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courtesy of Ken Jennings
Gazoo:
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--- Quote from: "mshray" ---I subscribe to the weekly Ken Jenning email trivia contest, and each week the 7th question is a real hard associative question. Help me out with this one, I haven't cracked it yet.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? "American Woman" by the Guess Who, "Glamorous" by Fergie, "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani, "I'm Back" by Eminem, "I'm Henery VIII I Am" by Herman's Hermits, "Lola" by the Kinks, "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats, and "Turn On Me" by the Shins.
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Would it help you figure it out if I added Hall & Oates' "Method of Modern Love" to the list?
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Apparently not. :roll:
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How about the Bay City Rollers' "Saturday Night"?
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Now I got it... I think. But I don't remember any spelling in "American Woman".
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The single edit usually omits it, but I've heard an extended version (album track?) that has a spellout in the intro.
RGMike:
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--- Quote from: "mshray" ---I subscribe to the weekly Ken Jenning email trivia contest, and each week the 7th question is a real hard associative question. Help me out with this one, I haven't cracked it yet.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? "American Woman" by the Guess Who, "Glamorous" by Fergie, "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani, "I'm Back" by Eminem, "I'm Henery VIII I Am" by Herman's Hermits, "Lola" by the Kinks, "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats, and "Turn On Me" by the Shins.
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Would it help you figure it out if I added Hall & Oates' "Method of Modern Love" to the list?
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Apparently not. :roll:
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How about the Bay City Rollers' "Saturday Night"?
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Now I got it... I think. But I don't remember any spelling in "American Woman".
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The single edit usually omits it, but I've heard an extended version (album track?) that has a spellout in the intro.
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Oops, you're right -- but that's fairly obscure compared to either the Rollers or H&O hits. Oh those wacky Mormons, what will they think of next?
Lightnin' Rod:
There's spelling in "Henry the VIII I Am?" I can't recall any, but it's difficult to remember very much of the song. Anyway, considering I only had American Woman and Lola to go on (the rest of the songs I do not know at all -- well Safety Dance, but I don't remember spelling in it, either), I didn't feel my spelling guess was very strong.
Also, if it stumped Mark, I didn't think it could be that obvious. :wink:
RGMike:
--- Quote from: "Rod" ---There's spelling in "Henry the VIII I Am?" I can't recall any, but it's difficult to remember very much of the song. Anyway, considering I only had American Woman and Lola to go on (the rest of the songs I do not know at all -- well Safety Dance, but I don't remember spelling in it, either), I didn't feel my spelling guess was very strong.
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H! E! N-R-Y!
S-S-S-S... A-A-A-A... F-F-F-F-... T-T-T-T...
But yeah, I don't know the Fergie or Eminem, and I find "Hollaback" one of THE most annoying records of the decade, so I've blocked it from my mind.
mshray:
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--- Quote from: "Gazoo" ---Would it help you figure it out if I added Hall & Oates' "Method of Modern Love" to the list?
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Apparently not. :roll:
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How about the Bay City Rollers' "Saturday Night"?
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I got it instantly with the second hint. And began saying "D'Oh!" a lot.
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