Tuesday at 21:093 days oh that makes a bit more sense now (Eva). ngl i did think it was Everybody Wants To Rule The World for that one but something in me just knew it wasn't correct
Tuesday at 21:123 days Right sorry I'm dropping out can't stay awake too tired! Will check in on results tomorrow, loving it so far. ❤️
Tuesday at 21:133 days Yeah hope my random guesses didn't cause too much work for you either! I just filled them in because you never know
Tuesday at 21:143 days Author 6 minutes ago, dandy* said:I got really confused for a moment there, it didn’t dawn on me that the answer may not be for the question so I was trying to figure out who it was that seemingly thought Elton John actually was Princess DianaFelt the same without the clue!!
Tuesday at 21:223 days Author F - An act whose hit was recorded without conventional instrumental accompaniment.The Flying Pickets reached Number 1 in 1983 with their a cappella cover of Yazoo’s Only You, performed without conventional instrumental accompaniment. It became the first a cappella recording to top the UK Singles Chart and remained at Number 1 for five weeks, including the Christmas chart.FRANK SINATRAFrank Sinatra doesn't quite fit this clue. His hits were recorded with conventional instrumental accompaniment, for example, Strangers in the Night was recorded with a large orchestra, including guitars, bass, drums and organ. I also couldn't find a Sinatra hit that was recorded without conventional instruments, which is the specific condition required by the clue.Florence + the Machine 1There is definitely some basis for this answer. Dog Days Are Over is often described as having been recorded without instruments, and Florence herself has said that the song originally came together with no instruments, using vocals and improvised percussion instead. So I can see why this answer fits the wording of the clue.However, the actual released recording of Dog Days Are Over does feature conventional instruments. Its official recording credits include guitar, bass, piano, harp, cello, violin, viola and drums.That makes it slightly different from my intended answer, The Flying Pickets, whose Only You is genuinely a cappella and uses voices rather than conventional instrumental accompaniment throughout the recording itself.So I’m giving Florence + the Machine 1 point. The reasoning behind the answer is valid and there are sources describing the song as originating/being recorded without instruments, but the finished recording we actually hear does contain conventional instrumentation.FLOATERSTheir only UK chart hit was Float On, and while it reached No. 1, it was recorded with conventional instrumental backing. Since the clue specifically refers to a hit recorded without conventional instrumental accompaniment, Float On doesn’t qualify.FAITHLESSI couldn’t find a Faithless hit that was recorded without conventional instrumental accompaniment, so I don’t think this one fits the clue. If there is one that I’ve missed though, feel free to correct me!FATBOY SLIMI couldn’t find a Fatboy Slim hit either that quite fits this clue. His music does make heavy use of samples and electronic production, but the recordings still contain instrumental elements such as piano, guitar and drums, so they wouldn’t really count as being recorded without conventional instrumental accompaniment.FALCOHis UK hit Rock Me Amadeus uses a full instrumental production, including synthesizers, so it wasn't recorded without conventional instrumental accompaniment.FRANK OCEANFrank Ocean doesn't quite fit this clue either. I checked his charting material, including some of his more stripped-back recordings, but I couldn't find a hit that was recorded without conventional instrumental accompaniment. Even his more vocally focused recordings still use instrumental or electronic backing, so they don't meet the specific condition of the clue.
Tuesday at 21:293 days That one I should've known. I saw the answer after i submitted and was like well duh lol.
Tuesday at 21:413 days Oh I'm glad Flying Pickets was the correct answer for that. I wasn't 100% confident because the clue said "An act whose hit was recorded without conventional instrumental accompaniment" so I initially I was looking for an act who only had one hit!
Tuesday at 21:443 days Author A 2010s single that first reached the UK Top 5 over a decade after its release.Originally released by The Chemical Brothers in 2015, Go peaked at No. 46 on the UK Singles Chart. Eleven years later, after gaining renewed popularity through the Netflix film Apex, the song reached a new peak of No. 4.sorry for qualityGAY BARThere is a connection here, as the references to war in “Gay Bar” were censored for airplay around the beginning of the Iraq War. However, I couldn't find evidence that this was specifically a BBC decision, and more importantly, the song itself doesn't have a pacifist or anti-war message. Dick Valentine actually said that the reference to starting a war wasn't intended as a political statement. So unlike some of the other anti-war answers I've given partial credit for, this one doesn't quite fit the central idea of the clue.Give Peace A ChanceThis is a correct answer to the clue, but it was matched with the wrong clue. 2/4Give Ireland Back to the IrishThis was also matched with the wrong clue. The song was indeed banned by the BBC, but for its explicit political stance on Northern Ireland, not because of a pacifist message.Gnarls Barkley with CrazyThe clue was matched to the wrong letter, but the answer given for it was very, very close. However, Gnarls Barkley don’t quite fit. Crazy was deliberately withdrawn from physical sale after nine weeks at No. 1, but they didn’t do it to prevent the song from matching a long-standing chart record, importantly, by that point it had already matched Bohemian Rhapsody with nine weeks at No. 1. The stated reason for withdrawing it was more about avoiding overexposure and moving on to the next single, so it doesn’t quite meet the specific condition in the clue.Gareth Gatesgood connection again, as he had multiple UK No. 1 singles at a very young age. However, those No. 1s came at different times, and his debut album peaked at #2, so he didn't actually hold two UK No. 1 positions simultaneously at 18.
Tuesday at 21:543 days Fair enough, I knew it didn't quite fit as they just deleted it for overexposure and it wasn't anywhere near Bryan Adams, but I just couldn't think of another one that fit that one so I'm intrigued what it is!Go is pretty damn obvious in retrospect should've got that one x
Tuesday at 21:553 days Author If I calculated everything correctly (I’ll double-check later), this would be the situation from A to G. Now I have to pack for tomorrow, and in the morning I’m planning to post a few more answers.danG18gasman44918gooddelta18Riser18Bror18Julian_17dandy*17Jade17Mangø16chrissmith27616Dobbo14paulgilb14maggotsforbrains14Dan17F114jimwatts14Spiceboy13Roba.12Jordanlee140211PeteFromLeeds111^∞10Chez Wombat10Scene9rio3096Jay79x6Iz様 6
Tuesday at 22:013 days Happy to end the night on a high point!I loved 'Go' at the time and even got to experience it live. So, the song belatedly not just making top 40 this year but top 5 was incredible to witness. ❤️Thanks Nine for your hosting efforts so far hope I won't be kicking myself on anything as much as Duncan-gate tomorrow...!
Tuesday at 22:083 days Loving the effort and results so far, a LOT of effort was required from you here.
Tuesday at 22:103 days Loving the presentation and detail in the commentary for the answers so far!Argh, I knew there was an obvious one I missed, in fact I read through the clues on Thursday and worked a few out in my head, including 'Go' for G, but couldn't write them down straight away, and when I came back to them on Monday that one had slipped my mind!Don't think I'd ever have got Barbra Streisand though (or Bryan Adams), although regarding my guess of Blu Cantrell she was only credited once on her #1, whereas Sean Paul was credited about 4 times (on iTunes anyway - it's become something of a meme here)
Tuesday at 22:133 days Oh damn!! I put G for a different letter oops!F was one of the tricky ones and Florence actually come to my mind first here!! Poor Faithless 😆. C was one of the ones I just threw a real guess out there. I learned as of today that the Cranberries didn’t actually achieve a top 10 (I guess streaming being kind to at least two of their tracks makes them feel like they were at least top 10!).
Tuesday at 22:173 days It's interesting that The Cranberries' two most streamed songs both peaked at #14, and they had two songs that peaked at #13 as their joint highest!
Tuesday at 22:223 days Author I’m not even from Britain, and they were actually one of the first bands I ever heard in my life :/
Tuesday at 22:553 days As we await the next instalment of these answers, anyone who's a fan of my "Song Pictionary" style quizzes will be pleased to know I've just generated the AI images for next week's quiz and I'm really pleased with them! Edited Tuesday at 22:563 days by Mangø
Tuesday at 22:563 days I'm doing terribly as expected but this is great fun, thank you for all the work that's gone into this results presentation!Eva Cassidy and Go are both answers that seem obvious now I know them, but probably wouldn't have come to me even with a few more hours staring at the questions!
Tuesday at 23:163 days I wasn't going to attempt to multitask reading this thread with the BJSC listenthrough oops but just caught up now - absolutely didn't occur to me that the answer for B might be from the album chart so no wonder I couldn't figure that one out, although even if I was thinking of albums I still don't think I'd have made the connection with Barbra. Well done anyone who did get that! (Billen Ted and Black Box both did come to mind for me but figured they didn't match the wording of the clue so I just decided to leave it blank - I have put down one answer later on that I think doesn't match the wording but I decided to punt on it anyway in case it is right though x). Got all of the rest so far, hooray! C and G took me a bit of thinking (should have got the latter quicker), but D, E and F were all fairly straightforward. That's wild that for as specific a hint as the one for The Cranberries there was still another answer that was almost correct in Counting Crows, if only 'Mr. Jones' had charted one place lower or 'Accidentally In Love' one place higher.Echoing the appreciation for all the effort put into these results!
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