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Post by lordmarcovan on Jul 17, 2012 3:54:26 GMT -5
Let's play a little game. It might be too easy for diehard fans, but oh, well, let's give it a go, shall we?
Here's what we'll try.
I'll type a word- just one word.
You then have to tell us the title of the song that word appears in, and quote the line.
For example, if I said "Kalashnikov", you'd quote the appropriate line from I am Your Gun.
Then YOU would get to post the next word challenge.
And the person who correctly quoted that would choose the next one.
And so on down the chain.
Get it?
Of course, some words can have multiple correct answers, as they may appear in multiple songs. One has to choose carefully- you can't use a word so common that it's in ALL of the songs. But then again, if you use one like the example above, it might be too obvious.
Try to let your brain do the work, and not your search engines- that would be cheating, and Ian wouldn't like it if you cheated, now, would he? What kind of lazy fan would you be then?
(Update- OK, cheating with search engines is allowed, but only as a last resort when we get stalled. Or to confirm a hunch if you think you've already got the answer. But you must confess the deed afterward.)
OK ... Ready? I'll begin.
The first word is guru.
First person who correctly quotes that in context of a Tull (or Ian solo) song lyric gets to choose the next challenge word.
PS- hmm... maybe I should have posted this on the "Parse the Word" board instead? If it is more appropriate there, then do move it, good Sir Moderator, or instruct me to repost there.
Or, heaven forbid, somebody already thought up this brilliant idea, in which case Mister New Guy here has egg upon his face. ('Nother song lyric quote there- didja spot it?)
Anyway, guru is the word ... for the moment.
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Post by Passion Play on Jul 17, 2012 7:56:30 GMT -5
' "You can Guru, you can" shouted Newt. "You can send him with Owl" '
Assuming that's correct, next word:
sax-player
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Post by Dan on Jul 17, 2012 15:29:40 GMT -5
' "You can Guru, you can" shouted Newt. "You can send him with Owl" ' Assuming that's correct, next word: sax-player Okay, I don't want this thread to get lost so I'm only thinking about "And tired young sax-player(s) sold their instruments of torture" My word: iniquitous Dan
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Post by TM on Jul 17, 2012 15:42:00 GMT -5
' "You can Guru, you can" shouted Newt. "You can send him with Owl" ' Assuming that's correct, next word: sax-player Okay, I don't want this thread to get lost so I'm only thinking about "And tired young sax-player(s) sold their instruments of torture" My word: iniquitous Dan Down at the End of Your Road But underneath I'm an iniquitous toad. My turn: and the password is...... "spotlight"
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Post by lordmarcovan on Jul 17, 2012 18:48:47 GMT -5
Y'all have caught on nicely, and are picking some good challenge words. So good, in fact, that I must confess I'm stumped by "spotlight" for the moment.
But I won't cheat. Instead, I'll have to mentally play several tunes inside my head.
I logged on this morning and saw Passion Play's challenge word and knew the answer (funny how the album from MY challenge question got answered by somebody whose username matches that album title, huh. Coincidence? - I think not). And I knew the answer to her question- at least the album and the line it came from- but it took me a moment to remember which song.
Spotlight, eh? Hmm...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2012 20:28:52 GMT -5
Okay, I don't want this thread to get lost so I'm only thinking about "And tired young sax-player(s) sold their instruments of torture" My word: iniquitous Dan Down at the End of Your Road But underneath I'm an iniquitous toad. My turn: and the password is...... "spotlight" No Rehearsal "The electrician has been told To make the spotlight(s) brighter" Password IS: BlackclothDarin
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Post by TM on Jul 17, 2012 21:02:42 GMT -5
Down at the End of Your Road But underneath I'm an iniquitous toad. My turn: and the password is...... "spotlight" No Rehearsal "The electrician has been told To make the spotlight(s) brighter" Password IS: BlackclothDarin That isn't my song but that's okay let's go with it. i can always use it again. PS- I have no clue about blackcloth!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2012 21:58:28 GMT -5
No Rehearsal "The electrician has been told To make the spotlight(s) brighter" Password IS: BlackclothDarin That isn't my song but that's okay let's go with it. i can always use it again. PS- I have no clue about blackcloth! Sorry about that, I saw Saxplayer(s) and thought the plural was acceptable!? another spotlight wow where? I guess we'll find out later.... Still "Blackcloth" as is. Darin
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Post by Dan on Jul 18, 2012 21:26:49 GMT -5
That isn't my song but that's okay let's go with it. i can always use it again. PS- I have no clue about blackcloth! Sorry about that, I saw Saxplayer(s) and thought the plural was acceptable!? another spotlight wow where? I guess we'll find out later.... Still "Blackcloth" as is. Darin Looking for a verification from Darin on this one but Blackcloth didn't ring a bell initially but this word came to me easily tonight from Stormwatch's, Old Ghosts: "Misty colours unfold a backcloth cold --- fine tapestry of silk" Let me know if that is what you meant and if so I'll give you ... sibilant Dan
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2012 23:45:29 GMT -5
Sorry about that, I saw Saxplayer(s) and thought the plural was acceptable!? another spotlight wow where? I guess we'll find out later.... Still "Blackcloth" as is. Darin Looking for a verification from Darin on this one but Blackcloth didn't ring a bell initially but this word came to me easily tonight from Stormwatch's, Old Ghosts: "Misty colours unfold a backcloth cold --- fine tapestry of silk" Let me know if that is what you meant and if so I'll give you ... sibilant Dan YOU ARE CORRECT SIR! Darin
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Post by Passion Play on Jul 24, 2012 8:25:46 GMT -5
J-Tull.com, 'Black Mamba'
A tropical whisper. A sibilant kiss. Soft strike teasing. Dangerous bliss
Next challenge: Blandford
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Post by lordmarcovan on Jul 29, 2012 5:52:23 GMT -5
That would be between Blandford Street and Mars, wouldn't it? Baker Street Muse?
At first I was thinkin' about Broadford Bazaar.
Next... mosquitoes.
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Post by Dan on Jul 29, 2012 20:52:32 GMT -5
That would be between Blandford Street and Mars, wouldn't it? Baker Street Muse? At first I was thinkin' about Broadford Bazaar. Next... mosquitoes. Mosquitoes?! Hmm.. no clue. Dan
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Post by TM on Jul 29, 2012 21:16:05 GMT -5
That was a tough one. I first thought of Montserrat but then found it on Roots To Branches.
years ago in a coastal town, mosquitoes buzzed in her hair.
This Free Will.
The password again is "spotlight"!
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Post by Zombywoof on Jul 29, 2012 23:02:33 GMT -5
The password again is "spotlight"! No Rehearsal "The electrician has been told to make the spotlights brighter."
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Post by lordmarcovan on Jul 30, 2012 0:15:07 GMT -5
The password again is "spotlight"! No Rehearsal "The electrician has been told to make the spotlights brighter." To you then, Zombywoof. What mystery word shall ye tantalize us with, eh? Edit: Unless, of course, TM intended us to have "spotlight" in a different context than used previously? As in, "spotlight" singular, not plural? Edit (again): Aha. I've got it, I think. (Must confess that I cheated a tad with a search engine to confirm it.) From 4WD (Low Ratio), on the "A" album: That was a toughie, 'cause I'd never really heard that line very well before. In fact, I just had to play the song and rewind it several times there and still couldn't really understand the lyric too well. OK, if that's right, then, I'll select my next mystery word from the song that is presently issuing forth from my speakers. " lumpy". Or " chalk". Same song. Thought I'd give you two clues to make it a bit easier, since we might be goin' off the beaten path a bit. (Should still be absurdly easy for the likes of y'all.)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2012 15:09:44 GMT -5
You know what, I usually would have no idea about lumpy or chalk, but I do remember the word "lumpy" from the other day listening to the Secret Language of Birds, but have no idea what song. I could be wrong altogether. That whole album just sort of meshes together for me--in a good way.
So there's an iffy might-not-be-right clue for everyone else.
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Post by lordmarcovan on Aug 10, 2012 0:26:26 GMT -5
Kai is on the right track!
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Post by Tullabye on Aug 10, 2012 1:47:09 GMT -5
Ok....lumpy sea... Panama Freighter
darkfall
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Post by Prompter on Aug 12, 2012 8:45:29 GMT -5
"Paradise Steakhouse"!
'Try not to watch me/Just call me after darkfall'
Next: pinstripe
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Post by Tullabye on Aug 12, 2012 11:09:26 GMT -5
Law of the Bungle pinstripe tiger coat
"toughened"
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Post by lordmarcovan on Aug 16, 2012 23:11:54 GMT -5
Good one.
The song is "Wicked Windows", from JTull Dot Com. For once, the song sprang straight to my mind:
I review my past through wicked windows framed in silver and hung in toughened glass...
Next, here is an easy one, perhaps: galliards.
(Not so easy the definition. For the longest time, I thought the "galliards" described were a type of onion! I guess I was thinking of "scallions", haha.)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2012 23:50:10 GMT -5
Good one. The song is "Wicked Windows", from JTull Dot Com. For once, the song sprang straight to my mind: I review my past through wicked windows framed in silver and hung in toughened glass...Next, here is an easy one, perhaps: galliards. (Not so easy the definition. For the longest time, I thought the "galliards" described were a type of onion! I guess I was thinking of "scallions", haha.) " galliards and lute songs served in chilling ale" Songs from The Wood. That's from memory so I hope it's correct. It's a dance I believe. Another simple one..... " newsmen"
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Post by lordmarcovan on Sept 6, 2012 10:56:20 GMT -5
"Newsmen", huh?
Hmm...
"Jump Start" from Crest of a Knave is what popped into my head on that one.
But that's "newsman", singular. I suppose you wanted the plural.
That would be found in "Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square":
Confession: I had to cheat (i.e., use Google) to get the plural version, though once I saw the snippet, that song came to mind right away. But I got the singular "newsman" from "Jump Start" on my own.
I came along relatively late as a Tull fan (in the eighties), so most of what I listen to has been from about the mid-seventies onward. I'm not quite as hip to the earlier stuff, though as a dedicated fan, I love it, too.
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Post by lordmarcovan on Sept 6, 2012 10:57:48 GMT -5
Oh- I suppose I'm up next.
My lunch shall provide the inspiration. Guess what I've dashed atop my pasta Alfredo.
The next word is curry.
PS- clarification- I can think of two uses of the word "curry" in Tull songs. Both with entirely different contexts and meanings. One is a noun, with a certain, umm ... equestrian context. The other is a verb you won't find in the dictionary, based upon yet another noun ... with a culinary context. 'Tis the latter I was thinking of, but you get credit for either. Extra credit for both.
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