18 Sep 02 - 06:20 AM (#786508) Subject: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC And ... Another Alphabet Quiz. Here's another complete alphabet, this time entirely made up of songs. Answers, as usual, on the forum.
A - Where would you wear it for a distant lover? Or is it farewell he? If you do as well as for the previous quizzes, it should probably take about 3 hours or so. Collaboration is strongly encouraged and comments about songs, tunes, writers, performers (or anything else) are very welcome. Good luck. Ian
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18 Sep 02 - 06:31 AM (#786513) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons H Heart of oak N Night Fever W don't know the title, but it's "The train I ride is 21 coaches long" in which the shackles have an initial on each link Z Hold him down you Zulu Warriors Nigel |
18 Sep 02 - 06:37 AM (#786515) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Cuckoo,Great Silkie, Lyke Wake Dirge, Maids Whenyoure young, Prickly Bush, Quaker,Rosin the Beau, Twa Corbies(??), Ups and Downs, Worried Man, Ye Jacobites by Name, Zulu Warrior. |
18 Sep 02 - 06:59 AM (#786529) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Drink Old England Dry. Did Fred W write the Irish Rover, as well as Danny Boy? |
18 Sep 02 - 07:07 AM (#786536) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Around my hat. Four Drunken Maidens. |
18 Sep 02 - 07:08 AM (#786537) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Good work so far ...
A - ??
Notes for Irish Rover: All I can say is it wouldn't surprise me. He was enormously prolific and, though he was an amateur, he made a small fortune for "Roses of Picardy".
:-)
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18 Sep 02 - 07:14 AM (#786541) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons A = All around my hat |
18 Sep 02 - 07:15 AM (#786543) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons E= Early one morning, just as the sun was rising |
18 Sep 02 - 07:17 AM (#786544) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Hard Times? |
18 Sep 02 - 07:37 AM (#786555) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens V must be something to do with Noah. Anybody know any French songs on the subject? |
18 Sep 02 - 07:45 AM (#786562) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG X is 'Four and twenty tailors'. I guess Ianc is doing the Roman numeral trick again! J is, I think, the Jug that the Three Drunken Maidens pushed about. O is 'Oats and beans and Barley grows. |
18 Sep 02 - 07:50 AM (#786566) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons Y= Ye banks and braes |
18 Sep 02 - 08:02 AM (#786572) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG S=Skye Boat Song |
18 Sep 02 - 08:14 AM (#786578) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens |
18 Sep 02 - 08:17 AM (#786581) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG B-Byker Hill |
18 Sep 02 - 08:38 AM (#786591) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens "Kiss in the ring" somehow springs to mind but Icant think of any explanation why. |
18 Sep 02 - 08:42 AM (#786593) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG That crossed my mind as well, greg. The other things that seem to not-fit-either are the the Knave from the "Game of all Fours" and various Knights with or without Shepherd's daughters. |
18 Sep 02 - 09:02 AM (#786604) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Those Knaves are blurring into Jacks which I'm trying to fit into the adjoining clue, with no success so far. |
18 Sep 02 - 09:39 AM (#786625) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Coming on ... now we've got
A - All Around My Hat H is staring you in the face. For N, i was going to add that the serious allergy's him (though I left it out because it might have distracted you from other associations).
;-)
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18 Sep 02 - 09:45 AM (#786628) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Ianc: wasn't Hard Times right? I thought it was quite a good answer, I'm disappointed. |
18 Sep 02 - 10:04 AM (#786643) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG If its not Hard Times of Old England, I think IanC will have to be disqualified! It fits exactly. Perhaps a clue that first your answer but not Hard Times is needed?
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18 Sep 02 - 10:11 AM (#786647) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Wolfgang 'Hard times' alone still could have been 'Hard times come again no more', I think that's why the answer didn't qualify at first. Wolfgang |
18 Sep 02 - 10:24 AM (#786656) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens I think he just didnt notice my answer while making his list. |
18 Sep 02 - 10:27 AM (#786659) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC H is "Hard Times of Old England" (far as I know, "Hard Times" is by Charles Dickens). Some notes:
A - All Around My Hat
B - Byker Hill
D - Drink Old England Dry
F - Four Drunken Maidens
G - Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
H - Hard Times of Old England
L - Lyke Wake Dirge
M - Maids When You're Young
S - Skye Boat Song
:-)
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18 Sep 02 - 10:30 AM (#786661) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG O! The Hard times of Charles Dickens, Ian C knows he wrote Hard Times! |
18 Sep 02 - 10:49 AM (#786676) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens I stand corrected. I'm afraid I wrote Great Silkie as well, instead of Great Silkie of Sule Skerry. He's a tough examiner, this IanC. |
18 Sep 02 - 10:56 AM (#786683) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC greg You may have noticed I let you have that one. ;-) |
18 Sep 02 - 11:37 AM (#786719) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Meanwhile ... There's still J, K, N and V left ... surely someone out there can put up a few suggestions ...
:-) |
18 Sep 02 - 11:47 AM (#786724) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Sorry, ground to a halt here.There isnt a song called "Venez ici, animaux" about Noah, is there?Oh, OK.. |
18 Sep 02 - 11:58 AM (#786731) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Wolfgang J: John Barleycorn? Wolfgang |
18 Sep 02 - 12:09 PM (#786740) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Well done, Wolfgang ...
J - John Barleycorn
greg :-) |
18 Sep 02 - 12:11 PM (#786742) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG IanC or Wolfgang - Why the 'mirror image of Three Wise Men'? I still don't see it ... |
18 Sep 02 - 12:25 PM (#786761) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Well ... if you take a mirror to 3 men coming from the East, you get "There were 3 men came out of the West". :-) |
18 Sep 02 - 12:36 PM (#786782) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Brilliant. Couldnt understand that clue at all. I like it. |
18 Sep 02 - 12:43 PM (#786788) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Well, there's still K, N and V to try your skill on. K doesn't involve a card game, by the way. The game's a very different kind. ;-) |
18 Sep 02 - 12:52 PM (#786795) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Got to go. Elucidation in the morning (UK) if there are any not sorted by then.
:-) |
18 Sep 02 - 02:01 PM (#786837) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG Aha! Game as in deer or bird, perhaps! |
18 Sep 02 - 02:32 PM (#786858) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Could N be Nutting Girl? I cant make it fit the clue, though. He fancies summer loving, but she isnt allergic to the nuts, she just throws them away. Doesnt seeem quite right. |
19 Sep 02 - 04:25 AM (#787284) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons I thought "Night Fever" in my first post fitted the clue! Nigel |
19 Sep 02 - 04:54 AM (#787295) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens well it fitted the clue, Nigel, but it wasnt the answer. Dont feel hurt. I didnt even get allowed Hard Times, even though I was right, because in my hurry I hadnt typed out "of old England".Frankly, Nigel, just between you and me and the gatepost, I think this IanC can dish it out, but he can't take it. I've noticed he's always setting quizzes, but he never answers any of mine. Suspicious,eh? I think he gets all his quizzes out of a magazine, and doesn't really understand the answers. But don't tell anyone I said so. Mum's the word, eh? Well,toodle pip, must be getting along. |
19 Sep 02 - 06:17 AM (#787333) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Greg/Nigel For N ... Lost somewhere above is the clue that it's him she's allergic to. Tell you what Greg, just get the first word right and I'll give it to you. DMcG's on the right track with K as well ... should get it any second.
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19 Sep 02 - 07:00 AM (#787350) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens The Keeper! With thanks to DMcG |
19 Sep 02 - 07:22 AM (#787369) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG I'd forgotton that, so it would have been a very long second before I came up with it. I remember being taught this when I was 8 at school singing lessons ... no one pointed out any sexual overtones then! |
19 Sep 02 - 07:29 AM (#787375) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Wolfgang I do wonder a bit, Greg, whether Ian would have been contented with the very first word alone. How do I get a list of all animals in French that start with 'V'? I only recollect 'vache'. Wolfgang |
19 Sep 02 - 07:34 AM (#787376) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons Are we definitely looking for animals in the French language, could we be looking for a song collected by Percy French, or could we be looking for a song in English about a French animal. Three distinct possibilities Nigel |
19 Sep 02 - 09:01 AM (#787415) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Nigel Or parhaps we're looking for "some French" ... perhaps a song in English with a French title? :-) |
19 Sep 02 - 09:14 AM (#787424) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC btw - I'm still happy with the first word alone for N! |
19 Sep 02 - 11:05 AM (#787488) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC There's still N and V to go and I'd like to wrap this up in the next hour if possible. Can I just summarise where we are with these two.
N - He'd like some summer loving, but she's got a serious allergy. Any takers? :-) btw well done Greg for "The Keeper". |
19 Sep 02 - 11:25 AM (#787499) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG Ok, time for some wild guesses! Nellie the Milkmaid ... no hay associations I can see North Country Maid ... making hay, certainly
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19 Sep 02 - 11:28 AM (#787503) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC try looking for Hay then. ;-) |
19 Sep 02 - 11:31 AM (#787505) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Wolfgang o.k., with that big hint: New mown hay Wolfgang |
19 Sep 02 - 11:37 AM (#787508) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Thanks, Wolfgang ... sadly V isn't in the DT though, so it might be harder to find (sometimes I'm guilty of assuming everybody knows the songs I know). :-) |
19 Sep 02 - 11:55 AM (#787526) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Sorry ... I think I've made an unwarranted assumption with V. Normally I spend quite a long time checking up on the clues for the quizzes I do. The song I was looking for was "Vive L'Amour" which is a standard version of "The Animals Went in Two by Two with the chorus from the French drinking son of the same name. It doesn't seem to be available on the web, so I'm forced to conclude that I may be the only one who knows it. I'm sure it was in some UK school song books in the '60s!
With apologies |
20 Sep 02 - 05:32 AM (#788091) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons Ian: I've looked at the site for "The Animals went in 2 by 2" and this is sung (by some) in the UK to the tune of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again". It would need to be a very different version to scan to "Vive L'amour". But Good Quiz anyway CHEERS Nigel |
20 Sep 02 - 07:49 AM (#788120) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG I'll add my thanks as well. Good exercise for the little not-really-grey-at-all cells |
24 Sep 02 - 04:32 AM (#790119) Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Sorry, I've been ill for a couple of days, and before that couldn't get onto The Mudcat. Just thought I'd put in a final roundup so the answers are easy to find.
A - All Around My Hat
:-) |