This one is hot off the press--in stores now. The cover was designed by the ever-elusive (i.e., always running off to Pittsburgh) Casey Hallas. If you happen to see it somewhere with a hideous and outdated cover, that is the UK version.*
"Do you know the original names of your favorite bands? The lyrics to your favorite songs? The singer-songwriters who wrote the songs that became famous only when metal bands covered them? The cover art to the world’s best-selling-albums? Do you know enough to keep up entertaining cocktail party chatter or could you go one-for-one with true music connoisseurs? In the trivia questions presented here, ranging from the years before rock ’n’ roll through every decade to the present including a section for true music geeks (the ones who can, for example, read actual music), you’ll find the stories behind the bands, the real people behind the magazine covers, the breakthrough hits, the lives lived to excess, the one-hit wonders, the secret muses, the bizarre cover versions, the record-breakers, the weirdest misheard lyrics, before-they-were-famous factoids, B-side esotera, best-selling records, and major cultural turning points in the world of music."
This one came out in October. You'll find it alongside an accompanying Italian version. I had to use a pen-name so no one would know the line in the author bio about almost getting fired for keeping a list of incriminating conversations was about me. To make it more confusing, B&N has the author name wrong on the website. I’ve considered letting someone know about that, but haven’t gotten around to it. Oh and by the way, I didn’t write the curses themselves, that was Antonio Martinez. I wrote the scenarios that you would find yourself needing to use them in. If you have young children around, be careful with the audio component. A*shole, Son-of-a-B*tch and C*cksucker really roll of the tongue en Español.
I am pretty sure this dog IQ book from 2007 is still around as it reprinted a couple times.You can also buy it in Japanese or this language.
A few years back Random House bought Girl Drinks and released it with a slightly more titillating title. Looks like you can get it used for 19 cents!* The UK cover
