| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5043 Registered: 4-2010 |
A few months ago, I was cured of an extremely embarrassing musical scrund - I'd venture that it's more embarrassing than Peter's "Various Artists" scrund. I doubt many, if any, other people would have this scrund. Maybe some children would, but it's still unlikely. Fire away. | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2000 Registered: 3-2006 |
You thought DRM was an indie punkcore band? You thought a treble clef was just a wiggly ornament to make scores look pretty? You thought that Sibelius's symphonies were written by a rubbishy piece of proprietary software? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5044 Registered: 4-2010 |
You thought DRM was an indie punkcore band? You thought a treble clef was just a wiggly ornament to make scores look pretty? You thought that Sibelius's symphonies were written by a rubbishy piece of proprietary software? None of these, and I don't even know who DRM or Sibelius are. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3735 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does it refer to the name of a band? Its members? Its instruments? Music related to a TV show? Something related to kids? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5047 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does it refer to the name of a band? Its members? Its instruments? Music related to a TV show? Something related to kids? No to all of these | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 654 Registered: 5-2010 |
Music theory or notation relevant? A particular instrument? A particular artist or composer? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 120 Registered: 9-2010 |
If it's a particular instrument... Wind? (Woodwind?) Brass? Percussion? Strings? Anything I missed out? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5048 Registered: 4-2010 |
Music theory or notation relevant? A particular instrument? A particular artist or composer? None of these If it's a particular instrument... Wind? (Woodwind?) Brass? Percussion? Strings? Anything I missed out? None of these, either! What's missing? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 657 Registered: 5-2010 |
A particular song? | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 400 Registered: 6-2005 |
Or a particular album? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5054 Registered: 4-2010 |
A particular song? This Or a particular album? So not this | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 401 Registered: 6-2005 |
Style of the song: Rock? Pop? Metal? Jazz? R'n'b? Soul? Hip hop? Rap? Easy listening? Is it by an American artist/band? An English? Was it issued in the [LTPF list of decades]? REM relevant? :-) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5057 Registered: 4-2010 |
Style of the song: Rock? This Pop? Metal? Jazz? R'n'b? Soul? Hip hop? Rap? Easy listening? Is it by an American artist/band? An English? This Was it issued in the [LTPF list of decades]? 1960s REM relevant? :-) No, why - is there a rule that says all my music puzzles have to be about REM? =) | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 658 Registered: 5-2010 |
The Beatles? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5059 Registered: 4-2010 |
The Beatles? No | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 306 Registered: 8-2010 |
Is a mondegreen relevant? Rolling Stones? I Can't Get No Satisfaction? | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 402 Registered: 6-2005 |
The Who? The Kinks? Led Zeppelin? Deep Purple? King Crimson? Cream? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5066 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is a mondegreen relevant? No Rolling Stones? These guys... I Can't Get No Satisfaction? ...but not this song. The Who? The Kinks? Led Zeppelin? Deep Purple? King Crimson? Cream? So none of these | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 403 Registered: 6-2005 |
Ok... :-) Angie? Start me up? Ruby Tuesday? Paint it black? You shook me all night long? Jumpin' Jack Flash? I miss you? Brown Sugar? Midnight 30 here, so there are the only Stones song that came to my mind at first thought :-) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5068 Registered: 4-2010 |
Ok... :-) Angie? Start me up? Ruby Tuesday? Paint it black? You shook me all night long? This one's AC/DC Jumpin' Jack Flash? I miss you? Brown Sugar? None of these Midnight 30 here, so there are the only Stones song that came to my mind at first thought :-) Well, they were good guesses, but not correct, unfortunately. | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 404 Registered: 6-2005 |
Oh of course, I meant "Let's spend the night together", sorry... :-) Is the scrund related to the lyrics? To the musical part? To a particular effect? To a particular instrument? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5070 Registered: 4-2010 |
Oh of course, I meant "Let's spend the night together", sorry... :-) Not a problem. And it's not that song either. Is the scrund related to the lyrics? This To the musical part? To a particular effect? To a particular instrument? | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 405 Registered: 6-2005 |
Lady Jane? Street Fighting Man? Honky Tonk Woman? It's becoming a wild guess puzzle :-P Was the song issued as a single? Was it issued in 1963? '64? .... '69? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5149 Registered: 4-2010 |
Lady Jane? Street Fighting Man? Honky Tonk Woman? Nope It's becoming a wild guess puzzle :-P Well, the year should help - see below Was the song issued as a single? After about 35 years Was it issued in 1963? '64? .... '69? The song first came out in 1968, but the single in 2003 | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 407 Registered: 6-2005 |
Sympathy for the devil! I'd smash my head against a wall for not guessing it earlier! GRRRRR.... Goin' to sleep, so too late to read the whole lyrics now, but... does the scrund concerns the devil, or its relevance inside the song? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5160 Registered: 4-2010 |
Sympathy for the devil! That's the one! I'd smash my head against a wall for not guessing it earlier! GRRRRR.... Please don't; we'll need your head intact for the rest of the puzzle. Goin' to sleep, so too late to read the whole lyrics now, but... does the scrund concerns the devil, or its relevance inside the song? Yes to both (with a tiny "ish" to both as well). And sleep well! | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 410 Registered: 6-2005 |
Is the scrund related to the fact that the devil speaks in 1st person in the song? And it's himself who says "Pleased to meet you", while you thought it was Jaggers (or an undefined human being) saying "Pleased to meet you" to the devil? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5182 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the scrund related to the fact that the devil speaks in 1st person in the song? Yes And it's himself who says "Pleased to meet you", while you thought it was Jaggers (or an undefined human being) Yope saying "Pleased to meet you" Yes to the devil? No | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 413 Registered: 6-2005 |
Did you think it was the devil who says "pleased to meet you"? Did you think it was Jaggers? Or another person? Did you think the "object" of "pleased to meet you" was the devil? Someone else? Jaggers itself? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5187 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you think it was the devil who says "pleased to meet you"? No! Did you think it was Jaggers? No Or another person? Yes, slight svv of "person" Did you think the "object" of "pleased to meet you" was the devil? Someone else? Jaggers itself? Irrel | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 416 Registered: 6-2005 |
Did you actually understand correctly the phrase "pleased to meet you", or did you misunderstand the lyrics? Did you think that phrase was pronounced by an angel? By God? By Jesus? By some other "non-human" being? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5192 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you actually understand correctly the phrase "pleased to meet you", This, and one other line which is extremely important to the scrund or did you misunderstand the lyrics? Other than the chorus (HINT), which I understood perfectly, I did not understand the lyrics. Did you think that phrase was pronounced by an angel? By God? By Jesus? By some other "non-human" being? This | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 420 Registered: 6-2005 |
Is the other line "I hope you guess my name"? Does the scrund concern only these two lines? Does this scrund concern only the non-human being whom you thought pronounces these lines in the song? Is it an animal? A god? A fantasy character? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5204 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the other line "I hope you guess my name"? YES Does the scrund concern only these two lines? Yes Does this scrund concern only the non-human being whom you thought pronounces these lines in the song? Yes Is it an animal? No A god? No A fantasy character? Yes, slight DOYD of "fantasy" | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 174 Registered: 9-2010 |
The Devil? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5224 Registered: 4-2010 |
The Devil? No - that's the scrund. I thought the narrator of the song was someone else, and you have to figure out who. | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 422 Registered: 6-2005 |
A book/movie character? A fairytale character? A legend character? Another kind of religious figure? Is this non-human being famous all-over the world? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5252 Registered: 4-2010 |
A book/movie character? A fairytale character? This - should be easy now A legend character? Another kind of religious figure? Is this non-human being famous all-over the world? I think so | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 425 Registered: 6-2005 |
Hmmm well no bells ringing for now... Is the fairytale from the 20th century? 19th? From [LTPF list of centuries]? Was a movie or a cartoon about this fairytale ever issued? Does the character have human features/appearances? If so, HAM? HAF? His age: more than 10 years old? than 20? .... than 100? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2919 Registered: 1-2007 |
The bell has well and truly rung for me but I will stay silent as I have not been playing this puzzle. If my solution is right Balin then i agree that this makes my "Various Artists" scrund pale by comparision. I'm actually finding it hard to type this post as i am laughing so much. I'll e-mail you my solution . Nice to see my favourite Stones song reach LTPF land. | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 426 Registered: 6-2005 |
Which puzzle your "various artists" scrund was in? I'm curious now :-) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5264 Registered: 4-2010 |
Hmmm well no bells ringing for now... Oh, believe me, it'll come to you. Is the fairytale from the 20th century? 19th? This From [LTPF list of centuries]? Was a movie or a cartoon about this fairytale ever issued? I think so Does the character have human features/appearances? Hmmm...yope If so, HAM? This HAF? His age: more than 10 years old? than 20? .... than 100? Old - the age is never specified, but he is described as old The bell has well and truly rung for me but I will stay silent as I have not been playing this puzzle. If my solution is right Balin then i agree that this makes my "Various Artists" scrund pale by comparision. I'm actually finding it hard to type this post as i am laughing so much. I was wondering what you'd think of it.... I'll e-mail you my solution . Solution correct - have emailed a response. Nice to see my favourite Stones song reach LTPF land. | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 427 Registered: 6-2005 |
Is it an ogre? A giant? A wizard? A gnome? Something along these lines? Is it a fairy-tale by Grimm brothers? If not, is the author of the tale known? Is he American? English? German? French? [LTPF list of nationalities]? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5270 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it an ogre? A giant? A wizard? A gnome? Closest to this - a dwarf Something along these lines? Is it a fairy-tale by Grimm brothers? Yes, although they did not originate it - they collected it from... If not, is the author of the tale known? Is he American? English? German? ...here. French? [LTPF list of nationalities]? | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 429 Registered: 6-2005 |
I guess I should have understood it now, while well... no idea at all! Why did you have this scrund: does this dwarf pronounce a similar phrase in this fairy tale? Is he related in any way to the song lyrics? To the devil? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5276 Registered: 4-2010 |
I guess I should have understood it now, while well... no idea at all! Why did you have this scrund: does this dwarf pronounce a similar phrase in this fairy tale? Yes...think along the lines of "won't you guess my name." Is he related in any way to the song lyrics? In reality, no, but in my scrund, yes. To the devil? No | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 432 Registered: 6-2005 |
Is it Rumpelstiltskin? I had to google for it, I really didn't know the tale... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5280 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it Rumpelstiltskin? Indeed it is *cringe* I had to google for it, I really didn't know the tale... It's very well-known, at least in the US. I'm not sure where else it's really well known. Please allow me to introduce myself...the holder of this really embarrassing **********SPOILER********** When I was about 14 or 15, I heard the song "Sympathy for the Devil" for the first time, but only heard the chorus ("Pleased to meet you / won't you guess my name"). I did not hear the song's title, or any of the other lyrics. My first thought at hearing the song: "This must be about Rumpelstiltskin!" Somehow, every other time I heard the song over the next few years, I only heard the chorus and didn't understand the lyrics, so my scrund remained intact. (I did know there was a Rolling Stones song called "Sympathy for the Devil," but I didn't realize that this was the song I had heard so many times.) It was only about three months ago that I paid attention to the other lyrics and finally made the connection that the song I had "never heard before" was the same one that I had been listening to for a long time. Oops! So for quite a few years I thought the song "Sympathy for the Devil" was narrated by Rumpelstiltskin - feel free to point and laugh. Well done Peter, Mattiel, Keith, Mick, Jacob, Wilhelm, Sam, and Dean. | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 435 Registered: 6-2005 |
Ha! Nice puzzle, and great great song :-) It happened to me to be able to attend a Stones concert few years ago and well... you know the feeling to meet the History... ;-) PS I get who Keith, Mick, Jacob and Wilhelm are, but who are Sam and Dean??? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5290 Registered: 4-2010 |
Sam and Dean are the Winchester brothers from the TV show Supernatural, which had an episode titled "Sympathy for the Devil." I enjoy the show, so I couldn't resist a little shout-out. I've never actually been to a Stones concert - I've seen Foreigner, Steve Miller Band, and Bruce Springsteen live, but that's it (so far). | ||
| Mattiel (Mattiel)
New member Username: Mattiel Post Number: 437 Registered: 6-2005 |
Well if you have the chance, DO NOT miss Roger Waters touring The Wall now there in the States... I've got already my tickets for next summer when he'll tour Europe... ;-) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5331 Registered: 4-2010 |
In case anyone's curious, I was showing this forum to one of my youth leaders, and I used this puzzle as an example of a scrund (the song had not been identified yet, though the band had). It took him quite a while to figure it out, and now (he's told me) he can't stop thinking about lateral puzzles....I may have gotten someone hooked. BTW, you are the first people (as well as my youth leader) to know about this scrund....feel free to make fun of my stupidity all you want. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2921 Registered: 1-2007 |
A quote from the genius that is Steven Wright. "I love the Stones, can't believe they're still doing it after all these years , I try and see 'em whenever I can. (pause) Yeah Fred & Barney" Nice puzzle Balin and I can say with some degree of certainty that you are now the official holder of the "Most embarrassing scrund ever" award. Thanks for sharing | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5623 Registered: 4-2010 |
I just told my parents about this today (they were visiting me at college). They laughed at me. Not like I'm surprised.... For more Stones humor, the Capitol Steps did a Rolling Stones parody once - it included parodies of four Stones songs, all related to them being really old. For example "Angie" becomes "Angie - - - oplasty...." Pure hilarity. |
