This is Kanye West, an artist known for using lots of samples in his work. Has he used any of the songs below? Let's find out...
15. That time Lee Mavers' group played in the middle of the Church Hall, initially.
Lee Mavers was the man behind The Las. Put Las in the middle of the C H and you get...
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14. Hamburger bun turns over a new leaf.
A Patty turns a Page...
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13. Spherical extraterrestrial found in West Berlin.
The spherical extra terrestrial would be a Ball ET...
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PM Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss
12. Take a Mallett to that Tank Engine.
Timmy Mallett goes for Thomas The Tank Engine...
Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
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11. It's a Dalek's thing. Sort of.
"A Dalek's thing" was an anagram.
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10. Not the youngest Mynah Bird.
The Mynah Birds were a Canadian band active in the mid 60s, featuring one Neil Young... and the gentleman above.
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MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
9. Sancho Panza was a gruff one.
Sancho Panza was a Squire (to Don Quixote). Billy was a Gruff goat.
One of the most sampled tracks ever, featured in over 300 different songs, including...
Kanye West feat Pusha T, Big Sean, CyHi Da Prynce & J Cole - Looking For Trouble
8. Fancy an ethanol salad? Tossed, of course.
"An ethanol salad" was an anagram.
Hall and Oates - I Can't Go For That
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7. King's dad gets the cane.
Elvis's Dad was Vernon Presley. A cane was a birch.
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Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
6. Since when did origami contain any answers?
When did origami?
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5. Etta & Lola get mixed up in a former London prison.
Etta Lola was an anagram... Holloway was the prison.
Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation
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4. K-pop reality show.
I'm sure you're all fans of the show in question.
Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town
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3. That time the TV Hulk met Mr. Fantastic.
The TV Hulk was Lou Ferringo. Mr. Fantastic is Reed Richards.
Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
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A Tribe Called Quest - Can We Kick It?
2. CC + Drake, Lowe, Berry.
CC is our own Stevie. The rest are Nicks.
Stevie Nicks - Edge Of Seventeen
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Destiny’s Child – Bootylicious
1. Rocky and his brood...but not all of them.
Rocky was Sly Stallone. Take all from Stallone and you have Stone.
Sly & The Family Stone - Into My Own Thing
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Fatboy Slim - Weapon Of Choice
Any excuse to watch this video again...
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ReplyDeleteLee Mavers always insisted on the apostrophe: La’s not Las.
ReplyDeleteLee Mavers also spent his whole life remaking the same album, so I'm not being beholden to him.
DeleteSorry I missed it yesterday. Love the clue for #2!
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