‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°678 – 2010s Music Videos

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

The subjects du jour are : Imagine Dragons, Audio Bullys, Darwin Deez, Katy Perry, Everything Everything, The Streets, Fall Out Boy, Kate Bush, Ruti, Justice, Walking On Cars, Sia

They are the performers of twelve amusing, puzzling and sometimes shocking videos that ranked in various charts, this week (15/52) BUT … in the Tens 2010s.

QUIZ QUESTIONS

1. What EP first featured Imagine Dragons’ debut single “It’s Time”?

  • A Continued Silence
  • B It’s Time
  • C Night Visions

2. Who directed the music video for Audio Bullys’ “Only Man”?

  • A Jonas & François
  • B Edouard Salier
  • C Romain Gavras

3. On which chart did Darwin Deez’s “Radar Detector” peak at number 5?

  • A UK Singles Chart
  • B UK Indie Chart
  • C Billboard Hot 100

4. Which studio was used to record Katy Perry’s “Wide Awake”?

  • A Sunset Sound
  • B NightBird Studios
  • C Studio X

5. Who stars in Everything Everything’s “Distant Past” music video?

  • A British wrestler Ed Gamester
  • B Chris Martin
  • C Maddie Ziegler

6. What was the intended, but unreleased, contribution of Chris Martin to The Streets’ single “Dry Your Eyes”?

  • A Playing the guitar
  • B Singing the chorus
  • C Writing the lyrics

7. Which classical composer influenced Fall Out Boy’s track from *Save Rock and Roll*?

  • A Ludwig van Beethoven
  • B Dmitri Shostakovich
  • C Johannes Brahms

8. In what year was Kate Bush’s “Deeper Understanding” re-released as a single?

  • A 1989
  • B 2011
  • C 1993

9. What is the musical style of Ruti’s “Racing Cars”?

  • A Art pop
  • B Dance-pop
  • C Indie pop

10. Which advertising campaign featured Justice’s “Civilization”?

  • A Adidas
  • B Nike
  • C Apple

11. “Speeding Cars” by Walking On Cars features what kind of prominent part in its arrangement?

  • A A piano part
  • B A violin part
  • C A saxophone part

12. Who appears in the music video for Sia’s song released in 2014?

  • A Shia LaBeouf
  • B Maddie Ziegler
  • C Ed Gamester

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Tracklist

1 . Imagine Dragons – It’s Time
The music video is directed by Anthony Leonardi III.

Featured on the 2012 album “Night Visions”.

Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site

2 . Audio Bullys – Only Man
The music video is directed by Ace Norton.

Featured on the 2010 album “Higher Than the Eiffel”.

Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site

3 . Darwin Deez – Radar Detector
The music video is directed by Tony T. Datis.

Featured on the 2010 album “Darwin Deez”.

Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site

4 . Katy Perry – Wide Awake
The music video is directed by Jonathan Higgs.

Featured on the 2012 album “Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection”.

Lyrics >> More by the same : Twitter

5 . Everything Everything – Distant Past
The music video is directed by Joan Renck.

Featured on the 2015 album “Get To Heaven”.

Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site

6 . The Streets – Dry Your Eyes
The music video is directed by Adam Donald, Zaeh Donald, Andrew Zaeh.

Featured on the 2004 album “A Grand Don’t Come For Free“.

Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site

7 . Fall Out Boy – The Phoenix
The music video is directed by Kate Bush.

Featured on the 2013 album “Save Rock and Roll“.

Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site

8 . Kate Bush – Deeper Understanding
The music video is directed by Lauren Pringle.

Featured on the 1989 album “The Sensual World“.

Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site

9 . Ruti – Racing Cars
The music video is directed by Edouard Salier.

Featured on the 2019 album “Racing Cars”.

Lyrics >> More by the same : Instagram

10 . Justice – Civilization
The music video is directed by Luke Daly.

Featured on the 2011 album “Audio, Video, Disco”.

Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site

11 . Walking On Cars – Speeding Cars
The music video is directed by Daniel Askill.

Featured on the 2016 album “Everything This Way”.

Lyrics >> More by the same : Instagram

12 . Sia – Big Girls Cry
The music video is directed by Craig McDean.

Featured on the 2014 album “1000 Forms of Fear”.

Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site

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

1. The song “It’s Time” first appeared on Imagine Dragons’ independently released EP of the same name. It was later included on their major-label EP and studio album.

2. The music video for Audio Bullys’ “Only Man” was directed by Jonas & François and won an award for its visual effects.

3. “Radar Detector” by Darwin Deez reached number 5 on the UK Indie Chart, a respectable climb for an indie track.

4. “Wide Awake” by Katy Perry was recorded at NightBird Studios, providing a fittingly West Coast setting for its reflective theme.

5. The staged fight in Everything Everything’s “Distant Past” video features British wrestler Ed Gamester, adding muscle to art pop.

6. Chris Martin was intended to sing the chorus of The Streets’ “Dry Your Eyes,” but his version was never commercially released.

7. Fall Out Boy’s composition was influenced by Dmitri Shostakovich, whose work found its way into a modern rock context.

8. Kate Bush re-released “Deeper Understanding” as a single in 2011, updating her exploration of human-machine interaction.

9. Ruti’s “Racing Cars” is an indie pop track, the first notable release from the *Racing Cars* EP.

10. Justice’s “Civilization” was used in an Adidas ad, showcasing its French electronic vibe to a global athletic audience.

11. Walking On Cars’ “Speeding Cars” boasts a prominent piano part that enhances its lyrical journey.

12. In the music video for Sia’s 2014 single, Maddie Ziegler performs, further cementing their ongoing collaborative relationship.

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