Doofmonkster's first great Elvis Costello quiz!!
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Doofmonkster's first great Elvis Costello quiz!!
Ok folks....here it is. Thirty EC questions to find out the person who knows EC the mostest.
There is only one rule......Anyone who posts an answer on the board is automatically DISQUALIFIED!!!
Answers must be sent to me through the personal message facility.
This quiz lasts 5 days and then the winner(s) and losers will be anounced.
Good luck......
1. “It could hardly be called revolutionary…….stuck in an expensive studio courtesy of EMI. Chris Thomas as producer…” Which album was EC referring to?
NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS
2. How many copies of ‘Pills and Soap’ were originally pressed ?
15000
3. In which year was Elvis voted Rolling Stone songwriter of the year ?
1989
4. Elvis released Imperial Bedroom at the height of the New Romantic craze in the UK. How may ‘diehard’ fans did his record company estimate that he had at that time ? (within 5000)
50000
5. Which Elvis video won the MTV male video of the year (really!) ?
VERONICA
6. Elvis once guested on a Sam Phillips album. Which one ?
CRUEL INVENTIONS
7. Why did Bruce Thomas refer to Elvis as The Pod ?
BECAUSE OF HIS OCCASIONAL RESEMBLANCE TO A CREATURE IN 'INVASION OF THE BODYSNATCHERS'
8. Who said: “It wasn’t a cosy album to do, but by that time I was used to the odd bass guitar curving in a graceful arc from one end of the studio to the other, towards the drummer’s head” ? Which album was he referring to ?
NICK LOWE SAID THIS ABOUT BLODD AND CHOCOLATE
9. Which Elvis song was originally written for (but not recorded by) Ian Dury ?
SUNDAY'S BEST
10. About whom did Elvis say “ it’s impossible to look into the mind of someone who is out of his mind on vodka and amphetamines.” ?
EITHER HIMSELF OR IAN DURY - ELVIS WAS A LITTLE AMBIGUOUS ABOUT THIS COMMENT
11. About which event did Elvis write ‘Pump it Up’ and say “how much can you fuck and how many drugs can you take before you get so numb that you can’t feel anything”?.
LIVE STIFFS TOUR - PARTICULARLY AN ANSWER TO 'SEX AND DRUGS AND ROCK 'N' ROLL' BY DURY
12. Declan McManus chose the name Costello. Whose idea was the name Elvis ?
JAKE 'EASY GOING' RIVIERA
13. What is Steve Nieve’s real name?
STEVE NASON
14. Where did Elvis Costello and the Attractions play their first gig? Who were they supporting?
PENZANCE, CORNWALL SUPPORTING WAYNE COUNTY (LATTERLY JAYNE)
15. Why did Nick Lowe replace Bruce Thomas for part of the TYM tour?
BRUCE CUT HIS HAND DEMONSTRATING HOW TO BREAK A BOTTLE IN A BAR FIGHT
16. What reason did Elvis give for his songs not being on karaoke machines?
TOO MANY WORDS
17. In which county is Elvis referred to by some as ‘Mr Hate’?
FRANCE
18. Elvis played 7 consecutive nights at the Dominion Theatre in 1978. Which film was dropped to make room for him?
STAR WARS
19. Who was Earl Manchester?
A CHARACTER PLAYED BY ELVIS IN THE FILM AMERICATHON
20. Which song by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler gave Elvis the title of an album?
GET HAPPY
21. ‘Ball of Fire’, starring Barbara Stanwyck inspired Elvis to write which song.
BLACK AND WHITE WORLD
22. Which Elvis song has almost 300 words?
BEYOND BELIEF - TOKYO STORM WARNING HAS 607 WORDS
23. In what year did Elvis split with Jake Riviera?
1994
24. Which of Elvis’s albums has sold the most in Japan?
BRUTAL YOUTH
25. Which song on Spike did Elvis want to be released as single, but was over-ruled by Warner Bros?
TRAMP THE DIRT DOWN (TOO POLITICAL)
26. In what year did Elvis first undertake a solo tour?
1884
27. Who covered Girls Talk, Party Girl and Talking in the Dark?
ALL WERE COVERED BY LINDA RONSTADT
28. Who covered ‘Just a Memory’ in 1982
SHAKIN PYRAMIDS - (DUSTY RECORDED IT THE FOLLOWING YEAR)
29. Elvis co-wrote a song called Maureen and Sam – who with?
ALLAN MAYES
30. ‘Back on My Feet’ was written by Elvis and appeared on the b-side of whose single?
PAUL MCCARTNEY (THE TRULY DREADFUL 'ONCE UPON A LONG AGO')
There is only one rule......Anyone who posts an answer on the board is automatically DISQUALIFIED!!!
Answers must be sent to me through the personal message facility.
This quiz lasts 5 days and then the winner(s) and losers will be anounced.
Good luck......
1. “It could hardly be called revolutionary…….stuck in an expensive studio courtesy of EMI. Chris Thomas as producer…” Which album was EC referring to?
NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS
2. How many copies of ‘Pills and Soap’ were originally pressed ?
15000
3. In which year was Elvis voted Rolling Stone songwriter of the year ?
1989
4. Elvis released Imperial Bedroom at the height of the New Romantic craze in the UK. How may ‘diehard’ fans did his record company estimate that he had at that time ? (within 5000)
50000
5. Which Elvis video won the MTV male video of the year (really!) ?
VERONICA
6. Elvis once guested on a Sam Phillips album. Which one ?
CRUEL INVENTIONS
7. Why did Bruce Thomas refer to Elvis as The Pod ?
BECAUSE OF HIS OCCASIONAL RESEMBLANCE TO A CREATURE IN 'INVASION OF THE BODYSNATCHERS'
8. Who said: “It wasn’t a cosy album to do, but by that time I was used to the odd bass guitar curving in a graceful arc from one end of the studio to the other, towards the drummer’s head” ? Which album was he referring to ?
NICK LOWE SAID THIS ABOUT BLODD AND CHOCOLATE
9. Which Elvis song was originally written for (but not recorded by) Ian Dury ?
SUNDAY'S BEST
10. About whom did Elvis say “ it’s impossible to look into the mind of someone who is out of his mind on vodka and amphetamines.” ?
EITHER HIMSELF OR IAN DURY - ELVIS WAS A LITTLE AMBIGUOUS ABOUT THIS COMMENT
11. About which event did Elvis write ‘Pump it Up’ and say “how much can you fuck and how many drugs can you take before you get so numb that you can’t feel anything”?.
LIVE STIFFS TOUR - PARTICULARLY AN ANSWER TO 'SEX AND DRUGS AND ROCK 'N' ROLL' BY DURY
12. Declan McManus chose the name Costello. Whose idea was the name Elvis ?
JAKE 'EASY GOING' RIVIERA
13. What is Steve Nieve’s real name?
STEVE NASON
14. Where did Elvis Costello and the Attractions play their first gig? Who were they supporting?
PENZANCE, CORNWALL SUPPORTING WAYNE COUNTY (LATTERLY JAYNE)
15. Why did Nick Lowe replace Bruce Thomas for part of the TYM tour?
BRUCE CUT HIS HAND DEMONSTRATING HOW TO BREAK A BOTTLE IN A BAR FIGHT
16. What reason did Elvis give for his songs not being on karaoke machines?
TOO MANY WORDS
17. In which county is Elvis referred to by some as ‘Mr Hate’?
FRANCE
18. Elvis played 7 consecutive nights at the Dominion Theatre in 1978. Which film was dropped to make room for him?
STAR WARS
19. Who was Earl Manchester?
A CHARACTER PLAYED BY ELVIS IN THE FILM AMERICATHON
20. Which song by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler gave Elvis the title of an album?
GET HAPPY
21. ‘Ball of Fire’, starring Barbara Stanwyck inspired Elvis to write which song.
BLACK AND WHITE WORLD
22. Which Elvis song has almost 300 words?
BEYOND BELIEF - TOKYO STORM WARNING HAS 607 WORDS
23. In what year did Elvis split with Jake Riviera?
1994
24. Which of Elvis’s albums has sold the most in Japan?
BRUTAL YOUTH
25. Which song on Spike did Elvis want to be released as single, but was over-ruled by Warner Bros?
TRAMP THE DIRT DOWN (TOO POLITICAL)
26. In what year did Elvis first undertake a solo tour?
1884
27. Who covered Girls Talk, Party Girl and Talking in the Dark?
ALL WERE COVERED BY LINDA RONSTADT
28. Who covered ‘Just a Memory’ in 1982
SHAKIN PYRAMIDS - (DUSTY RECORDED IT THE FOLLOWING YEAR)
29. Elvis co-wrote a song called Maureen and Sam – who with?
ALLAN MAYES
30. ‘Back on My Feet’ was written by Elvis and appeared on the b-side of whose single?
PAUL MCCARTNEY (THE TRULY DREADFUL 'ONCE UPON A LONG AGO')
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SAM-- tis you who've shot yourself, right in the foot. Now, go back and re-read the Doof's instructions, silly.
However, if it makes you feel better, I know the answers to approximately zero of those questions (okay, it's true I knew Steve's real name). Just the sort of thing I'm entirely lame at/with.
Signed,
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However, if it makes you feel better, I know the answers to approximately zero of those questions (okay, it's true I knew Steve's real name). Just the sort of thing I'm entirely lame at/with.
Signed,
Wave-A-White-Flag Mug
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i could get the answers if i looked them up. but that doesn't seem appropriate, it would just be a test of my websurfing ability.
i don't learn many useless facts anymore. i rely on the web to give them up when needed.
(not saying that EC facts are useless. that was a poor choice of words, wasn't it?)
i don't learn many useless facts anymore. i rely on the web to give them up when needed.
(not saying that EC facts are useless. that was a poor choice of words, wasn't it?)
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Well done to Pip, Mr Misery, Norman Brain, Dr J and Gilbert. Sterling efforts!!
Where are the rest of you??? Noise? Otis, PoP? SMM? Rope? Spooks? Gilli?
And what about the Foyle Bros ? Come on you lazy mites ?
Where are the rest of you??? Noise? Otis, PoP? SMM? Rope? Spooks? Gilli?
And what about the Foyle Bros ? Come on you lazy mites ?
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I know knothing
5ive is Veronica.
Thirteen is not about Elvis.
27 could be Freddy Fender, or Linda Rhonstadt...
I'll do more thinking tomorrow!
Thirteen is not about Elvis.
27 could be Freddy Fender, or Linda Rhonstadt...
I'll do more thinking tomorrow!
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At guess I'll guess!
1. My Aim is True
2. 100
3. 1979
4. 20,000,000
5. Veronica
6. Sam Phillips and Friends
7. The pod is what stuff comes out of.
8. Elvis about When I Was Cruel.
9. You Bowed Down
10. Bruce Thomas
11. Woodstock
12. Nick Lowe
13. Not about Elvis!
14. Somewhere and Toto
15. Bruce had a wreck.
16. Too many big words.
17. Japan.
18. Saturday Night Fever
19. Elvis' childhood friend.
20. Imperial Bedroom
21. I Hope You're Happy Now
22. Tokyo Storm Warning
23. 1989
24. Get Happy
25. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
26. 1985
27. Dave Edmunds, Linda Rhonstadt, and Freddy Fender.
28. Dusty Springfield.
29. Maureen and Sam.
30. Nick Lowe's Cruel to Be Kind
There ya go! Let me know when you're finished grading it!
2. 100
3. 1979
4. 20,000,000
5. Veronica
6. Sam Phillips and Friends
7. The pod is what stuff comes out of.
8. Elvis about When I Was Cruel.
9. You Bowed Down
10. Bruce Thomas
11. Woodstock
12. Nick Lowe
13. Not about Elvis!
14. Somewhere and Toto
15. Bruce had a wreck.
16. Too many big words.
17. Japan.
18. Saturday Night Fever
19. Elvis' childhood friend.
20. Imperial Bedroom
21. I Hope You're Happy Now
22. Tokyo Storm Warning
23. 1989
24. Get Happy
25. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
26. 1985
27. Dave Edmunds, Linda Rhonstadt, and Freddy Fender.
28. Dusty Springfield.
29. Maureen and Sam.
30. Nick Lowe's Cruel to Be Kind
There ya go! Let me know when you're finished grading it!
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Yay!
Then I win, right?!
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