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Friday, June 17, 2005

Our Blog's In Jeopardy

Since we're doing a very special 1980s throwback edition of Discourse, I felt compelled to make a little 80s music trivia game.
This is going to work like Jeopardy. Answer these in the form of a question in the comments section. Post your email address so that we can contact you. First person to answer everything correctly gets on the guest list for Discourse with a +1. Have fun.
1. Championed by Morrissey as early as the 1980s, this Manchester band did not earn it's only U.S. hit until 1993.
2. This heavy metal warrior's battle cry is "Scream for Me."
3. Bobby Gillespie drummed for this band before forming Primal Scream.
4. By the 1980s, this was one of the most successful bands to emerge from continental Europe, but it wasn't until 1990 that the group received historical significance when its hit song "Wind of Change" became the unofficial anthem of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
5. Now a successful radio and television host in the U.K., this man began his career as a member of Squeeze.
6. This man was knighted and nominated for a Nobel prize after organizing the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas" and the benefit show Live Aid.
7. This now-deceased Middle Eastern superstar was sampled on Eric B. and Rakim's "Paid in Full."
8. He produced the original version of Pet Shop Boys' hit single "West End Girls."
9. He provided the raps for "The Message" and "White Lines."
10. After leaving Human League, Martyn Ware formed this band.

posted by liz o. # 10:24 AM

Comments:

1. Who are the Smiths?

2. Who is Bruce Dickinson?

3. Who is the Jesus & Mary Chain?

4. Who are the Scorpions?

5. Who is Jools Holland?

6. Who is Bob Geldof?

7. Who is Freddie Mercury?

8. Who is Bobby Orlando?

9. Who is Grand Master Master?

10. What is Heaven 17?

# posted by skullie666 : 11:42 AM

9. Oops, I mean Grand Master Flash?

# posted by skullie666 : 11:43 AM

i'd rather pay to get in, but i can't pass up the chance to be a music geek:

1. who are james?

2. who is bruce dickinson? (balls to picasso!)

3. who are jesus & marychain

4. who are the scorpions (hot)

5. who is jools holland?

6. who is bob geldof?

7. who is ofra haza? (i had to look that one up)

8. who is bobby orlando?

9. who is melle mel? (he also rapped on "i feel for you" by chaka khan)

10. who is heaven 17?

thanks, that was fun.
jean.claude
kxlujc@gmail.com

# posted by Anonymous : 12:46 PM

Damn, three hours late to the party! I would only have gotten seven of them anyway.

# posted by Robert : 1:23 PM

Friday, June 17, 2005

Our Blog's In Jeopardy

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