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by **BigBri** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:44 pm

Done!

Couldn't quite reach the top score (so far).

#15 is the only one I know I've heard before but can't place....

by **Jim2** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:30 pm

Great job rsgonzalez. This was quite a challenge and like
BigBri, I know I've heard one of them before, #20 but I'm
drawing a blank.

Drive Around In Cars, Get Drunk In Local Bars, Dream Of Being Stars, Well I Lived All My Life On Planet Earth. -Devo circa early 1980's

by **rsgonzalez** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:52 pm

Today is the last day for submissions. I'll post the results and answers tomorrow. First place is currently an impressive but not insurmountable 31 points.

by **marie3** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:54 am

I am wondering if anyone got # 18. That one I don't know at all.

by **club80** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:13 am

I submitted my list. I feel comfortable about 14 of them and okay about two others. #18 and #20 were a complete mystery to me. I am kicking myself about #10. I defintely know it but could not come up with it.

We didn't sell a lot of records, but somehow we left an impression.
-Johnny Ramone-

by **rsgonzalez** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:13 am

Thanks for all the responses, everyone! I had 13 people send me guesses. The average score was an impressive 24 points. Here are the songs:

01. Pretenders - 2000 Miles (13 got the artist, 13 got the song)
02. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden (11 got the artist, 11 got the song)
03. Adam Ant - Zerox (1 got the artist, 1 got the song)
04. The Monroes - What Do All The People Know (10 got the artist, 10 got the song)
05. Hooters - And We Danced (12 got the artist, 12 got the song)
06. Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face (13 got the artist, 13 got the song)
07. A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV (8 got the artist, 8 got the song)
08. ABC - The Look Of Love (Part 1) (13 got the artist, 13 got the song)
09. The Motels - Shame (3 got the artist, 3 got the song)
10. Payolas - Christmas Is Coming (1 got the artist, 1 got the song)
11. New Order - Age Of Consent (10 got the artist, 10 got the song)
12. Elvis Costello - Peace, Love, And Understanding (12 got the artist, 12 got the song)
13. Echo And The Bunnymen - Villiers Terrace (3 got the artist, 3 got the song)
14. Go-Go's - Head Over Heels (12 got the artist, 12 got the song)
15. The Kings - Switching To Glide (6 got the artist, 6 got the song)
16. Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach (12 got the artist, 12 got the song)
17. The B-52's - Give Me Back My Man (8 got the artist, 8 got the song)
18. El Aviador Dro - Nuclear SÃ (Por Supuesto) (0 got the artist, 0 got the song)
19. Squeeze - Goodbye Girl (9 got the artist, 9 got the song)
20. Wall Of Voodoo - Shouldn't Have Given Him A Gun For Christmas (0 got the artist, 0 got the song)

My Christmas "theme" didn't go so well; everyone got #1, but only one person got #10 (two people guessed The Smiths), and #20 was just too out there. And ha, I just noticed the MP3 had the info for #1 encoded into it! I'm sure everyone would still have gotten it right

#3 and #13 surprised me -- I thought more people would get them.

#18 was admittedly a lark; I didn't expect anyone to get it right. Of course, last time, I put in a song by Indochine (a French new wave band), and someone got it. Definitely check out El Aviador Dro sometime -- they're like a cracked-out Spanish Devo.

And now, without further ado ...

3rd place: marie3, 28 points -- solid all around

2nd place: Jim2, 31 points -- woulda tied for first except he picked the wrong B-52's song!

1st place: club80, 32 points -- we have a winnah!

Thank you to everyone who played, and thanks even more for all the kind words. I will definitely do another one of these in a few months.

Zerox:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm8nLSDA-ak

Shame:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6dFU-pN9zM

Christmas Is Coming:
http://mog.com/mousetrapmedia/blog_post/131475

Villiers Terrace:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHHbnsx0PTk

Nuclear SÃ (Por Supuesto):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMJf9hobGEU

Shouldn't Have Given Him A Gun For Christmas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1B2SzxTLGo

by **club80** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:00 pm

Thanks for the game rsgonzalez! It was fun.
I have to say this. I once took one of Blir's quizzes and missed The Payola$ tune on that too. I obviously don't know them real well.

We didn't sell a lot of records, but somehow we left an impression.
-Johnny Ramone-

by **zill** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:14 am

Well, even though I crashed and burned, I did get the elusive #10!

by **rsgonzalez** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:35 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by zill[/i]
<br>Well, even though I crashed and burned, I did get the elusive #10!
[/quote]
Kudos to you! I'm still a little surprised it was so tricky. I mean, I've heard it in a mall clothing store.

by **KYYX4ever** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:45 am

thanks again for putting this together. I think it's cool to "test" us once in a while with our favorite music ![8D]

by **Blitz Boy** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:45 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by rsgonzalez[/i]

07. A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV (8 got the artist, 8 got the song)
13. Echo And The Bunnymen - Villiers Terrace (3 got the artist, 3 got the song)
18. El Aviador Dro - Nuclear SÃ (Por Supuesto) (0 got the artist, 0 got the song)
[/quote]

Can't believe so much people missed that two...[:0] Should've played!!!!

Much more since I0'm Spanish and had been the one and only to guess number 13... although I prefer "Selector de frecuencias", a really magnificent song that would have been a nw classic should they been English or American.

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by **Blitz Boy** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:46 am

[quote]
Much more since I0'm Spanish and had been the one and only to guess number 13... [/quote]

Number 18, I mean.

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