grw@fortune.UUCP (Glenn Wichman) (05/18/84)
[Why do I find it hard to write the next line] Spandau Ballet, True, ???
Well, I only got one response to this quiz, although it was a very
good one -- he got more than half the questions! I am working on other
quizzes, but I think everyones a little burned out so I'll wait a while
before posting anything new. Anyhow, here are most of the answers to
the quiz:
(Rick Paul was the big winner)
Section I:
1. How odd -- this street rat let a guy hassle all girls
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven, ???
2. Take the jam due Dinbody
Hey jude, don't make it bad
The Beatles, Hey Jude, Hey Jude
3. Oo! Come win her a new toy dugong
When are you going to come down
Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
1. Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine calls her on the phone
J. Can I take you out to the pictures, Joan?
The Beatles, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Abbey Road
2. We have all the friends that money can by so we'll never have to be alone
I. And we keep getting richer but we can't get our picture on the cover
of the Rolling Stone
Dr. Hook and the Medecine Show, The Cover of the Rolling Stone, ???
3. I could never know the way to serve Him on my own
G. I want to be a clone
Steve Taylor, I Want to be a Clone, I Want to be a Clone
4. She loves that Rock and Roll and she plays it all night long
F. That's all she ever tells me when I call her on the telephone
ELO, Rock & Roll is King, Secret Messages
5. Grow some funk of your own
E. We no like to with the gringo fight
Elton John, Grow some Funk of your Own, Rock of the Westies
6. Nobody tell you, you end up knowing
D. Bad habits: you should sleep alone
Dexy's Midnight Runners, Liars A to E, Too-Rye-Ay
7. They made a harp of her breast bone
B. Whose sound would melt a heart of stone
Pentangle, Cruel Sister, Cruel Sister
8. In the suburbs of Omaha, it's where they keep the red phone
A. There's a sign says "Peace is our Proffesion", but it's a no lone zone
Malcolm and the Mirrors, Red Alert, Red Alert
9. I'll go my way alone, grow my own
C. My own seeds shall be sown in New York City
Elton John, Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, Honky Chateau
10. What they want ain't cheap, 's a pity
H. But who am I to upset their dreams?
The Who [Or Ann Margaret & Oliver Reed], T.V. Studio, Tommy
1. I'd jump up and down and hope you'd toss me a carrot
Jan & Dean, Vegetables, Anthology
Q. Although this song is credited to a duo, one of the two was
not involved in making the song at all. Which one and why?
A. Jan Berry was in the hospital, barely alive after an
accident in which he totalled his corvette. His vocal chords
were damaged and he couldn't speak for five years!
2. We'll groove on that groovy beat, it'll be boss keen neat
The Go-Go's, Beatnik Beach, Vacation
Q. What does this group have none of that most rock groups have
at least one of?
A. Male members
3. Now you can make your own H-Bomb, Right in the kitchen with your mom
George Harrison, Save the World, Somewhere in England
Q. This guitarist organized a concert for a brand-new country. What was that
country \formerly/ called?
A. The country (Bangladesh) was formerly East Pakistan. Before that
it was part of India.
4. In the morning it's manna hotcakes, we snack on manna all day
Keith Green, So You Wann Go Back to Egypt, So You Wann Go Back to Egypt
Q. What does this artist have in common with Jim Croce & Buddy Holly?
All died in plane crashes
Extra Credit: who played harmonica on this album?
Bob Dylan
More extra credit: What was very unusual about the selling of this album?
It was sold only by mail-order, and there was no list price.
You just sent in whatever you could afford. You could get it free
if you wanted.
5. Cars don't talk back, they're just four-wheeled friends now
Queen, I'm in Love with my Car, A Night at the Opera
Q. What famous rock star joined this group for one song? What song?
A. David Bowie, Pressure
6. You get your inspiration from a vending machine
Resurrection Band, Elevator Muzik, Mommy Don't Love Daddy Anymore
Q. What is this band's nickname?
A. "Rez Band"
7. Everybody's gonna love me if my laundry turns out bright
Servant, Ad Man, Rockin' Revival
Q. What fruit is prominently displayed on the cover of this group's
album "World of Sand"
A. An Orange
8. You're so pusillanimous, Oh, yeah...
The Rutles, Another Day, The Rutles
Q. A TV-movie featuring this song used the talents of members of two
famous comedy troupes, and one rocker mentioned earlier in this
quiz. Name them.
A. Monty Python, Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time-Players, George Harrison
(Pythons appearing in the film:
Eric Idle, Michael Pallin
Not-ready...s appearing in the film:
John Belushi, Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Gilda Radner)
Still no cute signoff,
-Glenn