_Laurie_ Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 need a hint?....this band had a pretty big hit with a cover of a 1971 song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 (edited) do i have to give you guys some kind of SIGN to get this picture? Edited October 3, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Yeah, Laurie, why don't you give us some kind of sign. Do they play any Love Songs? They look like a bunch of Modern Day Cowboys to me. So how 'bout a sign Little Suzi, I mean Little Laurie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Tesla They covered Signs (originally by the Five Man Electric Band). Their scheduled September performance at the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi was cancelled for obvious reasons (Katrina). They are touring in Canada this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 No Way! That can't be them. Ok, maybe it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Do they play any Love Songs? They look like a bunch of Modern Day Cowboys to me. So how 'bout a sign Little Suzi Duh. bazooka ain't too hip...about that new breed band (or their songs). I know I've heard some stuff by Tesla and I'm pretty sure I liked it. (I can't say the same about the original Signs -- its smugness bugged me.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Yep Tesla...wtg Bazooka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Yeah, Laurie, why don't you give us some kind of sign. Do they play any Love Songs? They look like a bunch of Modern Day Cowboys to me. So how 'bout a sign Little Suzi, I mean Little Laurie. Oh ok I get it song by Tesla wtg Brad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 wtg Brad! Go for a new one, Brad! But spoon feed us, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Many artists/groups have had big success with a song and also other artists/groups have similar success when doing their version of that song many years later. Name this group who did just that and more. They did a remake of a song 10 years after it was released by the original artist and hit the U.S. Top 10 with their version. (The original artist also hit the U.S. Top 10 with his version as well). Then, 25 years later, they hit the U.S. Top 20 again when that same version was used in a hit movie. What was the name of this group and what movie was it used in that sent it back to the U.S. charts again 25 years later? Hey, Bazooka. Did I use a big enough spoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 here's a shot in the dark by a blind person: Twist and Shout by the Beatles - Ferris Bueller's Day Off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Wow! That was a good guess, Shawna. It's not correct, but is so close to the criteria in my question that it gets a very honorable mention. Here's how close you were: "Twist And Shout" was first recorded in 1961 by the Top Notes but it didn't hit the U.S. Top 10 for them. The Beatles recorded it only 3 years later and charted in the U.S. Top 10 with it. (#2) The song again re-entered the U.S. charts again 22 years later in 1986 when it was featured in both Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Back To School but the song didn't make it into the U.S. Top 20 chart. (#23 was the highest it charted). Anyone else have a guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Don't leave out the Isley Brothers version! from wikipedia In 1962, the Isleys scored their first Top 40 hit with their seminal cover of the Topnotes' Twist & Shout, which peaked at #2 on the R&B charts and #17 on the pop charts. A small band from Liverpool, England heard the Isley's version on the radio and revised it a couple of years later to hit #1 on both the US and UK Pop charts. That band ended up becoming The Beatles and their inspired cover of the Isleys' version was one of the group's first hit recordings. My brother had the Isleys' single and we listened to it over and over again. It might be hard to believe, but The Beatles seem tame by comparison. I don't think I ever heard the Topnotes. That's my mini-documentary. Carry on Quizzin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 (edited) cant help falling in love with you? elvis, ub40, and andy williams maybe also?...so i;ll guess the movie "Blue Hawaii"?...or wait, it would be a newer movie than that though...oh, i'm gonna have to get back to this...lol Edited October 4, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Thanks for the add-on for the "Twist And Shout" song Bazooka. No, neither one of those, Laurie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 yeah I know....I'll be back...LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Didnt I Blow Your Mind This Time...Delfonics, New Kids On The Block, Jackie Brown the movie?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 The song in "Ghost"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggsUK Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Is it 'Unchained Melody'? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted October 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 I'd be surprised if it's not. 1955/ 1965/ 1990. Brad will tell you the rest - good question Mate! Our Grandchildren are both sick with a vomiting wog. It's Alyssa's Birthday today (Wednesday 5th) and she's not even interested in her presents. At least she had a party with her friends on Sunday that we were here for, but tonight's festivities will have to be postponed. Christopher got sick before her and he's on the improve thank goodness. I won't get in here much, because their connection is through the phone line, and any inwards phone call drops you out. See Ya ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 I love the words I learn on here! "Wog." Pretty awful description - I'm sorry your grandkids are sick... but I like that word and I'll just find another "Americanized" meaning for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Congratulations Edna and Diggs for a joint effort. Edna got the movie correct with "Ghost" and Diggs got the song correct with "Unchained Melody". The group was The Righteous Brothers who hit #4 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart in 1965, ten years after it hit the Top Ten in 1955. Their 1965 version then re-entered the U.S. charts in 1990 (25 years later) when the song was featured in the movie "Ghost". This time the song hit #13 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart. Old55 knew the answer too, I see. He had the years exactly, and Laurie got some good guesses in also. Some interesting facts about this song: > The song was originally featured in another movie when it was first released in 1955. The movie was called "Unchained". > After their 1965 version of the song hit the U.S. charts again in 1990, The Righteous Brothers also recorded a new 1990 version of the song. This newly recorded version also made the U.S. Hot 100 chart in 1990, reaching #19. Since Edna got half the question correct and Diggs got half the question correct, you two may toss a coin to see who gives the next question or work it out between the two of you. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 OK, I´m ready... whenever Diggs has time... (I always forget about the tittle of this song... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggsUK Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Edna, feel free to set a question... Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 OK, Diggs... This musician has played with Frank Zappa, David Bowie, King Crimson and Talking Heads, among others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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