DISQUS

MatthewBolin · 1 year ago

3. Lyle Lovett - If I Had a Boat
8. Young Rascals - Groovin'
10. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues

Jerry · 1 year ago

4. Laura Branigan (R.I.P.) - Self Control
16. Portishead- Sour Times
19. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am

mrsmartin · 1 year ago

#11 XTC-Respectable Street

buffalochipz · 1 year ago

2. Ian Dury - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
15. Lionel Richie - Hello
24. Tracy Ullman - They Don't Know
???

mrsmartin · 1 year ago

#14 It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond

Thierry · 1 year ago

20. Van Halen - Panama?
21. Big Star - The Ballad of El Goodo

Scraps · 1 year ago

All guesses correct so far except "Panama" and "Hello".

DavidMedsker · 1 year ago

20. Ratt - Round & Round

Scraps · 1 year ago

"Round and Round" is correct.

M. · 1 year ago

The Kinks, "All Day and All of the Night" for # 1?

Scraps · 1 year ago

"All Day and All of the Night" is correct.

Scraps · 1 year ago

The game is half over, so it's time for an

OFFICIAL UPDATE:

01 K Kinks, All Day and All of the Night (m)
02 I Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (buffalo chipz)
03 L Lyle Lovett, If I Had a Boat (matthew bolin)
04 L Laura Branigan, Self Control (jerry)
05
06
07
08 Y Young Rascals, Groovin' (matthew bolin)
09
10 E Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues (matthew bolin)
11 X XTC, Respectable Street (mrs martin)
12
13
14 A Albert Hammond, It Never Rains in Southern California (mrs martin)
15
16 P Portishead, Sour Times (jerry)
17
18
19 E Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, What I Am (jerry)
20 R Ratt, Round and Round (david medsker)
21 B Big Star, The Ballad of El Goodo (thierry)
22
23
24 T Tracey Ullman, They Don't Know (buffalo chipz)

Puzzle Song (25)

MatthewBolin · 1 year ago

Puzzle Song: Kirsty MacColl - They Don't Know

Rich · 1 year ago

Is 15 "Hello" by everyone's main man Lionel R?

Rich · 1 year ago

Oops - already guessed. Apologies for not scrollerating futher.

Rich · 1 year ago

And is 17 "Keep 'Em Separated" by the Offspring?

Scraps · 1 year ago

The puzzle song is Kirsty MacColl's original recording of "They Don't Know". Well done Matthew Bolin! Did you recognize it or work it out then recognize it?

MatthewBolin · 1 year ago

It was familiar to begin with, but then I knew what it was immediately after figuing out the acrostic (about a hour ago--I was waiting in anticipation for you to post the update, having already giving my three guesses that round).

Jack Feerick · 1 year ago

Are we allowed to guess the clue acrostic? Knowing it's a Kirsty song makes it a bit obvious...

Scraps · 1 year ago

17 is not "Come Out and Play" (the keep-'em-separated song).

Scraps · 1 year ago

I had better make it clear in the future that you can always guess the puzzle song once between updates, regardless of your guesses at the other songs.

Go ahead and guess the acrostic. It helps everyone guess the songs.

Jerry · 1 year ago

If 17 is Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) by Offspring, then Rich should get partial credit, since it's pretty much the same song.

Rich · 1 year ago

I *definitely* was thinking "Come Out and Play." You'd think guy who was in college in the angry white wastelands of north Fla. in the early 90s would be keen to the difference between Offspring songs....

Jack Feerick · 1 year ago

Okay: the acrostic is "Killed by Mexican powerboat." Which is maybe kinda morbid, but if it helps everybody guess...

That works out to:

01 K Kinks, All Day and All of the Night (m)
02 I Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Hit Me etc (buffalo chipz)
03 L Lyle Lovett, If I Had a Boat (matthew bolin)
04 L Laura Branigan, Self Control (jerry)
05 E
06 D
07 B
08 Y Young Rascals, Groovin' (matthew bolin)
09 M
10 E Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues (matthew bolin)
11 X XTC, Respectable Street (mrs martin)
12 I
13 C
14 A Albert Hammond, It Never Rains etc (mrs martin)
15 N
16 P Portishead, Sour Times (jerry)
17 O
18 W
19 E Edie Brickell, What I Am (jerry)
20 R Ratt, Round and Round (david medsker)
21 B Big Star, The Ballad of El Goodo (thierry)
22 O
23 A
24 T Tracey Ullman, They Don't Know (buffalo chipz)

Dr. Corndog · 1 year ago

7. Blackbyrds - "Walking in Rhythm"
18. Wilbert Harrison - "Kansas City"

TuffGong · 1 year ago

22. Ohio Players - Funky Worm

Scraps · 1 year ago

The acrostic is correct.

Also correct:
"Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)"
"Kansas City"
"Walking in Rhythm"
"Funky Worm"

M. · 1 year ago

Angel of Mine- Monica (Number 9)
Come out and Play- The Offspring (Number 17)

Gary Lucy · 1 year ago

I know it's Kirsty MacColl...I'm gonna take a flying f ***at "They Don't Know"?

Scraps · 1 year ago

"Angel of Mine" is correct.

"Come Out and Play" is incorrect [and number 17 has already been guessed -- it's "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)"].

Kirsty MacColl's "They Don't Know" is correct, but has already been guessed.

Scraps · 1 year ago

Still six songs left to guess:

01 K Kinks, All Day and All of the Night (m)
02 I Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (buffalo chipz)
03 L Lyle Lovett, If I Had a Boat (matthew bolin)
04 L Laura Branigan, Self Control (jerry)
05 E - BIGGEST HIT BY 1970S CANADIAN BAND
06 D - NEO-SOUL PIONEER
07 B Blackbyrds, Walking in Rhythm (dr corndog)
08 Y Young Rascals, Groovin' (matthew bolin)
09 M Monica, Angel of Mine (m)
10 E Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues (matthew bolin)
11 X XTC, Respectable Street (mrs martin)
12 I - POP HIT BY LONG-CAREER FOLK ROCKER
13 C - FREESTYLE POP CROSSOVER SUCCESS
14 A Albert Hammond, It Never Rains in Southern California (mrs martin)
15 N - HIT SINGLE FROM HIT SOUNDTRACK TO FLOP MOVIE
16 P Portishead, Sour Times (jerry)
17 O Offspring, Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) (jerry)
18 W Wilber Harrison, Kansas City (dr corndog)
19 E Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, What I Am (jerry)
20 R Ratt, Round and Round (david medsker)
21 B Big Star, The Ballad of El Goodo (thierry)
22 O Ohio Players, Funky Worm (tuff gong)
23 A - SOLO HIT BY MEMBER OF SUCCESSFUL R&B TRIO
24 T Tracey Ullman, They Don't Know (buffalo chipz)

Puzzle Song - Kirsty MacColl, They Don't Know (matthew bolin)

Gary Lucy · 1 year ago

How mortifying. I got all excited because I never remember to get here early enough to guess. Apologies. Keep up the good work!
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PS #5 has to be ELP... lucky man?

Scraps · 1 year ago

No harm! but #5 is not ELP. Band is considerably less well known (though they were popular in Canada), and most people think they're a one-hit wonder.

Crystal · 1 year ago

#6 is Lady by D'angelo

Scraps · 1 year ago

"Lady" is correct.

M. · 1 year ago

Number 5 is "the Last Song," by Edward Bear.

M. · 1 year ago

Number 12 is "Shake It," by Ian Matthews.

M. · 1 year ago

Number 13 sounds like Chris DeBurgh to me, so let's go with "Lady In Red."

Scraps · 1 year ago

"Last Song" and "Shake It" are correct.

"Lady in Red" is incorrect.

Jerry · 1 year ago

Is #15 Neil Diamond - Love on the Rocks?

Scraps · 1 year ago

"Love on the Rocks" is correct.

DavidMedsker · 1 year ago

I just want to say how much I miss Kirsty MacColl. She was one of a kind. Sigh.