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Quiz about Texas Campfire Tapes Michelle Shocked

Texas Campfire Tapes - Michelle Shocked Quiz

Texas folk singer Michelle Shocked's first release was a bootleg entitled "The Texas Campfire Tapes". Do you remember her lyrics from the album?

A multiple-choice quiz by rowena8482. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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rowena8482

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
257,146

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. What was "the man standing in an alley" wearing with his necktie? Hint

A White Tuxedo

A Winning Smile

Black Dress Shoes

A Three Piece Suit

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who were the old sailor and his lost love that he would never talk about? Hint

Bluebeard and Moll

Peg-Leg and Poll

Patch-Eye and Meg

Cut-Throat and Susie

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the "Secret to a long life"? Hint

Knowing when to say no

Sleeping home at night

Living clean and right

Knowing when it's time to go

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the "guy named ____ tried to keep her clean"? 'her' being Ruby Red from "Fogtown". Hint

Tommy

Willie

Jimmy

Juan

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following is NOT a description used for the boy in "The Incomplete Image"? Hint

Rich Man's Son

Four Four Troubador

Travelling Tramp

Shiftless Poorboy

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "The Secret Admirer", what do "the guys in the disco" call 'her'? Hint

Sweety

Honey

Tooty

Angel

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Question 7 of 10

7. What time is it in Amsterdam? Hint

6 am

5 am

4 am

3 am

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Question 8 of 10

8. Can you complete the following lyric? - "I'm steppin' out, Oh! ______ I'm steppin' out" Hint

Hallelujah

Lordy Lordy

Momma

Daddy O

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Question 9 of 10

9. Complete the title of the song - "Don't you mess around with my _____" Hint

Little Sister

Guitar

Girl

Blue Suede Shoes

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Question 10 of 10

10. The song "Stranded In A Limousine" appeared on the bonus re-issue of the "Campfire Tapes" in 1991. Who wrote it? Hint

Paul McCartney

Paul Anka

Paul Simon

Neil Sedaka

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was "the man standing in an alley" wearing with his necktie?

Answer: Black Dress Shoes

There are 12 tracks on the original recordings, and all of them are shorter than three minutes in length.

2. Who were the old sailor and his lost love that he would never talk about?

Answer: Patch-Eye and Meg

"The ballad of Patch-Eye and Meg" is a childhood memory of an old sailor's tall tales - "told me how he lost his eye, told me all about his wooden leg. But he never would tell how he lost the love of brown haired, blue eyed Meg".

3. What is the "Secret to a long life"?

Answer: Knowing when it's time to go

The "Campfire Tapes" were recorded at Kerrville Folk Festival, Texas, in May 1986, on a Sony Walkman.

4. Who was the "guy named ____ tried to keep her clean"? 'her' being Ruby Red from "Fogtown".

Answer: Juan

"Fogtown" tells how a prostitute dies of a heroin overdose, in spite of "Juan" trying to save her. We never find out what Juan's relationship with Ruby Red actually is.

5. Which of the following is NOT a description used for the boy in "The Incomplete Image"?

Answer: Shiftless Poorboy

This song is more spoken than sung with a compelling rhythm, making the sudden stop at the end more of a jolt, as if the song, like the image of the title, is incomplete.

6. In "The Secret Admirer", what do "the guys in the disco" call 'her'?

Answer: Tooty

In this song, it turns out that 'her' secret admirer is herself.

7. What time is it in Amsterdam?

Answer: 5 am

In order to get the recordings for the album, Pete Lawrence passed himself off as a journalist for a UK based magazine called "Folk Roots" then released the album as a bootleg on his own "Cooking Vinyl" label.

8. Can you complete the following lyric? - "I'm steppin' out, Oh! ______ I'm steppin' out"

Answer: Lordy Lordy

At 1 minute 51 seconds, "Steppin' Out" is the shortest song on the album.

9. Complete the title of the song - "Don't you mess around with my _____"

Answer: Little Sister

The full title of the song is "(Don't you mess around with my) Little Sister"

10. The song "Stranded In A Limousine" appeared on the bonus re-issue of the "Campfire Tapes" in 1991. Who wrote it?

Answer: Paul Simon

The 'bonus' issue was sold during Michelle's live tour and has 15 tracks. It was called the "Texas Sharecropper Tapes".

Source: Author rowena8482

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