1974 Song Titles In Opposite Words Quiz

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1. "Go and Give My Hate"

Answer: Redbone

"Come and Get Your Love" by American rock band Redbone was released in 1974 and reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was featured in the 2014 film "Guardians of the Galaxy" and the 2019 film "Avengers: Endgame". The band had only one other song reach the top 30 on US charts with "The Witch Queen of New Orleans" in 1971.

2. "Noon Away From the Waterless Barren Area"

Answer: Maria Muldaur

"Midnight at the Oasis" by American folk and blues singer Maria Muldaur was released in 1974 and reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was featured during the prom scene of the 1999 comedy film "American Pie" and was featured in the 1975 film "White Line Fever".

3. "I Don't Make You Feel Extremely Used"

Answer: The Stylistics

"You Make Me Feel Brand New" by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics was released in 1974 and reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has been covered and recorded by artists that include Babyface, Simply Red, Boyz II Men, Roberta Flack, and Ronnie Milsap.

4. "Cover Up and Be Silent"

Answer: Al Wilson

"Show and Tell", by Al Wilson was released in August 1973 and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974. The song was first recorded by Johnny Mathis in 1972 and reached number 36 on the Easy Listening chart.

5. "The Least Ugly Boy"

Answer: Charlie Rich

"The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich was released in August 1973 and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, US Billboard Hot Country Singles, US Billboard Easy Listening, and US Cash Box Top 100 charts. The song has been covered by Slim Whitman, Andy Williams, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA.

6. "Moonrise"

Answer: Gordon Lightfoot

"Sundown" by Canadian folk artist Gordon Lightfoot was released in 1974 and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has been covered by Country singer Toby Keith in 2010 and by Depeche Mode. Other songs by Lightfoot include "If You Could Read My Mind", "Carefree Highway", and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".

7. "Something Added To Something"

Answer: Billy Preston

"Nothing from Nothing" by Billy Preston was released in 1974 and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was featured in the episode "The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka" on the animated series "South Park". Preston died at the young age of 59 in 2006 due to complications from kidney disease, pericarditis, and drug abuse.

8. "The Unfunny One"

Answer: Steve Miller Band

"The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band was released in August 1973 and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974. Other songs by the band include "Take The Money and Run", "Rock'n Me", "Fly Like an Eagle", "Jet Airliner", "Swingtown", and "Abracadabra".

9. "The Audience Member"

Answer: Marvin Hamlisch

"The Entertainer" by the composer and pianist Marvin Hamlisch was released in 1973 and reached number one on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in 1974. The song was featured prominently in the 1973 film "The Sting". The song was written by Scott Joplin in 1902.

10. "Allow the Moon to Rise Up Off You"

Answer: Elton John

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by English musician Elton John was released in 1974 and reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1991 the song was redone as a duet with Elton John and George Michael that reached number one on charts in ten countries including the United States.

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Questions		Choices
1. "Go and Give My Hate"		Elton John
2. "Noon Away From the Waterless Barren Area"		Charlie Rich
3. "I Don't Make You Feel Extremely Used"		Redbone
4. "Cover Up and Be Silent"		Maria Muldaur
5. "The Least Ugly Boy"		Steve Miller Band
6. "Moonrise"		Billy Preston
7. "Something Added To Something"		Gordon Lightfoot
8. "The Unfunny One"		Marvin Hamlisch
9. "The Audience Member"		The Stylistics
10. "Allow the Moon to Rise Up Off You"		Al Wilson

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