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Quiz about My Indie Lyrics Quiz Part 2
Quiz about My Indie Lyrics Quiz Part 2

My Indie Lyrics Quiz Part 2

So I haven't been to this website in a long time, and about two years ago I made an Indie lyrics quiz. Here I am two years later with part 2, I wonder how much my music taste has changed. I am thinking this one will be harder.

A multiple-choice quiz by musicismylife. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
musicismylife
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
307,649
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
231
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which band sings this lyric:
"For your last encore
You sawed yourself in half
It was just you and your raft and this crummy requiem
Shooting rockets"? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. These next lyrics come from one of these female fronted bands. Which one?

"It's love that leaves and breaks the seal of always thinking you would be
Real, happy and healthy, strong and calm, where does the good go?"
 Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Can you name the artist who performs these lyrics:
"I am waiting - I snort and I stamp
I am waiting, you know that I am, calmly waiting to make you my lamb"? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Which artist songs these lines:
"Your little hoodrat friend's been calling me again and I can't stand all the things that she sticks into her skin
Like sharpened ballpoint pens and steel guitar strings
She says it hurts, but it's worth it"? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. To which band, that has unfortunately disbanded, do these lyrics belong to:
"I smoke myself to sleep
And blame postmodern things I can't relate
Like summer camp and coastal states
Like alcohol and coffee beans
Dance floors and magazines"?
 Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. These lyric "you think I'll carve a path through New York and be an artist, but are you anything" belong to which rising band? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. To which band to these lyrics belong:
"I think this place is full of spies
I think they're onto me"? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. "Well it's been a long time, long time now
Since I've seen you smile
And I'll gamble away my fright
And I'll gamble away my time"
Which multi-talented singer-songwriter is responsible for these lyrics? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. The lyrics "I cherish with fondness the day (before) I met you" belong to which band? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. These lyrics belong to which modern folk band:
"My brother dreaming of a new land
Where the rivers wind through the villages
And the people breathe so easily
All the region trees go the same way"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which band sings this lyric: "For your last encore You sawed yourself in half It was just you and your raft and this crummy requiem Shooting rockets"?

Answer: Destroyer

 This song, "Shooting Rockets (From The Desk of Night's Ape)" was actually remade by Dan Bejar for the Destroyer album "Trouble in Dreams". It was originally recorded with a side project of his, Swan Lake, with Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade and Casey Mercer of Frog Eyes.
2. These next lyrics come from one of these female fronted bands. Which one? "It's love that leaves and breaks the seal of always thinking you would be Real, happy and healthy, strong and calm, where does the good go?"

Answer: Tegan and Sara

 Tegan and Sara are twin sisters who have recorded four albums. This song, "Where Does the Good Go?" is from "So Jealous", their third album.
3. Can you name the artist who performs these lyrics: "I am waiting - I snort and I stamp I am waiting, you know that I am, calmly waiting to make you my lamb"?

Answer: Okkervil River

 This song is called "So Come Back I Am Waiting" from the album "Black Sheep Boy". The album is inspired and revolves around the themes of the song "Black Sheep Boy" by 1960s folk singer Tim Hardin.
4. Which artist songs these lines: "Your little hoodrat friend's been calling me again and I can't stand all the things that she sticks into her skin Like sharpened ballpoint pens and steel guitar strings She says it hurts, but it's worth it"?

Answer: The Hold Steady

 The song is called "Your Little Hoodrat Friend". The Hold Steady are a New York based band, however frontman Craig Finn and three other members of the band were born and raised in Minneapolis, and references to the twin cities are abundant in the bands songs.
5. To which band, that has unfortunately disbanded, do these lyrics belong to: "I smoke myself to sleep And blame postmodern things I can't relate Like summer camp and coastal states Like alcohol and coffee beans Dance floors and magazines"?

Answer: The Format

 The Format unfortunately said that they would not finish making their third album and parted ways in February 2008. These lyrics were from the title track of their second and last album "Dog Problems," released in 2006.
A note, Bishop Allen is still together, the other two bands, Pavement and Guided by Voices have disbanded.
6. These lyric "you think I'll carve a path through New York and be an artist, but are you anything" belong to which rising band?

Answer: Animal Collective

 The song "Peacebone" is off of Animal Collective's 2007 album "Strawberry Jam". Each member of the band uses a stage name including Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deacon and Geologist.
7. To which band to these lyrics belong: "I think this place is full of spies I think they're onto me"?

Answer: The National

 This song is called "Secret Meeting" from their 2005 album "Alligator". The National are originally from Brooklyn and consists of two pairs of brothers plus a singer.
8. "Well it's been a long time, long time now Since I've seen you smile And I'll gamble away my fright And I'll gamble away my time" Which multi-talented singer-songwriter is responsible for these lyrics?

Answer: Beirut

 The band Beirut is actually mostly the work of Zach Condon. He plays a majority of the instruments on the album "The Flying Club Cup" where the track this song "Nantes" is from. On the album, he takes a lot of influence from his travels to France including using parts of a French movie in this song.
9. The lyrics "I cherish with fondness the day (before) I met you" belong to which band?

Answer: Los Campesinos!

 These lyrics are from the song "My Year In Lists" from their debut album "Hold On Now, Youngster...". They released their second album "We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed" nine months after their debut. As a side note, each member of the band has adopted the last name Campesinos as a stage name.
10. These lyrics belong to which modern folk band: "My brother dreaming of a new land Where the rivers wind through the villages And the people breathe so easily All the region trees go the same way"?

Answer: Peter and the Wolf

 This song, "Safe Travels," is from the album "Lightness", the bands first wide released album. Red Hunter formed Peter and the Wolf in Austin more than ten years ago and he was very much alive in the local music scene before he got signed to a record label. His album entitled "Mellow Owl" was released in 2008.
Source: Author musicismylife

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