Answers to Saturday’s Quote Quiz
Below are the answers to Saturday’s quote quiz. Theme at end.
- “Lessons,” by Rush, from 2112.
- “The Marshall Plan,” by Blue Oyster Cult, from Cultosaurus Erectus.
- “Portrait (He Knew),” by Kansas, from Point of Know Return.
- “Baba O’Reilly,” by The Who, from Who’s Next. Credit also given for “Baba O’Riley,” which is apparently a misspelling of the intended title, which was named after one of Pete Townshend’s cousins. A competing theory is that the original spelling was correct, and that the reference was to Terry Riley. I don’t pretend to know which theory is correct, if either, so I’ll give full credit to both spellings.
- “Paranoid,” by Black Sabbath, from Paranoid. Full credit for anyone who identified the album by the name “War Pigs,” the title of the first track and the intended title of the album (which, you may notice, also fits much better with the cover).
- “Epic,” by Faith No More, from The Real Thing.
- “The Spirit of Radio,” by Rush, from Permanent Waves.
- “The Trooper,” by Iron Maiden, from Piece of Mind.
- “Dogs,” by Pink Floyd,” from Animals.
- “…And Justice for All,” by Metallica, from …And Justice for All.
THEME: Songs with counter-intuitive titles that appear nowhere in the lyrics. As a result, these songs are frequently referred to by incorrect titles, e.g., “Portrait (He Knew)” is frequently cited simply as “He Knew,” Baba O’Reilly/O’Riley as “Teenage Wasteland,” etc. The former is a sore spot for me, having fallen into that trap myself not once, but twice, while taking Patterico’s quizzes.
