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brighn
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response 250 of 644:
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May 31 19:10 UTC 2000 |
Boone did "Enter Sandman" in 98, but I'm not sure that would qualify as a song
still getting airplay (except on the classic heavy metal stations... I meant
to imply "recent")... he actually did a whole album of heavy metal, including
"Stairwway to Heaven," "Holy Diver," and "Crazy Train."
Besides, I'm not sure I'd call Boone a folkpop singer. Ditto others who have
covered heavy metal but are famous for a lighter tone, such as Johnny Cash.
Actually, I'm looking for a group, but it's pretty much a one-man show, a guy
with a guitar and a studio player backup.
As a hint: one of the tracks from Boone's "No More Mr. Nice Guy" album was
on the same heavy metal album as the song in question.
Another hint: the song in question was from the early 80s (both the original
and the cover).
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sspan
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response 251 of 644:
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Jun 1 11:25 UTC 2000 |
What is Pete Seeger covering AC/DC's 'Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution?
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brighn
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response 252 of 644:
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Jun 1 15:01 UTC 2000 |
hmmmmm... I can't find any info on Pete Seeger's release date, so that MIGHT
satisfy the original clue, but it's contradicted by the later clue (Pat
Boone's AC/DC cover wasn't from "Back in Black"; Seeger is more identified
as a solo artist than with a band name.
So, let's narrow it down again. Both the original and the cover were released
in 1984, a date which is relevant for an obvious reason, given the album the
original's from. The original was also a mega-hit, and was one of at least
two mega-hits in the 80s with this title (different songs). The cover band's
name would be usable in the item "A Game for the Poetry Conf" over in Poetry
(here on Grex). Both the cover artist and the cover band's names have
something to do with pictures.
Lotsa clues. =}
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mcnally
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response 253 of 644:
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Jun 1 20:19 UTC 2000 |
What is "Jump" by Aztec Camera?
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brighn
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response 254 of 644:
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Jun 2 04:05 UTC 2000 |
yay! =}
"1984" was the name of Van Halen's album on which "Jump" appeared
Aztec Camera is, primarily, Roddy Frame.
Apparently my bundle o' hints was useful =}
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orinoco
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response 255 of 644:
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Jun 2 04:37 UTC 2000 |
Aztec Camera is a good one. I'll have to use it the next time I'm making the
list in poetry.
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mcnally
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response 256 of 644:
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Jun 2 18:03 UTC 2000 |
question coming up soon, after I have a chance to check my facts..
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bmoran
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response 257 of 644:
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Jun 5 13:54 UTC 2000 |
Don't forget: no fair searching the 'net'.
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brighn
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response 258 of 644:
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Jun 5 14:35 UTC 2000 |
um, again, why is that unfair? Is there any user here who doesn't have access
to the net? If someone were to provide an answer (question) that they got out
of a rock'n'roll trivia book, would there be a condemnation? Y'all have a
problem with doing research?
Honestly. If we're only supposed to know what we already carry in our heads,
the universe is in a lot of trouble.
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gypsi
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response 259 of 644:
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Jun 6 05:15 UTC 2000 |
Bmoran is quoting omni in Agora's Jeopardy item.
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brighn
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response 260 of 644:
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Jun 6 06:12 UTC 2000 |
Well, omni's a twit anyway.
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mcnally
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response 261 of 644:
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Jun 6 20:05 UTC 2000 |
OK, new "answer." Sorry for the delay but I had to check the dates.
I wanted to put together a question that was interesting and not
immediately obvious -- hope I've succeeded.
This prolific musical pioneer's career began by scavenging nearby
neighborhoods for parts to build homemade amplifiers in the 1950s.
His "reign" ended in a fatal shooting in 1989.
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bruin
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response 262 of 644:
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Jun 7 00:27 UTC 2000 |
Who was Peter Tosh?
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mcnally
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response 263 of 644:
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Jun 7 00:33 UTC 2000 |
nope.. interesting guess, but the Stepping Razor was killed in 1987
and our mystery musician was shot in 1989.
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tpryan
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response 264 of 644:
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Jun 8 00:50 UTC 2000 |
Who is KUrt Cobaine?
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mcnally
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response 265 of 644:
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Jun 8 01:17 UTC 2000 |
A 1989 shooting would have meant quite a remarkable posthumous career
for Cobaine, considering that Nirvana's breakthrough album "Nevermind"
was released two years later in 1991..
The gunshot wound in question was not self inflicted, and was fatal.
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brighn
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response 266 of 644:
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Jun 8 04:00 UTC 2000 |
hey, Joy division enjoyed some of its best album sales only a few years ago...
dead people can have hits, too =}
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mcnally
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response 267 of 644:
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Jun 8 18:15 UTC 2000 |
But can they play "live" on MTV Unplugged?
Well, yes, probably, but let's not go there..
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brighn
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response 268 of 644:
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Jun 8 20:20 UTC 2000 |
Bernard Sumner could prop him up and move his hands...
heh heh
=}
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mcnally
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response 269 of 644:
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Jun 9 23:27 UTC 2000 |
Since not many people seem to be offering answers, I guess the accepted
practice is to prod things along with a few clues.
1) there's an additional clue in the question which has so far
been ignored.
2) the artist in question is not a household name in this country
but was tremendously influential in his own field.
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void
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response 270 of 644:
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Jun 10 03:01 UTC 2000 |
king sunny ade'?
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krj
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response 271 of 644:
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Jun 10 05:42 UTC 2000 |
King Sunny Ade' is still with us, I'm pretty sure.
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void
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response 272 of 644:
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Jun 10 06:08 UTC 2000 |
ok. i haven't paid that much attention to his career since the
80's.
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bruin
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response 273 of 644:
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Jun 10 14:07 UTC 2000 |
Who was Keith Whitley? (He was a country performer.)
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happyboy
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response 274 of 644:
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Jun 10 18:11 UTC 2000 |
king sunny ade is alive, fela died last year i think
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