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From Croydon to FunTrivia: Kirsty MacColl

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Introduction:
"The great, quirky, under-recognized English singer-songwriter was taken from us far too early. What do you know about Kirsty MacColl?"


1. "No I don't listen to their wasted lines,
Got my eyes wide open and I see the signs,
But they don't know about us,
And they've never heard of love."

What singer/actress made this Kirsty MacColl song a hit and later used it on her TV show?
    Tracey Ullman
    Cher
    Jennifer Love Hewitt
    Kylie Minogue


2. A song by Kirsty MacColl and another one by Simon and Garfunkel share the same opening line, though the songs are entirely different. What line opens both songs?
    "I was 21 years when I wrote this song. I'm 22 now, but I won't be for long"
    "I cried, when you left me I nearly died. You had just been along for the ride but now the show is over"
    "Oh darling, why'd you talk so fast? Another evening just flew past tonight"
    "Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together"


3. "Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today, madam."

Why is she unable to lunch today?
    She realized she cannot afford to pay for lunch and is too proud to admit it
    She had to leave town suddenly for a family emergency
    She's been killed by a lynch mob
    She's suddenly taken ill and is in bed


4. "There's a guy works down the chip shop swears he's Elvis
Just like you swore to me that you'd be true.
There's a guy works down the chip shop swears he's Elvis
"But he's a liar and _____________________"

What is the line?
    So what can I do?
    I'd rather be with you
    Yet more honest than you
    I'm not sure about you


5. "It was Christmas Eve, Babe, in the _____
____".

In "Fairytale of New York", in what unlikely place were they "celebrating" Christmas Eve?
    Answer: (Two Words)


6. "But I will see you baby when the clans rise again
Women and men united by the struggle going down
With a pocketful of plastic
Like a dollar on elastic
In this ____
_____"

What is the title of this song?
    Answer: (2 Words ("I wouldn't tell you if I didn't care"))


7. "'Dream on' he says, 'Dream on' he always says.
It's sink or swim in these _________ days".

What shipwreck describes what kind of days is it sink or swim in?
    Lusitania
    Titanic
    Andrea Doria
    Truculent


8. Kirsty MacColl's album "Electric Landlady" is a play on the title of what musician's classic album?
    Janis Joplin
    Aretha Franklin
    Eric Clapton
    Jimi Hendrix


9. The title of one of Kirsty's last songs is given as a soccer score. What is it?
    England 3, Brazil 1
    England 2, Colombia, 0
    England 2, Cuba, 0
    England 1, Mexico 1


10. What was the cause of Kirsty MacColl's sudden untimely death?
    Shot outside her home in Croydon by a deranged fan
    Plane crash en route to a show in France
    Car accident on the Autobahn while on tour in Germany
    Run over by a speedboat while scuba diving at a beach in Mexico


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