Posts by analogbear40

Topic - That moment when a famous artist isn't listed in the official credits (so it’s not officially "Xy & WZ" or even "Xy feat. WZ"), yet they play a small but undeniably significant role in the vocals—maybe it's an opening line, a hook, or just a bit of flavor in the chorus...

01. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (Sting)
02. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me (Michael Jackson on the chorus)

03. Michael Jackson - Beat It (Eddie Van Halen on the solo)
04. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (David Bowie provides vocals)

05. Arcadio - The Promise (Sting)
06. Arcadio - Election Day (Grace Jones on the bridge)
07. Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds (Jimmy Somerville on backing vocals)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbna...Bzb21lcnZpbGxl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uf4...lzZQ%3D%3D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5a...dGlvbiBkYXk%3D

Stuck in neutral, huh?

Is anyone actually going to finish this?

Ashley Brown81 said:Topic - That moment when the drummer, who usually stays behind the kit, takes over the lead vocals for a specific track.

03 queen - I'm in Love with my Car

Ah, there it is—that second one was exactly what I had in mind.

Topic: When the drummer, who usually stays behind the kit, takes over lead vocals for a specific track

01 The Bangles - Be With You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VAe...lvdQ%3D%3D

I’m really leaning on the old-school music buffs here, because this is honestly the only instance that comes to mind right now.

ok......there's one other extremely famous example out there, but that's pretty much it.

Topic: When a single track shares its name with another artist's studio album. Let's list them out.

01 Daryl Hall - Dreamtime (The Cult - Dreamtime - LP - 1984)
02 Hol Ghost - chupacabra (Gustafi - chupacabra LP 2009)
03 Big country - Wonderland (Erasure - Wonderland - LP - 1985)
04 Madonna - revolver (The Beatles - revolver - LP - 1966)
05 SCAR - Grasshopper (JJ Cale - Grasshopper LP 1982)
06 Racey - som Girls (The Rolling Stones - som Girls LP 1987)

07 mus - Uprising ( Bob Marley and The Wailers - Uprising - LP - 1980)
08 The style Council - Waiting ( Fun Boy Three - Waiting - LP - 1983)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umXM...lsZSBjb3VuY2ls

Topic: When an artist names a single after another artist's studio album. Let's list them.

01 Daryl Hall - Dreamtime (The Cult - Dreamtime - LP - 1984)
02 Hol Ghost - chupacabra (Gustafi - chupacabra LP 2009)
03 Big country - Wonderland (Erasure - Wonderland - LP - 1985)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyFi...FuZA%3D%3D

Topic: When a specific song title by one artist happens to be the exact same as a studio album title by someone else. Let's list them out.

01 Daryl Hall - Dreamtime (The Cult - Dreamtime - LP - 1984)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oed8...bXRpbWU%3D

Theme - Everyone pairs two songs together using an a / b format. Song 'a' needs to have exactly three words. Song 'b' must have at least four words, and those final three words have to match song 'a' word-for-word.

01a Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word
01b The Smiths - work is a Four Letter Word 02
02a JJ Cale - right down here 02 b hot tuna - let US get Together right down here 03 a JJ Cale - Devil in Disguise 03 b
02b JJ Cale - right down here 02 b hot tuna - let US get Together right down here 03 a JJ Cale - Devil in Disguise 03 b
03a JJ Cale - right down here 02 b hot tuna - let US get Together right down here 03 a JJ Cale - Devil in Disguise 03 b
03b you're The ) Devil in Disguise 04
04a Change Your Mind 04 b Haim - if i Could Change Your Mind 05
04b Change Your Mind 04 b Haim - if i Could Change Your Mind 05
05a JJ Cale - Long Way home 05 b Supertramp - taka The Long Way home 06
05b JJ Cale - Long Way home 05 b Supertramp - taka The Long Way home 06
06a JJ Cale - lights down Low 06 b Bob Marley - Turn Your lights down Low 07
06b JJ Cale - lights down Low 06 b Bob Marley - Turn Your lights down Low 07
07a in Your Eyes 07 b Limahl - Love in Your Eyes 07 b
07b in Your Eyes 07 b Limahl - Love in Your Eyes 07 b
07b Debbie Gibson - Lost in Your Eyes View on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU8O...YnJpZWw%3D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLcf...V5ZXMgbGltYWhs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ms3...dpYnNvbg%3D%3D

Man, I honestly thought this was going to be just another total dud, but brighteagle39 really stepped up and saved the day......

😉👍

Topic - Everyone posts two tracks labeled a / b. Track a needs to be exactly three words long. Track b must have at least four words, and the final three words of track b have to match track a perfectly.

01a Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word
01b The Smiths - Four Letter Word

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9UX...d2lsZGU%3D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd4c...ZXIgd29yZCA%3D

Theme: Each song title consists of just one word—a verb in its past participle form.

01 Swans - Saved
02 Them - Delivered
03 Natalia Imbruglia - Torn
04 Aerosmith - Jaded
05 Depeche Mode - Broken
06 Chris Janson - Done
07 Cocteau Twins - Crushed
08 Squeeze - Tempted
09 Company B - Fascinated
10 Simple Minds - Hypnotized

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgv0...N0ZWF1IHR3aW5z

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZic...RlZCBzcXVlZXpl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrD9...bmF0ZWQ%3D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9qC...cG5vdGlzZWQ%3D

Theme - The song title consists of just one word—a verb in its past participle form.

01 Swans - Saved

Swans - Saved (1989)

Topic - Identifying studio albums released on LP where at least half of the tracks were also issued as standalone singles (think 7", 12", or both). Essentially, if an album has 8 songs, 4 or more should have been released as singles in any market. So, if we follow that logic, we're looking for those heavy-hitting tracklists.
Pick any song from the album to showcase it, just make sure to mention which studio album it belongs to and list the singles used.
Compilations are out, obviously.
Live albums are also excluded, though finding one where half the setlist was released as a single version seems like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Only albums released up until 1999 qualify for this discussion.

01 Iggy Pop - Hide Away (LP - Blah Blah Blah - 1986 - singles: Cry for Love, Wild Child (Wild One), Fire Girl, Isolation, Shades)

02 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (LP - 1980 - singles: Save Me, Play The Gama, Another One Bites the Dust, Genesis - Tonight)

03 Genesis - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight (LP - Invisible Touch - 1986 - singles: LP - Invisible Touch, Throwing It All Away, In Too Deep, Land of Confusion)

04 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (LP - Let's Dance - 1983 - singles: LP - Let's Dance, China Girl, Modern Love, Without You)

05 Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (LP - Tubular Bells - 1973 - singles: LP - Tubular Bells)

06 Japan - Still Life in Mobile Homes (LP - Tin Drum - 1981 - singles: LP - Tin Drum, Cantonese Boy, Visions of China, Ghosts)

07 Simply Red - Picture Book lp
1. "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)"
Released 1985 (USA)[1]
2. "Come to My Aid"
Released September 1985 (USA)[2]
3. "Holding Back the Years"
Released November 1985 (USA)[3]
4. "Jericho"
Released February 1986
5. "Open Up the Red Box"
Released August 1, 1986[4]


08 ABC - The Lexicon of Love lp
01. "Tears are Not Enough"
Released 1981
02. "Poison Arrow"
Released February 5, 1982
03. "The Look of Love"
Released May 7, 1982
04. "All of My Heart"
Released August 27, 1982
05. "Valentine's Day"

09 ABBA - Boomerang (LP - 1974 - singles: Sol Long, I've Been Waiting for You, I Do, Boomerang, S.O.S., Mamma Mia, Rock Me)

10 Janet Jackson - Control (LP - Janet Jackson - Control - 1986 - singles: What Have You Done For Me Lately? / Nasty / When I Think of You / Control / Lets Wait Awhile / Funny How time Flies (When you're Having Fun) / The Pleasure Principle)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqVA...cgaSdtIGFsaXZl

Everything seems fine... except for one little thing. Instagram has only dropped four official singles from the debut album, and since the full record has nine tracks, the math just doesn't quite add up yet...

It’s going to need a tiny bit of tweaking...

Topic: Let's talk about studio albums released on Vinyl Record where at least half of the tracks were also issued as singles (think 7", 12", or even both). So, if we're looking at an 8-track album, 4 or more songs must have been released as standalone singles somewhere in the world.
Pick any song from the album to showcase the idea, but please specify which studio album you're referring to and list the corresponding singles.
Compilations are off the table, obviously.
Live albums are excluded too, though it’s probably a massive challenge to find a live record where half the setlist was originally released as singles.
We are only considering albums released up until 1999.

01 Iggy Pop - > (Vinyl Record - > - 1986 - singles: >, >, >, >, >)

02 > (Vinyl Record - 1980 - singles: >, >, >, >)

03 Genesis - > (Vinyl Record - > - 1986 - singles: >, >, >, >)

04 David Bowie - > (>) (Vinyl Record - > - 1983 - singles: >, >, >, >)

05 Mike Oldfield - > (Vinyl Record - > - 1973 - singles: > part I, > part II)

06 Japan - > (Vinyl Record - > - 1981 - singles: >, >, >, >)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxGp...aG9tZXM%3D

Topic: Looking for studio albums released on Vinyl Record where at least half of the tracks were also released as singles (like 7", 12", or both). So, if an album on Vinyl Record has 8 songs, then 4 or more need to have been issued as singles in any market, following that logic.
Pick any track from the album as an example, but please make sure to name the studio album and list the singles.
Compilations are obviously out.
Live albums are also excluded, though it’s probably pretty tough to find an example here where half the songs were released as singles in live versions.
Only albums released up until 1999 count.

01 Iggy Pop - > (Vinyl Record - > - 1986 - singles >, >, >, >, >)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsAv...lkdw%3D%3D

topic: sister duos—they have to be actual sisters, both playing instruments and either singing solo or together

01. Larkin Poe (Rebecca and Megan Lowell) - hard time Killing floor blues
02. The Kossoy Sisters (Irena Saletan and Ellen Christenson) - I'll Fly Away
03. First Aid kit - my Silver Lining (Johanna and Klara Söderberg)
04. Tegan & Sara - Closer Tegan
05. Mel & Kim - Showing out (get Fresh AT The Weekend)
06. The Wilson Sisters (Wendy and Carnie Wilson) - The Battle of Evermore
07. Alice and Ellen Kessler - Da-Da-Un-Pa
08. LORETTA AND DANIELA GOGGI - Estoy Bailando
09. The Veronicas - Untouched
10. Humpe & Humpe - Careless Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pni5...92ZQ%3D%3D

I had absolutely no idea Mel & Kim actually played instruments! That’s news to me.

Theme: Iconic male duets:

01. Justin Timberlake & Taylor Swift - Shame
02. John Denver & Andrea Bocelli - Perhaps Love
03. Usher - Rise & Fall ft. Sting
04. David Bowie & Freddie Mercury & Queen - Under Pressure (Live)
05. Paul McCartney ft. Michael Jackson - Say Say Say
06. J. J. Cale & Eric Clapton - Ride the River
07. Zucchero & Pavarotti - Miserere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQy2...8gcGF2YXJvdHRp

Don't go with number two instead, man.
If more people had actually stepped up to participate, this would make a lot more sense... but as it stands, it just doesn't work.

Topic - This song uses a snippet from a famous speech (basically a "sample"). Let's talk about whose words they actually used.

01 Laibach - State
02 Front 242 - Welcome to Paradise (Jimmy Swaggert)
03 Peter Murphy - All Night Long (Jean Cocteau)
04 Will.I.Am - Yes We Can
05 Manic Street Preachers - Faster (John Hurt)
06 Primal Scream - Loaded (Peter Fonda - The Wild Angels)
07 Metallica - One (Jason Robards - Johnny Got His Gun)
08 George Michael - Too Funky (Anne Bancroft - Mrs. Robinson)
09 David Sylvian - The Healing Place (Joseph Beuys)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl2J...YXN0ZXI%3D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3ix...bSBsb2FkZWQ%3D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8b...MgYW9uZQ%3D%3D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ2D...JnZSBtaWNoYWVs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7HD...BwbGFjZQ%3D%3D