “Don't Break My Heart,” UB40?

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    15 sounds like Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' “Don't Come Around Here No More”?

  • volley

    13. Boston – Don’t look back

  • drxl

    18. Norah Jones: Dont know why

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    13. Boston “Don't Look Back.”

  • MichaelFortes

    13 is “Don't Look Back” by Boston

  • MichaelFortes

    Is today “great minds think alike day” or what??

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

    All guesses are correct, except for Norah Jones. Time for an OFFICIAL UPDATE:

    1. “Don't Stand So Close to Me,” The Police (drxl)
    2.
    3. “Don't Disturb This Groove,” The System (JerryM)
    4.
    5.
    6.
    7. “Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone),” Cinderella (Michael)
    8. “Don't Ask Me Why,” Billy Joel (JerryM)
    9. “Don't Pull Your Love,” Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (TuffGong)
    10. “Don't Go,” Yaz (drxl)
    11.
    12. “Don't Change,” INXS (Francis)
    13. “Don't Look Back,” Boston (volley)
    14. “Don't Turn Around,” Ace of Base (MarkoP)
    15. “Don't Come Around Here No More,” Tom Petty (RLB)
    16.
    17. “Don't Bring Me Down,” ELO (MarkoP)
    18.
    19.
    20. “Don't Break My Heart,” UB40 (RLB)
    21. “Don't You (Forget About Me),” Simple Minds (TuffGong)
    22. “Don't Stop,” Stone Roses (Francis)
    23. “Don't Fear the Reaper,” Blue Oyster Cult (TuffGong)
    24. “Don't Dream It's Over,” Crowded House (steed)
    25. “Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone),” Glass Tiger (MarkoP)
    Puzzle: “Don't Leave Me This Way,” Communards (JerryM)

  • MichaelFortes

    4 is Cheap Trick's version of “Don't Be Cruel”

  • volley

    6. REO Speedwagon – Don't let him go

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    Here's a flyer – 18, Beatles' “Don't Pass Me By”?

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    #13 is Don't Look Back by Boston.

    (Sorry, just wanted to be part of this “Great Minds” thing)

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

    The Beatles and REO Speedwagon are correct. The Beatles are incorrect. Only six left!

  • JerryM

    5. Don't Let Go – Wang Chung

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

    Is #11 “Don't Pay the Ferryman” by Chris De Burgh, by any chance?

  • volley

    11. maybe Don't cry by Asia

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

    Wang Chung and Asia are correct. I meant to use Chris DeBurgh for this.

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

    None of the remaining songs have enough synth to be Human League's “Don't You Want Me Baby”, and I don't think there are enough singing-free parts in Mojo Nixon's “Don't Ask Me Why I Drink” for David to include it here. I don't think any of them are Pat Benatar's “Don't Let It Show” or Queen's “Don't Stop Me Now”, good though those songs might be.

    Somehow I don't think David would include KMFDM (Don't Blow Your Top) or Cabaret Voltaire (Don't Argue) or X-Fusion (Don't You See the Lies), so I guess I'm out of ideas.

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

    Do I get any points for reading your mind? :-)

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    I don't think Dennis DeYoung wants it to end, either.

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

    I thought Don't Argue would be too obscure. Whenever I use club-oriented music, it's met with crickets. Plus, I still can't find an mp3 of my favorite mix of that song, which was done by John Robie. Anyone?

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

    John and John don't want to let's stop, either. But they have birdhouses in their souls, so what do they know?

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

    Oh, and I didn't use Don't You Want Me because I had just used it in a game a month or so back.

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

    Sorry, all I have is the album version from “Code”.

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

    19. Night Ranger “Don't Tell Me You Love Me”

  • http://www.yarnivore.com/francis Francis

    With “Don't Go” and “Don't Stop” both in there, there should also be “Don't Slow Down” (by Mr. Mister or UB40) to complete the Bizarro World Traffic Light set.

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

    Night Ranger is correct. Looks as though those Robie mixes for Don't Argue hit Amazon tomorrow, yay!

    I am shocked, SHOCKED, that one Terje has not stepped up to identify one of the remaining songs.

  • Matt

    18. Johnny Cash “Don't Take Your Guns to Town”

  • http://www.drcastrato.blogspot.com drcastrato

    16 – some version of Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me?

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

    Johnny Cash is correct. (Not much non-singing in that one, either.) All right, who's left? UPDATE with CLUES

    1. “Don't Stand So Close to Me,” The Police (drxl)
    2. This is one of those Popdose faves, a frequently used singer and musician. This is his biggest solo hit.
    3. “Don't Disturb This Groove,” The System (JerryM)
    4. “Don't Be Cruel,” Cheap Trick (MichaelFortes)
    5. “Don't Let Go,” Wang Chung (JerryM)
    6. “Don't Let Him Go,” REO Speedwagon (volley)
    7. “Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone),” Cinderella (Michael)
    8. “Don't Ask Me Why,” Billy Joel (JerryM)
    9. “Don't Pull Your Love,” Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (TuffGong)
    10. “Don't Go,” Yaz (drxl)
    11. “Don't Cry,” Asia (volley)
    12. “Don't Change,” INXS (Francis)
    13. “Don't Look Back,” Boston (volley)
    14. “Don't Turn Around,” Ace of Base (MarkoP)
    15. “Don't Come Around Here No More,” Tom Petty (RLB)
    16. Someone once joked that this song was made from the same parts as a song by Lord Jefito's man crush.
    17. “Don't Bring Me Down,” ELO (MarkoP)
    18. “Don't Take Your Guns to Town,” Johnny Cash (Matt)
    19. “Don't Tell Me You Love Me,” Night Ranger (garylucy)
    20. “Don't Break My Heart,” UB40 (RLB)
    21. “Don't You (Forget About Me),” Simple Minds (TuffGong)
    22. “Don't Stop,” Stone Roses (Francis)
    23. “Don't Fear the Reaper,” Blue Oyster Cult (TuffGong)
    24. “Don't Dream It's Over,” Crowded House (steed)
    25. “Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone),” Glass Tiger (MarkoP)
    Puzzle: “Don't Leave Me This Way,” Communards (JerryM)

  • http://www.popdose.com jefito

    I can't believe no one has guessed #2: Paul Carrack, “Don't Shed a Tear.” Steed, you should be ashamed of yourself.

  • eddie_w

    Shoot, I actually recognized that one too (I owned the cassingle at one point, so that song burned into my head long ago). Too bad I was a couple of hours late getting over here this time…

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    Boy, now that I'm home and looking at my iTunes library… I believe you could do 25 *more* Don't songs.

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

    You bet. I had a huge list of songs, but went with what I owned.