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Location: Avondale, AZ | How many of you rember the "Ohio Players"?
Can you remeber the name of their big hit?
How about the "Brokland Bridge" and their hit?
Name at least one of these bands' hits and then leave another clue of your own. |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | --- Love Rollercoaster ---
Clue: title was opposite of Van Halen's early hit runnin with the red guy downstairs |
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Location: closely held secret | Brooklyn Bridges' hit was "The Worst That Could Happen".
Too late to think of a clue. I'll do it tomorrow... |
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Location: North Carolina | Ohio Players - "Fire"
What was the name of the group Alan Arkin was in? |
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Location: North Carolina | And What was THEIR big hit? |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Darn, First Alternet and Waskel were quick on the obscure. |
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Location: North Carolina | Can't speak for Waskel, but I'm guessing we're probably older than some of you guys. |
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| What was the only hit BLUES IMAGE had? |
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Location: closely held secret | 73 men sailed out... |
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| close.It was Ride Captain Ride. |
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Location: closely held secret | I didn't want to give it away. You know, "Let's not always see the same hands...".
What song about Mephitis mephitis was the most gross hit of 1972? (and the artist.) |
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| BUZZZZ. Sorry no answer |
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Location: Upper Left USA | In the middle of the road, no less? Louden Wainright the turd.
Which song was guaranteed to "bring you right down"? |
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Location: closely held secret | "Don't Let It Bring You Down". Mr. Young.
That was a hit? |
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| Ok I'm in what are we doing???? |
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Location: closely held secret | This song was written for the musical "The Music Man" in 1957. 6 years later it was performed at a Royal Command performance in Albert Hall by a group thought to be "just another passing fad"... |
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| How can you possibly know that?? You guy's must be reading books on the side. ??
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Northcountry:
You guy's must be reading
Randy Come on....you're giving them too much credit! |
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Location: closely held secret | I find it much easier to read them upright. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Northcountry:
How can you possibly know that?? I know many trivial things. It's the serious stuff I have trouble keeping track of. |
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Location: Central Florida | Originally posted by Waskel:
This song was written for the musical "The Music Man" in 1957. 6 years later it was performed at a Royal Command performance in Albert Hall by a group thought to be "just another passing fad"... "Till There Was You"... Performed by The Beatles at the same Royal Command Performance where John uttered the classic line "Those of you in the cheap seats clap your hands... The rest of you can just rattle your jewelry." |
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Location: closely held secret | Good job, Jeff - I'd forgotten that was where John said that.
Got one for us? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | The answer is a bunch of bugs!
Till there was you |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Dohhhhhhh! Too slow. |
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Location: closely held secret | This band was named after a variant of LSD and had a cover hit with a song about being incurably depressed when it's hot.
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Location: closely held secret | Wait - we forgot First Alternate's and Tim's clues...
"What was the name of the group Alan Arkin was in?"
(hint: the founder of the group's idol was Josh White!)
"Title was opposite of Van Halen's early hit runnin with the red guy downstairs"
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Location: Gardnerville, NV | Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues |
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Location: Gardnerville, NV | Alan Arkins Group was the Tarriers - "The Banana Boat Song" you know "Dayo, daylite comin an we wanna go home."
Who did Robin Trower play with who's big hit didn't sound anything like anything he did solo? |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Hope this is obscure enough.
On what groups album and one hit does Pete Townsend play bass as 'Bijou Frieze'?
For Bonus Points; what did members of this group go on to do?
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Brooklyn Bridge: The Worst That Could Happen,
written by Jimmy Webb. the first of his long string of hits. |
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| Hey Bevis he said bannana..........haaaaaaaaaughhhhhhhh
Huughaaaaa
I have not got a clue to this line of questions & answers. You guy's know your trivia for sure. I do remember the Lennon Line never knew where it came from. Wow that must have been a shocker to those stuffed shirts in that era! John was as cool as they come.
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | yes, but in which/what bands! :D |
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| How bout D.O.A. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | DOA - Greatest Canadian Punk Bank Ever! |
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Location: closely held secret | It was "Bijou Drains" playing bass for Thunderclap Newman - "Something In The Air".
Jimmy McCulloch - Wings
Andy Newman - still doing the Thunderclap thing |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Woa!! Waskel. I think we've created a monster. :eek: :eek: :D |
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Location: closely held secret | Nah. Just bored today. |
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Location: Southern California | A guy named Donnie Iris had a hit single in 1980 called "Ah, Leah". He also had a hit in 1976 with a one-hit wonder band. Name the band and the song.
BONUS ROUND: Donnie is one lucky dog... how many people have had lightning strike three times? He was also part of another one-hit wonder in 1970. For bonus points, name that band and song.
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Location: closely held secret | One of the stupidest one-hit wonders in history. I absolutely hated that song. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | He has an interesting website...
...now I remember why I keep blocking out the 80's! |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | The guys got quite a sense of self depricating humour at what purports to be his website!
http://www.parallel-time.com/biography.htm |
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| From way back - Lovin' Spoonful and Procul Harem |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by schroeder:
From way back - Lovin' Spoonful and Procul Harem ... ok, I give up... what about them? |
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| Aren't they the answers to two questions from earlier? Or are we not supposed to answer? You know I never know what's going on.
What links Eire Apparent with Joe Cocker's Grease Band and Wings? |
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Location: closely held secret | You mean Henry? |
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Location: NJ | ". . What links Eire Apparent with Joe Cocker's Grease Band and Wings? . ."
Grace Slick blew everybody in both bands?? |
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Location: Southern California | What links Eire Apparent with Joe Cocker's Grease Band and Wings?
Jimmy McCullough (though I probably speleld it wrong...)
What does Elvis and Bachman Turner Overdrive have in common? |
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| Correct - although my memory says it was Henry not Jimmy. Wasn't Jimmy McWhatever inanother band?
Elvis and BTO - were they both one hit wonders? |
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Location: Burbank | BTO's hit Takin' care of business was the kings matra. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Did ya know that Entwistle and Moon were very, very close quitting The Who to be part of the new band...Led Zepplin? |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Who was the one hit wonder that had "The Last Song I'll Ever Write For You"? |
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Location: Tennessee | Edward Bear?
Here's one ... everyone knows the song "Hang on Sloopy". Did you know it was the official state song of Ohio? Trivia: What was the name of the band and who was the vocal and guitar frontman for the group? |
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Location: Central Florida | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Edward Bear?
Here's one ... everyone knows the song "Hang on Sloopy". Did you know it was the official state song of Ohio? Trivia: What was the name of the band and who was the vocal and guitar frontman for the group? The band: The McCoys
The frontman/guitarist: Rick Deringer. |
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Location: Braman, OK | Originally posted by Waskel:
What song about Mephitis mephitis was the most gross hit of 1972? (and the artist.) I was gonna say "Muskrat Love" by The Captain & Tennielle (sp?), since that was the grossest hit EVER. But since Mephitis mephitis is not a muskrat, I'll pass. |
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Location: closely held secret | No, I meant gross in a purely "I feel sick" manner.  |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Bubble Puppy's Big 1? |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road"? |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Maybe we should re-name this thread "One Hit Wonders"
And speaking of state songs, how about Indiana's and R. Dean Taylors big 1...still waiting on Bubble Puppy. |
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Location: closely held secret | Sorry, no winner. The correct answer is "Dead Skunk". Please play again next week...
Henry McCullough and Jimmy McCulloch were both in Wings. Henry in '72-'73, Jimmy '74 through '78. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Who Cares. |
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Location: closely held secret | What album featured Pete Townshend, David Gilmour, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and Paul McCartney - and is considered to be the bands weakest effort? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Corky and the Juice Pigs. |
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Location: closely held secret | Close. |
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Location: Central Florida | Originally posted by Waskel:
What album featured Pete Townshend, David Gilmour, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and Paul McCartney - and is considered to be the bands weakest effort? Wings - Back To The Egg.
The last Wings album. Despite it's rep for being weak, it's actually a kick-butt rockin' album! |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Corky and the Juice Pigs. This will probably sound bad, but when I read that, I got a mental image of that kid from that show "Life Goes On" fronting a punk band. :eek: |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | This will probably sound bad, but when I read that, I got a mental image of that kid from that show "Life Goes On" fronting a punk band.
Do they have a hit? |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Now here's one, I don't know if it crossed the border but was a fantastic one hit situation 'back when". It was only released as a 45, they never recorded an album under their own name.
Who recorded, "A Country Boy Named Willie."
and what was their other claim to fame?
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'nother one.
Two hit wonder.
Sugarloaf, name the songs. |
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Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado | The Sugerloaf answers are Green Eyed Lady and Don't Call Us.
Sugerloaf was formed out of two bands. The Beast, and Chocolate Hair..
Yep.. Chocolate Hair.. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Now I did not know that, thank you. :eek: |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | I did know that but didn't remeber it until I read it.
How about changing it up and naming a line from a song and guessing the hit?
'Just because in a moment of madness, I took advantage of your sweet love.'
I didn't say they had to be big hits. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | H mmmmm, I'm not getting it.
Can you hum a bit? |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | 'Don't hand me a lifetime of sadness and go blaming me for something I'm just not guilty of.'
This is the next line. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | One Chain - Doobies. |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | No. It is 'Well Alright' by Santana. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Not to argue but it just might have been The Doobies |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by OldLiverJones:
'Don't hand me a lifetime of sadness and go blaming me for something I'm just not guilty of.'
This is the next line. I was going to guess 'Don't go breaking my heart' Wasn't that Elton John and Kiki Dee? |
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Location: Cicero, NY | I believe Don't Go Breaking My Heart was EJ and Kiki Dee. |
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ | Remember Firefall?
Remember their song Cinderella?
Anyone know the chords?
I can usually pick anything out...but I am having trouble remembering exactly how it goes and am getting sme weird junk coming out of my Legend. |
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ | It WAS Kiki Dee and the paiano player from He Ain't Heavy. LOL |
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Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado | Originally posted by Kerry:
Remember Firefall?
Remember their song Cinderella?
Anyone know the chords?
I can usually pick anything out...but I am having trouble remembering exactly how it goes and am getting sme weird junk coming out of my Legend. Yep Kerry, I think I remember that tune. Would you like me to chart it for you? |
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Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado | P.S.
What a cool business to be in!! |
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Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado | Hey Kerry,
Here you go:
http://www.firefall.com/charts/cinderella.htm |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Weaser was right:
Not to argue but it just might have been The Doobies I should have checked the album. 'Well Alright' is on it. But 'One Chain' is the song. I didn't know that Santana was doing a cover. |
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ | Hey Cc!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
That is just great.
No wonder I was screwing up so badly....didn't think of D tuning.
Gonna go and try it out right now. |
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Location: Chicago | How 'bout this
I AM THE GOD OF HELLFIRE
AND I BRING...
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FIRE!!!
I'LL TAKE YOU TO BURN
Greg, "Dobro(v)" aka Legend 74 |
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| Arthur Brown "Fire" |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Good call. I like that song. How many of you are just googling to get the answers? |
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| I actually knew that one. What I don't remember for sure is whether or not Clapton played on it. |
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Location: Chicago | Clapton, no, but Townshend was involoved in the "Crazy World of Arthur Brown". They had a heavy keyboard guy...Wakeman or someone like that. My bro tells me AB played the Burning Man festival recently. Pretty wild to glam past 60!
Dobro(v) "have a Super Locrian Sandwich" |
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Location: NJ | Carl Palmer played drums on it . . . . |
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Location: Waxahachie, Tx | I was over a friends, he started palying "Your love" by Outfield. |
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Location: Tennessee | I should have checked the album. 'Well Alright' is on it. But 'One Chain' is the song. I didn't know that Santana was doing a cover. Well All Right is a cover, too. It was a Buddy Holly song.
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Name that hit.