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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #105 on: February 11, 2009, 05:08:15 PM »
Here's another musical question 7 from KJ.

What unusual distinction is shared by these songs?  "Aeroplane" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd, "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens, "Happy Christmas (War Is Over") by John and Yoko, "I'm a Thug" by Trick Daddy, "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown, "2080" by Yeasayer, "We Don't Need Another Hero" by Tina Turner.

Surprisingly, I got this because of the inclusion of the Ray Stevens song, an album that my folks had & played often when I was a child.

children's choruses on all of 'em?

Yup, that was my guess, even before reading Mike's.
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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #106 on: February 11, 2009, 08:04:03 PM »
The funny part of the JB song is that those are white kids singing on "Say It Loud."
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #107 on: March 10, 2009, 09:45:15 AM »
This one is less interesting for the question than for the answer + comment:

5.  David Wild's 2008 memoir He Is...I Say is about being a fan of what musician? 
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Answer: Neil Diamond--the title is a reference to his hit "I Am...I Said."  I'm thinking of writing a follow-up called He Isn't...I Say, about my lifelong desire to beat up Neil Diamond.

I giggled at the image of that cat fight!
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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #108 on: March 21, 2009, 10:43:13 AM »
This one is less interesting for the question than for the answer + comment:

5.  David Wild's 2008 memoir He Is...I Say is about being a fan of what musician? 
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Answer: Neil Diamond--the title is a reference to his hit "I Am...I Said."  I'm thinking of writing a follow-up called He Isn't...I Say, about my lifelong desire to beat up Neil Diamond.

I giggled at the image of that cat fight!

Always bet on a Jew from Brooklyn against a Mormon from Utah (or wherever KJ is from).
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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #109 on: March 21, 2009, 11:24:10 AM »
This one is less interesting for the question than for the answer + comment:

5.  David Wild's 2008 memoir He Is...I Say is about being a fan of what musician? 
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Answer: Neil Diamond--the title is a reference to his hit "I Am...I Said."  I'm thinking of writing a follow-up called He Isn't...I Say, about my lifelong desire to beat up Neil Diamond.

I giggled at the image of that cat fight!

Always bet on a Jew from Brooklyn against a Mormon from Utah (or wherever KJ is from).

But KJ's 12 wives could beat up ND's two cousins.

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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #110 on: June 02, 2009, 01:53:37 PM »
1.  In the titles of #1 hits, what did Andy Gibb and Tommy Paige both want to be, and Wham! and Vertical Horizon both offer you?
"Music is the Earth, People are the Flowers, and I am the Hose."

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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #111 on: July 20, 2009, 10:26:03 AM »
1.  In the titles of #1 hits, what did Andy Gibb and Tommy Paige both want to be, and Wham! and Vertical Horizon both offer you?

Everything?

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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #112 on: July 20, 2009, 11:52:42 AM »
1.  In the titles of #1 hits, what did Andy Gibb and Tommy Paige both want to be, and Wham! and Vertical Horizon both offer you?

Everything?

Hurray!  We have a winner!  I'd forgotten that this question had gone unanswered by me or anyone else.

Nice to see you around again Princess.
"Music is the Earth, People are the Flowers, and I am the Hose."

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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #113 on: July 23, 2009, 10:52:52 AM »
1.  In the titles of #1 hits, what did Andy Gibb and Tommy Paige both want to be, and Wham! and Vertical Horizon both offer you?

Everything?

Hurray!  We have a winner!  I'd forgotten that this question had gone unanswered by me or anyone else.

Nice to see you around again Princess.

Thanks! Nice to be here.

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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #114 on: July 30, 2009, 12:49:51 PM »
Here's the latest Question 7 from KJ:

7.  What unusual distinction is shared by these musical artists?  The Beatles, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, No Doubt, OutKast, Paul and Paula, Pink Floyd, Plain White T's, Hank Williams.


He describes this as being a particularly "accessible" question 7, but I must not be looking at it the right way.
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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #115 on: July 30, 2009, 12:51:45 PM »
Oh wait, as soon as I posted that I think I got it.

...which kind of proves the point of the science article I just posted.
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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #116 on: July 30, 2009, 12:53:52 PM »
Here's the latest Question 7 from KJ:

7.  What unusual distinction is shared by these musical artists?  The Beatles, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, No Doubt, OutKast, Paul and Paula, Pink Floyd, Plain White T's, Hank Williams.


He describes this as being a particularly "accessible" question 7, but I must not be looking at it the right way.

I'm thinking of something like "self-referential songs" (true of the Beatles, JHE, P&P, PF and maybe OutKast and Hank Sr) but can't pin 'em all down.
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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #117 on: July 31, 2009, 10:56:00 PM »
Here's the latest Question 7 from KJ:

7.  What unusual distinction is shared by these musical artists?  The Beatles, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, No Doubt, OutKast, Paul and Paula, Pink Floyd, Plain White T's, Hank Williams.


He describes this as being a particularly "accessible" question 7, but I must not be looking at it the right way.

"Hey" songs:

Hey Jude
Hey Joe
Hey Baby
Hey Ya
Hey Paula
Hey You
Hey There Delilah
(I don't know the Hank Williams.)
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #118 on: August 01, 2009, 12:43:19 AM »
Here's the latest Question 7 from KJ:

7.  What unusual distinction is shared by these musical artists?  The Beatles, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, No Doubt, OutKast, Paul and Paula, Pink Floyd, Plain White T's, Hank Williams.


He describes this as being a particularly "accessible" question 7, but I must not be looking at it the right way.

"Hey" songs:

Hey Jude
Hey Joe
Hey Baby
Hey Ya
Hey Paula
Hey You
Hey There Delilah
(I don't know the Hank Williams.)

And you could add Robert Palmer (Hey Julia) and Bruce Channel (another Hey Baby) to that list, right off the top of my head. I peeked on the Hank Williams, so I won't reveal it but when you see it you'll go "Of COURSE!!"
Let's get right to it.

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Re: courtesy of Ken Jennings
« Reply #119 on: September 08, 2009, 11:16:06 AM »
What unusual distinction is shared by these musical acts, listed in this order? 

King Crimson, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Gang of Four, R.E.M., Joni Mitchell, Matt Bianco, Stone Temple Pilots.
"Music is the Earth, People are the Flowers, and I am the Hose."

--Carlos Santana, 2010