Question
The Jesus and Mary Chain’s noise pop classic “Just Like Honey” begins with a reverb-drenched version of this specific musical element. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name or describe this musical element. Ronnie Spector sings “the night we met I knew I needed you so” immediately after this musical element is performed by Hal Blaine at the beginning of a 1963 girl group hit.
ANSWER: the opening drumbeat of “Be My Baby” [accept any answers indicating the opening drums of “Be My Baby”; accept approximations of the rhythm “dum… dum-dum… psh”]
[10e] This pop duo reused the “Be My Baby” drumbeat at the beginning of their song “The Last Time”. Other songs by this pop duo include “Maneater”, “Out of Touch”, and “You Make My Dreams (Come True)”.
ANSWER: Hall and Oates [or Daryl Hall and John Oates]
[10m] The “Be My Baby” beat is also imitated in “Only Yesterday”, a single by this other pop group. This brother-sister duo behind “Top of the World” won a Grammy for their version of “(They Long to Be) Close to You”.
ANSWER: (The) Carpenters
<JC, Music: Pop>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRITique of Pure Reason | The House of the SpiRITs | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Holding Space for the Lyrics of Tequila | The Master and the MargaRITa | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Syracuse University New York Everything Sports Fun | Elegy WRITten in a Country Churchyard | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| The RITes of Zhou | ESF Bee | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 HONK! @ Waterloo | 2024-08-03 | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Carleton | 2024-10-20 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Syracuse | 2024-12-07 | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| 2025 HONK! @ Online | 2025-03-09 | Y | 10 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |