See if you can guess who this is

[Grimey]

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4550/whoisit6ik.jpg

I would have never figured it out. I will give hints the more people that guess.

[soonernation]

Bob Stoops?

[Sooner in Tampa]

Vanilla Ice...pre-blonde

[colleyvillesooner]

Vanilla Ice...pre-blonde

That was my guess. That or Ben Stiller.

[Grimey]

nope, nope

[Grimey]

nope. whoever guesses correctly gets some spek

[critical_phil]

maynard g. krebs?

[Grimey]

It is a musician.

[BeetDigger]

Luther Vandross

[GDC]

The guy from Sugar Ray?

[Grimey]

ya'll are gonna hate me when I reveal it.

[colleyvillesooner]

Bono?

[critical_phil]

lou reed?

[Grimey]

Good guesses, but no

[GDC]

James Hetfield?

[Pieces Hit]

Los Lobos???

[Grimey]

It's not someone you would expect.

[soonerscuba]

keep rockin' guys.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Yanni

[critical_phil]

david lee roth

[crawfish]

Stevie Wonder?

[GDC]

Gary Cherone?

[Hatfield]

henry rollins

[slickdawg]

Buddy Holly?

[critical_phil]

ICP

[colleyvillesooner]

Just tell us.

[crawfish]

Lyle Lovett.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Johnny Cash

[slickdawg]

Ray Charles?

[1stTimeCaller]

Cher

[slickdawg]

Stevie Ray Vaughn?

[slickdawg]

Elvis Presley?

[slickdawg]

Ronnie Van Zant?

[slickdawg]

Kurt Cobian?

[Sooner in Tampa]

Luther Vandeross

[Grimey]

nope. The story behind this post is I was listening to Yahoo radio and this song came on that I am sure you all know. I always like clicking on the artist biography link, because a lot of times it is pretty interesting to find out the story about groups that you have barely ever heard of. Yahoo does a good job because they usually have a bio for even the most obscure one-hit wonder artists.

So I clicked on the link and this was the updated photo for this particular artist.

[slickdawg]

Tupac Shakur?

[Mjcpr]

nope. The story behind this post is I was listening to Yahoo radio and this song came on that I am sure you all know. I always like clicking on the artist biography link, because a lot of times it is pretty interesting to find out the story about groups that you have barely ever heard of. Yahoo does a good job because they usually have a bio for even the most obscure one-hit wonder artists.

So I clicked on the link and this was the updated photo for this particular artist.

One of the Hansen/Hanson punks?

[BeetDigger]

ya'll are gonna hate me when I reveal it.


How do you know that we need to wait? :D

[Beef]

Flavah Flav.
Gimme my spek.

[BeetDigger]

Shania Twain

[Grimey]

One of the Hansen/Hanson punks?

very good guess, but no.

Here is a picture of him in his prime. He was in a band with two other guys.

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/5540/whoisit27oj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[OUDoc]

Eddie Van Halen?

[Beef]

Charlie Pride.

[colleyvillesooner]

Duran Duran?

[OUDoc]

The Judds?

[Beef]

very good guess, but no.

Here is a picture of him in his prime. He was in a band with two other girls.

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/5540/whoisit27oj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
George Michael

[OUDoc]

BB King?

[OUDoc]

Menudo?

[BeetDigger]

OMG - don't tell me it's Britney.

[Beef]

Brian Setzer

[skycat]

Dolly Parton

[Grimey]

OK, final hint. Here is the annoying song that I have in my head, and that started this whole stupid post:P

I took a backseat a backhander
I took her back to the room, better get back to the basics for you (Oh yeah)
You gotta conscience, a compassion, you got a way with the word
You got a heart full of complacency too (but its not like that)
I don't have a purpose omission, I'm empty by definition
I got a lack girl that you'd love to be (Ooh)
You wanna a diva a deduction, you wanna do what they do
You wanna do a damage you can undo (up until the day)

Apart from everyone
Away from your life
A part of me belongs
Apart from all of the hurt above

Chorus:
I got a perfect way to make a new proposition
I got a perfect way to make a justification
I got a perfect way to make a ceratin a maybe
I got a perfect way to make the girls go crazy

I took a day job, amendment
I took a liking to you
I took a page out of my rulebook for you
You want a message, a confession
You wanna martyr me too
You want a margin of error for two
(But it's not like that)
Maybe tomorrow, the next letter
Or when the weather gets better
I gotta wait here for your moon to turn blue
I made an offer, an exception
I made a sense out of you
You took a good look at your book and I knew
(Up until the day)

In times of tenderness, and tears baby so true
Until such time as I can understand the things you do

CHORUS

Want to forgive you for the things that you do
Wanna forget how to remember with you
Maybe tomorrow, the next letter
Or when the weather gets better
I gotta wait here for your moon to turn blue

Apart from everyone
Away from your life
A part of me belongs
Apart from all of the hurt above

I got a perfect way to make a new proposition
I got a perfect way to make a justification

[Howzit]

Porter Wagoner.

[SoonerBK]

Ernest Tubbs of Flat and Scruggs?

[JohnnyMack]

Natalie Cole.

[soonerscuba]

Yo Yo Ma.

[JohnnyMack]

Diana Krall.

[Sooner in Tampa]

SCRITTI POLLITI

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Green Gartside.

[Fugue]

well done all you jacka5s answer people. :D

[Grimey]

SCRITTI POLLITI

Keep Rockin! ;)

We have a winnah

I told you all that you would hate me. And now you have that song in your head.

That was kind of fun

[colleyvillesooner]

SCRITTI POLLITI

You google it too? ;)

http://music.yahoo.com/ar-262855---Scritti-Politti

[BeetDigger]

OK, final hint. Here is the annoying song that I have in my head, and that started this whole stupid post:P

I took a backseat a backhander
I took her back to the room, better get back to the basics for you (Oh yeah)
You gotta conscience, a compassion, you got a way with the word
You got a heart full of complacency too (but its not like that)
I don't have a purpose omission, I'm empty by definition
I got a lack girl that you'd love to be (Ooh)
You wanna a diva a deduction, you wanna do what they do
You wanna do a damage you can undo (up until the day)

Apart from everyone
Away from your life
A part of me belongs
Apart from all of the hurt above

Chorus:
I got a perfect way to make a new proposition
I got a perfect way to make a justification
I got a perfect way to make a ceratin a maybe
I got a perfect way to make the girls go crazy

I took a day job, amendment
I took a liking to you
I took a page out of my rulebook for you
You want a message, a confession
You wanna martyr me too
You want a margin of error for two
(But it's not like that)
Maybe tomorrow, the next letter
Or when the weather gets better
I gotta wait here for your moon to turn blue
I made an offer, an exception
I made a sense out of you
You took a good look at your book and I knew
(Up until the day)

In times of tenderness, and tears baby so true
Until such time as I can understand the things you do

CHORUS

Want to forgive you for the things that you do
Wanna forget how to remember with you
Maybe tomorrow, the next letter
Or when the weather gets better
I gotta wait here for your moon to turn blue

Apart from everyone
Away from your life
A part of me belongs
Apart from all of the hurt above

I got a perfect way to make a new proposition
I got a perfect way to make a justification



Well, it's certainly not Elton John.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Green Gartside.Green was born Paul Julian Strohmeyer

[Grimey]

Green Gartside.

very good, thats the actual dudes name, which I did not know. Scritti Politti was the band.

[Sooner in Tampa]

You google it too? ;)

http://music.yahoo.com/ar-262855---Scritti-Politti
I sure did...Google is my best friend.

[mdklatt]

I know the answer, but I cheated.

[JohnnyMack]

Who the **** are you people talking about?

[Grimey]

I love the 80s! :P

[crawfish]

I have no idea who that is.

[slickdawg]

I have no idea who that is.


ditto.

[JohnnyMack]

ditto.

ditto.

[Hatfield]

ditto.

ditto.

and www.wolfgangsvault.com is the bestest streaming radiostation EVER

[Grimey]

I'm sure you all have heard that song before.

[C&CDean]

Grimey,

If you're gonna start this kind of thread, how about doing it about somebody that normal, heterosexual, tax-paying citizens who don't live in indie bars or on MTV might know about.

I was doing a trivia deal a year or two ago and this whacked-out, purple-haired indie chick gave "extremely popular female singer everyone knows" as a clue. Nobody had a clue. She finally tells us this broad's name - and nobody still had a clue.

And I've never seen/heard of/heard this group or this song.

[Pieces Hit]

triple ditto.

[skycat]

I'm going to play this game next week, only I'll post a picture of my uncle.


Oops, I guess I shouldn't have given that away.

[NormanPride]

Scritti Polliti? I thought the person was joking. That's a band? You guys are weird.

EDIT: Looks like they made about 4 real albums, and none of them I've ever heard of.
http://www.dosswerks.com/scc/discography.htm

[Grimey]

Grimey,

If you're gonna start this kind of thread, how about doing it about somebody that normal, heterosexual, tax-paying citizens who don't live in indie bars or on MTV might know about.

I was doing a trivia deal a year or two ago and this whacked-out, purple-haired indie chick gave "extremely popular female singer everyone knows" as a clue. Nobody had a clue. She finally tells us this broad's name - and nobody still had a clue.

And I've never seen/heard of/heard this group or this song.

you may have never heard of the band, but I would bet if you heard the song, you would have heard it before. It was such a fairy-sounding song, by a group of British prettyboys in the 80's. Then I saw the picture of the guy trying to look all gangsta, and it carcked me up.

just trying to have some fun:O

[mdklatt]

EDIT: Looks like they made about 4 real albums, and none of them I've ever heard of.


That's not too surprising, Mr. MTV Is Older Than Me. ;)

[Mjcpr]

just trying to have some fun:O

Deano will definitely not have any of that around here.

[Grimey]

back to my tornado lookout

[NormanPride]

That's not too surprising, Mr. MTV Is Older Than Me. ;)

Hey, it's not MY fault they suck. I remember the 80s fairly well, but I don't remember them.

[OklahomaTrombone]

Allota Fagina

[boomersooner28]

Some of you people have way way way way way way way way too much time on your hands.

[Stanley1]

Michael Jackson?

Janet Jackson?

Bon Jovi?

Ice Cube?

One of the Beach Boys?

[TUSooner]

maynard g. krebs?
You get spek just for knowing Maynard G. Krebs.

[TUSooner]

hmmmmm. The wrong answers were WAAAAAAAY better than the right one. At least I'd heard of the wrong people.

[Rhino]

Next time have us guess one of the Allman brothers so Dean can participate too.

And I've never heard of SCRITTI POLLITI.

[Grimey]

Next time have us guess one of the Allman brothers so Dean can participate too.

And I've never heard of SCRITTI POLLITI.

the band isn't very well known, just that song. It was one of those one-hit wonders. Like I said earlier, it was more just humourous to me that the guy was trying to look all gangsta when he is only known for a fairy-sounding song.

I figured more of the music buffs like you and King Crimson would have at least heard of the group. no big deal.

[Oldnslo]

Grimey,

If you're gonna start this kind of thread, how about doing it about somebody that normal, heterosexual, tax-paying citizens who don't live in indie bars or on MTV might know about.

I was doing a trivia deal a year or two ago and this whacked-out, purple-haired indie chick gave "extremely popular female singer everyone knows" as a clue. Nobody had a clue. She finally tells us this broad's name - and nobody still had a clue.

And I've never seen/heard of/heard this group or this song.
Yup.

[C&CDean]

Next time have us guess one of the Allman brothers so Dean can participate too.

And I've never heard of SCRITTI POLLITI.

Wait. Call the ****ing police. Mr. Modern Music Man doesn't know about scritti polliti? Slacker.

Quiz Dean on late 60's - 70's rock. You know I won't cheat, cause I don't know how to use this POS computer. Whatever you get from me, comes outta da head.

Go on, hit me with your best shot. Put me in a stranglehold. Take it easy though, cause I'm a longhaired country boy who's searchin' for a rainbow. I'm a fool for the city who likes black magic women. Sometimes, when I'm closer to home, there's smoke on the water. I fooled around and fell in love, my cash ain't nothin' but trash, and my girlfriend Melissa has me tied at the whippin' post. I'm taking a big ol' jet airliner to Oklahoma, not Arizona, what does it matter? And when I get there, I'm getting some satisfaction from crosseyed mary at the hotel california.

[OklahomaTrombone]

life's a garden, dig it.

[phead903]

Are you sure it's not Chris Gaines???:D

[Sooner_Bob]

Sadly to say I remember the band and the song . . .

[Sooner24]

Ditto...to the Nth degree.

[Sooner98]

It was a top ten song, circa 1986, or something.

[Rhino]

Wait. Call the ****ing police. Mr. Modern Music Man doesn't know about scritti polliti? Slacker. 21 years ago is not modern.

[RiddlerOK]

you may have never heard of the band, but I would bet if you heard the song, you would have heard it before. It was such a fairy-sounding song, by a group of British prettyboys in the 80's. Then I saw the picture of the guy trying to look all gangsta, and it carcked me up.

just trying to have some fun:O

If you were actually alive back then, and a regular music fan with considerable knowledge of the industry, I can promise you that Green Gartside and Scritti Politti were NOT high on the international music radar. They were a fringe component of the new romantic movement out of England and "Perfect Way" was a left-field favorite of the new wave clubs. It's a small wonder that anybody remembers them.

[RiddlerOK]

Wait. Call the ****ing police. Mr. Modern Music Man doesn't know about scritti polliti? Slacker.

Quiz Dean on late 60's - 70's rock. You know I won't cheat, cause I don't know how to use this POS computer. Whatever you get from me, comes outta da head.

Go on, hit me with your best shot. Put me in a stranglehold. Take it easy though, cause I'm a longhaired country boy who's searchin' for a rainbow. I'm a fool for the city who likes black magic women. Sometimes, when I'm closer to home, there's smoke on the water. I fooled around and fell in love, my cash ain't nothin' but trash, and my girlfriend Melissa has me tied at the whippin' post. I'm taking a big ol' jet airliner to Oklahoma, not Arizona, what does it matter? And when I get there, I'm getting some satisfaction from crosseyed mary at the hotel california.

OK Dean, I'm a child of the 60's, 70's and 80's era as well.

Here's a song that oughta stir up some memories. I'll even give you the year it was released: 1969. It was considered one of the top three instrumentals of that year. Can you name it and the artist?

[Grimey]

If you were actually alive back then, and a regular music fan with considerable knowledge of the industry, I can promise you that Green Gartside and Scritti Politti were NOT high on the international music radar. They were a fringe component of the new romantic movement out of England and "Perfect Way" was a left-field favorite of the new wave clubs. It's a small wonder that anybody remembers them.

It comes up all the time on my Yahoo music station, and I haven't rated it one way or another. And before that, I used to hear it all the time when radio stations would do their retro hour or whatever.

[Grimey]

OK Dean, I'm a child of the 60's, 70's and 80's era as well.

Here's a song that oughta stir up some memories. I'll even give you the year it was released: 1969. It was considered one of the top three instrumentals of that year. Can you name it and the artist?

Off the top of my head, I'm gonna guess Jessica by the Allman brothers

[Rhino]

That song ****ing sucks (http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32094).

[Grimey]

That song ****ing sucks (http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32094).

heh

[skycat]

Here's a song that oughta stir up some memories. I'll even give you the year it was released: 1969. It was considered one of the top three instrumentals of that year. Can you name it and the artist?

Um, doesn't this describe three songs?

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

Did Scritti Politti sing "You Don't Have to Take Your Clothes Off to Have a Good Time?"

That was my favorite song in high school, for some reason the boys didn't like it. Not sure why.

[Grimey]

It wasnt them, but I cant think of who it was. I remember I had never heard of cherry wine before that song. is there such a thing?

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

It wasnt them, but I cant think of who it was. I remember I had never heard of cherry wine before that song. is there such a thing?I'm sure there is. There's all kinds of wine.

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

http://www.gocontinental.com/photos2/stewart_j2a.jpg

"Clothes" was sung by Jermaine Stewart

[Grimey]

blech and blech

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Jermiane Stewart...


D'OH! Too slow!

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

"His dance moves rivaled Michael Jackson's"

[yermom]

i've heard of Scritti Polliti, but those lyrics don't ring a bell at all... i'd have to hear it

[TheHumanAlphabet]

Huey Lewis?

[Grimey]

i've heard of Scritti Polliti, but those lyrics don't ring a bell at all... i'd have to hear it

Click on Play Sample (http://music.yahoo.com/track/2081077)

[yermom]

Click on Play Sample (http://music.yahoo.com/track/2081077)

oh yeah, i know that song

seems like i heard it in a movie

[OklahomaRed]

:confused: Scratch & sniffy? Who the heck is that?

[SoonerWood]

A thread about Scritti Politti going past 3 posts is just insane.

[GDC]

http://www.ultra-pop.org/images/band/kajagoogoo.jpg

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Kaja Goo Goo.

I had this poster.





I'm sorry.

[GDC]

http://www.finnentrop-web.de/Hooters%20Press%20photo%202%202005%20271.jpg

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

The Hooters.

The OLD Hooters.

[Grimey]

A thread about Scritti Politti going past 3 posts is just insane.

I'm shocked quite frankly.

[OklahomaRed]

The cast from brokeback mountain?

[Grimey]

http://www.ultra-pop.org/images/band/kajagoogoo.jpg

80's bands were so pretty

[C&CDean]

21 years ago is not modern.

1985 is pretty modern to me.

[OKC Sooner]

The Hooters.

The OLD Hooters.
I'm requesting that absolutely NO-ONE post a link to a pic in response to BSG's post. I know it's tempting, but have some human decency. Mmmmkay??

[FaninAma]

Flock of Seagulls rocks. :eddie:

[GDC]

http://artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGPORTRAITS/music/portrait200/drp000/p053/p05334w8b66.jpg

No doubt you're good, BSG, but I bet you don't get this one that fast.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

I can't see faces...


Yeah. That's why I don't recognize it. Yeah...

[GDC]

I can't see faces...


Yeah. That's why I don't recognize it. Yeah...


http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/images/works.gif

[Nab'R]

Mike + The Mechanics?

[mdklatt]

http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/images/works.gif

I didn't know Kevin Smith was in an 80's band before he made Clerks.

[GDC]

Some things take forever,
But with building bricks of trust and love,
Mountains can be moved

Love come, down upon us 'till you flow like water,
Burning, with the hope of insight,
Feathered, look they're covered with a bright elation,
Stolen, in the sight of love,

Chorus: We are, we are, we are but your children, finding our way
Around indecision, we are, we are, we are ever helpless,
Take us forever, a whisper to a scream

Birds Fly, in the eye of the faithless daughter,
Broken, at the bitter end,
Wasted, sacrifice for a new nirvana,
Night time, send us on our way

Repeat Chorus

A whisper to a scream

Repeat Chorus

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

I saw the Hooters in concert with Bryan Adams in about 1987. I won tickets and my mom said I could only take my boyfriend if she was able to buy another ticket since I was only like 13.

So anyway, bf and I just kissed the whole time and my mom came down and sat next to me during the Bryan Adams part.

At least I think it was the Hooters.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Who the hell is 'Social Code'?

[sanantoniosooner]

The Hooters.

The OLD Hooters.
They're sagging alright.

[Mjcpr]

They're sagging alright.
NSFW Cartoon (http://www.bleiken.dk/hohoho/update003/Oldage.jpg)

[OklahomaTrombone]

NSFW Cartoon (http://www.bleiken.dk/hohoho/update003/Oldage.jpg)


I should neg you for that.

[sanantoniosooner]

I should neg you for that.
We all should.

[Mjcpr]

C'mon people......it's just a cartoon.

It's funny, right? :D

[sanantoniosooner]

the saggy hooters were bad enough.

the strangled cameltoad was over the top.

[Mjcpr]

the saggy hooters were bad enough.

the strangled cameltoad was over the top.

Those of us that like fine art just appreciate his attention to detail.

[TopDawg]

A) Y'all are funny. Especially in this thread.

B) I may have heard that song before, but I don't recognize it from the name of the band, song or the lyrics.

C) That guy looks kinda like a rapper Grimey and I used to do lunch with. Or, at least, looks like he could be in the same group as that rapper.

[Grimey]

It does look like Mala!

[Grimey]

SWEET! (http://music.yahoo.com/ar-19742483---Below-Tha-Surface)

Check it out TopDawg

[GDC]

http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/images/works.gif

anyone?

[Grimey]

anyone?

Level 42 ?

[GDC]

Nope, they're from Liverpool, had one hit in the US mid-80s.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Icicle Works?

[Grimey]

After the Fire?

[GDC]

Icicle Works?

ding ding ding, we have a winner

bsg is unstoppable

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

My huge heed is full of meaningless crap.

[GDC]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Thompson_Twins_Love_On_Your_Side_promo_photo.jpg

[Grimey]

Icicle Works?

them I have never heard of... what was their song?

[Grimey]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Thompson_Twins_Love_On_Your_Side_promo_photo.jpg

easy, Thompson Twins

[GDC]

them I have never heard of... what was their song?


Some things take forever,
But with building bricks of trust and love,
Mountains can be moved

Love come, down upon us 'till you flow like water,
Burning, with the hope of insight,
Feathered, look they're covered with a bright elation,
Stolen, in the sight of love,

Chorus: We are, we are, we are but your children, finding our way
Around indecision, we are, we are, we are ever helpless,
Take us forever, a whisper to a scream

Birds Fly, in the eye of the faithless daughter,
Broken, at the bitter end,
Wasted, sacrifice for a new nirvana,
Night time, send us on our way

Repeat Chorus

A whisper to a scream

Repeat Chorus

[sooneron]

Whisper to a scream wasn't nearly as bad as Scritti.

[Grimey]

Whisper to a scream wasn't nearly as bad as Scritti.

Havent heard whisper to a scream...

I never meant for this thread to go as long as it has.:O

[RiddlerOK]

OK, the song I was referring to back from 1969 was "Cool Aid" by Paul Humphrey and his Orchestra. Does that ring a bell Dean?