Potpourri For 100 - Vol 2: Get Psyched as Shawn & Gus Return to Play Another Game of Rock Jeopardy!

Hi, I'm Shawn Spencer...

psychic sleuth and boy toy to the stars.

and this is my partner, Rumpelstiltskin Bleeth,

licensed mother's milk taste tester.

Not true, Shawn! 

Recently, Gus and I were celebrity contestants

on the TV game show Rock Jeopardy.

It went something..... like..... this.....

        I'll take

        Nursery Rhyme

        Songs for 100,

         Alex. 

The answer is...

Her name matching the title of a

hit song, written and recorded by

Lee Dorsey, and inspired by a

children's nursery rhyme, she

hosts the family-friendly blog

Whispering Pines.

      (DING) Shawn...

    The spirits have gathered 'round.

    They wish to speak through me.

    I am merely their conduit. I am

    their vessel. Hold on, it's coming

    to me now. Who is that wacky,

     lovable "Coochie-coochie" girl

    --- Latin spitfire Charo?

No... that's incorrect.

(DING) Gus...

"YaYa!"    

                  A reminder, Gus, that

                   your response must be

                in the form of a question.

               Sorry. Who is                   "YaYa"?   

Yes, that's right! "Sittin' here

la, la, waiting for my Ya Ya...

the much loved blogger who

brings us the latest from

Whispering Pines!

"Ya Ya" - Lee Dorsey

(Sept./Oct. 1961, highest chart pos. #1 R&B/#7 Hot 100/#8 Cash Box,

perf. on Sept. 26, 1966, episode of Where The Action Is) 

Gus, you now control
the board. Please select
a category and amount.

                Rock chicks

                   for 100.

The answer is...

Recorded by Canadian rock queen Lee Aaron,
this 2018 song and video featuring historic figures
Elvis Presley, Lady Liberty, Abraham Lincoln and
Amelia Earhart calls attention to the "polarization
of values and beliefs" that is occurring under the
current administration in Washington. 

 (DING) Shawn...

        
    What is...

    "You Picked a Fine
    Time to Leave Me,
    Loose Wheel"?

No... sorry, Shawn. 

(DING) Gus...

                             

                     What is                   "American High"?

Right you are, Gus - A song from
Lee Aaron's 2018 album Diamond
Baby Blues-- "American High!" 

"American High" - Lee Aaron

(from 2018 album Diamond Baby Blues)

Gus, you're on a roll.
Back to the board

you go to pick a

category and

amount.

            I'll take

            City Songs

               for 300.

The answer is...

A number one charting crossover hit

for Wilbert Harrison, the song's lyrics

include, "They got some crazy little

women there, and I'm gonna

get me one." 

 (DING) Shawn...

       What is

         Mar-a-Lago? 

I'm checking with the judges...

but they say no... they cannot

accept it... not what we

were looking for.

(DING) Gus...

                What is

            Kansas City"?  

You got it! "Goin' to Kansas City...

Kansas city here I come!"

"Kansas City" - Wilbert Harrison

(Apr./May 1959, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100, Cash Box and R&B) 

Okay, it's time to take a break.

Checking the score, we see that

Gus is our leader with $500,

while Shawn has yet to get

on the board with ZERO.

We'll see if Shawn can mount

a comeback in the next round.

 

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Potpourri For 100: Get Psyched as Shawn & Gus Make a Triumphant Return to Rock Jeopardy!

Hi, I'm Shawn Spencer,
psychic sleuth and boy toy to the stars.

And this is my partner, Wolfgang von Glockenspiel,
world renowned designer of erotic swizzle sticks.

Not true, Shawn!

Recently, Gus and I were celebrity contestants

on the new TV game show Rock Jeopardy

and it went something... like... this.....

Shawn Spencer, you control

the board. Please select a

category and amount.

Alex, after eating up
three minutes of air

time to think it over,

I've decided to take
Food Songs for 100.

The answer is: A familiar face and

frequent guest on TV variety shows

and sitcoms of the 60s and 70s -

actor, comedian, singer and

impressionist Guy Marks had

a hit on both sides of the Atlantic

with this novelty song parody

recalling the big band era.

(DING) Shawn...

I sense a disturbance
in the Force. It's as if
someone...or something
is trying to contact me.

My inner eye has 20-20

vision, and my future's

so bright I gotta

wear shades. 

Please hurry with your response,
Shawn. Don't let the buzzer sound.

What is "I Got Ants
in My Pants and I
Want to Dance"?

(BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ)

No... no... that is incorrect. (DING)
Gus Guster, can you take it?

"Loving You Has
Made Me Bananas."

Just to remind you, Gus, that your
response must be in the form of a
question or we cannot accept it.

What is "Loving You
Has Made Me Bananas"?

(DING DING DING)

Right you are! "Loving You Has

Made Me Bananas" by Guy Marks,

a record that reached #51 in the

states in 1968 and the top 30 in

the UK ten years later.

"Loving You Has Made Me Bananas" - Guy Marks

(Apr./May 1968, highest chart pos. #51 Hot 100,

re-released in UK in 1978 and peaked at #25,

perf. on May 1978 ep. of Top Of The Pops)

Gus, the board is yours.
Pick a category and amount.

Food Songs for 200, Alex.

The answer is: A popular breakfast

cereal introduced in 1965, its adver-

tising jingle was borrowed from a

1957 hit by Jimmie Rodgers.

(DING) Shawn...

What is Count Chocula?

(BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ)

No... not what we were looking for. 
(DING) Gus, over to you.

What is "Honeycomb"?

(DING DING DING)

That's it, you got it! "Honeycomb" -
a chart-topper in the fall of 1957!

"Honeycomb" - Jimmie Rodgers

(Sept./Oct. 1957, highest chart pos. #1)

Gus, the board is still yours.
Please select.

Let's go with
Dirty Ditties
for 100, Alex.

The answer is: Half of a popular brother
and sister recording act of the 60s, her
first single, released in January 1951,
entitled "Don't Do It," a controversial,
racy song about a couple parked on
lovers' lane and sung in a breathy,

seductive manner, was banned by
radio stations. (DING) Shawn...

Who are Ma & Pa Kettle?

(BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ)

(Alex pauses in stunned silence)
No... no... not even close, Shawn.
Gus, can you take it?

Who is... who is.....

Hurry... five seconds, Gus.

Who is...

Connie Stevens?

(BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ)

No, I'm sorry, Gus. You were on the
right track, but it's April Stevens...
that's the name we were looking for,
April Stevens of the famous sibling
duo Nino Tempo and April Stevens.

"Don't Do It" - April Stevens & "The Day Dreamers"

(Jan. 1951, B side of "The Sweetest Day")

We need to take a short break right here.

Checking the score, we see that Gus is

in the lead with 300 and Shawn is not yet

on the board. Why am I not surprised?

We'll be back with more of Rock Jeopardy

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