Friday, June 20th, 2008 by Scraps
Hey everybody. Welcome to the twentieth dendrite-drubbing week of Name That Tune at Popdose. This week we have a Very Special Name That Tune, with songs chosen and acrostic puzzle assembled by Popdoser Michael Fortes!
THIS WEEK: Win Name That Tune, Win a Prize! We have two CDs to give away this week (we can’t tell you which one, as the puzzle song is on the CD!). CDs will be sent to the person who solves the puzzle song as well as the person who names the last remaining tune.
Of course, it wouldn’t be Name That Tune without a few soul-stifling 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-four very brief song clips. The clips are drawn from a variety of styles and decades. This time some of the songs are harder than in past weeks (and I’ve made some of the clips a little longer to compensate), but none of them are obscure. 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 24). Once again, we’re doing an acrostic game: This time, the first letter of the name of the ARTIST for the first 23 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 give clues.
And here are the clips:
- clip 1
- clip 2
- clip 3
- clip 4
- clip 5
- clip 6
- clip 7
- clip 8
- clip 9
- clip 10
- clip 11
- clip 12
- clip 13
- clip 14
- clip 15
- clip 16
- clip 17
- clip 18
- clip 19
- clip 20
- clip 21
- clip 22
- clip 23
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 artists that’s spelling out the clue. Have fun — and thank you, Michael Fortes!
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That's it! Bedivere, email jefito at popdose dot com for your copy of Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue.
Thanks, Bedivere, for cleaning up the end of the game, and thanks to everyone for playing!
14. New Birth - "Dream Merchant"
Correct:
11. Raspberries - "Drivin' Around"
20. Howlin' Wolf - "Back Door Man"
One song left!
11. Raspberries - "Drivin' Around"
20. Howlin' Wolf - "Back Door Man"
Okay, longer clips:
11 - R
14 - N
20 - H
I am making longer clips for the three remaining tunes.
I actually thought #20 would be one of the first ones guessed. Go figure.
Incorrect:
11. Rupert Holmes- The Pina Colada Song, and
20. Howlin' Wolf- Spoonful
On two of the three remaining, the correct artist has been guessed once.
I really hate to do this, because I'm leaving the last tune and the prize on the table, but here goes.
11. Rupert Holmes- The Pina Colada Song, and
20. Howlin' Wolf- Spoonful
Correct:
7 - Upsetters, Super Ape
8 - Everly Brothers, Devoted to You
18 - Animals, Sky Pilot
Incorrect:
11 - Raspberries, On the Beach
11. The Raspberries-- "On the Beach." Seven's got to be The Upsetters, but I'm not sure which title track-- "Eastwood Rides Again?" "Super Ape?" Let's go with "Super Ape."
8. Everly Brothers-- Devoted to You? 18. The Animals-- Sky Pilot?
A few hints:
7. U - title track of classic album by famed reggae producer's 1970s studio group
8. E - top ten hit by 1950s duo, covered by puzzle song artist's main group
11. R - puzzle song artist's group inspired this album track by 1970s power pop progenitors
14. N - biggest hit by 1970s R&B combo with an ever-changing lineup and multiple lead singers
18. A - last u.s top 40 hit by reconstituted version of one of the original 1960s British invasion groups
20. H - blues classic by one of Chess Records' finest
Or rather, we have:
01 - O Oxo – Whirly Girl (david medsker)
02 - N Nirvana - Sliver (ken gaper's blog)
03 - L Lou Christie – I’m Gonna Make You Mine (hzsogood)
04 - Y Yes – Rhythm of Love (david medsker)
05 - T Three Dog Night – Celebrate (hzsogood)
06 - R R.E.M. – At My Most Beautiful (david medsker)
07 - U
08 - E
09 - S Stills-Young Band – Long May You Run (matthew bolin)
10 - U Urge Overkill – Positive Bleeding (jerry)
11 - R
12 - F Fleetwood Mac – You Make Loving Fun (jon cummings)
13 - I It’s a Beautiful Day – White Bird (hzsogood)
14 - N
15 - G Guns n' Roses - Look at Your Game Girl (evil nickname)
16 - B Bobby Freeman – Do You Want to Dance? (hzsogood)
17 - E Earth Wind & Fire – Got to Get You Into My Life (bediver)
18 - A
19 - C Chicago – Wishing You Were Here (jon cummings)
20 - H
21 - B Buffalo Springfield – Rock N’ Roll Woman (hzsogood)
22 - O Oasis – Wonderwall (jee gee)
23 - Y Yardbirds – Heart Full of Soul (bediver)
Puzzle Song (24) - Dennis Wilson - River Song (matthew bolin)
ONLY TRUE SURFING BEACH BOY is correct. So we have:
01 - O Oxo – Whirly Girl (david medsker)
02 - N Nirvana - Sliver (ken gaper's blog)
03 - L Lou Christie – I’m Gonna Make You Mine (hzsogood)
04 - Y Yes – Rhythm of Love (david medsker)
05 - T Three Dog Night – Celebrate (hzsogood)
06 - R R.E.M. – At My Most Beautiful (david medsker)
07 - F
08 - I
09 - S Stills-Young Band – Long May You Run (matthew bolin)
10 - U Urge Overkill – Positive Bleeding (jerry)
11 - R
12 - F Fleetwood Mac – You Make Loving Fun (jon cummings)
13 - I It’s a Beautiful Day – White Bird (hzsogood)
14 - N
15 - G Guns n' Roses - Look at Your Game Girl (evil nickname)
16 - B Bobby Freeman – Do You Want to Dance? (hzsogood)
17 - E Earth Wind & Fire – Got to Get You Into My Life (bediver)
18 - A
19 - C Chicago – Wishing You Were Here (jon cummings)
20 - H
21 - B Buffalo Springfield – Rock N’ Roll Woman (hzsogood)
22 - O Oasis – Wonderwall (jee gee)
23 - Y Yardbirds – Heart Full of Soul (bediver)
Puzzle Song (24) - Dennis Wilson - River Song (matthew bolin)
Only True Surfing Beach Boy
Would anyone care to take a guess at the acrostic, now that the puzzle song -- Dennis Wilson's "River Song" - has been identified? It would help with guessing the rest of the songs.
Thanks, Michael!
Both "Sliver" by Nirvana and "Look at Your Game, Girl" by Guns N' Roses are correct.
Unless I'm very much mistaken, #15 is Guns n' Roses - Look at your game girl, which is a Charles Manson cover, and a hidden track on The Spaghetti Incident.
# 2 "Sliver" Nirvana
Puzzle Song:
Dennis Wilson - River Song
I'm going to step in for Scraps just to confirm that... YES, you are correct, sir!
...which means you get one of the two copies of the new double disc edition of Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue.
I'm heading out for the evening, and may not be able to check this till much later. I think there's enough showing here to make some good guesses, though.
OFFICIAL UPDATE:
01 - O Oxo – Whirly Girl (david medsker)
02
03 - L Lou Christie – I’m Gonna Make You Mine (hzsogood)
04 - Y Yes – Rhythm of Love (david medsker)
05 - T Three Dog Night – Celebrate (hzsogood)
06 - R R.E.M. – At My Most Beautiful (david medsker)
07
08
09 - S Stills-Young Band – Long May You Run (matthew bolin)
10 - U Urge Overkill – Positive Bleeding (jerry)
11
12 - F Fleetwood Mac – You Make Loving Fun (jon cummings)
13 - I It’s a Beautiful Day – White Bird (hzsogood)
14
15
16 - B Bobby Freeman – Do You Want to Dance? (hzsogood)
17 - E Earth Wind & Fire – Got to Get You Into My Life (bediver)
18
19 - C Chicago – Wishing You Were Here (jon cummings)
20
21 - B Buffalo Springfield – Rock N’ Roll Woman (hzsogood)
22 - O Oasis – Wonderwall (jee gee)
23 - Y Yardbirds – Heart Full of Soul (bediver)
Puzzle Song (24)
Correct guesses from further down the thread:
3 - Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine
5 - Three Dog Night - Celebrate
13 - It's a Beautiful Day - White Bird
16 - Bobby Freeman - Do You Want to Dance
21 - Buffalo Springfield - Rock and Roll Woman
It now looks like this -- go ahead and consider this an OFFICIAL UPDATE:
01 - O Oxo – Whirly Girl (david medsker)
02
03
04 - Y Yes – Rhythm of Love (david medsker)
05
06 - R R.E.M. – At My Most Beautiful (david medsker)
07
08
09 - S Stills-Young Band – Long May You Run (matthew bolin)
10 - U Urge Overkill – Positive Bleeding (jerry)
11
12 - F Fleetwood Mac – You Make Loving Fun (jon cummings)
13
14
15
16
17 - E Earth Wind & Fire – Got to Get You Into My Life (bediver)
18
19 - C Chicago – Wishing You Were Here (jon cummings)
20
21
22 - O Oasis – Wonderwall (jee gee)
23 - Y Yardbirds – Heart Full of Soul (bediver)
Puzzle Song (24)
Stills-Young Band - "Long May You Run" is correct.
I'll give a partial for "Long May You Run", if someone can adjust the artist guess...
Oh, you meant the Stills-Young Band.
Yeah, that always gets me, because I know it more from Decade than the original album.
9. Neil Young - Long May You Run
Correct:
Earth Wind & Fire - Got to Get You into My Life
Yardbirds - Heart Full of Soul
Incorrect:
O'Jays - Backstabbers
I think I meant #8 was Crimson & Clover. Now I'm not sure of anything. Bottle of Fur indeed.
Wait...I did say #8. I'm going to go lay down. Have fun everybody.
13. O'Jays - "Backstabbers"
17. Earth, Wind & Fire - "Got to Get You into My Life"
23. Yardbirds - "Heart Full of Soul"
Not "Smoke from a Distant Fire".