Name That Tune, Game Twelve

Hey everybody. Welcome to the twelfth scalp-tingling week of Name That Tune at Popdose. I hear you clamoring for rules, and I just happen to have a few:

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.
  • 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). Once again, we’re doing an acrostic game: The first letter of the name of the artist of the first 24 songs spells out a clue 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. One last reminder — not that you need it, I understand — Maximum three guesses between updates of the list. Have fun!

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    • 5. Talking Heads - (Nothing But) Flowers
      19. Ian & Sylvia - You Were On My MInd
      22. Andrea True Conection - More, More, More
    • Jerry
      7. Conga - Miami Sound Machine
      10. Toy Soldiers - Martika
      20. Sister Christian - Night Ranger
    • 15. Neil Sedaka - "Bad Blood"
      19. We Five - "You Were on My Mind"
      23. Led Zeppelin - "The Crunge"
    • Greggy
      is 14 waiting for a star to fall by boy meets girl
    • And I don't know what #8 is, but for a 2 second clip, I really like it.
    • MC_Snocap
      #6 - David Bowie's "Young Americans"?
    • is #2 "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll" by Ian Dury & the Blockheads?
    • mrsmartin
      #7-Rythm is Gonna Get You- Miami Sound Machine
      #17-It Keeps You Runnin'- Doobie Bros.
      #18-Rip It Up- Orange Juice
    • Rich
      6 is the Family Ties theme - "What would we do (without us)"
      5 MJ? "Rock With You"?
    • Rich
      Sorry - artist on 6 is Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams?
    • correct:
      Andrea True Conection - More, More, More
      Night Ranger - Sister Christian
      Martika - Toy Soldiers
      Miami Sound Machine - Conga
      Led Zeppelin - The Crunge
      We Five - You Were on My Mind
      Neil Sedaka - Bad Blood
      David Bowie - Young Americans
      Orange Juice - Rip It Up
      Doobie Brothers - It Keeps You Runnin'

      All other guesses so far incorrect.
    • #11 sounds like Al Green, "Let's Stay Together."

      Great to hear Orange Juice, BTW
    • Eric
      16. Shania Twain - Forever and For Always
    • Marko
      12. The Cars - Shake it Up ?
    • Marko
      24. Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr - Mission Impossible
    • Miguel
      #3 Donell Jones - U Know What's Up
    • "Mission: Impossible" and "Forever and for Always" are correct.

      "Shake It Up" and "Let's Stay Together" are incorrect.

      Glad there were people here to guess Orange Juice.
    • mrsmartin
      #2-Last Child - Aerosmith
    • "Last Child" is correct.

      "U Know What's Up" is incorrect.
    • That's half the regular songs correctly guessed. Update to follow in a couple minutes.
    • 01
      02 A Aerosmith, Last Child (mrs martin)
      03
      04
      05
      06 D David Bowie, Young Americans (mc snocap)
      07 M Miami Sound Machine, Conga (jerry)
      08
      09
      10 M Martika, Toy Soldiers (jerry)
      11
      12
      13
      14
      15 N Neil Sedaka, Bad Blood (dr corndog)
      16 S Shania Twain, Forever and For Always (eric)
      17 D Doobie Brothers, It Keeps You Runnin' (mrs martin)
      18 O Orange Juice, Rip It Up (mrs martin)
      19 W We Five - You Were on My Mind (dr corndog)
      20 N Night Ranger - Sister Christian (jerry)
      21
      22 A Andrea True Connection, More More More (matthew bolin)
      23 L Led Zeppelin, The Crunge (dr corndog)
      24 L Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton, Mission: Impossible (marko)

      Puzzle song (25)
    • Jerry
      21's gotta be Flaming Lips. I'm gonna go with... The W.A.N.D.?
    • A good guess, but not "The W.A.N.D."
    • Rich
      12 is Huey Lewis maybe?

      /i hope this isn't double-posting
    • Jerry is right - 21's gotta be off At War With The Mystics. Free Radicals?
    • 3. Ruff Endz, "No More"
      14. Luther Vandross, "Stop to Love" (not sure, and it doesn't seem to fit in the acrostic)
    • "Free Radicals" and "No More" are correct.

      "Stop to Love" is incorrect.
    • Jerry
      Is 11 Carole King - It's Too Late?
    • ken
      12. Lucky Number by Lene Lovich
    • M.
      #5- "Black Girls" by the Violent Femmes?
    • Steed
      #14 actually sounds like "Mama Used To Say" by Junior.
    • "Lucky Number" is correct.

      "It's Too Late", "Black Girls", and "Mama Used to Say" are incorrrect.
    • OFFICIAL UPDATE:

      01
      02 A Aerosmith, Last Child (mrs martin)
      03 R Ruff Endz, No More (nhmehta)
      04
      05
      06 D David Bowie, Young Americans (mc snocap)
      07 M Miami Sound Machine, Conga (jerry)
      08
      09
      10 M Martika, Toy Soldiers (jerry)
      11
      12 L Lene Lovich, Lucky Number (ken)
      13
      14
      15 N Neil Sedaka, Bad Blood (dr corndog)
      16 S Shania Twain, Forever and For Always (eric)
      17 D Doobie Brothers, It Keeps You Runnin' (mrs martin)
      18 O Orange Juice, Rip It Up (mrs martin)
      19 W We Five - You Were on My Mind (dr corndog)
      20 N Night Ranger - Sister Christian (jerry)
      21 F Flaming Lips - Free Radicals (drcastrato)
      22 A Andrea True Connection, More More More (matthew bolin)
      23 L Led Zeppelin, The Crunge (dr corndog)
      24 L Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton, Mission: Impossible (marko)

      Puzzle song (25)
    • FreeAgent
      #4 - Oak Ridge Boys, Elvira
    • "Elvira" is correct.
    • 01 - VERY FAMOUS INSTRUMENTAL
      02 A Aerosmith, Last Child (mrs martin)
      03 R Ruff Endz, No More (nh mehta)
      04 O Oak Ridge Boys, Elvira (free agent)
      05 - CHART TOPPER BY MODERN DANCE/HARMONY GROUP
      06 D David Bowie, Young Americans (mc snocap)
      07 M Miami Sound Machine, Conga (jerry)
      08 - ALBUM TRACK FROM HYPED BRITISH DEBUT ALBUM
      09 - MOST FAMOUS OF MANY HITS BY 1960S SINGER
      10 M Martika, Toy Soldiers (jerry)
      11 - EARLY PHILLY SOUL HIT SINGLE
      12 L Lene Lovich, Lucky Number (ken)
      13 - FAMOUS OLD STANDARD, HUGELY IMPORTANT MUSICIAN
      14 - LONG-RUNNING BROTHER-BASED R&B BAND
      15 N Neil Sedaka, Bad Blood (dr corndog)
      16 S Shania Twain, Forever and For Always (eric)
      17 D Doobie Brothers, It Keeps You Runnin' (mrs martin)
      18 O Orange Juice, Rip It Up (mrs martin)
      19 W We Five - You Were on My Mind (dr corndog)
      20 N Night Ranger - Sister Christian (jerry)
      21 F Flaming Lips - Free Radicals (dr castrato)
      22 A Andrea True Connection, More More More (matthew bolin)
      23 L Led Zeppelin, The Crunge (dr corndog)
      24 L Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton, Mission: Impossible (marko)

      Puzzle song (25)
    • Chris
      If I've worked out the acrostic right then, with the help of your clues, I would guess 8 is the Arctic Monkeys, 11 probably the Impressions, and 13 Louis Armstrong. Don't know any of the songs though
    • Chris
      PS and the puzzle song would be 'Christine Keeler' by the Skatalites
    • Very well done! "Christine Keeler" by the Skatalites is indeed the Puzzle Song. Chris, if you drop a note to jefito at popdose dot com, I believe he has a prize for you.

      Still seven songs left to guess in the regular game.
    • I have uploaded longer clips of the seven remaining songs:

      clip 1

      clip 5

      clip 8

      clip 9

      clip 11

      clip 13

      clip 14
    • mrsmartin
      #5- Iv'e Been Thinking About You- Londonbeat
    • "I've Been Thinking About You" is correct.
    • mrsmartin
      #1- Peter Gunn-Henry Mancini
    • 14. Atlantic Starr - Masterpiece
    • "Masterpiece" and "Peter Gunn" are correct.
    • rowanfaire
      8. "Moving to L.A." -- Art Brut

      9. "Who's Sorry Now" -- Connie Francis
    • "Moving to L.A." and "Who's Sorry Now" are correct.
    • TheCloneRanger
      13. Louis Armstrong - St.Louis Blues
    • TheCloneRanger
      finally a bit of a far shot:
      11. The Intruders - Cowboys to Girls
    • "St Louis Blues" and "Cowboys to Girls" are correct. (Nice shot!)

      That completes the game. Thanks everyone, and see you Friday.
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