I actually bought a CD Single! (which one?)

cuervo72 · 10-06-2003, 07:56 AM

I did a rare thing yesterday, when I opened the ol' pursestrings and bought a CD single, the first single I've bought since...hmm, when did The Reflex come out on 45?

Actually, that's not quite true, I guess I also bought cassette singles of Phil Collins' version of You Can't Hurry Love, Turn this Mutha Out, and Channel Z (can't remember what the A side was).

Anyhow, this is a song which I heard in its entirety by downloading it first. I don't know if I would have bought it otherwise. I will also likely buy the album, now that I see Best Buy is carrying a lot of new releases for $9.99 (I don't buy full albums very often either - I think the last 3 were Reload, The Power and the Glory, and Space Ghost's Surf & Turf.

Any guesses as to what the single was? We can do it in 20Q format if anyone's up for it.

Cringer · 10-06-2003, 08:25 AM

Wow, congrats!

And based on your history of purchases i'm gonna take a shot in the dark and guess the new Marilyn Manson?

cuervo72 · 10-06-2003, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cringer
Wow, congrats!

And based on your history of purchases i'm gonna take a shot in the dark and guess the new Marilyn Manson?

LOL....no, not Marilyn Manson

cuervo72 · 10-06-2003, 10:37 AM

No takers, huh?

Butter · 10-06-2003, 10:49 AM

I don't even know what your musical tastes are.

I'll wager a guess though: Siegfried and Roy's "Never Hit a Tiger with a Microphone"

McSweeny · 10-06-2003, 10:54 AM

Joe Strummer and the Mescaleroes are putting out a couple singles for their newest (and sadly, last) album... i'll probably go out and pick all of those up. Granted i'm a huge Joe Strummer fan and i can't wait to hear what he was working on when he died. I'm sure it will be an incredibly sad listen

cuervo72 · 10-06-2003, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Butter_of_69
I don't even know what your musical tastes are.

I'll wager a guess though: Siegfried and Roy's "Never Hit a Tiger with a Microphone"

That's why I proposed doing it as a 20 Questions.

I'd like to see the other songs on that Siegfried and Roy album

Butter · 10-06-2003, 10:58 AM

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Originally posted by cuervo72
I'd like to see the other songs on that Siegfried and Roy album

"What is This Accent Anyway?"
"Where's That Tranquilizer Gun When You Need It?"
"It's Good to be The Gay"

and oddly enough a cover of "Enter Sandman".

I'll bite:

Q1: Is the song from a hard rock artist?

cuervo72 · 10-06-2003, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Butter_of_69
"What is This Accent Anyway?"
"Where's That Tranquilizer Gun When You Need It?"
"It's Good to be The Gay"

and oddly enough a cover of "Enter Sandman".

I'll bite:

Q1: Is the song from a hard rock artist?

And maybe a remake of "Eye of the Tiger"

Q1: No.

Butter · 10-06-2003, 11:06 AM

Is it from a solo artist?

CamEdwards · 10-06-2003, 11:07 AM

Edit: is it a male singer?

cuervo72 · 10-06-2003, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Butter_of_69
Is it from a solo artist?

Yes.

Quote:

Originally posted by CamEdwards
Edit: is it a male singer?

Also yes.

CamEdwards · 10-06-2003, 11:14 AM

is he dead?

Butter · 10-06-2003, 11:18 AM

Is he white?

Franklinnoble · 10-06-2003, 11:18 AM

Is he gay?

GrantDawg · 10-06-2003, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Butter_of_69
Is he white?

Quote:

Originally posted by Franklinnoble
Is he gay?

If it is Michael Jackson, how do you answer those questions?

cuervo72 · 10-06-2003, 11:22 AM

Gay - no.

White - yes.

Dead - by most accounts, yes.....

Nyarlahotep · 10-06-2003, 11:32 AM

Is it a remix?

cuervo72 · 10-06-2003, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nyarlahotep
Is it a remix?

Yes

Nyarlahotep · 10-06-2003, 11:42 AM

Was the remix done by Paul Oakenfold?

cuervo72 · 10-06-2003, 12:12 PM

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Originally posted by Nyarlahotep
Was the remix done by Paul Oakenfold?

Yes...

Nyarlahotep · 10-06-2003, 12:13 PM

A Little Less Conversation. Good choice.

cuervo72 · 10-06-2003, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nyarlahotep
A Little Less Conversation. Good choice.

No, that would be JXL

But yes, that song did influence me to buy ELV1S 30 #1 Hits, I just didn't list it because I don't have it yet (inefficient school fundraisers.....).

cincyreds · 10-06-2003, 12:31 PM

The new Enigma CD is awesome!

cuervo72 · 10-06-2003, 12:51 PM

Hmm, not familiar with Enigma.

I'm guessing Nyarlahotep was joking with his guess of A Little Less Conversation, and actually knew it was Rubberneckin', also by Elvis (if not....well, that's the answer anyway).

So I go years without buying a single, and then when I do it's from an artist who's been dead for 26 years

(says something either about my tastes or the music industry). I was going to buy the CD as Best Buy had advertised it at $9.99, but it isn't out until tomorrow (grrr.....). But the single has 3 versions of Rubberneckin', including the original, so it was still a good pickup. The beginning of the the 12" Extended Remix sounds remarkably like the beginning of Apollo 440's Stop the Rock, but I won't complain as I like that song too (my wife has pointed out that I am a sucker for songs used in car commercials. She's right).

cuervo72 · 10-06-2003, 12:51 PM

Dola - I'm also a sucker for songs that utilize brass instruments

CraigSca · 10-06-2003, 01:13 PM

Semi-OT...

If you like songs from car/shoe commercials...it's quiz time...

current Oasis guitarist Andy Bell used to be in two different bands in the 90's. Two songs by those bands have been featured in recent Volkswagen and Nike commercials. Name the bands and the songs...

Answers forthcoming after it's proven no one has any interest in this besides myself

-Craig

cuervo72 · 10-06-2003, 02:22 PM

Hmm, the only Volkswagen commercial song I can remember is that "Da da da" song. I'm drawing a blank for Nike as well.

Hmm, a quick search shows that Andy Bell was in Erasure...has anyone used The Hourglass?

Nyarlahotep · 10-06-2003, 02:40 PM

Wrong Andy Bell. I know the bands, but I don't pay enough attenetion to commercials to know the songs.

CraigSca · 10-06-2003, 03:57 PM

Ok...Andy Bell was an original member of Ride in the early 90's...the song "Chrome Waves" was featured in a Nike commerical not too long ago - the one where it showed girls doing all sorts of sports things (Mia Hamm kicking a soccer ball, etc.). The 2nd song was from his band Hurricane #1 (late 90's), the song was "Step Into My World" and was featured in a Volkswagen Bug commercial.

As you can see, I stopped loving music about 5-10 years ago

.

Nyarlahotep · 10-06-2003, 04:16 PM

If you were listening to bands like Ride and Hurricane #1, or even worse Oasis, I'm not surprirised you stopped loving music.

CraigSca · 10-06-2003, 04:32 PM

Actually...I think the night I stopped loving music was the same night the Fat Boys broke up. Still gets me all misty-eyed...

10-06-2003, 08:25 AM	#2
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	Wow, congrats! And based on your history of purchases i'm gonna take a shot in the dark and guess the new Marilyn Manson? __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

10-06-2003, 10:37 AM	#4
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	No takers, huh? __________________ null

10-06-2003, 10:49 AM	#5
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	I don't even know what your musical tastes are. I'll wager a guess though: Siegfried and Roy's "Never Hit a Tiger with a Microphone" __________________ My listening habits

10-06-2003, 11:06 AM	#10
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Is it from a solo artist? __________________ My listening habits

10-06-2003, 11:07 AM	#11
CamEdwards Stadium Announcer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burke, VA	Edit: is it a male singer? __________________ I don't want the world. I just want your half. Last edited by CamEdwards : 10-06-2003 at 11:07 AM.

10-06-2003, 10:54 AM	#6
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	Joe Strummer and the Mescaleroes are putting out a couple singles for their newest (and sadly, last) album... i'll probably go out and pick all of those up. Granted i'm a huge Joe Strummer fan and i can't wait to hear what he was working on when he died. I'm sure it will be an incredibly sad listen

10-06-2003, 11:14 AM	#13
CamEdwards Stadium Announcer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burke, VA	is he dead? __________________ I don't want the world. I just want your half.

10-06-2003, 11:18 AM	#14
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Is he white? __________________ My listening habits

10-06-2003, 11:18 AM	#15
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Is he gay?

10-06-2003, 11:22 AM	#17
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Gay - no. White - yes. Dead - by most accounts, yes..... __________________ null

10-06-2003, 11:32 AM	#18
Nyarlahotep College Benchwarmer Join Date: Mar 2003	Is it a remix?

10-06-2003, 11:42 AM	#20
Nyarlahotep College Benchwarmer Join Date: Mar 2003	Was the remix done by Paul Oakenfold?

10-06-2003, 12:13 PM	#22
Nyarlahotep College Benchwarmer Join Date: Mar 2003	A Little Less Conversation. Good choice.

10-06-2003, 12:31 PM	#24
cincyreds High School Varsity Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Mississippi	The new Enigma CD is awesome! __________________ The Dallas Cowboys!! America's Team will rise again.

10-06-2003, 12:51 PM	#25
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Hmm, not familiar with Enigma. I'm guessing Nyarlahotep was joking with his guess of A Little Less Conversation, and actually knew it was Rubberneckin', also by Elvis (if not....well, that's the answer anyway). So I go years without buying a single, and then when I do it's from an artist who's been dead for 26 years (says something either about my tastes or the music industry). I was going to buy the CD as Best Buy had advertised it at $9.99, but it isn't out until tomorrow (grrr.....). But the single has 3 versions of Rubberneckin', including the original, so it was still a good pickup. The beginning of the the 12" Extended Remix sounds remarkably like the beginning of Apollo 440's Stop the Rock, but I won't complain as I like that song too (my wife has pointed out that I am a sucker for songs used in car commercials. She's right). __________________ null

10-06-2003, 01:13 PM	#27
CraigSca Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Not Delaware - hurray!	Semi-OT... If you like songs from car/shoe commercials...it's quiz time... current Oasis guitarist Andy Bell used to be in two different bands in the 90's. Two songs by those bands have been featured in recent Volkswagen and Nike commercials. Name the bands and the songs... Answers forthcoming after it's proven no one has any interest in this besides myself -Craig

10-06-2003, 02:22 PM	#28
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Hmm, the only Volkswagen commercial song I can remember is that "Da da da" song. I'm drawing a blank for Nike as well. Hmm, a quick search shows that Andy Bell was in Erasure...has anyone used The Hourglass? __________________ null

10-06-2003, 02:40 PM	#29
Nyarlahotep College Benchwarmer Join Date: Mar 2003	Wrong Andy Bell. I know the bands, but I don't pay enough attenetion to commercials to know the songs.

10-06-2003, 03:57 PM	#30
CraigSca Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Not Delaware - hurray!	Ok...Andy Bell was an original member of Ride in the early 90's...the song "Chrome Waves" was featured in a Nike commerical not too long ago - the one where it showed girls doing all sorts of sports things (Mia Hamm kicking a soccer ball, etc.). The 2nd song was from his band Hurricane #1 (late 90's), the song was "Step Into My World" and was featured in a Volkswagen Bug commercial. As you can see, I stopped loving music about 5-10 years ago .

10-06-2003, 04:16 PM	#31
Nyarlahotep College Benchwarmer Join Date: Mar 2003	If you were listening to bands like Ride and Hurricane #1, or even worse Oasis, I'm not surprirised you stopped loving music.

10-06-2003, 04:32 PM	#32
CraigSca Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Not Delaware - hurray!	Actually...I think the night I stopped loving music was the same night the Fat Boys broke up. Still gets me all misty-eyed... __________________ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! She loves you, yeah! how do you know? how do you know?

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