Mōrena e hoa mā and WELCOME TO DECEMBER.
(It’s definitely time to put up the Christmas ornaments this weekend, right?)
There’s some pretty good spellers amongst you! How stupendous.
Hints for this week have been provided by our guest quizmistress Bex K.
Please use the below format to send your answers to thelyricsquiz@gmail.com by 3pm today (NZ time). Hitting reply on this email doesn’t always work, so please make sure you send your submission to thelyricsquiz@gmail.com just to be safe.
Team/name:
1960s: [Artist] [Song]
1970s: [Artist] [Song]
1980s: [Artist] [Song]
2000s: [Artist] [Song]
2010s: [Artist] [Song]
2020s: [Artist] [Song]
Good luck, have fun, and good luck today.
Kirsti.
1960s:
Hey, what you want
(Oo) Baby, I got
(Oo) What you need
(Oo) Do you know I got it?
(Oo) All I’m askin’
(Oo) Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)
Hint: This artist is considered the ‘Queen of Soul’. Though the song was not originally written by this artist, her cover/rearrangement was so iconic it became her signature song. It is considered a feminist anthem and one of the best R&B songs of its era, earning this artist two Grammy Awards. The title is in the lyrics quoted.
1970s:
Young man, there’s a place you can go
I said, young man, when you’re short on your dough
You can stay there, and I’m sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time
Hint: This song comes with its own ‘dance’ and is a classic favourite for drunk wedding guests. (The Wikipedia page explains the dance step by step which I think is hilarious because its literally just hand movements that kindergarteners could do). The song is by an American disco group known for their iconic character costumes loosely based on macho gay-fantasy personas (soldier, cowboy, construction worker, cop, Native American, sailor, and leatherman/biker) – and Kirsti, I don’t care that you hate disco, this is thee spelling song so if you take it out, I may riot.
1980s:
They come from the cities
They come from the smaller towns
And beat up cars with guitars and drummers
Goin’ crack boom bam
Hint: This song is subtitled “A Salute to 60s Rock” and describes a way of partying in a certain multi-state country. I have always heard this artist referred to with the middle name ‘Cougar,’ but I don’t think this is his actual middle name. He is known for other hits such as “Hurts So Good” and “Jack & Diane.”
2000s:
And now I’m in
First class, up in the sky
Poppin’ champagne
Livin’ my life in the fast lane
I won’t change by the glamorous
Ooh, the flossy, flossy
Hint: This American singer is actually called Stacy apparently but is much better known by her singular stage name which she shares with the Duchess of York. This artist first achieved fame as part of a hip hop group named after an edible legume. Fun fact (consider donating to Wikipedia) she was a spelling bee champion, which somewhat explains this song. The title is in the lyric quoted.
2010s:
I’m gonna wear the towel, the power to leave you
I’m aiming for full control of this love (of this love)
Touch me, touch me, don’t be sweet
Love me, love me, please retreat
Let me be the girl under you that makes you cry
Hint: This American singer, songwriter, and actress is well known for her poker face and starred in a lead role in the recent films A Star is Born and House of Gucci. She was also the best (and only redeeming) part of American Horror Story: Hotel. This song is about gender roles in the boudoir and the title of the song is an acronym that forms a real word. The words of the acronym are in the lyrics quoted.
2020s:
Beauty queen since seventeen, at least to me
I was born with it
Maybelline is good to me, but I believe
I was born with it
I’m workin’, workin’, workin’, I’ve been working on myself
But I can’t take cred ‘cause it’s from somebody else
Hint: This song is a bop and the reason I came up with this quiz topic, but it’s not the most well known so I’ll try and make these clues easy. This artist is better known for being “All About That Bass” and swearing that if your “Lips Are Moving” then you’re lying, and is married to the actor who plays Juni Cortez in the Spy Kids franchise. Her first name is the same as the Duchess of Sussex (I swear I’m not a royalist, they’re just well-known people with relevant names okay!) and the main character from the Drake and Josh spinoff, iCarly. Her last name is a profession that helps people get in shape and compete in sports. The title refers to the field of study created by Gregor Mendel that was born from his study of peas.