charon 4,938 Posted December 15, 2018 "Drive" by the Cars at Live Aid was the name of Country boy Alan Jacksons album in 2002. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,847 Posted December 15, 2018 28 minutes ago, time said: This involves a fairly loose definition of 'a couple of years', but possibly Human Touch as performed by Rick Springfield at Live Aid, then being the title track Bruce Springsteen's ninth studio album. 8 minutes ago, charon said: "Drive" by the Cars at Live Aid was the name of Country boy Alan Jacksons album in 2002. Good shouts, but I do mean "a couple of years" as in 1987. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,234 Posted December 15, 2018 8 minutes ago, Toast said: Good shouts, but I do mean "a couple of years" as in 1987. Ok - it's Bad. U2 / Michael Jackson. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted December 15, 2018 American Girl (Tom Petty) also a country album a few years later. Edit/ I see the Year now, GC nailed it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,847 Posted December 15, 2018 4 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Ok - it's Bad. U2 / Michael Jackson. Correct! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,234 Posted December 15, 2018 Ok, a film/movie, a song and an album with the same name. Big success. So it's done again, 3 years later. Again a big hit. And I'm looking for the latter song. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted December 15, 2018 Not the same song? Missing the point I am..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,234 Posted December 15, 2018 1 minute ago, charon said: Not the same song? Missing the point I am..... No not the same. First the was one song, one album and one movie with name "A" - and then, three years later, another song, another album, and another film, all with name "B". Same artist... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted December 15, 2018 Sounds Bing or Elvis material... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,099 Posted December 15, 2018 I am sure this isn't what was being thought of, but Magical Mystery Tour was 1967 and Let It Be was released 1970. Edit: And it fits the clue? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,847 Posted December 15, 2018 Does the artist appear in the films, or just on the soundtrack? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,234 Posted December 15, 2018 30 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: I am sure this isn't what was being thought of, but Magical Mystery Tour was 1967 and Let It Be was released 1970. Edit: And it fits the clue? It almost does. But I guess I should clarify that not only was the movie and the album a hit, but the song as well. So not Magical Mystery Tour. Think a little bigger when it comes to the hit, and a little smaller when it comes to the artist. Re: Toast: Everywhere Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,099 Posted December 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, gcreptile said: It almost does. But I guess I should clarify that not only was the movie and the album a hit, but the song as well. So not Magical Mystery Tour. Think a little bigger when it comes to the hit, and a little smaller when it comes to the artist. Re: Toast: Everywhere Magical Mystery Tour was a Number 2 hit here, ha! Anyhow, second film was a sequel to the first? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,234 Posted December 15, 2018 4 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Magical Mystery Tour was a Number 2 hit here, ha! Anyhow, second film was a sequel to the first? No, and "film/movie" from my initial clue refers to the fact that the first song/album/film was a real "movie" - and the second one was a "film". Now I see, by the way, that the songs in question were bigger hits in the US than in the UK - the first album was also bigger in the US, but the second album had a higher chart peak in the UK than in the US. But both albums and songs were Top 10 on both sides. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,847 Posted December 15, 2018 11 minutes ago, gcreptile said: No, and "film/movie" from my initial clue refers to the fact that the first song/album/film was a real "movie" - and the second one was a "film". I don't understand the distinction. Movie is an American word for what we in the UK call a film. Same thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,099 Posted December 15, 2018 Just now, Toast said: I don't understand the distinction. Movie is an American word for what we in the UK call a film. Same thing. Maybe one is fictional, and one is a documentary, or docudrama. E.g. Let It Be was a film of the band and MMT was a story. (Gosh, I'm so close I can taste it!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,234 Posted December 15, 2018 Just now, YoungWillz said: Maybe one is fictional, and one is a documentary, or docudrama. E.g. Let It Be was a film of the band and MMT was a story. (Gosh, I'm so close I can taste it!) Yes, you know what I mean - one is a "real" movie with a script, actors and so on...the other one is a different format. It's actually a little funny that the hints apply to your solution just as well as the case I have in mind. You're only roughly 15 years too far in the past - let's say 17 years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,847 Posted December 15, 2018 Is it Purple Rain and Sign Of The Times? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,933 Posted December 15, 2018 3 hours ago, gcreptile said: No not the same. First the was one song, one album and one movie with name "A" - and then, three years later, another song, another album, and another film, all with name "B". Same artist... This is Elvis isn't it? Two separate songs? Speedway was 1968, but other one can't be Harum Scarum as that's not a song title. Girl Happy was released in 1965 which would meet the 3 years from Speedway? Unless you're going with the early stuff and Loving You (1958) and G.I. Blues (1961)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,234 Posted December 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Toast said: Is it Purple Rain and Sign Of The Times? It is! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,558 Posted December 16, 2018 Scottish band formed around St Andrews The song, released in 2001, samples a 1969 song that topped the Belgian charts In the video the band members are dressed as astronaut Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted December 16, 2018 13 hours ago, Toast said: I don't understand the distinction. Movie is an American word for what we in the UK call a film. Same thing. So it’s called a film theatre? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,847 Posted December 16, 2018 6 hours ago, Sir Creep said: So it’s called a film theatre? No, we call it a cinema. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,840 Posted December 16, 2018 23 minutes ago, Toast said: No, we call it a cinema. I remember being told off when I was teenager by an old man who said I shouldn't say cinema, I should call it a picture house. For a while I wondered if cinema had some hidden meaning but on reflection I think the old man was just being weird. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 12,180 Posted December 16, 2018 9 hours ago, Wee Jum said: Scottish band formed around St Andrews The song, released in 2001, samples a 1969 song that topped the Belgian charts In the video the band members are dressed as astronaut ...nope, I need more! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
