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Subject: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (GOOGLE SEARCH IS ON)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/16/05 at 3:18 pm
Here's (yet) another quiz that I hope you'll enjoy.
All songs in this quiz have also been performed by Dutch artists (so there's the connection), and in most cases the "Dutch" version did better in our charts than the "foreign" version.
Your task is simple: name the song and name the original artist. Limit = 3
BUT WAIT...! .....There's a catch (or two) ::) because there's two songs in this quiz that don't quite fit in... A breach of pattern, if you like. Can you find those songs? And do you know why they're "different" from the others?
THREE BONUS POINTS if you get it right!
THREE BONUS POINTS go to Paul
And there's more: I'll award FIVE BONUS POINTS if you can name any of the Dutch artists that performed the songs mentioned in this quiz. (Nearly all of them are unknown to you all, I think - but who knows...)
FIVE BONUS POINTS go to: Paul (twice, for naming Bolland and Forrest)
In order to find the Dutch artists for the other songs I allow you to Google search for ONE POINT per correct answer.
Good luck everybody! :)
01. Hand grenades flying over your head
In the army now - Bolland (1981) (Indy Gent/Paul)
Successfully covered by Status Quo in 1986
02. But I wish I was there with you, sharing our morning sun
Winter in America - Doug Ashdown (mooster)
03. There isn't an ocean too deep
I will follow Him - Little Peggy March (loki 13)
04. Now and then you need someone older
Run to me - Bee Gees (jaytee)
05. Tonight - Make it magnificent - Tonight!
Atomic - Blondie (mooster)
06. Gulls in the sky and in my blue eye
Wonderful life - Black (whistledog)
07. Look straight ahead, nothing but blue skies
I can see clearly now - Johnny Nash (CF)
08. Did you think I would curse you
At this moment - Billy Vera & the Beaters (Indy Gent)
09. But now old friends are acting strange
Both sides now - Judy Collins (Gaylon)
10. But just before the dawn I awake and find you gone
In dreams - Roy Orbison (belladonna)
11. The world is always changing, nothing stays the same
Cherish - Kool & the Gang (CF)
12. Pardon the way that I stare
Can't take my eyes off you - Frankie Valli (loki 13)
13. I only had to see the sunlight in your hair
Your soft, soft silhouette to know I'd always care
Ginny come lately - Brian Hyland
14. Then my heart fills with gladness when I hear the trill
Mocking bird Hill - Les Paul & Mary Ford/Patti Page (Paul)
15. And I've always had your tender lips to keep me warm
Rock the boat - Hues Corporation (mooster)
Successfully covered by Forrest in 1983.
16. Soldiers taking orders 'cause we must defend the borders
From their second (and last) album "You And Me Both"
Mr. Blue - Yaz(oo)
17. We'll go walking together, watchin' the sunrise over the trees
Fantasy Island - ................................... (1982) (Paul)
Successfully covered by Tight Fit (1982)
18. She looked good, she looked fine
Do wah diddy diddy - Manfred Mann (Gaylon)
19. People say that love's a game, a game you just can't win
Put your head on my shoulder - Paul Anka (belladonna)
20. I look in the mirror and I see a broken man It's not a sunny sight to see
UK male R&B trio, original line-up: Len Coley, Ricky Balley and Roddy Harris
Where is the love (we used to know) - Delegation
21. He was the youngest driver there
Tell Laura I love her - John Leyton/Ray Peterson/Ricky Valance (Philip Eno)
Scores so far: Paul 2+3+10, mooster 3, belladonna 2, CF 2, Gaylon 2, Loki 13 2, Indy Gent 1.5, jaytee 1, Philip Eno 1, whistledog 1
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 12/16/05 at 3:49 pm
Hi Henk!
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: Gaylon on 12/16/05 at 4:01 pm
09. Both Sides Now - Judy Collins
18. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: loki 13 on 12/16/05 at 4:43 pm
Hey Henk, I will try this,I hope I have the artist right.
#3..I Will Follow Him....Little Peggy March?
#12..Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You...Frankie Valli?
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/16/05 at 5:22 pm
Hi Henk!
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/16/05 at 5:23 pm
09. Both Sides Now - Judy Collins
18. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
Spot-on, Gaylon! :)
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/16/05 at 5:25 pm
Hey Henk, I will try this,I hope I have the artist right.
#3..I Will Follow Him....Little Peggy March?
#12..Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You...Frankie Valli?
Hello Kevin!
#3 is 100% correct, #12 is 50% correct (need another artist). :-\\
Well, you've got a reputation to keep... ;)
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: whistledog on 12/16/05 at 6:23 pm
This is just a guess ... but would #12 be the Boys Town Gang? I know they had a big hit with it
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: Indy Gent on 12/16/05 at 6:25 pm
1. In The Army Now-Status Quo
8. At This Moment-Billy Vera and the Beaters (don't know who did it originally)
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: whistledog on 12/16/05 at 6:28 pm
#6 is Wonderful Life by Black
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: mandamoo on 12/16/05 at 6:29 pm
Hi there Henk :)
#2 Winter in America - Doug Ashdown
#5 Atomic - Blondie
#15 Rock the Boat - Hues Corporation
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/16/05 at 7:06 pm
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Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/16/05 at 7:08 pm
1. In The Army Now-Status Quo
8. At This Moment-Billy Vera and the Beaters (don't know who did it originally)
In The Army Now is the song I'm looking for. However, Status Quo is not the original artist.
On the other hand...#8 is 100% correct. :)
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/16/05 at 7:09 pm
[quote author=whis
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/16/05 at 7:10 pm
Hi there Henk
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: loki 13 on 12/17/05 at 9:22 am
Hello Kevin!
#3 is 100% correct, #12 is 50% correct (need another artist). :-\\
Well, you've got a reputation to keep... ;)
Yes ,the streak is still alive.
"Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" is such a tough song
so many people have covered it, Andy Williams,Tommy Garrett,
Lauren Hill and even the Easybeats.I didn't know who was the
original so I just took a stab,oh well.
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: jaytee on 12/17/05 at 10:38 am
G'day Henk :)
#4 Run To Me - Bee Gees
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/05 at 11:16 am
#21 is Tell Laura I Love Her by Ricky Valance
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/17/05 at 12:21 pm
G'day Henk
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/17/05 at 12:22 pm
#21 is Tell Laura I Love Her by Ricky Valance
Hmm.. I was thinking of another artist for this song. But then, I could be wrong. :-\\
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/05 at 12:23 pm
#21 is Tell Laura I Love Her by Ricky Valance
Hmm.. I was thinking of another artist for this song. But then, I could be wrong. :-\\
I only know it with Ricky Valance
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/17/05 at 12:27 pm
I only know it with Ricky Valance
You win. ;) I've just done some checking and it turns out the song was released simultanously by three different artists in 1960: John Leyton, Ray Peterson and Ricky Valance.
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/17/05 at 12:48 pm
Yes ,the streak is still alive.
"Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" is such a tough song
so many people have covered it, Andy Williams,Tommy Garrett,
Lauren Hill and even the Easybeats.I didn't know who was the
original so I just took a stab,oh well.
I owe you (another) apology... :-his was released the same year, and it was a bigger hit in The Netherlands...).
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: belladonna on 12/18/05 at 6:18 am
10. In Dreams - Roy Orbison
19. Put Your Head On My Shoulder - Paul Anka
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Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/18/05 at 9:12 am
10.
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: Paul on 12/18/05 at 12:39 pm
In The Army Now is the song I'm looking for. However, Status Quo is not the original artist.
They wasn't, but they had a huge hit with it in Britain...
If memory serves, the original was by Bolland (who also wrote it...)
#14. 'Mockingbird Hill' - tons of artists including Les Paul & Mary Ford, Patti Page and a strange 'ska'-type version by The Migil Five...
#17. 'Fantasy Island' - Tight Fit
I'll hazard a guess at the two 'odd ones out'...
#1 and #17...because I think this pair were originally Dutch hits that became 'cover' hits for artists in another country, as opposed to the other way around...(not sure who originally done 'Fantasy Island' though!)
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (....with a catch or 2..)
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/18/05 at 3:07 pm
They wasn't, but they had a huge hit with it in Britain...
...and reaching #11 in The Netherlands, whereas the original...
If memory serves, the original was by Bolland (who also wrote it...)
...indeed by Bolland (brothers Rob & Ferdi Bolland, who also were responsible for the remix of Rock Me Amadeus) didn't even make it to Top 40 in 1981.
#14. 'Mockingbird Hill' - tons of artists including Les Paul & Mary Ford, Patti Page and a strange 'ska'-type version by The Migil Five...
#17. 'Fantasy Island' - Tight Fit
I'll hazard a guess at the two 'odd ones out'...
#1 and #17...because I think this pair were originally Dutch hits that became 'cover' hits for artists in another country, as opposed to the other way around...(not sure who originally done 'Fantasy Island' though!)
You've totally got it, Paul! :D So the bonus points are yours. :)
You've also mentioned the artists I had in mind for #14 (Les Paul & Mary Ford and/or Patti Page - though the Migil Five version was a bigger hit over here). Still, the Dutch cover version was the biggest hit of them all, reaching #1 spot in 1993.
As for the original version of Fantasy Island... that song was released the same year (1982). It was one of the songs competing in Dutch preliminaries for the Eurovision Song Contest, ending up in second place (behind the terrible "Jij en ik" by Bill van Dijk).
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (GOOGLE SEARCH IS ON)
Written By: FaultyDog on 01/18/06 at 1:48 pm
I've filled in the blanks on numbers 13, 16 and 20.
I hereby allow you to use Google search to find the Dutch artists who performed the songs in this quiz. I'll award you ONE POINT per correct answer.
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (GOOGLE SEARCH IS ON)
Written By: Paul on 01/19/06 at 7:05 am
Well, I got one Henk...and I didn't even have to resort to google, as this was a huge hit over here...
#15. Forrest
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (GOOGLE SEARCH IS ON)
Written By: FaultyDog on 01/19/06 at 10:36 am
Well, I got one Henk...and I didn't even have to resort to google, as this was a huge hit over here...
#15. Forrest
I'll take your word for it and therefore reward you with the bonus 5 points promised in my original text. But why didn't you say so earlier? ???
Subject: Re: Henk's Rather Easy Covers Quiz (GOOGLE SEARCH IS ON)
Written By: FaultyDog on 02/12/06 at 11:38 am
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