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358.1 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Fri Jan 29 1993 09:17 | 8 |
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Ok Brian Rost, make sure to tell what you win...
re - .0, you do realize that it's no contest unless
Brian doesn't play?
;^)
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358.2 | | TECRUS::ROST | Give me Beefheart or give me death | Fri Jan 29 1993 10:58 | 7 |
| re: .1
Gee, Tom, I don't know the answers to all those questions, only some of
them. I just happen to have the answers to all of *your* questions
8^) 8^) 8^) 8^)
Brian
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358.3 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Fri Jan 29 1993 11:30 | 6 |
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Ok, Brian - who plays the solo in "My Old School" by
Steely Dan?
;^)
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358.4 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Fri Jan 29 1993 12:00 | 17 |
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ok, we challenge both ROST and DESROCHERS !
amongst the people who have took the test so far, I would like to
congradulate both BLICKSTEIN and TUTAK_PE, because these people
replied only moments after the initial note was posted, they had
absolutely no time to research. thanx for playing.
and keep playin'
the gift I had in mind was a CD of a Canadian band or artist.
let's see if Brian Rost will live up to his reputation.
Lale
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358.5 | Get Back!! | BSS::STPALY::J_KUHN | TILT: [..../] +10db | Mon Feb 01 1993 15:33 | 4 |
| Question #9 does not have the correct answer in its choices.
I'll send mail to the author of .0 with the answer.
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358.6 | Hey hey... I know this one! ;^) | FRSBEE::ABATELLI | You're not from around here are you? | Tue Feb 02 1993 12:16 | 5 |
| RE: 358.3
Skunk Baxter played the solo on Steely Dan's "My Old School".
Fred
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358.7 | ANSWERS | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Fri Feb 05 1993 02:53 | 30 |
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Here are the official answers :
1-) b. LOVE ME DO
2-) c. 2 (ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN and ROCK'N ROLL MUSIC)
3-) a. 1967 (yeah, they've been around for quite a while)
4-) b. 1969
5-) c. the more you slip slidin' away
6-) b. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (ROCKARIA)
7-) c. 100 (100 hours in 7 days)
8-) b. Warren Beatty (Jagger was actually doing the
background vocals)
9-) a. Yoko Ono
10-) c. GENESIS
11-) a. SOMETHING
12-) b. gardening
13-) c. Peter Frampton
14-) b. Andrew Lloyd Weber
15-) c. British Unemployment Insurance
17-) a. TOMMY
18-) b. Simon and Garfunkel
19-) a. Cat Stevens
20-) b. Queen
21-) a. 3 (he is a genious)
22-) c. High School Teacher
23-) c. PASSION PLAY (JETHRO TULL)
24-) a. Old King Cole
25-) c. A Momentary Lapse of Reason
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358.8 | And the winner is .... | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Fri Feb 05 1993 03:05 | 23 |
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Drum Roll Please !
Phil Gilliland and his friend Stuart, writing under the code
name WARHED::GILLILAND !!!
They scored 23 out of 24. The only question they missed was the
Cat Stevens' soundtrack.
Phil, let me know if you have a favourite Canadian band. If you
don't I'll choose one for you. You also have to mail me your address.
13 people played. Out of all possible incorrect answers, the most
common one was Elton John to the "dropping out of the royal college
of music" question.
I had a lot of fun, I hope you did too.
Stay tuned for more trivia quizes.
Lale
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358.9 | trivia is coming around again | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Mon Mar 29 1993 16:24 | 82 |
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- so many trivia, so little time -
For example, did you know that Beatles' Because was
Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, chords played backwards ?
Or, did you know that Roy Buchanan burned Ron's Hammond B3 ?
Hey, Ron, that story of yours would make a great trivia,
wouldn't it ?
Or, did you know that the arm band "O.P.D." Paul Mc Cartney is
wearing on the cover of Sergeant Pepper, stood for Ontario Police
Department (or within the "Paul is dead hysteria", it read
Officially Pronounced Dead) ?
Or, did you know that Beatles recorded "She Loves You" in German
(Sie Liebt Dich, Yeah Yeah Yeah) while in Germany ?
And then, there are these ones, *even* *I* don't know. Like,
in end of the movie "Postcards From The Edge", the band behind
Meryl Streep, is it really Blue Rodeo ?
Or, did Nathalie Wood really sing Fleetwood Mac's "I'm not
a child anymore", in the movie in which she played a
handicapped musician ?
No, there are no Jimi Hendrix questions. I have been reading the
Jimi Hendrix note for a while now, you guys know everything about
him. I bet you even know his shoe size too. What is his shoe size
anyway ? Just curious.
Tolerate the diversity or the lack thereof, depending on your
perspective.
Play along, make educated guesses. Some of the wrong answers
are so PAINFULLY OBVIOUS, it is easy to pick the right one.
It was a lot of fun last time, hope we'll all enjoy it this
time too. Don't post answers here, send mail to
OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU or
KAOSWS::ESKICIOGLU.
And, yes, there is a prize.
Please don't jam all your answers "a,a,c,d,b,b ..." all in one
line. Remember a human being will score your answers. I don't
have an optic reader handy here.
It works this way: You mail me your answers, when I get a chance
(might be a couple of hours, might be a couple of days, depending
on my schedule) I score your answers, send you a mail back, tell
you how you did, together with the correct answers. Early players
who are entrusted with the answers, please don't share them with
the ones who haven't played yet.
You are free to make all the research you want, as if I could
control that otherwise ;-). The only research you are not allowed
to do is to break into my account. Don't even think about it ;-)
As far as deadline is concerned, how'bout two weeks ? Too long ?
Too short ?
Acknowledgement: Special thanks to Kilgore Trout for staying up
all night and keeping me company. And if you can correctly identify
who Kilgore Trout is, you get a bonus point.
Warning: Duplication in part or as a whole without
permission is more than welcome.
The information in this trivia is subject to change without
notice. Lale assumes no responsibility for any errors that may
appear in this trivia.
Lale reserves the right to change the rules of the game
and/or the color of her de-humidifier without prior notice.
Restrictions: Lale's high school calculus teacher and the
lady who sings "neun und neunzig luft balloon" are not eligible
to play.
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358.10 | Have Fun - Good Luck | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Mon Mar 29 1993 16:27 | 317 |
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NAME:
1. Which two artists dressed up in Springsteen's own clothes and
impersonate him in "Twist and Shout" at the final "Human Rights
Now !" show in Buenos Aires ?
a. Phil Collins and Stevie Winwood
b. Peter Gabriel and Sting
c. Blickstein and Markey
d. Tina Turner and Elton John
2. "We could use the group but not the singer. He sounds too
coloured." The producer of BBC Light Programme Saturday Club
says this for :
a. Uriah Heep
b. Whitesnake
c. Rolling Stones
d. Genesis
3. Match the quotes, 0.25 points each :
a. "Chaos is a friend of mine."
b. "I am not handsome, but when women hear
me play, they come crawling to my feet."
c. "I love Beethoven, especially the poems."
d. "I enjoy life. I think I'll enjoy death even more.
Life is to confusing."
1. Ringo Starr
2. Bob Dylan
3. Cat Stevens
4. Niccolo Paganini
4. What was the name of Rod Stewart's soccer (we Europeans call it football)
team ?
a. Wimbledon
b. Manchester United
c. Liverpool
d. Celtic United
5. "The duke of Marlborough had hair longer than my client, and
he won several famous battles. His hair was powdered, I think,
because of fleas. My client has no fleas." said the lawyer
defending
a. Jim Morrison
b. Mick Jagger
c. John Lennon
d. Keith Richards
6. On death of Brian Jones: "It's an ordinary day for Brian. Like, he
died every day, you know." said
a. Pete Townshend
b. Mick Jagger
c. Andrew Loog Oldham
d. Brian Epstein
7. Which two composers were born in the same year and
within a hundred miles of each other (and never met) ?
a. Franz-Joseph Haydn & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
b. Niccolo Paganini & Giuseppe Verdi
c. Johann Sebastian Bach & George Frideric Handel
d. Johannes Brahms & Frederic Chopin
8. First recording of Rolling Stones was :
a. Chuck Berry's "Come On"
b. Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away"
c. Beatles' "I Wanna Be Your Man"
d. Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti"
9. Louis Armstrong :
a. 1900 - 1971
b. 1912 - 1976
c. 1906 - 1970
d. 1906 - 1977
10. John Lennon was obsessed with number
a. 4
b. 7
c. 9
d. 21
11. Quotes on "money". Earn a quarter per correct match.
a. "The amount of money one needs is terrifying..."
b. "I've got a car, a motorcycle, a truck, a house -
what more could I possibly want ?"
c. "Of course I'm ambitious. What's wrong with that ?
Otherwise you sleep all day."
d. "What's money ? A man is a success if he gets up in the
morning and gets to bed at night and in between he does
what he wants to."
1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Ringo Starr
3. Bob Dylan
4. Ludwig Van Beethoven
12. What do John Denver and Bob Dylan have in common ?
(how can they possibly have anything in common ?)
a. They are both of the Taurus sign
b. Neither knows how to swim
c. They both believe that they get their songs from a power from
great beyond
d. They are both vegetarians
13. Which of the following did NOT record "Pinball Wizard" ?
a. The Who
b. Elton John
c. Rod Stewart
d. Cliff Richard
14. Bob Marley from Jamaica, resplendent in dreadlocks, symbolizing
the Rastafarian movement and its reggae music. Marley, the first
star of reggae, died from cancer in
a. 1981
b. 1979
c. 1977
d. 1975
15. Successfully campaigned to have Martin Luther King's birthday
adopted as an American National Holiday.
a. Miles Davis
b. Stevie Wonder
c. Bessie Smith
d. Eartha Kitt
16. These were the first words Thomas Edison recited into his original
phonograph in 1877:
a. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
b. Bla bla black sheep, have you any wool
Yes Sir, yes Sir, three bags full
c. This is the song that doesn't end
Yes, it goes on and on my friend
d. Mary had a little lamb,
its fleece was white as snow
17. What was the song George Harrison was (unfairly) accused of
copying his "Oh My Lord" from and (injusticely) lost a law suit
against ? (over the uncanny resemblance, he was found guilty of
unconscious plagiarism)
a. The Kinks' "You really got me"
b. Tom Jones' "It's not unusual"
c. The Chiffons' "He's so fine"
d. The Chordettes' "Pink Shoe Laces"
18. How much money did Elvis Presley pay to record a song for his
mother's birthday and so began his recording career ?
a. $4
b. $6
c. $8
d. $11
19. Rock & Roll rebellion was born when in 1956 Bill Haley and the Comets
recorded "Rock Around the Clock" for the film
a. High Society
b. Blackboard Jungle
c. Top Hat
d. Gone with the wind
20. It was 2 years ago, I think, when MTV dishonoured him with the
"The performer who still makes the most money inspite of losing
all his talents" award.
a. Phil Collins
b. Mick Jagger
c. Paul McCartney
d. Michael Jackson
21. What is the make of the bicycle hanging off the wall in the corridore
in Jerry's apartm... ooops.... sorry.... this was supposed to go into
Seinfeld trivia... What I meant to ask here was; in which year Peter
Gabriel was born ?
a. 1948
b. 1950
c. 1952
d. 1954
22. Which of the following composers cannot be considered as a 20th
century composer ?
a. Sergei Prokofiev
b. Sergei Rahmaninov
c. Maurice Ravel
d. Modest Mussorgsky
23. Paul McCartney repeatedly emphasized that Sergeant Pepper's Lonely
Hearts' Club Band was inspired from the Beach Boys' album
a. All Summer Long
b. Pet Sounds
c. Surf's Up
d. Sunflower
24. Who narrates "Thomas - The Tank Engine" ?
a. Sting
b. Peter Frampton
c. Ringo Starr
d. Paul McCartney
25. Hey, I am a celebrity in the MUSIC world, however minor, I deserve
to have a question dedicated to myself: Up until Lale was 20 years old,
her two brothers used to call her
a. Lalish
b. Danish Cup
c. Bunny teeth
d. Pale face
26. In the "The Beatles" (a.k.a. White Album), how many songs (out of 30)
are sung (leading) by Ringo Starr ? (it doesn't write anywhere, just
use your ears !)
a. 7
b. 5
c. 2
d. 0
27. How old do you think Bob Dylan is today ?
a. As old as my father
b. As old as the dj I listen to every Sunday afternoon.
c. As old as me
d. As old as the antique singer sewing machine I inherited.
28. Which one of the following does NOT have a song about a cartoon
character ?
a. Archies
b. Queen
c. Prince
d. Crash Test Dummies
29. He left his band because he wanted to make expensive and extraordinary
shows. He went bankrupt trying to do just that. He not only spent all
the money he had earned while with the band, but he also consumed all the
money he had inherited from his father. His shows were indeed expensive
and extraordinary which were suitable only to small theatres which
of course did not pay enough to cover the expenses.
a. Steve Hackett
b. Roger Waters
c. Rick Wakeman
d. Keith Emerson
30. What is the best selling LIVE album of all times ?
a. Woodstock
b. Simon & Garfunkel - Central Park
c. Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live
d. Frampton Comes Alive
31. I stole this one from Rolling Stone. I just love this question:
Jim Morrison of the Doors was arrested in all but one of the following
cities. Which city was the Lizard King was NOT busted in ?
(I love the idea of Jim Morrison being busted over and over again !)
a. Phoenix
b. New Haven
c. New York
d. Miami
32. Who did NOT do a cover of "The Times They Are A-Changin'" ?
a. Bob Dylan
b. Simon and Garfunkel
c. Beach Boys
d. GSN&Y
33. Which of the following fathered 20 kids from two wives ?
a. Richard Wagner
b. Johann Sebastian Bach
c. Arturo Toscanini
d. George Gershwin
34. Animals make a cover of a Carole King song, without permission.
It never causes any controversy but Eric Burdon and many others keep
wondering what Carole King might have thought of it. Many years later
Eric Burdon meets Carole King at a doctors office in Beverly Hills
(of course, where else), when she was pregnant to her second child.
After the greetings, Carole King reaches over and touches his arm
(I am making up as I go along) and says "I have always envied what
you have done to my
a. 'Crying In The Rain'"
b. 'Don't Bring Me Down'"
c. 'One Fine Day'"
d. 'Just Once In My Life'"
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358.11 | | SAHQ::LUBER | Atlanta Braves: 1993 World Champions | Mon Mar 29 1993 17:29 | 5 |
| re .9
The Beatles recorded the German versions of She Loves You and I Want to
Hold Your Hand while in France, not while in Germany. Now there's a
REAL piece of trivia.
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358.12 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Tue Mar 30 1993 10:18 | 14 |
| ref. .11
You know what, you are absolutely right. Those two songs were recorded
in Paris, in 1964.
That would indeed make a good trivia. Who would have thought.
You are wrong, however, about Atlanta Braves. The champs will be
Toronto Blue Jays ;-)
Not that I can tell hockey from baseball ;-)
Lale
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358.13 | Not Beatles, but still trivial . . .
| GLITTR::FRANZOSA | | Tue Mar 30 1993 11:27 | 1 |
| . . . and the Ontario Police initials are OPP -- Ontario Provincial Police.
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358.14 | | SAHQ::LUBER | Atlanta Braves: 1993 World Champions | Tue Mar 30 1993 11:50 | 2 |
| I still think the best explanation is Officially Pronounced Dead. It
sure would explain a hell of a lot.
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358.15 | OPD . . Other people's . . . . | NEMAIL::CARROLLJ | The Bright-Eyed Boy | Tue Mar 30 1993 13:43 | 5 |
| re -.1
Like his last album?
:-) - Jimbo
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358.16 | it is OPD | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Tue Mar 30 1993 15:25 | 11 |
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ref. .13
The initials for Ontario Police are OPP but the initials on Paul's
armband are OPD which stood for Ontario Police Department, something
he bought as a souvenir when he was visiting Ontario.
You have a hard headed woman here ;-)
Lale
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358.17 | | GLITTR::FRANZOSA | | Tue Mar 30 1993 15:36 | 1 |
| Hard-headed trivia is the best kind.
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358.18 | Quick update on the contest | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Sun Apr 11 1993 13:43 | 25 |
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Reminder: You've got a couple of more days to submit your entries.
I am planning on posting the answers Wednesday. Rush.
So far, Henrik from Oslo is leading with 21.50 points (out of 34).
Willie Ewing is following close behind. Willie send me your mail stop,
I have a poster for you.
Alan, I still did not get your answers.
I am told that this quiz was not nearly as easy as the last one.
If you think this is tough, try explaining your 7 year old why
Mick Jagger can't get no satisfaction ! Here, at least you have
multiple choice ;-)
(actually, I lived the worst "explaining" scenario this morning
when I was going thru some hundreds of unread all-in-1 messages.
I made the mistake of mumbling "Oh, Digital is closing the Mill down,
what a shame", then I had to explain what Mill was and why Digital was
closing it and why that was a shame. Now, that was tough !)
The trivia is fun though, I even got an invitation for a drink. It
is a date Jack !
Lale
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358.19 | mini trivia | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Sun Apr 11 1993 13:46 | 4 |
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Neil Sedaka wrote "Oh Carole" for __________ ?
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358.20 | | LEDS::ORSI | The dreaded CrocoStimpy | Sun Apr 11 1993 23:08 | 7 |
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> Neil Sedaka wrote "Oh Carole" for __________ ?
Carole King?
Neal
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358.21 | | AYRPLN::MARMAT::LAUER | The Hillary Headband | Mon Apr 12 1993 14:23 | 2 |
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...his babysitter?
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358.22 | carole king, si, babysitter, no | CSLALL::WEWING | | Tue Apr 13 1993 10:35 | 6 |
| as i recall, 'oh carol' was written for carole king.
i think the carole king babysitter story had to do
with carole king writing locomotion for her babysitter,
little eva.
willie
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358.23 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Tue Apr 13 1993 15:03 | 9 |
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Yes, it was written for Carole King.
Did she really write locomotion for her babysitter ? I was shocked
to find out that locomotion was a Carole King song. It is so
atypical of her.
Lale
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358.24 | soul sister | GJO001::REITER | I don't talk to the military. | Tue Apr 13 1993 15:31 | 9 |
| Not meant as a rebuttal, but Carole King the songwriter made an
absolute FORTUNE penning R&B/soul hits during the 60's before starting
out on her solo career in the early 70's (Tapestry, et seq)... and
making another fortune.
Many of the hits we associate with the Motown sound are Carole's tunes.
Talented lady.
\Gary
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358.25 | | VERGA::CLARK | | Tue Apr 13 1993 16:43 | 11 |
| > Did she really write locomotion for her babysitter ? I was shocked
> to find out that locomotion was a Carole King song. It is so
> atypical of her.
I don't know if Carole King wrote it expressly with the babysitter in
mind, but she did write (or co-write) it, and the babysitter was tapped to
sing on the record.
Goffin-King were the original models for Lennon-McCartney; according to
both Lennon & McCartney, that's who they initially tried to emulate.
Don't recall a Motown association, but they did pen many many hits. Jay
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358.26 | it's 'hear' say | CSLALL::WEWING | | Wed Apr 14 1993 09:24 | 7 |
| no hard proof but i heard carole king tell an interviewer
that years ago. he asked her, in disbelief if she
really wrote 'locomotion' and she told a story about
finding the babysitter dancing when they returned and
wrote the song.
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358.27 | | REFINE::BARKER | Nothing is true...Everything is permitted | Wed Apr 14 1993 09:57 | 3 |
| "Will you still love me tomorrow" was another one of hers.
-jesse
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358.28 | she wrote for taj mahal also | CSLALL::WEWING | | Wed Apr 14 1993 10:17 | 4 |
| she also wrote 'giant step' for taj mahal from
the album of the same name.
taj fan from way back
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358.29 | | PENUTS::DDESMAISONS | | Wed Apr 14 1993 13:41 | 9 |
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>> taj fan from way back
Do you have a blue mailbox?
8^)
Di
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358.30 | can't talk to a man with a shotgun in his hand | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Wed Apr 14 1993 14:29 | 10 |
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If I interviewed Carole King, I, too, would have asked if she
*really* wrote locomotion.
"Will you still love me tomorrow" is a typical Carole King song,
locomotion is not.
Even "smack water Jack" sounds very Carole Kingish.
Lale
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358.31 | First the winner ! | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Wed Apr 14 1993 14:32 | 16 |
| We have a winner from Oslo.
Henrik, congradulations. I'd like to send you a CD of a Canadian
performer/band. Do you know of any Canadian musicians (other than
of course Leonard Cohen and Guess Who) ? If you do not have a
favourite Canadian artist (and I doubt you do, since most Canadian
musicians are not well known even at the south of the border),
then I can pick one for you.
Some names I can think of right now : Tragically Hip
Blue Rodeo
Crash Test Dummies
Barenaked Ladies
Sue Medley
Sass Jordan
Lale
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358.32 | when i move to the country | CSLALL::WEWING | | Wed Apr 14 1993 14:33 | 10 |
| >> taj fan from way back
>Do you have a blue mailbox?
ONLY when I go to the country.
Reference is to a line in a taj song that goes,
'gonna move up to the country, paint my mailbox blue"
blind willis mcduck (my blues moniker)
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358.33 | Now the answers ! | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Wed Apr 14 1993 14:35 | 330 |
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Most players found the incorrect answer "Gone With The Wind" (Q19)
quite amusing.
All players, without exception, answered Edison-"Mary had a little
lamb" question (Q16) correctly. I did not know this was something
so widely known ;-)
All players, except Henrik, answered Rod Stewart's soccer team
question (Q4) incorrectly. Haven't you ever listened to "You're in
my heart" closely ? It says, very clearly, "Celtic United" in
there.
You're in my heart, you're in my soul
You're my lover, you're my best friend
You're in my soul
Isn't it obvious that he is talking about his soccer team ? And
you thought he was addressing a girl ;-?
Enough with the stats, below are the official answers:
1. Which two artists dressed up in Springsteen's own clothes and
impersonate him in "Twist and Shout" at the final "Human Rights
Now !" show in Buenos Aires ?
b. Peter Gabriel and Sting
2. "We could use the group but not the singer. He sounds too
coloured." The producer of BBC Light Programme Saturday Club
says this for :
c. Rolling Stones
3. Quotes. Match. 0.25 points each :
a. "Chaos is a friend of mine." 2. Bob Dylan
b. "I am not handsome, but when women hear
me play, they come crawling to my feet." 4. Niccolo Paganini
c. "I love Beethoven, especially the poems." 1. Ringo Starr
d. "I enjoy life. I think I'll enjoy death even more.
Life is too confusing." 3. Cat Stevens
4. What was the name of Rod Stewart's soccer team ?
d. Celtic United
5. "The duke of Marlborough had hair longer than my client, and
he won several famous battles. His hair was powdered, I think,
because of fleas. My client has no fleas." said the lawyer
defending
b. Mick Jagger
6. On death of Brian Jones: "It's an ordinary day for Brian. Like, he
died every day, you know." said
a. Pete Townshend
7. Which two composers were born in the same year and
within a hundred miles of each other (and never met) ?
c. Johann Sebastian Bach & George Frideric Handel
Both were born in 1685.
Bach (1685-1750)
Handel (1685-1759)
Haydn (1732-1809) & Mozart (1756-1791)
Paganini (1782-1840) & Verdi (1813-1901)
Brahms (1833-1897) & Chopin (1810-1849)
8. First recording of Rolling Stones was :
a. Chuck Berry's "Come On"
Their first single was a wishy-washy cover of Chuck Berry's
"Come On", their second a manic destruction of "I Wanna be
Your Man", a handout from The Beatles. Not until they recorded
Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" could a distinctive note be
heard.
9. Louis Armstrong :
a. 1900 - 1971
10. John Lennon was obsessed with number
c. 9
Number Nine Number Nine Number Nine Number Nine Number Nine
Ray Coleman, Lennon Biographer: "John was acutely aware of the
fact that the number nine had dominated his life. He was born
on October 9, 1940. Sean was born on October 9, 1975. Brian
Epstein first saw John and the Beatles at Liverpool's Cavern
on November 9, 1961, and he secured their record contract with
EMI in London on May 9, 1962. The debut record, "Love Me Do",
was on Parlaphone R4949.
John met Yoko Ono on November 9, 1966. John and Yoko's
apartment was located on West 72nd Street, New York City
(seven plus two making nine), and their main Dakota apartment
number was also, at first, 72. The bus he traveled on as a
student each morning from his home to Liverpool Art College
had been the 72. John's songs included "Revolution #9",
"#9 Dream" and "One after 909", which he had written at his
mother's home at 9 Newcastle [nine letters] Road, Wavertree
[nine letters], Liverpool [nine letters]."
11. Quotes on "money". Earn a quarter per correct match.
a. "The amount of money one needs is terrifying..."
4. Ludwig Van Beethoven
b. "I've got a car, a motorcycle, a truck, a house -
what more could I possibly want ?"
1. Bruce Springsteen
c. "Of course I'm ambitious. What's wrong with that ?
Otherwise you sleep all day."
2. Ringo Starr
d. "What's money ? A man is a success if he gets up in the
morning and gets to bed at night and in between he does
what he wants to."
3. Bob Dylan
12. What do John Denver and Bob Dylan have in common ?
(how can they possibly have anything in common ?)
c. They both believe that they get their songs from a power from
great beyond
They were quoted :
I don't write songs. They come to me and say, 'Okay you're
the one. I want to put this down.'
John Denver
My songs were there before I came along... I just sort of took
them down with a pencil.
Bob Dylan
13. Which of the following did NOT record "Pinball Wizard" ?
d. Cliff Richard
14. Bob Marley from Jamaica, resplendent in dreadlocks, symbolizing
the Rastafarian movement and its reggae music. Marley, the first
star of reggae, died from cancer in
a. 1981
15. Successfully campaigned to have Martin Luther King's birthday
adopted as an American National Holiday.
b. Stevie Wonder
16. These were the first words Thomas Edison recited into his original
phonograph in 1877:
d. Mary had a little lamb,
its fleece was white as snow
17. What was the song George Harrison was (unfairly) accused of
copying his "Oh My Lord" from and (injusticely) lost a law suit
against ? (over the uncanny resemblance, he was found guilty of
unconscious plagiarism)
c. The Chiffons' "He's so fine"
18. How much money did Elvis Presley pay to record a song for his
mother's birthday and so began his recording career ?
a. $4
$3.98, to be precise
19. Rock & Roll rebellion was born when in 1956 Bill Haley and the Comets
recorded "Rock Around the Clock" for the film
b. Blackboard Jungle (Glenn Ford & Anne Francis)
20. It was 2 years ago, I think, when MTV dishonoured him with the
"The performer who still makes the most money inspite of losing
all his talents" award.
a. Phil Collins
(although, I'll have to give credit to those who answered
Paul McCartney)
21. What is the make of the bicycle hanging off the wall in the corridore
in Jerry's apartm... ooops.... sorry.... this was supposed to go into
Seinfeld trivia... What I meant to ask here was; in which year Peter
Gabriel was born ?
b. 1950
BTW, Jerry Seinfeld's bike on the show is a Klein. He never
rides it. It just hangs there, as decoration.
22. Which of the following composers cannot be considered as a 20th
century composer ?
d. Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
23. Paul McCartney repeatedly emphasized that Sergeant Pepper's Lonely
Hearts' Club Band was inspired from the Beach Boys' album
b. Pet Sounds
24. Who narrates "Thomas - The Tank Engine" ?
c. Ringo Starr
25. Hey, I am a celebrity in the MUSIC world, however minor, I deserve
to have a question dedicated to myself: Up until Lale was 20 years old,
her two brothers used to call her
b. Danish Cup
Don't ask me why. The other 3 names were also my nick names
other family members used to address me with, but my 2 brothers
only called me Danish Cup.
26. In the "The Beatles" (a.k.a. White Album), how many songs (out of 30)
are sung (leading) by Ringo Starr ? (it doesn't write anywhere, just
use your ears !)
c. 2
"Don't pass me by" and "Goodnight".
27. How old do you think Bob Dylan is today ?
b. As old as the dj I listen to every Sunday afternoon.
In fact they were born the same they, they are astrological twins,
from 1941. So he is 52 now and looks 52 too.
I am 32, my father is 67, my sewing machine is 44.
28. Which one of the following does NOT have a song about a cartoon
character ?
a. Archies
Their name is a cartoon character, but they don't have a song
about a cartoon character, not that I know of anyway.
Queen - Flash Gordon
Prince - Batman
Crash Test Dummies - Superman
29. He left his band because he wanted to make expensive and extraordinary
shows. He went bankrupt trying to do just that. He not only spent all
the money he had earned while with the band, but he also consumed all the
money he had inherited from his father. His shows were indeed expensive
and extraordinary which were suitable only to small theatres which
of course did not pay enough to cover the expenses.
c. Rick Wakeman
30. What is the best selling LIVE album of all times ?
d. Frampton Comes Alive
31. I stole this one from Rolling Stone. I just love this question:
Jim Morrison of the Doors was arrested in all but one of the following
cities. Which city was the Lizard King was NOT busted in ?
(I love the idea of Jim Morrison being busted over and over again !)
c. New York
32. Who did NOT record "The Times They Are A-Changin'" ?
d. GSN&Y
33. Which of the following fathered 20 kids from two wives ?
b. Johann Sebastian Bach
34. Animals make a cover of a Carole King song, without permission.
It never causes any controversy but Eric Burdon and many others keep
wondering what Carole King might have thought of it. Many years later
Eric Burdon meets Carole King at a doctors office in Beverly Hills
(of course, where else), when she was pregnant to her second child.
After the greetings, Carole King reaches over and touches his arm
(I am making up as I go along) and says "I have always envied what
you have done to my
b. 'Don't Bring Me Down'"
BONUS: Kilgore Trout is the science fiction author in Kurt Vonnegut
books. (e.g. "God Bless You Mr. Rosewater")
|
358.34 | | AYOV11::SROBERTSON | | Thu Apr 15 1993 04:28 | 2 |
| That should read "Celtic,United" - I know it's nit-picking but Celtic
have never been known as Celtic United -
|
358.35 | Thanks! | OSLACT::HENRIKW | Good news is a bad omen | Thu Apr 15 1993 04:31 | 10 |
| What a nice surprise, winning the Music Trivia quiz.
Makes me wonder how many noters actually replied. ;^)
As for the Canadian CD prize, I've informed Lale
(who is still at work at 3am this morning!) that my
favourite Canadians happen to be Kate and Anna McGarrigle.
But however old-fashioned, I'm still open to anything new
from that side of the Atlantic!
Henrik from Oslo
|
358.36 | Moi, je promeme sous St. Cathrina | SAHQ::ROSENKRANZ | Rock with Gene & Eddy | Thu Apr 15 1993 11:30 | 1 |
|
|
358.37 | Rosenkranz and Guldenstern are Dead | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Thu Apr 15 1993 11:51 | 21 |
| Jim Rosenkranz,
>Moi, je promeme sous St. Cathrina
Really ? So how did you like it ?
ref. .34
>That should read "Celtic,United" - I know it's nit-picking but Celtic
>have never been known as Celtic United -
You are right, I think. I know he is talking about two teams
Glasgow Celtic and Manchester United. So "Celtic, United" makes
sense.
Henrik,
I think I was asleep at 4 am. And tonite I have a classical music
concert to go to ;-)
Lale
|
358.39 | ? | DEMON::DEMON::COURT | | Thu Apr 15 1993 12:25 | 4 |
| Lenny Kravitz's mother was a principal character in a popular
70s-to-early-80s sitcom. Who is she?
Mike
|
358.40 | roxie roker | CSLALL::WEWING | | Thu Apr 15 1993 12:52 | 3 |
| roxie roker, the jeffersons, played helen willis
|
358.41 | Oh, well. | DEMON::DEMON::COURT | | Thu Apr 15 1993 13:50 | 3 |
| Easier than I thought, I guess. I never knew!
M
|
358.42 | No, they're only asleep | SAHQ::ROSENKRANZ | Rock with Gene & Eddy | Thu Apr 15 1993 16:02 | 12 |
| My poor french (I guess it should have been promene rather than
promeme) was just in response to Hendrik's mention of Kate and
Anna McGarrigle. I stumbled on to their stuff while living in Belgium
oddly enough, and I like it quite a bit.
The St. Cathrina (I'm sure I spelled it incorrectly) stuff comes from
one of their early tunes. I believe it refers to a particular street
in perhaps Quebec, with a subway underneath.
Anyway I'd trade the Roche sisters for the McGarrigle sisters anyday.
Anyone know anything about a Canadian guitarist named Lenny Breau?
|
358.43 | Quod Erat Demonstratum | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Thu Apr 15 1993 16:37 | 7 |
| You're an essay in glamour.
Please pardon the grammer,
but you're every school boy's dream.
You're Celtic United,
but baby, I've decided you're the best team I've ever seen.
^^^^ (singular)
And no comma between Celtic and United
|
358.44 | Why the hell did he call it "Young Turks" ? | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Thu Apr 15 1993 16:40 | 9 |
|
Talking about Rod Stewart and this being the trivia topic :
Does anyone know what the deal is with his Young Turks song ?
Does that title relate to the story in the song in any way ?
Lale
A Young Turk
|
358.45 | | SAHQ::ROSENKRANZ | Rock with Gene & Eddy | Thu Apr 15 1993 17:01 | 5 |
| Don't know the song but "young turk" is an expression referring to
someone who is aggressive and up-and-coming. I think it is actually
a historical reference to a group of related princes or kings during
the middle ages who came out of Turkey and conquered much of that area
of the world. They were particularly young as I recall.
|
358.46 | thought I knew this one... | EZ2GET::STEWART | Fight fire with marshmallows! | Thu Apr 15 1993 17:47 | 9 |
|
> Lenny Kravitz's mother was a principal character in a popular
> 70s-to-early-80s sitcom. Who is she?
So it wasn't the Mrs. Kravitz that lived across the street from Darren
and Samantha Stevens?
|
358.47 | | SAHQ::ROSENKRANZ | Rock with Gene & Eddy | Thu Apr 15 1993 18:39 | 6 |
| re: young turks
At the risk of turning this into a History trivia topic, I think the
young turks expression either refers to the Ottoman empire of perhaps,
Sullyman (sp?). Does that ring a bell? I'll have to dig into the
history book tonight.
|
358.48 | | RICKS::CALCAGNI | L'Angelo Minestronio | Fri Apr 16 1993 10:42 | 20 |
| >> You're an essay in glamour.
>> Please pardon the grammer,
>> but you're every school boy's dream.
>> You're Celtic United,
>> but baby, I've decided you're the best team I've ever seen.
>> ^^^^ (singular)
>> And no comma between Celtic and United
Hey Lale, maybe I've misunderstood, but are you taking these lines too
literally? When Rod says "you're Celtic... United... your the best team..."
it's like a metaphor, ya know?
Try this Boston-ized version out:
"You're the '84 Celtics, the '67 Red Sox,
Heck baby yer the best durned team I ever seen"
Anyway, that's the way I hear it
/rick_(no_rod_stewart)
|
358.49 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Fri Apr 16 1993 11:12 | 23 |
| Jim Guldenstern ;
Thanks for explaining the Young Turk term. I didn't know that there was
such an expression. Rod's Young Turks song makes sense now. Title
matches the story. The song is talking about two young and courageous
lovers running away from home.
When I was 17, I had a t-shirt that said "Meet The Young Turk". I was
wearing it walking on the beaches of North Carolina. I always thought
it referred to my age and my origin.
For some obscure reason, I happen to be very knowledgeable on Turkish
history ;-) It was Ottomon Empery up until 1923. Then Turkish Republic
was founded. The Sultans would become Emperors at very young ages,
sometimes as young as 11-12. I think the one you are thinking of is
Suleyman the Magnificient who brought the empery to its richest days.
Enough with history lecture. You watch that movie I recommended you.
Tonite !
Lale
|
358.50 | We need a real soccer fan here ! | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Fri Apr 16 1993 11:16 | 12 |
| Rick,
I already talked about the possibility of Glasgow Celtic and
Manchester United, i.e. two teams.
He does pause for a nanosecond after saying Celtic ;-)
I don't know the answer at this point. You will make me phone my
friend in Scottland.
Lale
(steeped in taurean stubbornness)
|
358.51 | | AYOV11::SROBERTSON | | Fri Apr 16 1993 12:15 | 6 |
| I stay just outside Glasgow and believe me it's Glasgow Celtic and
Man.Utd - thats the English team the Celtic supporters like and the
Glasgow Rangers supporters like Liverpool.
who gives anyway.
|
358.52 | I have a crush on Beckenbauer ! | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Fri Apr 16 1993 15:09 | 12 |
| Glasgow Celtic. Settled.
Answer these :
1. What is the name of the soccer team Elton John used to own ?
2. This one is a no-brainer: Which song do they play at the end of
the final game of World Cup ?
Lale (who was raised by two elder brothers and forced to follow
world cups since Pele)
|
358.53 | Two more | OSLACT::HENRIKW | Good news is a bad omen | Thu Apr 22 1993 12:50 | 14 |
| 1. Watford
2. No idea. No-brainer? I'd just have to quote the Marx Brothers:
- This is so easy, even a four-year old can understand it!
- Run out and find a four-year old!
Two other musical trivia questions:
What sound is heard in the background throughout Led Zeppelin's
"Since I've been loving you" on LZIII?
Who played sax on the Beatles' "You know my name"
Henrik
|
358.54 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Sun Apr 25 1993 09:10 | 20 |
|
> 1. Watford
Bingo !
> 2. No idea. No-brainer?
%SYSTEM-F-AWCMON, it is so easy.
> What sound is heard in the background throughout Led Zeppelin's
> "Since I've been loving you" on LZIII?
Drums ?
Seriously, I am listening to this song right now and there is nothing
unusual going on, like a train chuf chuffing or something.
> Who played sax on the Beatles' "You know my name"
The answer to this question can probably be found in the BEATLES
conference, but I am going to leave that research to someone else.
Lale
|
358.55 | God Save the Queen's greatest hits. | NEMAIL::CARROLLJ | Doin' the same thing twice | Sun Apr 25 1993 13:51 | 9 |
|
Re : no-brainer . .
Queen's "We are the Champions"
ps - i had help from a 4-year old :-)
-Jim
|
358.56 | ...or is it Robert Plant's jaw? | OSLACT::HENRIKW | Good news is a bad omen | Mon Apr 26 1993 05:01 | 10 |
| I must admit I don't even know the answer to the Led Zep question
myself... ;^) So I thought someone might be able to tell me.
If you listen closely to "Since I've been loving you", there's
a creaking noise throughout the beginning of the song.
I suspect it comes from the tape recorder or the drummer's seat.
After all, they did use some unconventional miking for Led Zep III.
Any ideas?
henrik
|
358.57 | | TAMDNO::LAURENT | Hal Laurent @ MEL | Mon Apr 26 1993 11:14 | 4 |
| Brian Jones played the sax (an alto) on "You've Got My Name (Look Up
The Number).
-Hal
|
358.58 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Mon Apr 26 1993 12:29 | 17 |
| Henrik,
I hate to break this news to you but there is no creaking
(whatever that means) noise anywhere on that song. I am listening
to it, once again, right now, as I type, it is beautiful and there
is absolutely nothing wrong with it. It must be only on your CD.
Maybe, it's a different recording or maybe a manuf error. Would
you like me to tape mine and send it to you ?
ref. no-brainer:
>Queen's "We are the Champions"
But of course. Thanks Jim, I have started to think that fellow noters
never heard of this song before ;-)
Lale
|
358.59 | World's most air played song ever | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Thu May 06 1993 13:52 | 9 |
|
What is the world's most played song ever ? This song has been on the
air for over 60 million times since it first came out. Including the
covers, interpretations, several different versions, it has been
played on the air approximately 26 times each and every hour.
Let's hear the noters' guesses ...
Lale
|
358.60 | | TAMDNO::LAURENT | Hal Laurent @ MEL | Thu May 06 1993 13:54 | 9 |
| re: .69
> What is the world's most played song ever ? This song has been on the
> air for over 60 million times since it first came out. Including the
> covers, interpretations, several different versions, it has been
> played on the air approximately 26 times each and every hour.
"Yesterday" (Lennon-McCartney)
|
358.61 | But everyone only sings the chorus ;^) | KOLFAX::WIEGLEB | Question Reality | Thu May 06 1993 16:24 | 4 |
| I'll bet the most-sung song (at least in the US) has got to be "Happy
Birthday". I've forgotten the authors name.
- Dave
|
358.62 | My vote too | GEMGRP::BLICKSTEIN | My other PC is a Mac | Thu May 06 1993 19:13 | 4 |
| re: .-1
I agree. I've also read that "Happy Birthday" was the most popular
on at least two different occasions.
|
358.63 | All my troubles seemed so far away | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | My other piano is a Steinway | Tue May 11 1993 08:58 | 7 |
|
"Yesterday" is the song that has received the most airplay.
I am sure "happy birthday" is the most sung song but it is not played
on the radio, all over the world, 26 times each hour, I don't think.
Lale
|
358.64 | Inquiring minds start to blow... | EMMFG::LAYTON | | Wed Jun 09 1993 16:02 | 3 |
| Nonsense, Yesterday is too long to be played 26 times an hour, it's at
least a 3 minute song...and further more what's the name of the station
that keeps playing it???
|
358.65 | | TECRUS::ROST | I need air freshener under the drums | Wed Jun 09 1993 16:25 | 9 |
| Re: .64
Huh?
I think what was meant was that on any given day, within a given hour,
at least 26 radio stations will play "Yesterday" within that hour, not
that one station is playing it 26 times in a row (wotta concept!).
Paul Harvey
|
358.66 | yup | RANGER::WESTERVELT | | Wed Jun 09 1993 17:36 | 5 |
|
No, no, I have this. It's a new cable channel. The "Yesterday"
channel. They play "Yesterday" 26 times an hour by overlapping
it. They're sandwiched between The Weather Channel and the
Store-24 Video Surveillance Camera channel on my system.
|
358.67 | Forgive me... | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | DOS Boot | Wed Jun 09 1993 18:47 | 1 |
| "It's Yesterday once more... shoo beee dooo lang way...."
|
358.68 | I heard this on the radio a few days ago | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | Interchangeable parts don't | Mon Jul 26 1993 11:20 | 5 |
|
The most requested song from radio stations in North America ???
|
358.69 | stairway to heaven - most requested? | CSLALL::WEWING | | Mon Jul 26 1993 11:31 | 2 |
|
|
358.70 | time for me to retire ? | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | Interchangeable parts don't | Mon Jul 26 1993 11:37 | 9 |
|
Wow, Willie !
Even before I could exit from notes.
Trivia Queen is not at the peak of her performance today.
Lale
|
358.71 | stairway to heaven is too easy ;-) | CSLALL::WEWING | | Mon Jul 26 1993 12:05 | 4 |
| what can i say.
i was listening to rock and roll before you were born?
willie
|
358.72 | It is not fair | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | Interchangeable parts don't | Mon Jul 26 1993 12:46 | 10 |
| > i was listening to rock and roll before you were born?
That's true.
You know what, that day when we were on the phone, after learning my
age, you said "oh, you are *young*" implying I was younger than you.
But you never told me your age. Let's hear it.
Lale
|
358.73 | how old is stevie wonder? | CSLALL::WEWING | | Mon Jul 26 1993 14:02 | 5 |
| re. my age.
i am 10 months younger than stevie wonder.
old man willie
|
358.74 | | MANTHN::EDD | Earthmen have no defense... | Mon Jul 26 1993 14:13 | 6 |
| > how old is stevie wonder?
If you don't still think of him as "Little Stevie Wonder", you ain't
that old...
Edd
|
358.75 | Willie, there is almost a decade in between ;-) | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | Interchangeable parts don't | Mon Jul 26 1993 15:59 | 12 |
|
Stevie Wonder:
Born Steveland Judkins (Morris) on May 13th, 1950, in Saginaw,
Michigan.
His stage name was changed to Little Stevie Wonder at about the same
time Hitsville, U.S.A. became Motown.
I have a few almanacs too ;-)
Lale
|
358.76 | young people! | CSLALL::WEWING | | Mon Jul 26 1993 16:51 | 8 |
| lale child,
please show the respect my advanced years warrant
by addressing me as mr. willie.
oops, got to run. time to get my gray hairs died ;-)
mr. willie
|
358.77 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | I don't eat my fellow mammals. | Fri Aug 27 1993 15:43 | 5 |
|
Which Beatles song is now considered to be politically incorrect
and banned in most North American radio stations ?
|
358.78 | | LEDS::BURATI | Chest Fever | Fri Aug 27 1993 17:02 | 1 |
| The Ballad of John and Yoko?
|
358.79 | | TOOK::FINAN | Tim Finan, LKG1-3/A11, DTN 226-7607 | Fri Aug 27 1993 17:05 | 11 |
|
Run For Your Life
"You'd better run for you life if you can Little Girl,
Hide your head in the sand, Little Girl,
If I catch you with another man,
that's the end, Little Girl"
Nothing like a little sexual harassment.
|
358.80 | | VAXWRK::STHILAIRE | Food, Shelter & Diamonds | Fri Aug 27 1993 17:24 | 9 |
| re .79, I always thought he just meant he was going to break up with
her. I didn't think he meant he was going to kill her. Did he?
How about the Jimi Hendrix song, "Hey, Joe, where you goin with that
gun in your hand? Goin to shoot my ol lady, caught her messin round
with another man." That's none too pleasant either.
Lorna
|
358.81 | Is that really the answer? | NWACES::HICKERNELL | Victim of hype abuse. | Fri Aug 27 1993 17:36 | 4 |
| "Run For Your Life" doesn't seem all that Politically Incorrect,
compared to, for example, the Stones' "Under My Thumb".
Dave
|
358.82 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | I don't eat my fellow mammals. | Fri Aug 27 1993 18:11 | 9 |
|
"Run for your life" was the answer, but you are right Dave, I was
wondering about some of the Stones' songs as well. In particular
"Let's spend the night together" (I satisfy all your needs, now you
satisfy mine) is more offending than "Catch you with another man
that's the end" which is kind of pleasing when it comes from
someone you love.
Lale
|
358.83 | "Banned" by whom? | KOLFAX::WIEGLEB | Enemy Lobster Although | Fri Aug 27 1993 21:46 | 13 |
| RE: .80
The phrases "run for your life" and "I'd rather see you dead, little
girl, than to see you with another man" imply more than breaking up.
The question of course remains whether it was meant literally or
figuratively.
RE: Lale
"Banned" in what sense? Who banned it? Or do you just mean that
some oldies stations won't play it?
- Dave
|
358.84 | Burn'm NOW | ICS::CROUCH | Subterranean Dharma Bum | Mon Aug 30 1993 08:16 | 8 |
| Pretty soon we will be having record, ooops cd, burnings much
like when R&R was becoming popular a few decades ago. Actually
there are areas of the US of A where this practice never died.
I'd better watch it though as that may be unPC to mention. ;-)
Jim C.
|
358.85 | | TECRUS::ROST | Got a revved-up teenage head | Mon Aug 30 1993 09:08 | 4 |
| While we're at it, let's ban "Ode to Billie Jo", after all, that's about
childbirth out of wedlock, suicide and murder...
Jerry F.
|
358.86 | | SAHQ::LUBER | Fire cox,Trade Justice,Shoot Stanton | Mon Aug 30 1993 10:03 | 3 |
| Wonder how Todd Rundgren's "We Gotta Get You a Woman" would be viewed
in today's politically correct society ("They may be stupid, but they
sure are fun").
|
358.87 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | I don't eat my fellow mammals. | Mon Aug 30 1993 10:31 | 15 |
| ref. .83
Dave,
Yes, I meant that they choose not to play it. Not only the oldies
stations, but from what I read, most rock stations, including the
one I listen to, have banned themselves from playing that song,
to comply with PC.
Has anyone heard "run for your life" on the radio, recently ?
(Has anyone heard "the ballad of John and Yoko" on the
radio, recently ?)
Lale
|
358.88 | 'stupid girl' doesn't need lyrics! | CSLALL::WEWING | | Mon Aug 30 1993 10:39 | 6 |
| what about the stones 'stupid girl'.
you don't even need the lyrics to know that one isn't
pc. i think it is on 'aftermath' (mid-60's) for you
youngsters out there.
willie
|
358.89 | | NRSTA2::CLARK | live for today | Mon Aug 30 1993 12:54 | 1 |
| Or "Little T&A" :^/
|
358.90 | Hum, Interesting | STRATA::LAMOTHE | Born to Be WILD | Mon Aug 30 1993 13:40 | 7 |
|
What about the Led Zepplin tune..."LEMON" I think its called
"Come here and squeeze my Lemon and let the juices flow down my Leg"...
Who's he talking to...CHER ???
|
358.91 | | ICS::CROUCH | Subterranean Dharma Bum | Mon Aug 30 1993 13:55 | 8 |
| re: .90
I believe that line originally was written by Robert Johnson
in the 20's or 30's. At least he sings it on one of the songs
from his Anthology.
Jim C.
|
358.92 | the 'stones have several non-PC songs | WBC::DEADY | it's hard to get release | Mon Aug 30 1993 14:31 | 7 |
|
Or the 'stones' "Stray Cat Blues", "I know you're only 13 years old,
but I don't need your ID..."
"Brown Sugar", "Let's Spend the Night Together"....etc.
fred deady
|
358.93 | | VERGA::CLARK | | Mon Aug 30 1993 18:27 | 5 |
| Since the first line of the Beatles "Run For Your Life" comes from
(arguably) the rowdiest of the '54 Elvis Sun singles ("Baby Let's Play
House"), I always wondered if Lennon-the-rocker just liked the way Elvis
sang that line and spun a (fair-to-mediocre) song from it... This is not
to condone the result, I just wondered about it. - Jay
|
358.94 | | TOOK::FINAN | Tim Finan, LKG1-3/A11, DTN 226-7607 | Tue Aug 31 1993 10:30 | 8 |
|
I recently read and old interview with John and he said that
he was 'ashamed' of writing "Run for your Life" (I'm sure
Yoko had something to say about it). He claimed that it was
just a quick knock off that he wrote as filler for whatever
album was being recorded.
tim
|
358.95 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | I don't eat my fellow mammals. | Tue Aug 31 1993 10:42 | 13 |
|
Yes, he never liked it. According to the book I have, he had written it
not because he had something to say, but simply because another song
was needed.
LENNON: "This was just a sort of throwaway song of mine that I never
thought much of, but it was always a favorite of George's. ... It has
a line from an old Presley song: 'I'd rather see you dead, little girl,
than to be with another man' is a line from an old blues song that
Presley did once."
Lale
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358.96 | he always seemed so mild mannered, too! | VAXWRK::STHILAIRE | Food, Shelter & Diamonds | Tue Aug 31 1993 18:21 | 5 |
| re .95, sorta funny it was always a favorite of George's! Better watch
out for that guy! :-)
Lorna
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358.97 | | VAXWRK::STHILAIRE | Food, Shelter & Diamonds | Tue Aug 31 1993 18:22 | 3 |
| re .96, wonder if Patti knew he liked that song. She may be lucky to
still be around! :-)
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358.98 | | VERGA::CLARK | | Tue Aug 31 1993 19:34 | 7 |
| > re .95, sorta funny it was always a favorite of George's! Better watch
> out for that guy! :-)
Just to state what everybody's probably thinking -- no doubt Harrison
liked it for its Harrison-type guitar riff, simple but fun to play. The
song's partially-redeeming feature... Fun to speculate about a dark side
to him though. - Jay
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358.99 | very easy | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | Variables won't Constants aren't | Thu Sep 09 1993 14:17 | 14 |
|
1. When did Beatles go to Hamburg and what did Paul brought his younger
brother from Germany ?
(btw, buy the "Live in Hamburg" album only if you want to complete
your collection, don't buy it if you want to listen to it, it is
the "unlistenable". I have it and the recording is terrible, too
much noise.)
2. Who performed "Back in the USSR" for the first time in USSR ?
3. Who is the MUSIC noter who almost got killed by Eric Clapton ?
(clue: it is not me)
Lale
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358.100 | what do i win ;-O | CSLALL::WEWING | | Thu Sep 09 1993 15:45 | 5 |
| 1. 1962, a wife!
2. paul mccartney
3. fred deady
willie
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358.101 | Hmmm. | SMURF::STRANGE | Steve Strange - USG | Thu Sep 09 1993 16:55 | 5 |
| > 2. paul mccartney
Was it? Or was it Billy Joel?
Steve
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358.102 | | RANGER::WESTERVELT | | Thu Sep 09 1993 17:46 | 2 |
|
Gee, I would have guessed Elton John! Didn't he tour the USSR?
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358.103 | William Martin Joel | MACNAS::MJGREANEY | I WAKE-UP SLEEPING | Fri Sep 10 1993 05:56 | 8 |
| re:-2
2) definitely Billy Joel , from the Red Covered album, live in
U.S.S.R.
M.J.
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358.104 | Elton or let's fight | OTOU23::LALE | if you cut me, I bleed in blue | Fri Sep 10 1993 12:54 | 10 |
|
I dunno guys. I always thought it was Elton John. I think Elton
went to USSR before Billy Joel did that cover. I must have read
this somewhere, I couldn't have made it up ;-)
Lale
ps: Look at the username up above. My very own VAX, DECwindows and
everything. Aaaaaaaaaa :-)
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358.105 | The memory's the first thing to go | NWACES::HICKERNELL | Victim of hype abuse. | Fri Sep 10 1993 14:04 | 13 |
| > ps: Look at the username up above. My very own VAX, DECwindows and
> everything. Aaaaaaaaaa :-)
Oh no! Now I don't get to try to figure out how to pronounce your last
name (an ongoing quest). %^)
And I think I just remembered the noter almost killed by Clapton; wasn't
it the guy who was reminiscing about going to a Cream concert and
during the drum solo in "Toad", EC sat down on stage for a smoke,
leaned up against a PA column and almost tipped it over on Our Hero?
Now who was that...?
Dave
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358.106 | | NRSTA2::CLARK | live for today | Fri Sep 10 1993 14:23 | 11 |
| I almost got killed by Gregg Allman. He was sitting in a chair off the lobby
of the Clarion hotel in Nashua (before a Holman Stadium show), staring at an
oil painting ... he was telling my wife and I about how he paints, and I
mentioned that I had just been to a Jerry Garcia art exhibit (it seemed relevant
at the time. He said (mumbled actually) "you said the dirty word," then "Garcia
does water colors, *I* do oil painting!" He looked a little p.o.'d and I'm glad
he was in a highly sedated state, because he's a big guy.
Whoops, did I digress?
- dc
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358.107 | It was Ronbo | LEDS::ORSI | GotInAt2WithA10+WokeUpAt10WithA2 | Fri Sep 10 1993 15:39 | 13 |
|
Re - .105
> And I think I just remembered the noter almost killed by Clapton; wasn't
> it the guy who was reminiscing about going to a Cream concert and
> during the drum solo in "Toad", EC sat down on stage for a smoke,
> leaned up against a PA column and almost tipped it over on Our Hero?
> Now who was that...?
That was our friend Ron Burati.
Neal
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358.108 | | MANTHN::EDD | Look out fellas, it's shredding time... | Fri Sep 10 1993 15:44 | 6 |
| I was personally tossed out of the backstage area at the Worcester
Auditorium under the direction of Art Garfunkle.
"Security, get HIM outta here..."
Edd
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358.109 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | Variables won't Constants aren't | Fri Sep 10 1993 16:01 | 20 |
| Edd, could you please share that story ? Did you deserve to be tossed
out ? What were you doing ?
Fred Deady, regarding last names (or first names for that matter), I
don't think you get half as many jokes as I do. There is a guy here
who thinks Lollypop is a hilarious joke even though I told him that
"Lale" sounded nothing like "Lolly".
Although I am getting threatening mail like "honey, it was definitely
Billy Joel", I will have to insist that correct answer is Elton John,
I will go further by declaring that Elton John was actually the very
first rock star who performed in USSR.
According to rumor, after Elton John and Billy Joel, U2 has also
performed this song over there. Can anybody confirm this ?
We still don't have the right answer for the gift Paul brought to his
baby brother from Germany.
Lale
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358.111 | | MANTHN::EDD | Look out fellas, it's shredding time... | Fri Sep 10 1993 16:35 | 23 |
| I used to be WAAF's contract photographer, and got usually got "full
access" stage passes to any show they were sponsoring.
...so I arrive, get introduced to AG who greets me with basically,
"Hello, I hate photographers...", shoot a couple frames with the
'AAF jocks, and then go stake out my spot behind the curtains, stage
right.
Next thing I know, I hear the general manager ushering the press out.
"Ha! Those dweebs. They can't possibly mean me." As AG is walking out
to the stage, he sees me in the curtains and throws a gasket. "Get that
god damn photographer outta here!!!" and I sense he's not about to go
on stage until I'm ejected, so I start to inch into the background.
"GET HIM OUT!!!!" Yep, I realize he's serious as a couple of
rent-a-goons grab me by the vivitar and toss me squarely on my 135.
I spent the rest of the night in front of the stage much to his dismay.
Ironically, the best picture I got that night shows ol' Artie looking
almost angelic.
Edd
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358.112 | | ICS::CROUCH | Subterranean Dharma Bum | Mon Sep 13 1993 08:44 | 7 |
| Edd, this doesn't surprise me at all. He has a serious mean/violent
streak in him. A friend of my wife lived with him for a time down
in the village. She had to get out due to his temper.
Jim C.
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358.113 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | Variables won't Constants aren't | Mon Sep 13 1993 10:58 | 9 |
|
And he has such an innocent face.
I have never met a celebrity in my life, let alone getting
almost killed by one ;-)
Ron has many interesting stories/experiences with well known performers.
Lale
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358.114 | :^) | LEDS::BURATI | Cold Sweat Part III | Mon Sep 13 1993 19:11 | 4 |
| > Ron has many interesting stories/experiences with well known performers.
As long as people don't get the wrong idea. Not that there's anything
wrong with that.
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358.115 | I don't know the answer to this one | OTOU23::LALE | if you cut me, I bleed in blue | Tue Sep 14 1993 10:36 | 8 |
|
What happens when you don't show up at your JP&R meeting ?
I thought it was this morning. I found out that it was yesterday
morning.
Lale
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358.116 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | Variables won't Constants aren't | Wed Sep 15 1993 10:22 | 6 |
|
What was the piece of equipment John Lennon stole during his
Love Me Do days ?
Lale
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358.117 | ? | WBC::DEADY | Big Time Sensuality | Wed Sep 15 1993 10:44 | 4 |
|
re. -1 Harmonica?
fred deady
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358.118 | can you tell the book I am reading these days ? | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | Variables won't Constants aren't | Thu Sep 16 1993 11:35 | 7 |
|
Yes, he is said to have shoplifted a harmonica on his way to Hamburg.
What was the very first instrument Paul owned ?
Lale
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358.119 | literal response | EZ2GET::STEWART | It's like bobbing for water! | Thu Sep 16 1993 11:56 | 8 |
|
too easy: his voice
next please, and make it a little tougher, like "Who's buried in
Morrison's tomb?"...
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358.120 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | Variables won't Constants aren't | Thu Sep 16 1993 15:45 | 8 |
|
Sorry, I meant, after his voice.
I don't know who is buried in Morrison's tomb but Jim Morrison is
a system manager here at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans of Canada.
He happens to be one of my customers. Nice guy.
Lale
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358.121 | | COMET::LEVETT | | Thu Sep 16 1993 18:17 | 5 |
| Re: McCartney
Trumpet
_s-
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358.122 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | Variables won't Constants aren't | Fri Sep 17 1993 11:18 | 9 |
|
Yes, a trumpet.
And the camera is a Kodiac Magic.
Paul stole an instrument too. What was it ?
Lale
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358.123 | you don't have to tell me Henrik, I already know | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | I'm Stress Smart | Wed Nov 03 1993 20:46 | 7 |
|
Galatasaray eliminated Manchester United
;-)
Lale
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358.124 | | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | I'm Stress Smart | Thu Nov 04 1993 13:00 | 12 |
|
Which of the following bands took its name from Vonnegut's Breakfast of
Champions? The band name is the title of one section in the book.
a. Tragically Hip
b. Furnace Face
c. Hooblers
d. Mystic Zealots
Too easy?
Lale
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358.125 | *Who*blers?? | NEMAIL::CARROLLJ | the man, the legend, the satyr | Thu Nov 04 1993 13:57 | 5 |
|
uh . . c. Hooblers, if memory serves - although I've never heard of the
band . . .
- Jimbo
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358.126 | Tommy | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | wampeters come and wampeters go | Tue Nov 30 1993 16:44 | 18 |
|
I have been listening to WZLX 100.7 the past two mornings. They are
giving away tickets for Tommy, if you can answer their Tommy trivia.
Yesterday's question was:
"All of the songs on Tommy were written by The Who. But one. What
is the name of the only song on Tommy that was not written by The
Who and who wrote it?"
Hint: The first thing that comes to your mind is not the correct
answer. (and I knew that).
Today's question was:
"Who played the Acid Queen?". But we all know this one, right?
Lale
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358.127 | and I just love that song | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | wampeters come and wampeters go | Tue Nov 30 1993 16:46 | 9 |
|
Who is the Canadian artist Robert Plant had an affair with and wrote
his latest hit for?
Alan, you shut up !
;-)
Lale
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358.128 | | TECRUS::ROST | Fretting less, enjoying it more | Wed Dec 01 1993 07:53 | 6 |
| Re: .126
The first answer is "Eyesight to the Blind" by Sonny Boy Williamson.
What would be the "obvious" one?
Brian
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358.129 | | ICS::CROUCH | Subterranean Dharma Bum | Wed Dec 01 1993 08:21 | 4 |
| Tina Turner played the "Acid Queen" in the movie didn't she?
Jim C.
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358.130 | Both were exellent | CXCAD::FERRIS | | Wed Dec 01 1993 08:56 | 7 |
|
Yes Tina was in the movie, I saw Patti Label play the Acid Queen last
time around.
mike
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358.131 | Tommy week | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | wampeters come and wampeters go | Wed Dec 01 1993 10:21 | 9 |
|
And today's question was:
"What is Tommy's last name?"
It's a boy Mrs. ______, it's a boy.
Lale
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358.132 | ha! | COPCLU::SANDGREN | Keep it simple | Wed Dec 01 1993 10:25 | 5 |
|
Out of memory: MRS. WALKER
Poul
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358.133 | Tommy doesn't know which day it is | OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU | wampeters come and wampeters go | Thu Dec 02 1993 09:06 | 9 |
|
Today's Tommy trivia was:
Identify the song that starts with
"Did you ever see the faces of the children? They get so excited"
Lale
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358.134 | Christmas. | TAEC::LADRET | Babe alone in Babelonia ? | Thu Dec 02 1993 09:47 | 0 |
358.135 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | Was this ignorance or bliss... | Wed May 31 1995 08:58 | 12 |
|
On Steely Dan's "Royal Scam" CD, there's a tune called
"Haitian Divorce" where they sing the line "turn up the
Eagles, the neighbors are listening".
The Eagles thought that was funny and returned the favor
in one of their songs.
What song and what's the line?
Tom
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358.136 | | CUPMK::FRANZOSA | | Wed May 31 1995 14:25 | 5 |
| a nit --
The Steely Dan tune was something like "Everything You Did"
not "Haitian Divorce" . . . but what WAS the Eagles' reply?
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358.137 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | Was this ignorance or bliss... | Wed May 31 1995 14:51 | 7 |
|
re: .136 - yep, you're right! I was singing it to myself and
wasn't sure which tune it was. But I do know the Eagles
tune and the lyric...
hint: it was a pretty big hit.
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358.138 | | BUSY::BUSY::SLABOUNTY | Trouble with a capital 'T' | Wed May 31 1995 16:23 | 8 |
|
"Take It Easy"?
"Lighten up if you still can,
listen to some Steely Dan."
8^)
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358.139 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | Was this ignorance or bliss... | Wed May 31 1995 16:33 | 9 |
|
Nice try, Shawn... ;^)
Well, either no one has a clue or not many people read
this file anymore.
One more hint - it references their habit of sarcastic
lyrics...
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358.140 | I got one, I got one... | RICKS::CALCAGNI | more zip stupid juice | Wed May 31 1995 16:46 | 8 |
| Hotel California?
"And in the master's chambers,
They gather for the feast,
Stab it with their Steely Dan,
But they just can't kill the beast"
;-)
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358.141 | | BUSY::BUSY::SLABOUNTY | Trouble with a capital 'T' | Wed May 31 1995 17:20 | 3 |
|
That was better than mine. 8^)
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358.142 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | Was this ignorance or bliss... | Thu Jun 01 1995 08:29 | 12 |
|
Good ol' Rick!! Yep, that really is it!! "They stab it with
their steely knives".
This is taken from the unauthorized bio called "Reelin' in the
Years".
Now, here's a tough one for you... who let me borrow the
book?? ;^)
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358.143 | I can't even screw up right... | RICKS::CALCAGNI | more zip stupid juice | Thu Jun 01 1995 10:39 | 3 |
| Gee, and I just thought I was being funny
:-(
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358.144 | Who sang?? | MROA::JALBERT | | Thu Jan 18 1996 11:27 | 14 |
| I am on a quest... I have been asked to find out WHO SANG a certain
song... not sure of the real title, but the song was in the early to
mid sixties I believe -- and the words were something like " I want to
thank you for giving me the most wonderful summer of my life." Sung by
a woman.
If you know the answer, please forward to me on MROA::JALBERT
Thanks,
Carla
(my performance appraisal depends on this answer. (-:
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358.145 | ?? | USCTR1::STUART | I drive route zoo | Thu Jan 25 1996 08:56 | 5 |
|
who did " Oh what a night " ??
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358.146 | | CUSTOM::ALLBERY | Jim | Thu Jan 25 1996 09:04 | 3 |
| As in "late December, back in '63..."?
Franky Valli and the Four Seasons
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358.147 | I shoulda known that ! | USCTR1::STUART | I drive route zoo | Thu Jan 25 1996 09:11 | 14 |
| <<< Note 358.146 by CUSTOM::ALLBERY "Jim" >>>
>> As in "late December, back in '63..."?
>> Franky Valli and the Four Seasons
that's the one ! thanks
Randy
"what a very special time for me" ya right, I was 6 !
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358.148 | | HELIX::CLARK | | Thu Jan 25 1996 11:31 | 10 |
| Aside on 4 Seasons:
I recently picked up the 4 Seasons "Anthology" on Rhino. I'm very
impressed -- I never knew a group member did much of the writing.
The peak had to be the 2-sided single, Rag Doll/ Silence is Golden. Both
co-written by their resident songwriter.
Great collection, 26 songs -- includes the oh-what-a-night song BTW.
- Jay
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358.149 | | MPOS01::HARRISA | Gypsy Woman | Thu Jan 25 1996 11:43 | 5 |
| i think that "oh what a night" was a remake. didn't the isley brothers
do it first?
ann
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358.150 | | HELIX::CLARK | | Mon Jan 29 1996 11:14 | 4 |
| > i think that "oh what a night" was a remake. didn't the isley brothers
> do it first?
Interesting - I'll try to check this out at home... - Jay
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358.151 | Soul Ballad | MYMUSE::MASHIA | Every lil' thing gonna be all right | Tue Jan 30 1996 17:13 | 4 |
| There was a song called "Oh What A Night" by a group called the Dells
(early 70's?). Maybe you're thinking of that one. Different song.
Rodney
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358.152 | maybe ... | MPOS02::HARRISA | Gypsy Woman | Tue Jan 30 1996 17:53 | 5 |
| maybe that's what I saw. i saw "oh what a night" on the countertop
jukebox at my local johnny rocket lunch shop.
ann
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358.153 | | HELIX::CLARK | | Tue Jan 30 1996 20:14 | 9 |
| > There was a song called "Oh What A Night" by a group called the Dells
> (early 70's?). Maybe you're thinking of that one. Different song.
Bingo. "Oh What a Night" is the Dells...
The 4 Seasons song, "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)", was written and
produced by one-time 4-Season (their resident songwriter), Bob Gaudio.
Came out in '75, I think it said in the Rhino Anthology, along with
another he wrote, "Who Loves You". FWIW... - Jay
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358.154 | | MPOS01::HARRISA | Gypsy Woman | Thu Feb 01 1996 12:40 | 5 |
| thanks for the clarification. i never did hear the other "oh what a
night" (not 4-seasons).
ann
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358.155 | back in '56 | RANGER::WEBER | | Thu Feb 01 1996 14:14 | 4 |
| The Dells first released "Oh What A Night" in 1956 and a remake in
1969. The former is a doo wop classic.
Danny W.
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