Name That Tune, October 2010 - answers and results

[KYYX4ever]

Thanks for putting another one together.

[rsgonzalez]

Last call! The game ends at 11:59 p.m. EST tonight.

[rsgonzalez]

Man, this was a good one! Thanks to everyone who played! I don't know if the theme helped or if the songs were easier, but this was a very high-scoring game. Ten people submitted answers, with the average score being 29.5 points.

Every song was guessed by at least two people, which was a first:

01. Go-Go's - Vacation (9 got the artist; 9 got the song)
02. Til Tuesday - Voices Carry (10 got the artist; 10 got the song)
03. Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love (10 got the artist; 10 got the song)
04. The B-52's - Legal Tender (8 got the artist; 7 got the song)
05. Lene Lovich - New Toy (8 got the artist; 8 got the song)
06. Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian (9 got the artist; 9 got the song)
07. Toyah - I Want To Be Free (2 got the artist; 2 got the song)
08. Yaz - Nobody's Diary (8 got the artist; 8 got the song)
09. Berlin - Take My Breath Away (10 got the artist; 10 got the song)
10. Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again (9 got the artist; 9 got the song)
11. Flying Lizards - Money (9 got the artist; 9 got the song)
12. The Glove - Like An Animal (2 got the artist; 2 got the song)
13. Missing Persons - Mental Hopscotch (7 got the artist; 7 got the song)
14. Romeo Void - A Girl In Trouble (9 got the artist; 9 got the song)
15. Propaganda - Duel (7 got the artist; 7 got the song)
16. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence (10 got the artist; 10 got the song)
17. Altered Images - I Could Be Happy (9 got the artist; 9 got the song)
18. Pylon - Cool (3 got the artist; 2 got the song)
19. The Selecter - On My Radio (7 got the artist; 6 got the song)
20. Au Pairs - It's Obvious (3 got the artist; 3 got the song)

Scores:
3rd place: plagiarism, with 35 points
2nd place: Jefe, with 36 points as the first respondent
1st place: Frau_Blucher, with the first perfect score I've seen -- 40 points! Congrats!

I love doing these, and I'm glad people enjoy them. The next one will be in a few months. I'll have to make it a little harder

Toyah - I Want To Be Free:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCHEO477u44

The Glove - Like An Animal (this is the best I could do):
http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sunshine-Glo ... 687&sr=8-1

Pylon - Cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U0wgrZZ8ws

Au Pairs - It's Obvious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjbBr1_rSD8

[Frau_Blucher]

Woohooo! I don't think I've ever won one of these - it's easier giving em. This one was pretty easy though, but it wasn't a cakewalk. Its funny you linked those four songs because they gave me the hardest time. I think only the fact that you said these were girl-fronted bands narrowed it down enough for me to pour through my iTunes list to find the tracks. That sucked! [:I]