This week In Singing Ladies 38/52

How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.

The subjects du jour are : Sade, Enya, Norah Jones, Joan Armatrading, St. Vincent, Lorde, Björk, Tori Amos, Mari Boine, Lana Del Rey, Annie Lennox, Elizabeth Fraser

They are the 12 Singing Ladies selected among the 413 Posts we publish this week.

1. Which iconic 80s venue recorded Sade’s live performance of “Why Can’t We Live Together”?

  • A Wembley Stadium
  • B Sportpaleis Ahoy
  • C Madison Square Garden

2. Enya’s “Orinoco Flow” references what in its title?

  • A A river
  • B A location
  • C A studio

3. What instrument did Levon Helm play in Norah Jones’s “What Am I to You?”

  • A Guitar
  • B Drums
  • C Bass

4. Who produced Joan Armatrading’s single “Down to Zero”?

  • A Quincy Jones
  • B Glyn Johns
  • C Brian Eno

5. In what year did St. Vincent release “Cruel” as a single?

  • A 2012
  • B 2011
  • C 2010

6. Lorde’s track “Royals” is from which of her album cycles?

  • A Pure Heroine
  • B Melodrama
  • C Solar Power

7. Which tour prominently featured Björk’s song “Hunter”?

  • A Vespertine
  • B Homogenic
  • C Utopia

8. Tori Amos’s cover of “New Age” is from which iconic album?

  • A American Doll Posse
  • B Little Earthquakes
  • C Strange Little Girls

9. Mari Boine’s live rendition of “Some Say” took place at which venue?

  • A Royal Albert Hall
  • B Södra Teatern
  • C The Fillmore

10. What is the lead single from Lana Del Rey’s “Honeymoon” album?

  • A West Coast
  • B Video Games
  • C High by the Beach

11. Which year did Annie Lennox release “The Gift” as part of her solo album?

  • A 1990
  • B 1991
  • C 1992

12. The Cocteau Twins’ track “Heaven or Las Vegas” is on which number studio album?

  • A Fifth
  • B Sixth
  • C Seventh

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1 . Sade . Why Can’t We Live Together

Lifted from : Sade bring ‘Diamond Life’ to Rotterdam (1984)

2 . Enya . Orinoco Flow

Lifted from : Enya releases ‘Watermark,’ her second studio album featuring ‘Orinoco Flow’ (1988)

3 . Norah Jones . What Am I To You?

Lifted from : Norah Jones visits Roma (2012)

4 . Joan Armatrading . Down To Zero

Lifted from : A&M publish ‘Joan Armatrading,’ her third and eponymous album featuring ‘Love and Affection’ (1976)

5 . St. Vincent . Cruel

Lifted from : On radio today, St. Vincent at KCRW (2011)

6 . Lorde . Royals

Lifted from : Lorde debuts in London (2013)

7 . Björk . Hunter

Lifted from : Björk releases her fourth album . ‘Homogenic’ featuring ‘Jóga’ and ‘Hunter’ (1997)

8 . Tori Amos . New Age

Lifted from : Tori Amos releases ‘Strange Little Girls’ featuring covers of songs written and originally performed by men (2001)

9 . Mari Boine . Some Say I Got Devil

Lifted from : Mari Boine sings in Stockholm (2017)

10 . Lana Del Rey . High By The Beach

Lifted from : Lana Del Rey releases her fourth album . ‘Honeymoon’ featuring ‘High by the Beach’

11 . Annie Lennox . The Gift

Lifted from : On TV today, Annie Lennox is ‘Unplugged’ (1992)

12 . Elizabeth Fraser . Heaven Or Las Vegas (w/ Cocteau Twins)

Lifted from : 4AD publish Cocteau Twins’ sixth album . ‘Heaven Or Las Vegas’ (1990)

And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:

1. Sade’s 1984 live performance of “Why Can’t We Live Together” was recorded at Sportpaleis Ahoy. The concert highlighted her debut band lineup.

2. Enya’s track “Orinoco Flow” references Orinoco Studios in its title. The studio and its personnel have inspired lyrical nods in the recording.

3. Levon Helm played the drums on Norah Jones’s Feels Like Home version of “What Am I to You?”. This version was released as a single in 2004.

4. Joan Armatrading’s song “Down to Zero” was produced by Glyn Johns. The track was released as part of her self-titled 1976 album.

5. “Cruel” was released by St. Vincent as a single in 2011. It’s part of the album Strange Mercy, underscored by Annie Clark’s distinctive music style.

6. Lorde’s track “Royals” is from her debut album cycle, Pure Heroine. The song marked her entry into the international music scene in 2013.

7. Björk featured “Hunter” prominently during her Homogenic tour. The song was also the third single from her Homogenic album, released in 1998.

8. Tori Amos covered “New Age” on her Strange Little Girls album. This 2001 release featured female reinterpretations of songs written by men.

9. Mari Boine performed “Some Say” live at Södra Teatern in Stockholm on 17 September 2017. The venue captured her engaging concert presence.

10. “High by the Beach” was the lead single from Lana Del Rey’s Honeymoon album. Released in 2015, it features her characteristic synth-led sound.

11. Annie Lennox released “The Gift” in 1992. It was part of her debut solo album, Diva, the same year MTV Unplugged rose to prominence.

12. The Cocteau Twins released “Heaven or Las Vegas” on their sixth studio album. Released in 1990, it remains a defining work in their catalog.

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