Congratulations to Tony, whose 24/25 in last week’s Famous Albums Badly Drawn Quiz was a clear winner.
This week you need to identify the musicians pictured with US presidents.
https://www.sporcle.com/games/qlh27/rockin-in-the-free-world/
I only scored 20/30 – I’m not very good at facial recognition. The balding musician who looked a bit like Jack Nicholson was driving me crazy, but lots of people got him wrong even though he’s extremely famous.
In other news, I just heard that a guy I knew in my late teens passed away. He was always a very talented musician, but I’d never heard the album he made in 2013. This song sounds great to me – great chord progression and he was a very good vocalist.
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27/30. I half-knew the name of the guy with Trump.
Great score though!
Tony will beat me. I’m resigned to it.
25/30, of those I missed I wouldn’t have been able to put names to faces even with twice the time. I seem to recall a photo of Gerald Ford playing golf with Eddie Van Halen too
I think we can do #1 next week – I don’t think there’s Eddie Van Halen though.
24 – I’m pleased with that.
I didn’t recognize Sir Reginald Kenneth Dwight at all, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him without glasses!
Yup, he looked so familiar but I just couldn’t place him.
THAT’s who that was? Damn, that’s one I missed!
Yup, I missed him too.
Wild. Needed big glasses lol.
Yup, any kind of glasses would have helped.
Wait! I beat Tony? No way, Off day, mate?
I think it’s a little bit US-centric, which helps you. Some other American might get in there though.
Maybe you could block them.
I’m not the Republic party on election day!
We appreciate that!
Country singer identification is my Achilles heal
Most of the ones I identified I’m not even a fan of. But that are ubiquitous over here and as recognizable as Beyonce.
26/30. There were three girls who I didn’t know who they were, and Ariana Grande threw me off because Bill Clinton was sitting there, so I thought it was from the 90s. And I didn’t know who that rapper was.
Bill Clinton looked a little too interested I thought…. I was confused by that too, as she was born after he became president.
My first impression was that it was Ariana Grande but then I thought it couldn’t be because Clinton was there, so I started guessing Jennifer Lopez, Selena and anyone else I could think of with long dark hair in the 90s. And finally I just went with my first impression, and it was right all along. But I had no idea at all who all of those blond girls were that were really young. I was guessing all these long-forgotten 90s teen stars like Hilary Duff and Mandy Moore and even Reese Witherspoon. Didn’t get any of them right.
Not this American. 23 of 30. Missed several of the females. Agree that Elton John looks nothing like himself. Was Ariana Grande performing when Clinton was President, or perhaps that was a photo of him post President?
Shame about the musician you knew when younger. I agree he has a great voice
I believe Bill Clinton became president before Grande was born. Thanks for listening to that song.
What’s most funny about that photo is Jesse Jackson looks bored out of his mind 😀
25/30 with 1:44 left. One I’m embarrassed I didn’t know, kept guessing Cab Calloway. Sorry to hear about the passing of a friend. I like the sound of the song you have included.
I missed Sammy Davis Jr. I tried Davis and it didn’t take it.
I know when I just put Sammy Davis in there it wouldn’t accept it either.
SCORE
28/30 …. He did have a really good voice. That is way too young.
You were in the lead for a while there, but you just got overtaken.
I thought I had a chance at this one.
26/30 – there’s a couple who I have no idea about.
You still pulverised my score.
20/30. Obviously there were several more contemporary ones who I didn’t know, but. am really annoyed with myself for not getting GC, DR and an aged JM and CS.
AG, CU, ‘LW and KC I just haven’t got a clue about. I could have guessed at LL but TW I strangely din’t recognise. She looked too buxom.
I thought John Mellancamp was tough – I don’t think I knew what he looks like really.
28/30 but I gave up with around 3:30 left as there was no way I was guessing the two remaining.
28 is a very good score though.
I was pleased.
27/30 with 4:27 left.
Good score!
Thanks! Luck, towards the end.
17/30
I did horrible! And honestly, I didn’t even recognize by name most of the ones I didn’t get right. I am gonna guess this was one of those cases when not being American put me at a disadvantage.
Yup, Americans dominated this week. Where are you from?
I am from Brazil.
I always assumed you were American or maybe British.
I guess my taste in music explains that assumption.
21/30, most I wasn’t going to get anyway due to folk/country ignorance. JM was only one I missed that I feel like I should’ve gotten. Luckily I know my old jazz guys.
And here’s an even better picture of AG with Clinton and Jesse Jackson:
https://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Soul+Music+Icon+Aretha+Franklin+Honored+During+ROK_nwzCAeyx.jpg
Clinton looks a bit over excited…
29/30 for me. The only one that stumped me was the rap/hip hop artist pictured with our previous president. I knew his name but couldn’t recall it for this quiz. Otherwise I flew through it with no issues in just a couple of minutes.
Sorry to hear about the guy you knew who passed away. I’ll check out the tune you shared soon.
Ooh, I think that puts you straight into the lead.
29/30 with 3:37 to spare. I could not for the life of me identify Tammy Wynette, as the woman in the photo didn’t look like her to me.
Iirc, you’re in joint first place.