CraigC’s Quote Quiz
Here is CraigC’s quote quiz. I don’t have a clue what any of these are:
[UPDATE: The rules again: no Googling, and you must answer before you read the comments.]
1
And there’s this five foot nine inch
Nineteen year old blondish
Irish catholic girl
A world away in Boston
2
Got a fire up on top of my head
I’m a love regenerator
Why don’t you get up off your tanning bed
3
Once a man, like the sea I raged
Once a woman, like the earth I gave
But there is in fact more earth than sea
4
Anybody on the street
Has murder in his eyes
5
Out of a dream, out of the sky
Into my heart, into my life
6
She’s so famous on the block
She stumbles home around four o’clock
She claims the guys are hard to please
She wears teen perfume behind her knees
7
Every town must have a place
Where phony hippies meet
Psychedelic dungeons
Popping up on every street
8
You don’t really need to find out what’s going on
You don’t really want to know just how far it’s gone
9
Been six months
She hasn’t shut up once
I’ve tried to explain
She’s driving me insane
10
Well there’s a change in the wind
You know the signs don’t lie
Such a strange feeling and I don’t know why
#3 Cinemashow – Genesis (back when Gabriel was still a member)
bains (b7cdc0) — 3/19/2006 @ 7:12 am#10 Firefall – Strange Way?
Retired Geezer (3636e1) — 3/19/2006 @ 7:22 am1. Tonio K – “Girl Crazy” from the album AMERIKA (1980). I know nothing about this guy but the lyrics look very interesting.
2. Little Village – “Solar Sex Panel” from the album LITTLE VILLAGE (1992), a side project of John Hiatt.
3. Genesis – “The Cinema Show” from the album SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND (1973), back when you could enjoy the group without having to endure Phil Collins writing the same mopy song again for the forty-third time.
4. Steely Dan – “Only a Fool Would Say That” from CAN’T BUY A THRILL (1972), about as polished and self-assured as you will find in a debut album.
5. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “A Face in the Crowd” from FULL MOON FEVER (1989), maybe not a great album but definitely a good one. Petty certainly benefited from the presence of fellow Willbury Jeff Lynne, who co-wrote about half of this album.
6. Sheryl Crow – “Oh Marie” from the album SHERYL CROW (1996). I don’t own this album and if I did I probably wouldn’t admit it.
7. Mothers of Invention – “Who Needs the Peace Corps?”, the opening track from WE’RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY (1967), perhaps not Zappa’s best album, but probably my favorite of his.
8. Don Henley – “Dirty Laundry” from the album I CAN’T STAND STILL (1982). Maybe not his weakest song, but not for lack of trying.
9. Tubes – “Talk to Ya Later” from THE COMPLETION BACKWARD PRINCIPLE (1983). Cute song, underrated group.
10. Joe Walsh – “Turn to Stone” from the BARNSTORM album (1972). Of all the various Eagles, I think Joe Walsh had the best solo career. Certainly he was the least pretentious of the bunch, and for me that goes a long way.
In fairness I should say that I only knew one of these (namely, “Who Needs the Peace Corps?”) off the top of my head; all the rest were deduced via Google. If another person gets more of these from memory, they deserve the honors more than I do.
John Barrett Jr. (0bd716) — 3/19/2006 @ 7:23 amI knew only that #8 was “Dirty Laundry” by Don Henley. I happen to like the song.
MattSkosh (74bacc) — 3/19/2006 @ 9:39 amUm, John, you’re not supposed to Google.
CraigC (4525c5) — 3/19/2006 @ 10:09 amCraig:
Sincere apologies; I had not entered the previous contests, and had not seen the rule against Googling.If Patterico wishes to delete my comment so honest competitors will have a chance, by all means please do so.
And, as it probably goes without saying, any opinions I gave about the above songs are solely my own; no intent was made to hurt the feelings of anything who enjoyed songs I was critical of.
John Barrett Jr. (0bd716) — 3/19/2006 @ 10:39 amCraigC, I have a couple of questions:
1) Are these quotes that you would have recognized?
2) Did you have the essence of the quotes in your head, or did you look up lyrics to songs you knew and just pick a passage?
Patterico (de0616) — 3/19/2006 @ 1:20 pm#5 I think is Tom Petty and the heartbreakers.
I’m guessing – “Learning to fly?”
I wish I was better at this because I could make an interesting list. I seriously wanted to be a rock singer when I was young, but ended up playing it safe and going to college instead. But I don’t keep up with most of the new bands much like I used to.
By the way Clam, have you heard David Gilmore’s latest solo effort?
I don’t know who #7 is, but “phony hippies” is an oxymoron. One of the best things about “hippies” in the day was that they tried to be honest with themselves and each other and eschewed phonies. Corporate America, with all of its boot-licking for example, was nothing but a big joke to them.
Psyberian (9eb2a7) — 3/19/2006 @ 3:30 pmI don’t know, Psyberian, I think you are using mistaken nostalgia here. If hippies really thought Corporate America was a “big joke” then they wouldn’t have driven cars built by Corporate America (unless you are going to argue that VW was Corporate Europe), listened to music made and distributed by Corporate America, attended colleges largely subsidized by Corporate America, and panhandled from folks who worked for Corporate America. This is like when Hollywood liberals rail against “big business,” acting as if Paramont, Sony, DreamWorks, UA, and the rest are all (to paraphrase P.J. O’Rourke, I think) Mom-and-Pop operations.
JVW (1274d0) — 3/19/2006 @ 3:54 pmAnd which one is just for me, Craig?
Patterico (de0616) — 3/19/2006 @ 4:01 pmJVW, do you actually think that corporate America wanted to hire hippies? Of course not. I’m not talking about a regular blue-collar job, but white collar positions. Also, hippies didn’t care because they didn’t want any part of it – it was called “selling out,” remember?
No, just because you bought products made by big corporations didn’t imply hypocrisy. It was enough that you, yourself didn’t want any part of the rat race. I don’t see that as hypocritical either – people are gong to do things you don’t want to do. That’s what “makes the world go ‘round” as they say. But they get paid for it and it is their decision – just a very un-cool decision. You couldn’t very well be a hippie back then and be getting rich off of playing the stock market. No, that would have been heresy.
Psyberian (9eb2a7) — 3/19/2006 @ 4:10 pmLet me answer Patterico’s questions first. Yes, those absolutely are quotes I would have recognized. I did look at the lyrics, but I tried to pick quotes that were either memorable, or would convey the essence of the song. The Steely Dan song was for you, just because you dissed them, and no, the song title wasn’t a message. I just noticed that.
The problem for me was that I’ve been immersed in music since I was five years old, as a player, as a fan, and as something of a musicologist. All of those songs were in the mainstream for me, but I had to determine if they’d be obscure to a casual fan, and I guess I failed there.
Psyberian, I don’t know how old you are, but I’m guessing you weren’t around back then, based on both your lack of recognition of one of the most memorable lines from one of Zappa’s most memorable songs, and your comments about hippies.
He wasn’t talking about authenticity in the terms you mentioned, although there was plenty of phoniness there, too. Here is the complete song, and trust me when I tell you that it’s spot on.
What’s there to live for?
Who needs the peace corps?
Think I’ll just DROP OUT
I’ll go to Frisco
Buy a wig & sleep
On Owsley’s floor
Walked past the wig store
Danced at the Fillmore
I’m completely stoned
I’m hippy & I’m trippy
I’m a gypsy on my own
I’ll stay a week & get the crabs &
Take a bus back home
I’m really just a phony
But forgive me
‘Cause I’m stoned
Every town must have a place
Where phony hippies meet
Psychedelic dungeons
Popping up every street
GO TO SAN FRANCISCO
How I love ya, How I love ya
How I love ya, How I love ya Frisco!
How I love ya, How I love ya
How I love ya, How I love ya
Oh, my hair is getting good in the back! Every town must have a
place
Where phony hippies meet
Psychedelic dungeons
Popping up on every street
GO TO SAN FRANCISCO…
Hotcha!
First I’ll buy some beads
And then perhaps a leather band
To go around my head
Some feathers and bells
And a book of Indian lure
I will ask the Chamber Of Commerce
How to get to Haight Street
And smoke an awful lot of dope
I will wander around barefoot
I will have a psychedelic gleam in my eye at all times
I will love everyone
I will love the police as they kick the shit out of me on the
street
I will sleep…
I will, I will go to a house
That’s, that’s what I will do
I will go to a house
Where there’s a rock roll band
‘Cause the groups all live together
And I will join a rock & roll band
I will be their road manager
And I will stay there with them
And I will get the crabs
But I won’t care
I was a long-haired, dope-smoking hippie in those days, and I can assure you that they were rife with phonies. Sure, there was a percentage of people who really believed the stuff about going back to the land, and natural foods, and corporate America, and Capitalism sucks, but most of the guys were just chasing tail. I’d venture to say that more women bought into that than men.
CraigC (4525c5) — 3/19/2006 @ 5:26 pmCraig, I’m not much of a Zappa fan, so I haven’t paid much attention to his music.
As for authenticity, I’m sure there were fakes, like in everything. But I was just trying to say that being authentic was at the very least supposed to be about being true to yourself and not phony. Remember the phrase “copping out?” As in: “Naw, man that’s not really true. You’re just copping out!” There is a lot to criticize about hippie-hood, but I will stick up for them on this one.
Psyberian (9eb2a7) — 3/19/2006 @ 5:59 pmI have the Louis Prima version of “Oh, Marie” but he does not sing these lyrics.
nk (54c569) — 3/19/2006 @ 6:00 pmLouis Prima?!? A.k.a. King Louie from the Jungle Book? Now I finally recognize something from this quiz.
Actually, what I had originally replied to CraigC’s quiz was:
“The only one that sounds vaguely familiar is #8. I think I might know it, but will probably never quite figure it out.”
I eventually gave up and Googled #8, and, sure enough, I know the song quite well. I think it’s very interesting that my brain can tell me, “You need to pay attention to this one . . . you know this one,” and yet I still can’t figure it out. My brain was right. I actually have a very smart brain; I’m just not that smart.
The only other songs I know are #5 and #9. Theoretically, I should have gotten #5, since I own the album, and know the song decently well.
If you had said, “Is the head dead yet?” I would have gotten #8.
At least you don’t have anyone saying, “Duhhh.”
Mrs. Patterico (de0616) — 3/19/2006 @ 7:41 pmI deliberately avoided using that line for that very reason.
CraigC (4525c5) — 3/19/2006 @ 8:20 pmAt least you don’t have anyone saying, “Duhhh.”
Are you still mad about that? I know that I’m relatively new as a regular here, but if you’ve followed my comments at the other blogs I hang out at, you know that my sense of humor is, um, well, dense. Wait, I’m dense. That’s it. Heh.
CraigC (4525c5) — 3/19/2006 @ 10:22 pmCraig, I’m not much of a Zappa fan, so I haven’t paid much attention to his music.
That’s too bad. He was one of our most brilliant writers and players. You should do some research into him. If you’re interested, I’ll send you a paper I wrote about him for one of my college music classes.
CraigC (4525c5) — 3/19/2006 @ 10:30 pmI’m ashamed I didn’t know the old Genesis song, because I love old Genesis. I just never paid much attention to their lyrics — or at least, I rarely did.
Patterico (de0616) — 3/19/2006 @ 10:32 pmYou shouldn’t be ashamed at all. That’s a very obscure song on a very obscure album.
CraigC (4525c5) — 3/20/2006 @ 12:30 amI’m detecting a theme…..
1.
Love me till I’m legless
Aching and sore
Enough to stop a freight train
Or start the Third World War
2.
She ain’t exactly pretty
She ain’t exactly small
42-39-56
You could say she’s got it all
3.
If you think it’s easy doin’ one night stands
Try playin’ in a rock roll band
4.
feelin’ like a Christian
locked in a cage
thrown to the lions
on a seconds rage
5.
It was one of those nights,
When you turn out the lights,
And everything comes into view
6.
She was standin’ alone over by the jukebox,
Like she’s something to sell
I said, “Baby, what’s the goin’ price?”
She told me to go to Hell!
7.
Some balls are held for charity
And some for fancy dress
But when they’re held for pleasure
They’re the balls that I like best
8.
Pick up the phone, I’m always home,
Call me anytime
Just ring: three-six-two-four-three-six-oh,
I lead a life of crime!
9.
She said she’d never been
Never been touched before
She said she’d never been
This far before
10.
I’m hot, and when I’m not
I’m cold as ice
When you see me comin’
Just step aside
Or pay the price
Can anyone tell me what that theme is??
CraigC (4525c5) — 3/20/2006 @ 1:29 amAren’t they all ACDC? Well the ones I recognize are:
2: Whole Lotta Rosie
nittypig (4c1c43) — 3/20/2006 @ 8:27 am3: Long Way to the Top (If you wanna rock and roll)
7: Big Balls [well that’s what I think the song title is]
8: Dirty Deeds
They all are. Here are the others:
1: Girls Got Rhythm
Xrlq (6c14f9) — 3/20/2006 @ 8:51 am4: If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)
5: Touch Too Much
6: Shot Down in Flames
9: Squealer
10: Problem Child
You’re close.
CraigC (4525c5) — 3/20/2006 @ 9:18 am2: Whole Lotta Rosie
8: Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)
So it’s obviously AC/DC.
Where’s the quote from Jailbreak ’74?
Patterico (59bfb8) — 3/20/2006 @ 10:07 amIt wasn’t a quote quiz, there actually is a theme to it.
CraigC (4525c5) — 3/20/2006 @ 11:08 amThis doesn’t seem to be piquing anyone’s interest, so I’ll just tell you that it’s the real AC/DC with Bon Scott, God rest his soul.
CraigC (4525c5) — 3/20/2006 @ 12:05 pm