The Independent’s latest music oriented Top Ten is ‘Unanswered Questions in Songs’ ( their example “Who Let the Dogs out”).
I’m quite sure we can come up with better.
suggestions to top10@independent.co.uk
Top Ten in the Independent again
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Let’s get this one out of the way:
Who Knows Where The Time Goes
http://youtu.be/aPG4lbUOgtc
Sandy Denny
Has to be the winner?
What’s So Funny About Peace Love & Understanding?
Nothing!
(or according to Vyvyan in The Young Ones: “Because it’s sissy, you girly!”)
One of Bowie’s best covers
Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
REM – Whats The Frequency Kenneth?
Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth?
kut!
Why do fools fall in love ?
http://youtu.be/q96ylFiQK_I
Who – Who Are You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLIerfXuZ4
On any other forum this would be immediately followed by a reference to a certain trending road rage video.
Obviously the Afterword is far too cultured.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiJr2BMEzeE
I’m barking mad to post Patti.
http://youtu.be/2AkLE4X-bbU
Should I Stay Or Should I Flounce
And so what is love? And who am I
To dare to pull the stars from your favorite sky?
Not cricket?
http://youtu.be/NPplyr0f99A
Sherbet deserve a sporting chance.
George Harrison getting all deep & philosophical.
What is life ?
John McLaughlin had two on his 1978 LP – ‘Do You Hear The Voices That You Left Behind?’ (we still don’t know…) and this: ‘Are You The One, Are You The One?’
Marvin Gaye – Whats Going On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Z-kjrSomw&list=PLG55-U1jq0ECuOgHURTW-i0aQ4twFobRe
Monsieur Kevin Ayers avec Pourquoi dormez-nous?
Maths?
Then this question has never been answered…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNcXFy8QTC4
Travis asked “Why Does It Always Rain On Me”.
The answer is easy – “Because you live in Scotland”
The sensational Isley Bros want the name of a dame
Buzzcocks
http://youtu.be/terg_LPT3X0
Ace – How Long (is a piece of string)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW9TIKrxT18
Barry Mann asks: Who put the bomp in the romp a bomp a bomp?
Who put the rump in the rumpy pumpy?
and who put the c### in Scunthorpe?
The same person who put the penis in Penistone.
Kais thanks for posting. I’d referenced it in the tags, then never put it on.
Why do birds suddenly appear….?
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Written and performed by The Beatles, covered by Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas.
But this is (probably) the BEST version (?)
Wotcher!
Whatcha going to do about?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYvi-l2SRnA
Who Is He (And What Is He To You)? – Bill Withers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u5UcarxQmc
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads
Are You The One That I’ve Been Waiting For? Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Will You? Hazel O’Connor
Can I Kick It? A Tribe Called Quest
Just realised that the question is actually answered in the last song: Can I Kick It? Yes You Can!!
The Bob Rivers Xmas parody of Who put the stomp is extremely funny and NSFW.
What Time Is Love?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjL5uCMv9OM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQsuMKBbiJI
But what country? And why? Or is it country you need to be ready for? Who knows?
Do You Know Who I Am?
https://youtu.be/AAFpuO3Ge14
I wish the guy on the bike had said to him,
“Away you go!”
Are You Receiving – Killing Joke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UaHeuA-ptE
Bronski Beat – Why?
http://youtu.be/m67GLNybN1Y
A few whizz bangers that immediately spring to mind…
Life on Mars? TAAAIDB
D’yer Know What I Mean? Oasis
Is There Something I Should Know? Durannies
Is It Really So Strange? The Smiths
Who Made Who? AC/DC
Just Who Is The 5 O’Clock Hero? The Jam
What Have I Done To Deserve This? PSB
a hodgepodge from my music player thingy
King Creosote- You Are Could I?
Avi Buffalo – What’s In It For?
The Bees – Who Cares What The Question Is?
Benji Hughes – Do You Think That They Would Tell You?
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Matt Sweeney – What Are You?
Camper Van Beethoven – Where The Hell Is Bill?
Cardiacs – Is This The Life?
https://youtu.be/5DbJX92TDhA
Cate Le Bon – Are You With Me Now?
The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You?
The Dodos – God?
The Dukes Of Stratospear – Have You Seen Jackie?
Eels – What Is This Note?
Flaming Lips – What Is The Light?
Fuzz – What’s In My Head?
Grandaddy – What Happened?
James Yorkston – Would You Have Me Born With Wooden Eyes?
Nada Surf – Are You Lightning?
Richard Hell & The Voidoids – Who Says?
Richard Havens – What More Can I Say John?
Scout Niblett – Do You Want To Be Buried With My People?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – What Is The Soul Of Man?
The Sleepy Jackson – How Was I Supposed To Know?
Lyle Workman – Super What?
Super Furry Animals – Blerwytirhwng?
Swell – Is That Important?
The Vandals – I Know, Huh?
Reverend Horton Heat – Where In The Hell Did You Go With My Toothbrush?
Charles & Eddie – Would I Lie To You?
White Fence – Anger! Who Keeps You Under?
XTX – This Is Pop?
I’ve just tried to translate Blerwytirhwng?
Alas Google translate comes up with Blerwytirhwng?
It’s always best to leave the question unanswered.
An early memory of mine is The Most Beautiful Girl by Charlie Rich.
He starts with a question – “Hey! Did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in the world?”
Before any answer comes … “And if you did…was she crying?”. Charlie now asks the other guy to pass on a message along the lines of he’s sorry and wants her back.
And that’s where the story ends. A longer version ties up some loose ends:
“I’m sorry Charlie, I don’t know who you’re talking about”.
To which Charlie replies :
“Thanks anyway – I’ll ask someone else”
It’s got what it takes…
(Van Halen – Why Can’t This Be Love?)
Moby’s query “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?”
Answer: probably the veganism.
My favourite song by my favourite band. Pink Floyd, ‘Wot’s… Uh The Deal?’
If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me?
All the ugs always go for me! Poor Faye asks: Where’s the boy for me?
What a fab band they were.
I’m sure Hubert’s really enjoying this thread. But, gentleman that he is, I suspect he’s also asking:
How was it for you?
How Soon Is Now?
It’s like very, very soon. So soon that whoops it’s gone already.
What is Love? Sticking with the “H”‘s
Howard?
Haddaway?
Ho Ngoc Ha?
Argh! Fucked that up DAMN YOU NO EDIT FUNCTION!
A splendid set of work chaps and chappesses
Just to say if contraryarticle can get Blerwytirhwng? in the Indy then my work here has not been in vain.
Don’t forget to send ’em in to the email address above.
This little gem.
The answer might be along the lines of ‘because you are a twat”
Fucking hell, try again:
https://youtu.be/5DmYLrxR0Y8
Three from the dim and distant:
https://youtu.be/ZintDUYmFW8
Is Victor in the House?
What’s the 411?
Mary J has no idea and neither have I.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uCVPmigjfY
I asked my son if he knew what the 411 was.
“Some gangsta shit, man” was his unhelpful reply.
Wiki was more helpful. It was a directory enquiries number in North America and is now slang for information.
Afterworders. What this thread needs is a little TODD.
“Can we still be Friends?”