Now that it’s been several months since we first saw Ken Jennings host, I am reminded of why I liked him.
Yesterday’s show was really fun to watch. The contestants seemed to be truly enjoying themselves and letting their personalities come through, which doesn’t always happen. Maybe it had something to do with those three particular players, but I think they were also following Ken’s lead of being loose and relaxed.
I hope they’re still considering him for the permanent gig.
I agree; I liked watching Ken Jennings host.
Just noting that tonight’s Final Jeopardy was nearly impossible to guess, never mind coming up with an answer in 30 seconds.
I was impressed that one guy even got the right band!
I was disappointed that none of the answers in “The End” category was “Yes.”
Maybe it’s because I’ve listened to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ about a thousand times and have sung it (poorly) many times during Karaoke night, but I thought of the right answer immediately. I mean, how many song titles can be heard in that song?
Were there European songs in 1976 titled “Let Me Go” or “Easy Come, Easy Go” or “Nobody Loves Me” or “Open Your Eyes” or “Nothing Really Matters?”
I have no idea but they all sound like they could be song titles. I really think the writers should have included ABBA in the clue. But I’m still not sure I would’ve gotten it!
I got it. I’m not sure I would have gotten it under pressure knowing that the winner takes it all.
Knowing me and knowing you, you’d have gotten it before I did.
I got it! I just ran through the lyrics super fast in my head. Helps that I’m a big fan of Queen and have heard that song soooo many times.
What was the Final Jeopardy clue? We didn’t get to see Jeopardy tonight, due to it being pre-empted by Spokane’s Gonzaga college basketball game.
Category was 1970s Songs:
“ In 1976 “Bohemian Rhapsody” was replaced at No. 1 on the U.K. charts by this Europop song whose title is heard in Queen’s lyrics”
Thanks very much. I doubt that I would have got it in time. Eventually, yes, but not in the time allowed.
ABBA and Brotherhood of Man are the two groups I associate most with the mid-70s, but the only titles I could think of were “Waterloo,” “SOS,” and “Fernando.”
“Save Your Kisses for Me” came out much earlier (1974?). “Fernando” was already on the charts when I arrived in Scotland in April 1976; .“Dancing Queen” also came out in '76 and shot to No. 1 in the UK, but this was much later in the year (late September or early October). I think it was followed immediately by “Money, Money, Money,” which almost reached No. 1 in December. It was beaten out just before the New Year by (wait for it!) David Soul’s “Don’t Give Up On Us, Baby”, which also hit No. 1 the week it was released.
In retrospect, “Mama Mia” should have been obvious, but I’ve never been a big fan of Queen.
I knew from a recent crossword puzzle that Abba was in Eurovision which got me to their songs. Their winning song was Waterloo but that didn’t match, but the clue said Europop. I started going through the lyrics of BR and came across “Mama Mia” for the answer. I didn’t think it was too hard, but my wife was puzzled.
I remember listening to three songs in the UK in summer ‘76: “Back in the USSR” (Beatles), “You’re So Vain” (Carly Simon), and "Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart" (Elton John and Kiki Dee). I have absolutely no memory of Queen being in the charts.
Make that four songs: “Afternoon Delight” (Starland Vocal Band)…
I had no idea what they meant by Europop. But once I realized they meant ABBA, the answer was obvious to me. Too little, too late.
Yes, but I doubt you fantasized about Noel Neill or Joi Lansing when you played with yours. 
What fooled me is it isn’t obvious that BR is the lyrics they are referring to. Queen had several albums by then. A song title could have come from any of them. So I was doing a global search when I should have been singing GALILEO!
This. I wasn’t thinking ABBA, I was thinking “Now is ze time on Sprockets vhen ve DANCE!”
Berühre meinen Affen! Touch it! Touch the monkey!