21st Century music quiz REVEAL

[TenPoundHammer]

That song was Taylor Swift?!?

[Vanya]

19. Scream, Usher, 2012

Can't go wrong with a white suit.




Scream, Usher, 2012 (6 pts):
eyebooger
sherder
younguns87

Scream, Usher (5 pts):
Austin Powers
TimeLady

, Usher, 2012 (3 pts):
ShipItUp
spell4yr

OMG, Usher, 2003 (2 pts):
RCraig

, usher (2 pts):
alamble

, Usher, 2006 (2 pts):
derwipok

, Usher, 2008 (2 pts):
jkbrat

, Usher, 2009 (2 pts):
HugoZ

Intercourse, Drake, 2012 (1 pt):
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, , 2003 (0 pts):
mitchparov
Turd Ferguson

, , 2007 (0 pts):
RandyG

, , 2009 (0 pts):
dkgojackets

, David Guetta, 2008 (0 pts):
Fleebrog

, Jason Derulo, 2011 (0 pts):
Jabonator

, Taio Cruz, 2010 (0 pts):
TBobLP

no answer (0 pts):
gusmahler
jeff6286
MarkBarrett
StevenH
TenPoundHammer

1. spell4yr -- 73
2. younguns87 -- 72
3. TimeLady -- 71
4. eyebooger -- 69
5. Austin Powers -- 64
6. TBobLP -- 63
7. sherder -- 62
8. ShipItUp -- 60
9. mitchparov -- 56
10. Jabonator -- 54
11. RCraig -- 50
12. dkgojackets -- 48
13. alamble -- 47
14. Turd Ferguson -- 46
14. derwipok -- 46
16. ||.||.|| -- 41
17. jkbrat -- 39
18. Fleebrog -- 36
18. jeff6286 -- 36
20. gusmahler -- 34
21. HugoZ -- 26
22. MarkBarrett -- 20
23. StevenH -- 17
24. TenPoundHammer -- 12
25. RandyG -- 3

[Vanya]

20. Burn It Down, Linkin Park, 2012



Burn It Down, Linkin Park, 2012 (6 pts):
eyebooger
Jabonator
ShipItUp
TimeLady
younguns87

, Linkin Park, 2012 (3 pts):
derwipok
StevenH

, Linkin Park (2 pts):
Austin Powers

, Linkin Park, 2002 (2 pts):
Turd Ferguson

, linkin park, 2009 (2 pts):
dkgojackets

, Linkin Park, 2010 (2 pts):
TBobLP

Breaking It Down, Linkin Park, 2000 (2 pts):
RCraig

We Were There, 5 Morons, 2012 (1 pt):
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, , 2010 (0 pts):
jkbrat

, David Cook, 2007 (0 pts):
RandyG

, , 2003 (0 pts):
Fleebrog
mitchparov

no answer (0 pts):
alamble
gusmahler
HugoZ
jeff6286
MarkBarrett
sherder
spell4yr
TenPoundHammer

1. younguns87 -- 78
2. TimeLady -- 77
3. eyebooger -- 75
4. spell4yr -- 73
5. Austin Powers -- 66
5. ShipItUp -- 66
7. TBobLP -- 65
8. sherder -- 62
9. Jabonator -- 60
10. mitchparov -- 56
11. RCraig -- 52
12. dkgojackets -- 50
13. derwipok -- 49
14. Turd Ferguson -- 48
15. alamble -- 47
16. ||.||.|| -- 42
17. jkbrat -- 39
18. Fleebrog -- 36
18. jeff6286 -- 36
20. gusmahler -- 34
21. HugoZ -- 26
22. MarkBarrett -- 20
23. StevenH -- 20
24. TenPoundHammer -- 12
25. RandyG -- 3

[Vanya]

21. Things Have Changed, Bob Dylan, 2000

Won an Oscar in 2001 for Best Original Song (Wonder Boys).




Things Have Changed, Bob Dylan, 2000 (6 pts):
mitchparov
sherder
TimeLady
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Things Have Changed, Bob Dylan, 2005 (5 pts):
TBobLP

Things Have Changed, Dylan (5 pts):
Austin Powers

, Bob Dylan, 2000 (3 pts):
eyebooger

, Bob Dylan (2 pts):
gusmahler

, Bob Dylan, 2003 (2 pts):
Turd Ferguson

, Bob Dylan, 2007 (2 pts):
HugoZ

, , 2003 (0 pts):
dkgojackets
Fleebrog

, , 2000 (1 pt):
ShipItUp

, , 2006 (0 pts):
derwipok

, , 2007 (0 pts):
RandyG

, Frank Zappa, 2001 (0 pts):
jkbrat

, Willie Nelson, 2008 (0 pts):
younguns87

idk, Neil Young, 2005 (0 pts):
Jabonator

Time, Bob Dylan, 2004 (0 pts):
RCraig

no answer (0 pts):
alamble
jeff6286
MarkBarrett
spell4yr
StevenH
TenPoundHammer

Platinum: TimeLady -- 83
Gold: eyebooger -- 78
Gold: younguns87 -- 78
Silver: spell4yr -- 73
5. Austin Powers -- 71
6. TBobLP -- 70
7. sherder -- 68
7. ShipItUp -- 68
9. mitchparov -- 62
10. Jabonator -- 60
11. RCraig -- 54
12. dkgojackets -- 50
12. Turd Ferguson -- 50
14. derwipok -- 49
15. ||.||.|| -- 48
16. alamble -- 47
17. jkbrat -- 39
18. Fleebrog -- 36
18. jeff6286 -- 36
18. gusmahler -- 36
21. HugoZ -- 28
22. MarkBarrett -- 20
23. StevenH -- 20
24. TenPoundHammer -- 12
25. RandyG -- 3

Congrats to TimeLady, eyebooger, younguns87 and spell4yr!

TimeLady will receive a CD (2, actually) of the (complete) songs in this quiz!

Thanks all for playing!

[Austin Powers]

Bad night for TPH - he misses the FJ about an artist he knows well, misses Taylor Swift here, AND he doesn't get Vanya's David Allan Coe reference.

[Vanya]

That song was Taylor Swift?!?

I'm surprised you didn't recognize her voice/style. Of course all of her songs sound the same to me (don't get me wrong, I like that song).

[Vanya]

Bad night for TPH - he misses the FJ about an artist he knows well, misses Taylor Swift here, AND he doesn't get Vanya's David Allan Coe reference.

I didn't get it either. Sheer coincidence.

[TenPoundHammer]

That song was Taylor Swift?!?

I'm surprised you didn't recognize her voice/style. Of course all of her songs sound the same to me (don't get me wrong, I like that song).

That doesn't sound remotely like her other songs to me. The production is far heavier — more bass, more drums — and her voice sounds way, way, way different. So much reverb and processing on the vocals that even hearing the full song, it barely sounds like her.

Also, Vanya — ShipItUp should get full credit for "T-swizzle" , which is a nickname for Taylor.

I did get the David Allan Coe reference though.

[Vanya]

Also, Vanya — ShipItUp should get full credit for "T-swizzle" , which is a nickname for Taylor.

I did not know that (did Snoop Dog give her that nickname?). Final score adjusted.

[TenPoundHammer]

Also, Vanya — ShipItUp should get full credit for "T-swizzle" , which is a nickname for Taylor.

I did not know that (did Snoop Dog give her that nickname?). Final score adjusted.

Nope. It comes from a skit she did with T-Pain at the CMT Music Awards.

[Turd Ferguson]

I was puzzled by this:

18. Eyes Open (The Hunger Games), Taylor Swift, 2012

, Usher, 2009 (0 pts):
Turd Ferguson

Until I saw this:

19. Scream, Usher, 2012

, , 2003 (0 pts):
Turd Ferguson

I guess this is a version of RTFQ. Much of this was an unrecognizable blur to me, but I'm pretty sure I didn't actually think #18 was Usher.

Thanks for a fun game, Vanya. I appreciate the pity point for "not Peter Schilling"! It's obvious which century's music I know more about (especially getting 6 points on the Y2K song)

[econgator]

I was right -- I've never heard of a single one of these songs.

[Sheepulator]

Thanks for the game!

[MarkBarrett]

I was right -- I've never heard of a single one of these songs.

I was wrong -- I needed four hands for my score. A special thanks to Hammer, Steven, and Randy for playing.

Being a faithful viewer of AGT paid off in being able to recognize Jackie Evancho's voice. That and Kanye were the educated guesses I hit.

[Vanya]

I guess this is a version of RTFQ. Much of this was an unrecognizable blur to me, but I'm pretty sure I didn't actually think #18 was Usher.

Thanks for a fun game, Vanya. I appreciate the pity point for "not Peter Schilling"! It's obvious which century's music I know more about (especially getting 6 points on the Y2K song)

That was a mistake on my part. I gave you credit for the Usher answer, but didn't go back and fix the questions.

[Woof]

I was right -- I've never heard of a single one of these songs.

I feel particularly aggrieved that Vanya omitted one of the few 21st C hits that I would recognize, LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" which my 7 y.o. son makes endless variations on.

[StevenH]

First of all, thanks to Vanya for the game, and congrats to TimeLady on the win!

Since I sat down and listened to the Youtube clip I decided to enter the contest. There were only 4 songs where I was absolutely sure of the artist, and I decided only to guess at those 4 songs. If it wasn't for the fact that the cd player in my car stopped working back in January and I am stuck having to listen to the radio now, that number only would have been two.

The ones that I knew:
"Beautiful Day" by U2 was an instant get, though I couldn't remember the exact year and was off by one.

Green Day used to be my favorite band, so I knew "Boulevard of Broken Dreams." I also remember American Idiot coming out during my freshman year of college quite well, and seeing them in concert on their American Idiot tour, so I knew all three parts there. I only like Green Day's first 3 albums (1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, Kerplunk, Dookie) now, but there will always be sentimental value to me with the band.

I had never even heard a Lady Gaga song up until a few months ago, and that is the one blessing that has come with having to listen to the radio in the car now. "Born This Way" is an awful song, but "Alejandro," "Poker Face," and "Bad Romance" are all amazing. At some point I will sit down and listen to the rest of her stuff.

I hate Linkin Park but I heard that new song of theirs for the first time a week or two ago. I didn't know the name of the song but the band and the year were instant gets.

Thanks again to Vanya for a fun quiz! My hat goes off to all who entered!

[TenPoundHammer]

I didn't get to hear a lot of pop until my sister started driving me places and listening to the pop station merely because her boyfriend liked it. I think I heard that God-awful "Tonight Tonight" song by Hot Chelle Rae six times in one hour once. And then 45 other party anthems that sounded all the same to me: "we're gonna have fun and dance and party tonight and blah blah blah".

And oddly, I did not hear "Rolling in the Deep" once on the radio, even though it was at #1 for almost all of 2011.

[Vanya]

This quiz is now on Sporcle:

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Vanya/21st-century-music-quiz