Author Topic: Pop quiz (Read 175549 times)

citoyen · « **Reply #1500 on:** 22 April, 2010, 11:41:51 am »

Quote from: Basil on 22 April, 2010, 11:24:57 am

Well, I ~~have~~ had a Serge Gainsbourg album. One of the tracks is a Reggae Version of the Marseillaise.
The Beatles ended "All you need is Love" avec un bit of Marseillaise

Yup, that's the link. The Gainsbourg track is Aux Armes Et Caetera, from the album of the same name. It was considered so outrageous at the time that Gainsbourg received death threats. Totally brilliant.

The Thunderclap Newman track is Something In The Air, which is apparently based on La Marseillaise. I would never have recognised it as such if I hadn't been told.

Divine Comedy included a snippet on the brilliant song Frog Princess, and Einsturzende Neubaten used a bit of All You Need Is Love in one of their tracks.

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Basil · « **Reply #1501 on:** 22 April, 2010, 11:48:46 am »

Oh dear, I really shouldn't have replied 'cos I really, really don't have time to think up, post and then moderate a question.

The next question will be from who ever posts one first. Don't all post one. Once one is up, that's it.

Sorry about that.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1502 on:** 22 April, 2010, 12:25:36 pm »

What songs have the Stranglers covered on studio albums?

Pingu · « **Reply #1503 on:** 22 April, 2010, 12:32:32 pm »

Including compilations?

citoyen · « **Reply #1504 on:** 22 April, 2010, 12:37:48 pm »

The first ones that come to mind are Walk On By and 96 Tears. But I expect they did others that I can't remember right now.

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Woofage · « **Reply #1505 on:** 22 April, 2010, 02:28:10 pm »

those, plus "All Day And All Of The Night"

clarion · « **Reply #1506 on:** 23 April, 2010, 04:00:23 pm »

Um, AWL, is that the answer?

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1507 on:** 26 April, 2010, 01:00:58 pm »

Oops! Sorry, not used to being on this board & forgot I'd set the question.

Anyway, you've got 3 out of the 4 between you.

Not sure what you mean by compilation, though...

Little Jim · « **Reply #1508 on:** 26 April, 2010, 01:04:48 pm »

I fought the law was a cover of an early sixties hit.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1509 on:** 26 April, 2010, 01:12:18 pm »

Not a Stranglers track...

Woofage · « **Reply #1510 on:** 26 April, 2010, 01:13:50 pm »

Was "Mean to me" a cover?

Little Jim · « **Reply #1511 on:** 26 April, 2010, 01:35:36 pm »

Quote from: A Warwickshire Lad on 26 April, 2010, 01:12:18 pm

Not a Stranglers track...

Wot a plonker I am. I knew it was the Clash when I typed it. Perhaps I need to go home.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1512 on:** 26 April, 2010, 02:38:15 pm »

Good track it is, though

The missing track is from the 60s, I believe & not at all Strangleresque...

clarion · « **Reply #1513 on:** 26 April, 2010, 04:36:01 pm »

Is Go Buddy Go a cover or just a very close, er, 'borrowing'?

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1514 on:** 26 April, 2010, 07:43:27 pm »

It may well be close, but no cigar

Jaded · « **Reply #1515 on:** 26 April, 2010, 07:48:27 pm »

Is it a Creamy song?

PaulF · « **Reply #1516 on:** 26 April, 2010, 07:51:23 pm »

Didn't they cover "White Room"?

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1517 on:** 26 April, 2010, 07:58:30 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 26 April, 2010, 07:48:27 pm

Is it a Creamy song?

No, it's a summery song... Joe Cocker also covered it, but that doesn't narrow it down much

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1518 on:** 27 April, 2010, 01:01:40 pm »

Does Loving Spoonful help?

clarion · « **Reply #1519 on:** 27 April, 2010, 01:05:46 pm »

Summer In The City, then, but I can't say I recall the Stranglers' version...

Woofage · « **Reply #1520 on:** 27 April, 2010, 01:09:21 pm »

clarion is correct. I just looked it up.

TBH, I didn't know the Stranglers were still going then $:-\$ .

clarion · « **Reply #1521 on:** 27 April, 2010, 01:13:33 pm »

Is that smudge for two out of the four?

citoyen · « **Reply #1522 on:** 27 April, 2010, 01:50:40 pm »

Dunno, but I can't think of a question right now anyway, so you're welcome to it.

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clarion · « **Reply #1523 on:** 27 April, 2010, 02:19:31 pm »

I think it's still Basil's prerogative if you don't want the baton.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #1524 on:** 02 May, 2010, 06:41:05 pm »

I'll kick off again, then.

What links Damon Albarn with Dexter Holland?