How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.
The subjects du jour are : Cast, The Chicks, Northside, Midnight Oil, Robert Plant, The House of Love, East 17, Tracy Shaw, Longpigs, Strangelove, Tears For Fears, Paradise Lost
They are the performers of twelve “lip sync” music videos that were ranked in various charts, this week (26/52) BUT … in the Nineties 90s.
Tracklist
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1 . Cast – Guiding StarFeatured on the 1997 album “Mother Nature Calls”.
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2 . The Chicks – There’s Your TroubleFeatured on the 1998 album “Wide Open Spaces”.
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3 . Northside – Take 5Featured on the 1991 album “Chicken Rhythms”.
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4 . Midnight Oil – My CountryFeatured on the 1993 album “Earth And Sun And Moon”.
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5 . Robert Plant – I BelieveFeatured on the 1993 album “Fate of Nations”.
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6 . The House of Love – You Don’t UnderstandFeatured on the 1992 album “Babe Rainbow”.
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7 . East 17 – West End Girls
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8 . Tracy Shaw – Happenin’ All Over Again
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9 . Longpigs – She SaidFeatured on the 1996 album “The Sun Is Often Out”.
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10 . Strangelove – Time for the Rest of Your LifeFeatured on the 1994 album “Time For The Rest Of Your Life”.
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11 . Tears For Fears – God’s MistakeFeatured on the 1995 album “Raoul and the Kings of Spain”. |
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12 . Paradise Lost – Say Just WordsFeatured on the 1997 album “One Second”.
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And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:
1. The track by Cast, identified as their seventh single, is indeed from their second studio album “Mother Nature Calls”. It was noted for its length of about 3 minutes and 57 seconds.
2. The Chicks’ “Wide Open Spaces” had the B-side “Give It Up or Let Me Go”, showing their musical versatility on Monument Records.
3. Northside performed their single “Take 5” on “Top of the Pops”, bringing their Madchester sound to a wider audience in June 1991.
4. Midnight Oil performed “My Country” on “Saturday Night Live” on May 8, 1993, highlighting their international appeal after being recorded in 1993.
5. Robert Plant’s album “Fate of Nations” included a solemn tribute written for his late son, maintaining its poignancy in the 2007 reissue.
6. Melancholy envelops “You Don’t Understand” by The House of Love, aligning with their rich, emotional, and introspective songwriting style.
7. “West End Girls” lyric inspiration includes T. S. Eliot’s poem “The Waste Land”, expertly blending cultural references with synth-pop rhythms.
8. Verifiable evidence is absent for the supposed “Tracy Shaw – Happenin’ All Over Again”, casting doubt on its existence within the music industry.
9. Upon re-release in 1996, Longpigs’ “She Said” climbed to number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, improving from its initial peak.
10. Strangelove’s “Time for the Rest of Your Life” captivates with dark lyricism, earning its place in discussions of underappreciated ’90s rock.
11. “Raoul and the Kings of Spain” features a track co-written by Roland Orzabal and Alan Griffiths, blending rock elements with introspection.
12. Paradise Lost’s “Say Just Words”, found on the album “One Second”, demonstrates their evolution towards a more accessible yet intense sound.
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