Author Topic: First line of songs quiz (Read 4087 times)

tiermat · « **on:** 25 February, 2011, 02:12:35 pm »

So far we have had childrens books, first lines of books and pop quiz (which seemed to turn into a commanility quiz, not that that is a bad thing), but it doesn't look like we have had a first line of song quiz....

So I'll start off:

"Mummy, where's daddy? He's been gone for such a long long time"

bobb · « **Reply #1 on:** 25 February, 2011, 02:22:19 pm »

Is it Alice Cooper? I don't know the name of the song though....

tiermat · « **Reply #2 on:** 25 February, 2011, 02:23:01 pm »

Quote from: bobb on 25 February, 2011, 02:22:19 pm

Is it Alice Cooper? I don't know the name of the song though....

Right gendre, wrong band....

clarion · « **Reply #3 on:** 25 February, 2011, 02:28:49 pm »

Are you sure? I think it is Alice Cooper, but can't recall the track.

ETA: Yeah. I Gewgalled it, which puts me out of contention for the answer. Alice did it, but it may be a cover.

tiermat · « **Reply #4 on:** 25 February, 2011, 02:34:39 pm »

I do remember the AC one, but I am thinking of another one, for which google provides no proof.....

Either that or my age addled brain has managed to merge two songs from the late eighties....

her_welshness · « **Reply #5 on:** 25 February, 2011, 02:35:27 pm »

'I seen you last night, you were drinkin' in the pub, you were drinkin' with that bird you tried to chat up in the nightclub'

One of my all time favourite songs, just for the lyrics

tiermat · « **Reply #6 on:** 25 February, 2011, 02:41:42 pm »

As I can't prove it one way or the other (in my mind it was the opening of the Breadfan cover by Metallica from the B-Side of Harvester of Sorrow), and my mind my have mixed it up over the years (completely possible) I'll give it to bobb/Clarion (FWIW the AC one is The Ballad of Dwight Fry)...

Over to you guys

clarion · « **Reply #7 on:** 25 February, 2011, 02:43:06 pm »

That's definitely bobb's point.

And I suspect that Metallica may well have included a hommage to Alice.

bobb · « **Reply #8 on:** 25 February, 2011, 02:44:58 pm »

OK - let me think..

*Thinks*

tiermat · « **Reply #9 on:** 25 February, 2011, 02:45:35 pm »

If my older brother had not managed to lose/sell all my vinyl I would have been able to dig it out and check....

clarion · « **Reply #10 on:** 25 February, 2011, 02:46:18 pm »

Brothers, eh?

bobb · « **Reply #11 on:** 25 February, 2011, 02:47:37 pm »

OK. Get this one biatches!!

"Full moon in the city / And the night was young / I was hungry for love / I was hungry for fun"

Tim Hall · « **Reply #12 on:** 25 February, 2011, 03:55:09 pm »

No idea, oh pink hatted/cool haired one, but her_welshness' is "Your Missus is a Nutter" by Goldie Looking Chain.

clarion · « **Reply #13 on:** 25 February, 2011, 04:10:26 pm »

Sam Fox - Touch Me.

bobb · « **Reply #14 on:** 25 February, 2011, 04:24:18 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 25 February, 2011, 04:10:26 pm

Sam Fox - Touch Me.

If you didn't google that, you are a freak!!

clarion · « **Reply #15 on:** 25 February, 2011, 04:25:42 pm »

Nah - just heard far too much music in the 80s

clarion · « **Reply #16 on:** 25 February, 2011, 04:26:28 pm »

Easy one then, but it is a marvellous opening line

Quote

Jesus died for somebody's sins - but not mine

her_welshness · « **Reply #17 on:** 25 February, 2011, 04:31:34 pm »

Quote from: Tim Hall on 25 February, 2011, 03:55:09 pm

No idea, oh pink hatted/cool haired one, but her_welshness' is "Your Missus is a Nutter" by Goldie Looking Chain.

Thank you Tim - you get a Friday

Rhys W · « **Reply #18 on:** 25 February, 2011, 04:35:36 pm »

Patti Smith - Gloria, originally done by Van Morrison I believe?

clarion · « **Reply #19 on:** 25 February, 2011, 04:40:35 pm »

Yes, that's the one. Originally by Them (Van singing), but also covered, gloriously, by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Though they didn't include the words in question, which are Patti's own embellishment.

Rhys W · « **Reply #20 on:** 25 February, 2011, 05:06:43 pm »

"You're fractured and cold but your heart is unbroken"

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #21 on:** 25 February, 2011, 07:00:06 pm »

British sea power! A band I picked up on purely because of the name. Always make me think of Walton.....seriously.

Larsen B.

Rhys W · « **Reply #22 on:** 25 February, 2011, 07:23:39 pm »

"My favourite, foremost coastal antarctic shelf"

Well done Tony.

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #23 on:** 26 February, 2011, 01:43:35 pm »

An easy peasy one.

A holiday, a holiday, and the first one of the year.

nicknack · « **Reply #24 on:** 26 February, 2011, 02:11:24 pm »

That would be Matty Groves. Mostly by Fairport Convention (amongst others).

What about:

"I want you to know that I'm happy for you"