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1. Barry Mann sang this hit and thanked himself and the song's co-writer Gerry Goffin in this way:
"I'd like to thank the guy who wrote the song that made my baby fall in love with me."
It peaked at #7 in 1961.
2. "_______ ________, you saw me standing alone,
without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own."
Just to show good lyrics never go out of style, this song was a top ten hit for three different artists in 1935. The songwriters were none other than Rodgers and Hart. It was a #1 song in 1961 for three weeks.
3. "Cuz, ya see if I was a lightnin' bug, I'd search the whole night through, lookin' for a home."
Who or what was looking for a home?
4. "Ah, I should have known it from the very start,
this girl would leave me with a broken heart.
Now listen people what I'm telling you,
a-keep away from-a Runaround Sue"
Who was the artist of this #1 in October 1961.
5. "Friends ask me 'am I in love', I always answer 'yes'.
Might as well confess, if the answer's yes."
Can you identify this #3 hit from the summer of '61?
6. "Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely,
I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue.
I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted,
and then someday you'd leave me for somebody new."
Title, please.
7. "Ev'ry mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive.
He stood _____________and weighed ___________.
Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip,
and everybody knew ya didn't give no lip to Big John.
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)."
So just how tall was Big John and what did he weigh?
8. "Then He rolled his big sleeves up and a brand new world began.
He created a woman and-a lots of lovin' for a man."
Name the song title.
9. "If I were _____________, I'd walk away,
I'd look in your eyes and here's what I'd say;
'I don't want you, I don't need you, I don't love you any more'
And I'd walk out that door."
Complete the lyric.
10. This was the last #1 song of 1961. Fill in the blanks - it's the title.
"In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ___ ____ _____ ______.
In the jungle, the quiet jungle, ____ ____ _____ ______."
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