ROCK THE RIVER
Hey music lovers, try our lyrics quiz
rocktheriversaskatoon.ca When: Aug. 17-19 Where: Bessborough Gardens
“Say, did you hear that Men Without Hats lost their drummer?” “Really?”
“Yeah. Now they’re Men without Hi-hats. Parum-pum!”
“Not funny. Isn’t Men Without Hats booked for Rock the River?”
“Yes. And did you know that two of the four members now are women?”
“Geez. What if all the members were women and they all wore hats?”
“Fine with me, as long as they still did The Safety Dance.”
“Speaking of which, did you notice the Starphoenix has a classic rock trivia quiz to coincide with Rock the River?”
“Cool! How does it work?” “Just match the lyrics with the famous song. Easy peasy.”
“What’s the prize? Free tickets? You know this thing has been sold out for months.”
“No tickets. But you get what they call ‘bragging rights.’”
“Okay. Rather have tickets, though.”
Name the song that fits the lyrics by these Rock the River bands: Toronto, Nick Gilder and Sweeney Todd, Nazareth, Lee Aaron, Men Without Hats, Sweet, Little River Band, Prism, Kim Mitchell, Gino Vannelli and Trooper.
1. “It wasn’t the one that you gave to me that night down south between the trailer.”
2. “He’s a loser but he still keeps on trying.”
3. “I was stuck on Joy, that was her name.”
4. “I took a trip in a rocket ship and I found another world.”
5. “I just gotta stop for your love.” 6. “Isabella Band Aid suckin’ on a Gatorade.”
7. “If we run out of money in the computer we’ll go bankrupt and start over again.”
8. “Desperate for your touch, I can’t get enough.”
9. “You can act real rude and totally removed and I can act like an imbecile.”
10. “You talk about just every band but the names you drop are second hand.”
Answers: 1. This Flight Tonight (Nazareth). 2. Lonesome Loser (Little River Band). 3. Patio Lanterns (Kim Mitchell). 4. Take Me To The Kaptin (Prism). 5. I Just Wanna Stop (Gino Vannelli). 6. General Hand Grenade (Trooper). 7. Get it on Credit (Toronto).
8. Whatcha Do To My Body (Lee Aaron). 9. The Safety Dance (Men with Hats). 10. Fox on the Run (Sweet)
Scoring: 8-10: Love hurts but you rock. 5-7: Close enough for rock ’n’ roll. 0-3: You might as well go for a soda.