Procol HarumBeyond
|
|
PH on stage | PH on record | PH in print | BtP features | What's new | Interact with BtP | For sale | Site search | Home |
|
Only one of these statements about the songs from the Shine on Brightly album is true. Make a note of the letter that corresponds to it, which you will need in order to mail us the solution to the full set of twelve quizzes, which is simply a one-word answer.
There's a clue at the foot of the page in case you need it. Read the statements carefully and remember Sherlock Holmes's principle that once you have discounted the impossible, what remains, however improbable, will be the truth!
Full instructions will be published with the last dose, on 5 January 2000. Meanwhile decide what you most want from our list of fab prizes, and tune in tomorrow for the Salty Dog quizzes.
Only one of these statements is true! Make a note of the corresponding letter |
|
M |
Quite Rightly So: this song started life as a fan-letter written by Keith Reid to Donovan, on hearing his hit Mellow Yellow for the first time. |
N |
Shine on Brightly: there's only one other title-track to be found on Side One Track Two of the proper PH album releases |
O |
Skip Softly (My Moonbeams): 'make love to the wall' is the name of a children's skipping-game famous in all the Choir Schools along the Mile End Road. |
P |
Wish Me Well: like all the Procol songs whose titles start with 'W', this track has no drums on it. |
Q |
Rambling On: Keith and Gary belonged to a Rambling Club and spent many happy days trekking up hill and down dale in the company of other rock and roll greats of the time such as Frank Zappa, Liam Gallagher and Elvis. |
R |
Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone): the original words were 'Mandolin by Robert Zimmerman', since Dylan can clearly be heard playing on this track. It was changed at the insistence of Dylan's record label |
S |
Glimpses of Nirvana: Guy Stephens introduced Brooker to Reid, and 'Nirvana' was the name of his pet boa-constrictor |
T |
'Twas Teatime at the Circus: this was recorded live at the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus: the voice that says 'though some might not agree' is Bill Wyman, of course |
U |
In the Autumn of My Madness: Fisher wrote these words one Spring in the Summer-house at Wintershall: hence the title. |
V |
Look to your Soul: the words of this track became a Christmas number one for Aretha Franklin, to the tune of Auld Lang Syne |
W |
Grand Finale: the start of this tune was adapted by Matthew Fisher from a minuet by Händel. |
Clue of the day is here |
|
| Christmas quizzes main page | Yesterday's instalment of quizzes |
PH on stage | PH on record | PH in print | BtP features | What's new | Interact with BtP | For sale | Site search | Home |