Here are the results and answers for the fisrt edition of Gerald'sLyrics Quiz.

First of all I'd like to thank all the contestants for submitting to my quiz.
It's been my very first quiz and the attendance of 16 contestants gives me the courage to carry on.
Next quiz to come next week. Hope you'll all join in again.

Please let me add a little note about the winner. I have to admit that she is actually my wife.
I had no idea that she read the newsgroup and I swear I didn't help. She sent in a proper e-mail and she was so eager searching for the answers, so I think it's fair to keep her on the record.
Sure she had a little advantage to have the record collection at hand and it was quite obvious that all the quotes were to be found somwhere in that collection. But then it's a choice out of about 3,000 vinyl albums and CD's.

Results are as follows:

Gerald's Lyrics Quiz #01: Results
Pos.ContestantScore
01.Regina132
02.The Dutch Professionals94
03.Martin Hanisch89
04.The Aural Retentives71
05.The Simon Parsons Project66
06.The Owl Party55
07.Kathy Brown43
08.Peter & Company41
09.MaryLynn Orzechowski33
10.GweepCo31
11.Dave Schulman30
12.Lugnut24
13.Phil Fernandez19
14.Sep13
15.Dave Pettit10
Steve Silberberg10

[PACK 1]
[a]

Hot time, get it while it's easy
Don't mind, come on up and see me
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
AEROSMITH1303
Rag Doll1303

[b]

I love the way you dance your slow sweet tango
The way ya wanna do everything but talk
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
BRYAN ADAMS4012
Let's Make A Night To Remember4012

[c]

Five miles deep underwater
You hear their voices sing
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
ANGRY ANDERSON1015
Calling1015
[fame + double score goes to Regina!]

[PACK 2]
[a]

Let it all fall down around us
If that's what's meant to be
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
BON JOVI3013
Lie To Me3013
[was it *that* tough?]

[b]

Here come the dancers one by one
You're mama's calling but you're having fun
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
BAD COMPANY619
Rock'n'Roll Fantasy808

[c]

Waylon Jennings on the radio
Country music and the engines roar
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
JIMMY BARNES2014
Driving Wheels2014

[PACK 3]
[a]

Oh Lord, is there nothing more anybody can do
Oh Lord, there must be something you can say
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
PHIL COLLINS3013
Another Day In Paradise3013

[b]

Then he lights every match in an oversized pack
Letting each one burn down to his thick fingers
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
SHERYL CROW1204
All I Wanna Do1204
[was it that easy?]

[c]

Crashing in the kitchen, noises in the hall
Roll over and go back to sleep - it's just a dream, that's all
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
BRUCE COCKBURN1015
Peggy's Kitchen Wall1015
[fame + bonus again collected by Regina]

[PACK 4]
[a]

Now changes may come,
People may go, with so many changes but...
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
WILLY DeVILLE2014
Still (I Love You Still)2014

[b]

Johnny got a guitar, Johnny got a motor
Johnny got a room and a woman to pay
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
FRANCIS DUNNERY1411
American Life In The Summertime1411
[fame + bonus to Martin Hanisch]

[c]

There's a crack in the mirror, there's a hole in the sun
Full moon in the midnight sky and you feel like you want to run
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
DAMN YANKEES0016
Where You Goin' Now0016
[the only quote on the quiz nobody replied to]

[PACK 5]
[a]

I've been searching for the daughter of the devil himself
I've been searching for an angel in white
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
EAGLES1303
One Of These Nights1114

[b]

All you have to do is close your eyes
And just reach out our hands
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
EXTREME4012
More Than Words4012

[c]

Now the revenue man wanted Grandaddy bad
He headed up the holler with everything he had
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
STEVE EARLE1015
Copperhead Road1015
[this genuine American song has only been identified by the Simon Parsons Project from Birmingham (not Alabama, but ENGLAND!!!). fame + bonus points to them]

[PACK 6]
[a]

Your desire is insane
You can't stop until you do it again
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
FOREIGNER5011
Urgent5011
[is it that old?]

[b]

From the highway to the river
One emotion to deliver
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
JOHN FARNHAM3013
That's Freedom3013
(Note: this is one of the 2 songs mentioned in hint #1. The song was written and originally recorded by Tom Kimmel)

[c]

Take a typical man, put him
With a typical woman, then
Sit back and watch everything slide
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
TIM FINN1015
Fraction Too Much Friction1015
[In my opinion this was the toughest question on the quiz (aside Bruce Cockburn) but it indeed was identified by the DutchOfficials (who by the way claimed that the quiz was pretty tough)]

[PACK 7]
[a]

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
LED ZEPPELIN1402
Stairway To Heaven1402

[b]

If he's real he's a legend from heaven
If he ain't he was sent here from hell
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
LITTLE FEAT1015
Time Loves A Hero0016
[double points for artist identification to the Aural Retentives]

[c]

With every song I really get to know you
A crowd of one, though there's 20,000 more
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
LITTLE RIVER BAND1015
Face In The Crowd1015
[Regina again]

[PACK 8]
[a]

Somedays I pray for silence, somedays I pray for soul
Somedays I just pray to the God of Sex and Drums and Rock'N'Roll
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
MEAT LOAF1204
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)1105

[b]

The winter days they last forever
But the weekends went by so quick
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP6010
Cherry Bomb5011

[c]

I was there when you said insincere I Love You's
To a woman who wasn't your wife
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
MARILLION2014
The Uninvited Guest2014
[was good for bonus points until the final morning when the Dutch Officials and the Owl Party both came up with the correct answer]

[PACK 9]
[a]

Threatened by shadows at night
And exposed in the light
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
PINK FLOYD709
Shine On You Crazy Diamond709

[b]

His leather jacket had chains that would jingle
They both met movie stars, partied and mingled
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS1105
Into The Great Wide Open1105

[c]

Pegasus the winged horse
Relays his messages by morse
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
PROCOL HARUM2014
Pandora's Box2014
[Dave Pettit wrote he was so amazed to find a Procol Harum quote in a quiz that he only entered this one and refused to answer anything else. Was even good for bonus points until the Simon ParsonsProject came up with the correct answer as well]

[PACK 10]
[a]

Yes I may have hurt you
But I did not desert you
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
PATTY SMYTH & DON HENLEY5011
Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough5011
(Note: this is the duet mentioned in hint #2: it was only released on Patty's album but Don sang the quoted line)
[one entry actually quoted Patty Smith instead of Smyth. Two different artists though but I decided to give full credit for just one mismatching letter. hope y'all agree.]

[b]

Open up your engines let 'em roar
Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN5011
Cadillac Ranch5011
(Note: this is the 2nd song mentioned in hint #1: the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covered that song but I consider more people to have the Boss' "The River" in their collection than the Dirt Band's "Plain Dirt Fashion")

[c]

She's the spirit of creation
She's the last chance guarantee
Artist / Titlecorrectincorrectnot answered
SIMPLE MINDS5011
She's A River5011

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