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Subject: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs)TIME'S UP, WINNER: BREAKER!!!

Written By: Doc Brown on 03/21/06 at 12:41 pm

OK, It's been too long a wait, so here's the new quiz, I just hope it's not too Easy Figuring!
Limit's off, Good luck guys!

1. last stop for a train
Breaker - Traveling Wilburys, "End Of The Line"

2. pre-weekend infatuation
Henk - The Cure, "Friday I'm In Love"

3. Brooklyn-based Briton
Henk - Sting, "Englishman In New York"

4. eternally childlike
Henk & Breaker - Rod Stewart/Alphaville, "Forever Young"

5. all the people are aware (1995)
Kryllith - "Everybody Knows" Don Henley

6. thou will lead, then I will
Henk - Genesis, "Follow You, Follow Me"

7. uncomplicated
Tanya - Commodores, "Easy"

8. without a parachute
Kryllith - Tom Petty, "Free Fallin'"

9. spy plane?
loki - Alan Parsons Project, "Eye In The Sky"

10. signs to get out of the water!
Breaker - Jimmy Buffett, "Fins" (I wondered how long this one would stay in play!  :D )

11. Mr. Whitney/Manning is on his way
Breaker - Three Dog Night, "Eli's Coming"

12. silly competitions
SM - Jewel, "Foolish Games"

13. interminable evenings
Breaker - Eddie Money, & scumbie - "Endless Nights"

14. bald avianesque travelling
loki/Breaker - Steve Miller/Seal, "Fly Like An Eagle"

15. unvisaged orbs
Breaker - Billy Idol, "Eyes Without A Face"

16. romance thoroughfare
Tanya - Aretha Franklin, "Freeway Of Love"

17. 50-amp street
Kryllith - Eddy Grant, "Electric Avenue"

18. guy with a wife & kids
Breaker/Henk - Hall & Oates/Fleetwood Mac, "Family Man"

19. feelings
Tanya - Mariah Carey, "Emotions"

20. you alone will see this
Gaylon - Sheena Easton, "For Your Eyes Only"

21. one in showbiz
loki - Billy Joel, (The)"Entertainer"

22. last T-minus
Breaker - Europe, (The)"Final Countdown"


Current Score: Breaker - 7.5, Henk - 4.5, Tanya - 3, Gaylon - 1, Kryllith - 2.5, SM - 1, loki - 3, scumbie - .5.

Your Pal,
Doc

8)

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs)

Written By: Windbreaker05 on 03/21/06 at 12:47 pm

Nice quiz! :)

1. End of the Line - Traveling Wilburys
11. Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night
15. Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol
22. Final Countdown - Europe

Editing to add: When I first read #11 and saw Mr. Whitney... I was like... Bobby Brown?  :-[  ;D

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs)

Written By: FaultyDog on 03/21/06 at 12:48 pm

OK, here goes:

#2: Friday I'm In Love - The Cure
#3: Englishman In New York - Sting
#4: Forever Young - Alphaville
#6: Follow You, Follow Me - Genesis

Nice work (again)  :)

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs)

Written By: Tanya1976 on 03/21/06 at 1:20 pm


7. Easy - The Commodores/Lionel Richie
19. Emotions - Mariah Carey



Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs)

Written By: Gaylon on 03/21/06 at 1:41 pm

20 For Your Eyes Only - ?Sheena Easton

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs)

Written By: Kryllith on 03/21/06 at 2:12 pm

5. Everybody Knows -- Concrete Blonde (whee, thanks Pump Up the Volume! :) )
8. Free Falling by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers?
17. Electric Avenue -- Eddy Grant

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs)

Written By: Tanya1976 on 03/21/06 at 5:06 pm

Umm, why didn't I get this off-hand?

#16 Freeway of Love - Aretha Franklin

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs)

Written By: Sister Morphine on 03/21/06 at 5:55 pm

12. Foolish Games - Jewel

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs)

Written By: loki 13 on 03/21/06 at 6:29 pm

#9..Eye In The Sky...Alan Parsons Project?
#21..Entertainer..Billy Joel?

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs)

Written By: loki 13 on 03/21/06 at 6:45 pm

OK doc this is a shot in the dark'

#14..Fly Like An Eagle...Steve Miller?

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs) 4 1/2 left, NO LIMIT!

Written By: Kryllith on 03/21/06 at 8:36 pm

You not using Concrete Blonde for Everybody Knows?

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs) 4 1/2 left, NO LIMIT!

Written By: Sister Morphine on 03/21/06 at 8:43 pm

#14 was also performed by R. Kelly, I believe.

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs) 4 1/2 left, NO LIMIT!

Written By: FaultyDog on 03/22/06 at 2:08 pm

#18 is Family Man by either Fleetwood Mac or Hall & Oates.

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs) 4 1/2 left, NO LIMIT!

Written By: Windbreaker05 on 03/22/06 at 2:23 pm

10. Fins - Jimmy Buffett
14. Seal
5. Dave Clark Five?

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs) 4 1/2 left, NO LIMIT!

Written By: Doc Brown on 03/24/06 at 11:21 am

It's not over yet, guys! I'll add some clues for the ones left

Your Pal,
Doc

8)

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs) 4 1/2 left, NO LIMIT!

Written By: Windbreaker05 on 03/24/06 at 12:16 pm

13. Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx?
18. Family Man - Hall and Oates

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs) 4 left, NO LIMIT!

Written By: scumbie on 03/25/06 at 12:20 pm

13.  Endless Nights - Cynthia

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs) 4 1/2 left, NO LIMIT!

Written By: Windbreaker05 on 03/25/06 at 4:05 pm


10. Fins - Jimmy Buffett
14. Seal
5. Dave Clark Five?


Just putting this part around again, even though the clue renders #5 quite wrong

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs) 3.5 left, NO LIMIT!

Written By: Doc Brown on 03/27/06 at 10:19 pm

Do you guys need more clues? Don't this End so Foolishly!

Your Pal,
Doc

8)

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs) 3.5 left, NO LIMIT!

Written By: Doc Brown on 04/06/06 at 11:38 am

Come on, guys! I'm not posting any more quizzes until we wrap up what I've already posted.
More clues now available.

Your Pal,
Doc

8)

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs) 3 left, NO LIMIT!

Written By: Windbreaker05 on 04/06/06 at 12:05 pm

13. Eddie Money

4. Rod Stewart (didn't realize this was still here!)

Subject: Re: Doc's CryptiQuiz! (E&F Songs) 1/2 left, Deadline: Wednesday Midnight!

Written By: Doc Brown on 04/10/06 at 3:47 pm

Time's almost up, guys. I've given you all the clues I can think of.

Your Pal,
Doc

8)

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