Music T-Z: 'Y' Trivia

1. The singer of Yeah Yeah Yeahs was known by the name Karen O. Can you guess her surname knowing that her father was from Poland?

From Quiz A Band Called Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Answer: Orzolek

Karen was born is Busan, South Korea in 1978 and her full name was Karen Lee Orzolek. Her mother was South Korean. The family moved to the USA and Karen grew up in New Jersey. Apart from vocals she also played piano.

From Quiz You Am I

Answer: Purple

Although the track "Purple Sneakers" was not a hit single, it is always a favourite at live shows. The B side of the single featured a cover of "We're Desperate", originally done by Californian punk band X on their "Wild Gift" (1981) album.

From Quiz A Tribute to Faron Young

Answer: He portrayed a sheriff in a movie early in his career

Faron played a sheriff in the 1956 movie "Hidden Guns". Before that, he was known as "The Hillbilly Heartthrob". Faron's band was known as the Country Deputies.

From Quiz You Me at Six

Answer: Josh Franceschi, Matt Barnes, Max Helyer, Chris Miller and Dan Flint

Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi is lead vocalist, Max Helyer is the rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist, Chris James Miller is the lead guitarist, Matthew James Barnes is the bassist, and Daniel David Flint is the drummer.

From Quiz Yazoo And I Both

Answer: Alison Moyet

Moyet (or "Alf" as she was known at the time) was a post-punk singer who played the local pub circuit at the start of the 80s. In 1981 she posted an advertisement in "Melody Maker" magazine looking for a 'semi-professional band' - she never expected a reply from Vince Clarke, who had just made the hit album "Speak & Spell" with Depeche Mode.

From Quiz The Music of Paul Young

Answer: England

Paul was born in Luton, England in 1956.

From Quiz Will Young

Answer: 23

Will was actually 22 when the competition began.

From Quiz A Band Called Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Answer: Nick

Nicholas Joseph Zinner was born in 1974 in Sharon, Massachusetts. He studied photography at Bard College and has released a number of collections of his work. Apart from playing with the group he was involved with other musical projects and has contributed to albums such as "Digital Ash in a Digital Urn".

From Quiz You Am I

Answer: Jaimme's Got A Gal

An obvious title parody of the Aerosmith track, "Janie's Got A Gun", this track was taken from the band's debut album, "Sound As Ever" . The single was backed with a cover of "I'm So Tired", originally by The Beatles on their eponymous 1968 album, better known as "The White Album".

From Quiz A Tribute to Faron Young

Answer: A beautiful memory

Recorded in 1955, "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" was Faron's first number one single.

From Quiz You Me at Six

Answer: I am the sweat that's dripping down the side of your face

These lyrics are from the first verse of 'The Rumour' by You Me At Six, from their first album 'Take Off Your Colours.' The correct lyrics are in the first verse of the song and are 'And I am the headline, that's going to make front page news, I am the fashion that you're all into.'

From Quiz Yazoo And I Both

Answer: Only You

When he played "Only You" to Daniel, Vince believed he was not interested in the song and prepared himself for defeat. Fortunately he was interested and decided to release it as a single in May 1982. It went to number two and gave Yazoo the popularity that sadly would soon kill it.

From Quiz "Buck The World"

Answer: 4 Kings

"4 Kings" had an interesting bevy of rappers. Pimp C, Young Jeezy & T.I. help Young Buck with appearances in this song.

From Quiz You Am I

Answer: Saturday Night, 'Round Ten

A 15 minute CD ROM biography of the band, and 5 new studio tracks recorded during '#4 Record' sessions.

From Quiz The Music of Paul Young

Answer: Daryl Hall

The song was written by Daryl Hall and originally recorded by Daryl Hall and John Oates. It is featured on their "Voices" album.

From Quiz Will Young

Answer: Hungerford

Before 'Pop Idol' he had moved to a flat in London.

From Quiz A Band Called Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Answer: Chase

Brian Chase was born in Long Island, New York in 1978. His first band was called The Seconds and he drummed for them during his college days. Apart from playing with the band he also performed with other musicians.

From Quiz You Am I

Answer: The Pictures

Lane formed The Pictures in 2000 with Luke Thomas and they released their debut album, "Pieces Of Eight" in 2005, from which this track was taken. They had little commercial success and called it a day in 2013, but are fondly remembered for their pop punk cover of "Milkshake" (2005), originally by rap artist Kelis in 2003.

From Quiz A Tribute to Faron Young

Answer: Willie Nelson

Faron had a reputation for giving new songwriters a break and he saw Willie's potential right away. Willie went on to write such classics as "Crazy" and "Funny How Time Slips Away". In the '70s his career as an artist really took off with his landmark album "Redheaded Stranger" and his involvement with the so-called "Outlaw" movement.

From Quiz Songs from the Album "Neon"

Answer: Save Water, Drink Beer

"Save Water, Drink Beer" was a song found on Chris' album "Neon" . It was written by Megan Connor, Ross Copperman, and Jon Nite. The album was produced by James Stroud.

From Quiz Yazoo And I Both

Answer: They received a huge lawsuit threat over the name

After the release of "Situation" and "Upstairs at Eric's", the band faced a £3.5 million legal threat from a Texan rock group of the same name. As a result Sire Records, their label in the US, covered up the 'oo' in the name on existing copies with a sticker! From then on, future singles and albums released in the US bore the name Yaz.

From Quiz "Buck The World"

Answer: Slow Ya Roll

Since 2004 on Nelly's song "Over and Over" featuring Tim McGraw, a lot of great singles have used the "crossing-over" method by combining completely different genres of music into one song. Ex:Jay-Z and Linkin Park

From Quiz You Am I

Answer: I'm So Tired

'I'm So Tired' is a Beatles cover, from 'The White Album'.

From Quiz The Music of Paul Young

Answer: Tomb

The song (which I think has a very intersting title) is featured on Paul's second U.S. release, "The Secret of Association."

From Quiz Will Young

Answer: Exeter

From Quiz A Band Called Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Answer: Fever to Tell

Their debut album was released on the Interscope label in April 2003 and was produced by the band and Dave Sitek. Before releasing their first studio album the Yeah Yeah Yeahs released an eponymous EP in 2001 followed by the EP "Machine" in 2002.

From Quiz You Me at Six

Answer: Underdog

'Underdog' was the first single from 'Hold Me Down.' They later released 'Liquid Confidence', and then 'Stay With Me' was the last single from that album. In the UK, 'Hold Me Down' reached number five in the UK album chart when it was released on 11th January, 2011.

From Quiz Yazoo And I Both

Answer: Their producer at Mute Records

The explanation for the album title varies but is probably a reference to their producer Eric Radcliffe's Blackwing studio. After Yazoo's break-up, Vince Clarke would create a short-lived band, The Assembly, together with Eric. Incidentally, Alison's father is French (her mother was English), something that encouraged her to sing several classic French songs for her 2004 album "Voice".

From Quiz "Buck The World"

Answer: Buck The World

This song features Lyfe Jennings singing the chorus.

From Quiz You Am I

Answer: Adam's Ribs

The very first You Am I single, 'Adam's Ribs' was released in October 1993 and came in at number 50 in the 1993 Triple J Hottest 100.

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