ROUND NINETEEN! Check the other thread for rounds 1 through 18...



April 29, 1939: "Maryland, My Maryland" is officially adopted as Maryland's state song. This despite the fact that the 1861 ditty is a plea for Marylanders to join the Confederacy and begins by dissing Abraham Lincoln: "The despot's heel is on thy shore!"

ALL GONE TO LOOK FOR AMERICA: Can you pick out the musical acts that sang these stately songs?

1. Arrested Development
2. The Beach Boys
3. The Bee Gees
4. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5. Phantom Planet
6. Chris Rea
7. Sonic Youth
8. Bruce Springsteen
9. U2
10. Neil Young

a. "Alabama"
b. "California"
c. "Hawaii"
d. "Massachusetts"
e. "Nebraska"
f. "New Hampshire"
g. "New York"
h. "Ohio"
i. "Tennessee"
j. "Texas"

Arrested Development- Tennessee
U2- New York
Bruce Springsteen- Nebraska

Beach Boys - Hawaii
CSN&Y - Ohio

Hmm, I'm a little surprised you guys didn't get all of these... Here's your answers.



1. i
2. c
3. d
4. h
5. b
6. j
7. f
8. e
9. g
10. a



ROUND TWENTY NEXT!

May 13, 1950: A very little Stevie Wonder is born prematurely in Saginaw, Michigan. Too much oxygen during is hospital incubator stay probably causes his lifelong blindness.

SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE: Name the artists behind these life-affirming hits.

Easy
1. "You Light Up My Life" (1977)
2. "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (1987)
3. "Got to Get You Into My Life" (1967)

Harder
4. "All My Life" (1998)
5. "Love of My Life" (1975)
6. "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" (1982)

Yeah, Good Luck
7. "Story of My Life" (1990)
8. "It's My Life" (1965)
9. "Welcome to My Life" (2004)

1 - Debbie Boone
2 - Bill Medley/Jennifer Warnes
3 - Beatles
4 - KC & Jojo
5 - Queen
8 - Animals

Awwww shit! This last round brought up one of my favorite ever funk grooves. "You gotta get up, you gotta get up, you gotta get dowwwn girl!"

Behold the delicious awesomeness of Indeep- "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life"!

9. Simple Plan

that's all I have...

7. Social Distortion for the win.

Bingo! Congrats to all. Here are your answers, all wrapped up in one nice package...



1. Debby Boone
2. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
3. The Beatles
4. K-Ci & Jo-Jo
5. Queen
6. Indeep
7. Social Distortion
8. The Animals
9. Simple Plan



ROUND TWENTY-ONE NEXT!

ROUND TWENTY-ONE! I gotta admit, I'm a big fan of mondegreens.



May 24, 1969: At a San Diego concert, backed by the original members of the Experience for one of the last times, Jimi Hendrix playfully misquotes his famously misheard lyric to "Purple Haze" by clearly singing, "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy."

MONDEGREEN DAY: From what songs do these other famous "mondegreens" — commonly misunderstood lyrics — come? (Bonus points for naming the artist and correct lyric.)

1. "There's a bathroom on the right"
2. "We split up on the docks at night"
3. "The girl with colitis goes by"
4. "Last night I dreamt of some bagels"
5. "Wrapped up like a douche"
6. "Hold me closer, Tony Danza"
7. "Here we are now, in containers"
8. "Round John Virgin, mother and child"
9. "You and me and Leslie"
10. "Lock the cashbox"

7. "Here we are now, in containers" - Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit, "Here we are now, Entertain Us"
10. "Lock the cashbox" - The Clash, Rock the Cashbah


I don't think we have a word for "mondegreen" in French but there is some misunderstanding of English lyrics sounding like French ones.
The most famous is in Scorpion's "Still Loving You" in which "so strong that I can't get through" totally sounds like "ce soir j'ai les pieds qui puent" which means "Tonight my feet stink", quite helpful to ruin the mood.
There is also "j'ai des puces aux couilles" on Ray Charles' "What'd I Say", which means "I've got fleas on my balls"...
Well, seems like the famous ones are the dirty ones...

However my favourite is the first sentence of Metallica - The Unforgiven which sounds like "nous faisons des oeufs et couic couic ils se tournent" (We make eggs and couic couic they turn)

1. "Bad Moon Rising", Creedence Clearwater Revival ("There's a bad moon on the rise")
3. "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds", The Beatles ("The girl with kaleidoscope eyes")
4. "La Isla Bonita", Madonna ("Last night I dreamt of San Pedro")
5. "Blinded by the Light", Bruce Springsteen / Manfred Mann's Earth Band ("Wrapped up like a deuce")
6. "Tiny Dancer", Elton John ("Hold me closer, tiny dancer")
8. "Silent Night", traditional ("Round yon virgin")
9. "Groovin'", The Young Rascals ("You and me endlessly")

2.: Dylan, Tangled Up In Blue, "We split up on a dark sad night" (not that the misheard version is relly much fun).

There was a list of misheard Dylan lyrics printed in a fanzine once, which had the word "carriage" in a line from the same album garbled so that the line went "Rosemary combed her hair and took af cabbage into town" ... ! Reminds you of Cinderella's pumpkin.

I figured it was only a matter of time before someone here picked off the Dylan mondegreen. But that got 'em all. Here's your answers, all in one place...



1. "There's a bad moon on the rise" ("Bad Moon Rising," Creedence Clearwater Revival)
2. "We split up on a dark, sad night" ("Tangled Up in Blue," Bob Dylan)
3. "The girl with kaleidoscope eyes" ("Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," the Beatles)
4. "Last night I dreamt of San Pedro" ("La Isla Bonita," Madonna)
5. "Revved up like a deuce" ("Blinded by the Light," Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
6. "Hold me closer, tiny dancer" ("Tiny Dancer," Elton John)
7. "Here we are now, entertain us" ("Smells Like Teen Spirit," Nirvana)
8. "Round yon virgin mother and child" ("Silent Night," Traditional)
9. "You and me endlessly" ("Groovin'," the Rascals)
10. "Rock the Casbah" ("Rock the Casbah," the Clash)



ROUND TWENTY-TWO NEXT!

May 25, 1980: "Suicide Is Painless," better known as "that theme from M*A*S*H," belatedly tops the British pop charts. Robert Altman's fourteen-year-old son had written the lyrics to the song, earning him much more in royalties than his father ever got for directing the film.

SAME OLD SONG: What TV shows have used these pop songs as their themes?

Easy
1. "Who Are You," the Who
2. "Cleveland Rocks," the Presidents of the United States of America
3. "Love and Marriage," Frank Sinatra
4. "Bad Boys," Inner Circle
5. "With a Little Help from My Friends," Joe Cocker

Harder
6. "How Soon Is Now?," Love Spit Love
7. "Woke Up This Morning," A3
8. "Reflections," Diana Ross and the Supremes
9. "Save Me," Remy Zero
10. "A Little Less Conversation," Elvis Presley

Yeah, Good Luck
11. "Stand," R.E.M.
12. "Even a Dog Can Shake Hands," Warren Zevon
13. "Here with Me," Dido
14. "Bad Reputation," Joan Jett
15. "Yakety Sax," Boots Randolph

1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2. The Drew Carey Show
3. Married...With Children
4. Cops
5. The Wonder Years

7. The Sopranos
8. China Beach
9. Smallville

13. Roswell
14. Freaks and Geeks
15. The Benny Hill Show

6. Charmed
11. Get a Life

Seems to me, this Warren Zevon guy keeps cropping up in this thread. Not that I know the answer, but I'll put on "Sentimental Hygiene" and tun the volume way up ...

10. Las Vegas

12. Action

A winner is you all! Here are all the answers in one place...



1. CSI
2. The Drew Carey Show
3. Married... with Children
4. Cops
5. The Wonder Years
6. Charmed
7. The Sopranos
8. China Beach
9. Smallville
10. Las Vegas
11. Get a Life
12. Action
13. Roswell
14. Freaks and Geeks
15. The Benny Hill Show



ROUND TWENTY-THREE NEXT!

Anyone remember the first round of trivia? Well, if you enjoyed that round, you'll enjoy this one. And I gotta say, I am VERY interested to see how you all fare with these questions, as some of these really stumped me.



June 1, 2001: Faux-metal band Spinal Tap begins its "Back from the Dead" tour at Hollywood's Greek Theater. Some fans won't catch on until the 2003 release of A Mighty Wind that Tap's opening act, a clean-cut trio called the Folksmen, is in fact composed of Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer — the same musicians who play Spinal Tap, only in different wigs.

COME TOGETHER: What do these sets of bands have in common?

1. The Bee Gees, the Breeders, Nelson, the Proclaimers
2. Alphaville, Bad Company, Fine Young Cannibals, 10,000 Maniacs
3. a-ha, Duran Duran, Garbage, Paul McCartney & Wings
4. Badfinger, the Band, Joy Division, Nirvana
5. Blind Faith, Cream, Derek and the Dominos, the Yardbirds
6. The Carpenters, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Genesis, Rare Earth
7. Belle and Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand, Simple Minds, Travis
8. Bad Company, Iron Maiden, Kool and the Gang, New Kids on the Block, Train
9. The Charlatans, Dinosaur Jr., Green Jelly, Suede
10. Air Supply, Steely Dan, T-Rex, the White Stripes
11. The Byrds, Destiny's Child, *NSYNC, the Ohio Express
12. Death Cab for Cutie, Judas Priest, Radiohead, Shakespear's Sister
13. Five for Fighting, the Flaming Lips, the Kinks, R.E.M.
14. Frankie Goes to Hollywood, It's a Beautiful Day, They Might Be Giants, Yo La Tengo
15. INXS, Jethro Tull, Magnetic Fields, My Morning Jacket

5: Clapton was in all of'em
7: They're from Scotland (I was about to write "They're Scottish", but is it actually "Scotch" even if it's not in a bottle ... ?)

1. Brothers and sisters in band- Check that bands with twins in the band.

4: Could be something about a member commiting suicide, though I wouldn't know for sure about Badfinger (so I guess it's really cheating to answer)

Yeah, that's right. Pete Ham from Badfinger.

I'm going to guess on a few of these based on what I know about two of the bands.

6. Drummers who sing
10. Two member bands
12. Bands who's name is the name of a song
13. Songs about Superman

Re: Snusmumrik on #7... Be more specific.

2. Bands named after movies
3. Recorded a James Bond theme song
7. They're all from Glasgow
14. Bandnames based on famous lines?

Re: Klauw... Yes, yes, yes, and no.


That leaves #8, 9, 11, 14, and 15...

Guessing on 9, but, is it bands that had to amend their name because there already was another band with the same name? Didn't Suede have to call themselves the London Suede, and Charlatans the Charlatans UK, in the U.S.?

11. They all released songs, of which the title is the same word repeated three times (Turn Turn Turn, No No No/Bills Bills Bills, Bye Bye Bye, Yummy Yummy Yummy)

#14: Band names that are gramatically complete sentences.

#15: Bands that have released albums whose titles are one letter (X, A, I, Z).

COME TOGETHER: What do these sets of bands have in common?

1. The Bee Gees, the Breeders, Nelson, the Proclaimers- I would imagine they're all groups comprised at least partially of siblings? Gibbs for the Bee Gees, Ricky Nelson's kids for Nelson, and I believe the Scottish blokes in the Pretenders are brothers. Can't remember everyone in the Breeders though..you may stone me now.
4. Badfinger, the Band, Joy Division, Nirvana
5. Blind Faith, Cream, Derek and the Dominos, the Yardbirds-They all are bands Eric Clapton has been a member of
6. The Carpenters, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Genesis, Rare Earth- My guess is they all had vocalist/drummers? I know it's true of Carpenters and Genesis (at least Collins era)
7. Belle and Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand, Simple Minds, Travis- All Scottish acts.
8. Bad Company, Iron Maiden, Kool and the Gang, New Kids on the Block, Train
9. The Charlatans, Dinosaur Jr., Green Jelly, Suede- I'm guessing they were all forced to change their names for legal reasons? Charlatans is Charlatans U.K. in the States, Green Jelly WAS Green Jello before a lawsuit threat from General Foods and Suede is known as the London Suede in parts of the globe. Not sure on DJ...

This one was tough...

Sorry, was out of town for a couple days and didn't have internet access. You all did admirably well. Only missed one. Here are the answers...



1. Have a pair of twins
2. Names inspired by movie titles
3. Sang James Bond themes
4. Band member committed suicide
5. Eric Clapton
6. Drummer sang lead
7. Hailed from Glasgow
8. Had an eponymous song on an eponymous album
9. Changed their name for legal reasons
10. Duos
11. Had a hit with a repeated three-word title ("Turn! Turn! Turn!," "Bills, Bills, Bills," "Bye Bye Bye," "Yummy Yummy Yummy")
12. Named for a song by another artist
13. Had hits about Superman
14. Complete-sentence band names
15. One-letter album titles (X, A, i, Z)


Some of those (14 and 15 in particular) really had me saying "WTF?" Anyway, ROUND TWENTY-FOUR NEXT!

ROUND TWENTY-FOUR!



June 2, 1989: Rolling Stones bassits Bill Wyman marries the nineteen-year-old Mandy Smith, whom he's been dating since she was thirteen. In 1993, Wyman's son Stephen will be engaged to Mandy's mother, Patsy, nearly making Wyman his own ex-wife's step-grandfather.

ALL YOUR BASS ARE BELONG TO US: Name these bands from their bassists.

Easy
1. Flea
2. John Paul Jones
3. Sting
4. John Entwistle
5. Krist Novoselic

Harder
6. Stefan Lessard
7. Andy Rourke
8. Geddy Lee
9. Les Claypool
10. Peter Cetera

Yeah, Good Luck
11. Dave "Phoenix" Farrell
12. Cait O'Riordan
13. Hub
14. Eric Judy
15. Pete Quaife

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Led Zeppelin
3. The Police
4. The Who
5. Nirvana

7. The Smiths
8. Rush
9. Primus
10. Chicago

12. The Pogues
14. Modest Mouse
15. The Kinks

6. Dave Matthews Band
11. Linkin Park
13. The Roots

VERY sorry it took so long for me to get back onboard with all of this. Long story... Anyway, here's the answers (you guys got them all again) to round #24.



1. The Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Led Zeppelin
3. The Police
4. The Who
5. Nirvana
6. The Dave Matthews Band
7. The Smiths
8. Rush
9. Primus
10. Chicago
11. Linkin Park
12. The Pogues
13. The Roots
14. Modest Mouse
15. The Kinks


ROUND TWENTY-FIVE NEXT!

June 11, 1966: Melody Maker reports the secret rehearsals of a new band composed of the Yardbirds' Eric Clapton, Manfred Mann's Jack Bruce, and the Graham Bond Organisation's Ginger Baker. The trio's current bands aren't happy about the bombshell, but when Cream first performs a month later, it becomes rock's first "supergroup."

SUPER TROUPERS: What supergroups were composed of members of...

1. The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, the Hollies
2. Free, Mott the Hoople, King Crimson
3. Santana, the Steve Miller Band, the Tubes
4. The Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra, the Heartbreakers
5. Cream, Traffic, Family
6. Stone Temple Pilots, Guns N' Roses, Wasted Youth
7. Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine
8. The Nice, King Crimson, Atomic Rooster
9. New Order, the Smiths, Pet Shop Boys
10. Yes, the Buggles, King Crimson

1. Crosby, Stills and Nash (and Young)
2. Bad Company
3. Journey?
4. Traveling Wilburys
5. Blind Faith
6. Velvet Revolver
7. Audioslave
8. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
9. Electronic
10. Asia

3. is the only one I'm not sure about.

I kind of knew that this round would be easy for you all, but I would never have guessed it would be 90 minutes easy! Well done!

I see no reason to post the answers, as Harold Wexler got all ten. Just look at his post for all the answers.

ROUND 26 NEXT!

June 30, 1987: Madonna releases "Who's That Girl?," the theme song to her new film, which had originally been titled Slammer.

WHO'S THAT GIRL?: Name the number one hit from each of these artists with "girl" in the title.

Easy
1. Rick Springfield
2. Gwen Stefani
3. The Temptations
4. Avril Lavigne
5. Christina Aguilera

Harder
6. Pet Shop Boys
7. The Four Seasons
8. Hall & Oates
9. Paula Abdul
10. Donna Summer

Yeah, Good Luck
11. The Chi-Lites
12. Steve Lawrence
13. Milli Vanilli
14. Elton John
15. Charlie Rich

Easy
1. Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
2. Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
3. The Temptations - My Girl (best "Girl" song ever?)
4. Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend
5. Christina Aguilera - What a Girl Wants

Harder
6. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
7. The Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry
8. Hall & Oates - Rich Girl
9. Paula Abdul
10. Donna Summer - Bad Girls

Yeah, Good Luck
11. The Chi-Lites - Oh Girl
12. Steve Lawrence
13. Milli Vanilli
14. Elton John
15. Charlie Rich

Steve Lawrence - Go Away Little Girl

Not to muddy the waters here, but since it seems this is completed, I have to take up the challenge of the greatest "girl" song of all time...

All due respect to the Temptations, I'd have to go with one of the following:

"Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" - Neil Diamond
"Fell In Love With A Girl" - The White Stripes
"Punk Rock Girl" - The Dead Milkmen
and, if it counts, "If I Was Your Girlfriend" - Prince

Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
Girls and Boys- Blur
California Girls- The Beach Boys
West End Girls- Pet Shop Boys

.... and of course My Girl- The Temptations

I'll let you guys debate just which song is the greatest "girl" song of all time, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to stay out of that debate! lol Here are the answers to this round of questions... (Once again, you guys went 100%.)




1. "Jessie's Girl"
2. "Hollaback Girl"
3. "My Girl"
4. "Girlfriend"
5. "What a Girl Wants"
6. "West End Girls"
7. "Big Girls Don't Cry"
8. "Rich Girl"
9. "Forever Your Girl"
10. "Bad Girls"
11. "Oh Girl"
12. "Go Away Little Girl"
13. "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"
14. "Island Girl"
15. "The Most Beautiful Girl"




ROUND 27 NEXT!

July 3, 1971: This is the end, beautiful friend: Jim Morrison's body is found in a Paris bathtub dead of a heroin overdose.

BEFORE I GET OLD: Given a musical group, name the band member who OD'd young.

Easy
1. Big Brother and the Holding Company
2. The Sex Pistols
3. The Byrds
4. The Blues Brothers
5. The Who

Harder
6. Blind Melon
7. The Wu-Tang Clan
8. Milli Vanilli
9. Thin Lizzy
10. Alice in Chains

Yeah, Good Luck
11. Mother Love Bone
12. Red Hot Chili Peppers
13. Hole
14. The Germs
15. Sublime

2. Sid Vicious
5. Keith Moon
7. Ol' Dirty Bastard
12. Hillel Slovak
15. Bradley Nowell

.......and that's all I have.

4. John Belushi

how could I have forgotten him??

1. Janis Joplin
3. Gram Parsons

6. Shannon Hoon
10. Layne Staley
14. Darby Crash

8. Rob Pilatus (the things your mind keeps stored...)
9. Phil Lynott

11. Andrew Wood
13. Kristen Pfaff

And there it is! Once again, you guys flex your muscles when it comes to pop music trivia! Here's all the answers in one place...



1. Janis Joplin
2. Sid Vicious
3. Gram Parsons
4. John Belushi
5. Keith Moon
6. Shannon Hoon
7. Ol' Dirty Bastard
8. Rob Pilatus
9. Phil Lynott
10. Layne Staley
11. Andrew Wood
12. Hillel Slovak
13. Kristen Pfaff
14. Darby Crash
15. Bradley Nowell



ROUND 28 NEXT!

July 13, 1872: Charles Gounod composes a little piano ditty he calls "Funeral March of a Marionette." No one really cares for eighty years, but then the tune becomes the famous theme of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

SHOW TUNES: What TV shows had each of these themes?

Easy
1. "Believe It or Not"
2. "Making Our Dreams Come True"
3. "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
4. "I'll Be There for You"
5. "The Ballad of Jed Clampett"

Harder
6. "Thank You for Being a Friend"
7. "Boss of Me"
8. "The Streetbeater"
9. "Good Ol' Boys"
10. "Final Frontier"

Yeah, Good Luck
11. "Then Came You"
12. "The Toy Parade"
13. "There's a New Girl in Town"
14. "There's No Place Like Home"
15. "Falling"

3. Cheers
4. Friends
6. The Golden Girls
15. Twin Peaks

1. The Greatest American Hero
2. Laverne & Shirley
5. The Beverly Hillbillies

7. Malcolm in the Middle (TMBG!)
9. The Dukes of Hazzard

GASP! Round 28 proves to be the forum's undoing! Only 60% correct! What is happening to this world?!?

*shakes head* You guys are slipping! Here's the answers...




1. The Greatest American Hero
2. Laverne & Shirley
3. Cheers
4. Friends
5. The Beverly Hillbilles
6. The Golden Girls
7. Malcolm in the Middle
8. Sanford and Son
9. The Dukes of Hazzard
10. Mad About You
11. Webster
12. Leave It to Beaver
13. Alice
14. 227
15. Twin Peaks




ROUND 29 NEXT! Here's hoping you guys do a little better next time! *chuckle*

ROUND 29! Something about this one tells me that you all are going to do much better this time around. Let's see...




July 13, 2002: A remix of Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" ends its chart-topping run in Britain, having broken the long-standing tie between Elvis and the Beatles for most number ones.

A LITTLE MORE CONVERSATION: What songs begin with these exchanges of dialogue?

1. "Oh, my, God. Becky, look at her butt. It is so big."
2. "Betty, is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing?" "Mm-hmm."
3. "Hey, I can't find nothing on the radio." "Uh, yo, turn to that station."
4. "Hey Jack, what's happenin'?" "Oh, I don't know." "Well, uh, rumor around town says you think you might be heading down to the shore."
5. "Wendy?" "Yes, Lisa?" "Is the water warm enough?" "Yes, Lisa."
6. "Hey bra', how we doin', man?" "All right." "It's been a while, man, life's so rad!"
7. "Are you ready, Theodore?" "Ready, Dave!"
8. "What you gonna play now?" "Bobby, I don't know, but whatever I play, it's got to be funky."
9. "Got to get this airplane off." "Naw, leave it, yeah."
10. "Whaddya think the teacher's gonna look like this year?" "My butt, man!"

1. “Baby Got Back,” Sir Mix-a-Lot
2. “Leader of the Pack,” Shangri-La’s
3. “Radio Song,” R.E.M.
5. “Computer Blue,” Prince
10. “Hot for Teacher,” Van Halen

Just to get the easier ones out of the way...

6. Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)

4. "Bitchin' Camaro", The Dead Milkmen
7. "The Chipmunk Song", The Chipmunks
8. "Make It Funky, Pt. 3", James Brown

Later in "Hot for Teacher" there's possibly the all-time greatest spoken-word interjection in rock history: "I don't FEEL tardy!"

Harold, agreed! That line gets me every time I hear the song!

One left, number 9. Anyone?

9. Led Zep - Black Country Woman

Bingo! That seals the deal. Here's all the answers in one place.




1. "Baby Got Back" (Sir Mix-a-Lot)
2. "Leader of the Pack" (The Shangri-Las)
3. "Radio Song" (R.E.M.)
4. "Bitchin' Camaro" (The Dead Milkmen)
5. "Computer Blue" (Prince)
6. "Undone (The Sweater Song)" (Weezer)
7. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" (The Chipmunks)
8. "Make It Funky (Part 1)" (James Brown)
9. "Black Country Woman" (Led Zeppelin)
10. "Hot for Teacher" (Van Halen)




The book states that the answer to #8 is part 1, but for all I know it's part 3, as Harold Wexler stated. I figured, you got the important part of the answer. ROUND 30 NEXT!

July 18, 1941: Martha Reeves, still twenty years away from fronting the Vandellas, is born in Alabama.

SEND BACKUP!: Name these backing bands from their lead singers.

Easy
1. Smokey Robinson
2. Joan Jett
3. Tom Petty
4. Gladys Knight
5. Buddy Holly

Harder
6. Marky Mark
7. Jonathan Richman
8. George Thorogood
9. Edie Brickell
10. Bruce Hornsby

Yeah, Good Luck
11. Bobby "Boris" Pickett
12. Bo Donaldson
13. Robyn Hitchcock
14. Billy J. Kramer
15. Little Joe Cook

Easy
1. The Miracles
2. The Blackhearts
3. The Heartbreakers
4. The Pips
5. The Crickets

Harder
6. The Funky Bunch
7. The Modern Lovers
10. The Range

8. The Delaware Destroyers (or simply The Destroyers)
9. The New Bohemians

12. The Heywoods
13. The Egyptians
14. The Dakotas

11. The Crypt Kickers (The Monster Mash!)
15. The Thrillers

100% again! Well done, gang!



1. The Miracles
2. The Blackhearts
3. The Heartbreakers
4. The Pips
5. The Crickets
6. The Funky Bunch
7. The Modern Lovers
8. The Destroyers
9. The New Bohemians
10. The Range
11. The Crypt-Kickers
12. The Heywoods
13. The Egyptians
14. The Dakotas
15. The Thrillers



Round 31 next!

July 22, 2002: Mattel loses its court case against Scandinavian op group Aqua, the one-hit wonders of "Barbie Girl" fame. The judges much-quoted decision ends, "The parties are advised to chill."

DRESS ME UP, TAKE YOUR TIME, I'M YOUR DOLLIE: What character from a pop song wears...

1. Electric boots and a mohair suit
2. A face that she keeps in a jar by the door
3. A hat strategically dipped below one eye and an apricot scarf
4. Baggy clothes that made her friends stick up their nose
5. A screwed-down hairdo and a snow-white tan
6. Heavy boots of lead
7. Her vest, while Jack's in his corset
8. Fancy gloves, so there's never, never a trace of red
9. Clothes ripped like the Incredible Hulk
10. Fancy clothes, diamond rings, a 32 gun in his pocket for fun, and a razor in his shoe

2. Eleanor Rigby
5. Ziggy

(Yeah, I know, those are the ridiculously easy ones. Can't wait to see what the other answers are).

3. CARLY SIMON "You're so Vain"
7. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND "Sweet Jane"

1. Bennie (lead singer of The Jets)
8. MacHeath (better known as Mack the Knife)
10. Leroy Brown, who was bad, bad

9. Slim Shady

6. Iron Man- Black Sabbath

4. Sk8ter Boi

Took a bunch of people, but once again, 100%! Well done gang!



1. Bennie ("and the Jets")
2. Eleanor Rigby
3. You ("You're So Vain")
4. Sk8er Boi
5. Ziggy Stardust
6. Iron Man
7. Sweet Jane
8. Mack the Knife
9. Slim Shady ("My Name Is")
10. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown



Every time I hear "Bennie and the Jets," I'm reminded of something one of my friends THOUGHT Elton was singing: "She's got electric boobs."
ROUND 32 NEXT!

This round looks devastatingly easy. So I'm curious just how quickly you are all going to get these.




August 6, 1971: Principal photography on The Godfather ends. Paramount is queasy about the results — director Francis Ford Coppola insisted on an unknown stage actor, Al Pacino, in the lead, though the studio wanted Warren Beatty or Robert Redford.

THANK YOU, GODFATHER: What genre are each of these musicians said to be "godfathers" of?

1. Neil Young
2. James Brown
3. Afrika Bambaataa
4. Iggy Pop
5. The Cure

1. Grunge
2. Soul

4. Punk

5. goth
3. rap ?

Close enough on #3, Nick. Here are the answers!




1. Grunge
2. Soul
3. Hip-Hop
4. Punk
5. Goth




ROUND 33 NEXT!

August 10, 1967: Chris Gaines, Garth Brooks's fictional rock alter ego, is born in Brisbane, Australia, to an Olympic swimmer and her coach husband.

EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING: Match these fictional bands to their big hits.

1. The Be Sharps
2. Drive Shaft
3. Eddie and the Cruisers
4. Jesse and the Rippers
5. Josie and the Pussycats
6. The Rutles
7. The Soggy Bottom Boys
8. 2ge+her
9. Spinal Tap
10. The Wonders

a. "Baby on Board"
b. "Big Bottom"
c. "Cheese and Onions"
d. "Every Beat of My Heart"
e. "Forever"
f. "Man of Constant Sorrow"
g. "On the Dark Side"
h. "Say It (Don't Spray It)"
i. "That Thing You Do!"
j. "You All Everybody"

7. F
9. B

Both are fantastically hilarious movies.

10. I

1. a. (from THE SIMPSONS)
2. j. (Charlie's extremely Oasis-like band on LOST)
3. g.
6. c.

4. e.
From the sitcom "Full House", it is a Beach Boys cover btw.

80%? Tsk, tsk, tsk...

I'm actually a little (okay, more than a little) ashamed to say that I actually knew the 2ge+her one that you guys missed. I guess it's because they had their "hit" back about the time that I stopped watching Total Request Live (go ahead and mock me...). Anyway, here's the answers.




1. a (From The Simpsons)
2. j (From Lost)
3. g (From Eddie and the Cruisers)
4. e (From Full House)
5. d
6. c
7. f (From O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
8. h
9. b (From This Is Spinal Tap)
10. i (From That Thing You Do!)



ROUND 34 NEXT!

ROUND 34! Another round that I'm sure will be completed in no time. Let's see...




August 12, 1969: In Chicago, the Guess Who record "American Woman," which will become the first song ever to top the American and Canadian singles charts at the same time.

NORTH AMERICAN IDOL: Name these U.S. bands from their lone Canadian member.

1. Denny Doherty
2. James LaBrie
3. Neil Young (two answers)
4. Melissa Auf der Maur
5. Zal Yanovsky

3. Buffalo Springfield / Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4. The Smashing Pumpkins (I'm guessing there was another Canadian in Hole)

1. The Mamas and the Papas
5. The Lovin' Spoonful

And 2. Dream Theater

Nassim finishes it off! But a bit of drama after I read Klauw's post; see the note at the end for an explanation...




1. The Mamas and the Papas
2. Dream Theater
3. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young -or- Buffalo Springfield
4. Hole
5. The Lovin' Spoonful

NOTE: The book where I am getting all of these questions lists the answer for #4 as Hole. However, after doing a little bit of research, I see that Klauw's answer of the Smashing Pumpkins is also correct. It seems the great Ken Jennings is not infallible! Or at least, his research department isn't infallible.




ROUND 35 NEXT!