Poll about a clue from Thursday 7/31 (Spoiler)

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For the $2000 clue in "This Celebrity..." (see below)

I got the correct response
8
12%
I did not get the correct response
57
88%
Prior to this episode, I had heard of this music artist
36
55%
I can recall having heard this artist's music in the past
21
32%
I have at least one album by this artist
13
20%
I have seen this artist live
4
6%
I recognized that Alex initially mispronounced the artist's name
25
38%
 
Total votes: 65

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Poll about a clue from Thursday 7/31 (Spoiler)

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Category: This Celebrity...
In 2014 got an alternative-album Grammy nomination & graced the stages of "Conan" & Coachella [audio clip]

Correct response:
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Neko Case
I saw a number of comments on how obscure this clue seemed, and as a fan of the artist myself, I felt curious enough to make a poll about it. I was definitely surprised to see this clue in the Teen Tournament.
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I have "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood" and several New Pornographers albums.
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I recall her appearance on NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!
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I have heard of her, but can't say I have ever heard her music, as far as I know.
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I thought it might be Case, but I didn't recognize the song and couldn't hear her voice clearly enough to tell it was her. I'm more a fan of her earlier, more country work (Furnace Room Lullaby is one of my favorite CDs); I think I've only listened to The Worse Things Get... once.
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I feel Case is just an Ani Di Franco wannabe and gets by on her ''indie' image. Not a fan
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OrangeSAM wrote:I recall her appearance on NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!
Me too. NPR is the main reason I know who she is.
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Can't say I've heard of her before.
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I've heard of her, heard at least a couple of her songs, but didn't get it right.
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OrangeSAM wrote:I recall her appearance on NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!
Despite listening to this, I don't even recall her appearance ('appearances' according to wiki).
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econgator wrote:
OrangeSAM wrote:I recall her appearance on NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!
Despite listening to this, I don't even recall her appearance ('appearances' according to wiki).
She had one of the greatest interviews I've heard in my time on that show and she's been a guest panelist (not as great but she kept up pretty well with the vets).

Here is the interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu9FmHzDpOM
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Also, despite being a check down the list, I am still very surprised they put this on the Teen Tournament. The College Championship's annual indie rock category fits, they've put similar artists on those lists, but she is so, so out of place on the Teen Tournament. Even that category had three pretty big names, one pretty big name who isn't as big currently but has context hints, and Neko Case.

The clue also has no real hints otherwise. You had to know the song or, if you're daring, get the voice behind the song and suss it out based on the "alternative" genre clue.
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I've heard of her because Marianne Faithfull covered one of her songs. That's also how I recognized Alex's mispronunciation.
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I didn't pick "I have seen this artist live" because I haven't seen her live solo, although I have seen her live as part of The New Pornographers.

She's responsible for one of my favorite album covers of all time:
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I've heard of her, but only because I work in a record store. No way is she well known enough to be a Jeopardy clue.
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My local radio station (WRSI, western Mass.) plays her music. They played "Deep Red Bells" this morning.
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