Artist of the Week VI – Quiz #22

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2022 Artists of the Week (so far):

Bush, Katy Perry, Keith Richards, Wu-Tang Clan, John Mellencamp, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Salt-n-Pepa, The Stone Roses, Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, Patti Smith, Boyz II Men, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Linkin Park, Gordon Lightfoot, Maroon 5, Al Green, INXS, Anne Murray, Bob Seger, John Legend

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My thanks to all who have participated in the “Artist of the Week” quizzes so far.

All are welcome to join at any time during the year.

Congrats to all those who correctly identified John Legend last week.

Alas, I ran out of time to update the spreadsheet this week – to be updated for next week!

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Ready for Quiz #22?

Everything Counts!

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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 #22
Record POINTS Earned (Not Artist Name) in the comments
(scroll down for additional clues)

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500 points………………..English band, formed in Basildon in 1980.

They have a pair of albums on the 1001 albums list: Music for the Masses (1987) and Violator (1990).

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400 points………………..Though perhaps better known for their 80s hits, they also had no shortage of solid 90s/00s singles as well, such as I Feel You / It’s No Good / Dream On.

En Français, they would be known as ‘Hurry Fashion.’

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300 points……………………People are People, and I appreciate that the people playing these quizzes adhere to a Policy of Truth when reporting scores.

And when I see the World in My Eyes, it’s generally in the form of equations!

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200 points………………..And if you try Walking in My Shoes, you’ll see that I Just Can’t Get Enough of photo clues:

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100 points………………..The artist is D__p_____ M____

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Answer: (tricky to translate to Arabic, instead, look up trio with Martin Gore / Dave Gahan / Andy Fletcher)

(Please post your points earned in the comments section)

Thanks for playing!

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Verbalize the Positive

a) Enjoy the Silence, what a track!

b) I’ve had this post scheduled since early April. When I learned this week that band member Andy Fletcher passed away, I contemplated delaying this quiz.

And then I remembered what Jemaine Clement said on the week that David Bowie died:

“it’s sad to lose Bowie, but it’s beautiful to think millions of people across the universe are listening to his music right now.’”

The same would be apply here: sad that Andy Fletcher is gone & at the same time, encouraging to think of how many people are revisiting his music this week.