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Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Juddernaut88

1. Easy lover- Philip Bailey and Phil Collins (Happycamper)
2. Sad But True- Metallica (Reg Varney)
3. Smack my lovely lady Up- The Prodigy (Happycamper)
4. Boom- P.O.D. (Chengdufan)
5. Just a Dream- Nelly (Happycamper)
6. Longview- Green day (Chengdufan)
7. You're Beautiful- James Blunt (Happycamper)
8. Promised you a miracle- Simple Minds (CsPrince)
9. Do you know what I mean- Oasis (CsPrince)
10. Hit em up- 2 Pac (FoulNMiss)

Happycamper- 4
Chengdufan- 3*
CsPrince- 2
Reg Varney- 1
FoulNmiss- 1

Happycamper wins with 4 points.

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby HappyCamper

Selected highlights from performers at the recent Connect festival in Edinburgh. That's the theme.

01) You Held the World in Your Arms
02) Lose Our Minds
03) Vapour Trail
04) The Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champion, 1973
05) Introvert
06) IN YOUR BLOOD
07) Weird Goodbyes
08) The Place Where He Inserted The Blade
09) Danny Nedelko
10) Keep Yourself Warm (Live)

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby HappyCamper

Juddernaut88 wrote:1. Idelwild? That song was on Fifa 2003


yes, from their classic 2002 album the remote part which they performed in full on the sunday evening.

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby HappyCamper

clues, schmooze!

02) Lose Our Minds
house/dance inflected indie who formed at the royal northern college of music. their latest single released in 2022. name sounds like a breakfast food

03) Vapour Trail
pioneering shoegaze band from oxford, england. from their seminal 1990 debut lp nowhere which they playedd in full. name is like a type of cymbal.

04) The Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champion, 1973
scottish singer songwriter. from his 2021 lp heavy elevator. names is alliterative, and sounds like it could be a scottish bird of prey.

05) Introvert
london rapper. from her mercury nominated 2021 lp sometimes i might be introvert. stage name is a diminutive of her actual name.

06) IN YOUR BLOOD
scotish singer/songwriter/producer. single released in 2021. stage name is derived from her chinese surname which she shares with top 50 snooker player.

07) Weird Goodbyes
alt rock band from cincinnati, ohio. single released in 2022 in collaboration with bon iver. name is shared with a scottish newspaper.

08) The Place Where He Inserted The Blade
art rock six piece from cambridgeshire, england. from their 2022 album ants from up there. name sounds like a midlands infrastructure development.

09) Danny Nedelko
post hardcore band from bristol, england, noted for their live performances. from their 2018 album joy as an sct of resistance. name sounds like what a lazy person might do.

10) Keep Yourself Warm (Live)
post punk band from kilsyth, scotland. a cover of a frightened rabbit track included in their live sets as a tribute to the sadly departed scott hutchison, whose brother grant now drums with correct answer. name is taken from the wilfred owen poem but i was looking at the permanent stars.

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby HappyCamper

Iranu wrote:3 could be Ride


could hardly be anyone else!

01) You Held the World in Your Arms - Idlewild - Judders
02) Lose Our Minds
03) Vapour Trail - Ride - Iranu
04) The Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champion, 1973
05) Introvert
06) IN YOUR BLOOD
07) Weird Goodbyes
08) The Place Where He Inserted The Blade
09) Danny Nedelko
10) Keep Yourself Warm (Live)

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby HappyCamper

Juddernaut88 wrote:5. Little Simz?


cooking with gas now.

01) You Held the World in Your Arms - Idlewild - Judders
02) Lose Our Minds
03) Vapour Trail - Ride - Iranu
04) The Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champion, 1973
05) Introvert - Little Simz - Judders
06) IN YOUR BLOOD
07) Weird Goodbyes
08) The Place Where He Inserted The Blade
09) Danny Nedelko
10) Keep Yourself Warm (Live)

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby HappyCamper

02) _ _ _ _ _ (5)
04) _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ (6,4)
06) _ _ _ _ (4)
07) _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (3,8)
08) _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ (5,7,3,4)
09) _ _ _ _ _ (5)
10) _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ (3,8,3)
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Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby HappyCamper

02) _ _ _ _ _ (5)
04) _ A _ _ _ _ / _ A _ _ (6,4)
06) _ _ _ A (4)
07) _ _ _ / _ A _ _ _ _ A _ (3,8)
08) _ _ A _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ A _ (5,7,3,4)
09) _ _ _ _ _ (5)
10) _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ A _ (3,8,3)

A

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby HappyCamper

02) _ _ _ _ _ (5)
04) _ A _ _ _ _ / _ A _ _ (6,4)
06) _ _ _ A (4)
07) _ _ E / _ A _ _ _ _ A _ (3,8)
08) _ _ A _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ E _ / _ _ A _ (5,7,3,4)
09) _ _ _ E S (5)
10) _ _ E / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ A _ (3,8,3)

A,E
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Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby HappyCamper

02) _ _ _ _ _ (5)
04) _ A _ _ S _ / _ A _ _ (6,4)
06) _ _ _ A (4)
07) T _ E / _ A T _ _ _ A _ (3,8)
08) _ _ A _ _ / _ _ _ _ T _ _ / _ E _ / _ _ A _ (5,7,3,4)
09) _ _ _ E S (5)
10) T _ E / T _ _ _ _ _ _ T / S A _ (3,8,3)

A,E,S,T

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby HappyCamper

02) _ _ _ _ _ (5)
04) H A _ _ S H / H A _ _ (6,4)
06) _ _ _ A (4)
07) T H E / _ A T _ _ _ A _ (3,8)
08) _ _ A _ _ / _ _ _ _ T _ _ / _ E _ / _ _ A _ (5,7,3,4)
09) _ _ _ E S (5)
10) T H E / T _ _ _ _ _ H T / S A _ (3,8,3)

A,E,H,S,T

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby Reg Varney

10) The Twilight Sad

Know nothing about them but someone I follow on Twitter tweets about them all the time.

Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby HappyCamper

Iranu wrote:8 presumably Black Country something


this deduction (if true) should probably narrow down the field somewhat.

chengdufan wrote:4 Hamish Hawk


aye.

Reg Varney wrote:10) The Twilight Sad

Know nothing about them but someone I follow on Twitter tweets about them all the time.


now you know they are from kilsyth in scotland, their name derives from a wilfred owen poem, grant hutchison latterly of frightened rabbit is their new drummer, and that they were the correct answer for track number 10. everyday's a school day.

Juddernaut88 wrote:O


i admire your commitment to only guessing individual letters and not whole names.

02) _O_ _ _ (5)
06) _ _ _ A (4)
07) T H E / _ A T _ O _ A _ (3,8)
08) _ _ A _ _ / _ O _ _ T _ _ / _ E _ / _ O A _ (5,7,3,4)
09) _ _ _ E S (5)

A,E,H,O,S,T
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Re: The Greatest Hits Quiz!

Postby HappyCamper