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Title: Solved At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 10, 2011, 10:22:30 AM
My final Puzzle about cars, and songs about cars (or other modes of transport, real or imagined), and the artists who recorded those songs. This swan-song installment once again spans the scale from "this is ridiculously easy" to "what, are you kidding me?! It skews to the latter, I hope.  >:D

The rules are as follows: No points for naming one of these cars - they are mostly quite easy. The points will be awarded for identifying the artist (1 point each), the song (1 point each), and the correct pairing (1 point each) as represented by a corresponding picture of a car, or an automotive event. While many of these artist have gone on to other walks of life, or that recording studio in the sky, and though their records may be long-since out-of-print, there are no insider-only "you have to have the book" requirements. Patience and good detective work is all that is required to find the solution to all of these. The answers are all available to the general public.

Enjoy!



(http://www.autopuzzles.com/catlarta.jpg)
The Flying Burrito Brothers

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The Corvairs

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The Banshees

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Ronnie Spector

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Nelson Riddle

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Michael Nesmith & The First National Band

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Marshall Crenshaw

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Madness

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Lovin' Spoonful

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Johnny Rivers

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Four Teens

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Billy "The Kid" Emerson

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A-Cads

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Conductor Jack and the Zinghoppers

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Joe Parr Band

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Wheels

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Spark Plug

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Every Woman I Know

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Theme From Route 66

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Keys to the Car

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On The Run

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Younger Generation

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Lights on the Highway

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Let's Go Riding In the Car

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Driving In My Car

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Girl with the Wind in Her Hair

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Take a Ride with Me

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Don't Worry Baby

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Nadine

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Corvair Song


We'll track the ID's and Matches here:

The Flying Burrito Brothers and Wheels / Amsterdam
The Corvairs and The Girl With The Wind In Her Hair /   Tom_I
The Banshees and Take a Ride with Me / Tom_I
Ronnie Spector and Don't Worry Baby / Tom_I
Nelson Riddle and Route 66 Theme / Ray B.
Michael Nesmith & The First National Band and Keys to the Car / Oguerrerob
Marshall Crenshaw and On The Run / Amsterdam
Madness and Driving In My Car / Amsterdam
Lovin' Spoonful and Younger Generation /   Oguerrerob
A-Cads and Nadine / Tom_I
Four Teens and Spark Plug / Tom_I
Billy "The Kid" Emerson and Every Woman I Know / Tom_I
Johnny Rivers and Lights On The Highway / Tom_I
Conductor Jack and the Zinghoppers and Let's Go Riding In the Car / Amsterdam
Joe Parr Band and Corvair Song / Tom_I
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Aaron65 on April 10, 2011, 10:50:10 AM
Band A--Flying Burrito Brothers  Song 6--"White Line Fever?"
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 10, 2011, 10:56:46 AM
Quote from: Aaron65 on April 10, 2011, 10:50:10 AM
Band A--Flying Burrito Brothers  Song 6--"White Line Fever?"

Right band; but not that song
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Aaron65 on April 10, 2011, 11:00:24 AM
Tina Turner--D  Song 3--"Row, Row, Row your Boat?"  (Even I don't think that one's right...) :)
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 10, 2011, 11:02:55 AM
Ms Turner is not in this puzzle; ditto Row, Row...
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: pnegyesi on April 10, 2011, 12:18:39 PM
Could be N12 a Gasoline baby? Because then it pairs with artist G: Marshall Crenshaw
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Ray B. on April 10, 2011, 12:43:45 PM
I guess J is Peter Frampton, to be matched with song 6 "The long and winding road"
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 10, 2011, 01:05:06 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 10, 2011, 12:18:39 PM
Could be N12 a Gasoline baby? Because then it pairs with artist G: Marshall Crenshaw

Crenshaw is correct
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 10, 2011, 01:06:56 PM
Quote from: Ray B. on April 10, 2011, 12:43:45 PM
I guess J is Peter Frampton, to be matched with song 6 "The long and winding road"

Mr Frampton is not in this puzzle; ditto Long and Winding...
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 10, 2011, 01:10:13 PM
Not as many 'say what you see' pictures this time. Some lyrics reaserch is in order for some of these
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Allemano on April 10, 2011, 01:20:57 PM
D= Jefferson Airplane/Starship and song 13 "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds"?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 10, 2011, 01:27:01 PM
Quote from: Allemano on April 10, 2011, 01:20:57 PM
D= Jefferson Airplane/Starship and song 13 "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds"?

The Airplane is not in this puzzle; ditto 3/5 of a Mile...
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on April 10, 2011, 01:27:43 PM
F Mike Nesmith & First National Band 5 Keys to the car
I John Sebastian & Lovin' Spoonful 8 On the road again
H Elvis Costello 7 The Long Honeymoon
D Amy Winehouse
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: pnegyesi on April 10, 2011, 01:53:39 PM
Marshall Crenshaw (G): Rockin' around in NYC (song 8 )
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Tackitt on April 10, 2011, 02:12:15 PM
H - Billy Joel  and  #14 I'm Movin' Out (Cadillac-ak-ak-ak ;D)?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 10, 2011, 02:45:40 PM
H = Madness and car # 10 Song: Driving In My Car

I’ve been driving in my car, it’s not quite a jaguar
I bought it in primrose hill from a bloke from brazil
It was made in fifty-nine in a factory by the tyne
It says morris on the door, the g.p.o. owned it before
I drive in it for my job, the governor calls me a slob
But I don’t really care, give me some gas and the open air
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 04:59:59 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 10, 2011, 01:27:43 PM
F Mike Nesmith & First National Band 5 Keys to the car

Out first correct match!

Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 10, 2011, 01:27:43 PM
I John Sebastian & Lovin' Spoonful 8 On the road again

Right band, wrong song

Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 10, 2011, 01:27:43 PM
H Elvis Costello 7 The Long Honeymoon

No, and no

Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 10, 2011, 01:27:43 PM
D Amy Winehouse

No
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 05:02:26 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 10, 2011, 01:53:39 PM
Marshall Crenshaw (G): Rockin' around in NYC (song 8 )

Not that song either...
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 05:03:54 AM
Quote from: Tackitt on April 10, 2011, 02:12:15 PM
H - Billy Joel  and  #14 I'm Movin' Out (Cadillac-ak-ak-ak ;D)?

My Joel is not in this puzzle; ditto Movin' Out...
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 05:04:49 AM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 10, 2011, 02:45:40 PM
H = Madness and car # 10 Song: Driving In My Car

Correct!
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on April 11, 2011, 06:58:18 AM
I. John Sebastian & Lovin' Spoonful 9. Summer in the city
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 08:01:58 AM
No
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 10:23:23 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 05:02:26 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 10, 2011, 01:53:39 PM
Marshall Crenshaw (G): Rockin' around in NYC (song 8 )

Not that song either...

Marshall Crenshaw (G): On The Run (song 8 ) ??

Run...i'm on the run...just like a killer
Down the dark highway






Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 10:44:13 AM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 10:23:23 AM
Marshall Crenshaw (G): On The Run (song 8 ) ??

Right guy; right song; wrong picture.

Night's fallin'...the wind's callin' her name
How did I ever get caught in this game?

White lines on the road keep rolling by
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 10:51:50 AM
Maybe #11 ??
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on April 11, 2011, 10:53:26 AM
I. John Sebastian & Lovin' Spoonful 6. 6 o'clock
D. Grace Slick & Jefferson Airplane 11. Watch her ride
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: pnegyesi on April 11, 2011, 11:15:54 AM
Could the Flying Burrito Brothers be Wheels (No6?)
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 01:33:04 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 10:51:50 AM
Maybe #11 ??

No
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 01:35:38 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 11, 2011, 10:53:26 AM
I. John Sebastian & Lovin' Spoonful 6. 6 o'clock

Not that one

Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 11, 2011, 10:53:26 AM
D. Grace Slick & Jefferson Airplane 11. Watch her ride

The Airplane were not in this puzzle yesterday. Still absent today. Watch Her Ride is not in this puzzle, either.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 01:36:26 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 11, 2011, 11:15:54 AM
Could the Flying Burrito Brothers be Wheels (No6?)

Right song; wrong pic.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: pnegyesi on April 11, 2011, 01:46:03 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 01:36:26 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 11, 2011, 11:15:54 AM
Could the Flying Burrito Brothers be Wheels (No6?)

Right song; wrong pic.

Could be pic No8?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 01:50:45 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 01:33:04 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 10:51:50 AM
Maybe #11 ??

No

Or is it #1?




Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 02:16:53 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 01:50:45 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 01:33:04 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 10:51:50 AM
Maybe #11 ??

No

Or is it #1?


Bingo!




Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 02:19:35 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 02:16:53 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 01:50:45 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 01:33:04 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 10:51:50 AM
Maybe #11 ??

No

Or is it #1?


Bingo!






''Oh yes I'm gonna be wild and free'' 


Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 03:25:37 PM
Is E Harry James ? with 3 "bathing beauties" from a Mack Sennett comedy motion picture
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 04:21:55 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 03:25:37 PM
Is E Harry James ? with 3 "bathing beauties" from a Mack Sennett comedy motion picture

Not Harry.

That picture is from a Sennett Pic, but the song is not from that movie.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Aaron65 on April 11, 2011, 05:27:59 PM
Is the Lovin Spoonful song "On the Road Again?"
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 06:04:56 PM
No
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on April 12, 2011, 10:35:45 AM
I. John Sebastian & Lovin' Spoonful 9. Warm Baby 'Summertime's for summer girls' he sings
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 12, 2011, 01:05:52 PM
Not that one.

While not technically a 'car song', the puzzle song mentions a mode of transportation which correlates (loosely) with one of the pictures.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: pnegyesi on April 12, 2011, 01:25:36 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 11, 2011, 01:46:03 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 01:36:26 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 11, 2011, 11:15:54 AM
Could the Flying Burrito Brothers be Wheels (No6?)

Right song; wrong pic.

Could be pic No8?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 12, 2011, 02:09:39 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 12, 2011, 01:25:36 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 11, 2011, 01:46:03 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 01:36:26 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 11, 2011, 11:15:54 AM
Could the Flying Burrito Brothers be Wheels (No6?)

Right song; wrong pic.

Could be pic No8?

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 02:16:53 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 01:50:45 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 11, 2011, 01:33:04 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 11, 2011, 10:51:50 AM
Maybe #11 ??

No

Or is it #1?


Bingo!

Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 12, 2011, 02:10:21 PM
So, Wheels is #1.

I'll add the identifiers directly under the pics soon.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on April 12, 2011, 09:20:14 PM
Could B 10 Rooty Toot  "Well I'm a-ridin' down the road in my old jalop"
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: pnegyesi on April 13, 2011, 01:28:16 AM
Is song No4: Take it easy?
Is song No9: Seven little girls (sitting in the back seat)?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 13, 2011, 03:53:49 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 12, 2011, 09:20:14 PM
Could B 10 Rooty Toot  "Well I'm a-ridin' down the road in my old jalop"

No sir
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 13, 2011, 03:54:16 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 13, 2011, 01:28:16 AM
Is song No4: Take it easy?
Is song No9: Seven little girls (sitting in the back seat)?

No and no
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on April 13, 2011, 10:50:18 AM
13. Crossroads sung by Lovin' Spoonful
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 13, 2011, 01:53:06 PM
#9 is taken at Ford's Magic Skyway, New York World's Fair, 1964

So is #9 Do You Believe In Magic by (I) Lovin' Spoonful
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 13, 2011, 02:59:11 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 13, 2011, 10:50:18 AM
13. Crossroads sung by Lovin' Spoonful

No
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 13, 2011, 03:00:00 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 12, 2011, 01:05:52 PM
Not that one.

While not technically a 'car song', the puzzle song mentions a mode of transportation which correlates (loosely) with one of the pictures.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 13, 2011, 03:21:48 PM
Let's try I Lovin' Spoonful #8 You Didn't Have To Be So Nice ??
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 13, 2011, 03:55:49 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 13, 2011, 03:21:48 PM
Let's try I Lovin' Spoonful #8 You Didn't Have To Be So Nice ??


The mode of trasport is a vehicle type
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on April 13, 2011, 07:56:42 PM
11. My Gal?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 14, 2011, 04:58:59 AM
No

Each of the songs has something to do with car, another form of transportation, or traveling in a vehicle
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on April 14, 2011, 07:20:31 AM
10. Almost Grown sung by Lovin' Spoonful
'I'm gonna buy me a little car,
Drive my girl in the park'
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 14, 2011, 11:09:32 AM
Not that song.

Picture 10 has already been matched with another song.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 14, 2011, 02:03:37 PM
N = Conductor Jack & the Zinghoppers

Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Tom_I on April 14, 2011, 03:20:20 PM
Sorry to be a pain, but I'm confused.

Apologies if I've got it wrong, but something seems to have gone adrift. In the results listing on the first page Marshall Crenshaw (G) is linked with On the Run (6), but as far as I can see Song 6 has not been identified anywhere in the puzzle yet.

Amsterdam first mentioned On the Run in Reply #22, suggesting it was Song 8. Reply #23 said it was the right song but wrong picture. He then suggested Song 11 in Reply #24, rejected in #27. He then suggested Song 1 in Reply #31, which was said the be correct in #32.

But now it seem that Song 1 is Wheels.

The confusion seems to have started around Reply #30, and come to a head in #41, where the two quotes are actually talking about different pairings - pnegyesi about the Flying Burrito Brothers and Wheels, and Amsterdam about Marshall Crenshaw and On the Run.

At least I think that's what's happened. ???
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 14, 2011, 03:39:57 PM
 :P I see now you are right Tom. Wheels is now #1 and On the Run is #6 while it was guessed the other way arround.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 14, 2011, 03:43:55 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 14, 2011, 02:03:37 PM
N = Conductor Jack & the Zinghoppers



Maybe song #3 Toot! Toot! All Aboard! ??
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 14, 2011, 04:18:51 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 14, 2011, 02:03:37 PM
N = Conductor Jack & the Zinghoppers



Correct.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 14, 2011, 04:21:53 PM
Quote from: Tom_I on April 14, 2011, 03:20:20 PM
Sorry to be a pain, but I'm confused.

Apologies if I've got it wrong, but something seems to have gone adrift. In the results listing on the first page Marshall Crenshaw (G) is linked with On the Run (6), but as far as I can see Song 6 has not been identified anywhere in the puzzle yet.

Amsterdam first mentioned On the Run in Reply #22, suggesting it was Song 8. Reply #23 said it was the right song but wrong picture. He then suggested Song 11 in Reply #24, rejected in #27. He then suggested Song 1 in Reply #31, which was said the be correct in #32.

But now it seem that Song 1 is Wheels.

The confusion seems to have started around Reply #30, and come to a head in #41, where the two quotes are actually talking about different pairings - pnegyesi about the Flying Burrito Brothers and Wheels, and Amsterdam about Marshall Crenshaw and On the Run.

At least I think that's what's happened. ???

You're right. So, from here on, I will only say "yes" or "no" to those guesses that call out the letter or number of the picture, and the artist or song the guesser believes goes with the picture. Follow up questions such as "OK, how about (name of song)?" will be rejected as incomplete.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 14, 2011, 04:23:27 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 14, 2011, 03:43:55 PM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 14, 2011, 02:03:37 PM
N = Conductor Jack & the Zinghoppers



Maybe song #3 Toot! Toot! All Aboard! ??

That song does not appear in this puzzle.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: pnegyesi on April 16, 2011, 03:31:14 AM
N is Conductor and the Zinghoppers - thanks Amsterdam.
The matching song is most probably Let's Go Riding In the Car which could be No11
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: pnegyesi on April 16, 2011, 03:33:55 AM
It's not part of this puzzle, but I can't resist this. From a forum discussion on songs, related to cars:
Que Dificil Es Hacer el Amor en un Simca 1000 - Los Inhumanos
(It's so hard to make love in a Simca 1000)
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 16, 2011, 03:37:51 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 16, 2011, 03:31:14 AM
N is Conductor and the Zinghoppers - thanks Amsterdam.
The matching song is most probably Let's Go Riding In the Car which could be No11

Right song, wrong picture (though it has some similarities to #11)
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 16, 2011, 03:38:29 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 16, 2011, 03:33:55 AM
It's not part of this puzzle, but I can't resist this. From a forum discussion on songs, related to cars:
Que Dificil Es Hacer el Amor en un Simca 1000 - Los Inhumanos
(It's so hard to make love in a Simca 1000)

Perhaps that will be part of another puzzle some day ;D
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: pnegyesi on April 16, 2011, 03:42:29 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 16, 2011, 03:37:51 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 16, 2011, 03:31:14 AM
N is Conductor and the Zinghoppers - thanks Amsterdam.
The matching song is most probably Let's Go Riding In the Car which could be No11

Right song, wrong picture (though it has some similarities to #11)

My second guess would be No7
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 16, 2011, 04:13:04 AM
Not that one...
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 16, 2011, 04:27:36 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 16, 2011, 03:31:14 AM
N is Conductor and the Zinghoppers - thanks Amsterdam.
The matching song is most probably Let's Go Riding In the Car which could be No11

So the song is Let's Go Riding In the Car -thanks pnegyesi
Is it matching No 9?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 16, 2011, 06:00:38 AM
Yes!
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 16, 2011, 06:50:23 AM
Became the little artist in picture E famous playing that trombone?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 16, 2011, 07:33:13 AM
He paid the bills playing trombone, until he found greater success elsewhere in the musical world
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 16, 2011, 07:36:59 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 16, 2011, 07:33:13 AM
He paid the bills playing trombone, until he found greater success elsewhere in the musical world

Did he became a producer?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 16, 2011, 07:38:43 AM
Not that, but closely related.

In the context of this puzzle, he also wrote the song in questions.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Ray B. on April 16, 2011, 07:53:42 AM
So, Artist E = Woody Guthrie?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 16, 2011, 08:01:12 AM
No, not him. This guy worked the other side of the street.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: pnegyesi on April 16, 2011, 03:59:12 PM
C is the 1910 Fruitgum company and the only remotely car-related song I could find was Yummy, yummy 1-2-3 Red Light - but I got no clue which picture would depict this
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 16, 2011, 06:42:16 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 16, 2011, 03:59:12 PM
C is the 1910 Fruitgum company

No
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 17, 2011, 08:21:22 AM
B The Cadillacs ??
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 17, 2011, 08:23:55 AM
No, but they are named after an automobile. 8)
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 17, 2011, 10:02:19 AM
The Continentals ??
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 17, 2011, 11:15:42 AM
Quote from: Amsterdam on April 17, 2011, 10:02:19 AM
The Continentals ??

They do not appear in this puzzle
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Aaron65 on April 17, 2011, 11:26:40 AM
B--Little Anthony and the Imperials?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 17, 2011, 01:49:35 PM
Quote from: Aaron65 on April 17, 2011, 11:26:40 AM
B--Little Anthony and the Imperials?

No
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 17, 2011, 01:53:16 PM
Let's try B-The Falcons ??
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 17, 2011, 03:05:31 PM
Not the Falcons

Only a few thousand car names to go!  ;D
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Amsterdam on April 18, 2011, 04:32:54 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 17, 2011, 03:05:31 PM
Not the Falcons

Only a few thousand car names to go!  ;D

 :D I know! and they all got the same tailor and hairdresser!

B- Did these guys play any instruments, or where they a Doo Wop group?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 18, 2011, 05:23:47 AM
They were vocalists.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 22, 2011, 05:32:46 AM
Quote from: Ray B. on April 16, 2011, 07:53:42 AM
So, Artist E = Woody Guthrie?

Look to the top - the very top - for a well-disguised yet very visible clue.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: pnegyesi on April 22, 2011, 12:11:27 PM
Do you have any Swedish bands among the those which have not been identified yet?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Ray B. on April 23, 2011, 05:07:24 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 22, 2011, 05:32:46 AM
Quote from: Ray B. on April 16, 2011, 07:53:42 AM
So, Artist E = Woody Guthrie?

Look to the top - the very top - for a well-disguised yet very visible clue.

As usual, I'd have to clean my glasses cause I never find the clues.

Cisco Houston?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 23, 2011, 05:11:07 AM
Further up...all right?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 01, 2011, 04:40:34 AM
A very detailed answer to one of these is within the AutoPuzzles site.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on May 04, 2011, 10:00:32 PM
John Sebastian & Lovin' Spoonful with 2 Never going Down
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 05, 2011, 04:21:24 AM
Not that one...
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on May 05, 2011, 10:03:27 AM
Lovin' Spoonful and 2. Boredom
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 05, 2011, 07:23:07 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on May 05, 2011, 10:03:27 AM
Lovin' Spoonful and 2. Boredom

No
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on May 05, 2011, 09:45:09 PM
Lovin' Spoonful and 12 Don't You Just Know It
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 06, 2011, 05:27:23 AM
No
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on May 06, 2011, 07:51:09 AM
Lovin' Spoonful and 2 Face Of Appalachia
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 06, 2011, 05:06:17 PM
We're going to burn through the entire Spoonful catalog, aren't we?

I'd go to the other end of the alphabetical listing, and work forward.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on May 06, 2011, 05:20:35 PM
I'd rather not but...   following instructions (I guess) keep going L.S. and 7 Younger Generation
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 07, 2011, 05:04:02 AM
It was only a suggestion. But you leveraged the clue very well! You have correctly matched the Spoonful with Younger Generation

Like, hey, pop, can I go ride my zoom? It goes two hundred miles an hour, suspended on balloons

Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 07, 2011, 05:07:07 AM
OK - that one was a stretch. But now that the easier ones are out of the way, Won't you have a go, Mister or Miss Rookie, Expert or Pro?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 24, 2011, 04:44:02 AM
And "the last" will last and last and last...

Black hole is coming soon
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 29, 2011, 06:47:21 AM
 8) One artist is a famous ax man.

 8) One artist is named for an outlaw.

 8) One artist was once wed to a person who later became an outlaw.

 8) At least two artists share their names with automobiles, and one of those automobiles is the subject of one of the songs.

As I've been generous with these clues, random guesses with no substance to back them up will not be entertained.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on May 29, 2011, 07:16:42 AM
If I understood correctly Lovin' Spoonful match with Younger Generation (7), Isn't that right? I ask because is not on the list.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Aaron65 on May 29, 2011, 08:11:23 AM
Is L John Lee Hooker?  (I have my doubts)
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 29, 2011, 08:32:45 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on May 29, 2011, 07:16:42 AM
If I understood correctly Lovin' Spoonful match with Younger Generation (7), Isn't that right? I ask because is not on the list.

Yes
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 29, 2011, 08:33:29 AM
Quote from: Aaron65 on May 29, 2011, 08:11:23 AM
Is L John Lee Hooker?  (I have my doubts)

Trust your doubts - it's not him.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 07, 2011, 05:42:27 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on May 29, 2011, 06:47:21 AM
8) One artist is a famous ax man.

 8) One artist is named for an outlaw.

 8) One artist was once wed to a person who later became an outlaw.

 8) At least two artists share their names with automobiles, and one of those automobiles is the subject of one of the songs.

As I've been generous with these clues, random guesses with no substance to back them up will not be entertained.

... Bueller?

... Bueller?

... Bueller?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Ray B. on June 08, 2011, 04:28:07 AM
What has Ferris Bueller got to do with this?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 08, 2011, 05:32:43 AM
I was suggesting one or more students were absent from class.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zyjLyBp64
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 13, 2011, 04:19:26 AM
Black hole
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 03, 2011, 06:06:09 AM
Artist D is one of many to record a version of this song. Which song? You don't have to go far, to find the answer.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 03, 2011, 06:19:33 AM
Guitar-playing artist J was a session musician, but also charted a number of recording where he sang and, sometimes, played some memorable guitar licks. Others were often fluffy covers of songs that had already charted for others.

At least one of them featured a very familiar opening guitar riff. However, that song's very existence might seem a puzzling non sequitur to our friends in the UK ..... where's the harpsichord?  

Alas, that song is not featured here. But this lavish and generous clue might get you somewhere.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 07, 2011, 04:31:30 AM
Wow, this puzzle is a dud! The previous installment should have been the last.

OK - another clue. Please check my math.  ;)

16,327 + 159 = 13


Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Tom_I on July 07, 2011, 07:18:08 AM
It's not a dud,  just tough.  :)

Anyway, I just blundered across one while I was looking for something else (and I've at last picked up on a clue from earlier).

Artists B are the Corvairs, also known as the West Siders. I'm not too sure about the song, but I'll try 11, "Girl with the wind in her hair" (1963).
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 07, 2011, 10:33:00 AM
Quote from: Tom_I on July 07, 2011, 07:18:08 AM
Anyway, I just blundered across one while I was looking for something else (and I've at last picked up on a clue from earlier).

Artists B are the Corvairs, also known as the West Siders. I'm not too sure about the song, but I'll try 11, "Girl with the wind in her hair" (1963).

Progress! And you didn't even need my latest clues. ;D
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: pnegyesi on July 12, 2011, 02:19:45 PM
Is E Charles Brown?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 12, 2011, 04:54:10 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on July 12, 2011, 02:19:45 PM
Is E Charles Brown?

Not him.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 16, 2011, 08:53:48 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on July 12, 2011, 04:54:10 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on July 12, 2011, 02:19:45 PM
Is E Charles Brown?

Not him.

Perhaps this is not a puzzle, but rather, an un-solvable riddle.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 16, 2011, 08:55:06 AM
I trust the performers of song #2 won't require 2 x 7 clues to identify.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Tom_I on July 16, 2011, 09:19:08 AM
Well, I can't pass up on a clue as generous as that. ;D

Artists K are The Four Teens (geddit?), and Song 2 is their 1958 single "Spark Plug".

I don't know why I didn't think of that before, but in the picture the spark is a long way from the plug, and that sent me in other directions. You'd be amazed how many songs there are with "internal combustion" in the lyrics..... :-\
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 16, 2011, 09:50:29 AM
Boo-ya!  ;D
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 17, 2011, 06:19:16 AM
Seven down, seven to go.

There are some other very generous clues still sitting within this puzzle.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: pnegyesi on July 17, 2011, 12:38:06 PM
Could E be Chuck Berry  with Song no4, Route 66?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 17, 2011, 01:31:34 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on July 17, 2011, 12:38:06 PM
Could E be Chuck Berry  with Song no4, Route 66?

You are half-half-right. And Chuck is not in this puzzle ;)
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 06, 2011, 07:16:47 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on July 17, 2011, 01:31:34 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on July 17, 2011, 12:38:06 PM
Could E be Chuck Berry  with Song no4, Route 66?

You are half-half-right. And Chuck is not in this puzzle ;)

So if it's not Chuck, which remaining half is correct?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 06, 2011, 07:27:03 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on May 29, 2011, 06:47:21 AM
8) One artist is a famous ax man.

 8) One artist is named for an outlaw.

 8) One artist was once wed to a person who later became an outlaw.

 8) At least two artists share their names with automobiles, and one of those automobiles is the subject of one of the songs.

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on July 03, 2011, 06:06:09 AM
Artist D is one of many to record a version of this song. Which song? You don't have to go far, to find the answer.

THE ANSWER IS WITHIN AUTOPUZZLES.

Phil, the seeing eye dog, and former package in-
spector, is here to help
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 06, 2011, 07:28:07 AM
And if that doesn't work, I struggle for any way to make this easier.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Tom_I on August 07, 2011, 06:51:30 AM
OK, the clues filter through - but slowly!

Artist D is Ronnie Spector, one-time wife of Phil (Spector, that is, not Phil the dog). ;D

And I guess the song which many others have recorded, and which appears in Autopuzzles, must be the Beach Boys' Don't Worry Baby (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian). I gather that the lyrics make oblique reference to drag racing, so I'm guessing that Song 13 is the picture to link with it.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 07, 2011, 08:12:46 AM
I don't think I've ever been as generous with clues for one song... :P

It's Ronnie alright, who at the time of this recording, was the ex-wife of evil genius Phil Spector, who was later convicted of murder (future outlaw clue), the dirty dog.

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on May 29, 2011, 06:47:21 AM
8) One artist was once wed to a person who later became an outlaw.

Here's Ronnie again. Dang, she was cute back in the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGp714eaVBk
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 07, 2011, 08:23:20 AM
Perhaps this fellow can help you find the key to identifying artist E. Take your time - there is no point in rushin'  :D

Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Ray B. on August 07, 2011, 09:17:44 AM
Artist# E is Nelson Riddle, goes with song #4 Route 66
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 07, 2011, 09:25:27 AM
I'm glad to see my clues are paying off!  :D

Technically, it's the Theme From Route 66, not to be confused with the oft-covered Route 66 by Bobby Troupe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boDeWELpnYw
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Ray B. on August 07, 2011, 09:29:42 AM
"Theme alright". I should have been more precise.
I must say that your numerous clues (especially in group puzzle) usually give me a headache in the end. Fortunately I found an old one that was crystal clear.
Now where does Churchill fits (or all the other clues about #E) that's another story.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 07, 2011, 09:35:42 AM
Quote from: Ray B. on August 07, 2011, 09:29:42 AM
Now where does Churchill fits (or all the other clues about #E) that's another story.

"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."

~ Winston Churchill
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 07, 2011, 10:07:53 AM
More clues:

Artist C: In spite of their collective name, not harbingers of impending doom.

Artist J: Take a big apple, add some cajun spice, and bring it to a boil near LA

Artist L:  _ _ L L _    _ _ _    _ _ _    _ _ _ _ _ _ _


Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Tom_I on August 07, 2011, 11:19:14 AM
So, the artist named for an outlaw will be L, Billy "The Kid" Emerson.

I'm not too sure about the song, but how about Song 3, Every Woman I Know (Crazy 'Bout Automobiles)?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 08, 2011, 04:43:09 AM
Quote from: Tom_I on August 07, 2011, 11:19:14 AM
So, the artist named for an outlaw will be L, Billy "The Kid" Emerson.

I'm not too sure about the song, but how about Song 3, Every Woman I Know (Crazy 'Bout Automobiles)?

Right!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EfceUV5eoI
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on September 02, 2011, 12:29:42 AM
M. The A-Cads from South Africa and 8. Down the Road
J. Johnny Rivers and 14. Maybelline
C. The Banshees and 15. They prefer blondes (Opaque and white)
 
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 02, 2011, 05:15:58 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on September 02, 2011, 12:29:42 AM
M. The A-Cads from South Africa and 8. Down the Road
J. Johnny Rivers and 14. Maybelline
C. The Banshees and 15. They prefer blondes (Opaque and white)

The artists are right; the songs you've matched them with are not. Nadine is one of the songs, but not the Johnny Rivers cover.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Tom_I on September 02, 2011, 05:45:07 AM
How does Oguerrerob find these thing? :applause:

Anyway, I think the song to go with The Banshees (C) would be the flip side of "They prefer blondes", which is "Take a ride with me", and I think it matches with the Song 12 picture.

Other places don't mean a thing to me
'Cause I know a place where life is free,
So grab your little suitcase,
C'mon and take a ride with me.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Tom_I on September 02, 2011, 05:50:52 AM
Chuck Berry's song Nadine was covered by the A-Cads (Artists M) in 1966. That would match with the Song 14 picture.

I saw her from the corner when she turned and doubled back
And started walkin' toward a coffee colored Cadillac.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 02, 2011, 06:05:33 AM
Quote from: Tom_I on September 02, 2011, 05:45:07 AM
Anyway, I think the song to go with The Banshees (C) would be the flip side of "They prefer blondes", which is "Take a ride with me", and I think it matches with the Song 12 picture.

Other places don't mean a thing to me
'Cause I know a place where life is free,
So grab your little suitcase,
C'mon and take a ride with me.

Right! You know well that more than ID'ing the artist's image is required to solve these. Click the link to hear this song.

 
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 02, 2011, 06:05:55 AM
Quote from: Tom_I on September 02, 2011, 05:50:52 AM
Chuck Berry's song Nadine was covered by the A-Cads (Artists M) in 1966. That would match with the Song 14 picture.

I saw her from the corner when she turned and doubled back
And started walkin' toward a coffee colored Cadillac.

Right again.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Tom_I on September 02, 2011, 08:10:30 AM
I'm not too sure about this, but is the song to go with Johnny Rivers (Artist J) "Six days on the Road", which he covered in 1974?

The "ultimate overworked rig driver's lament", I thought it might link with Song Picture 8, the highway at night.

My hometown's coming in sight,
If you think I'm happy you're right,
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 02, 2011, 08:14:19 AM
No, not that song - thought you've identified elements of the correct song.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Tom_I on September 02, 2011, 08:35:48 AM
Is it Johnny Rivers (Artist J) and Song 8, "Lights on the Highway"?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 02, 2011, 10:55:39 AM
Quote from: Tom_I on September 02, 2011, 08:35:48 AM
Is it Johnny Rivers (Artist J) and Song 8, "Lights on the Highway"?

Yes!
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on September 05, 2011, 09:22:16 AM
Are this guys left well-known?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 06, 2011, 05:16:17 AM
Absolutely not. Incredibly obscure.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Oguerrerob on September 06, 2011, 09:24:38 AM
Are they American? 90s?
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 06, 2011, 02:03:51 PM
They may have existed and performed in the '90's. To my knowledge, they recorded only one album, after the 1990's were through.

Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 23, 2011, 04:54:12 AM
Clue to the last remaining artists...

You might recognize these guys. One was well-known for years, one enjoyed 15 minutes of fame.

Or, a lazy puzzler might have the folks in Mountain View ID them for you. If the solution comes from outside the US, I'll be 99.9% sure that you did just that.
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Tom_I on November 19, 2011, 11:47:21 AM
At last - Artist O and Song 15. In fact I had the answer months ago, but thought it was wrong.

It's The Corvair Song by the Joe Parr Band.

If you Google "Corvair song" it comes up in the first few hits, on either web or image searches, but I just couldn't match any photographs I could find of the Joe Parr Band (and there aren't many) with any of the artist pictures in the puzzle, so I rejected it as a possibility.

Then I eventually came back to the clues. I recognised the first guy, but couldn't remember who he was. I didn't know the second, but from the cards he's holding I guessed he might be a quiz show host. In fact he wasn't, but a Google image search on "quiz show host" did find him, albeit on page 42, with images restricted to black and white only.

The name Jack Paar made me think back to the Joe Parr Band, then in one of those (http://i.imgur.com/2WV1y.gif) moments I remembered who it was in the first clue. We get extensive (if not excessive) coverage of US Presidential election campaigns in the UK, and Mr Wurzelbacher, aka "Joe the Plumber" was no stranger to our screens in 2008.

So Joe Parr looked like the answer after all, but I still couldn't square it with the photo. I found that Joe Parr has some photo albums online - 49 of them in fact. I'd skimmed a few, but they are mostly friends and family, and to an outsider, I'm afraid they are excruciatingly boring. But this afternoon I decided to go through them methodically, and luckily I only had to look through the first eleven before the puzzle picture came up.

I'm not sure that it's the standard line-up of the band, but at least Joe Parr is in it (he's the one with the saxophone), and I can at last offer the answer with some degree of confidence.  ;)
Title: Re: At Last! The Last Cars and Songs Puzzle
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 21, 2011, 03:44:37 AM
That's some fine sleuthing, Tom_I

This puzzle has proven to be an excellent example of the power of detective work, and leveraging clues.

It's clear that Google's Search by Image served to identify many of the artists (you know who you are - no need to concoct a story about how you've long been a collector of pop and rock music about cars). OK, fine - at the time this puzzle was posted, that wasn't technically against the rules. As it turns out, it led mostly to a lot of wild guesses. It was fitting that the people who did actual detective work scored most of the points.

The points awarded are as follows:

Tom_I   8
Amsterdam   4
Oguerrerob   2
Ray B.   1