Cryptic Music Quiz

[Diamond Geezer]

So I'm doing a cryptic music quiz, the answers are all artists or bands from the 70's, 80's and 90's and there's five I can't do. Any ideas ?

1.Xnumber with European ancestors

2.Wobbling road with unfavourable odds

3.Doubting child twice ?

4.Educated society

5.Gyrators

 

[Ballydoyle]

3 - Thomson Twins

 

[Harbinger]

Bit of a stretch for 5 - Ike & Tina Turner?

 

[Merlin the Magician]

(4)







Schools out by Alice cooper

 

[Grey]

4 Culture Club

 

[Desert Orchid]

2 Lynyrd Skynyrd

 

[icebreaker]

Good man, Grey,
I do believe you have nailed Number 4.

"2.Wobbling road with unfavourable odds"
Really clutching at straws here with SHAKIN' STEVENS.

 

[simmo]

Good man, Grey,
I do believe you have nailed Number 4.

"2.Wobbling road with unfavourable odds"
Really clutching at straws here with SHAKIN' STEVENS.

Shakin Street Evens looks good to me.

1) 10CC

 

[Desert Orchid]

Shakin Stevens looks good to me too.

(But evens isn't 'unfavourable' if the true odds are 1/4...)

 

[betsmate]

5 Rolling Stones?

 

[Diamond Geezer]

No 1. Realise 10 could be Xnumber but how does cc relate to European ancestors ? Xnumber could be something to do with Excel ?

Think 2 is right guys, Wobbling Road = Shaking St and unfavourable odds + evens

3 also, I'll go with Thomson Twins although could be Tom Tom Club on account of Doubting Thomas ?


No 4 Some others on FF came up with Culture Club , not convinced yet

No 5 Don't think it's Rolling Stones as already have that answer for another question which I'm pretty sure about

 

[simmo]

No 1. Realise 10 could be Xnumber but how does cc relate to European ancestors ? Xnumber could be something to do with Excel ?

No idea. But I bet it is!

 

[Grey]

I think it could be 10cc, their name reputedly refers to the volume of the average male ejaculation.

 

[BennyB]

X is Roman numerals, hence European ancestors?

 

[Dave G]

5. Buzzcocks

 

[swedish chef]

No.5 - Spin Doctors?

I think a gyrator may be a bit of medical equipment used by a doctor - not sure though

 

[swedish chef]

No.5 - Spin Doctors?

I think a gyrator may be a bit of medical equipment used by a doctor - not sure though

 

[Diamond Geezer]

mm could be The Spinners

 

[swedish chef]

X is Roman numerals, hence European ancestors?

I agree Xnumber - European Ancestors are Romans - Roman numerals X= 10 number cc = 200, hence 10cc.