Utbildningsradion – OVER TO YOU 2000/2001 Remember This Song? Programnr: 00060/ra 18

REMEMBER THIS SONG? A 2000 MUSICAL QUIZ

Manus: Claes Nordenskiöld Producent: Claes Nordenskiöld

Sändningsdatum: 21/11 2000 Programlängd: 14’32

Music: Bomfunk MC’s “Freestyler”

Welcome to Remember This Song? – you just heard Bomfunk MC’s and their megahit “Freestyler”. In this program you’ll get a chance to remember some of the big hits of the year 2000.

What you need for this quiz is a paper and a pencil. I’m looking for two words with 10 letters. Together they make up the answer, which is the title of ... Well, I’m of course not going to tell you right now.

So write the numbers 1 to 10 on the left-hand side of your paper. I will play parts of several songs. Each part is a clue to the answer. The clues may be titles of songs, or names of groups or singers that have been on the charts in this millennium year.

Let's get started with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the clue for number 5. Their latest album has spent close to two years on the Swedish charts. What is the title of the album? Write the first letter in the title at number 5.

Music: The Red Hot Chili Peppers “Parallel Universe”

The Red Hot Chili Peppers in “Parallel Universe”. For number 5, I want the title of their latest album. A long name but you only need the first letter … Now to clue 4. Melanie C is still a part of the Spice Girls, but this year she has started a very successful solo career. “Northern Star” is her first album, but I want the title of this song from the album. Write the first letter of the title at number 4.

Music: Melanie C “I Turn to You”

Melanie C singing … Well, what is the name of the song? Write the first letter of the title at number 4. Now to number 3. Possibly the best-selling album in the year 2000 if you look at the whole world, was Santana’s “Supernatural”. But what I want to know is what instrument Carlos Santana himself plays. Write the first letter of that instrument next to number 3.

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Music: Santana ”Maria Maria”

Santana’s “Maria Maria”. For number 3, I ’m looking for the name of the instrument that Carlos Santana plays. OK, here’s number 8. Britney Spears continues to sell millions of albums around the world. Several of the songs on her latest album “Oops!…I Did it Again” have become hits. For number 8, write down the first letter in the title of this song …

Music: Britney Spears “Lucky”

Write the first letter in the name of that song by Britney Spears at number 8. Now, rapper Eminem has taken the world by storm with his new album. For number 1, I want the first letter of his real name, which is also the name of his newest record. Here’s Eminem in “The Real Slim Shady”.

Music: Eminem “The Real Slim Shady”

The controversial Eminem in “The Real Slim Shady”. At number 1 you need to write the first letter of his real name which also is the name of his latest CD. And from number 1 to number 10: Mariah Carey teamed up with Westlife on the following song. For number 10, write down the first letter in the title of this song.

Music: Mariah Carey & Westlife “Against All Odds”

We heard Mariah Carey and Westlife together. But what was the name of the song? Write the first letter of the title at number 10. Now to number 9. We want the name of the band that plays this song. It’s from the movie MI–2, Mission Impossible II. The song is called “Take a Look Around”, but what is the name of the band? Write it at number 9.

Music: Limp Bizkit “Take a Look Around”

Write the name of that band at number 9. Only three letters to go … And this time – for number 6 – a boys’ band. I want the name of the band that sings this song: “Uncle John from Jamaica”. Write the first letter in their name at number 6.

Music: Vengaboys “Uncle John from Jamaica”

What is that group called? Write the first letter in their name at number 6. Now, here’s Madonna. Her new album is called “Music”, but I’m looking for the name of a specific song from the album – a cover from the early 70’s. Write the name of the song at number 2.

Music: Madonna “American Pie”

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Madonna in a cover of an old Don McLean song from the early 70’s. Write the first letter in the name of the song at number 2. And now it’s time for the last clue – number 7. Swedish band The Ark is one of the new acts on the music scene. I’m looking for the name of their big hit that you’re about to hear. Write it at number 7.

Music: The Ark “It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane”

The Ark, but what was the name of the song? Write the first letter in the title at number 7. Well, that’s it. You have all the clues. I’ll give you a minute to figure out the answer. In the meantime, I get a chance to play a cut from the Backstreet Boys’ new CD – here’s “Shape of My Heart”.

Music: Backstreet Boys “Shape of My Heart”

So, here’re all the answers. The first letter was M – for Marshall Mathers, rapper Eminem’s real name. The second letter was A – for American Pie, performed by Madonna. Number three was G – for guitar, the instrument that Carlos Santana plays. The fourth letter was I – for Melanie C’s “I Turn to You”. The fifth letter was C – for The Red Hot Chili Peppers latest album “Californication”. And this is where the second word starts ... Number six was V – for Vengaboys. The seventh letter was I – for “It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane”, by the Swedish group The Ark. The eighth letter was L – for Britney Spears’ song “Lucky”. The ninth letter was also L – for Limp Bizkit, the hard rocking American band. And finally the tenth and last letter was A – for “Against All Odds” a collaboration between Mariah Carey and Westlife.

And if you didn’t have it before, you have the answer now – MAGIC VILLA, the successful CD by Swedish artist Thomas Rusiak. Here he is with the album’s big hit “Hiphopper”. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoyed this year’s musical quiz. Here’s Rusiak.

Music: Thomas Rusiak ”Hiphopper”

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