How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.
The subjects du jour are : Del Amitri, Killing Joke, Sheryl Crow, Gary Barlow, Ugly Kid Joe, The Cranberries, Super Furry Animals, Iron Maiden, Lita Ford, Sonic Youth, James, Echo & The Bunnymen
They are the performers of twelve vintage amusing, puzzling and sometimes shocking videos of songs that were ranked in various charts, this week (28/52) BUT… in the Nineties 90s.
For TWELVE more ‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ – Vintage 90s Music Videos – week 28/52 – click here
Tracklist
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1 . Del Amitri – Roll To MeFeatured on the 1995 album “Twisted”.
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2 . Killing Joke – PandemoniumFeatured on the 1994 album “Pandemonium”.
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3 . Sheryl Crow – A Change Would Do You GoodFeatured on the 1996 album “Sheryl Crow“.
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4 . Gary Barlow – StrongerFeatured on the 1997 album “Twelve Months, Eleven Days”.
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5 . Ugly Kid Joe – Milkman’s SonFeatured on the 1995 album “Menace to Sobriety”.
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6 . The Cranberries – Animal InstinctFeatured on the 1999 album “Bury the Hatchet”.
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7 . Super Furry Animals – Something 4 The WeekendFeatured on the 1996 album “Fuzzy Logic“.
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8 . Iron Maiden – From Here To EternityFeatured on the 1992 album “Fear of the Dark”.
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9 . Lita Ford – HungryFeatured on the 1990 album “Stiletto”.
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10 . Sonic Youth – SundayFeatured on the 1998 album “A Thousand Leaves”.
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11 . James – Waltzing AlongFeatured on the 1997 album “Whiplash”. |
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12 . Echo & The Bunnymen – Nothing Lasts ForeverFeatured on the 1997 album “Evergreen”.
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And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:
1. “Roll To Me” by Del Amitri is famed for its brevity, making a notable two-minute-twelve-second splash as the shortest track on *Twisted*.
2. Recorded in the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza, “Pandemonium” by Killing Joke brought mystical energy to this industrial metal track.
3. Instead of the usual muse, Crow relied on fate, drawing ideas from a hat to compose “A Change Would Do You Good.”
4. Gary Barlow’s ‘Stronger’ music video turned a sunny Vancouver into a wet playground, courtesy of a rain machine.
5. Jagged guitar riffs make Ugly Kid Joe’s ‘Milkman’s Son’ memorable, securing its place in their hard rock catalog.
6. Maternity, not mountaineering, dominates “Animal Instinct” from The Cranberries’ *Bury the Hatchet* album.
7. Super Furry Animals’ American fans danced to a refined tempo, as “Something 4 The Weekend” saw the album version replaced with a reworked track.
8. Charlotte the Harlot takes a wild motorcycle ride in Iron Maiden’s “From Here To Eternity,” trading tales with the Devil.
9. Lita Ford’s “Hungry” music video wove through various sets, with scenes filmed in glitzy New York City locations.
10. Sonic Youth embraced the dark side by including a Nirvana cover, ‘Moist Vagina,’ as a B-side to their “Sunday” single.
11. Sean Connery’s barren playground? The Spanish desert, where James shot their cinematic “Waltzing Along” video.
12. In “Nothing Lasts Forever,” Liam Gallagher lent his vocal talents alongside Ian McCulloch’s fervent delivery.