Martian

The Tragically Hip told Bill Barilko's story in the song Fifty Mission Cap.

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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said

- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

perripken

Martian, I'm going to interject here and say go ahead and ask a new question.

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And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln

Leto

oh shit! sorry guys... I forgot the process. yes Martian you are right.

perripken

Dat's otay Leto, we're all human, I think?

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And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln

Martian

Hey, whoops. I forgot too, apparently.

Right. How about a holiday-themed question?

What famous singer, inextricably linked with the Christmas season in the minds of many, has been dogged posthumously of reports of child abuse ever since his death in 1977?

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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said

- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

mixedmedia

Would that be Bing Crosby?

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

Martian

That's the guy. It's an easy one, I know, but I reckon that'll do to get things moving again.

Your question, my dear.

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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said

- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

mixedmedia

Well, this one's probably easy, too...

Which Bob Dylan song, titled after an article of clothing, has been speculated (among others) to have been written about Edie Sedgwick.

*extra bit* the song is good for stripping, too

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

cereal

Might it be Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat off of Blond on Blond?

mixedmedia

That it might!

And you're new here, too. Awesome.

Welcome. It's your question.

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

cereal

Thanks for the warm welcome. Here's my first question.

What artist was forced to bring a guitar to the witness stand to prove the difference between two songs that he/she had written?

Leto

I'll go with George Harrison.

cereal

Not quite, but you're in the right era.

mixedmedia

Keith Richards, maybe?

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

cereal

Sorry, not yet.

Martian

Clapton.

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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said

- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

cereal

Try the other side of the ocean.

Anxst

I think it was John Fogerty, when his Ex-CCR mates tried to sue him for The Old Man Down the Road being the same as Run Through the Jungle.

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Don't mind me. I'm just releasing the insanity pressure from my headvalves.

cereal

You are 100% correct, and might I add that is one very comprehensive answer. You even got the songs correct.

mixedmedia

aw man, why didn't I think of that? I knew that...damn

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

perripken

Actually, a little clarification, Fogarty was sued by his former manager Saul Zaentz. He was also sued because Fogarty wrote a song called Vanz can't dance which was actually about Zaentz and all his corrupt dealings with CCR.
The chorus in the song was "Vanz can't dance but he'll steal your money, watch him or he'll rob you blind" John changed the Z to a V so that Zaentz couldn't prove he was singing about him.

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And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln

Anxst

Wow, I thought it was his bandmates. Good to know!

Question time:

This band, originally called Chad Allen and The Reflections, was the first Canadian band to have a number 1 hit in the US. They later had it's members break off to form a new band called Brave Belt, until that band also changed it's name.

What were the final (and well known) names of those 2 bands?

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Don't mind me. I'm just releasing the insanity pressure from my headvalves.

cereal

The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Anxst

Correct!

You're up.

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Don't mind me. I'm just releasing the insanity pressure from my headvalves.

cereal

What seminal 80's album contains the real moans of a woman, mid-coitus, in its closing track?

Leto

duran duran - hungry like a wolf? or is that the song...

cereal

That's the song. I think the album was Rio. But that's not it, unless you consider Simon le Bon to be a girl.

perripken

Wild guess: Blondie "Heart of Glass"

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And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln

cereal

Keep trying.

Punk.of.Ages

Appetite For Destruction- Guns n Roses

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"The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion..." - Henry Steel Commager

"Punk rock music is great music played by really bad, drunk musicians." -Fat Mike

cereal

You are correct. Apparently Axl Rose had sex with Steven Adler's (drummer at the time) girlfriend so he could record her moans for "Rocket Queen". The next question is yours.

perripken

Nice question, Axl's such a douchebag

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And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln

Punk.of.Ages

Axl's the biggest sell-out known to man.

Next question's in the punk category. An easy one if you know the scene:
Keith Morris is currently the lead singer for The Circle Jerks, but what other well known punk band did he co-found and sing for before The Circle Jerks.

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"The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion..." - Henry Steel Commager

"Punk rock music is great music played by really bad, drunk musicians." -Fat Mike

mixedmedia

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I know this one!

Black Flag

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

Punk.of.Ages

You are correct. That was fast. Perhaps too easy?

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"The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion..." - Henry Steel Commager

"Punk rock music is great music played by really bad, drunk musicians." -Fat Mike

mixedmedia

I dunno. I just happened to be familiar with it.

Which well-known jazz vocalist co-wrote a 1938 hit based on the nursery rhyme, A-Tisket, a-Tasket?

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

cereal

Ella Fitzgerald

mixedmedia

Gee. You know everything.

You are correct! Your question.

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

Leto

didn't he have his own girl to record???

cereal

It's nice to have a place where my knowledge of obscure music trivia is appreciated. Here's my next question. What album, an indie landmark released in February of 1998, was inspired by Anne Frank?