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Pi · Sir, I bear a rhyme ....

general: did you have chart hits in the 60s

Cadmium · Heavy Metal

It was Gigi D'agostino who made a dance version of "The Riddle". I'll hold my general too.

So now we have 5 generals left, right? [edit]make that 4

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We're looking for an English male, who lived somewhere between 1850 and 1983, is known for Pop music and played an instrument.

::wanders off to google to do some searching::

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[This message has been edited by Cadmium (edited 03-11-2003 09:17 AM).]

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Phyllis Diller

I have two generals up for grabs.

Stumper: Are you an extremely fast guitar player whose CDs include Elegant Gypsy Suite?

Duphrates · Bambi Magnet

Who was the 'founder' of British pop BTW?

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Cadmium · Heavy Metal

Just thinking, we could also be looking for a person playing in a band. Should we make sure this is the case?

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I did find one person that could fit the description. Shall I take a try?
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[This message has been edited by Cadmium (edited 03-11-2003 09:57 AM).]

Pi · Sir, I bear a rhyme ....

Cad, try telling us first

Duphrates · Bambi Magnet

Are you alive : No
Were you male : Yes
Are you European : Yes
Were you born after 1850 : Yes
Are you from England, Benelux, Germany, France or Spain? : Yes
Are you known for contributions to science and/or politics : No
Are you known for contributions to entertainment field - movies, TV, music, Radio, Literature, other obvious areas but NOT Sports : Yes
Are you from Germany, France or Spain : No
Were you an author : No
Are you from England : Yes
Are you in the Music field : Yes
Have you been dead for more than 20 years? : Yes
Are you know for 'Pop' music rather than classical : Yes
Did you play an instrument : Yes
did you have chart hits in the 60s : No

Quail : I am not..errm..something DiMeola??

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Dang! It is indeed Al DiMeola.

Duphrates · Bambi Magnet

Phew, fortune shines on the brave...I've seen lots of adverts for him in guitar magazines but never actually heard him..

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Cadmium · Heavy Metal

Originally posted by Pi:
Cad, try telling us first

I found an English singer who played guitar (amongst other instruments) and had a chart hit in the '70. He died not long after that.

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Duphrates · Bambi Magnet

Go on then, Ask if 'I'(general) play the guitar.

*Bluff, double bluff, triple bluff.Who knows..oh yeah I do*

Cadmium · Heavy Metal

Okay, with 4 generals left, I think we can take a risk. I'm not asking wether you played the guitar though, since that still won't tell us for sure that I'm thinking of the right person (and if you did, we still don't know that much). I'll just give it a shot, it's the only person I could find matching the description:

General: Did you have a chart hit in '72 with the song "Pink Moon"?

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Duphrates · Bambi Magnet

Yes I am Nick Drake

Dragon Phoenix · Judge Doom

Wow! Kudos Cadmium!

Pi · Sir, I bear a rhyme ....

Hurrah!! Well done you old Cad

Cadmium · Heavy Metal

Thnx guys

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Nice one, Duphrates. At first, I was looking for someone who was born earlier on. It's quite difficult to find someone who died at the age of 26 when looking between 1850 and 1983.

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Quailman · His Postmajesty

Hmph. Never heard of him.
Good one, Duphrates. And nice work tracking it down, Cad!

Duphrates · Bambi Magnet

In my opinion, he was probably one of the greatest singer/songwriters from these shores. Also a highly talented guitarist, but unfortunately was very shy and didn't like performing or fame,depressed he tragically died(suicide-arguably) very young, but left behind three superbly crafted albums which any music fan should not be without..Five Leaves Left, Bryter Layter and Pink Moon.

Cadmium · Heavy Metal

Originally posted by the 3/27/00 edition of The New York Observer:
That Volkswagen Song

Pink Moon is the third and final album by Nick Drake, the British folk singer who died of an overdose of antidepressants in 1974 at age 26. It used to be hard to find. For years, he was known only to singers, songwriters and musicheads. But now Pink Moon ranks sixth on Amazon.com’s music sales charts. Sales of the record are up 400 percent in the last year.

A look on the packaging of Pink Moon’s cover tells you why. Above a small blue circular sticker with a VW symbol and the tag line, "Drivers Wanted," is the line, "As heard in the new Volkswagen Cabrio commercial."

You probably already know the one.

The ad shows a group of friends out for a moonlit drive in a Cabrio convertible. They are listening to Drake’s moody, impressionistic "Pink Moon," the title song. They reach their destination, a party, but so transported are they by their convertible and by Drake’s firm, wispy voice and virtuosic guitar playing that the group decides to turn back.

In 30 seconds, you’re hooked.

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