NEW POP QUIZ

Posted by: BigH47 on 28 February 2005

The US POP QUIZ seemed to be petering out. So I suggested we "open" it up to general pop/music. It was suggested that I get it started. Me and my big fingers!
Ok here goes:-

A group who could also be a farming system. Current and not particularly well known chartwise.

Howard

I have added this question to the end of the US one as well.We could stick with the new thread or ask for the original to be re-named? Others may have switched off the original thread.
Posted on: 30 April 2005 by Rich Cundill
Hmmm I take it a clue is required? Frontman went on to be the editor of a major music maagazine.

Cheers

Rich
Posted on: 01 May 2005 by MichaelC
This is not easy. Devoid of ideas and even a quick google leaves me none the wiser!
Posted on: 02 May 2005 by Rich Cundill
OK...fingers on your buzzers....they left Factory and their only album - Hope Of Heaven - (plus a couple more singles) was released on Situation2. Frontman was editor of Mojo until very recently.

Cheers

Rich
Posted on: 02 May 2005 by AndyFelin
Chapter 13?
Posted on: 02 May 2005 by Rich Cundill
Nope
Posted on: 02 May 2005 by hungryhalibut
Nyam Nyam.

Sgt Google is going to help me.

Nigel
Posted on: 02 May 2005 by Rich Cundill
Nice one Nigel. Main man was Paul Trynka who just recently gave up the editor's job at Mojo. My attempts to get him to do a feature on Martin Stephenson, based on the fact that I knew someone who knew him 20 years ago from the Hull 'scene' seemed to fall on deaf ears!

Cheers

Rich
Posted on: 06 May 2005 by Rich Cundill
Aye up Nigel - this will fall off the first page soon!

Cheers

Rich
Posted on: 07 May 2005 by hungryhalibut
I know, I know, I can't think of anything. But I've discoved that my FX single is worth over £100!!

If anyone else wants to post a question (or buy the FX single!!), feel free.

Nigel (feeling dim)
Posted on: 07 May 2005 by seagull
Here's one....

Who is the odd one out and why?


  • Mark Burgess (ex Chameleon)
  • Magazine
  • Paul McCartney (ex Beatle)
  • Propellerheads
Posted on: 07 May 2005 by BigH47
Propeller heads there's no M in their name. Roll Eyes

Howard
Posted on: 07 May 2005 by seagull
true, but not what I was looking for...
Posted on: 07 May 2005 by BigH47
I know.

Howard
Posted on: 07 May 2005 by Rich Cundill
I don't......!
Posted on: 08 May 2005 by MichaelC
Is this it:

Odd one out - Paul McCartney. Performed (composed???) theme song for James Bond movie Live & Let Die.

The others covered James Bond theme songs - Propellerheads - Goldfinger, Magazine - Goldfinger and Mark Burgess - You Only Live Twice?
Posted on: 08 May 2005 by seagull
MichaelC, over to you...
Posted on: 10 May 2005 by MichaelC
Ok:

The poem he wrote was the subject of a song. He was imprisoned (total isolation) in Fleury-Merogis. He escaped only to be gunned down in November 1979.

Who was he?
Song title?
Artist?
Posted on: 11 May 2005 by Rich Cundill
Too tough for me Michael!

Rich
Posted on: 11 May 2005 by MichaelC
A couple of clues:

He was declared public enemy number one prior to hs death in the country from which the band originated.

The album featuring this song was released in 1980.

I am trying to make this as un-google friendly as possible!!!
Posted on: 12 May 2005 by MichaelC
Another clue - French band who released the album (and recorded in English except for this song in question).
Posted on: 16 May 2005 by MichaelC
Additional clues required???
Posted on: 16 May 2005 by HTK
That wouldn't be Gong by any chance?
Posted on: 16 May 2005 by MichaelC
Good idea, but no - but the genre would be metal.
Posted on: 17 May 2005 by MichaelC
Give up?
Posted on: 19 May 2005 by hungryhalibut
Definitely. Google has failed me. Heavy metal is unknown to me and the French version even more so!

Nigel