(Fade up. Somewhere in the middle of Carlin's 500 questions for music bloggers. Ingram spotlight in large leather armchair, mostly shielding face.)
C: Which NME jounalist famously remarked that he preferred a Tight Fit single to Led Zepellin's third album?
I: (Grips forehead). Pass.
C: Who sang (rather cheekily: "Jack? I'd rather Fleetwood Mac!"?
I: (Face brightens.) Oh yes I know this. The Reynolds Girls.
(Audience sighs, coughs, shuffles.)
C: (Drolly) Bringing your score up to 6. Gothic plainchant chanteuse Kirkby and pop siren Bunton share this first name. What is it?
I: Pass.
C: Which svengali was behind the maverick ZTT label who released recordings by artists such as Propaganda, Art of Noise and Frankie Goes to Hollywood?
I: Er. Oh shit! It's on the tip of my tongue.
C: I'm going to have to press you Matty Lad.
I: Ian Penman?
C: Wrong answer. The correct answer is of course Paul Morley.
I: (Tuts.)
C: Which former British free-jazz singer coached the Spice Girls?
I: Pass.
C: What is a "punctum"?
I: Oh hell, you were talking about this recently... I'm sorry, pass.
C: Who wrote the excellent "Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City" ?
I: Pass.
C: On which Roy Harper LP did Linda and Paul McCartney sing backing vocals?
I: Pass. (mumbles to himself). Not doing well here.
C: Which artist recorded LPs entitled Bullinamingoase, Stormcock and Flat Baroque And Berserk?
I: Pass.
C: Which 1970s album by conceptual rocker Todd Rungdren anticipated the, quote "Junior Boys Sound" unquote, by a cool thirty years?
I: Damn. I know this... Sorry, pass.
C: Which is the best Kate Bush LP?
I: (quickly) The Dreaming.
I: Sorry that is the wrong answer. The correct answer is Hounds of Love.
C: Jimi Hendrix and Peter Brotzmann both recorded a song by this name. What is it?
I: "The Star Spangled Banner"
C: No the correct answer is "Machine Gun."
Which former record-label boss was described thus by Brian Eno: "The greatest thinker / writer / social critic / tv presenter since Plato / Keynes / Duchamp / Betjeman'
I: Pass, sorry.
C: Which British free-jazzer appeared on Nick Drake's "Bryter Later" LP?
I: Pass.
(Ingram takes a sip on a glass of water to steady his nerves)
C: Which Peter and Michael track, a ham-fisted, if charming portrait of folk-artist Lowry was number one in the charts for 7 weeks in the 1970s?
I: Pass.
C: What was Lonnie Donegan's debut LP entitled?
I: Pass.
C: Which British free-jazz label issued classics by Keith Tippett, Chris McGregor and Marc Charig?
I: Pass.
C: Here's a dance music question you may do better at.
Which disco diva featured on Black Box's Italo House masterpiece "Ride on Time"?
I: Gloria Gaynor? No, oh shit, it was Loretta Holloway.
C: I'm afraid I'll have to take your first answer. Which incidentally was incorrect.
(Carlin shuffles cards. Frowns.)
C: In the immortal phraseology of the ILM message board: Mike Skinner, classic or dud?
I: Dud?
C: (Grins.) I ask the questions round here. I'll take that as a pass...
What is deterritorialisation when it's at home?
I: This is supposed to be a music quiz!
C: The question stands.
I: Pass.
C: What is the connection between Girls Aloud and junglist Boymerang?
(Pause. Ingram looking pale.)
C: C'mon Matthew you MUST know this one..... Moving swiftly on.
Who composed "Music On A Long Thin Wire?"
I: (Sighs). Pass.
(Fade down)
Posted by Woebot at July 31, 2004 11:00 PM