Artist of the Week II – Quiz #30
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Artists of the Week (so far): Genesis, 50 Cent, Slayer, Whitney Houston, oasis, Paul Simon, Chicago, Fatboy Slim, Def Leppard, Beyoncé, Kraftwerk, Green Day, George Michael, Frank Sinatra, Anthrax, CCR, Bon Jovi, Annie Lennox, Marvin Gaye, Dolly Parton, The Killers, Lenny Kravitz, Radiohead, Little Richard, Björk, Ryan Adams, Elvis Presley, The Police, Iron Maiden
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My thanks to all who have participated in the “Artist of the Week” quizzes so far.
Congrats to all those who correctly identified Iron Maiden last week.
The results after 29 weeks (as of Monday afternoon – results submitted after that time will be added next week):
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Ready for Quiz #30?
Neat-o!
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Quiz Rules/Format
(Same as last year, feel free to skip to the quiz if you know the rules already)
Your Task: Name the mystery Artist, ideally with as few clues as possible.
Correctly guess the artist on the first clue? 500 points.
After scrolling down to the second clue? 400 points.
Still don’t know after the fifth clue? 0 points, but a crisp high-five for participating.
I’ll use google translate to put the correct answer at the bottom in Arabic (if you read Arabic, that’s fantastic, but no cheating by reading ahead!) and you can translate it back to the language of your choice to confirm your answer.
In the comments, please enter your POINTS earned (not the artist name) and I’ll keep track of the running totals in a spreadsheet.
In addition to eternal bragging rights, the winner at the end of the year may even get something as prestigious as a digital certificate.
Here goes!
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Artist of the Week #30
Record POINTS Earned (Not Artist Name) in the comments
(scroll down for additional clues)
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500 points………………..British Artist, with a trio of albums from the 1980s on the 1001 list, each featuring exceptional ‘track 2’s: There Goes a Tenner, Love and Anger…
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400 points………………..and the title track from her 1985 record, Hounds of Love
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300 points…………………In 1986, she recorded the duet, Don’t Give Up, with Peter Gabriel
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200 points…………………She shares a first name with the Duchess of Cambridge; her second name is the same as Gavin Rossdale’s band (though she doesn’t have to add an “X” to her name when her albums are sold in Canada)
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100 points………………..The artist is: K_____ B_____
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Answer: كيت بوش
(Please post your points earned in the comments section)
Thanks for playing!
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Verbalize the Positive
Among my favourite new-to-me artists from the 1001 list!
Trackbacks & Pingbacks
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There goes fifty tenners for me please.
Well played – both the score and the relevant monetary value!
My other favourite album is Aerial – it was a comeback after a long break from recording, and it’s generally fabulous.
Sounds promising!
great clues G. amazing artist. 500 pls.
Cheers Bruce – and I too am a big fan of this woman’s work!
(Wink)
400 this week — haven’t heard much outside of Hounds!
Nice work Milo – The Futureheads cover of Hounds was my intro to this artist!
400 for me. If I only could make a deal with God, I’d have got full marks I’m sure!
Haha, well played HMO, last week it was run to the hills, this week you’re running up that hill!
I wish I could say I was running “with no problems” but my knowledge of this artist is clearly lacking…
400 — I need to get into her work more!
She’s 3 for 3 with the ones I’ve heard so far!
300 for me as I do know that song with her.
And it’s a good tune at that (from an even better album)!
One of my favorite PG albums.
Yikes!! I got lost in the Forest in which I took 100 steps and ended up in the Bush!
You avoided getting shut out though Deke, 100 points are still 100 points!
400 for me. I only know a bit of this one but I do like what I know.
I’m in a similar like what I know situation – I know 3 albums & I quite like those 3!
200. I’ve never heard of this artist.
I’m pleased you got the unfamiliar artist just by decoding the clues!
Hmm, I wonder who this could possibly be. Probably, someone from a very different universe, because this one is just not good enough. That she, I mean they, could possibly exist, in this very planet, made up from similar atoms and molecules as the species I’m part of…
Can I have those 500 points please, Geoff?
Delightful comments section today. Always happy to read from others who love her.
Haha, I was planning on just putting the 500 beside your name on the spreadsheet Amrita without even looking at the comments – if you somehow got any less, something was wrong with the clues!
Did you really find her through the 1001? To me, that’s the best part about your doing the project!
I think I knew of her before – but it was thanks to the 1001 that I actually listened & invested in her music.
And speaking of which, the latest record in my collection is an EP of running up that hill, at $5 it was an easy decision!
Wow ooh wow ooh wow ooh wow ooh wow ooh unbelievable!
If you can find it, look for the EP with the alternative version of “Hounds of LOVE”. That’s my favourite track (if I had to pick a favourite at gun point or something) and I like the alternative version even more.
Have you listened to the Never For Ever album? Interesting second track on that one too.
I’m not always keen on remixes/alternate versions, but I’m keen on this one!
I tried sharing its YouTube link with you in the comments, but apparently it did not work. Anyway, I don’t think you’ll regret it, if you do seek it out. She released an entire album of “redone” versions, and some of them (like “This Woman’s Work”) are not as good as the originals, but can happily and competently co-exist!
Btw, it’s her 60th birthday today. I don’t know if you had that in mind as you wrote this post.
It was unintentional – but I’m glad it ended up being a timely celebration of her work!
I really had to stop and think about this one for a minute, as it’s been ages since I heard her, but yup it’s a 500 for me once I got all the dust off my memory!
Well done dusting off the memory!
Thanks I wasn’t sure if I was gonna make it back, there was a lot of dust.
500 and she is a unique and different talent.
And what a talent!
Nil today. No memory of her.
The Stephens ranged from 0 to 500 this week!
400
Nice work!
400 for me. 500 for Mika
Well done James & MIka!
Only 400. But I knew it! First heard her music in highschool, when somebody did Wuthering Heights for a school project. Impressive stuff.
I know I missed a bunch of these, too.
I love when students bring music into their projects – I think I would have enjoyed that presentation!
Hope I’m not too late to get a entry in. Busy weekend!
Only 200. I know the name but not much else.
I believe it was Keith Richards that said, the later the greater!
I’m a fan. 500 points
As am I – nice work!