The R O Shipman Lyric Quiz

[Shippers]

In rememberance of those old days on 606 I have knocked up a little lyrics quiz. I've tried to keep the styles varied so that no-one musical taste will prevail, and I've tried not to go for the really obvious lines from the songs.

One point for song, one point for artiste, one point for next line, bonus point if you get all three in one go.

Points are given on a first come first served basis.

I'll close up when all points have been distributed, or the thread has run it's natural course.

So without further ado.....


1)So wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderfully pretty

2)Cos you’re a million miles away, will you get this letter

3)A school girl is denied

4)we’re heading for Venus, and still we stand tall

5)Peaches come from a can, they were put there by a man

6)left my home in Georgia

7)ready or not, here I come, you can’t hide

8)so many lyrics we’re frightened to use them

9)like the river flows, surely to the sea

10)They say that love’s a word, a word we’ve often heard

11)Now I’m rolling down rodeo with a shot gun

12)there’s a world out there, and I know ‘cause I’ve heard talk

13)Where is the need to know, I stop to think where I lost this

14)I'm infatuated by your moves

15)playground tactics, no rabbit-in-a-hat tricks

16)Lonely is the room, the bed is made

17) You see man made the cars To take us over the road

18)sorry is the fool who trade’s his soul for a corvette

19)cos the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around

20)snap her up in a butterfly net

get to work people - shippers will be back later with some scores updates...oh and if you have a different answer to me, but can prove yourself with a hyperlink I'll accept your answer.

[MRMILLWALL]

No 5 The dead presidents, next line, a man put peaches in a can.

[Stan]

roshipman said:

In rememberance of those old days on 606 I have knocked up a little lyrics quiz. I've tried to keep the styles varied so that no-one musical taste will prevail, and I've tried not to go for the really obvious lines from the songs.

One point for song, one point for artiste, one point for next line, bonus point if you get all three in one go.

Points are given on a first come first served basis.

I'll close up when all points have been distributed, or the thread has run it's natural course.

So without further ado.....


1)So wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderfully pretty

The Cure - Love cats

2)Cos you’re a million miles away, will you get this letter

The two ugly scottish speccy fellas - A letter from America

3)A school girl is denied

damn!

4)we’re heading for Venus, and still we stand tall

Europe - The final countdown

5)Peaches come from a can, they were put there by a man

The offspring? - Peaches

6)left my home in Georgia

Otis Redding - Sitting on the dock of a bay

7)ready or not, here I come, you can’t hide

The fugees? - ready or not

8)so many lyrics we’re frightened to use them

Beastie Boys? -

9)like the river flows, surely to the sea

know it but can't think of it

10)They say that love’s a word, a word we’ve often heard

11)Now I’m rolling down rodeo with a shot gun

12)there’s a world out there, and I know ‘cause I’ve heard talk

13)Where is the need to know, I stop to think where I lost this

14)I'm infatuated by your moves

15)playground tactics, no rabbit-in-a-hat tricks

16)Lonely is the room, the bed is made

17) You see man made the cars To take us over the road

- Its a mans world

18)sorry is the fool who trade’s his soul for a corvette

19)cos the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around

20)snap her up in a butterfly net

get to work people - shippers will be back later with some scores updates...oh and if you have a different answer to me, but can prove yourself with a hyperlink I'll accept your answer.

[JJ]

3. Some bollox by the Shits, sorry I mean Smiths

4. 'Cause maybe they've seen us and welcome us all. Final Countdown. Europe (TUNE!)

6. Headed for the Frisco Bay. Dock of the Bay. Otis Redding

9. Darling so it goes. somethings are meant to be. Cant Help Falling in Love With You. Elvis.

10. But can't begin to know the meaning of. Too Young. Nat King Cole

19. Has just put me at the top of the world. Top of the world. Carpenters

[Shippers]

mrmillwall said:

No 5 The dead presidents, next line, a man put peaches in a can.

close on both fronts, but no cumquat MM

[Shippers]

JJ has 12 pts - every answer was correct.

Billy has 10, you got questions 2 & 8 wrong, and the band on Q5.

good start people.

[Billy]

4 - Final Countdown by Europe
7 - Ready or Not by The Fugees
9 - Can't Help Falling In Love With You - Elvis/UB40
19 - Top Of The World - Carpenters

not very good I know

[JJ]

What a sad bastard I am, knowing the old ones

[JJ]

16. The open window lets the rain in. Jeff Buckley. can't remember the song (Jenny Lollipop and I have philosophised about these lyrics!)

[addicted2venos]

1) Love Cats - The Cure - 'you know that I'd do anything for you'
3) Rushholme Ruffians - The Smiths - 'She said How quickly would I die '
17) It's Man World - James Brown - 'man made the train to carry the heavy load'

[Shippers]

Yo A2V

you missed the boat on a load of those, but you got 5 pts so far

JJ another 2, that's you up to 14

JJ 14
Stan 10 (sorry - I'm getting you confused with Billy again!)
A2V 5

[addicted2venos]

And the ones I've know bits of;

8) Is Lets get Ready to Rumble by PJ & Duncan (I'm burning with shame)
15) Is a Jurassic 5 song
20) Is a Counting Crows Song

[Shippers]

9 pts in total A2V.

have you seen Kman's hotseat answers? Some top stuff (although much of it illegal - which of course I would never condone)

[addicted2venos]

roshipman said:

Yo A2V

you missed the boat on a load of those, but you got 5 pts so far

JJ another 2, that's you up to 14

JJ 14
Stan 10 (sorry - I'm getting you confused with Billy again!)
A2V 5

I know 'curse my bones, with scurvy' for my lateness, I don't usually get on here much before 10am!!

[addicted2venos]

roshipman said:

9 pts in total A2V.

have you seen Kman's hotseat answers? Some top stuff (although much of it illegal - which of course I would never condone)

Sounds good, I'll go and have a look!

[Shippers]

well seeing as this appears to have run its course I'll post the answers and crown JJ winner.

1) So wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderfully pretty

(you know that I’d do anything for you – the cure – love cats)

2) Cos you’re a million miles away, will you get this letter

(jagged pulp sliced through my veins, I write to remember – At the Drive In – one armed scissor)

3) A school girl is denied

(she says how quickly will I die, If I jump from the top of the parachutes – the smiths – rushmore ruffians)

4) we’re heading for Venus, and still we stand tall

(‘cos maybe they’ve seen us, and they’ll welcome us all – Europe – the final countdown)

5) Peaches come from a can, they were put there by a man

(in a factory downtown – presidents of the United States of America – Peaches)

6) left my home in Georgia

(heading for the ‘frisco bay – otis redding – sittin’ on the dock of the bay)

7) ready or not, here I come, you can’t hide

(gonna find you and make you want me – fugees – ready or not)

8) so many lyrics we’re frightened to use them

(so many lyrics we keep them in stores, we’ve even got them coming out of our pores – PJ & Duncan –lets get ready to rumble)

9) like the river flows, surely to the sea

(darling so it goes, some things are meant to be – Andy Williams/UB40 – Wise men say only fools rush in)

10) They say that love’s a word, a word we’ve often heard

(but can’t begin to know the meaning of – Nat King Cole – Too Young)

11) Now I’m rolling down rodeo with a shot gun

(these people ain’t seen a brown skin man since their grandparents bought one – RATM – rodeo)

12) there’s a world out there, and I know ‘cause I’ve heard talk

(in my sweetest dreams, I would go out for a walk – eels – not ready yet)

13) Where is the need to know, I stop to think where I lost this

(the chance was found & then thrown, thrown away like before – Hundred Reasons – answers)

14) I'm infatuated by your moves

(I've got to search hard for your clues – badly drawn boy – once around the block)

15) playground tactics, no rabbit-in-a-hat tricks

(this sound’s classic, rap shit from Jurassic – Jurassic 5 – monkey bars)

16) Lonely is the room, the bed is made

(the open window lets the rain in – jeff buckley – lover you should have come over)

17) You see man made the cars To take us over the road

(Man made the train to carry the heavy load – james brown – it’s a man’s man’s man’s world)

18) sorry is the fool who trade’s his soul for a corvette

(think’s he’ll get the girl he’ll only get the mechanic – pearl jam – soon forget)

19) cos the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around

(your love’s put me at the top of the world – the carpenters- on top of the world)

20) snap her up in a butterfly net

(Pin her down on a photograph album – counting crows – anna begins)

[Stan]

roshipman said:

well seeing as this appears to have run its course I'll post the answers and crown JJ winner.

1) So wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderfully pretty

(you know that I’d do anything for you – the cure – love cats)

2) Cos you’re a million miles away, will you get this letter

(jagged pulp sliced through my veins, I write to remember – At the Drive In – one armed scissor)

3) A school girl is denied

(she says how quickly will I die, If I jump from the top of the parachutes – the smiths – rushmore ruffians)

4) we’re heading for Venus, and still we stand tall

(‘cos maybe they’ve seen us, and they’ll welcome us all – Europe – the final countdown)

5) Peaches come from a can, they were put there by a man

(in a factory downtown – presidents of the United States of America – Peaches)

6) left my home in Georgia

(heading for the ‘frisco bay – otis redding – sittin’ on the dock of the bay)

7) ready or not, here I come, you can’t hide

(gonna find you and make you want me – fugees – ready or not)

8) so many lyrics we’re frightened to use them

(so many lyrics we keep them in stores, we’ve even got them coming out of our pores – PJ & Duncan –lets get ready to rumble)

9) like the river flows, surely to the sea

(darling so it goes, some things are meant to be – Andy Williams/UB40 – Wise men say only fools rush in)

10) They say that love’s a word, a word we’ve often heard

(but can’t begin to know the meaning of – Nat King Cole – Too Young)

11) Now I’m rolling down rodeo with a shot gun

(these people ain’t seen a brown skin man since their grandparents bought one – RATM – rodeo)

12) there’s a world out there, and I know ‘cause I’ve heard talk

(in my sweetest dreams, I would go out for a walk – eels – not ready yet)

13) Where is the need to know, I stop to think where I lost this

(the chance was found & then thrown, thrown away like before – Hundred Reasons – answers)

14) I'm infatuated by your moves

(I've got to search hard for your clues – badly drawn boy – once around the block)

15) playground tactics, no rabbit-in-a-hat tricks

(this sound’s classic, rap shit from Jurassic – Jurassic 5 – monkey bars)

16) Lonely is the room, the bed is made

(the open window lets the rain in – jeff buckley – lover you should have come over)

17) You see man made the cars To take us over the road

(Man made the train to carry the heavy load – james brown – it’s a man’s man’s man’s world)

18) sorry is the fool who trade’s his soul for a corvette

(think’s he’ll get the girl he’ll only get the mechanic – pearl jam – soon forget)

19) cos the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around

(your love’s put me at the top of the world – the carpenters- on top of the world)

20) snap her up in a butterfly net

(Pin her down on a photograph album – counting crows – anna begins)

No.2 is the biggest sack of shit I have ever heard in my life.... fucking twattish student types playing noise!

[JJ]

Not one of your personal faves then Stan?

[Stan]

jj said:

Not one of your personal faves then Stan?

Am I that transparent??? I saw them on a Jools Holland DVD playing it live.... and I can't believe that anyone can say it's good...!

and isn't one of the giutarists a good mate of john frusciante and now plays in another - quite musical band...? (got a very hispanic name...)

[Billy]

crikey -I'm not surprised I didn't do vey well - I've hradly heard any of those songs!!