Friday, April 18th, 2008

Name That Tune, Game Fourteen

by Scraps

Hey everybody. Welcome to the fourteenth peace-disturbing week of Name That Tune at Popdose. Even among the most ancient peoples, games had rules, and traditionalists that we are, our games are no different, except we don’t club you if you break the rules:

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 always guess the puzzle song once between updates, even if you have used up 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, damn them).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: just twenty-five songs that have something in common, which taken together point 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
    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. Have fun!

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    • 1. Brewer and Shipley - "One toke over the line"
      16. Crazy Elephant - "Gimme gimme good lovin'"
      18. Sweet - "Fox on the run"
    • MC_Snocap
      4 - Seal, "Crazy"
      9 - Survivor, "Eye of the Tiger"
      13 - Duran Duran, "Hungry Like the Wolf"
    • Jerry
      4. Seal - Crazy
      8. Modest Mouse - Float On
      19. Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
    • 4. Crazy - Seal
      8. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
      9. Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
    • 5. Kinks - Apeman
      6. Ginuwine - Pony
      23. White Lion - When the Children Cry
    • 12. She's So Modern, Boomtown Rats (excellent choice, mate)
      15. Year of the Cat, Al Stewart (God I love that song)
      24. Horse with No Name, America
    • volley
      24. America - A horse with no name

      There are two songs from last week's puzzle still missing, #13 and #23.
    • 1. cat stevens - wild world
      5. paul mccartney - maybe i'm amazed
      puzzle song - rod stewart - maggie may
    • Correct:
      Sweet - Fox on the Run
      Crazy Elephant - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'
      Seal - Crazy (apparently the easiest clip ever)
      Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
      Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
      Modest Mouse - Float On
      Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
      Kinks - Apeman
      Ginuwine - Pony
      White Lion - When the Children Cry
      Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern
      Al Stewart - Year of the Cat
      America - Horse With No Name

      incorrect:
      Brewer and Shipley - One Toke Over the Line
      Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
    • also correct:
      Cat Stevens - Wild World

      incorrect:
      Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
      Rod Stewart - Maggie May
    • We're already more than halfway through, so it's time for an

      OFFICIAL UPDATE:

      01 - Cat Stevens - Wild World (dr castrato)
      02
      03
      04 - Seal - Crazy (mc snocap)
      05 - Kinks - Apeman (matthew bolin)
      06 - Ginuwine - Pony (matthew bolin)
      07
      08 - Modest Mouse - Float On (jerry)
      09 - Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (mc snocap)
      10
      11
      12 - Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern (david medsker)
      13 - Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf (mc snocap)
      14
      15 - Al Stewart - Year of the Cat (david medsker)
      16 - Crazy Elephant - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (dr corndog)
      17
      18 - Sweet - Fox on the Run (dr corndog)
      19 - Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) (jerry)
      20
      21
      22
      23 - White Lion - When the Children Cry (matthew bolin)
      24 - America - Horse With No Name (david medsker)

      Puzzle Song
    • MC_Snocap
      #15 - Al Stewart, "Year of the Cat"
      #24 - America, "Horse with No Name"

      btw, Scraps, I just recently connected that you were the guy doing Seventies Song Survival. Sorry that "biggest hits" collection wasn't.

      Love this game, too. Thanks for puttin' it up.
    • MC_Snocap
      Uh - redundant guesses.
    • I won't count those guesses against your total. I've just posted an update, so you've got three more guesses.
    • Thanks! Yeah, I was having fun with that till I realized just how many songs were missing, which took away a lot of the point. I'm still figuring a way to maybe resurrect it.
    • (13 and 23 from last week: Cover Girls, "We Can't Go Wrong", and Aaron Hall, "I Miss You")
    • I think I'm wrong again, but the puzzle song should be something like, "At the Zoo" by Simon and Garfunkel
    • Not "At the Zoo" by Simon and Garfunkel.
    • 10. Captain & Tennille - Muskrat Love
      22. Rufus Thomas - Walkin' the Dog
    • 21. Janet Jackson - Black Cat
    • volley
      17. Stevie Wonder - Yester-me, yester-you, yester-day
    • Puzzle song - The Mammals, "Lay Down Yr Mountain"
    • Correct:
      Captain and Tennille - Muskrat Love
      Rufus Thomas - Walkin' the Dog
      Janet Jackson - Black Cat

      Incorrect:
      Stevie Wonder - Yester-me, Yester-you, Yester-day
    • Rankoutsider
      11. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Mickey's Monkey
    • Ooh, nice guess, but not The Mammals, "Lay Down Yr Mountain"
    • I did nearly use "Mickey's Monkey" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, and it's a good guess, but incorrect.
    • Chris
      11 - Monkey Time by Major Lance
    • "Monkey Time" by Major Lance is correct.
    • UPDATE:

      01 - Cat Stevens - Wild World (dr castrato)
      02
      03
      04 - Seal - Crazy (mc snocap)
      05 - Kinks - Apeman (matthew bolin)
      06 - Ginuwine - Pony (matthew bolin)
      07
      08 - Modest Mouse - Float On (jerry)
      09 - Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (mc snocap)
      10 - Captain and Tennille - Muskrat Love (matthew bolin)
      11 - Major Lance - Monkey Time (chris)
      12 - Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern (david medsker)
      13 - Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf (mc snocap)
      14
      15 - Al Stewart - Year of the Cat (david medsker)
      16 - Crazy Elephant - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (dr corndog)
      17
      18 - Sweet - Fox on the Run (dr corndog)
      19 - Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) (jerry)
      20
      21 - Janet Jackson - Black Cat (matthew bolin)
      22 - Rufus Thomas - Walkin' the Dog (matthew bolin)
      23 - White Lion - When the Children Cry (matthew bolin)
      24 - America - Horse With No Name (david medsker)

      Puzzle Song
    • Hints:

      01 - Cat Stevens - Wild World (dr castrato)
      02 - NOVELTY HARD ROCK VIDEO HIT
      03 - HUGE HIT STILL FAMOUS TODAY BY HUGELY POPULAR 1950S FEMALE SINGER
      04 - Seal - Crazy (mc snocap)
      05 - Kinks - Apeman (matthew bolin)
      06 - Ginuwine - Pony (matthew bolin)
      07 - INFLUENTIAL POSTPUNK BAND LED BY STILL-ACTIVE LAUDED SINGER-SONGWRITER
      08 - Modest Mouse - Float On (jerry)
      09 - Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (mc snocap)
      10 - Captain and Tennille - Muskrat Love (matthew bolin)
      11 - Major Lance - Monkey Time (chris)
      12 - Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern (david medsker)
      13 - Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf (mc snocap)
      14 - ALBUM TRACK ON WELL-KNOWN RESPECTED LP BY 1970S ICON
      15 - Al Stewart - Year of the Cat (david medsker)
      16 - Crazy Elephant - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (dr corndog)
      17 - 1950S TEEN IDOL SONG ALSO COVERED BY 1970S TEEN IDOL
      18 - Sweet - Fox on the Run (dr corndog)
      19 - Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) (jerry)
      20 - BIG 1960S INSTRUMENTAL HIT BEATEN AT #1 BY DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTAL
      21 - Janet Jackson - Black Cat (matthew bolin)
      22 - Rufus Thomas - Walkin' the Dog (matthew bolin)
      23 - White Lion - When the Children Cry (matthew bolin)
      24 - America - Horse With No Name (david medsker)

      Puzzle Song
    • 2. Green Jelly - Three Little Pigs
      3. Patti Page - (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?
      17. Paul Anka - Puppy Love
    • I have also uploaded a slightly longer clip for the puzzle song.
    • correct:
      Green Jelly - Three Little Pigs
      Patti Page - Doggie in the Window
      Paul Anka - Puppy Love
    • MichaelFortes
      I'll take a stab at 14... is it "Joe The Lion" by David Bowie?
    • "Joe the Lion" by David Bowie is correct.

      Two songs left -- 7 and 20 -- plus the puzzle song.
    • Rankoutsider
      20 Would be "The Horse" by Cliff Nobles and Company. Was beaten out by Hugh Maskela's "Grazing in the Grass". I should have recognized the drum break.
    • "The Horse" by Cliff Nobles & Co. is correct. I thought if I included any part of the melody it would be guessed instantly, and even so the drum break is very recognizable, yeah.
    • Rankoutsider
      You could have clipped a very small horn part. I would have guessed something by Cake before the theme came out. Would have worked for "The Lonely Bull" also.
    • I didn't even think of "The Lonely Bull".
    • Another hint for number 7: if I used a vocal, it would be a dead giveaway.
    • becky
      "Release the Bats" by The Birthday Party
    • "Release the Bats" by the Birthday Party is correct.

      The only thing left is the Puzzle Song. I think the slightly longer clip I posted is guessable, but if it's unguessed by tomorrow afternoon I'll post a longer clip.
    • M.
      Is the puzzle song is either something by the Dixie CHICKS

      or COPPERHEAD Road by Steve Earle.

      ???
    • Neither the Dixie Chicks nor Steve Earle.
    • One of the earlier guesses of the puzzle song correctly identified something the 24 regular songs have in common, a something that is not shared by the Dixie Chicks or "Copperhead Road".
    • Marko
      The Mammals - Infinity Medley
    • It's not a song by the Mammals. This band is famous.
    • If you want another musical challenge, check out Fast Trax at www.davewillieradio.blogspot.com
    • I think I own this puzzle song. Only wish that helped me in any way to identify it. I think I need to start listening to my albums again.
    • 1. Very famous band.

      2. Yes, the 24 regular songs all have mammals. What do mammals have in common?

      3. The very first guess at the puzzle song heard something in the clip -- which at that point was only one note -- that was perceptive and true. The song and musician guessed were not close, but the reason for the guess was correct.
    • Elaine
      Is the reason for the guess "mandolin?" "Rocker doing mandolin turn?" something like that?
    • Indeed, "rocker doing mandolin" fits the case.
    • Joy
      Is it a Led Zeppelin tune? (Wracking my brain, here...)
    • Generally I prefer full guesses, a song and an artist, because verifying a band without a song can just start people guessing every song by the band that fits the criteria.

      But since this game started two days ago: No, it's not a Led Zeppelin song.
    • Joy
      Sorry about that! But thanks for the hint; now I can stop listening to Zeppelin... :-)
    • Not a problem!
    • Thierry
      Damn - there goes my Heart/Lovemongers guess...
    • Been bugging me for awhile. It's "Hairshirt" by R.E.M.
    • Yes! It is "Hairshirt" by R.E.M. Congratulations nhmehta! I believe if you drop a note to jefito at popdose dot come, he'll have a prize for you.

      Whew! Didn't expect that to last so long. Thank you everyone for playing!
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