The Greatest Hits Quiz!

chengdufan wrote:N

Juddernaut88 wrote:S

02. _ _ _ _ A _ _ / A N _ / _ _ N _ A / _ _ _ _ _ S _ N

03. _ E N _ A N _ _ E

08. _ _ _ _ / E _ A N S

V

3 presumably Penta something. Pentangle?

L

Juddernaut88 wrote:V

HappyCamper wrote:L

02. _ _ _ _ A _ _ / A N _ / L _ N _ A / _ _ _ _ _ S _ N


08. _ _ L L / E V A N S

that'll be bill evans for eight then.

Iranu wrote:3 presumably Penta something. Pentangle?

Correct!

01. Poodle Rockin' - Gorky's Zygotic Mynci (SteveJJ)
02. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
03. Once I Had a Sweetheart - Pentangle (Iranu)
04. Carving Your Name - Perfume (Prop)
05. New York City Cops - The Strokes (HappyCamper)
06. Sometimes - Erasure (csprince)
07. Get On Your Feet - Gloria Estefan (Juddernaut)
08. Peace Piece
09. Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's (Iranu)
10. See Ya - Atomic Kitten (Juddernaut)

Judders and Iranu on 2, SteveJJ, Prop, HappyCamper and csprince all on 1.

HappyCamper wrote:that'll be bill evans for eight then.

It is.

01. Poodle Rockin' - Gorky's Zygotic Mynci (SteveJJ)
02. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
03. Once I Had a Sweetheart - Pentangle (Iranu)
04. Carving Your Name - Perfume (Prop)
05. New York City Cops - The Strokes (HappyCamper)
06. Sometimes - Erasure (csprince)
07. Get On Your Feet - Gloria Estefan (Juddernaut)
08. Peace Piece - Bill Evans (HappyCamper)
09. Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's (Iranu)
10. See Ya - Atomic Kitten (Juddernaut)

HappyCamper joins Judders and Iranu on two points, with double points for the final answer whomever gets it wins (unless someone who hasn't scored yet does).

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may as well get the d in there.

2. Richard and Linda Thompson

SteveJJ wrote:2. Richard and Linda Thompson

And Steve takes it!



01. Poodle Rockin' - Gorky's Zygotic Mynci (SteveJJ)
02. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight - Richard & Linda Thompson (SteveJJ)
03. Once I Had a Sweetheart - Pentangle (Iranu)
04. Carving Your Name - Perfume (Prop)
05. New York City Cops - The Strokes (HappyCamper)
06. Sometimes - Erasure (csprince)
07. Get On Your Feet - Gloria Estefan (Juddernaut)
08. Peace Piece - Bill Evans (HappyCamper)
09. Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's (Iranu)
10. See Ya - Atomic Kitten (Juddernaut)

3 points - SteveJJ

2 points - Juddernaut, Iranu, HappyCamper

1 point - csprince, Prop

Well done everyone and over to Steve for the next round.

Here Goes...no particular theme

1. Venus As A Boy
2. Distant Sun
3. Winning A Battle, Losing The War
4. Avant Gardener
5. Royals
6. Showroom Dummies
7. Hermann Loves Pauline
8. Just Like Christmas
9. Little Bit.
10. Get Myself Arrested

5. Lorde
8. Low
9. 50 Cent

Juddernaut88 wrote:5. Lorde
8. Low
9. 50 Cent

5 and 8 correct.

9. Not the song i was thinking of

10 Gomez

chengdufan wrote:10 Gomez

Correct

1. Bjork
7. Super Furry Animals

1. Venus As A Boy - Bjork (Reg Varney)
2. Distant Sun
3. Winning A Battle, Losing The War
4. Avant Gardener
5. Royals - Lorde (Juddernaut)
6. Showroom Dummies
7. Hermann Loves Pauline - Super Furry Animals (Reg Varney)
8. Just Like Christmas - Low (Juddernaut)
9. Little Bit.
10. Get Myself Arrested - Gomez (Chengdufan).

listened to some courtney barnett last evening. coincidence!?? i think probably.

but that's number 4.

Reg got the two I can think of off the top of my head. Good tunes, as well. I like Bjork.

HappyCamper wrote:listened to some courtney barnett last evening. coincidence!?? i think probably.

but that's number 4.

Correct! Spooky coincidence

Can we have some clues on the rest please?

1. Venus As A Boy - Bjork (Reg Varney)
2. Distant Sun
3. Winning A Battle, Losing The War
4. Avant Gardener - Courtney Barnett (Happycamper)
5. Royals - Lorde (Juddernaut)
6. Showroom Dummies
7. Hermann Loves Pauline - Super Furry Animals (Reg Varney)
8. Just Like Christmas - Low (Juddernaut)
9. Little Bit.
10. Get Myself Arrested - Gomez (Chengdufan).

Clues:

2. Australian band. Big in the late 80's and early 90's. For a while there were two Brothers in the band. In the current incarnation one of the brothers son has joined. Played Glastonbury this year.

3. Norwegian folky duo. At the vanguard of the shortlived Quiet Is The New Loud scene, which was the title of their debut album.

6. German electronic music pioneers.

9. Swedish female singer, songwriter. Been going since 2007. A bit poppy, a bit electronic.

2) Crowded House
6) Kraftwerk

Prop wrote:2) Crowded House
6) Kraftwerk

Both correct

Reg Varney - 2
Juddernaut - 2
Prop - 2
Chengdufan - 1
Happycamper - 1

All to play for with 2 to get

9 lykke ki

HappyCamper wrote:9 lykke ki

I'll give you that - Lykke Li.

One to go.

Let me know if I should start hangman