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NW Trivia
Posted:
Fri Jul 02, 2004 2:37 pmby Dave
Time for another edition of...
"Which one of these songs is not like the others? Which one just doesn't belong"
Men Without Hats - I Got the Message
Elvis Costello - Alison
Clash - Clampdown
Devo - Jocko Homo
Three of these songs have something in common that the fourth doesn't. Do you know? If you do, PLEASE DON'T POST THE ANSWER! Give the others a chance - in the meantime, just post a [;)] if you know it. Pretty obvious when you get it... I think. I'll check in after the weekend.
Happy 4th!!
Posted:
Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:35 amby rewind
[;)]
Posted:
Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:37 amby rewind
[;)]
Second possibility.
Posted:
Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:54 amby Dave
Rewind - now you've got me intrigued! Do either of the possibilities seem obvious (i.e., a good trivia question)?
Has anybody else figured it out yet? Where are all the resident mavens??? I'll post the answer in a day or two.
Posted:
Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:04 amby devildog
[;)] (Not 100% positive though)
Posted:
Tue Jul 06, 2004 5:50 amby EchoBeachBunnyBoy
[:D]...i think...
Posted:
Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:28 pmby Dave
Any other trivia mavens out there?
Hope you "get the message... the message is clear" [;)]
Post your answers tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9pm eastern!!
Posted:
Wed Jul 07, 2004 11:22 pmby Dave
Anybody want to post their guesses???
Posted:
Wed Jul 07, 2004 11:45 pmby devildog
(Drum roll begins...) Alison-Elvis Costello [?][^] (violin begins...)
No synths used in Alison.
Posted:
Thu Jul 08, 2004 12:35 amby bpdp3
I don't think there were synths in Clampdown, either.
I'm going to guess that all but Men w/o Hats were recorded BEFORE the advent of MTV.
Posted:
Thu Jul 08, 2004 12:49 amby Dave
Good guesses, but not the answer... the answer is a bit more "specific". You might want to focus on the lyrics [;)]
Who will be first to say "I got the message and the message is clear"? Rewind? EchoBeachBunnyBoy?
Posted:
Thu Jul 08, 2004 3:08 amby rewind
Well my two possibilities were:
1. Men W/O Hats - "I Got The Message": it's the only song that was also released as a 12" Remix (2 different remixes, in fact).
2. Clash - "Clampdown": it's the only song originally off a double album (London Calling)
Posted:
Thu Jul 08, 2004 3:48 amby EchoBeachBunnyBoy
Well my guess was that the Men Without Hats, Elvis Costello & The Clash lyrics all dealt with the subject of settling down (wife, husband, marriage, etc.)
The Devo song was about not conforming.
That's all I could come up with...[?]
Posted:
Thu Jul 08, 2004 4:17 amby Dave
Again, good guesses, but there is a pretty specific answer. Here are a few clues:
- Check the lyrics
- Three of the songs mention something in common... and it's pretty specific
- The answer is Clash - "Clampdown"... can anybody guess why?
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Posted:
Thu Jul 08, 2004 5:28 amby rewind
Aha!!
Each song, except "Clampdown", namechecks the album title by the respective artist!
Men Without Hats: Rhythm Of Youth
Elvis Costello: My Aim Is True
Devo: Q: Are We Not Men, A: We Are Devo!
Good one!!!