The Sound of Music soundtrack was the #1 album in the UK for three out of four years. What album temporarily overtook it in 1967? Read the full post for the answer!
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Pop Quiz, Hot Shot!
Apparently, this is an all-pop quiz blog now. Not literally, of course, but I am having a lot of fun coming up with new ideas. This one combines my love of film and music. Each clue contains three songs from a single motion picture; your job is to name the film that includes those songs.Continue reading “Pop Quiz, Hot Shot!”
Awesome Albums from ’84, Vol. 2
***** CONTENT WARNING – THIS POST CONTAINS BRIEF MENTIONS OF NUCLEAR WAR, SPOUSAL ABUSE, SUICIDE, DEPRESSION, AND A CERTAIN CONVICTED FELON/FORMER PRESIDENT/CURRENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ***** These albums are all turning forty this year. This list is in chronological order by release date and covers albums released between May and August of 1984. Lament – UltravoxContinue reading “Awesome Albums from ’84, Vol. 2”
Pop Quiz Answers
Featured image: Philip Seymour Hoffman in Almost Famous
Pop Quiz, Hot Shot!
Each clue contains four words from film titles that star the same person. Your job is to name the star. Almost, Hunger, Dragon, Talented Cool, Cat, Kid, Inferno Inside, Titans, Fire, Book Eat, Eleven, Erin, Enemy Knight, Gone, Bruce, Kiss Knives, Sense, Sunshine, Boy Shutter, Hollywood, Wolf, Gangs Toy, Captain, Catch, League Fiction, Park, Wars,Continue reading “Pop Quiz, Hot Shot!”
Pop Quiz Answers
Shook, Hell, Back, Who – AC/DC Air, Care, Easy, Lose – Phil Collins Sir, Sunshine, Signed, Nothin’ – Stevie Wonder Hatters, Tiny, Yellow, Standing – Elton John Don’t, Go, Chain, Second – Fleetwood Mac Just, Might, Shake, Stereo – The Cars Lips, Beat, Heels, Cool – The Go-Go’s Tear, Control, Dead, Atmosphere – Joy DivisionContinue reading “Pop Quiz Answers”
Pop Quiz, Hot Shot!
I haven’t done a pop quiz in a long time! This time around, I’m giving you four words from song titles by the same musical artist; your job is to name the artist. These are—for the most part—very well-known artists, with a couple of my personal favorites thrown in just for fun. Come back toContinue reading “Pop Quiz, Hot Shot!”
Awesome Albums from ’79, Vol. 1
Motörhead’s version of “Louie Louie” was released as a standalone single in 1978 but not included on ‘Overkill’ because Bronze Records founder Gerry Bron called it “about the worst record I’d ever heard”.
Legend: Bob Newhart
“The only difference between Bob Newhart on stage and Bob Newhart offstage is that there is no stage.” – David Hyde Pierce Grammy, Emmy, and Golden Globe-winning actor Bob Newhart has passed away at the age of 94. A master in the art of deadpan, Newhart was the ultimate everyman, known for his bone-dry witContinue reading “Legend: Bob Newhart”
“Are you ready for the summer?”
POP QUIZ, HOT SHOT: What actor, who made his feature debut in Meatballs, also appears in another film on this list?
