Name That Tune, The Final Game of 2009

David Medsker December 4, 2009 99

This will serve, for the time being anyway, as my last Name That Tune. And worse, I have yet to find a successor, but I assure you the game will live on…eventually.

Because this is the last game of the year, I have assembled a Super Karate Monkey Death Car Edition of Name That Tune, which may take days to finish. Because of the number of songs that are included this week, I’m changing the rules a little bit, so please make sure and read the rules this week before diving in. Have a happy Mellowmas, everyone, and a prosperous 2010.

The Rules:

  • MAXIMUM FIVE 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 five songs counts as five 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 a boatload of 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. Ten bucks says the puzzle song is guessed within ten minutes.

And here are the clips:

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  75. 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 FIVE GUESSES between updates of the list. Have fun!

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    14 Beastie Boys – “Girls”
    16 Blur – “Girls & Boys”
    34 Rick Springfield – “Jesse's Girl”
    36 Cyndi Lauper – “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”
    69 Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney – “The Girl is Mine”

  • http://popdose.com MatthewBolin

    73. Paul Young “Oh Girl”
    70. Elton John Band “Island Girl”
    66. The Cars “My Best Friend's Girl”
    64. Tori Amos “Cornflake Girl”
    63. Big Star “September Gurls”

  • luffy66

    1 west end girls- pet shop boys
    11. california girls- Beach boys
    21 material girl- madonna
    22. stupid girl- garbage
    28 yesterday girl- smithereens

  • WHarrisBullzEye

    1. Pet Shop Boys, “West End Girls”
    6. Edwyn Collins, “A Girl Like You”
    12. Madness, “My Girl”
    13. The Beatles, “Girl”
    27. The Dead Milkmen, “Punk Rock Girl”
    72. Lloyd Cole, “She's A Girl And I'm A Man”

    Uh, is the theme “Boys,” Alex?

  • WHarrisBullzEye

    Oh, wait, I get one more since someone else snaked “West End Girls,” so I'll go for #68: Nik Kershaw, “Dancing Girls.”

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

    Five guesses, not six. You rebel.

  • WHarrisBullzEye

    My bad. I'd scrolled up too far on my screen and didn't realize how many I'd put out there.

    Uh, I mean, screw the man and his goddamned rules! Yes, that's EXACTLY what I meant to say…

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    18 is Prefab Sprout “Cars and Girls.”

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    and 24 is Marshall Crenshaw's “Cynical Girl” (not Girls, Girls, Girls, as I was expecting!)

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    32 “Strange Girl” by the Cure?

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

    Since I used that as a puzzle song in an earlier game, I left “Girls Girls Girls” out of this one.

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

    All guesses so far are correct. We'll do an update around the 30 song mark, so we have about eight songs to go.

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    38 is Goodbye Girl by Squeeze (sorry to do these one by one!)

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

    Partial credit. Right band, incorrect title.

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    and 40 is “Girlfriend” by Matthew Sweet, maybe.

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

    There's no maybe about it.

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    Ach, “The Perfect Girl.”? I don't know that I ever realized it *wasn't* called “A Strange Girl.” The risks of 80s tape-dubbing…

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

    Correct.

  • MichaelFortes

    31. Queen – Fat Bottomed Girls
    39. Devo – Girl You Want
    55. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – American Girl

  • tangstrom

    8. Tesla Girls — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
    25. Dum Dum Girl — Talk Talk
    37. The Word Girl — Scritti Politti
    43. Good Girls Don't — The Knack
    68. Dancing Girls — Nik Kershaw

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

    All correct. All right, that's good enough for an OFFICIAL UPDATE:

    1. “West End Girls,” Pet Shop Boys (luffy 66)
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    6. “A Girl Like You,” Edwyn Collins (WHarrisBullzEye)
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    8. “Tesla Girls,” OMD (tangstrom)
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    11. “California Girls,” Beach Boys (luffy 66)
    12. “My Girl,” Madness (WHarrisBullzEye)
    13. “Girl,” The Beatles (WHarrisBullzEye)
    14. “Girls,” Beastie Boys (Michael Parr)
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    16. “Girls & Boys,” Blur (Michael Parr)
    17.
    18. “Cars and Girls,” Prefab Sprout (RLB)
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    21. “Material Girl,” Madonna (luffy 66)
    22. “Stupid Girl,” Garbage (luffy 66)
    23.
    24. “Cynical Girl,” Marshall Crenshaw (RLB)
    25. “Dum Dum Girl,” Talk Talk (tangstrom)
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    27. “Punk Rock Girl,” Dead Milkmen (WHarrisBullzEye)
    28. “Yesterday Girl,” The Smithereens (luffy 66)
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    31. “Fat Bottomed Girls,” Queen (Michael Fortes)
    32. “The Perfect Girl,” The Cure (RLB)
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    34. “Jessie's Girl,” Rick Springfield (Michael Parr)
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    36. “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” Cyndi Lauper (Michael Parr)
    37. “The World Girl,” Scritti Politti (tangstrom)
    38. “Goodbye Girl,” Squeeze (RLB)
    39. “Girl U Want,” Devo (Michael Fortes)
    40. “Girlfriend,” Matthew Sweet (RLB)
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    43. “Good Girls Don't,” The Knack (tangstrom)
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    55. “American Girl,” Tom Petty (Michael Fortes)
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    63. “September Gurls,” Big Star (Matthew Bolin)
    64. “Cornflake Girl,” Tori Amos (Matthew Bolin)
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    66. “My Best Friend's Girl,” The Cars (Matthew Bolin)
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    68. “Dancing Girls,” Nik Kershaw (tangstrom)
    69. “The Girl Is Mine,” Michael Jackson (Michael Parr)
    70. “Island Girl,” Elton John (Matthew Bolin)
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    72. “She's a Girl and I'm a Man,” Lloyd Cole (WHarrisBullzEye)
    73. “Oh Girl,” Paul Young (Matthew Bolin)
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    Puzzle:

    Everyone's allowed back in the game.

  • tangstrom

    17. Boys and Girls — Bryan Ferry
    61. Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) — Haircut 100

  • Elaine

    35. Girls on Film – Duran Duran
    42. Girlfriend is Better – Talking Heads
    45. A Girl In Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing) – Romeo Void

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

    42: Talking Heads, “Girlfriend Is Better”

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

    42: Talking Heads, “Girlfriend Is Better”

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    47 “Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others” Smiths
    56 “It's Different for Girls” J Jackson
    58 “China Girl” David Bowie

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

    47: The Smiths, “Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others”. Sorry for the double post. Computer glitch.

  • luffy66

    65. Rich Girl -Hall & Oates
    58. China Girl- Bowie
    44. Girl cant help it- Journey

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

    61: Haircut 100, “Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)”. Let's see if I actually get in first on this one…

  • luffy66

    whoops china girl already guessed

  • http://mylazysails.blogspot.com Gary_Oxford

    9. Bram Tchaikovsky – “Girl of My Dreams”
    23. Stone Temple Pilots – “Sour Girl”
    29. The Producers – “Certain Kind of Girl”

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

    Damn, you're having bad luck today. Scooped twice in five minutes.

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

    D'oh! Sorry, tangstrom got that one…

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

    Missed that one! Perfect record so far.

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

    All guesses are correct, though I'm shocked, SHOCKED, that no one has guessed #4 yet.

  • luffy66

    36. Girls just wanna have fun- Cyndi lauper
    50 Girl, You'll be a woman soon- Urge Overkill

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

    This is not an official update, but I thought you all could use a list of the remaining songs. They are:

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    Puzzle:

  • http://www.discoskonfort.com/artists/drxl/ drxl

    60. Who's that girl? – Eurythmics

  • http://www.discoskonfort.com/artists/drxl/ drxl

    71. Girl You Know It's True / Minni Vanilli

  • Elaine

    48. Message to My Girl – Split Enz

    (can't believe that one took me so long)

  • popepope

    19 New Girl Now – Honeymoon Suite
    35 Girls on Film – Duran Duran
    37 Scritti Politti – The Word Girl
    45 Talking Heads – Take me to the River
    47 Smiths Some Girls are bigger than others
    58 China Girl David Bowie
    60 Eurythmics Sweet Dreams
    67 Chilliwack My Girl
    71 Millii Vanelli Girl you know it true

  • Wahoo91

    60 Eurythmics “Who's That Girl?”

  • Wahoo91

    20. Deadeye Dick “New Age Girl”

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

    Credit for Honeymoon Suite and Chilliwack. The others are already guessed or incorrect. Please read rules, five guesses max per update. Thanks.

  • twojams

    62 – Breaking the Girl – Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • Wahoo91

    15> Tommy Shaw “Girls With Guns”

  • popepope

    sorry not very good a reading

  • Wahoo91

    23. Stone Temple Pilots “Sour Girl”

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

    Wow, not sure how I didn't think of that one, but no, #62 is not “Breaking the Girl.” You're on the right track, though.

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

    Eurythmics, Split Enz, Deadeye Dick, Honeymoon Suite, Milli Vanilli, Chlliwack and Tommy Shaw are correct.