Author Topic: Pop quiz  (Read 174304 times)

clarion

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1050 on: 12 February, 2010, 11:07:14 am »
And their significance?
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Martin

Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1051 on: 12 February, 2010, 11:09:54 am »
And their significance?

they were both written by Lennon and McCartney?  ???

clarion

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1052 on: 12 February, 2010, 11:11:00 am »
;D  and I believe the latter was performed solely by Lennon & McCartney.  But that's not it.  Top & Tail?
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Tim Hall

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1053 on: 12 February, 2010, 11:13:41 am »
Umm, first line of first hit/no. 1, last line of last hit/no. 1.  Hmm, except I'm sure From me to you wasn't their first hit. First self penned hit then.
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clarion

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1054 on: 12 February, 2010, 11:19:02 am »
First line of first UK No1; last line of last UK No1 (before split).

EDIT: Over to you (till Basil comes back) :)
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Mr Larrington

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1055 on: 12 February, 2010, 12:12:53 pm »
Foul!  Roger Taylor was studying dentistry.
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Tim Hall

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1056 on: 12 February, 2010, 12:46:37 pm »
Rather easy one I'm afraid.

Circus boy to circus animal.  Who?

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Mr Larrington

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1057 on: 12 February, 2010, 01:25:10 pm »
Simon Smith and his Amazing Dancing Bear?
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Tim Hall

  • Victoria is my queen
Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1058 on: 12 February, 2010, 01:27:09 pm »
Nope.
There are two ways you can get exercise out of a bicycle: you can
"overhaul" it, or you can ride it.  (Jerome K Jerome)

TheLurker

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1059 on: 12 February, 2010, 01:27:53 pm »
Mickey Dolenz.
 Starred in Circus Boy
 Became a Monkee
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clarion

  • Tyke
Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1060 on: 12 February, 2010, 01:28:43 pm »
Brilliant!  Question & answer.
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Tim Hall

  • Victoria is my queen
Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1061 on: 12 February, 2010, 01:39:00 pm »
TheLurker is right.  Young clarion is too kind.
There are two ways you can get exercise out of a bicycle: you can
"overhaul" it, or you can ride it.  (Jerome K Jerome)

TheLurker

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1062 on: 12 February, 2010, 02:48:34 pm »
It's Friday, my brain's fried so an easy one.

First song played on Radio 1?
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Mr Larrington

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1063 on: 12 February, 2010, 02:48:57 pm »
Flowers In The Rain ~ The Move
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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1064 on: 12 February, 2010, 02:52:35 pm »
Fire Brigade - The Move

TheLurker

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1065 on: 12 February, 2010, 02:53:57 pm »
Mr. Larrington wins the cocoanut.
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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1066 on: 12 February, 2010, 02:54:25 pm »
I was with MSeries on this one, but I've just checked WikiP and it is indeed Flowers in the Rain.
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Mr Larrington

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1067 on: 12 February, 2010, 03:04:33 pm »
Wha-hey!  Nom nom nom!

OK, what do Barnsley metal mayhem merchants Saxon and Minnesota post-punk-alt-rock types Hüsker Dü have in common?
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Wascally Weasel

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1068 on: 12 February, 2010, 03:09:53 pm »
Wha-hey!  Nom nom nom!

OK, what do Barnsley metal mayhem merchants Saxon and Minnesota post-punk-alt-rock types Hüsker Dü have in common?

Both banned from playing in Dubai?

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Mr Larrington

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1070 on: 12 February, 2010, 03:30:51 pm »
Wha-hey!  Nom nom nom!

OK, what do Barnsley metal mayhem merchants Saxon and Minnesota post-punk-alt-rock types Hüsker Dü have in common?

Both banned from playing in Dubai?

Quite possibly, but not what I had in mind.
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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1071 on: 12 February, 2010, 03:51:24 pm »
Something to do with wheels?
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Mr Larrington

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1072 on: 12 February, 2010, 03:51:58 pm »
Nope.

Edit: chat amongst yourselves - I'm off home and probably won't be here again until Monday.
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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1073 on: 12 February, 2010, 05:10:55 pm »
I'm guessing Husker Du were originally called Son of a Bitch (as were Saxon)
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Eccentrica Gallumbits

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Re: Pop quiz
« Reply #1074 on: 12 February, 2010, 07:04:03 pm »
Foul!  Roger Taylor was studying dentistry.
He was, but then he swapped to biology and graduated with a BSc biology, not a dentistry qualification.
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