Author Topic: Name the band! (Read 600 times)

2stony · « **on:** January 07, 2003, 05:50:31 PM »

The first person to name the band correctly, wins absolutely nothing.

Who first recorded "Black Magic Woman"?

(This should be easy for any of you old farts)

~~Stony~~

hawk220 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 07, 2003, 05:53:11 PM »

Santana?

2stony · « **Reply #2 on:** January 07, 2003, 05:56:46 PM »

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Santana?

You didn't think it was going to be that easy, did you?

WRONG ANSWER!

~~Stony~~

midnight Target · « **Reply #3 on:** January 07, 2003, 06:00:26 PM »

Fleetwood Mac?

2stony · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2003, 06:19:46 PM »

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Fleetwood Mac?

Midnight TARGET is the winner!

Yes, people, Santana did not record "Black Magic Woman" first. It was recorded six months before them by Fleetwood Mac.
Also, this version of Fleetwood Mac was the first band. The original band consisted of Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, Bob Brunning and Jeremy Spencer. After some personnel changes, the finished product was Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Danny Kirwin and Jeremy Spencer.
After Peter Green left the band in 1970, it struggled on for a few months before disbanding. The next version consisted of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christie McVie and Bob Welsh. Their biggest hit was "Hypnotized".
Finally, the third version of the band took shape. Bob Welsh went solo and the version most of you are probably familiar with came into being. It consisted of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christie McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

~~Stony~~

hawk220 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 07, 2003, 11:29:05 PM »

whew.. at least that means I'm not an old fart!

guttboy · « **Reply #6 on:** January 08, 2003, 12:03:48 AM »

Damn that was easy....How about "Blinded by the Light" and what album did it come off of?

By the way the song you mention was done by Kajagoogoo.....lol

Sandman · « **Reply #7 on:** January 08, 2003, 12:16:56 AM »

hmmm... Manfred Mann?

If so... it's from the Roaring Silence.

Added for bonus points... written by Bruce Springsteen.

guttboy · « **Reply #8 on:** January 08, 2003, 02:58:26 AM »

Negative Ghostrider....LOL

Manfred Mann did the remake.....

Try again....LOL:D

hawk220 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 08, 2003, 07:51:08 AM »

I think it was the Boss who did 'Blinded by the Light'

Sandman · « **Reply #10 on:** January 08, 2003, 09:32:34 AM »

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Originally posted by hawk220
I think it was the Boss who did 'Blinded by the Light'

That would make sense. He wrote it.

-ammo- · « **Reply #11 on:** January 08, 2003, 11:45:13 AM »

It was Bruce Springstein, as someone already alluded too. However MM adn the Earth band's version was much more successful.

Sikboy · « **Reply #12 on:** January 08, 2003, 01:50:32 PM »

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Originally posted by guttboy
Damn that was easy....How about "Blinded by the Light" and what album did it come off of?

By the way the song you mention was done by Kajagoogoo.....lol

Yanno, the lyrics to this song have long confused me. So today this thread encouraged me to look them up. Now I'm even more confused.

-Sik

Curval · « **Reply #13 on:** January 08, 2003, 01:57:29 PM »

Sikboy...me too...why would anyone "wake up like a sweetheart?"

guttboy · « **Reply #14 on:** January 09, 2003, 12:07:09 AM »

The reason the lyrics are confusing is that it is not "wake up like a sweetheart"....

They are "Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night"

The song was off the Asbury Park NJ album.