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1. "If your sweetheart sends a letter of goodbye, is no secret you feel better if you cry". At least that was the opinion of the artist who recorded "Cry" in 1951, and watched as it climbed to Number One on several lists, and sold over two million copies. Who was this sorrowful singer?
2. "My Guy" (1964), was a Number One hit for a young Motown singer who, at age two had to overcome meningitis. As a young girl she also suffered from other partial disabilities such as deafness, blindness and paralysis. She was raised in poverty, scrubbing floors at age 12, alongside her mother. As a high school student she dreamed of being a scientist, that is until she heard and learned of the success of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. From then on it was all music, including these lyrics from her signature song:
"Nothing you could say
Can tear me away from my guy
Nothing you could do
'Cause I'm stuck like glue to my guy"
Who was the steadfast singer who took these lyrics to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles list?
3. "Where are You, Little Star" wondered the group that saw "Little Star" become only the third song to reach Number One on the newly named "Billboard" Hot 100 list. "Little Star" took the top spot on August 30, 1964. Until then, the list was called "Billboard" Magazine's Number One Singles. Can you name the "one-hit wonders" who shone brightly but briefly with "Little Star"?
4. Hey guys, don't you just hate it when you meet a great gal and then realize that's she's almost old enough to be your mother? Similar thoughts no doubt ran through the mind of the singer-songwriter who brought us these lyrics from "Diana":
"I'm so young and you're so old
This, my darling, I've been told
I don't care just what they say
'Cause forever I will pray
You and I, we will be as free
As the birds up in the trees
Oh, please stay by me, Diana".
Which young singer had a number one hit about his favorite older woman?
5. Some folks believe there is such a thing as love at first sight. It doesn't have to take months or years to feel that special emotion. The group who sang "To Know Him is to Love Him" apparently felt that way, based on the feelings expressed in their signature song. Here's a bit of it:
"To know, know, know him, is to love, love, love him
Just to see him smile, makes my life worthwhile
To know, know, know him is to love, love, love him
And I do (and I do, and I do)".
Can you name those smitten singers?
6. I always thought Elizabeth Taylor and Lee Remick had the most beautiful eyes in Tinseltown. As for Bette Davis, not so much. Which may well have been the point of "Bette Davis Eyes". It was recorded in 1981 by a Hollywood born female singer-songwriter, who is sometimes mistaken to be a certain male singer, whose voice sounds a lot like hers. Can you name the songstress whose version of "Bette Davis Eyes" won her two Grammy Awards?
7. Believe it or (k)not in 1959, a beautiful work of musical composition titled "Kookie, Kookie--Lend Me Your Comb", actually made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a stay of thirteen weeks. It even reached as high as number four.
Though it was sung in concert (no pun intended) with a female singer, it's the guy who is most associated with this timeless tune. He was born with the surname of Breitenberger...by what name is he better known?
8. "Love is Strange" was recorded by a duo who only released a half-dozen singles together. But their signature song, "Love is Strange" (1956), was a million plus seller and landed in the top spot on the Rhythm & Blues chart, as well as reaching eleventh place on the "Billboard" Hot 100 list in 1957. The duo broke up in 1960, can you recall who they were?
9. "You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain."
Frankly I'd prefer a nice relaxing cruise to Alaska, but to each his own.
Can you identify the trio that rode "A Horse with no Name" to Number One on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart?
10. Isn't it great when you meet someone, fall in love, and years later you're still able to look that special person in the eyes and say, "You're Still The One"?
Well a lovely and lively young lady sang just that in 1997. It came from her hit album, "Come On Over", which at the end of the 20th century was the best selling Country album of all time, and spent over two years on the charts. Can you name this beautiful singer?
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