Music Wake-Up Call for 3/16/05

[Brian Cronin]

Irish Eyes

The following 20 songs are of Irish bands/artists. Name the Irish band/artist that sang each song.

1. “I Don’t Like Mondays”
2. “Sparkle”
3. "Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)"
4. “Only Time”
5. “Wild Night”
6. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
7. “Breathless”
8. “C'Est la Vie”
9. “In a Lifetime”
10. “Race the Breeze”
11. “Zombie”
12. “Nothing Compares 2 U
13. “True Love Knows No Season”
14. “Gotta Tell You”
15. “Burn the Black Suit”
16. “The Boys Are Back In Town”
17. “Alone Again (Naturally)”
18. “Only Shallow”
19. “To You I Bestow”
20. “Swear It Again”

Good luck, and have fun! :)

-Brian

[Sanagi]

4. “Only Time”
Enya

6. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
U2

9. “In a Lifetime”
Clannad featuring Bono

12. “Nothing Compares 2 U"
Sinead O'Connor

[DonC]

6. U2
12. Sinead O'Conner

[Karl J. Barnes]

1. “I Don’t Like Mondays” Boomtown Rats(?)
2. “Sparkle”
3. "Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)"
4. “Only Time” -Enya
5. “Wild Night”
6. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” -U2
7. “Breathless”
8. “C'Est la Vie”
9. “In a Lifetime”
10. “Race the Breeze”
11. “Zombie” -Cranberries
12. “Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
13. “True Love Knows No Season”
14. “Gotta Tell You”
15. “Burn the Black Suit”
16. “The Boys Are Back In Town” -Thin Lizzy
17. “Alone Again (Naturally)”
18. “Only Shallow”
19. “To You I Bestow”
20. “Swear It Again”



Only a few, but I swear that I can hear almost all these songs in my head, but the artists names escape me!

I Name Thee Frustrator-Brian Cronin!!!

[howyadoin]

1. “I Don’t Like Mondays”

Boomtown Rats

2. “Sparkle”

Simple Minds?

3. "Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)"

The Thrills.

4. “Only Time”

?

5. “Wild Night”

Van Morrison.

6. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”

U2.

7. “Breathless”

?

8. “C'Est la Vie”

There's about a million songs with this title, but I can't think of one by anybody Irish.

9. “In a Lifetime”

Clannad.

10. “Race the Breeze”

Rory Gallagher.

11. “Zombie”

Cranberries.

12. “Nothing Compares 2 U

Sinead O'Conor.

13. “True Love Knows No Season”

?

14. “Gotta Tell You”

?

15. “Burn the Black Suit”

Hmmm. What was that chick's name? Something Turner. Julia? Julianne?

16. “The Boys Are Back In Town”

Thin Lizzy.

17. “Alone Again (Naturally)”

Wow, there's a moldy oldie. That would be Gilbert O'Sullivan. And another repressed memory comes to the surface...

18. “Only Shallow”

Isn't that My Bloody Valentine?

19. “To You I Bestow”

?

20. “Swear It Again”

?

[Reptisaurus!]

1. “I Don’t Like Mondays”

-- Boomtown Rats (Which I only know 'cause I have the Tori Amos Cover Album.)

5. “Wild Night”

Van Morrison

6. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”

U2

11. “Zombie”

Cranberries

12. “Nothing Compares 2 U

Sinead O' Connor

16. “The Boys Are Back In Town”

Gotta be Thin Lizzy, huh? They're the only Irish Hard Rock band that I know. (But I didn't know they sang this song.)

17. “Alone Again (Naturally)”

Gilbert 'O Sulivan (Another one I've only heard the cover of. There's a Seattle Band called the Squirrels who cover a bunch of weird seventies pop tunes, including this one.)

[Tenebrae]

1. Boomtown Rats
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. U2
7. The Corrs
8. B*Witched
9.
10.
11. The Cranberries
12. Sinead O'Connor
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19. Mundy
20. Westlife

[Brian Cronin]

ANSWERS!!

Irish Eyes

The following 20 songs are of Irish bands/artists. Name the Irish band/artist that sang each song.

1. “I Don’t Like Mondays” – The Boomtown Rats
2. “Sparkle” - Rubyhorse
3. "Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" – The Thrills
4. “Only Time” - Enya
5. “Wild Night” – Van Morrison
6. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” – U2
7. “Breathless” – The Corrs
8. “C'Est la Vie” – B*Witched
9. “In a Lifetime” - Clannad
10. “Race the Breeze” – Rory Gallagher
11. “Zombie” – The Cranberries
12. “Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinead O’Connor
13. “True Love Knows No Season” – Planxty /Christy Moore
14. “Gotta Tell You” – Samantha Mumba
15. “Burn the Black Suit” – Juliet Turner
16. “The Boys Are Back In Town” – Thin Lizzy
17. “Alone Again (Naturally)” – Gilbert O’Sullivan
18. “Only Shallow” – My Bloody Valentine
19. “To You I Bestow” - Mundy
20. “Swear It Again” - Westlife

Hope you had fun!

Winners in a sec, and then a new quiz!

-Brian

[Brian Cronin]

WINNERS!

Coming in third, with 7 correct, is MarkAndrew! 100 cool points to the Cheeky one!

Coming in second, with 8 correct, is Tenebrae! 200 cool points are his!

Coming in first, with 12 correct, is Howyadoin! 300 cool points for Howy!

Congrats to all!

New quiz up in a bit!

-Brian

[Reptisaurus!]

Stupid people from the UK coming in and ruining the curve!

Edit: :)

Edit Again: Strange how all the ones I got Howy got first.

[Tenebrae]

Stupid people from the UK coming in and ruining the curve!

Edit: :)

Edit Again: Strange how all the ones I got Howy got first.

Oops.

Sorry! I'd offer you my points but they're mine! ALL MINE! ...Ahem. Sorry again. :o