Vaguely INTERESTING POP Trivia questions

[Stato]

Rick Wakeman

Which 70s number one features Wakeman and was co-written by 'Walk on the Wild Side' bassist Herbie Flowers?

 

[The Large One]

Which 70s number one features Wakeman and was co-written by 'Walk on the Wild Side' bassist Herbie Flowers?

Grandad - Clive Dunn who was 51 at the time.

 

[Se20]

Which 70s number one features Wakeman and was co-written by 'Walk on the Wild Side' bassist Herbie Flowers?

Grandad by Clive Dunn

 

[ROSM]

Grandad - Clive Dunn who was 51 at the time.

If he'd come from Newhaven, he could have been a great grandad (or cousin, or uncle....... or indeed all three)

 

[fire&skill]

What's unusual about the drums on Peter Gabriel 4?

Are they all tom-toms or Native American or something. Or all leather? Sure I heard him talk about it on 6 music.

 

[Guerrero]

Why according to Gary Glitter was it not possible for him to have fiddled with young girls after his gigs in the 1970's?

 

[Superphil]

... and arranged by Big Jim Sullivan, who played at [MENTION=268]Superphil[/MENTION]'s wedding.

Great fact, and he played alongside Doug Ferguson, the bassist from Camel (I think it was Doug, but it was definitely one of the bassists from Camel)

 

[The Large One]

Which song, wirtten by Labi Siffre, was sampled by Fatboy Slim - and on which song did he sample it onto?

 

[bobby baxter]

Why according to Gary Glitter was it not possible for him to have fiddled with young girls after his gigs in the 1970's?

He was having his hair done !

 

[brakespear]

What's unusual about the drums on Peter Gabriel 4?

No cymbals were used. I think.

 

[Guerrero]

He was having his hair done !

Bald as a badger and had to wash and crimp his hair after every gig.

 

[Bill Cassidy's tie up]

Easy one
Up the Junction, Jackie Wilson said, Virginia Plain
What's the odd one out

 

[Stato]

Easy one
Up the Junction, Jackie Wilson said, Virginia Plain
What's the odd one out

Middle one. Title is at the start not the end.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Which 90's Albion player, played guitar in a Beach Boys pub cover band, called The Marlins?

Mark Ormarod?

 

[Stato]

Which song, written by David Gates has been number one for two different artists?

 

[Bill Cassidy's tie up]

Middle one. Title is at the start not the end.

Said it was easy lol

 

[BensGrandad]

Would that be IF

 

[Guerrero]

Which song, written by David Gates has been number one for two different artists?

If?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Ha ha. I just knew Buzzer would be all over this thread!

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

Are they all tom-toms or Native American or something. Or all leather? Sure I heard him talk about it on 6 music.

Close but no cigar