Author Topic: Pop quiz (Read 175558 times)

Woofage · « **Reply #400 on:** 21 January, 2010, 01:33:36 pm »

Who links avant-garde German band Amon Düül II with Elton John?

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #401 on:** 21 January, 2010, 01:53:53 pm »

Not by any chance Dave Anderson?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #402 on:** 21 January, 2010, 02:00:16 pm »

Women called Renate?

Redlight · « **Reply #403 on:** 21 January, 2010, 04:05:19 pm »

The late Princess Margaret - she got Elton to play at The Palace and was really into Krautrock. Something to do with reminding her of home.

Woofage · « **Reply #404 on:** 21 January, 2010, 04:30:18 pm »

Quote from: RobM on 21 January, 2010, 04:05:19 pm

The late Princess Margaret - she got Elton to play at The Palace and was really into Krautrock. Something to do with reminding her of home.

Not bad. The person is female and also no longer with us but not quite royalty

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nicknack · « **Reply #405 on:** 21 January, 2010, 04:40:31 pm »

I'm rather tickled with the idea of Kiki Dee singing with Amon Duul.

Redlight · « **Reply #406 on:** 21 January, 2010, 05:07:28 pm »

Gonna take a guess at Norma Jean Baker, but heaven knows why!

Woofage · « **Reply #407 on:** 21 January, 2010, 05:11:27 pm »

Quote from: RobM on 21 January, 2010, 05:07:28 pm

Gonna take a guess at Norma Jean Baker, but heaven knows why!

Correct!

On the album "Dance of the Lemmings" (the only one I own by AD2) there's a track called "The Marylin Monroe Memorial Church". Elton John, of course, wrote about her in "Candle in the Wind".

Back over to you, sir, unless Pingu wants to take his turn.

nicknack · « **Reply #408 on:** 21 January, 2010, 05:15:42 pm »

Bugger! Forgot that. Should've looked at me records.

Redlight · « **Reply #409 on:** 21 January, 2010, 05:17:13 pm »

I think Pingu deserves to set a stinker after the Talking Heads one. While we're waiting, I can throw in an easy one, so no handing over of the baton for this:

What do these four tracks have in common?

Rain and tears - Aphrodite's Child
Home Town - Joe Jackson
Don't Look back in Anger - Oasis
All Together Now - The Farm

citoyen · « **Reply #410 on:** 21 January, 2010, 05:22:44 pm »

All based on classical tunes?

Redlight · « **Reply #411 on:** 21 January, 2010, 06:00:30 pm »

Quote from: citizen smudge on 21 January, 2010, 05:22:44 pm

All based on classical tunes?

Nearly there...

citoyen · « **Reply #412 on:** 21 January, 2010, 06:56:27 pm »

Are they all specifically based on Pachelbel's Canon in D?

citoyen · « **Reply #413 on:** 21 January, 2010, 06:57:45 pm »

...if so, you could also have had the Village People's Go West on the list.

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Redlight · « **Reply #414 on:** 21 January, 2010, 07:23:28 pm »

Quite right. Hadn't noticed the Go West connection, but then again I'm not a big Village People fan

citoyen · « **Reply #415 on:** 21 January, 2010, 07:32:53 pm »

Quote from: RobM on 21 January, 2010, 07:23:28 pm

Quite right. Hadn't noticed the Go West connection, but then again I'm not a big Village People fan

Tbh, I don't know the Aphrodite's Child* or Joe Jackson songs. Didn't know the Oasis one was also inspired by Pachelbel but now you've mentioned it, it becomes obvious. I'm sure there are bound to be others too.

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*The only Aphrodite's Child track I'm familiar with is the utterly bonkers Four Horsemen. Are they all like that?

Pingu · « **Reply #416 on:** 21 January, 2010, 09:53:00 pm »

Excuse me

Kate Bush
Marvin Gaye
Chrissie Hynde

Connection?

jogler · « **Reply #417 on:** 21 January, 2010, 10:00:24 pm »

They each have the letter "e" in their name?

IGMC

clarion · « **Reply #418 on:** 21 January, 2010, 10:00:33 pm »

They'd all have been welcome round my house for a private party?

clarion · « **Reply #419 on:** 21 January, 2010, 10:07:31 pm »

I think they're all vegetarians, but that's not so unusual in the performing arts, so I doubt that's it.

Redlight · « **Reply #420 on:** 21 January, 2010, 10:12:42 pm »

Damn, Clarion got there first!

Pingu · « **Reply #421 on:** 21 January, 2010, 10:21:23 pm »

Was Marvin Gaye a veggie?

It wasn't what I was thinking of, anyway $:-\$

clarion · « **Reply #422 on:** 21 January, 2010, 10:25:03 pm »

Kate Bush recorded a cover of Sexual Healing on King of the Mountain. I remember it cause she very rarely did covers. The Pretenders covered Hendrix & The Kinks, but I can't think of a Marvin Gaye connection...

Pingu · « **Reply #423 on:** 21 January, 2010, 10:27:50 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 21 January, 2010, 10:25:03 pm

Kate Bush recorded a cover of Sexual Healing on King of the Mountain.

Correct Bush era

clarion · « **Reply #424 on:** 21 January, 2010, 10:34:34 pm »

Oh bother. I'm much more a Lionheart/Dreaming man