DISQUS

DavidMedsker · 1 year ago

4) Madonna, "Vogue"
9) John Lennon, "Nobody Told Me"
20) Paul Davis, "I Go Crazy"

Ooh, I like the red lettering. I'll have to use that for the Cover Me quizzes...

Scraps · 1 year ago

Yeah, it does jump out pretty well, and still fits with the Popdose color scheme.

Jerry · 1 year ago

11. Something So Strong - Crowded House
17. Only in My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
23. Union of the Snake - Duran Duran

Can you reveal the unguessed songs from last week? One of them drove me nuts. Thanks.

Jerry · 1 year ago

Actually, it's from two weeks ago, the 8/29 game. Clip #16. I know. I'm obsessed.

Scraps · 1 year ago

Right, sorry about that! It was "Impulsive" by Wilson Phillips.

Jerry · 1 year ago

Okay, I'm officially embarrassed - though I guess I should be proud I COULDN'T recognize a Wilson Phillips song.

GrayFlannelSuit · 1 year ago

6 - Mother Popcorn, James Brown
16 - Incense and Peppermints, Strawberry Alarm Clock (total guess)

Marko · 1 year ago

5. Nelly - EI
6. U2 - Acrobat
7. Pavement - Cut Your Hair

Marko · 1 year ago

Errr, make that 6 an 8.

Marko · 1 year ago

And that 7 a 22.

mrsmartin · 1 year ago

#16-96 Tears-? & The Mysterians?

mrsmartin · 1 year ago

#7-Everything I Own- Bread

Jamielyon · 1 year ago

7. Bread "Everything I Own"
Not proud that I recognized this!

gary lucy · 1 year ago

2. this is it-kenny loggins
12. i dont like mondays-boomtown rats
24 sideshow- blue magic

Apologies if previously guessed

Scraps · 1 year ago

Correct:
2 - This Is It - Kenny Loggins
5 - E.I. - Nelly
6 - Mother Popcorn - James Brown
7 - Everything I Own - Bread
4 - Vogue - Madonna
8 - Acrobat - U2
9 - Nobody Told Me - John Lennon
11 - Something So Strong - Crowded House
16 - 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians
17 - Only in My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
20 - I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
22 - Cut Your Hair - Pavement
23 - Union of the Snake - Duran Duran
24 - Sideshow - Blue Magic

Incorrect:
Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats

mrsmartin · 1 year ago

#13-Arthur's Theme-Christopher Cross

Scraps · 1 year ago

"Arthur's Theme" by Christopher Cross is correct.

Scraps · 1 year ago

We're more than halfway through -- quick work! -- so it's time for an

OFFICIAL UPDATE:

01
02 T This Is It - Kenny Loggins (gary lucy)
03
04 V Vogue - Madonna (david medsker)
05 E E.I. - Nelly (marko)
06 M Mother Popcorn - James Brown (gray flannel suit)
07 E Everything I Own - Bread (mrs martin/jamie lyon)
08 A Acrobat - U2 (marko)
09 N Nobody Told Me - John Lennon (david medsker)
10
11 S Something So Strong - Crowded House (jerry)
12
13 A Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross (mrs martin)
14
15
16 N 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians (mrs martin)
17 O Only in My Dreams - Debbie Gibson (jerry)
18
19
20 I I Go Crazy - Paul Davis (david medsker)
21
22 C Cut Your Hair - Pavement (marko)
23 U Union of the Snake - Duran Duran (jerry)
24 S Sideshow - Blue Magic (gary lucy)

Puzzle Song (25)

MatthewBolin · 1 year ago

19. Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge

mrsmartin · 1 year ago

#21-Revolution-The Beatles

Scraps · 1 year ago

"Revolution" and "Come to My Window" are both correct.

MatthewBolin · 1 year ago

Well, the Puzzle Song is "Send in the Clowns".
There are so many damn versions of that song, but it sounds like it's probably the one most people think of nowadays, which is the one by Judy Collins. (And if it's not Judy, hopefully its the original version by Glynis Johns.)

Scraps · 1 year ago

Matthew Bolin takes the puzzle song! It is the original version of "Send in the Clowns," sung by Glynis Johns on the original Broadway soundtrack of A Little Night Music. Nicely guessed!

There are still seven regular songs to guess. Anyone want to venture the acrostic?

SANE · 1 year ago

#15 wire EX LION TAMER

arensb · 1 year ago

15: Wire, Ex Lion Tamer, from Pink Flag.

(Not that I'm a Wire fan or anything, but I once made a detour through rural Iowa, just so I could listen to Wire's song "Map Reference 41°N 93°W" at 41 degrees north, 93 degrees west.)

Scraps · 1 year ago

It's very weird that two people nailed "Ex Lion Tamer" by Wire four minutes apart.

Arensb, I bow to few in my passion for Wire -- Chairs Missing is my favorite rock album of all time -- but you've got me beat.

arensb · 1 year ago

For what it's worth, it was during one of those road-trip vacations when going there was more important than the destination. I'd already driven 1500 miles to Missouri for pie, so when I was coming back after visiting a friend in Council Bluffs, it made sense to visit 41N 93W just to avoid highways. The Wire connection was just gravy on top of that (though they do have good gravy in Iowa).

Scraps · 1 year ago

But what was there?

arensb · 1 year ago

It's a 1-degree by 1-degree area. Even in Iowa, it contains lots of stuff, including Des Moines. But the part that I saw had a lot of farmland.

Oh, and also the smallest chapel I've ever seen.

Scraps · 1 year ago

I guess it does refine altitude.

M. · 1 year ago

#14 is "The Great Valerio" by Richard & Linda Thompson

Scraps · 1 year ago

"The Great Valerio" by Richard & Linda Thompson is correct.

Scraps · 1 year ago

Five songs left. All guessing is now open:

01
02 T This Is It - Kenny Loggins (gary lucy)
03
04 V Vogue - Madonna (david medsker)
05 E E.I. - Nelly (marko)
06 M Mother Popcorn - James Brown (gray flannel suit)
07 E Everything I Own - Bread (mrs martin/jamie lyon)
08 A Acrobat - U2 (marko)
09 N Nobody Told Me - John Lennon (david medsker)
10
11 S Something So Strong - Crowded House (jerry)
12
13 A Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross (mrs martin)
14 G [The] Great Valerio - Richard & Linda Thompson (m)
15 E Ex Lion Tamer - Wire (sane)
16 N 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians (mrs martin)
17 O Only in My Dreams - Debbie Gibson (jerry)
18
19 C Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge (matthew bolin)
20 I I Go Crazy - Paul Davis (david medsker)
21 R Revolution - The Beatles (mrs martin)
22 C Cut Your Hair - Pavement (marko)
23 U Union of the Snake - Duran Duran (jerry)
24 S Sideshow - Blue Magic (gary lucy)

Puzzle Song - Send in the Clowns - Glynis Johns (matthew bolin)

mrsmartin · 1 year ago

Acrostic-Steve meant stage not circus?

Scraps · 1 year ago

STEVE MEANT STAGE NOT CIRCUS is the acrostic.

01 S
02 T This Is It - Kenny Loggins (gary lucy)
03 E
04 V Vogue - Madonna (david medsker)
05 E E.I. - Nelly (marko)
06 M Mother Popcorn - James Brown (gray flannel suit)
07 E Everything I Own - Bread (mrs martin/jamie lyon)
08 A Acrobat - U2 (marko)
09 N Nobody Told Me - John Lennon (david medsker)
10 T
11 S Something So Strong - Crowded House (jerry)
12 T
13 A Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross (mrs martin)
14 G [The] Great Valerio - Richard & Linda Thompson (m)
15 E Ex Lion Tamer - Wire (sane)
16 N 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians (mrs martin)
17 O Only in My Dreams - Debbie Gibson (jerry)
18 T
19 C Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge (matthew bolin)
20 I I Go Crazy - Paul Davis (david medsker)
21 R Revolution - The Beatles (mrs martin)
22 C Cut Your Hair - Pavement (marko)
23 U Union of the Snake - Duran Duran (jerry)
24 S Sideshow - Blue Magic (gary lucy)

Puzzle Song - Send in the Clowns - Glynis Johns (matthew bolin)

Scraps · 1 year ago

This is an odd week. All the ones I thought were hard have been guessed. Of the remaining five songs, four of them were number 1 singles in the U.S., and the other peaked at number 4. Among them are two movie themes and a TV theme; one cover song; one side of a two-sided hit; a song by a two-hit wonder; and a song that was the best-selling song of the year.

Fred · 1 year ago

(Drat: the one time I get to play this- because no one is around at work- and I'm stuck.)

#18 is driving me nuts; I keep thinking that it's the "make out" theme from when Marmalard and his girlfriend are parking in Animal House. Alas, no idea what that would actually be called, or who wrote it (Elmer Bernstein?)

Fred · 1 year ago

Also, if I'm not crazy, #1 is "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder.

Scraps · 1 year ago

18 does feature in Animal House.

You are not, I think, crazy, but 1 is not "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder.

MatthewBolin · 1 year ago

18. Theme from A Summer Place - Percy Faith & His Orchestra

MatthewBolin · 1 year ago

12. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross

MatthewBolin · 1 year ago

10. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage

Scraps · 1 year ago

Themes from a Summer Place, Mahogany, and S.W.A.T. are all correct.

Two songs left: a top five hit cover by a band with many hit covers, and a number one hit that's one half of one of the greatest two-sided hits ever, by a band with many hits that helped invent a genre.

Old_Davy · 1 year ago

1. Show Must Go On, The - Three Dog Night

I have no idea what #3 is but from your clue I think maybe I should. <embarrassed red face>

MichaelFortes · 1 year ago

#3 is "Everybody is a Star" by Sly & the Family Stone.

Scraps · 1 year ago

Both guesses are correct, and that wraps up the game! Thanks everyone for playing the game out.

"The Show Must Go On" was an early Leo Sayer song, and while the Three Dog Night has the kind of hit-single arrangement and energy that they were so good at, they changed the crucial lyric from Sayer's original "I won't let the show go on" to "I must let the show go on", which has always ruined their version of the song for me.

"Everybody Is a Star" was the other side of "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", which has to be in the top ten double-sided singles ever.