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1. "I don't know why she's ridin' so high
She ought to think twice, she ought to do right by me
Before she gets to saying goodbye,
She ought to think twice, she ought to do right by me.
I think I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah.
The girl that's driving me mad is going away, yeah."
The title of this #1 from 1965?
2. "Way down below there's a half a million people
Somewhere there's a church with a big tall steeple
Inside a church there's an altar filled with flowers
Wedding bells are ringin' and they shoulda been ours"
This song was a charting hit twice; first in 1960, then covered in 1964. The title?
3. Herman's Hermits recorded a song in 1965 that went right to the top of the charts. It referred to a King of England and any piece of the lyric that I could quote would make the question a pure give away... so I won't! You ought to get it with no lyrical hints. Who was that King?
4. Some nonsense from 1964:
"There was a crooked man and he had a crooked smile
Had a crooked sixpence and he walked a crooked mile
Had a crooked cat and he had a crooked mouse
They all lived together in a crooked little house"
The song's title?
5. "How 'bout the way he acts, oh no, that's not the way
And you're not listenin' to all I say
If you wanna know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss, that's where it is
Oh yeah, it's in his kiss, that's where it is"
A #6 song in 1964, it was covered in 1991 and charted at #33 that year. A further clue is that "It's In His Kiss" was the parenthetical title of the song. So what song was it?
6. "How gentle is the rain that falls softly on the meadow
Birds high up the trees serenade the clouds with their melodies"
A pretty big hit for one artist, one of the worst songs ever recorded by another. What song was it?
7. "It is the evening of the day, I sit and watch the children play
Smiling faces I can see, but not for me
I sit and watch, ____________________"
By filling in the blank, you get the song's title - which is?
8. "Now I'm happy in the chapel where people are of one accord
Yes, we gather in the chapel just to sing and praise the Lord"
What was the title of this inspirational song, a #3 hit in 1965?
9. "Every time we meet, everything is sweet
Oh, you're so tender, I must surrender
My love is your love, now and forever"
A #4 hit for the Vogues in 1965, can you identify the title?
10. "People around every corner they seem to smile and say
We don't care what your name is boy we'll never turn you away
So I'll continue to stay here, I always will stay"
The group sings about their neck of the woods in this song. Can you name it?
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