Transport in Songs Trivia

1. Which singer sings the song "Fast Car"?

From Quiz Fast Cars

Answer: Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter. Some other songs by Tracy Chapman include "Give Me One Reason", "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", and "For My Lover". Tracy Chapman's appearance on the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute helped the song become a top-ten hit in the United States. It was released as the lead single from her 1988 self-titled debut studio album. The genre is folk-rock.

From Quiz Driving Up The Charts

Answer: Cadillac Coupe de Ville

Berry sang, "As I was motivatin' over the hill, I saw Maybellene in a Coupé de Ville, A Cadillac a-rollin on the open road, Nothin' will outrun my V-8 Ford" in this 1955 track which was a top five hit on the Billboard pop chart in USA. The Cadillac Coupe de Ville was available between 1958 and 2005 which would seem to suggest Berry could see into the future in his 1955 hit. The truth is, before the Coupe de Ville model, the name was used to denote a trim level of the Cadillac Series 62, first available in 1949.

From Quiz Up, Up and Away

Answer: Balloon

"Up, up and away my beautiful balloon" actually. The 5th Dimension sings this catchy love song from 1967. "Love is waiting there in my beautiful balloon".

From Quiz Waiting for the Bus

Answer: A Transport of Delight

The duo had performed in private venues prior to renting the 150-seat theatre and self-promoting the revue. The performances were very popular and they signed an agent and opened at the Fortune Theatre. They would continue performing for eleven years, including shows booked in several other countries.

From Quiz Songs about Cadillacs

Answer: Baby Let's Play House

Arthur Gunter composed and recorded "Baby Let's Play House" in 1954 on the Excello label. Elvis Presley released a single of the song the following year on the Sun Records label. Elvis rearranged the song and changed the lyrics from "You may get religion" to "You may have a Pink Cadillac", perhaps a reference to a car he had recently purchased. Georgia native Arthur Gunter's original recording reached number 12 on the US Billboard Rhythm and Blues charts. After Elvis released his single Buddy Holly recorded a cover of the song that failed to chart. "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" and "Don't Be Cruel" were US Number One singles for Elvis in 1956. "My Baby Left Me" went to Number 31 the same year.

From Quiz Transport Throughout Music

Answer: Plane

"Khe Sanh" is a 1978 song off Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel's self titled debut album. The song tells the story of a disillusioned Vietnam veteran whose life is unsettled after his return home from active duty and his inability to adjust to normal life. A 2018 poll by Australian radio station Triple M ranked "Khe Sanh" as the "Number One Australian Song of All Time." The lyric "Last plane out of Sydney..." refers to the noise curfew in place at Sydney Airport that restricts the takeoff and landing hours for planes that exceed a certain noise level, due to the airport being located in the residential Sydney suburb of Mascot. The curfew is in place between the hours of 11pm and 6am.

From Quiz Truck Train Tractor

Answer: The Pastels

The Pastels formed in Glasgow in 1981 and, although their somewhat raw and shambolic indie pop sound seemed out of kilter with much of the music being made at the time, it gained them a cult following amongst those involved in the emerging fanzine culture and also amongst some music critics. The Pastels were featured on the highly influential 'C86' compilation which was issued by the NME and which featured a number of artists who are considered to have had a significant influence on the development of the twee and indiepop genres. However, The Pastels have attempted to distance themselves from the term twee, feeling it does not truly apply to their music. In 2003 'The Scotsman' newspaper ranked The Pastels' debut 1987 album, 'Up for a Bit With The Pastels', as the thirty-seventh greatest Scottish album of all time. One of The Pastels' best-loved songs, 'Nothing to be Done', was featured on the soundtrack to the film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's short story collection 'The Acid House'.

From Quiz Automotive Airs

Answer: Billy Ocean

This song was released in 1988 by Billy Ocean, a Trinidadian-born pop singer who had a number of hits in the eighties. The song was inspired by the line from the fifties song "You're Sixteen", that goes "You walked outta my dreams and into my arms"... (Sung by Johnny Burnette, covered most successfully by Ringo Starr.)

From Quiz I Left My Mind on Platform Nine

Answer: Queen of Hearts

"Queen of Hearts" was a top ten hit for Juice Newton, from her album titled "Juice" released in 1981. It was her third album and gave her three top ten hits.

From Quiz Speed Limit

Answer: Dead Man's Curve

The 1963 song "Dead Man's Curve" by Jan and Dean hit number eight on the United States Billboard Hot 100. The song was recorded for the duo's 1963 album "Drag City".

From Quiz Songs Referencing Air and Space Travel

Answer: Ray and Bob

Los Angeles singers Ray Swayze and Bob Appleberry had their only minor hit with "Air Travel". They recorded the song on the Ledo label. Their singing style was similar to Sam Cooke and featured close harmonies. British singer Chris Farlowe also recorded a version of "Air Travel" for Decca Records in 1962 with "Why Did You Break My Heart?" as the B-side. Travis and Bob released "Tell him No" in 1959. Jan and Dean had their first charted single with "Baby Talk" (1959) and Sonny and Cher had a Top Forty hit in 1964 with "Baby Don't Go".

From Quiz Trains in Song

Answer: The Monkees

This song was The Monkees' debut single and was included on their self-titled album released in October of the same year. This song has an interesting meaning: a young man was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and wants his female significant other to take the last train to Clarksville so they can spend their last night together before he ships out to Vietnam the next day. The Army's 101th Airborne Division is home-based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, which is near Clarksville, Tennessee. The Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division took horrific casualties during the Vietnam war.

From Quiz Hot Rod Song Facts

Answer: Jaguar XKE

The song depicted a race between a Corvette Sting Ray and a Jaguar XKE beginning at Sunset and Vine. It topped out at Number Eight on the US Billboard charts. The song was a collaborative effort between songwriters Brian Wilson, Jan Berry, Roger Christian and Artie Kornfeld. Roger Christian originally had the two racers ending in a dead heat but Jan Berry insisted that the race end with a wreck. Several versions were released. The original version was a cut from their 1963 "Drag City" LP. When it was remixed as a single release horns, strings and crash noises were added. The duo's "Filet Of Soul" album (1966) contained an earlier rejected mix while other versions appeared on live albums. The old lady was driving a Super Stock Dodge in their 1964 hit, "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena". "Bucket'T'" was released by the duo the following year and "Schlock Rod Part 1" was the flip side to their 1963 release "Drag City".

From Quiz Touchdown!

Answer: The Letter

The Box Tops reached number one on the US Billboard chart and number five on the UK singles chart with the song. Joe Cocker's rather more blues orientated version, with Leon Russell on piano, made number seven in the USA but only 39 in his home country. All the other answers I gave you came from the lyrics, which don't actually refer to 'the letter' only 'a letter'. The song was written by Wayne Carson Thompson who was also one of the writers of 'Always on My Mind', made famous by Willie Nelson and Elvis Presley.

From Quiz Fancy a Musical Trip? You Pick The Transport

Answer: The Electric Light Orchestra

E.L.O. had a number eight hit on the UK chart with "Last Train To London" in 1979. It reached number 39 on the US pop chart in 1980. The Electric Light Orchestra was formed in Birmingham UK by Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne from The Move. Roy Wood left during the recording of their second album and formed Wizzard, Jeff Lynne took over E.L.O. and the rest as they say is history. The 1910 Fruitgum Co. had a number 57 hit on the US pop chart with "The Train" in 1969. It never charted in the UK. UB40 had a number 30 hit on the UK chart with "The Train Is Coming" in 1999. It did not chart in the US. Crosby, Stills And Nash had a number 28 hit on the US pop chart with "Marrakesh Express" in 1969. It reached number 17 on the UK chart the same year.

From Quiz What Kind of Car Was It?

Answer: Nash Rambler

"While riding in my Cadillac, what to my surprise, a little NASH RAMBLER was following me about one third my size. The guy must have wanted to pass me up as he kept on tooting his horn. I'll show him that a Cadillac is not a car to scorn. Beep beep, beep beep, his horn went beep beep beep".., goes the first verse of the popular 1958 song that reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in July that year. The song was a novelty song with the Cadillac and the Nash Rambler (a very small compact car that was popular at the time) speeding down the highway with the Rambler "beeping" the Cadillac all the way. They speed up to 120 miles per hour and the Rambler finally pulls alongside the Cadi and asks the driver how to get the car out of second gear. Funny stuff at the time.

From Quiz Do You Know the Way to San Jose [1]

Answer: Stairway

Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" released in 1971 is one of the most popular songs ever written constantly appearing in the ranks of best all-time songs. "There's a lady whose sure all that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to heaven."

From Quiz Trains and Boats and Planes

Answer: The Marrakesh Express

The song "Marrakesh Express" was recorded on the first album released by Crosby, Stills and Nash, who were hailed by many as the first Super Group. This song was originally put forward by Graham Nash for the Hollies to record along with some other of his compositions. The Hollies were not enamored with the new songs and soon after, Nash left the Hollies and joined forces with Crosby and Stills in LA who had also left their previous groups, The Byrds and The Buffalo Springfield respectively.

From Quiz Trains on Tracks

Answer: Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash recorded the song "Folsom Prison Blues" in 1955, according to Sun Records discography. The song then became a highlight of the show he performed at Folsom Prison in 1968.

From Quiz Transportation in Songs

Answer: Snow Patrol

"Chasing Cars" is on Snow Patrol's fourth CD, "Eyes Open". It came out in 2006. It's a love song.

From Quiz Thunderbirds in Song

Answer: A radio station owners daughter

"Fun, Fun, Fun" was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love after visiting a radio station in Utah and hearing Shirley English the daughter of the station owner telling how she had gotten in trouble after borrowing her fathers Thunderbird. Apparently she had told him she was going to the library but instead went to a hamburger stand.

From Quiz Cadillacs in Song

Answer: Liquor store

From 1983's "Rant 'N Rave with the Stray Cats", "Look at that Cadillac" reached number 68 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.

From Quiz How Are We Getting There?

Answer: Hot Rod Lincoln

Johnny Bond recorded the tune "Hot Rod Lincoln" in 1960. He was the second to record the song; the first being Charlie Ryan in the late 1950s.It was basically a song about racing a Lincoln hot-rod. Perhaps the most poular version was a cover by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen in 1972, which topped out on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts at number nine.

From Quiz Let's Take A Road Trip

Answer: Ellas Otha Bates

Bo Diddley was born Ellas Otha Bates in McComb, Mississippi, on December 30, 1928. He was adopted by a relative named Gussie McDaniel and assumed the last name. When he later moved to Chicago he left the name Otha behind as well. He played the violin and trombone in church and didn't take up the guitar until he was in his teens. He took to playing on the streets for tips and put a band together in the early fifties with Clifton James on drums and Roosevelt Jackson playing bass. He began recording at Chess studios and before long "Hey, Bo Diddley" became a hit. The origins of the stage name Bo Diddley aren't clear. Bo released "Road Runner" in 1960 on the Checker label. Known for a driving beat and having women guitarists in his band, Bo penned such classics as "Who Do You Love?" and "I'm A Man" along with co-writing the 1957 Mickey and Sylvia hit "Love Is Strange". Bo passed away in 2008 at age 79. Interesting fact; McComb, Mississippi, is also the birthplace of another well known singer, Britney Spears.

From Quiz Car Songs

Answer: Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin recorded this short (1 minute, 48 seconds) song a cappella. She introduced it on the recording by saying: "I'd like to do a song of great social and political import."

From Quiz Motorcycles in Song

Answer: The Shangri-Las

Singer Mary Weiss was only 15 she when began recording for George "Shadow" Morton on the Red Bird label. Mrs. Weiss had to sign for Mary and her sister, Betty, who was 17. The third member was a schoolmate named Mary-Anne Ganser. Originally Shadow wanted another of his groups, The Bunnies, to record the song because he didn't think it would ever get airplay and The Shangri-Las were hot off their success with "Remember, Walking in the Sand". The song deals with a girl telling her friends about her boyfriend who sped away after they broke up. He ended up crashing his motorcycle and dying. Shadow Morton included a miked motorcycle revving in the song for effect. Before "Leader of the Pack" the girls' promo shots were wholesome teen group images. After the success of the song they sported leather outfits and had a "bad girl" image.

From Quiz Classic Car Songs of the Rock Era

Answer: Rocket 88

The original version of the song was credited to Jackie Brenston. The song was put together by Ike Turner and his band during rehearsals in Mississippi and recorded by Turner's Kings of Rhythm. Jackie Brenston was Ike's sax player and did the vocal track on "Rocket 88." The Oldsmobile 88 model was introduced in 1949. "Model T Baby" was by Jack Turner. The Eagles did Tom Wait's "Ol' 55," and Tennessee Buck recorded "Automobile Song."

From Quiz Songs that 'Transport' You

Answer: Midnight

Gladys Knight and The Pips caught the "Midnight Train to Georgia" in 1976. It was a number one hit in America but in Britain reached number ten.

From Quiz Songs with a Transportation Theme

Answer: Mersey

The river Mersey flows into Liverpool Bay and onto the Irish Sea. It is the basis of the term "Merseybeat" or "Mersey sound" which is typically used to describe acts that originated in the city in the early to mid 60s such as The Beatles, and the performers of the above song, Gerry & The Pacemakers. The song in question is "Ferry Cross The Mersey".

From Quiz Trucking Songs

Answer: Chartreuse Microbus

This song, "Convoy", started the CB craze in 1975/76. Canadian country music singer Paul Brandt has recently re-released it as a music video.

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