Starter For Eleven: Johnathan Rice

Jenny and Johnny's <b>Johnathan Rice</b> is genuinely excited about this month's Starter For Eleven, with a theme of memorable duos in music. The reason? His bandmate/girlfriend Jenny Lewis has never eaten haggis

Feature by Paul Mitchell | 29 Nov 2010

Q1. Who performed with Serge Gainsbourg on the 1969 track Je t'aime... moi non plus?
Was it Jane Birkin?
A. Jane Birkin (1 point)

Q2. Name the members of Womack and Womack?
Um... Bobby, and I don't know the other member actually...
A. It was actually Bobby's brother Cecil and his wife Linda (0 points)

Q3. Who was Nancy Sinatra's long-time collaborator, singing... [an eager Johnny interrupts before the end of the question]
Lee Hazlewood
A. Lee Hazlewood (1 point)

Q4. Name the Pet Shop Boys (1 point for each)?

Neil Tennant and....crap....who's the second guy? I don't know, you'll have to ask Brandon Flowers. Because he loves them. Jenny knows him, she can vouch for it.

A. Em, OK, we'll get on to Brandon right now. Or I could just tell you it's Chris Lowe (1 point)

Q5. Which duo/couple won a Grammy for their version of John Fogerty's Proud Mary in 1970?
Ike and Tina Turner
A. Ike and Tina Turner (1 point)

Q6. One of the most successful US duos of all time are Hall and Oates. Can you give me their first names (point for each)?
Daryl Hall....and is it....it's not Paul is it?

A. Daryl Hall and John Oates (1 point)

Q7. Name two of White Stripes member Jack White's side projects (point for each)?
Raconteurs and the Dead Weather.

A. The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather (2 points)

Q8. According to the song by a famous duo (Simon and Garfunkel), how many ways are there to leave your lover? 
There are 50 ways to leave your lover.

A. 50 (1 point)

Q9. Before joining Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Lyndsey Buckingham released an album together. What was the album called?

Buckingham Nicks

A. Buckingham Nicks (1 point)

Q10. Name the Eurythmics (point for each)?
Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart.

A. Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart (2 points)

Q11. Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot sang Bonnie and Clyde in 1968, but what were the surnames of the real Bonnie and Clyde, well known outlaws in Depression era USA (point for each)?
Ah, I don't know the answer to that, that's annoying.

A. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow (0 points)

With a mightily impressive tally of 11 points, Johnathan Rice sets a lofty target in the race to become the Starter For Eleven Champion, and that Haggis Supper prize.

Pumped-up Johnny: Am I the all-time champion? Wow, who did I crush?
The Skinny: Well, current leader, yeah. Displacing Mudhoney
Johnny (adopting finest WWE growl): Mudhoney? Put them back into the Mud where they belong. Grrr.

Jenny and Johnny play Fat Sam's, Dundee on 29 Nov and Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh on 30 Nov

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