Name That Tune, Game Thirty-Eight

David Medsker July 27, 2009 61

Good news, everyone! We’re doing Name That Tune again this week, and for purely silly reasons. See, if you look at the game numbers, you’ll see that Cover Me is a game ahead of Name That Tune. So I’m running another NTT so the game numbers are even. Cover Me will be back next week.

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!

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

    1. paul young, everytime you go away

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

    14. Poison, every rose has its thorn

  • JerryM

    7. Every Day I Love You Less and Less – Kaiser Chiefs
    15. Every Day is Like Sunday – Morrissey
    18. Every Little Step – Bobby Brown

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

    16. tears for fears, everybody wants to rule the world
    i will wait for your update before i guess anymore

  • MichaelFortes

    2. Beck, The New Pollution
    9. The Police, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
    16. Tears For Fears, Everybody Wants to Rule the World

  • luffy66

    6 Everything I own- Bread
    9 Every Little thing she does is Magic- police
    12. everybody wants you- billy Squier

  • luffy66

    I get one more
    24 Everybody have fun tonight- Wang Chung

  • MichaelFortes

    OK, 2 is obviously wrong and 16 I guessed at the exact same time as drcastrato. Can I take one of those back and guess #20 in its place?

  • yursistah

    16 Everybody Wants to Rule the World- Tears for Fears

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

    You have two more guesses, sir.

  • MichaelFortes

    Thank you, Mr. Medsker!
    #20 sounds to me like “Everything She Wants” by Wham!

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

    thanks for the game! i know a lot of them this time, AND i actually visited the site at the right moment. the only good thing to happen today!

    Based on clues alone, Every Everything by Husker Du would seem to be a logical choice for the puzzle song, however, it is clearly not that song.

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

    All guesses so far are correct, except for Dr. Castrato's guess of the puzzle song.

  • MichaelFortes

    …and last one, I'll take a wild guess at #17: Dire Straits, “On Every Street”

  • sthooligan

    #11 Depeche Mode Everything Counts (In Large Amounts)

  • yursistah

    my guess took too long because I had to register….ann was already taken

  • sthooligan

    And the theme is “EVERY”

  • sthooligan

    #5 Ministry Every Day is Like Halloween

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

    Dire Straits is incorrect.

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

    Ministry is correct. Steph, is that you?

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

    Depeche Mode is correct as well, I almost missed that one.

  • sthooligan

    I'm having problems with the whole posting thing…and yes, it's me. I also didn't understand that the theme was a song. Call me clueless, but well versed.

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

    The theme is just a clue to the puzzle song, that's all.

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

    Over half of the game has been guessed, which means it's time for an official UPDATE:

    1. “Everytime You Go Away,” Paul Young (drcastrato)
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5. “Everyday Is Halloween,” Ministry (sthooligan)
    6. “Everything I Own,” Bread (luffy66)
    7. “Everyday I Love You Less and Less,” Kaiser Chiefs (JerryM)
    8.
    9. “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” The Police (Michael Fortes)
    10.
    11. “Everything Counts,” Depeche Mode (sthooligan)
    12. “Everybody Wants You,” Billy Squier (luffy66)
    13.
    14. “Every Rose Has its Thorn,” Poison (drcastrato)
    15. “Everyday Is Like Sunday,” Morrissey (JerryM)
    16. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” Tears for Fears (drcastrato)
    17.
    18. “Every Little Step,” Bobby Brown (JerryM)
    19.
    20. “Everything She Wants,” Wham! (Michael Fortes)
    21.
    22.
    23.
    24. “Everybody Have Fun Tonight,” Wang Chung (luffy66)
    25.
    Puzzle:

  • MichaelFortes

    21. R.E.M., Everybody Hurts

  • MichaelFortes

    …and I'll take a stab at the puzzle: “Everybody's Everything” by Santana

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

    REM is correct. Santana is incorrect.

  • Matt

    22. Every Little Kiss – Bruce Hornsby and the Range

  • http://popdose.com MatthewBolin

    22. Bruce Hornsby – Every Little Kiss

  • http://popdose.com MatthewBolin

    Crap. Forget this.

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

    Bruce Hornsby is correct. Whoa, where did everybody go?

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

    4. The Korgis – Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime
    25. Annie Lennox – Every Time We Say Goodbye

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

    Hey, there we go! Korgis and Annie Lennox are correct.

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

    Sorry, I was out to lunch. I'm surprised you guys left me anything. Thanks.

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

    Huh, awfully quiet on the range. All right, here are some CLUES:

    2. From popular hip hop producers' 2008 album.
    3. Sold millions of records in the '90s. Lead singer is now better known as so-and-so's husband.
    8. Died by his own hand, and under bizarre circumstances.
    10. The words in the titles for #9 and #11 will create the title for this song.
    13. Recently did an interview for this site.
    17. Their lead singer apparently hates Steve Perry.
    19. Four words: an open letter to…
    23. Are you with me?
    Puzzle: Ow.

    The game is back open to all players.

  • MarkoP

    Puzzle: Black Box – Everybody Everybody

  • MichaelFortes

    3. Bush “Everything Zen”
    8. Elliott Smith “Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands”

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

    Black Box and Bush are correct. Elliott Smith is the right artist, but that's not the right song.

  • MichaelFortes

    Whoops. That should be “Everything Means Nothing To Me”

  • Elaine

    Is 17 Air Supply? Every Woman in the World?

  • sthooligan

    some of us have jobs…imagine that!

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

    “Everything Means Nothing to Me” is correct.

    Air Supply is incorrect.

  • Becky

    13. Matthew Sweet – Everything Changes

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

    Matthew Sweet is correct.

  • TuffGong

    #17: The Babys – Everytime I Think Of You

    REALLY shocked this one lasted this long…just now getting to check out this week's game and this one was pretty obvious to me!

  • TuffGong

    Oh, and…

    #2: N.E.R.D. – Everyone Nose (All The Girls Standing In The Line For The Bathroom)

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

    You and me both, man.

    The Babys and N.E.R.D. are correct.

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

    #23: Cowboy Mouth, “Everybody Loves Jill”

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

    Cowboy Mouth is correct. Funny that they're guessed before the other two bands, who are both alt-rock gods.

    Google 'Popdose open letter shit storm,' and you'll find one of them.

    As for the other, again, look at the titles for 9 and 11, and think of a song title that could bridge them together. Oh, and one more thing: I think you are a pig. You should be in a zoo.

  • MichaelFortes

    19. Nine Inch Nails “Every Day is Exactly the Same”