Inspired by the quizz chez Dr Dave, and using the same excellent plugin by Martin Laine, I’ve put together a little test of your musical knowledge. The goal is to identify the original tracks below as well as the song & artist that sampled it. To avoid duplications and to allow everyone a fair crack, send your answers to ria[dot]bacon[at]gmail.com. Deadline: 29 September 2006.
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Linguist with wanderlust,
From the hills of New Guinea to the halls of the Sorbonne,
From the beaches of Bassam to the fields of Friesland,
From the catacombs of Rome to the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.
Currently resident in Dakar, Senegal.
Stet means "Let it stand" and is used by editors to indicate that the original text should be left untouched.
...in Arcadia ego is a pun on a painting by Poussin.
Ria[dot]Bacon[at]gmail.com
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September 25th, 2006 at 10:37 pm
[…] Stet First they came for the verbs and I said nothing, for verbing weirds language. Then they arrival for the nouns and I speech nothing, for I no verbs. « What’s that sound? […]
September 26th, 2006 at 5:42 pm
Will tackle this tomorrow!
September 29th, 2006 at 8:00 am
[…] Setting a musical quiz was a mixed experience. I enjoyed making it up, then worried that it was too obscure. The first response proved me wrong, however, scoring hits on six out of the eight samples. Sadly, that was the first and last serious attempt! Sure, I forgot the [dot] in my e-mail address, but I corrected that within a few hours. […]