Friday, June 27th, 2008

Name That Tune, Game Twenty-One

by Scraps

Hey everybody. Welcome to the twenty-first cochlea-teasing week of Name That Tune at Popdose. Back by popular demand as measured by the demandometer, here are our ever-popular 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, but may still be guessed if you have used up your regular 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. 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).

    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: This time, the first letter of the name of the SONG for the first 24 clips 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. And again: This time it’s the first letter of the name of the songs that’s spelling out the clue. Have fun!

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    • Jerry
      14. Nothing Compares to You - Sinead O'Connor
      17. Man in the Box - Alice in Chains
      22. Missing You - John Waite
    • 6. Scissor Sisters, "Laura"
      22. Black Box, "Everybody Everybody"

      I'm assuming Jerry meant #24 was "Missing You."
    • Jerry
      Oops. Yes, I did. Thanks!
    • And one more left-field guess:

      18. C.W. McCall, "Convoy"
    • Thierry
      4. Big Star - O My Soul
    • Graeme
      20. Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond
    • MC_Snocap
      2. Lindsey Buckingham - "Trouble"
      7. Melissa Etheridge - "I'm the Only One"
      20. DeBarge - "All This Love"
    • Correct:
      24. Missing You - John Waite
      14. Nothing Compares to You - Sinead O'Connor
      6. Laura - Scissor Sisters
      22. Everybody Everybody - Black Box
      18. Convoy - C.W. McCal
      4. Big Star - O My Soul

      Incorrect:
      17. Man in the Box - Alice in Chains
    • Correct:
      20. Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond
      2. Lindsey Buckingham - "Trouble"
      7. Melissa Etheridge - "I'm the Only One"

      Incorrect:
      20. DeBarge - "All This Love"
    • M.
      #23 is "Ruby Tuesday" by the Rolling Stones
    • 2. "Trouble" - Lindsay Buckingham
      7. "I'm the Only One" - Melissa Etheridge
    • Oops, too slow. I'll try again.

      16. "Please Mr. Please" - Olivia Newton-John
    • Rich
      21 is Klark Kent, "Don't Care," the theme song to my Senior Beach Trip in 1990.
    • Puzzle song - "Baby Elephant Walk" - Henry Mancini
    • Rich
      The puzzle song is perhaps "Baby Elephant Walk" by H. Mancini?
    • Rich
      BLAST!!!!
    • Hey Rich, if we're right, why don't you take the prize, since I won one last week.
    • Rich
      There's prizes?! I thought we were just showing off for each other! Thanks, Bedivere....
    • And according to my calculations, the acrostic is "STROLLING INFANT PACHYDERM", if that helps. Which makes me suspect #8 is "Next Door to an Angel" by Neil Sedaka.
    • Yes! The Puzzle Song is Henry Mancini's "Baby Elephant Walk". Congratulations to Bedivere, and congratulations to Rich as well, who missed by a minute.
    • Correct:
      23. Ruby Tuesday - the Rolling Stones
      16. Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John
      21. Klark Kent - Don't Care
      8. Next Door to an Angel - Neil Sedaka
    • WHarrisBullzEye
      5. Mutual Admiration Society, "End of the World" (probably not, but that's what it immediately reminded me of)
    • Not End of the World by Mutual Admiration Society.
    • Breadalbane
      I am so dreadfully awful at this game, it's beyond a joke. This is about my seventh week trying this, and I don't think I've got one clip yet. By now, I only visit these posts out of a sense of masochism.

      But for what it's worth, number 3 sounds like Roy Orbison to me. "Running Scared"?
    • Eric
      #1 is "Starting All Over Again" by .... I think it is the Hall & Oates version
    • OFFICIAL UPDATE:

      Puzzle Song (25) - Baby Elephant Walk - Henry Mancini (bedivere)

      01 S
      02 T - Trouble - Lindsay Buckingham (mc snocap)
      03 R
      04 O - O My Soul - Big Star (thierry)
      05 L
      06 L - Laura - Scissor Sisters (david medsker)
      07 I - I'm the Only One - Melissa Etheridge (mc snocap)
      08 N - Next Door to an Angel - Neil Sedaka (bedivere)
      09 G
      10 I
      11 N
      12 F
      13 A
      14 N - Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (jerry)
      15 T
      16 P - Please Mister Please - Olivia Newton John (bedivere)
      17 A
      18 C - Convoy - C.W. McCall (david medsker)
      19 H
      20 Y - Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond (graeme)
      21 D - Don't Care - Klark Kent (rich)
      22 E - Everybody Everybody - Black Box (david medsker)
      23 R - Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones (m)
      24 M - Missing You - John Waite (jerry)
    • "Running Scared" by Roy Orbison is correct!

      "Starting All Over Again" is correct, but it's not the Hall & Oates version.
    • Breadalbane
      Hey, with 25 songs per week, at 7 weeks, I'm now officially 1-for-175 !!

      If it's not Hall and Oates, it must be Mel & Tim...
    • Breadalbane
      Suddenly I'm getting confident (over-confident?)

      #15 -- Tell Her No - The Zombies
    • Correct:
      Starting All Over Again - Mel and Tim
      Tell Her No - the Zombies
    • 10 - I Got the News, Steely Dan
    • "I Got the News" by Steely Dan is correct.
    • 17 - Angry Chair, Alice in Chains
    • "Angry Chair" by Alice in Chains is correct.
    • forwardgirl
      #13 All Out Of Love - Air Supply
    • "All Out of Love" by Air Supply is correct.
    • MichaelFortes
      11 - "Naughty Girl" by Beyonce
    • "Naughty Girl" by Beyonce is correct.
    • All guessing is now open till the end of the game.

      Puzzle Song (25) - Baby Elephant Walk - Henry Mancini (bedivere)

      01 S - Starting All Over Again - Mel and Tim (eric/breadalbane)
      02 T - Trouble - Lindsay Buckingham (mc snocap)
      03 R - Running Scared - Roy Orbison (breadalbane)
      04 O - O My Soul - Big Star (thierry)
      05 L
      06 L - Laura - Scissor Sisters (david medsker)
      07 I - I'm the Only One - Melissa Etheridge (mc snocap)
      08 N - Next Door to an Angel - Neil Sedaka (bedivere)
      09 G
      10 I - I Got the News - Steely Dan (gray flannel suit)
      11 N - Naughty Girl - Beyonce (michael fortes)
      12 F
      13 A - All Out of Love - Air Supply (forwardgirl)
      14 N - Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (jerry)
      15 T - Tell Her No - Zombies (breadalbane)
      16 P - Please Mister Please - Olivia Newton John (bedivere)
      17 A - Angry Chair - Alice in Chains (gray flannel suit)
      18 C - Convoy - C.W. McCall (david medsker)
      19 H
      20 Y - Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond (graeme)
      21 D - Don't Care - Klark Kent (rich)
      22 E - Everybody Everybody - Black Box (david medsker)
      23 R - Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones (m)
      24 M - Missing You - John Waite (jerry)

      Clues in a few minutes.
    • 5 L - Number one country hit from the 2000s by the musician who has more country number ones than anyone else.

      9 G - Biggest chart hit by a 1960s r&b band that are more famous for another song that would also fit this letter.

      12 F - Album track from extremely influential 1970s album by post-punk band who are still recording new music.

      19 H - One-hit wonder by 1990s vocal trio.
    • Chris
      5 Living and Living Well - George Strait
    • Okay, longer clips of the four remaining songs:

      5 L

      9 G

      12 F

      19 H
    • "Living an Living Well" by George Strait is correct.
    • "Living and Living Well" by George Strait is correct.
    • volley
      Nobody seems to know the last songs. Please tell us
    • TommyBoy
      9- friends of distinction- going in circles... more well know for grazing in the grass
    • "Going in Circles" by the Friends of Distinction is correct.
    • Unguessed songs:

      12 - From the Nursery - Wire
      19 - He's Mine - Mokenstef
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