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1. I assume they are together then, as in a group? :D
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You assume correctly

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Are they related?
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No

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was the group popular in the 70's?
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Yes it was

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It better be the 70s!  :o ;)

4. Were there more than four members?
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Yes !

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was the group also popular in the 80s?
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No - their star sort of sunk in the early 80's.....

That's not meant to be cryptic BTW....

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5. Were there more than five members?
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No

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were they disco?
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Aak !  Certainly not  >:( ;D

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6. Are they all still alive?
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No they are not

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were they light rock?
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that would be a resonable description of them....or heavy pop, they sort of alternated...

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(I'm going to bed after this question)

was the member(s) killed in a plane crash?
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Not a plane, no.....

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It better be the 70s!  :o ;)

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Hi folks!

I just thought I'd make everybody aware that since we are doing this game on a general board now it only seems fair to be able to pick someone from any decade.  Are you all in agreement with that?

Okay, back to 20 Questions...

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Hi folks!

I just thought I'd make everybody aware that since we are doing this game on a general board now it only seems fair to be able to pick someone from any.  Are you all in agreement with that?

Okay, back to 20 Questions...
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Agreed !

By coincidence my choice was

I'm sure Zella's comment was due to her musical ship sailing off the edge of the flat world somtime around 1976 !

Welcome Karen M - you are going to stay and play, yes ?

FB  ;)

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Were they British?
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No, Z, they weren't

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Agreed !

By coincidence my choice was

I'm sure Zella's comment was due to her musical ship sailing off the edge of the flat world somtime around 1976 !

Welcome Karen M - you are going to stay and play, yes ?

FB  ;)
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Hi Fuss!

I meant to say any decade.  I modified to correct it but it looks like you already knew what I was talking about!  ;)

Yes, I will probably stick around for a little while, but I'm pretty stumped so far... :-/

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Hi folks!

I just thought I'd make everybody aware that since we are doing this game on a general board now it only seems fair to be able to pick someone from any decade.  Are you all in agreement with that?

Okay, back to 20 Questions...
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I agree.... :) Are you playing? :)

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Is more than one of them dead?
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No !

Do you have a thing about death Z ?  ??? ::)

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Were they American?
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Not american either !

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Were they Irish?
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Not Irish !

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Did they ever have a #1 hit?
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Yes - but where ?

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Yes - but where ?
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:P ::)

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Were they Aussies? ::)
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Now we're getting somewhere...(although you guys may think that's a matter of opinion)

Yes !

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I remember you saying that one of them was not killed in a plane crash. What about a car? Or am I off on the wrong road completely?

What I'm saying is, that my next question is

Was one of them killed in a car crash
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Welcome Bobo !

No not in a car crash - I italicised plane as it was very close

FB  ;) ;) ;)

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What are the quiz rules? When do we start guessing? :-/
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FussyBoy runs a loose ship (like the captain of the HMAS Nottingham, ey, Bobo ?  When are brits coming to get your ship that is fouling our shores ?)

Guess anytime - do anything you want...

FB  :)

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Helicopter
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Yes !

Does that help ?

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AC/DC?

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No !

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Loose ship indeed. I think I know, and I wanna guess, but I'm scared of getting it wrong.

Nothing Ventured nothing gained, I'm saying The Vaughan Brothers.
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Quite right Bobo

NOT THE ANSWER THOUGH

The nothing ventured bit..

Sorry !

FB  ;D

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Well, that finished off my list of Aussie bands... ::)
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Shame on you Zella - there is life outside the United States you know !   ;D :-*

FB  ;)

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Damn, I've exhausted my options...
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Start narrowing it down then

You could say does it begin with a letter before <whatever>
etc...

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Okay, I'll keep slogging away....

Did they have a number one hit in the states?

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No, not did they have in Britain.

A very obscure hint - they recorded one of their albums in Sausalito in 1976

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Letter before M?
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No !

Sorry this is dragging out guys...

But we are talking about one of Australia's most popular bands of ever...

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But we are talking about one of Australia's most popular bands of ever...
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That doesn't really help those of us who live in the U.S.!  :-/

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Is it Icehouse?
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hey you're back - and after what I just said to Bobo and all  :-[

No Karen - a few years earlier than Icehouse (but not too many)...

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That doesn't really help those of us who live in the U.S.!  :-/
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I had the same problem with a 20 questions about a certain Elliott Murphy !  ;) :D ;D ???

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I had the same problem with a 20 questions about a certain Elliott Murphy !  ;) :D ;D ???
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Well if it makes you feel any better, Fuss, I'd never heard of the guy either!!!  ::)

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Did they have any hits in the States?

(This is someone I've never heard of, isn't it? :'( )
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According to my book here, they did a tour of the US in 1976 - I doubt that they had any hits there - it was more the time that Air Supply and LRB were big there, and this group didn't have that style of music.

I would have thought you would have heard of them though...

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It can't be Men At Work?  ???
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No - not Men At Work

What sort of hints can I give ?

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Well if it makes you feel any better, Fuss, I'd never heard of the guy either!!!  ::)
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I've checked him out since then though - he's very good  ;)

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I'm beginning to feel like Zella...that this is a group I've probably never heard of.  :-/

Fuss, give us one of their song titles. ;)
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Women In Uniform

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Women In Uniform
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I'm back! (I had to go take the laundry out....). Now, where was I? Oh yeah, some band from Down Under that I've never heard of.... ::)

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Ego (Is Not A Dirty Word)
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The name starts with and ends with S and you might loosely associate it with a crane on a building site.....

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The name starts with and ends with S and you might loosely associate it with a crane on a building site.....
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So can we google this yet? ::)

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So can we google this yet? ::)
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All FB quizzes are loose quizzes !  Yes !

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There are 2 syllables to the name - the first is there every day and it is blue

the second is something to do with fishing...
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Ah... Sky?

Lure (rather "lir") ;)

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Ah... Sky?

Lure (rather "lir") ;)
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Sky is right

ends with S

second part is something do with fishing - very near the lure - you don't have to have a lure to catch fish, but you do have to have one of these !

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Well, let's see if I was the fastest googler...

Skyhooks.
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CORRECT

Sorry it took so long people - and was so hard...

Thanks for playing

I have to take my son to soccer right now, so I must love you and leave you - Bye

Thanks again

And to Karen M and Bobo for joining in !

FB  :D :-*

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Women In Uniform
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Aha, I know (but only cos this song was covered by Iron Maiden)
That'll be the skyhooks!

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Aha, I know (but only cos this song was covered by Iron Maiden)
That'll be the skyhooks!
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Taoist - I knew there had been a cover by Iron Maiden, and I thought about putting that as a hint, but I thought it might give Bobo and unfair advantage (Bobo is wise beyond his years)...

The thing that always got me was - I have heard both versions and feel that Iron Maiden's is inferior (and I could and probably should be accused of some bias there).

My sister gave to me the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles in late 1983.  In there it shows both versions and Skyhooks only making it to # 73 whilst Maiden got to # 35..

Grrrrr  >:( !

FB  ;)

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D*mn!! I wish I had been playing! I LOVED Skyhooks! You are SO right FBVP...definitely one of Australia's best loved bands....at least in Canada....did that make sense? LOL

My fave tracks:

Ego (is not a dirty word)
Jukebox in Siberia
Horror Movie
You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good in Bed
All My Friends Are Getting Married
Love on the Radio
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Woah !  Jonman !  Bonus !  Alright !

It seems you would have scooped the quiz had you been playing...

So Skyhooks have been heard of in North America (by at least one person it seems.... :'()

You are the Vancouver fan club !

They were great - I would add to your list "Love's Not Good Enough" and "Balwyn Calling"

'...You played around like a cat and a rat, and now you've got the ballroom blues, well you thought that she'd be a one-nighter, but she wants to squeeze you tighter !...'

What great poets !

Were you aware that Shirley Strachan was killed in a helicopter crash here a couple of years ago ?

Very sad.  They were the band I 'grew up with'...


FB  :)

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The thing that always got me was - I have heard both versions and feel that Iron Maiden's is inferior (and I could and probably should be accused of some bias there).
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Hmm, I've just listened to the original (courtesy of p2p)
I think you might just be right, WiU is certainly not Iron Maiden's finest hour and the Skyhooks version sounds...well..original!

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Hmm, I've just listened to the original (courtesy of p2p)
I think you might just be right, WiU is certainly not Iron Maiden's finest hour and the Skyhooks version sounds...well..original!
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Well you knew I would agree, but thanks for going to the trouble of having a listen !

I think they just happened at the right time for Australia, but the rest of the world didn't know quite what to make of them....Sadly...

FB  :)

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Well you knew I would agree, but thanks for going to the trouble of having a listen !

I think they just happened at the right time for Australia, but the rest of the world didn't know quite what to make of them....Sadly...

FB  :)
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Woah !  Jonman !  Bonus !  Alright !

It seems you would have scooped the quiz had you been playing...

So Skyhooks have been heard of in North America (by at least one person it seems.... :'()

You are the Vancouver fan club !

They were great - I would add to your list "Love's Not Good Enough" and "Balwyn Calling"

'...You played around like a cat and a rat, and now you've got the ballroom blues, well you thought that she'd be a one-nighter, but she wants to squeeze you tighter !...'

What great poets !

Were you aware that Shirley Strachan was killed in a helicopter crash here a couple of years ago ?

Very sad.  They were the band I 'grew up with'...


FB  :)
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Hey FBVP I'm more than happy to be the fan club here in Vancouver!  Yes, I was sadly aware of Shirl's fate  :'( It was a great loss for sure. I first became aware of Skyhooks when I was around 15...a friend got Ego (is not a dirty word) and I was hooked! The outlandish costumes really got me! What a sense of humour!

I've been listening to my "The Latest and Greatest" CD ever since I saw this thread yesterday! I agree with your additions and would add Million Dollar Riff too....classic and true! "There's a thousand guitars all over the land and a thousand drummers and a thousand bands..."