Congratulations to Tony, who just pipped Rich Kamerman in last week’s famous lead singer quiz.
This week we have a Cat Stevens quiz. Often I try to avoid artist-specific quizzes, but Stevens’ early 1970s hits are pretty universal.
https://www.sporcle.com/games/I-Am-Batman/missing-word-cat-stevens-songs-by-image
There were a few tricky ones in there, depending on your level of expertise. I scored 12/12 with 2:31 remaining but relied on the process of elimination at the end.
In other news, I was simultaneously disturbed and gratified reading an article about the music taste of our members of parliament. Chris Bishop is already a leading figure in New Zealand’s centre-right-wing party, but his running playlist is surprisingly good and shows some musical knowledge. It includes three Sugar songs (including a non-album b-side), Pearl Jam oddities, two tracks from the upcoming Beths album, and The 1975. I guess it’s not surprising we have some crossover given that we are a similar age.
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I got 12/12, with 2:22 remaining. I didn’t know a few of them, but like you, solved it through the process of elimination.
Great work!
10/12. The Mona Lisa tune was beyond me. As to politician’s playlists, well they ARE politicians. Obama always release his. And while he’s a cool enough dude to actually listen to this stuff, it feels carefully curated to get a little rock, a little bit of soul, etc. in there. I mean, does he really like “Tumbling Dice?”
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3xN6J0LCyVj8k1gVCguWRH
The Mona Lisa tune is one of my favourite from him – it’s kind of baroque and enigmatic. “If she really wants me to help her/I’ll do what I can to show her the way”
And I like Obama’s playlists – I haven’t seen one for a while. I guess it’s plausible that he listens to a bunch of playlists from other people and just clicks like on the ones he enjoys. Or he has a PR person to do it for him.
Yeah, hard to say.
I did it in two seconds but I messed up by accidentally hitting the wrong button on one of them. I hate when that happens.
It’s OK to try again if you want.
12/12 with 2:00 left
Perfect score!
Probably the first time!
And how do you feel about Sad Lisa?
“Her eyes like windows, tricklin’ rain”
Cat is a great lyricist and if you read the lyrics as a poem, it works. The twist, which seems to suggest she’s a ghost, is a nice ending. If you look at it as a dynamic between 2 people, there is no way he can fix her, unless it is to be near her and to let her know he cares. I like the song, not my favorite but good. That’s probably way more info than you were looking for lol.
12/12 with 2:24 remaining. Very easy for this long-time Cat Stevens fan.
There was one that I didn’t know at all – I only really know 4-5 (depending if Harold and Maude counts) albums in the early 1970s and a greatest hits.
SCORE
10/12
TIMER
02:23
made a mess of the first question
Good work anyway.
Don’t know Cat very well so no go for me.
Maybe you should add Tea for the Tillerman to your “What Should I Review This Month?” column. I predict that you’ll enjoy him more than Mr Beefheart.
Ha! Maybe some day. I have one more posted for September and then the format is changing a little bit as I am going only with what is in my collection.
SCORE
12/12
TIMER02:12 Good one…some of them I had to think on.
Good effort. There was one I didn’t know at all.
12/12 with 1:57 left. I think I knew exactly half the tunes and guessed the rest. Not the quickest time but I like the result.