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Same as it ever was ...

The rules are simple. One point for correct song, one point for correct artist. Twenty songs total means forty points is the maximum score.

Send me your answers with the "Email poster" button or at rsgonzalez(at)gmail.com.

Do not post any answers here!

You've got three weeks. The deadline is Monday, February 22 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Good luck, and enjoy!

Name That Tune, February 2010:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/71607081004278d4/

One week in, and no players yet ...

One week left, and only one person has sent in answers. Is this one too hard?

Ouch, it's pretty hard to me, IMO. I only have 14 pts.

[quote][i]Originally posted by KYYX4ever[/i]
<br>Ouch, it's pretty hard to me, IMO. I only have 14 pts.
[/quote]
Feel free to send it in; that would be the high score!

Guess I learned my lesson on this one ...

I'm not a quitter but I have to admit I didn't even listen to the very end as I was fairing so poorly!

Three days left! The answers are starting to come in a bit faster. The average score is still below what is usually is (heh, sorry), so plenty of room for someone to sneak in and win this! Every song has been correctly identified except #4 and #18.

OK, I sent in. I know #18 (at least, I think I do).

[quote][i]Originally posted by KYYX4ever[/i]
<br>OK, I sent in. I know #18 (at least, I think I do).
[/quote]
Hey. I e-mailed you in response, but as always, it sends me to your spamblocker. I have filled out the info a few times, but it always comes up when I e-mail you.

sorry, I hadn't added you to my regular address book, but I always get your responses.[:)]

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

This one ended up harder than I expected it to be (though the average actually went up a bit from the last one). Seven people sent in answers, and the average score was 18.3 points. No one got songs 4 and 18 went correct. Answers and breakdown:

01. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (7 got the artist; 6 got the song)
02. Skids - The Saints Are Coming (1 got the artist; 1 got the song)
03. The Police - Every Breath You Take (7 got the artist; 6 got the song)
04. The Sports - Who Listens To The Radio? (0 got the artist; 0 got the song)
05. Cactus World News - The Bridge (1 got the artist; 1 got the song)
06. The Bolshoi - Happy Boy (2 got the artist; 2 got the song)
07. The Fall - How I Wrote Elastic Man (1 got the artist; 1 got the song)
08. The English Beat - Twist And Crawl (6 got the artist; 5 got the song)
09. Joy Division - Ice Age (3 got the artist; 3 got the song)
10. Magazine - Because You're Frightened (1 got the artist; 1 got the song)
11. Felt - Primitive Painters (2 got the artist; 1 got the song)
12. Freur - Doot Doot (6 got the artist; 6 got the song)
13. Lords Of The New Church - Open Your Eyes (3 got the artist; 3 got the song)
14. Tears For Fears - Watch Me Bleed (3 got the artist; 3 got the song)
15. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy (6 got the artist; 6 got the song)
16. The Assembly - Never Never (2 got the artist; 2 got the song)
17. Dead Or Alive - Brand New Lover (6 got the artist; 6 got the song)
18. Fad Gadget - Ricky's Hand (0 got the artist; 0 got the song)
19. Tones On Tail - Go! (6 got the artist; 6 got the song)
20. Medium Medium - Hungry, So Angry (3 got the artist; 3 got the song)

3rd place -- brock with 19 points

2nd place -- Jefe with 22 points

1st place -- New player Otters Walk Among Us with 28 points!

Thanks a bunch to everyone who played. I love doing these, and I wish more people played, but I'm glad there are folks out there who enjoy them, and who hopefully discover a new band or two in the process!

The next one will be easier, promise.

Skids - The Saints Are Coming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLT3PfNlIfA
Recent-ish cover by U2 and Green Day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD_0fqvT32g

The Sports - Who Listens To The Radio? (the single version was apparently different than the album version, sorry!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAVzYLPgUlc

Cactus World News - The Bridge (this song is amazing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGe3DW8ID1s

The Bolshoi - Happy Boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZQvuFTDzbI

The Fall - How I Wrote Elastic Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9zhucKnLDE

Magazine - Because You're Frightened (really, only one person knew this?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcTMtVPvROs

Felt - Primitive Painters (with Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZU3PR7lqGw

The Assembly - Never Never (Vince Clarke + Feargal Sharkey)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvQVSbaDSig

Fad Gadget - Ricky's Hand ("Saturdays in Silesia" was not a bad guess)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4YcSvcXoqs

I should have sent in my answers for this one.
It was easier than other ones for me.
And I knew it was Fad Gadget.
One my favorites!

I'll see if I can come up with a video only contest.
No audio, just music video clips as clues.

Thanks rsgonzales, always a pleasure.

All the best,
eighties