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Another Puzzle about cars, and songs about cars, and the artists who recorded those songs. This installment again spans the scale from "this is ridiculously easy" to "what, are you kidding me?!

The rules are thus: No points for naming one of these cars - they are all quite easy. The points will be awarded for identifying the artist (1 point each), the song (1 point each), and the correct pairing (1 point each) as represented by a corresponding picture of a car, or an automotive event. While many of these artist have gone onto more mundane walks of life, or that recording studio in the sky, and their records may be long-since out-of-print, there are no insider-only "you have to have the book" requirements. Patience and good detective work is all that is required to find the solution to all of these. The answers are all available to the general public.

Here they are - enjoy:


Final Results:

Billy Lee Riley and   Speed Lovers / Aaron65
Clifton Chenier and Hot Rod / Ray B.
Harry Chapin and Taxi / Aaron65
Ides of March and Vehicle / pnegyesi
Legendary Stardust Cowboy and New Jersey Turnpike   / Tom_I
Link Wray   and   Batman Theme / barrett
My Twin Sister Lulu and   1967 Ford Cortina   / Tom_I
Opus1 and Back Seat 38 Dodge / Ray B.
Robert Earl Keen and Daddy Had a Buick / Aaron65
Shellac and   Rambler Song / barrett
The Hergs and Cadillac / Tom_I
The Mods and Go Steinbach's Go Mustang    / Aaron65
The Turtles (as the Cross Fires) and Surfer Dan   / pnegyesi
Truth and Janey and Straight Eight Pontiac / Aaron65

I can't see the clues...is it just my computer?

Is Artist 14 and Song 12 Wilson Pickett and Mustang Sally?

Quote from: Aaron65 on October 24, 2010, 10:59:03 AM
I can't see the clues...is it just my computer?

No, it's your impatience! ;D

Incredible hard puzzle methinks....

Quote from: Aaron65 on October 24, 2010, 11:01:53 AM
Is Artist 14 and Song 12 Wilson Pickett and Mustang Sally?

No, and no.

Quote from: Allemano on October 24, 2010, 11:02:05 AM

Quote from: Aaron65 on October 24, 2010, 10:59:03 AM
I can't see the clues...is it just my computer?

No, it's your impatience! ;D

Incredible hard puzzle methinks....

It's a mix of easy and difficult.

Artist #2  Harry Chapin  Song #3 Taxi???

And I'm not impatient...just a little...Ok I'm impatient.  :)

Is artist 5 Robert Earl Keen Jr.?  Maybe song 5 is "The Road Goes on Forever?"  If not, song 9 could be "Daddy had a Buick."

artist 3 Herman's Hermits
artist 11 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
artist 14 Otis Redding

Quote from: Aaron65 link=topic=14177.msg124591#msg124591 date=
Artist #2  Harry Chapin  Song #3 Taxi???

Yes

Quote from: Aaron65 link=topic=14177.msg124592#msg124592 date=
Is artist 5 Robert Earl Keen Jr.?  Maybe song 5 is "The Road Goes on Forever?"  If not, song 9 could be "Daddy had a Buick."

That's him. FYI, guessing multiple songs in one reply is a no-no. As are new, I'll lock this one  until you pick one.

Quote from: Oguerrerob link=topic=14177.msg124598#msg124598 date=
artist 3 Herman's Hermits
artist 11 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
artist 14 Otis Redding

Three times no

I'll guess

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on October 24, 2010, 01:21:34 PM

Quote from: Aaron65 link=topic=14177.msg124592#msg124592 date=
Is artist 5 Robert Earl Keen Jr.?  Maybe song 5 is "The Road Goes on Forever?"  If not, song 9 could be "Daddy had a Buick."

That's him. FYI, guessing multiple songs in one reply is a no-no. As are new, I'll lock this one  until you pick one.

I'll go with song 5 as "The Road Goes on Forever..."

Artist #1 Dick Dale and the DelTones--Song #12 "Wild, Wild Mustang"

Quote from: Aaron65 link=topic=14177.msg124629#msg124629 date=


I'll go with song 5 as "The Road Goes on Forever..."

no

Quote from: Aaron65 link=topic=14177.msg124631#msg124631 date=
Artist #1 Dick Dale and the DelTones--Song #12 "Wild, Wild Mustang"

No and no

THEY'RE BACK!
Artist 14 is Clifton Chénier. Have to find the song, though.

EDIT: What about pairing him with the 1969 Continental limo (Song 4) through his 1970 song " Me and my chauffeur blues"?

Artists 7 are the California band Opus1, to be paired with Car Song 8 " Back Seat '38 Dodge" (inspired by the Ed Kienholz sculpture that was the subject of one of my Art& Cars puzzle). I think that Otto did find a picture of the dirty rear seat of a real 1938 2-door Dodge Touring Sedan that almost matches Kienholz's piece!
Unfortunately, Otto, Kienholz's Dodge was a 2-door indeed, but the REAR doors ;)

Is it too late to amend my Robert Earl Keen with Song #9 "Daddy had a Buick?"   ;D

QuoteTHEY'RE BACK!
Artist 14 is Clifton Chénier. Have to find the song, though.

EDIT: What about pairing him with the 1969 Continental limo (Song 4) through his 1970 song " Me and my chauffeur blues"?

That's him - but not that song.

QuoteArtists 7 are the California band Opus1, to be paired with Car Song 8 " Back Seat '38 Dodge" (inspired by the Ed Kienholz sculpture that was the subject of one of my Art& Cars puzzle). I think that Otto did find a picture of the dirty rear seat of a real 1938 2-door Dodge Touring Sedan that almost matches Kienholz's piece!
Unfortunately, Otto, Kienholz's Dodge was a 2-door indeed, but the REAR doors

Right artist and song.

Quote from: Aaron65 on October 24, 2010, 08:44:44 PM
Is it too late to amend my Robert Earl Keen with Song #9 "Daddy had a Buick?"   ;D

Not to late. That's the correct pairing.

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on October 25, 2010, 04:29:55 AM

QuoteTHEY'RE BACK!
Artist 14 is Clifton Chénier. Have to find the song, though.

EDIT: What about pairing him with the 1969 Continental limo (Song 4) through his 1970 song " Me and my chauffeur blues"?

That's him - but not that song.

He also cut a song called "Hot Rod "( among many). Is it this one (Song #2)?

Quote from: Ray B. on October 25, 2010, 04:47:08 AM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on October 25, 2010, 04:29:55 AM

QuoteTHEY'RE BACK!
Artist 14 is Clifton Chénier. Have to find the song, though.

EDIT: What about pairing him with the 1969 Continental limo (Song 4) through his 1970 song " Me and my chauffeur blues"?

That's him - but not that song.

He also cut a song called "Hot Rod "( among many). Is it this one (Song #2)?

Yes! I have to have at least one Hot Rod song in each of these puzzles.  ;D

Is Song 14 "Pontiac Blues?"

No sir

Artist 13 and song 10
Shellac - The Rambler Song

Artist 6 and Song 12
Link Wray - Mustang

QuoteArtist 13 and song 10
Shellac - The Rambler Song

Yes & yes

QuoteArtist 6 and Song 12
Link Wray - Mustang

Yes & no

Artist no3: The Turtles, song13: Surfer Dan

Artist No9: Ides of March, Song is probably Vehicle which sould be Song4

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on October 26, 2010, 03:22:26 AM

QuoteArtist 6 and Song 12
Link Wray - Mustang

Yes & no

Then maybe it's song 5 - Turnpike, USA?

Quote from: pnegyesi on October 26, 2010, 01:01:43 PM
Artist no3: The Turtles, song13: Surfer Dan

Yep - the Turtles (as the Cross Fires) and Surfer Dan. Everybody's talkin' 'bout Surfer Dan - Doheny to Nirvana in his Chevy sedan - movin' so fast you can't see him go by

Quote from: pnegyesi on October 26, 2010, 01:28:20 PM
Artist No9: Ides of March, Song is probably Vehicle which sould be Song4

Correct again!

Quote from: barrett on October 26, 2010, 01:49:15 PM
Then maybe it's song 5 - Turnpike, USA?

Nope

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on October 27, 2010, 03:56:41 AM

Quote from: barrett on October 26, 2010, 01:49:15 PM
Then maybe it's song 5 - Turnpike, USA?

Nope

Well, I've been staring at Song 6 for a couple of days trying to work out what it is, and I think it just might be the world's most confusing photograph of the Batmobile..... Would this be the Batman Theme by Link Wray??

In regards to the Ides of March, I'm annoyed that I didn't get that one, it's one of my all time favourite tracks! They look quite different on the vinyl sleeve though...

Quote from: barrett on October 27, 2010, 04:21:56 AM
Well, I've been staring at Song 6 for a couple of days trying to work out what it is, and I think it just might be the world's most confusing photograph of the Batmobile..... Would this be the Batman Theme by Link Wray??

It is!

Song7 is probably Made in England

How about Artist 1--Triptides    Song 12--"Go Mustang"

Quote from: pnegyesi on October 31, 2010, 08:00:55 AM
Song7 is probably Made in England

It may seem improbable, but that is incorrect.

Quote from: Aaron65 on October 31, 2010, 09:04:52 AM
How about Artist 1--Triptides    Song 12--"Go Mustang"

No

and

Close, but no cigar.

Could Song 12 be "Run Little Mustang?"

Alas, no

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on November 01, 2010, 04:45:41 AM

Quote from: Aaron65 on October 31, 2010, 09:04:52 AM
How about Artist 1--Triptides    Song 12--"Go Mustang"

No

and

Close, but no cigar.

Very close indeed.

Is it as simple as "Go Go Mustang?"

Quote from: Aaron65 on November 14, 2010, 09:48:20 AM
Is it as simple as "Go Go Mustang?"

almost....

Go Mustang go

Quote from: Ray B. on November 14, 2010, 05:26:28 PM
Go Mustang go

Oh, you beat me...could song 7 be "Blue Cortina?"

Quote from: Ray B. on November 14, 2010, 05:26:28 PM
Go Mustang go

No

Quote from: Aaron65 on November 14, 2010, 05:47:07 PM

Quote from: Ray B. on November 14, 2010, 05:26:28 PM
Go Mustang go

Oh, you beat me...could song 7 be "Blue Cortina?"

no

I've been getting nowhere with this puzzle until today, but just had my first breakthrough (if that's the right word). :-\

Artist 8 is "My Twin Sister Lulu", and links with Song 7, "1967 Ford Cortina".

QuoteA cross-dressing singer-songwriter, or a drag queen who can't mime to save her life, Lulu demolishes political correctness and smug media icons with all the subtlety of a drunk rhinoceros with haemorrhoids.

Correct again!

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on November 14, 2010, 02:01:52 PM

Quote from: Aaron65 on November 14, 2010, 09:48:20 AM
Is it as simple as "Go Go Mustang?"

almost....

Uh, how about "Go, Go, Go Mustang?"   :D

That's not it. The missing word is a proper noun. And it's not Ford, Shelby, nor Iaccoca.

Does Song 14 have anything to do with a Pontiac???

Yes

 :snooze:

You will forever play your songs in the Black Hole  :sigh:

Time to start asking questions (or keep asking them)--was Artist 10 a Singer/Actor from the 1970s?

 :bump:

Quote from: Aaron65 on January 22, 2011, 08:48:37 AM
Time to start asking questions (or keep asking them)--was Artist 10 a Singer/Actor from the 1970s?

That's a bit tough to accurately answer. Musician? Yes. Actor? No. Well, at least not in the standard sense.

He recorded and performed before, during and after the 1970's.

The question is, if he's not an actor, what is he doing on these stairs with a gun in this uniform?

The answer is quite simple, but I'm not giving it away.

Is it an album cover?

Nope. Also not a music video.

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on January 24, 2011, 11:53:54 AM
The answer is quite simple, but I'm not giving it away.

A real cop, maybe? ;D

Quote from: Ray B. on January 25, 2011, 09:03:51 AM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on January 24, 2011, 11:53:54 AM
The answer is quite simple, but I'm not giving it away.

A real cop, maybe? ;D

Close enough - he paid the bills as a security guard, for some period.

Go to Davy Jones' locker, but don't Monkee around. Ask the person who owns it, 'bout this clue that you've found.

Tommy Boyce?

I told you to NOT Monkee around.

I was thinking Dolenz, Jones, Boyce, and Hart my friend!  :)

Boyce can be tied to either band. The Jones in my clue cannot.

If it's not another Davy, could it be Jack Jones with Song 5, "The Race is On?"

Please revisit the first Davey clue

Davy Jones' Locker is a Rocker from Norway?

No.

This Davey changed his name. One of the puzzle answers is similar to one of those names.

Since David Bowie's real name is David Jones, was this guy a member of his band?

Not a member of Bowie's band; Bowie himself may lead you to the answer.

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on December 11, 2010, 03:47:28 AM
That's not it. The missing word is a proper noun. And it's not Ford, Shelby, nor Iaccoca.

Is the proper noun the name of a city?

No

How about a girl's name?

Never mind--Artist one, song 12..."Go Steinbach's Go Mustang" by the Mods...

Artist 11, Song 14--Truth (later Truth and Janey due to some conflict with another band) and "Straight Eight Pontiac"...

Is Artist 10 actually named Davey or David Jones? 

No

Are replies #78 and #79 right?

Artist 10 could be David Essex (David Albert Cook) Acted in Stardust (link with David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust)
Song 1 Silver Dream Machine from Silver Dream Racer movie

Quote from: Aaron65 on February 17, 2011, 04:47:45 PM
Never mind--Artist one, song 12..."Go Steinbach's Go Mustang" by the Mods...

Right! An endorsement / jingle that you could take home on a 45 and play over and over again.

QuoteA sharp 6-piece group from Rumson and Seabright, NJ, the Mods often performed in Asbury Park and at Le Teen de Vous in Middletown, with competition like the Castiles (one of Springsteen's first bands) and the Inmates. The original band members were Rich Lillie on vocals and his brother Bob Lillie on guitar, Phil Watson lead guitar, Wally Hageman guitar, Bob Busch on bass and Bruce Cunningham on drums.

The band released two 45s on the Al Mott's Revelation VII label, the first a promotion for a local Ford dealer, Go Steinbach's Mustang, with a crude cover of Satisfaction on the flip.

Click the link to listen

Quote from: Aaron65 on February 17, 2011, 04:54:40 PM
Artist 11, Song 14--Truth (later Truth and Janey due to some conflict with another band) and "Straight Eight Pontiac"...

Right again!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_90j8mdOOA

Quote from: Oguerrerob on February 18, 2011, 09:00:28 PM
Artist 10 could be David Essex (David Albert Cook) Acted in Stardust (link with David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust)
Song 1 Silver Dream Machine from Silver Dream Racer movie

The clue said to ask Davey Jones. The unidentified sometimes-security-guard artist is not a Davey or David or Dave, and never played one.

But Davey Jones does know who he is.

10 Artist- Peter Schilling - 1 Song- Major Tom

Does Song 11 have "Brown" anywhere in the title?

Quote from: Oguerrerob on February 19, 2011, 07:15:28 AM
10 Artist- Peter Schilling - 1 Song- Major Tom

No

Remember, the songs are about cars, drivers, or driving.

Does it have the proper name "Cadillac" in the title?

Quote from: Aaron65 on February 19, 2011, 08:46:55 AM
Does Song 11 have "Brown" anywhere in the title?

No

Quote from: Aaron65 on February 19, 2011, 08:47:51 AM
Does it have the proper name "Cadillac" in the title?

Yes!

That's the only word in the title.

Artist 4, Song 11--The Downliners Sect and "Cadillac"  ???

Quote from: Aaron65 on February 15, 2011, 06:17:47 PM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on December 11, 2010, 03:47:28 AM
That's not it. The missing word is a proper noun. And it's not Ford, Shelby, nor Iaccoca.

Is the proper noun the name of a city?

Otto replied "No", but you're wrong, Otto. There is a town in Michigan named Cadillac, in honor of Antoine de Lamothe-Cadillac, (from whom the marque is named), and two other in France. Wowever, these ones are not connected to him, because his real name was Antoine Laumet, and Antoine de Lamothe-Cadillac was only an assumed identity.

That was for the wrong clue, Ray...The proper noun was for the "Go Steinbach's Mustang" song...

Artist 4, Song 11--The Downliners Sect and "Cadillac"  ???

Sorry. I kind of got lost in this puzzle as you might have noticed.

Quote from: Aaron65 on February 20, 2011, 11:36:39 AM
Artist 4, Song 11--The Downliners Sect ...

No

Quote from: Ray B. on February 20, 2011, 11:17:44 AM

Quote from: Aaron65 on February 15, 2011, 06:17:47 PM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on December 11, 2010, 03:47:28 AM
That's not it. The missing word is a proper noun. And it's not Ford, Shelby, nor Iaccoca.

Is the proper noun the name of a city?

Otto replied "No", but you're wrong, Otto. There is a town in Michigan named Cadillac, in honor of Antoine de Lamothe-Cadillac, (from whom the marque is named), and two other in France. Wowever, these ones are not connected to him, because his real name was Antoine Laumet, and Antoine de Lamothe-Cadillac was only an assumed identity.

I've been to Cadillac, MI, so I wouldn't have made that gaffe. And I know Antoine's story well. BTW, a portrait of him went identified as my avatar for some months, during the 'who is he today' series.  ;D

Artist 4, Song 11--The Renegades, Cadillac?

Quote from: Aaron65 on February 21, 2011, 12:35:15 PM
Artist 4, Song 11--The Renegades, Cadillac?

Not them...

We get there slowly.... :)

Artist 4 is an Australian garage band called the Hergs.

Song 11, "Cadillac" was the B-side of their 1967 single "Style of Love", and was a cover of Vince Taylor's twelve-bar blues song "Brand New Cadillac".

Nice job finding that one Tom!  There are a LOT of songs called "Cadillac!"

That's right!

Huzzah!

I hope I didn't ask this already...does Song 5 have "Traffic" in it?

The picture does.. ;)

The song title does not

Hmmmmm.  How about "Road?"

Was artist #12 a '60s country/western artist?

Just to get it out of my head. Is the 1 Song: Always crashing in the same car (D Bowie) and related to Artist 10?

Quote from: Aaron65 on February 25, 2011, 07:45:24 AM
Was artist #12 a '60s country/western artist?

Not C&W, but a related genre

Quote from: Oguerrerob on February 25, 2011, 04:04:06 PM
Just to get it out of my head. Is the 1 Song: Always crashing in the same car (D Bowie) and related to Artist 10?

No David Bowie songs in this puzzle.

Quote from: Aaron65 on February 22, 2011, 05:02:33 PM
Hmmmmm.  How about "Road?"

For song 5...

No, but the title refers to a specific type of road.

Interstate?
(but I find a good dozen songs with the word in the title, and none of them seem to match the faces left in the artists pictures)

Not Interstate, but you're on the right road. Indeed, some Interstate highways are this type of highway.

Parkway?

Not Parkway

Turnpike?

Also (sorry, you may have answered this earlier, but there are already 5 pages to search): Is the word part of the title or does it appear only in the lyrics?

Oh, you did answer this...

Quote from: Ray B. on March 03, 2011, 03:52:18 PM
Turnpike?

I find 105 songs (or covers) with turnpike in the title. :nerves:

Freeway?

... And 298 with Freeway in the title... :shiver:

Quote from: Ray B. on March 03, 2011, 03:52:18 PM
Turnpike?

Yes!

Could Artist #10 be David Grisman, to be matched with Tune #5 Blackberry Turnpike ?

Not him, and not that song. Can Grisman somehow be tied to David Bowie? Was he once a security guard?

I don't know if the Blackberry Turnpike actually exists.

The Turnpike in the song title in the puzzle is the turnpike pictured.

I'm still not quite sure where the picture comes from, but Artist 10 is Norman Carl Odam, better known as the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, or just "The Ledge". He links to Song 5, "New Jersey Turnpike".

David Bowie has said that the second name of his alter ego Ziggy Stardust was taken from the name of the Legendary Stardust Cowboy.

Now that wasn't so difficult, now was it?  ;)

Wow, one to go!  Does Song 1 have "Spin" in it?

No Spin

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on March 04, 2011, 03:39:45 AM
Can Grisman somehow be tied to David Bowie? Was he once a security guard?

Sorry, teach'. :doh: This puzzle kind of fried my brain

How silly would I have looked if he was a security guard at the Bowie mansion?

;D

Does Song 1 have "Track" in it???

No. Time for a big ol' clue:

This artist's pic and the matching car song pic, are both stills, lifted from a movie.

Does the picture for Song 1 come from Red Line 7000?

No sir.

Cars & Tunes #5 is waiting in the wings 8)

Is Annette Funicello in the movie?

She is not

Is it "The Speed Lovers" by Billy Lee Riley???

That's the one!  I think the puzzle is finally solved!!!   Sorry to be so bold Otto, but I found that exact picture... :)

I'll do you one better, and post the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOP2WqNqD8c

And the trailer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfjoMRsCtII

I'll tally up the points tomorrow. Nicely done, all!

I wasn't so far, because The Speed Lovers makes great use of stock footage for the race sequences, including much from Red Line 7000. If I'm right, the footage of Fred Lorenzen Lafayette Ford N° 28 comes from there. Red Line 7000 also features the Atlanta Raceway (as, I believe the picture that you used). So this shot may indeed come from the Howard Hawks movie.

Fair enough, ray. You are the king of the car movies (and it sure would be cool to have another of you movie puzzles).

May this puzzle be long remembered as the puzzle in which Tom_I scored with a transvestite.  ;D

ID points have been awarded as follow:

Aaron65   11
Ray B.   4
pnegyesi   4
Tom_I   5
barrett   4

Pairing points have been awarded as follows:

Aaron65   5
Ray B.   2
pnegyesi   2
Tom_I   3
barrett   2

Great work, chaps!

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on March 06, 2011, 07:13:30 AM
May this puzzle be long remembered as the puzzle in which Tom_I scored with a transvestite.  ;D

That's certainly how I'll remember it. :lmao:


An epic puzzle - thanks Otto!

Thanks for this puzzle, it broadened my music horizon :)

It surely did that to mine too (and eve my car movies horizon, becaéuse I didn't know The Speed lovers.
Wasn't his one the toughest of them all?
... Maybe, but not if you think that all you had to find were song titles. In others by Otto, the answer hid amidst the lyrics.