Artist of the Week III – Quiz #36

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2019 Artists of the Week (so far): George Harrison, Notorious B.I.G., Amy Winehouse, Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mariah Carey, Elton John, Gorillaz, Led Zeppelin, Aretha Franklin, Cheap Trick, Can, Kanye West, Fleetwood Mac, Morrissey, Franz Ferdinand, Black Sabbath, Tina Turner, Jeff Buckley, The Monkees, Fiona Apple, Kiss, Dr. Dre, Ella Fitzgerald, Pixies, Supertramp, The Strokes, Common, Pearl Jam, TLC, The Who, Tom Petty, Justin Timberlake, T. Rex, Kid Rock

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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 Kid Rock last week.

The results after 35 weeks (as of Monday night – results submitted after that time will be added to next week’s spreadsheet):

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Ready for Quiz #36?

Thought I heard you talking softly!

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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 #36
Record POINTS Earned (Not Artist Name) in the comments
(scroll down for additional clues)

For:

500 points………………..English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. Impressively, at one point in the 1980s, the band lineup included a trio of Taylors (Andy, John, and Roger), none of whom were related.

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400 points……………….Their 1982 album, Rio, is on the 1001 list, featuring the title track, Save a Prayer, and…

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300 points……………………Hungry Like the Wolf, whose expensive & popular video featuring singer Simon Le Bon was filmed in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)

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200 points………………..Along with Talk Talk and The The, this group might have my favourite repeated band name in music (it’s almost the same name as the NBA star Kevin _______ who injured his achilles in the NBA finals vs. Toronto)

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100 points………………..The artist is D_____ D______

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Answer: ديورانت دورانت

(Please post your points earned in the comments section)

Thanks for playing!

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Verbalize the Positive

Without a trace of irony, I adore their tune, Ordinary World – my 2nd favourite ever descending yet uplifiting guitar melody!