Whodunit?... with Nick and Audrey Spitz Chapter 3: Just What I Needed!

We're back... and that's a fact, Jack!

Hi, everybody! Remember us?

We're those lovable Jennifer Aniston

and Adam Sandler look-alikes,

Nick and Audrey Spitz, stars

of the hit Netflix original

movie Murder Mystery.

As you can see, we're still playing detective, examining

clues and trying to figure out who did the dastardly deed -

Miss Scarlett, Colonel Mustard or Mrs. Peacock.

While we try to solve our case, let's play another round of Whodunit.
Remember the rules? We'll give you the titles of 7 hit records along
with some additional clues. See if you can tell us Whodunit - who
is the artist, group or band that recorded the song?

If you're ready to play, let's put the pedal to the metal and find out
if you're just a garden variety gumshoe... or a first class dick.

RECORD #1:

This soft rock band formed in Melbourne,
Australia, in the mid 70s. In the decade
that followed they placed ten singles in
the top 20 on the U.S. chart including
"Man On Your Mind" which reached
the top 15 in the spring of 1982.

WHODUNIT?

RECORD #2:

Also formed in the mid 70s, this Boston based new wave - power pop rock band
was led by Baltimore born singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter Ric Ocasek.
In the spring of '78 their debut single "Just What I Needed" cracked the top 30.

WHODUNIT?

RECORD #3:

Born in New York's Greenwich Village, this female blues and folk singer
is best known for one of the biggest songs of 1974, "Midnight at the Oasis,"
a soft rock single that made a run at the top 5 and spent 24 weeks on the chart.

WHODUNIT?

RECORD #4:

This five member Tex-Mex rock band from San Antonio fronted by
Doug Sahm gained the biggest hit of their career in the spring
of 1965 with "She's About A Mover," a single that made a
run at the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

WHODUNIT?

RECORD #5:

In the fall of 1987 this Philadelphia based dance-pop group fronted
by zesty lead zinger Jade Starling topped the Dance Club chart
with "Catch Me (I'm Falling)," a song from the soundtrack
of the Jon Cryer movie Hiding Out.

WHODUNIT?

RECORD #6:

They are a brother and sister vocal duo from Trinidad. In the mid 60s
she made a name for herself in the UK releasing records as "Peanut."
In the fall of 1971 the singing sibs reached the top 20 in the U.S.
with a cover of "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep," a #1 hit in the
UK that year for the Scottish band Middle of the Road.

WHODUNIT?

RECORD #7:

Johann Hölzel, a singer and songwriter from Vienna, Austria, had an
international smash in 1986 with "Rock Me Amadeus," a tribute to
Austrian classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It became
the first German language song to peak at #1 on the Billboard
Hot 100 and topped the charts on both sides of the pond.

WHODUNIT?

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RECORD #1:

In the spring of 1982 the song "Man On Your Mind" was a top 15
hit in America for the Aussie soft rock band known as

 LITTLE RIVER BAND 

"Man On Your Mind" - Little River Band

(May/June 1982, highest chart pos. #13 Cash Box/#14 Hot 100)

RECORD #2:

Big in Beantown and just about everywhere else, this new wave power pop band

was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. In 1978 their debut
single "Just What I Needed," with bass player Benjamin Orr on lead vocals
in place of Ric Ocasek, went top 30 in the U.S. and top 5 in France.
The opening riff was derived from the late 60s nursery rhyme
pop hit "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by the Ohio Express.
By now you should know that this groovy band was 

 THE CARS 

"Just What I Needed" - The Cars

(Aug./Sept. 1978, highest chart pos.

#24 Cash Box/#27 Hot 100/#4 France)

RECORD #3:

Her 1974 soft rock hit "Midnight At The Oasis," inspired by Rudolph Valentino

sheik movies, spent nearly half a year on the chart and was nominated for

Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the Grammys. She is

 MARIA MULDAUR 

"Midnight At The Oasis" - Maria Muldaur

(Apr./May 1974, highest chart pos. #4 Cash Box/#6 Hot 100)

RECORD #4:

Doug Sahm was only 58 in 1999 when he died in his sleep of a heart attack.

In the spring of 1965, Doug and his five member Tex-Mex rock band

scored their biggest hit with "She's About A Mover," a song

penned by Doug. The guys called themselves

 SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET 

"She's About A Mover" - Sir Douglas Quintet

(May 1965, highest chart pos. #13 Hot 100/#24 Cash Box)

RECORD #5:

In the fall of 1987, "Catch Me (I'm Falling)," a song from the movie

Hiding Out, shot to #1 on the Dance Club chart. It was recorded

by Jade Starling and her Philly dance-pop group called

 PRETTY POISON 

"Catch Me (I'm Falling)" - Pretty Poison

(Sept thru Dec. 1987, highest chart pos. #1 Dance Club,

#8 Hot 100 & Cash Box/#13 R&B)

RECORD #6:

In 1971 the song "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep," written by British

artist Lally Stott, became a #1 hit in the UK for the Scottish

band Middle of the Road. The version best known in the

U.S. is a catchy cover waxed by a brother and sister

singing act from Trinidad. The duo was known as

 MAC & KATIE KISSOON 

"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" - Mac And Katie Kissoon

(Sept/Oct. 1971, highest chart pos. #18 Cash Box/#20 Hot 100)

RECORD #7:

In 1998, while mounting a comeback, Austrian singer and songwriter Johann Hölzel

was killed in an auto accident days before he would have turned age 41. Let's turn

back the clock to a happier time in 1986 when he was topping the chart with his

German language international hit "Rock Me Amadeus" and calling himself

 FALCO 

"Rock Me Amadeus" - Falco

(Feb./Mar. 1986, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

Okay let's find out how well you did on the quiz.

Use the scoring system below to determine

your music detective I.Q.

ALL 7 CORRECT

Holy moly, if you correctly named all 7 artists, you're a super sleuth!

You will be inducted into the Music Detective Hall of Fame

and the Whodunit Record Book.

6 CORRECT

BOOM! No shame whatsoever. I spy a budding private eye. You put the

Mike Hammer down. Charlie Chan - U Da Man. Way to go, Columbo!

5 CORRECT

Nice try, Sherlock! You're a middling, mediocre Magnum, P.I.

Looks like Popeye Doyle could use a little oil. You're no

Dick Tracy and you sure as hell aren't Cagney & Lacey!

3 OR 4 CORRECT

What the hay, at least you gave it your best shot (and failed).
Nancy Drew sure ain't you! Philip Trent got up and went.
Adrian Monk got no spunk. Inspector Clouseau's
got a long way to go!

1 OR 2 CORRECT

No! Not good! Bad! Face it. You're a defective detective!

Boston Blackie? Not exactly! Bulldog Drummond's got fleas!

Philip Marlowe set the bar low!

0 (GOOSE EGG, NONE) CORRECT

TIMBER! You flunked the course! Sam Spade fell asleep in the shade.

Holy dumbed-down Barney Fife, Batman! Peter Gunn ain't got none.

Nero Wolfe's been outfoxed. Kojak? NO, Jack!

Shhhhhh! We need you to keep this on the down low because we're still

working our Murder Mystery, but you'll be happy to know that we'll be

back soon to play another exciting game of Whodunit? Stick around!