Here are this week's real answers.
I've been watching the detectives, and they've done pretty well this weekend. To whit...
10. Strolling round the Sun puts a scratch on your cornet.
If you scratch your cornet you might put at mark on your cone.
Which Martin got, but then couldn't work out the song.
As Charity Chic pointed out though, the famous Sun Studios is based in Memphis, so...
Marc Cohn - Walking In Memphis
9. Frank had a few, on the beach.
Regrets, I've had a few, sang Frank.
Alyson and Martin played Maddie and David to solve this once.
Girl-power for the #metoo generation...
The Regrettes - Seashore
8. Massachusetts is better than Flashdance!
Boston is in Massachussetts, as all Cheers fans will know.
Irene Cara's big hit from Flashdance was What A Feeling.
Alyson just beat CC and RD to this one...
Boston - More Than A Feeling
Epic guitar solo ahoy!
7. I don't doubt you could tape over this - so calm down!
We all taped over plenty of Dolby cassettes - even Doubting Thomas.
Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive
Another point for Martin.
6. The brown-eyed kings of Connacht take more than a week.
The kings of Connacht were the O'Connor clan. Brown eyes are Hazel.
Hazel O'Connor - Eighth Day
Rigid Digit beat Alyson to this one by seconds!
5. 46, I think. If I'm still here in another 136 years, I'll scarcely be able to open my eyes.
I am 46.
46 + 136 = 182.
If I can barely open my eyes, I might not even be able to blink.
Alyson got the band with a few clues... Chris pitched in with the song.
Blink 182 - What's My Age Again?
The video involves the band running naked through LA. Don't say I didn't warn you. It's not a pretty sight.
4. Where you'll find the virgin oil... and one's main elbow.
You'd get virgin oil from a Mary well, surely?
The lead singer of Elbow is Guy Garvey.
Mary Wells - My Guy
Alyson, Lynchie, George and C teamed up for this one. Jeez, it wasn't that difficult, was it?
3. Reserve Michael, Clive and Wilfred to go all around the world.
CC quickly worked out that if you reserved Michael, Clive and Wilfred, you would be going to book Owens. (Or maybe he just recognised the photo.) I thought the rest of the clue was easy... but maybe the song was too obscure?
I should have settled for The Streets of Bakersfield... or Big In Vegas... or The Kansas City Song... or even Truck Drivin' Man?
Buck Owens - Love Makes The World Go Round
2. A priest plays for Clint at the Mesopotamian party.
Clint Eastwood was a DJ stalked by a crazy fan who wanted him to "Play Misty For Me". Lynchie cracked that, the song proved tougher... but Chris helped out again.
Father John Misty - Funtimes In Babylon
1.The King monk's partner (and his dad) need help with a bicycle puncture.
Yes, that's a young Declan McManus and his dad, Ross... The Secret Lemonade Drinker.
The King = Elvis + the king monk = Abbott. Abbott & Costello. Etc. Etc.
Martin got this one, which I think (just) makes him this week's winner. Or maybe he was tied with Alyson. It's late and my maths head isn't working. Too many half marks this week.
Thanks for playing, as always.
Next week I promise to make them much easier. No April Fool's!
You’re right - Martin did get the most points this week. Thanks again for putting it all together as a fair bit of work but much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteWas definitely caught out by your April Fools trick - ‘Twas early.
As Alyson says, really appreciate all the hard work putting this together. Your April Fool answers were about as accurate as my own!
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