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    Oh, that's just embarrassing that I didn't get that.
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    4.1 - What Exit?: Who are the four artists singing in 1982's "That's What Friends Are For"?
    Oh well, I was doing well.

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    4.7 - parzival: Which hit from 1967 includes the line: "Turn on, tune in, turn your eyes around"?
    Incense, Peppermints is my best guess.

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    4.3 - Orual: Who had a hit in 1969 with "The Worst that Could Happen"?
    Some smelly hippie.

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    4.10 - fachverwirrt: Name the member of the Jackson family that charted in 1984 with the song "Hearts Don't Lie".

    I'll just say Tito, for fun.

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    4.9 - spitz: who had a hit in 1966 with "Summer in the City"?
    Y'know, I can hear the song in my head....... Dunno. Neil Diamond?

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    double trivia!
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    Posting today's round a little early. Yesterday's round is still live until 12pm EST so feel free to continue sending in answers until then. For today's, please remember to post your answer to 5.6, not PM. In the event of a tie, I will post a special tie-breaker round tomorrow evening. Thanks for playing everyone! I hope you guys have had as much fun as I have.

    And yeah, this round's tough. Enjoy.

    Current Standings:
    1: OneCentStamp (82 pts)
    2: Myrnalene (80 pts)
    3. parzival (53 pts)
    4: What Exit? (40 pts)
    5. Sarahfeena (35 pts)
    6. Exy (33 pts)
    7. Orual (29 pts)
    8: artifex (20 pts)
    8: Cluricaun
    10: fachverwirrt (13 pts)
    11: spitz (0 pts)

    FINAL ROUND

    5.1 - What Exit?: What 1983 hit includes the lyric "I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert/But I can look and breathe and see the sun in wintertime"?


    5.2 - OneCentStamp: What two musicians, who at the time were members of the same rock band, sing backup in Walter Egan's 1978 hit "Magnet and Steel"?


    5.3 - Orual: Kanye West's "Touch the Sky" sampled what song by R&B legend Curtis Mayfield?


    5.4 - artifex: What 1978 hit song does the singer say he "saw Lon Chaney Jr. out walking with the Queen"?


    5.5 - Cluricaun: What 1984 hit featured a video with the band's lead singer Mark Hollis not singing (often with squirming lines CGI'd over his mouth) interspersed with footage of animals?


    5.6 - (Up for grabs. First person to post the right answer gets 10pts): Who in 1995 knew "What you're doin', yeah/and it's not gonna work this time"?


    5.7 - parzival: What 2006 hit song features an interpolation of Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"?


    5.8 - Sarahfeena: in 1994 Martin Page released his only solo hit "In The House of Stone and Light", but in 1990 he wrote a song that Go West made a hit. What song is it?


    5.9 - spitz: Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" has been covered numerous times. Name the two bands whose versions charted.


    5.10 - fachverwirrt: Kate Bush provided vocals on two of Peter Gabriel's 80's singles. What were they?


    5.11 - Exy: What singer had a hit in 1991 with "Too Many Walls"?


    5.12 - Myrnalene: What pop legend, though uncredited, plays keyboards in Stevie Nicks' 1983 hit
    "Stand Back"?



    Bonus: Name That Tune
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    No guess for mine or the up for grabs one.

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    Quote Originally posted by Taumpy View post
    5.4 - artifex: What 1978 hit song does the singer say he "saw Lon Chaney Jr. out walking with the Queen"?
    I have absolutely no idea.

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    With mine, I'm not even sure, so I'll just say Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

    The up for grabs is Dionne Farris.
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    5.12 - Myrnalene: What pop legend, though uncredited, plays keyboards in Stevie Nicks' 1983 hit
    "Stand Back"?


    Uh I can't think of that many keyboard playing pop legends so I am going to guess Elton John?
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    :Shake: Myrna

    (not for that answer in particular, just for beating me so far)
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    Quote Originally posted by Taumpy View post
    5.7 - parzival: What 2006 hit song features an interpolation of Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"?
    I'll say "Fergalicious".

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    5.10 - fachverwirrt: Kate Bush provided vocals on two of Peter Gabriel's 80's singles. What were they?

    One was "Don't Give Up." I don't know the other one.

    I don't suppose I can get half credit?

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    5.3 - Orual: Kanye West's "Touch the Sky" sampled what song by R&B legend Curtis Mayfield?

    "My Humps"

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    double post again.
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    Round 4 answers:

    4.1 - What Exit?: Who are the four artists singing in 1982's "That's What Friends Are For"?

    Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Elton John, and Gladys Knight

    4.2 - OneCentStamp: Who scored her biggest hit in 1978 with "Shame"?

    Evelyn "Champagne" King

    4.3 - Orual: Who had a hit in 1969 with "The Worst that Could Happen"?

    Brooklyn Bridge

    4.4 - artifex: What hit song from 1993 contains the lyric: "If I didn't blow the whole thing years ago/I might be here with you"?

    Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy

    4.5 - Cluricaun: Who had a hit in 1980 with "Take Your Time (Do It Right)"?

    The S.O.S. Band

    4.6 - (Up for grabs. First person to post the right answer gets 10pts): Who had a hit in 1963 with the remarkably sexist "If You Wanna Be Happy"?

    Jimmy Soul

    4.7 - parzival: Which hit from 1967 includes the line: "Turn on, tune in, turn your eyes around"?

    Incense & Peppermints

    4.8 - Sarahfeena: Who had a hit in 1990 with "No Myth"?

    Michael Penn

    4.9 - spitz: who had a hit in 1966 with "Summer in the City"?

    The Lovin' Spoonful

    4.10 - fachverwirrt: Name the member of the Jackson family that charted in 1984 with the song "Hearts Don't Lie".

    LaToya

    4.11 - Exy: What album is this?

    Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains

    4.12 - Myrnalene: What 1986 hit includes the lyric "You can build a mansion, but you just can't live in it/You're the fastest runner but you're not allowed to win"?

    Howard Jones - No One is to Blame

    Bonus: Name That Tune

    Andrea True Connection - More More More

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    Quote Originally posted by fachverwirrt View post
    5.10 - fachverwirrt: Kate Bush provided vocals on two of Peter Gabriel's 80's singles. What were they?

    One was "Don't Give Up." I don't know the other one.

    I don't suppose I can get half credit?
    Maybe I'll give you 5 pity points, if you're right.
    Last edited by Taumpy; 28 May 2010 at 09:07 PM. Reason: I'm dumb enough to reveal an answer in my own game. Haha

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    5.9 - spitz: Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" has been covered numerous times. Name the two bands whose versions charted.
    Oasis and Placebo.







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    Answers for the final round:

    5.1 - What Exit?: What 1983 hit includes the lyric "I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert/But I can look and breathe and see the sun in wintertime"?

    Big Country - In a Big Country

    5.2 - OneCentStamp: What two musicians, who at the time were members of the same rock band, sing backup in Walter Egan's 1978 hit "Magnet and Steel"?

    Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham

    5.3 - Orual: Kanye West's "Touch the Sky" sampled what song by R&B legend Curtis Mayfield?

    Move On Up


    5.4 - artifex: What 1978 hit song does the singer say he "saw Lon Chaney Jr. out walking with the Queen"?

    Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London

    5.5 - Cluricaun: What 1984 hit featured a video with the band's lead singer Mark Hollis not singing (often with squirming lines CGI'd over his mouth) interspersed with footage of animals?

    Talk Talk - It's My Life


    5.6 - (Up for grabs. First person to post the right answer gets 10pts): Who in 1995 knew "What you're doin', yeah/and it's not gonna work this time"?

    Dionne Farris

    5.7 - parzival: What 2006 hit song features an interpolation of Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"?

    Jessica Simpson - A Public Affair

    5.8 - Sarahfeena: in 1994 Martin Page released his only solo hit "In The House of Stone and Light", but in 1990 he wrote a song that Go West made a hit. What song is it?

    King of Wishful Thinking

    5.9 - spitz: Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" has been covered numerous times. Name the two bands whose versions charted.

    Smashing Pumpkins and The Dixie Chicks

    5.10 - fachverwirrt: Kate Bush provided vocals on two of Peter Gabriel's 80's singles. What were they?

    Don't Give Up and Games Without Frontiers

    5.11 - Exy: What singer had a hit in 1991 with "Too Many Walls"?

    Cathy Dennis

    5.12 - Myrnalene: What pop legend, though uncredited, plays keyboards in Stevie Nicks' 1983 hit
    "Stand Back"?

    Prince

    Bonus: Name That Tune

    The Gap Band - You Dropped a Bomb On Me

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    After carefully tabulating the final scores, the winner is.. Myrnalene with 105pts! OneCentStamp is the runner up, with 104pts. Close game!

    Here's the rest:
    3. parzival 62 pts
    4: What Exit? 43 pts
    5. Sarahfeena 38 pts
    6. Exy 36 pts
    7. Orual 29 pts
    7: artifex
    9: Cluricaun 20 pts
    10: fachverwirrt 13 pts
    11: spitz

    Thanks for playing, everyone!

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