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00:00from the virtual VH1 studio.
00:07This is Tom Mareka.
00:09He was voted Drama Student of the Year.
00:12And meet Kelly Thomas.
00:14She was voted Most Likely to Stock Keith Richards.
00:18Together, they're the Class of 1983!
00:22Here's David Wills.
00:27He had the best long hair.
00:30And this is Janine Madrid.
00:32She was voted Most Likely to Marry a Rock Star.
00:36Together, they're the Class of 1971!
00:43Today, these two generations will face off
00:45to see who knows more about the music that rocks their world.
00:49Welcome to VH1's Rock and Roll Showdown.
00:51I'm talking about my generation.
00:54And now, here's your host, Craig Shoemaker!
01:02Whoa! Magic!
01:06Hello, and welcome to my generation.
01:08Today, the Class of 1971 takes on the Class of 1983
01:12for a chance to win some incredible rock and roll prizes.
01:15Let's get right into round one, our singles round.
01:17Let's take a look at our singles board
01:19with questions from both generations.
01:21If not, I put a spell on you.
01:24End of the line, give me three steps,
01:27add it up, and lawyers in love.
01:29You'll select a category in your generation
01:31or your opponent's generation, and we'll play the A side.
01:34Either team can answer, get an A side right for 50 points.
01:37Your teammate can play the B side for 100 points
01:39or choose another single.
01:40You miss a question, the other team has a chance to steal.
01:43And remember, each time you choose and correctly answer
01:46an A side from the other generation,
01:48you can get an awesome prize.
01:50When you won the toss, let's pick a single.
01:52Give me three steps, my generation.
01:54Give me three steps in your generation.
01:57I'm gonna name three albums all by the same act.
01:59You buzz in and name them.
02:01The A side is open to everyone.
02:03Planet Waves, Blonde on Blonde, Blood on the Track.
02:07Tom?
02:08Bob Dylan.
02:09Bob Dylan is absolutely right.
02:1150 points right on the board.
02:14Okay, Kelly, would you like the B side
02:16or move to another category?
02:17I'm gonna take it.
02:18You're gonna take the B side.
02:19Zuma, On the Beach, Time Fades Away.
02:23The Fix.
02:24No, it's not The Fix.
02:25Chance to steal.
02:26We're gonna steal.
02:27Neil Young.
02:28Neil Young is absolutely right for 100 points.
02:33It's okay, Class of 71, where are we going?
02:35I Put a Spell on You, My Generation.
02:38I Put a Spell on You and Your Generation.
02:40It's time for a little My Generation spelling bee.
02:43I'm gonna say the name of an artist
02:44and you buzz in and spell it.
02:46The A side is open to everyone.
02:49Marvin Gaye.
02:51Kelly?
02:52M-A-R-V-I-N-G-A-Y-E.
02:55Absolutely right.
02:58That's good for 50 points.
03:00Okay, Tom, would you like the B side
03:01or move to another category?
03:02I'll take the B side.
03:03Gonna go for the B side.
03:04You're a good speller.
03:06Spell this.
03:07Funkadelic.
03:08F-U-N-K-A-D-E-L-I-C.
03:12Absolutely right.
03:15Class of 83, you got the A side and the B side right.
03:17Would you like a bonus for 200?
03:19Yes.
03:20Sure.
03:21Going for the bonus in spelling.
03:23Yvonne Elliman.
03:27Okay, Y-V-O-N-N-E-E-L-L-I-M-A-N.
03:34You got it.
03:35Absolutely right.
03:38We got a score of 300 to 100.
03:40Let's pick a single Class of 83.
03:42Add It Up in My Generation.
03:44Add It Up in Your Generation.
03:45You can go with that.
03:46It's time to test your rock and roll math skills.
03:48You're gonna give us the answer to this musical equation.
03:51The A side is open to everyone.
03:53If each member of the Thompson Twins
03:55paid $40 for a haircut,
03:57what would their total bill come to?
03:59Tom?
04:00$120.
04:01$120 is absolutely right.
04:03Three members of the Thompson Twins
04:05times 40 equals 120.
04:07Absolutely right.
04:08Okay, you going with the B side or moving on?
04:10Let's take it.
04:11Going with the B side.
04:12Add the Stray Cat's sexy age
04:14to the number of Goody shoes in the Adam Ant song.
04:1719.
04:1819, absolutely right.
04:20She's sexy at 17.
04:22Goody two shoes equals 19.
04:24Would you like a bonus for 200?
04:26We'd like that.
04:27Going for the bonus.
04:28Add the number of L's in the name of the artist
04:30who sings Eyes Without a Face
04:32to the number of L's in the name of the artist
04:34who sings Uptown Girl.
04:35Six.
04:36Six is absolutely right.
04:38Three L's in Billy Idol.
04:40Three L's in Billy Joe equals six.
04:42You still have control.
04:43Class of 83, let's pick a single.
04:45Gimme Three Steps in My Generation.
04:47Gimme Three Steps in Your Generation.
04:49Okay, buzz in.
04:50When you can name the artist who did these albums,
04:53the A side is open to everyone.
04:55Fear of music, little creatures, stop making sense.
04:58Kelly?
04:59Talking Heads.
05:00Talking Heads, absolutely right.
05:02Right for 50 points.
05:03Would you like the B side?
05:04Yes, please, Greg.
05:05Okay, Tom.
05:06Frontiers, Raised on Radio, Escape.
05:09Journey.
05:10Journey is right for another 100 points.
05:12800 to 100.
05:14Would you like the bonus for getting the A and the B side?
05:16Yes, please.
05:17Yes, you got the bonus.
05:18For 200 points, tell me this.
05:20Signs, permanent waves, grace under pressure.
05:23Rush.
05:24That would be Rush, absolutely right.
05:28Okay, let's pick a single.
05:30Lawyers in Love in My Generation.
05:32Lawyers in Love in Your Generation.
05:34You know, rock and roll music makes people do crazy things,
05:38takes music way too seriously,
05:40and ends up filing for lawsuits.
05:42All you have to do is name the artist or band that he is suing.
05:46Come on out, Joey.
05:52Now, remember, the A side is open to everyone.
05:54Hands on buzzers.
05:56Joey, those blue blockers, they aren't very flattering.
06:00Well, this girl made me stare at her radioactive experiment
06:03until my eyes, they started bleeding.
06:06She blinded me with science,
06:08and I'm taking her to court and the singer.
06:12Janine.
06:13Thomas Dobie.
06:14Thomas Dobie is absolutely right.
06:1650 points for you.
06:18Would you like to go for the B side, David,
06:20or move to another category?
06:21We'll go with the B side.
06:22Going with the B side.
06:24Why do you have a cast on your foot?
06:26I severed a toe from my foot,
06:28and I smashed through his coffee table
06:31because that jerk singer had it in my head
06:33to start dancing in the dark, you know,
06:35start dancing in the dark, and boom.
06:37David, who is he suing?
06:39Bruce Springsteen.
06:40Absolutely.
06:42Okay, would you like to go for a bonus
06:44for getting the A and the B side?
06:45Absolutely.
06:46They're going for the bonus.
06:47Joey, Joey, you have lacerations all over your body.
06:51How did you get those?
06:52Well, I'm riding my bike with my blue blockers on, right?
06:55About 3 a.m., you know, at night,
06:57because I heard that song, you know,
06:59Sunglasses at Night, whoever sang that song.
07:02Who's he suing?
07:03Corey Hart.
07:05You're suing Corey Hart.
07:07Thanks for being here, Joey.
07:08You have three people to sue.
07:09You better quick, quick, get to a lawyer, Joey.
07:11Oh, he's got a piece of glass in his head.
07:14We got a score of 450 to 1,000.
07:16Class of 71, where are we going?
07:17We're going to go with end of the line, my generation.
07:20End of the line in your generation.
07:22We're going to give you the beginning
07:23of a well-known song lyric.
07:25You buzz in and finish it.
07:26The A side is open to everyone.
07:28Finish the line to this Beatles song.
07:31And any time you feel the pain, hey, Jude, refrain.
07:34Tom?
07:35Don't carry the weight upon your shoulders.
07:37Wrong.
07:38Chance to steal.
07:39Do you want to steal it or move on?
07:40We'll choose another category.
07:41You're going to choose another category.
07:43I'm sorry, that was carry the world upon your shoulders.
07:47Okay, where are we going this time, 71?
07:49Let's do Lawyers in Love, my generation.
07:51Lawyers in Love in your generation.
07:53Oh, well, guess who we get to see again?
07:55Joey, Joey, if you're able.
07:57Come on out here, Joey.
07:59Remember how we play the game.
08:01You're going to name the band or the act that he's suing.
08:04The A side is open to everyone.
08:05Joey, where's your arm?
08:07Well, you know, I went to the zoo
08:09and I was playing some rock in the air guitar
08:12in the gator cage, and a crocodile ate my arm.
08:16And I want to sue that guy who sang Crocodile Rock
08:19because he stole my arm.
08:21Janine?
08:22That would be Elton John.
08:23Elton John he's suing, Elton John, absolutely.
08:26Absolutely.
08:28That happened awful fast.
08:29Whoa, that's the end of our round.
08:31Joey, bye-bye.
08:32Don't trip.
08:33Get out of here.
08:34We have a score of 500 to 950.
08:36Class of 71, you'll have a chance to catch up in our CD round.
08:39So that's going to be coming up next, so don't go changing.
08:43Welcome back to My Generation.
08:57It's time to play our CD round.
08:59We've got One Trick Pony, You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine,
09:03My Life, Every Picture Tells a Story, and Drive My Car.
09:07In this round, each team gets one dedication.
09:09If you don't know an answer, dedicate it to the opposing generation.
09:12If they miss it, then you get the points.
09:14We've got a score of 950 for Class of 83,
09:17and behind slightly is Class of 71, so you have control.
09:20You have 500 points. Where are we going?
09:22Well, I think we gave them enough of a head start.
09:24Let's go You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine, My Generation.
09:27You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine, and Your Generation.
09:30Once a band becomes successful, some members try to go solo,
09:33and these are questions about those brave souls.
09:35Track one is open to everyone.
09:37Take a look at this video.
09:39I think I love you, so what am I so afraid of?
09:43I'm afraid that I'm not sure of.
09:46A love there is no cure for.
09:49Name the lead singer who left the partridge nest
09:51for a successful recording career.
09:53Janine?
09:54That would be David Cassidy.
09:55David Cassidy, absolutely right.
09:57That's 100 points.
10:00Okay, David, would you like track two or moving on?
10:03We're going to take track two.
10:04Take a look at this video.
10:06There is no turning back on the road.
10:11Before he found his big log,
10:13this solo artist was front man for the 70s super group.
10:17What was it?
10:18Led Zeppelin.
10:19Led Zeppelin is absolutely right.
10:21That's Robert Plant.
10:22You got tracks one and two right.
10:24Now you have the right to a bonus.
10:25Would you like it?
10:26Yes, we would.
10:27This is for 400 points.
10:28Take a look at this video.
10:31Be my forever woman.
10:35Try to be your forever man.
10:39Okay, before going solo,
10:40Eric Clapton played with Steve Winwood in which band?
10:43Blind Faith.
10:44Blind Faith is absolutely right.
10:45400 points.
10:47Point values are doubled in this round.
10:49You're up 1,200 to 950.
10:51Okay, where are we going next?
10:52My life, my generation.
10:54My life and your generation.
10:56You know, it's easy to know a little bit about a lot of things,
10:58but let's see how much you know about our
11:00My Life Artist of the Day.
11:02Let's see it.
11:03Well, tell mama.
11:05Tell all about it.
11:06Well, tell mama.
11:08Answer this question about our My Life Artist of the Day.
11:11Track one is open to everyone.
11:13What was the name of the Bette Midler movie
11:15that was loosely based on this artist's life?
11:18Kelly?
11:19The Rose.
11:20The Rose, absolutely right.
11:22The artist is Janis Joplin, of course.
11:24Would you like track two, Tom, or moving on?
11:26No, I'd like to move on, please.
11:27Move on, okay.
11:28Where are we going?
11:29One Trick Pony, my generation.
11:30One Trick Pony and your generation.
11:33Take a look at this video wall and tell us who this
11:3680s one-hit wonder is.
11:38Track one is open to everyone.
11:40I'll stop the world, I'm out with you.
11:46Janine?
11:47Okay, whippersnappers, that's modern English.
11:49Yes, it is modern English.
11:51When's the last time you got called a whippersnapper?
11:54All right.
11:55That was absolutely right.
11:56It was modern English with I'm out with you.
11:58David, would you like track two?
12:00We're going to take track two.
12:01Identify this 80s one-hit wonder.
12:04If you're blue and you don't know where to go to,
12:07why don't you go where fashion sits?
12:10Putting on the Ritz.
12:13Falco?
12:14Falco is incorrect.
12:16Okay, chance to steal.
12:17I know you know it.
12:18We'd like to steal it.
12:19Taco.
12:20Taco is absolutely right.
12:21Putting on the Ritz.
12:23That was a good steal.
12:24Okay, class of 87, where do we go to?
12:26You go your way, I'll go mine in my generation.
12:28All right, you go your way, I'll go mine.
12:30Name these band members who went solo.
12:33Track one is open to everyone.
12:35Loving, touching, squeezing each other.
12:45Which member of this band went solo to sing Oh Sherry?
12:49Kelly?
12:50Steve Perry.
12:51Steve Perry is absolutely right.
12:52That's 100 points.
12:54In the lead with 13.50.
12:56Tom, would you like track two?
12:57I would, please.
12:58Okay, take a look at our video.
13:00Feels like the first time.
13:04Feels like the very first time.
13:07Which member of this band later had a solo hit singing
13:10Midnight Blue?
13:11Lou Gramm.
13:12Lou Gramm, absolutely right.
13:14Man.
13:16Okay, now are we moving on to the bonus?
13:18Yeah.
13:19They want the bonus.
13:20They want the bonus.
13:21Let's see the next video.
13:22Had a dream.
13:24It was war.
13:26And they couldn't tell me what it was for.
13:29Okay, class of 83, before that singer went solo,
13:32he sang logically for which band?
13:34Super Tramp.
13:35Super Tramp is absolutely right.
13:37You got that right for 400 points.
13:39You got the bonus.
13:40Where are we going next?
13:41Drive my car in my generation.
13:43Drive your car in your generation.
13:45Time to meet Milo Verder, dyslexic airport limo driver
13:48to the stars of rock.
13:49Milo's dyslexia causes him to mix up the names
13:52of the stars he's picking up.
13:54All you have to do is look at Milo's placard
13:56and tell us who he's giving a ride to.
13:58Milo, come on out.
14:00The white shirt is for you.
14:02The golden and silver is for you.
14:05Now remember, track one is open.
14:06Everyone, hands on buzzers.
14:08Milo, who are you here to pick up today?
14:12Wa-bow-wow.
14:14Tom?
14:15Bow-wow-wow?
14:16Bow-wow-wow is absolutely right.
14:18That's 100 points.
14:20Looking for bow-wow-wow.
14:22Would you like track two?
14:23Yes, definitely.
14:24Okay.
14:25Show us, Milo, who are you looking for this time?
14:27A turlick bulk.
14:30Culture Club.
14:31Culture Club is absolutely right.
14:33Would you like the bonus for 400 points?
14:35Oh, yeah.
14:36They're going for the bonus.
14:37Oh, yeah.
14:38Who are you looking for next?
14:39Dyad Trang.
14:42Eddie Grant.
14:43Eddie Grant is absolutely right.
14:45Looks like you found everyone you're looking for.
14:47How about a hand for Milo Verder,
14:49dyslexic airport limo driver.
14:52Bye-bye, Milo.
14:55Oh, okay.
14:57Where are we going to next?
14:58Class of 83, where do you want to go?
15:00My life, my generation.
15:01My life and your generation.
15:03Take a look at our My Life Artist of the Day from 1983.
15:06Track one is open to everyone.
15:08Talk to me, darling,
15:11with a message of love.
15:14This performer had a child with the leader of the Kinks.
15:17What was his name?
15:19Kelly?
15:20Ray Davies.
15:21Ray Davies is absolutely right from the Kinks.
15:23That's Chrissy Hind of the Pretenders.
15:25That'll be good for 100 points.
15:27Tom, would you like track two?
15:28I'll take track two.
15:29Okay.
15:30What instrument does Martin Chambers play?
15:37Ooh, time's up.
15:38Chance to steal or move on?
15:40We're going to steal.
15:41Stealing it?
15:42What instrument?
15:43That's right.
15:44Martin Chambers plays the drums.
15:46They got to steal that one.
15:47And you have control of the board.
15:48Where are we going?
15:49Every picture tells a story.
15:51My generation.
15:52Every picture tells a story in your generation.
15:54You know Julian Lennon drew his daddy, John,
15:56a picture of Lucy in the Sky with diamonds.
15:58Well, my little nephew, Kevin Shoemaker,
16:00also loves to draw pictures,
16:01and his add up to the names of bands.
16:03I'll show you some artwork.
16:04You name the band.
16:05Track one is open to everyone.
16:10David?
16:11Lucy in the Sky with diamonds.
16:12No, that's not what we're looking for.
16:14Chance to steal, class of 83.
16:16We're going to pick another category.
16:17Pick another category.
16:18It's Neil Diamond.
16:19He's kneeling.
16:20It's a diamond.
16:21How do you not know that one?
16:22Okay.
16:23Whoa.
16:24That means the end of our CD round.
16:25It's time for our speed round.
16:26We have a score of 2550 for the class of 83,
16:291200 for the class of 71.
16:31We're going to play our speed round.
16:32I'm going to name two different artists
16:34and remove a word they share in common,
16:36and you're going to give me the missing word.
16:38For instance, if I say Carly and Garfunkel,
16:41you would say...
16:42Simon.
16:43Absolutely right.
16:44Each answer is worth 200 points.
16:45We're going to put 30 seconds on the clock.
16:47Here we go.
16:50Emerson, Lake, and Robert.
16:52Palmer.
16:53Right.
16:54Brownsville Power.
16:55Kelly.
16:56Station.
16:57Right.
16:58Barry Snake.
16:59Kelly.
17:00White.
17:01Right.
17:02Wet Nelson.
17:03Janine.
17:04Half.
17:05Wrong.
17:06Willie.
17:07Willie.
17:08Right.
17:10England, Dan, and John Lita Coley.
17:12John Ford.
17:13John Ford Coley.
17:14England, Dan, and John Ford Coley.
17:16We're looking for one word.
17:17Ford.
17:18Right.
17:19The Roxy Explosion.
17:20Oh!
17:22That sound means the end of our game.
17:24A score of 1200 for class of 71,
17:263350 for the Whippersnappers of 1983.
17:30The champions for today.
17:33What a great game we had.
17:35Well, class of 71,
17:36we're going to have to say goodbye to you today,
17:38but you played a great game.
17:39We got some rocking prizes for you.
17:41We'll see you next time.
17:43And class of 1983,
17:45you get to play our My Generation Time Warp,
17:47and that's what's coming up next.
17:49We'll see you next time.
17:50Good-bye.
17:51Good-bye.
17:52Good-bye.
17:53Good-bye.
17:54Good-bye.
17:55Good-bye.
17:56Good-bye.
17:57Good-bye.
17:58Good-bye.
17:59Good-bye.
18:00Good-bye.
18:01Good-bye.
18:02Good-bye.
18:03Good-bye.
18:04Good-bye.
18:05Good-bye.
18:06Good-bye.
18:07Good-bye.
18:08Good-bye.
18:09Good-bye.
18:10Good-bye.
18:11Good-bye.
18:12Good-bye.
18:13Good-bye.
18:14Good-bye.
18:15Good-bye.
18:16Good-bye.
18:17Good-bye.
18:18Let's do the My Generation Time Warp.
18:20You'll be playing for an exciting rock and roll prize
18:25that includes this.
18:26You're off to Las Vegas to the incredible
18:28Peter Morton's Hard Rock Motel and Casino.
18:30You'll dine at Mr. Lucky's and have fun for three days
18:33at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Motel and Casino,
18:35courtesy of My Generation.
18:37Craig?
18:38Now it is time to bridge the generation gap.
18:40You're going to start in 1983 and travel to 1971.
18:43Tom, you're going to give the clues,
18:44which you'll see on that screen over there.
18:46Kelly, you're going to name the acts,
18:48but Tommy can only use two words to describe each act.
18:51At home, you'll see the answers on our virtual TV
18:54that our contestants cannot see.
18:56You need 7 out of 10 to win.
18:58We're going to put 60 seconds on the clock.
19:00Are you ready?
19:01Oh, yeah.
19:02Take your places.
19:03On your mark, get set, go!
19:051983.
19:07Down Under.
19:08Minute Work.
19:09Right.
19:101982.
19:11Doobie Brothers.
19:13Michael McDonald.
19:14Right.
19:1681.
19:20Oxygen...
19:22Ballads.
19:23Spandau Ballet.
19:25Breathe.
19:26Climax.
19:27Pass.
19:291980.
19:30Heart Glass.
19:31Blondie.
19:32Right.
19:3478.
19:35Never Bollocks.
19:37Sex Pistols.
19:38Right.
19:3977.
19:40Free Bird.
19:41Lynyrd Skynyrd.
19:42Right.
19:4375.
19:44Michael McDonald.
19:45Doobie Brothers.
19:46Right.
19:4874.
19:50Stay Together.
19:54Pass.
19:5672.
19:57American Pie.
19:58Don McLean.
19:59Right.
20:00Yeah, you got seven right.
20:03I knew you were gonna do it.
20:05I won a dollar on that one.
20:06You got seven right.
20:07You've bridged our generation gap.
20:09You are going to Las Vegas.
20:11And let's see what else you've won.
20:13That's not all.
20:14If you're on the road again, you'll enjoy easy motoring
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20:28And my faxes, too.
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20:38Home is where the heart is
20:40and where your office and music is as well.
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20:53Made in America by Bush.
20:55Rock on, Craig.
20:57All right, that's a lot of prizes.
20:59Well, you deserve it.
21:01But we'll be here next time, so you come back, baby.
21:04Because rock and roll never forgets.
21:07So long.
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