How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.
The subjects du jour are : Ian Brown, Dinosaur Jr., Alison Moyet, Simple Minds, XTC, Clawfinger, Sleeper, Feeder, Boy George, Catatonia, Madonna, Pulp
They are the performers of twelve vintage amusing, puzzling and sometimes shocking videos of songs that were ranked in various charts, this week (14/52) BUT… in the Nineties 90s.
For TWENTY FOUR more ‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ – Vintage 90s Music Videos – week 14/52 – click here and here
Tracklist
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1 . Ian Brown – Corpses In Their MouthsFeatured on the 1998 album “Unfinished Monkey Business”.
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2 . Dinosaur Jr. – Take A Run At The SunFeatured on the 1997 album “Hand It Over”.
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3 . Alison Moyet – It Won’t Be LongFeatured on the 1991 album “Hoodoo”.
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4 . Simple Minds – HypnotisedFeatured on the 1996 album “Good News from the Next World”.
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5 . XTC – The DisappointedFeatured on the 1992 album “Nonsuch”.
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6 . Clawfinger – Pin Me DownFeatured on the 1995 album “Use Your Brain”.
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7 . Sleeper – VegasFeatured on the 1995 album “Smart”.
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8 . Feeder – Day In Day OutFeatured on the 1999 album “Yesterday Went Too Soon”.
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9 . Boy George – FuntimeFeatured on the 1995 album “Cheapness and Beauty”.
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10 . Catatonia – Dead From The Waist DownFeatured on the 1999 album “Equally Cursed and Blessed”.
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11 . Madonna – Another Suitcase in Another HallFeatured on the 1996 album “Evita”. |
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12 . Pulp – This Is HardcoreFeatured on the 1998 album “This Is Hardcore“.
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And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:
1. “Take a Run at the Sun” is the title track of Dinosaur Jr.’s 1997 EP, and it also lends its name to the EP itself.
2. Alison Moyet unsettled her record label by pulling off her eyelashes in the music video for “It Won’t Be Long.”
3. Simple Minds released “Hypnotised” in 1995. It appeared on their album “Good News from the Next World.”
4. Terry Hall received an invitation from Andy Partridge to collaborate on “The Disappointed,” but ultimately declined the offer.
5. Clawfinger’s song “Pin Me Down” appeared on their 1995 album “Use Your Brain.”
6. Sleeper’s “Vegas” was a single from their debut album “Smart,” released in 1995.
7. Feeder’s “Day In Day Out” was a single from their second album “Yesterday Went Too Soon.”
8. “Funtime” by Boy George is a cover of a song by Iggy Pop and David Bowie.
9. Catatonia demoed “Dead from the Waist Down” during an American tour before officially recording it.
10. In “Evita,” “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” is sung by Juan Perón’s mistress, who is displaced by Eva Perón.
11. The song “This Is Hardcore” was released as the second single from Pulp’s album of the same name.
12. Ellington Jordan and Billy Foster co-wrote “I’d Rather Go Blind,” first recorded by Etta James.