How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.
The subjects du jour are : The Wonder Stuff, The The, Fuzz Townshend, Rocket From The Crypt, New Order, Ke, Energy Orchard, Living Colour, EMF, Daisy Chainsaw, Travis, Mike Oldfield
They are the performers of twelve vintage amusing, puzzling and sometimes shocking videos of songs that were ranked in various charts, this week (15/52) BUT… in the Nineties 90s.
For TWENTY FOUR more ‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ – Vintage 90s Music Videos – week 15/52 – click here and here
Tracklist
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1 . The Wonder Stuff – The Size Of A CowFeatured on the 1991 album “Never Loved Elvis”.
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2 . The The – Slow Emotion ReplayFeatured on the 1993 album “Dusk”.
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3 . Fuzz Townshend – Smash ItFeatured on the 1999 album “Far In”.
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4 . Rocket From The Crypt – Young LiversFeatured on the 1995 album “Scream, Dracula, Scream!”.
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5 . New Order – RegretFeatured on the 1993 album “Republic”.
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6 . Ke – Strange WorldFeatured on the 1995 album ” I am [ ]”.
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7 . Energy Orchard – Sailor TownFeatured on the 1990 album “Energy Orchard”.
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8 . Living Colour – AuslanderFeatured on the 1993 album “Stain“.
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9 . EMF – Perfect DayFeatured on the 1995 album “Cha Cha Cha”.
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10 . Daisy Chainsaw – Pink FlowerFeatured on the 1992 album “Eleventeen”.
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11 . Travis – U16 GirlsFeatured on the 1997 album “Good Feeling”. |
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12 . Mike Oldfield – The BellFeatured on the 1992 album “Tubular Bells II”.
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And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:
1. Matt Johnson wrote “Slow Emotion Replay” as a contemplation of loss following his brother’s death. This track appears on The The’s 1993 album *Dusk*.
2. “Smash It” features samples from “Sort of Soul” by Birds ‘N Brass. Fuzz Townshend is known for his work with bands like Pop Will Eat Itself.
3. In “Young Livers,” horns including the trumpet, played by Jason “JC2000” Crane, contribute to the track’s dense production style.
4. Directed by Peter Care, the music video for “Regret” encapsulates New Order’s 1993 aesthetic, supporting their album *Republic*.
5. The Finnish band HIM covered “Strange World” by Ké for their compilation album, showcasing the track’s enduring cross-cultural appeal.
6. “Sailortown” by Bap Kennedy paints maritime images in its lyrics, appearing on Energy Orchard’s debut album.
7. “Ausländer” by Living Colour draws on Will Calhoun’s experience from a drum clinic tour in Germany, expressing themes of displacement.
8. “Perfect Day” was released by EMF in 1995 and is a track featured on their album *Cha Cha Cha*.
9. Directed by Rick Woollard, the “Pink Flower” video by Daisy Chainsaw later appeared on a 2005 DVD collection of their work.
10. “U16 Girls” features additional vocals from The Joyous Lake Singers, adding depth to Travis’s track from *Good Feeling*.
11. A Master of Ceremonies introduces instruments in Mike Oldfield’s “The Bell,” echoing a performance style from *Tubular Bells II*.
12. The Bloodhound Gang’s “The Bad Touch” is known for its humorous and direct reference to animal behavior in its lyrics.