** CELEBRATING 1,000 POSTS **

There's still some questions unanswered her, so it's time to give you some clues/hints.

Just for the record: limit =OFF

If you STILL don't get them all THIS time, you really are utter, utter, utter, utter, utter....  ;)


1. But then I learnt I must confess
     It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it - Fun Boy Three & Bananarama    Paul
2. Time for leaving the parade (UK Top 40: N/A)
     (Sources (literally!) of band's name lie in Ethiopia) 
     Tinseltown in the rain - The Blue Nile
3. I've been to the east, I've been to the west/but the girls I like most are the ones undressed (UK Top 40: #26, 1982)
     Wot! - Captain Sensible       karen
4. The threats you made were meant to cut me down
     I'm still sanding - Elton John    Doc Brown
5. His arms are all around me and his tongue in my eyes (UK Top 40: #5, 1989)
     Lullaby - The Cure        Paul
6. It's not a crime when you look the way you do (UK Top 40: #4, 1988)
     Left to my own devices - Pet Shop Boys        Paul 
7. The people getting angry
     Ghost town - Specials    Indy Gent
8. I don't need reminding when the rent is due (UK Top 40: N/A)
      ((Former) member of Ace, Squeeze and Mike & the Mechanics)
     I need you - Paul Carrack
9. And I just don't know what's fact or fantasy (UK Top 40: #16, 1982)
      (Clue to the female singer: Ah! Gardening made enjoyable for men....)
     View from a bridge - Kim Wilde
10. Keep away from our door
     Embarrasment - Madness    maddog
11. He said we're both real sorry that it had to turn out this way
     Young turks - Rod Stewart    Doc Brown
12. Lay with me maybe
     Oh Julie - Shakin' Stevens    Paul
13. Nightshades on a warning
      Union of the snake - Duran Duran    Indy Gent
14. Would you have me dancing out of nowhere
      Avalon - Roxy Music     Powerslave
15. Your conscience will be mine
      Stand and deliver - Adam & the Ants    Taoist
16. Strong is the shoulder that moves to the time
      Muscle bound - Spandau Ballet    maddog
17. I saw it with my own two eyes
      In the air tonight - Phil Collins    Doc Brown
18. Well I feel sorry for the elephant
      Living doll - Cliff Richard & the Young Ones    Paul
19. I dream at night I can only see your face
      Every breath you take - The Police    nally
20. There's no one out here you can listen to (UK Top 40: #13, 1988)
      Oh Patti (Don't feel sorry for loverboy) - Scritti Politti        Paul
21. Inside we both know what's been going on
      Never gonna give you up - Rick Astley    Doc Brown
22. I know I been wearing crazy clothes and I look pretty crappy sometime
      You better you bet - The Who    Indy Gent
23. Death is just a heartbeat away
      Out in the fields - Gary Moore & Phil Lynott        Taoist
24. So I looked a little closer and it chilled me to the bone
      Under your thumb - Godley & Creme    Paul
25. The temple band took five
      Rock the casbah - The Clash    nally
26. I need your hunger just like you need mine (UK Top 40: N/A)
      (Co-founder of Genesis)
      Face the face - Peter Gabriel
27. Skip the ivory towers
      All of my heart - ABC    maddog
28. Oh and then he fixed me with a freezing glance
      Can I play with madness - Iron Maiden    Taoist
29. You disturb my natural emotions
      Ever fallen in love - Fine Young Cannibals       Taoist/karen

30. It will give you a smile on your face (UK Top 40: #29, 1981)       karen
        ('70s band, best known for their "Season's greetings")    
               Slade (but what song?)  - Lock up your daughters         karen

                                                             
As always: good luck!


Scores so far:Paul 7, Doc Brown 4, Taoist 4, karen 4, Indy Gent 3, maddog 3, nally 2, Powerslave 1

Hi FaultyDog!

#25 is "Rock The Casbah" by the Clash.
#19 is "Every Breath You Take" by the Police.

Hi FaultyDog!

#25 is "Rock The Casbah" by the Clash.
#19 is "Every Breath You Take" by the Police.


Always nice to get the first two right!  ;)

7. Ghost Town-Specials
13. Union of The Snake-Duran Duran
22. You Better You Bet-The Who

7. Ghost Town-Specials


Is of course the correct answer.

Got two more. ;)
Is of course the correct answer.

13. Union of The Snake-Duran Duran
22. You Better You Bet-The Who


Are of course also correct.

Hi Henk - another entertaining quiz...

...oh, and well done for entering the four-figure zone!

#1. 'It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It' - Bananarama & The Fun Boy Three

#12. 'Oh Julie' - Shakin' Stevens
(covered in the States by Barry Manilow, no less...)

#18. 'Living Doll' - Cliff Richard & The Young Ones
(Probably the utter, utter, utter nadir of Cliff's long career, IMO...)

#24. 'Under Your Thumb' - Godley & Creme

Hi Henk - another entertaining quiz...

...oh, and well done for entering the four-figure zone!

#1. 'It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It' - Bananarama & The Fun Boy Three

#12. 'Oh Julie' - Shakin' Stevens
(covered in the States by Barry Manilow, no less...)

Well, I guess that really reboosted his career.....


#18. 'Living Doll' - Cliff Richard & The Young Ones
(Probably the utter, utter, utter nadir of Cliff's long career, IMO...)

#24. 'Under Your Thumb' - Godley & Creme



Spot-on times four!  ::)

Hi FD

Good quiz, brings back memories

#15 is "Stand and deliver" by Adam and the ants
#23 is "Out in the fields" by Gary Moore
#28 is "Can I play with madness" by Iron Maiden
#29 is "Ever fallen in love...." by The Buzzcocks


Tao

<modified> Spotted the limit was actually 4 so I added the last one I knew

Hey FD, nice going on your 1000th post!
21 is Rick Astley, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
11 is Rod Stewart, "Young Hearts/Young Turks"

Gosh, can you tell I'm still ensconced in the 80's?

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

Hi FD

Good quiz, brings back memories

#15 is "Stand and deliver" by Adam and the ants
#23 is "Out in the fields" by Gary Moore
#28 is "Can I play with madness" by Iron Maiden
#29 is "Ever fallen in love...." by The Buzzcocks


Tao

<modified> Spotted the limit was actually 4 so I added the last one I knew


#15 is right, #23 is partially right (looking for duo actually), #28 is right and #29...title is right, wasn't looking for the Buzzcocks though (as that didn't make it over here). Can you think of another band who did this? :-\\

Hey FD, nice going on your 1000th post!
21 is Rick Astley, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
11 is Rod Stewart, "Young Hearts/Young Turks"

Gosh, can you tell I'm still ensconced in the 80's?

Your Pal,
Doc
8)


I would never have guessed!   ;) Two for you!

#15 is right, #23 is partially right (looking for duo actually), #28 is right and #29...title is right, wasn't looking for the Buzzcocks though (as that didn't make it over here). Can you think of another band who did this? :-\\

Gary Moore probably duetted with Phil Lynot (of Thin Lizzy)
No idea who did the US version of ever fallen...

Gary Moore probably duetted with Phil Lynot (of Thin Lizzy)
No idea who did the US version of ever fallen...


Phyl Lynott is the one!
And I'm looking for a UK band for #29 (hint: Roland Gift). ???

Nailed anothertwo, I don't know how I didn't see them before!
4. Elton John, "I'm Still Standing"
(But after all those martinis on the video shoot, barely!  ::))
17. Phil Collins, "In The Air Tonight"
An Amazon reviewer once called this the "Stairway To Heaven" of the 80's  :o, but I'm not sure of the connection.
Still ensconced!

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

And I'm looking for a UK band for #29 (hint: Roland Gift). ???


Roland Gift was in Fine Young Cannibals

Nailed anothertwo, I don't know how I didn't see them before!
4. Elton John, "I'm Still Standing"
(But after all those martinis on the video shoot, barely!  ::))
17. Phil Collins, "In The Air Tonight"
An Amazon reviewer once called this the "Stairway To Heaven" of the 80's  :o, but I'm not sure of the connection.
Still ensconced!

Your Pal,
Doc
8)


You're right on these two. And I also fail to see the connection between In The Air Tonight and Stairway To Heaven :-\\

Roland Gift was in Fine Young Cannibals


That's right! :)

I can work out what letter some of the songs must start with but not what the songs are.  Is number 30 a punctuation mark? (since I haven't deciphered the first few songs yet)

I can work out what letter some of the songs must start with but not what the songs are.  Is number 30 a punctuation mark? (since I haven't deciphered the first few songs yet)


You're on the right track!  :) Once you've figured out what letters are missing, you will also find out that number 30 isn't a punctuation mark, because number 30 is actually WHAT THE LETTERS SAY read from 1 to 29. Can't give you bonus points so far; you'll have to come up with the correct answer. :-\\

Hi the FaultyDog, I'm recently back from holiday and found this quiz uncompleted:

#10 is "Embarrassment" by Madness
#16 is "Musclebound" by Spandau Ballet
#27 is "All Of My Heart" by ABC

In the "hangman" style I can see most of the words that the songs' initial letters spell out but I don't recognise the song title  :-\\.

You're right on these two. And I also fail to see the connection between In The Air Tonight and Stairway To Heaven :-\\



I see it!!! "Stairway to Heaven" and "In the Air Tonight" both have vague lyrics and people played air guiter to "Stairway" and air drums to "In the Air Tonight" Also the songs are both instantly recognizable after about 1 second of sound.

Hi the FaultyDog, I'm recently back from holiday and found this quiz uncompleted:

#10 is "Embarrassment" by Madness
#16 is "Musclebound" by Spandau Ballet
#27 is "All Of My Heart" by ABC

In the "hangman" style I can see most of the words that the songs' initial letters spell out but I don't recognise the song title  :-\\.


Three correct answers there! I was just about to give up hope....
To help you along: the first letters don't spell a song title, but another lyrics line from yet another 80s UK song. I may have made it a bit too complicated... :-\\

putting my crossword solving skills to use.

Is the lyric for number 30

"It will give you a smile on your face"?

No idea of the song though

putting my crossword solving skills to use.

Is the lyric for number 30

"It will give you a smile on your face"?

No idea of the song though


IT IS!!  Congratulations! And with that you've earned 2 bonus points. Anyone who can give me the right title and artist is rewarded with one point.

IT IS!!  Congratulations! And with that you've earned 2 bonus points. Anyone who can give me the right title and artist is rewarded with one point.

Would it be Ronan Keating, FD? I'm just playing a hunch.

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

Would it be Ronan Keating, FD? I'm just playing a hunch.

Your Pal,
Doc
8)


Sorry to disappoint you, Doc. It's not Ronan Keating.(I'm trying to picture him doing this song - it's miles off his usual stuff! Would be fun!)
What I'm looking for is a popular 70s band, also having a few successes in the 80s (like this one) and even 90s.

Still ten to play for.... have a go! :D

* BUMP *

14. is "Avalon" by Roxy Music.

14. is "Avalon" by Roxy Music.


That's right, Powerslave!

Needed a little bump IMO.  I've added hints/clues and removed the limit!

I'll BUMP it once again.

Is #3 Wot by Captain Sensible?

#30 sounds like either Slade or Wizzard

Is #3 Wot by Captain Sensible?


Bingo! One of my favourite songs of the 80s. :)


#30 sounds like either Slade or Wizzard


Did Wizzard have a Christmas classic? :-\\ Could be, but not world wide anyway. So I'll take Slade for an answer - which is correct! ;)
Now for a song title....Something with confinement of young women... ::)

Bingo! One of my favourite songs of the 80s. :)



I used to have the 12" single but it disappeared at some point.




Did Wizzard have a Christmas classic? :-\\


I wish it could be Christmas every day

Played here nearly as much as the Slade one.

Hi Henk...you're desperate to put this to bed, aren't you?!!

Let's see what I can do...

#5. 'Lullaby' - Cure

#6. 'Left To My Own Devices' - Pet Shop Boys

#20. 'Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)' - Scritti Politti

Hi Henk...you're desperate to put this to bed, aren't you?!!

Let's see what I can do...

#5. 'Lullaby' - Cure

#6. 'Left To My Own Devices' - Pet Shop Boys

#20. 'Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)' - Scritti Politti


What took you so long?  ;) Needless to say you're correct on all three! :)

Well, I think I've given you all a fair chance on this one too. I'm surprised it's still not finished, but I'm getting tired of waiting.

I've given the missing answers on numbers 2, 8, 9, 26 and 30. Are they really that obscure? I think not. ???

I'll have to work on something new now, I guess.... ::)