How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.
The subjects du jour are : Eagle~Eye Cherry, Robyn, The Corrs, Lily Allen, The Dandy Warhols, Green Day, Santana, Stone Sour, Snow Patrol, The Libertines, McFly, Moby
They are the performers of twelve vintage amusing, puzzling and sometimes shocking videos of songs that were ranked in the UK charts, this week (46/52) BUT… in the Noughties 2000s.
1. Who joins Eagle-Eye Cherry on the track “Long Way Around”?
- A His sister
- B His cousin
- C His uncle
2. Which word is censored in North American versions of Robyn’s “Handle Me” album?
- A Psycho
- B Freak
- C Nazi
3. What personas do The Corrs adopt in their “Would You Be Happier?” music video?
- A Jazz, Classical, Reggae
- B Rock, Hip Hop, Punk
- C Country, Blues, EDM
4. What does the cover image of the single “Smile” by Lily Allen depict?
- A A revenge narrative
- B A carnival scene
- C A wedding celebration
5. Where did The Dandy Warhols find inspiration for “Bohemian Like You”?
- A A coffee shop
- B A traffic light
- C A train station
6. Which classic song did Green Day’s “Waiting” draw musical inspiration from?
- A Downtown by Petula Clark
- B California Dreamin’ by The Mamas and the Papas
- C I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles
7. Which religious phrase appears in Santana and Everlast’s “Put Your Lights On”?
- A “Subhan Allah”
- B “Allahu Akbar”
- C “La ilaha illa Allah”
8. What is the primary theme of Stone Sour’s “Through Glass”?
- A Artificiality in the music industry
- B Personal heartbreak
- C Political unrest
9. In the music video for Snow Patrol’s song featuring Martha Wainwright, what visual technique is prominently used?
- A Time-lapse
- B Split-screen
- C Black and white
10. What TV show does The Libertines’ song title reference?
- A Only Fools and Horses
- B Have I Got News for You
- C Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
11. In McFly’s music video for their 2007 single, what weather condition affects the band?
- A Rain
- B Snow
- C Sunshine
12. What do the small aliens attempt in Moby’s “In This World” music video?
- A Take over the world
- B Communicate with humans
- C Build a rocket
For TWELVE more ‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ – Vintage 2000s Music Videos – week 46/52 – click here
Tracklist
1 . Eagle~Eye Cherry – Long Way Around (w/ Neneh Cherry) |
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Featured on the 2007 album “Living in the Present Future”. |
2 . Robyn – Handle Me |
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Featured on the 2001 album “Robyn”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
3 . The Corrs – Would You Be Happier |
‘Do you ever think you’re someone else inside’
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Featured on the 2006 album “Best of The Corrs”. |
4 . Lily Allen – Smile |
‘At first, when I see you cry (When I see you cry)’
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Featured on the 2000 album “Alright, Still”. |
5 . The Dandy Warhols – Bohemian Like You |
‘I really love your hairdo, yeah I’m glad you like mine too’
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Featured on the 2000 album “Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
6 . Green Day – Waiting |
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Featured on the 1999 album “Warning“. |
7 . Santana – Put Your Lights On (w/ Everlast) |
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Featured on the 2006 album “Supernatural“. |
8 . Stone Sour – Through Glass |
”Cause I’m looking at you through the glass’
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Featured on the 2006 album “Come What(ever) May”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
9 . Snow Patrol – Set The Fire To The Third Bar (w/ Martha Wainwright) |
‘ I touch the place Where I’d find your face’
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Featured on the 2004 album “Eyes Open”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
10 . The Libertines – What Became Of The Likely Lads |
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Featured on the 2007 album “The Libertines“. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
11 . McFly – The Heart Never Lies |
‘I know you believe me When you look into my eyes’
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Featured on the 2002 album “All the Greatest Hits”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
12 . Moby – In This World |
‘Sometimes I’m up Now I’m almost level’
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Featured on the 2001 album “18”. Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site |
And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:
1. It’s a family affair. Eagle-Eye and Neneh Cherry, who are half-siblings, collaborate on this reflective track.
2. The word “Nazi” didn’t make the cut in North America’s version of Robyn’s confrontational electropop single.
3. In “Would You Be Happier?”, The Corrs humorously try on rock, hip hop, and punk styles before returning to themselves.
4. Lily Allen’s “Smile” video doesn’t hold back on revenge, intricately plotting a payback tale with explicit flair.
5. A stoplight, not a stop sign, sparked Courtney Taylor-Taylor’s creative vision for “Bohemian Like You”.
6. “Waiting” echoes Petula Clark’s “Downtown”, proving that musical inspirations know no genre bounds.
7. A nod to Everlast’s beliefs surfaces with “La ilaha illa Allah” in this Grammy-winning Santana collaboration.
8. Stone Sour’s “Through Glass” pulls back the curtain on a shallow music industry, delivering a pointed critique.
9. Snow Patrol uses split-screen magic to visually narrate distance in their collaboration featuring Martha Wainwright.
10. The Libertines took a page from British TV nostalgia, nodding to “Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?”
11. McFly braves the elements, performing their melodious drama amidst a downpour.
12. In Moby’s intergalactic adventure, tiny aliens struggle with communication barriers, despite their polite attempts.
For THE FULL ‘VOUS AVEZ DIT BIZARRE’ COLLECTION click here
NB . You may wonder what are these “Quotes” attached to certain photos above. Well! For a specific song, we select a still image from the video on one side and choose a lyric from the song on the other side. We ensure that the lyric has a connection to the image, although sometimes the connection may be far-fetched or based on a double entendre, creating a humorous or meme-like combination when the two are merged together. Et voilà!
Bizarre Quotes • Do you ever think you’re someone else inside (The Corrs) • At first, when I see you cry (When I see you cry) (Lily Allen) • I really love your hairdo, yeah I’m glad you like mine too (The Dandy Warhols) • ‘Cause I’m looking at you through the glass (Stone Sour) • I touch the place Where I’d find your face (Snow Patrol) • I know you believe me When you look into my eyes (McFly) • Sometimes I’m up Now I’m almost level (Moby)
Music-wise : Pop, Dance Pop, Rock, R&B
