Reprising November's 75-band rock nerd guessing game, Virgin's back with a short music video made entirely from references to song titles. "Purple Rain" and "Seven Nation Army" are super easy, but...an egg with legs?
Put your guesses in the comments!
(thanks to Double Viking!)
Posted at 5:17 PM in Video
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an egg with legs, i'm guessing the Beastie Boys' Eggman ?
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i think i got stuck on the rhyme
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Abba "Dancing Queen"
Elvis "Blue Suede Shoes"
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Tricky one! "I Am The Walrus," perhaps? He's the eggman? Aw, screw it.
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hotel california!
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and is that "piano man?"
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Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London is in there...I think. And the Pianoman he's also there.
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Bob Marley - "I Shot the Sheriff"
Eric Clapton - "Tears in Heaven"?
Sex Pistols - "God Saved the Queen"
The Guess Who - "American Woman"
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The Police - "Message in a Bottle"
Pink Floyd - "Another Brick in the Wall"?
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The Humpty Dance, of course!
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Otis Redding - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
...but that's not even from watching it yet. Doesn't want to load, hmm.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd- Free Bird
Prince- Purple Rain
Bob Dylan- Like a Rolling Stone
The Clash- Police and Thieves
Rolling Stones- Paint it Black
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Steppenwolfe - Magic Carpet Ride
Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade?
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit?
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
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You have to pretend it is 1994 and wait for it to load. I think everyone is hitting this right now.
Damn, you guys are good. I picked about four out on my first watch, came to post my findings and in the time I watched, they were all posted.
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Wilco- Hummingbird (opening)
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Bone Thugz N Harmony: Crossroads
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Bone Thugz N Harmony: Crossroads
Jack Johnson: Rodeo Clowns
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Bone Thugz N Harmony: Crossroads
Jack Johnson: Rodeo Clowns
Sublime: Smoke Two Joints
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Bone Thugz N Harmony: Crossroads
Jack Johnson: Rodeo Clowns
Sublime: Smoke Two Joints
George Clinton: Atomic Dog
Coldplay: Parachutes
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Sorry, new to the system.
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Elton John "Tiny Dancer"
U2 "Where the Streets have no name"
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Maybe the egg with legs is Born to Run?
The Ramones hair is a nice touch on Surfin' Bird.
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We Are The Champions has to be that ending bit.
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Blue Suede Shoes
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Toto- Africa (look closely at the shadow on the ball which would run over the queen)
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De La Soul - Me, Myself & I (the guy with three heads).
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"Eye In The Sky" - Alan Parsons Project
"White Rabbit" - Jefferson Airplane
"Shake Your Booty" - KC And The Sunshine Band
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the chap on the dock of the bay releases a bird, so who is it that sings 'freebird'? The spinto band or something?
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where the wild roses grow - nick cave and kylie mingeue
smoke on the water - deep purple
big red moon - lightning bolt
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dancing queen
i shot the sherrif
me myself and i
hotel california
laika
piano mam
we are the champions
police and theives
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spirit in the sky in bloom tiny dancer
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I Shot the Sheriff – Bob Marley
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
Purple Rain – Prince
Message in a Bottle – Police
Surfer Bird – Ramones (come on, he’s even got their hair)
Pimping, no I mean, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
(The Pimp is possibly; Dedicated Follower of Fashion – Kinks)
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Genie in a bottle (the dude on the carpet has a lamp...) – Christina
Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
Seven Nation Army – White Stripes
Where the streets have no name (after the marching flagmen) - U2
Dancing Queen - Abba
God Save the Queen - The Sex Pistols
Like A Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
(is it meant to be the moon?)
Rodeo Clowns – Jack Johnson
Hotel California – The Eagles
(Me, Myself & I)
(Runaway Bellhop..?)
White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
2 joints - Sublime
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I Shot the Sheriff – Bob Marley
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
Purple Rain – Prince
Message in a Bottle – Police
Surfer Bird – Ramones (come on, he’s even got their hair)
Pimping, no I mean, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
(The Pimp is possibly; Dedicated Follower of Fashion – Kinks)
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Genie in a bottle (the dude on the carpet has a lamp...) – Christina
Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
Seven Nation Army – White Stripes
Where the streets have no name (after the marching flagmen) - U2
Dancing Queen - Abba
God Save the Queen - The Sex Pistols
Like A Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
(is it meant to be the moon?)
Rodeo Clowns – Jack Johnson
Hotel California – The Eagles
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White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
2 joints - Sublime
(Little Dancer)
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Blue Suede SHOE - Elvis
(Egg man….)
(Abandoned Russian Warehouse)
American Woman – The Guess Who
(Why is she pouring liquor?)
Neon Lights – U2 (in the bar, again?)
Laika – Someone has to have a song called Laika… The Arcade Fire?
Police and Theves - The Clash
Video Killed The Radio Star – The Buggles
(English Dogs??)
We Are The Champions – Queen
Parachutes – Coldplay
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oh, and "Music" is Madonna, of course...
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Anyone know where I can get the song on the video? It's catchy after the 100 time you hear it...
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I like that there's a bunch of Bone Thugs' Crossroad mentions, but no one mention Robert Johnson.
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I like that there's a bunch of Bone Thugs' Crossroad mentions, but no one mention Robert Johnson.
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Is the "Egg with Legs" a reference to The Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance?
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"We are the Campions"? - queen
"White Rabbit" - jefferson airplane
"Video Killed the Radio Star" - buggles
"Parchutes" - coldplay
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"I, Me, Mine" - Beatles
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The egg is clearly a reference to "Walk Like an Egg-yptian".
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"Pink Moon" - Nick Drake - at the end
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"Rock Music" - The Pixies - very begining
The are a lot of butterfly songs - miraih carey, mason jennings
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I hate to be that guy, but that video was up at the same time as the "poster" was. It's really, really old.
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sweat leaf - butthole surfers.
mardy bum - arctic monkeys.
does anyone have the "real" answers cos the moon thing is bugging me.....
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The egg with legs is Dizzy by Vic Reeves & EMF. Dizzy was an 80s computer game in which the main character was, well, an egg with legs, arms, face, etc.
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Egg=Birth
The legs are running.
I'm still convinced it is Born to Run!
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Atomic dog- George Clinton
Watchtower- Dylan
Orange Colored Sky- Nat King Cole
Vacation- The Go-Gos
Dog-Faced Boy- Eels
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thanks scott.. from the pondracket.com crew. :)
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the red moon could be harvest moon by neil young
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The song is by Serena Ryder.
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crossroads by bone thugs n harmony? cmon, that's not a "classic" song. crossroads by cream/eric clapton. THAT'S the classic they're more likely referring to.
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oh wait, someone did put even pre-clapton/cream crossroads, Robert Johnson. my bad.
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