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Subject: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4 - All Done!

Written By: maddog167 on 01/29/04 at 02:53 a.m.

Can you guess these song titles (and artists) from the cryptic clues? Limit 4 for now....

#5, #14, #15 and #19 were either UK hits only or have a UK specific context, so apologies to those of you outside the UK for that.

PS It's ...ahem... my birthday today.

1. Telling fibs during an embrace with the Queen of Scots? (5 words)
jaytee - Lying In The Arms Of Mary - Sutherland Brothers & Quiver

2. Desist from locution (2 words)
Indy Gent - Don't Speak - No Doubt

3. Misplace one's id (2 words)
NB that's "id" in the Freudian sense
jaytee - Lose Yourself - Eminem

4. Courtney's conquered Everest! (4 words)
Paul UK - Love On A Mountaintop - Robert Knight

5. Duck feathers at Cockfosters after last orders? (7 words)
karen - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight - The Jam

6. Hooves apart....horns pointing upwards...keep looking out for the native American hunting parties... (2 words)
Lesley - Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry

7. Ross, Rachel and Chandler - could they be human dynamoes? (3 words)
karen - Are "Friends" Electric - Tubeway Army / Gary Numan

8. Look up there - those porkers are flying I tell you! (4 words)
gamblefish - Pigs On The Wing - Pink Floyd

9. It's precipitating violets (2 words)
karen - Purple Rain - Prince

10. Restrain your female parent with ropes (4 words)
jaytee - Tie Your Mother Down - Queen

11. Italian Woman (1 word)
Paul UK - Donna - 10cc

12. Bilbo Baggins traversing the peaks of Middle Earth using only one leg? (3 words)
Taoist - Misty Mountain Hop - Led Zeppelin

13. RSVP - invitation to massacre for parents of female offspring (6 words)
Lesley - Bring Your Daughter (To The Slaughter) - Iron Maiden

14. Endearments belonging to Stan Ogden, Bernard Manning and Jim Royle (5 words)
Lesley - Love Of The Common People - Paul Young

15. Unlikely romance between Jordan and Johnny Rotten in their current predicament (2 words)
karen - Jungle Love - Steve Miller Band

16. Ultimate dance in 3/4 time signature (3 words)
Paul UK - The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdink

17. Sounds like Sir Mick Jagger has acquired ocular organs similar to a fly? (6 words)
jaytee - The (K)Night Has A Thousand Eyes - Bobby Vee

18. Place the Heinz baked beans receptacle into the Coca Cola receptacle (3 words)
jaytee - Can The Can - Suzi Quatro

19. Good Morning Mr. Major, have you acquired a replacement vehicle? (6 words)
karen - 'Ullo John Got A New Motor? - Alexei Sayle

20. Rain, sleet, sunshine, snow - all of them appear to stick to your person (3 words)
Lesley - Weather With You - Crowded House

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: karen (Guest) on 01/29/04 at 03:23 a.m.

#7 Are Friends Electric? - Gary Numan and Tubeway Army

#9 Purple Rain - Prince

#19 Hello John Got a New Motor - Alexei Sayle

Guess at #16 Waltz in Black - The Stranglers

karen

P.S. Happy Birthday

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: jaytee on 01/29/04 at 03:28 a.m.

Hiya Maddog - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! - HAVE A GOOD ONE

#1 Lying In The Arms Of Mary - Sutherland Brothers
#3 Lose Yourself - Eminem
#10 Tie Your Mother Down - Queen

:)

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: jaytee on 01/29/04 at 03:31 a.m.

Ooo me again

#18 Can The Can - Suzi Quatro

That's my 4.

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: Paul_UK on 01/29/04 at 06:06 a.m.

All the best on your birthday, maddog - 21 again, is it?!!

My four...(another fine quiz, btw...)

#4. Love On A Mountain Top (which I've managed to stretch out to five words - well, I would!) - Robert Knight or Sinitta (Aargh!)
#13. Bring Your Daughter (To The Slaughter) - Iron Maiden
#16. The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdinck
#20. Weather With You - Crowded House

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: Lesley on 01/29/04 at 06:08 a.m.

Happy Birthday Maddog - hope you have a fantastic day :-*

#13 Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter - Iron Maiden.
#20 Weather With You - Crowded House.

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: Paul_UK on 01/29/04 at 06:13 a.m.

Awk! Sorry Lesley - I was modifying my reply, so you probably didn't see it in time, therefore...

maddog, if you would - kindly give Lesley credit for #13 & #20...

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: maddog167 on 01/29/04 at 06:35 a.m.

Quoting:
#7 Are Friends Electric? - Gary Numan and Tubeway Army

#9 Purple Rain - Prince

#19 Hello John Got a New Motor - Alexei Sayle

Guess at #16 Waltz in Black - The Stranglers
End Quote

Hi karen
your first 3 are correct, well done, your guess at #16 is in the right ballpark but not the song I'm looking for!

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: maddog167 on 01/29/04 at 06:38 a.m.

Quoting:
#1 Lying In The Arms Of Mary - Sutherland Brothers
#3 Lose Yourself - Eminem
#10 Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
End Quote

3 for 3 jaytee, very good :)

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: maddog167 on 01/29/04 at 06:40 a.m.

Quoting:
Ooo me again

#18 Can The Can - Suzi Quatro

That's my 4.
End Quote

...make that 4 for 4 ;)

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: maddog167 on 01/29/04 at 06:48 a.m.

Quoting:
All the best on your birthday, maddog - 21 again, is it?!!

My four...(another fine quiz, btw...)

#4. Love On A Mountain Top (which I've managed to stretch out to five words - well, I would!) - Robert Knight or Sinitta (Aargh!)
#13. Bring Your Daughter (To The Slaughter) - Iron Maiden
#16. The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdinck
#20. Weather With You - Crowded House
End Quote

4 for 4 Paul, well done :)

...aah 21, would that I were...I was daft enough to put me real birthdate on my profile here so if you care to know how old I really am (and I can hardly believe it myself) you've only got to take a look there...

Mountaintop or Mountain Top - could be either in my book...

Quoting:
Happy Birthday Maddog - hope you have a fantastic day :-*

#13 Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter - Iron Maiden.
#20 Weather With You - Crowded House.
End Quote

well, as Paul sportingly pointed out, he added these during a "Modify" so you get credit for these 2 Lesley :)

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: Indy Gent on 01/29/04 at 07:20 a.m.

2. Uhh...Shut Up- by Kelly Osbourne? ???

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: maddog167 on 01/29/04 at 07:38 a.m.

Quoting:
2. Uhh...Shut Up- by Kelly Osbourne? ???
End Quote

Your answer's a perfectly good one Indy, however I had a different song in mind....

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: Lesley on 01/29/04 at 08:49 a.m.

Thanks Paul :)

#6 Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry ?

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: maddog167 on 01/29/04 at 08:54 a.m.

Quoting:
Thanks Paul :)

#6 Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry ?
End Quote

Yes!! Well done Lesley, I thought this one might be very tricky...

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: karen (Guest) on 01/29/04 at 09:37 a.m.

Quoting:

Hi karen
your first 3 are correct, well done, your guess at #16 is in the right ballpark but not the song I'm looking for!
End Quote

Can I have a go at another one?

#5 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight - The Jam

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: Indy Gent on 01/29/04 at 12:42 a.m.

I meant "Don't Speak" by No Doubt for #2. ;)

Quoting:

Your answer's a perfectly good one Indy, however I had a different song in mind....
End Quote

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: maddog167 on 01/29/04 at 03:45 p.m.

Quoting:
Can I have a go at another one?

#5 Down in the Tube Station at Midnight - The Jam
End Quote

Certainly karen, that's your 4!
For those of you confused by the clue, "Cockfosters" is the tube station (underground railway) at the end of the Northern line in London.

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: maddog167 on 01/29/04 at 03:47 p.m.

Quoting:
I meant "Don't Speak" by No Doubt for #2. ;)
End Quote

That's the one Indy! ;)

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: Taoist on 01/30/04 at 03:39 a.m.

Hi MD

12. is "Misty mountain hop" by Led Zeppelin

Tao

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: maddog167 on 01/30/04 at 05:13 a.m.

Quoting:
Hi MD

12. is "Misty mountain hop" by Led Zeppelin
End Quote

Certainly is Tao - good to hear from you, are you still in China??

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: Taoist on 01/30/04 at 09:54 a.m.

Quoting:
Certainly is Tao - good to hear from you, are you still in China??
End Quote

Fraid not, only a holiday
I'm back at work now so I don't get to read the quiz so often

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: gamblefish on 01/30/04 at 07:19 p.m.

Wow, can't believe this one is still unanswered.

8. Pigs on the Wing...Pink Floyd

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4

Written By: maddog167 on 01/31/04 at 02:22 a.m.

Quoting:
Wow, can't believe this one is still unanswered.

8. Pigs on the Wing...Pink Floyd
End Quote

Good spot gamblefish!

Subject: Re: Maddog's Cryptic Quiz #4 - 4 left!

Written By: Paul_UK on 02/02/04 at 03:46 p.m.

Hi again maddog...

Been driving me potty this...should've stayed awake when we were doing foreign languages at school...

#11. Donna - either Ritchie Valens or 10cc (different songs, but both highly enjoyable...)