O/T Mega Poptastic Pop Quiz (43)

[CTMilller]

1. sounds like "As The Crow Flies" but not sure about the singer.

[CAMiller]

35. Yellow River - Christie
That’s me done time for bed!

1. sounds like "As The Crow Flies" but not sure about the singer.

Correct eversley. Sorry but nothing about crows though CT.

[eversleymiller]

Hakuna matata CT. All part of the cut and thrust of the game.

[pip_y]

Xtc

[CAMiller]

So just about 1.5 went unsolved this time around. Well done to everybody as there were some tough ones in an eclectic mix. The (loose) theme was songs with liquids in the title but when I started to struggle and didn't want to include a slew of 'rain' songs as we'd done that before my focus evolved to include bodies of water and eventually artists that also fitted the theme as well as titles.

1. It's raining so hard now Can't seem to find a shore This Word Of Water New Musik
2. I'll have some pickled onions And a little bit of cheese, please Thank you Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Splodgenessabounds
3. They said there'll be peace on earth Hallelujah, Noel be it heaven or hell I Believe in Father Christmas Greg Lake
4. If I could fly like birds on high Then straight to her arms I'd go sailing Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin
5. Mush-a ring, dum-a doo-dam-a-da Whack for my daddy-o Whack for my daddy-o Whiskey In The Jar Thin Lizzie
6. I tell my blues they mustn't show But soon these tears are bound to flow Raining In My Heart Buddy Holly
7. Gave myself in that misty light Was hypnotized by a strange delight Lilac Wine Elkie Brooks
8. I saw the crescent Whole Of The Moon The Waterboys
9. Then we laughed for a moment And I said, "I never knew" Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes
10. And it gets stronger in every way, every way River Deep Mountain High Tina Turner
11. Frank Zappa and the Mothers Were at the best place around Smoke On The Water Deep Purple
12. Slowly walkin' down the hall Faster than a cannonball Champagne Supernova Oasis
13. I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls TLC
14. I feel a million dollar when you're just in my hand Red Red Wine UB40
15. That a crooked coffin maker is just an undertaker who Undertakes to be a friend Fog On The Tyne Lindisfarne
16. But now I'm back To let you know that I can really shake 'em down Do You Love Me Brian Poole and the Tremeloes
17. Wanna be a gun slinger Don't be a rock singer Pop Muzik M
18. Really I'm sad, oh, I'm sadder than sad You're gone and I'm hurting so bad Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
19. But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turning red Crying's not for me Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head B.J.Thomas/Sacha Distel
20. Now she's gone And I'm out with a friend With lips full of passion Black Coffee in Bed Squeeze
21. Carried us away in captivity Requiring of us a song Rivers Of Babylon Boney M
22. White boy in town Big black, blue sound Milk and Alcohol Dr. Feelgood
23. Wastin' time (Sitting On) the Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
24. Collar me, don't collar me I've got my spine Orange Crush REM
25. Me for you and you for me alone Tea for Two Doris Day
26. And when she seen the size of his hot meat pies it very near turned her head Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) Benny Hill
27. I've got the music, I've got the lights You've got the figure full of delights Glass of Champagne Sailor
28. I'll walk down the lane With a happy refrain Singing In The Rain Gene Kelly/Sheila B Devotion
29. Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach The Boys Of Summer Don Henley
30. Up and down the city road In and out of the eagle Pop Goes The Weasel Anthony Newley
31. Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker Moon River Danny Williams/Audrey Hepburn et el
32. I'm going back someday Come what may Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt
33. Wandering I am lost As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover Many Rivers To Cross Jimmy Cliff/UB40
34. I used to think that love was just a fairy tale Until that first hello Suddenly Billy Ocean
35. Is in my mind and in my eyes Yellow River Christie
36. When the moon shines on the cow shed I am a Cider Drinker The Wurzels
37. Cupid by the hour sends valentines To my sweet lover and me Wishing Well Terrence Trent D'arby
38. Tall, blonde, dark and lean Rough and tough and strong and mean It's Raining Men The Weather Girls
39. In violent times You shouldn't have to sell your soul Shout Tears for Fears
40. Now you say you're sorry For bein' so untrue Cry Me A River Julie London
41. Someday I'll wish upon a star Over The Rainbow Judy Garland
42. I don't know the reason Stayed here all season With nothing to show but that brand new tattoo Margaritaville Jimmy Buffet
43. And I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad Mad World Tears for Fears
44. Cause he just keeps rolling He keeps rolling along Ol' Man River Paul Robeson
45. So take a good look at my face You'll see my smile looks out of place Tracks of My Tears Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
46. Acting on your best behaviour Turn your back on Mother Nature Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears
47. I want to talk like lovers do Want to dive into your ocean Here Comes The Rain Again Eurythmics
48. Fortunately you have got Someone who relies on you Sign Your Name Terrence Trent D'arby
49. The bottle stands forlorn, a symbol of the dawn No Milk Today Herman's Hermits
50. What do you call that noise That you put on? This Is Pop XTC
51. You don't remember me, but I remember you 'Twas not so long ago, you broke my heart in two Tears on My Pillow Little Anthony and the Imperials
52. Sometimes I'd like to quit Nothin' ever seems to fit Rainy Days and Mondays The Carpenters
53. So please believe me My heart is in your hands And I'll be missing you Babe Styx
54. Oh, if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel
55. I got something to tell you I got something to say When The Going Gets Tough Billy Ocean
56. Sail away, sail away, sail away Sail away, sail away, sail away Orinoco Flow Enya
57. You'll be on my mind Every time I hear this song Mississippi *****cat
58. Steak for the Sun Wine for the woman who made the rain come Tea for the Tillerman Cat Stevens
59. This old world still looks the same Another frame Tequila Sunrise The Eagles
60. I must be strong And carry on 'Cause I know I don't belong Tears In Heaven Eric Clapton

[CTMilller]

Thanks as always, CAM. When there's nothing much happening football-wise, these quizzes are a great diversion.

On question 1, out of interest, can you explain the clue you gave because I can't connect it with the song/artist. I thought "As the Crow Flies" was a decent stab at it: "From A to B in Straight Lines" - that's how crows fly...Rory Gallagher and his entourage had some success with it in the mid 70s - a Tony Joe White song. I know the clue seems to relate to the band rather than the song but you can read it either way!

In any event, the song and band in question were unknown to me so totally academic!

[CAMiller]

Thanks as always, CAM. When there's nothing much happening football-wise, these quizzes are a great diversion.

On question 1, out of interest, can you explain the clue you gave because I can't connect it with the song/artist. I thought "As the Crow Flies" was a decent stab at it: "From A to B in Straight Lines" - that's how crows fly...Rory Gallagher and his entourage had some success with it in the mid 70s - a Tony Joe White song. I know the clue seems to relate to the band rather than the song but you can read it either way!

In any event, the song and band in question were unknown to me so totally academic!

From A to B was their debut album CT and Straight Lines was another 'hit' of theirs. I saw them live in 1980 and they were OK if somewhat short lived. I think Living By Numbers was their biggest hit. A sort of poppy/new wave/electronic band. Take a look on YouTube.

[CTMilller]

From A to B was their debut album CT and Straight Lines was another 'hit' of theirs. I saw them live in 1980 and they were OK if somewhat short lived. I think Living By Numbers was their biggest hit. A sort of poppy/new wave/electronic band. Take a look on YouTube.

Thanks, CAM. Totally clear on the clue now. I do not remember them and, having now listened to the big hit, it didn’t reawaken any memories. Having said that, I quite liked the song.

I moved back to UK from the US in 1978 and left again in 1981 so was pretty plugged in to the UK music scene at that time. Having said that I was already 29 in 1980 and a first time father so probably wasn’t as tuned in as I like to think!