Artist of the Week IV – Quiz #48

Exceptional Artist of the Week IV Series logo by Sarca @ caughtmegaming

2020 Artists of the Week (so far):

The Cure, Public Enemy, Steely Dan, Taylor Swift, Venom, Chuck Berry, Dixie Chicks, Billy Idol, Randy Newman, Jay-Z, Alanis Morissette, Pulp, The Byrds, Love, Queen Latifah, Muddy Waters, Robbie Williams, Rage Against the Machine, The Cars, Janet Jackson, King Crimson, Arcade Fire, James Brown, Daft Punk, PJ Harvey, Soundgarden, Dave Matthews Band, Stephen Stills, New Order, The Wallflowers, Billie Holiday, Earth Wind & Fire, Nirvana, Nick Drake, The Guess Who, Norah Jones, Cat Stevens, Blur, Faith No More, The Carpenters, Marilyn Manson, Run DMC, The Clash, Van Morrison, Tracy Chapman, Grateful Dead, Barenaked Ladies

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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 Barenaked Ladies (BNL) last week.

The results after 47 weeks (as of Monday evening – results submitted after that time will be added to next week’s spreadsheet):

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Ready for Quiz #48?

Don’t need money, don’t take fame!

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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 #48
Record POINTS Earned (Not Artist Name) in the comments
(scroll down for additional clues)

For:

500 points…………………American singer / songwriter / actor, born in NYC in 1950.

Though he (and his backing band) released a pair of marvelous mono-syllabic albums in the mid-80s, I was first introduced to him as an actor, as shown by his 1985 Back to the Future cameo below:

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400 points…………………Though neither he (nor his backing band) appeared in the film, his music was also featured prominently in the 2000 film, American Psycho

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300 points……………………His backing band is named, simply, The News

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200 points………………..His first name is the same as the cartoon duck in the red shirt (pictured below) & he shares a last name with the Civil Rights Leader (and subject of the 2020 film, Good Trouble), John _______ 

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100 points………………..The artist is H___ L_____ (and The News)

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Answer: هيوي لويس والأخبار

(Please post your points earned in the comments section)

Thanks for playing!

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Verbalize the Positive

Although quite different films, Back to the Future & American Psycho would be two of my favourites!