Music Quiz

Posted by: woodface on 06 October 2000

Just a bit of fun that should sort out those who listen to music from those that listen to their hifi. Dead simple: 1st correct respondent gets to set the next question. I will start it off with an easy(ish) one.
Which Beatles Albumn ends with the following lyrics: 'I want to tell her that I love her a lot/But I have got to have a belly full of wine/I want to tell her that I love her a lot and one day I'm gonna make her mine'

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Former member

I think we have the following questions outstanding:-

1) Which rock star wrote a novel set in "Ukulore Valley"? (from Nigel after Vuk's Karajan question)

2) Complete the sentence. The Hope Blister are described as sort of a sequel to ??? (posed by Kevin - with an outstanding answer from Joseph of "This Mortal Coil" ?)

I can't answer either, and I am kicking myself for not getting Tom Waits / Raindogs.

Suggest wait for an answer unless REALLY SURE you are right.

This is fun !

Jonathan (I am a raindog too!)

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Kevin Hughes

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BNL Prejudices
Have you guys bothered to listen to their music, or are you just annoyed because they aren't "serious" enough for you?

Correct "catch", I just slag 'em of because they have a silly name and have been in the "charts". I don't listen to any music, I just decide if I like it based on how many "post modern points" the group scores.

Isn't it about time civilised countries got together and placed some sort of music export embargo on Canada. Just look at the evidence, Adams, Dion, Morissette, BNL and just think of the horrors that are confined to the Canadian market (for now ).

Kevin.

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Former member

We actually have :-

1) Which rock star wrote a novel set in "Ukulore Valley"? (from Nigel after Vuk's Karajan question)

2) Complete the sentence. The Hope Blister are described as sort of a sequel to ??? (posed by Kevin - with an outstanding answer from Joseph of "This Mortal Coil" ?)

AND

3) Which XTC song was rumoured to be written by Todd Rundgren? (Supposedly, Rundgren claimed that he knew the XTC "formula", and penned this tune to prove it.)- posed by Mike after answering Joseph's BNL question .... which was after 2, above.

It will probably work having two questions going anyway

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Mike Hanson

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Mike's XTC one... its got me stumped.

BTW, I've talked with Andy Partridge on this one, and he's assured me that the rumour is "ludicrous" (with a perfect Andy-esque curled lip and sneer). To top it off, he says he has the demos to prove it. Catch you later!

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Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Mike Hanson

I was wondering whether you've listened to any of the BNL albums, or only the singles on the radio. The only let the "tame" tunes out as singles, and their albums provide a much broader picture of their musical expertise.

Also, this is probably one of the most enjoyable live acts that I've ever seen. Catch you later!

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Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Pete

You haven't got my Q yet...

Yes, Apollo C. Vermouth was the producer on a couple of Bonzo records, but it is a nom de guerre of someone rather better known. And nobody's said who yet, so no play 'til you get that!

Pete.

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Kevin Hughes

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I was wondering whether you've listened to any of the BNL albums, or only the singles on the radio.

Assuming the albums contain the singles then there is no way I am going to voluntarily listen to an album. I find them very, very irritating and avoid radio stations that might play them.

Kevin.

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Former member

Situation really is :-

1) Yes, Apollo C. Vermouth was the producer on a couple of Bonzo records, but it is a nom de guerre of someone rather better known. And nobody's said who yet, so no play 'til you get that! (Pete)

2) Which rock star wrote a novel set in "Ukulore Valley"? (from Nigel after Vuk's Karajan question)

Which means the Hope Blister were described as sort of a sequel to This Mortal Coil. Which I missed - sorry.

If I'm refereeing - can I have a question I can answer, please?

Jonathan - Walking Spanish down the Hall.

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Mike Hanson

This one just rang a bell. I think it's Nick Cave. I can't recall the exact title of the novel, but it's something like "The Ass and the Angel". BTW, I can't stand Nick Cave, even though I love Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen (a "good" Canadian musical artist, just to prove Kevin wrong

). Catch you later!

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Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Mike Hanson

This one was really bugging me. I was thinking it had something to do with the Beatles, but I couldn't remember for sure. I called a friend who's heavily into music trivia; he chuckled, chided me for my poor memory, and said "Paul McCartney".

I knew that I had heard this before! It turns out that my friend had played some Bonzo for me one night while we were listening to Zappa et al. Catch you later!

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Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Pete

Well, it has to be something Skylarking era I'd think, as TR produced that. Originally "Dear God" was just a single B-side, and only got on to album cuts after it got airplay, originally through US college radio I think. So, I'm guessing at "Dear God"? Do I get points (and we know what points mean...).

Pete.

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by woodface

Apollo C. Vermouth = Paul McCartney. I cannot believe I did not realise sooner, I think I misread the original question!
The BNL Q has certainly opened a can of worms!
Is the XTC question genuine? I think if we become too obscure the thread will lose it's way.
Here is a somewhat straight forward Q. which may help to get back on track. 'What single factor distinguished the White Albumn from the Beatles previous lp releases.' NB The fact that it was a double albumn is not the response I AM looking for.

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Mike Hanson

Bzzzzt! Sorry, album is correct, but the song is not. Catch you later!

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Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Pete

Well done getting Apollo C. Vermouth as Macca, that is indeed correct. And with that gloriously Beatles-esque link I pronounce the White Album to be remarkable as a Beatles album because...

It is the first and only Beatles album to have any completely dreadful and unlistendable cack on it ("Revolution 9", of course)
It is the first (and only?) Beatles album to have songs by all 4 members on, since "Don't Pass Me By" was, IIRC, the first song Ringo wrote that the group recorded

Am I right? (well, I am right, but is that what you were looking for?

Pete.

p.s., Don't know the actual XTC track, and will save going through the Skylarking track list record by record until I get it, as that could take until, well, 25 o'clock or so...

[This message was edited by Pete on MONDAY 09 October 2000 at 16:14.]

[This message was edited by Pete on MONDAY 09 October 2000 at 16:16.]

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Mike Hanson

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Is the XTC question genuine?

Yes, it's genuine. As I said earlier, I discussed it with Andy Partridge himself.

quote:
I think if we become too obscure the thread will lose it's way.

Yes, this is a potential issue. However, I've heard the XTC tidbit in a variety of venues, so it should be OK.

BTW, the questions shouldn't be easily ascertainable by a simple web search. A true trivia question must take actual human knowledge (either yours or a close friend's), and not Internet search skills. In the case of my XTC question, I verified that it wasn't easily available via the net before posing it. Catch you later!

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Posted on: 09 October 2000 by woodface

Pete, with regard to the White Albumn poser. 1)Yellow Submarine predated Revolution No. 9 so I cannot except that! 2) Good answer but not the one I am looking for. It is difficult to elaborate without giving the answer or makeing it too easy but here goes. Although the 'White Albumn'was unique when compared to it's predcessors because of this factor' it did set a precedent that was repeated on a later albumn.

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Nigel Cavendish

Well done, Mike Hanson, Nick Cave is the answer.

cheers

Nigel

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Chris Metcalfe

Is it 'Ballet for a rainy day'?

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Mike Hanson

Sorry, that isn't right. Let me add another hint. XTC (and Andy Partridge in particular) are known for their punny metaphors, as well as their poppy musical hooks. The correct answer fits this description (as do at least half the songs on this album

If no one gets it, I'll post the answer tomorrow morning (approximately noon GMT). Catch you later!

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Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Former member

Mike

How about Dear God (as it could be described as a bad joke, I guess) BUT mostly because it was on the Canadian version of the album, but not (I think) on the original UK release - so maybe only a Canadian can answer ?

Jonathan (My hi-fi is called Nigel, you work it out!)

Posted on: 09 October 2000 by Mike Hanson

Someone already guessed that, and that's not the one. Here's a quote from the Chalkhills website:

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Originally Skylarking was released with the song "Mermaid Smiled" appearing in between "Another Satellite" and "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul". "Dear God" was originally released as the B-side to the UK Grass single. "Dear God" started getting some airplay in the US, so Geffen withdrew initial copies of the Skylarking LP and re-released the LP, removing "Mermaid Smiled" and adding "Dear God" in between "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" and "Dying".
The UK Skylarking CD preserves the original running order with "Mermaid Smiled" and sans "Dear God"; the US CD has "Dear God" but no "Mermaid Smiled". There is, however, a Canadian CD that has the same running order as the original UK CD (including "Mermaid Smiled"), but also adds "Dear God" as a bonus track to the end of the album.

How's that for triva? Catch you later!

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Posted on: 10 October 2000 by Pete

Well, from the clues of discussions with AP we can assume it isn't one of The Red Curtain's contributions, and it isn't "Ballet" or "God", so that leaves us...

Summer's Cauldron
That's Really Super, Supergirl
1000 Umbrellas
Season Cycle
Earn Enough for Us
Another Satellite
Man Who Sailed Around His Soul

But it's a "punny metaphor". Oh.

Takes hatpin, inserts it into monitor, hits "Season Cycle"?

Pete.

Posted on: 10 October 2000 by Mike Hanson

Yes, the answer is that "That's Really Super, Supergirl" was rumoured to be written by Todd Rundgren. There's a number of reasons this rumour began:

Andy Partridge and Todd Rundgren were constantly bickering during the recording, with an extreme clash of egos. Rundgren reorgranized the tracklist on Skylarking to form a song cycle representing a progression of a summer's day. He felt that he understood the intent of the music better than the writers of the songs. (Read as: "He knew the XTC formula".)
Many feel that Supergirl didn't fit the progression. (Read as: "Supergirl was an afterthought, and maybe wasn't even written by XTC.")
Rundgren did conceive and play the keyboards for the track, yet didn't get any credit. (Read as: "Maybe he wrote more than the keyboard part.")

BTW, my wife knew the answer to this one, so she wanted to offer the following question:

What non-musical job did both Cyndi Lauper and her husband perform?

Catch you later!

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Posted on: 10 October 2000 by Rico

errr ... was that boxing or wrestling promotion?

Rico - musichead

Posted on: 10 October 2000 by Mike Hanson

They each "managed" professional "wrestlers".

You get to pop the next question, Rico. Make it a good one. Catch you later!

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[This message was edited by Mike Hanson on TUESDAY 10 October 2000 at 23:37.]