Trivia

[Shuriken]

Below are the first verses of three well-known songs. All three of them have something in common (besides the obvious: being in English, etc.). Can anyone tell me what it is? (Hint: A lot of guys at Goldsea.com aren't gonna like the answer.)


Song #1

If I had a hammer
I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening
All over this land
I'd hammer out danger
I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between all of my brothers
All over this land


Song #2

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...


Song #3

I can't seem to face up to the fact
I'm tense and nervous, can't relax
Can't sleep, bed's on fire
Don't touch me, I'm a real live wire
Psycho killer, q’est-ce que c’est?
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa, baby
Run, run, run, run, run, run away.

[SunWuKong]

seeger
lennon

don't know what the third one is

[TyroneK(prettypretty)]

David Byrne for the last one.

[Hiroshi2]

2) John Lennon's "Imagine"

[kangal]

They are all white musicians with Asian/japanese wives!!!!


Pete Seeger - Toshi something

John Lennon - Yoko Ono

David Byrne - Adelle Lutz (japanese hapa)

[Hiroshi2]

Oh, I'm so stupid. We're supposed to name what do they have in common. Can't tell you that either, though kangal's response sounds like it's the right one. *shrugs*

[Shuriken]

Originally posted by kangal@Mar 26 2003, 01:11 AM
They are all white musicians with Asian wives!!!!

#1 "The Hammer Song (If I Had a Hammer)" was co-written (with Lee Hays) by Pete Seeger, who married Toshi Ohta



#2 "Imagine" was written by John Lennon, who married Yoko Ono

#3 "Psycho Killer" was written by David Byrne, who married Adelle Lutz (sister of Tina Chow)

Good job B)

[YuheiCarreau]

As if we haven't been discussing this subject enough already...

[Shuriken]

Okay, here's a non-Asian-related question:

Complete this list:

1. Barry Nelson
2. David Niven
3. George Lazenby
4. ___________
5. ___________
6. ___________
7. ___________

(If you want to add any more names to this list, feel free, but I'm looking for the four most obvious ones...)

[TyroneK(prettypretty)]

Shuriken...

Sean Connery
Roger Moore
Timothy Dalton
Pierce Brosnan

[Shuriken]

Originally posted by VBKao@Mar 26 2003, 06:49 AM
Sean Connery
Roger Moore
Timothy Dalton
Pierce Brosnan

Correct! Other names that could be added, I suppose, are Adam Blackwood, Maxwell Caulfield, Bahoumodom Ali, and various radio actors, but I leave those for the hard-core trivia buffs. Good job.

[Shuriken]

Okay, here's an old stand-by:

Name three ethnically Asian performers to win acting Oscars.

[KATANA]

Miyoshi Umeki and Haing S. Ngor I don't know who the third one is.

[SunWuKong]

jack nicholson

[tapestrybabe]

Originally posted by KATANA@Mar 26 2003, 05:58 PM
Miyoshi Umeki and Haing S. Ngor I don't know who the third one is.

The third person is Ben Kingsley in his role in Ghandi...
Also Known As Krishna Bhanji...

the story goes...
when Krishna told his father that he wanted to be an actor... it was suggested that Krishna change his name to his father's nickname, Ben.... the father saying, "If you want an acting career you had better get an English name".