The Musical Quiz

[Looby]

I had a few clues up on 'the other place' to finish a competition that has to be in at the end of the month. There are still one or two that I'm not sure of.

Instructions:
The clue's are all linked to songs. The answer is either a title or the key line by which it is known. Most clues are cryptic. The number after the clue is the number of words in the answer.

Sinatra wouldn't use Satnav (5)
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter (3)

Just after dawn (3) I have two ideas for this Morning has broken and Early one morning- which do you think?

[maisie ladybird]

Sinatra song could be I did it my way

[Scurra]

If that was the name of the song, I'd agree with maisie ladybird. And I imagine that you rejected The Four Seasons too.
But both of those look like the right answers - and if they are not, there'd better be a really good reason!

[SparkOut]

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what Scurra said

[Looby]

My problem with The Four Seasonsis that I didn't think it was a song.
For the Sinatra one I have It's nice to go trav'ling, but that doesn't seem very well known

[SparkOut]

That's what I meant, and I'm assuming Scurra meant too - that the definition of "song title" may have been so badly bent that that is what was intended as an answer. If not, then there will have to be something very convincing to make one believe otherwise.

FWIW I think Early One Morning (just as the sun was ri-i-sing...) is the right answer too.

[MBH]

FWIW - I disagree with Sparkout this time (a rare occurence). The wording "Just AFTER Dawn" points to the othe one in my mind

I've made a suggstion elsewhere on the Sinatra one, but I was heading in the wrong direction I think (with or without SatNav). I loved the 5-word suggested song from our resident ladybird, but I'm sure that there's only 2 words in the title

How about Fly Me To The Moon ?

[Bunnylump]

How about Ain'tcha Ever Comin' Back?
or I'm Walking Behind You or, coming to that it could be one of Nancy's!! These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

Didn't you think All four seasons by Sting was well known enough? Maybe I only knew it because I listened to that album so much...

[Looby]

Sadly, although it makes sense, I think the Sting track isn't that well known.
The Sinatra track needs 5 words.

[evilkeen]

The Sinatra track needs 5 words.

Or I Went Down to Virginia?

[SparkOut]

FWIW - I disagree with Sparkout this time

FWIW I agree with MBH this time (a regular occurrence!)
Being that Sinatra wouldn't use Sat(ellite)Nav, and the Moon is a satellite, and he's asking someone else to fly him there,it seems to fit, IMHO.

[MBH]

And (of course) the small point that you see where you're going

[Scurra]

Not if you're going there in the daytime

(Variant on old joke about the mission to land on the Sun: Won't it be too hot? Well, we're going there at night.)

[SparkOut]

That would be the one about the Irish space mission?

I heard it was called off because they couldn't find a bottle big enough to hold the stick for the rocket.


Is it still allowed to make Irish jokes? I haven't heard one of these for a few hundred years now. No offence meant, of course!

[Bunnylump]

[Looby]

This is the complete quiz. I'll leave it up for a week or so and then post the answers.
The good news is - I WON!!! Thanks to all those who gave me help. That's the first tenner in the kitty at the next meet.

The number after the clue is the number of words in the answer

1 Jupiter's hymn (6)
2 Engelbert's Prisoner plea (3)
3 By Denver and Galway (2)
4 Connie was the answer to this question (8)
5 An early job description for Michael Palin ?
6 Opposite of an ordinary morning (3)
7 Sinatra wouldn't use Satnav (5)
8 Munrobagger's target (3)
9 Goes with jam (1)
1 0 Weather request from Morecambe and Wise (3)
11 Directions for reaching the Emerald City (5)
12 What a bunny must do to escape (7)
13 England's rugby song (4)
14 A drowning man's cry (1)
15 It was Sinatra's kinda town (1)
16 The problem of an inebriated seaman (8)
17 Courageous part of the UK (3)
18 Just after dawn (3)
19 We all hope to keep these (1 )
20 Be creative (1)
21 Andy Pandy is an example (4)
22 Garfunkel's description of friendship (4)
23 Big Apple, twice (4)
24 Hepburn was crossing this in style (1)
25 Hail Mary (2)
26 Napoleon lost here but it was a winner for Abba (1)
27 Ornithology on the South coast (10)
28 Everything shiny and pretty (5)
29 Armstrong's optimistic description of the Earth (4)
30 Hoping for snow on December 25th (6)
31 This light source is very likely to get blown out (4)
32 Welsh "national anthem" (4)
33 Hogmanay song (3)
34 Description of myself as an up-to-date army leader (10)
35 My french brother Jack (2)
36 Not today or tomorrow (1)
37 Two citrus fruits (3)
38 Herman's doorstep order (3)
39 Canine price request (8)
40 The thistle, especially at rugby matches ( 3)
41 Elgar's Last Night favourite (5)
42 Fagin's career advice to Oliver (8)
43 Gerry's mode of transport to Liverpool (4)
44 Tom Jones's feline question (3)
45 Dental request to Santa Claus (10)
46 Samson's wife (1)
47 Promise of companionship from Liverpool's football fans (4)
48 Capital river-crossing collapsing (5)
49 Hippopotamus's favourite bath (4)
50 This could be sung to you once a year (4)
51 Noel Edmond's overweight friend (2)
52 The Animals' eastern dwelling (6)
53 Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter (3)
54 Beethoven's lunar melody (2)
55 Digit made from precious metal (1)
56 What Kelly was doing during a downpour (4)
57 Finlandia (4)
58 Band Aid hit in 1989 and 2004 (5)
59 Queen's chart-topper (2)
60 Elvis's favourite footwear (3)
61 Rough estimate of distance to Irish county (6)
62 Lord High Executioner's memory aid (5)
63 What the Snowman is doing (4)
64 Robbie's promise for a good time (4)
65 Madonna's feminine description (3)
66 Spice Girls telling you what they want (1)
67 Signature tune for 1990 World Cup (2)
68 "We all live in a ..." (2)
69 Verdi's description of women (4)
70 Well done! (1)

[clvrlad]

can we have a anti pc Political Correctness statement.....


along the lines of

every race is open to gibes equally

[Bunnylump]

You had me all confused there for a minute, Clvrlad, I thought you were replying to Looby!
And just for you
One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints, and were stuck in the thick head. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer, and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink, held it out over the beer, and started yelling, "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT YOU BA**ARD!!!!"

And well done you, Looby!

[MBH]

I'd have actually done quite well on that quiz Looby



Englishman, Irishman, and a Scotsman go into a bar. The barman looks at them and says:
"Is this some kind of joke?"

[Bunnylump]

Ooh, groan....