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1. "Slow down, you move to fast, you got to make the morning last..." starts this catchy 1960s tune that was recorded both by Harper's Bizarre and Simon and Garfunkel. What's the title?

Answer: 59th Street Bridge Song

Simon and Garfunkel were the first to record this tune in 1966. It was a cut from their album called "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" and is more commonly, but incorrectly known as "Feelin' Groovy". A group called Harper's Bizarre is known for the most popular cover of the song, getting as high as number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1967.

2. "In the event of something happening to me, there is something I would like you all to see, it's just a photograph of someone that I knew, have you seen my wife Mr. Jones?" A long opening lyric for this 1960s BeeGees hit song. Name it.

Answer: New York Mining Disaster 1941

This song was the BeeGees first American release in 1967. It was also their first charting hit in the U.K. At the time there was a wild rumor that the group was actually The Beatles recording under a pseudonym. The song is a tale of a miner trapped in a cave waiting for a possible rescue.

It was the group's first big hit, scoring a number 14 placing in the U.S. on Billboard's Hot 100 charts, and a number 12 placing in the U.K.

3. "There's something happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear, there's a man with a gun over there, telling me I got to beware..." begins this 1967 tale by a band whose name is a combination of two U.S. northeastern cities. Name the song. (not the band)

Answer: For What Its Worth

The group was the Buffalo Springfield and "For What It's Worth" was a major 1967 hit for them. Led by Neil Young and Stephen Stills this was the Canadian band's only major hit together. Of course Young and Stills went on to greater fame later. The song itself was widely used to symbolize world turbulence in the 1960s but Stills claims it actually was about a confrontation between clubbers and law enforcement officials on the Sunset Strip in California in the 1960s.

It also was widely believed that the song had something to do with the Kent State shootings in the U.S. in 1970, but the song was actually released three years prior.

It peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1967, and is listed by Rolling Stone Magazine at number 63 on their "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" compilation.

4. "I can see there ain't no room for me, you're only holding out your heart in sympathy, if there's another man then girl I understand, go on and take his hand and don't you worry 'bout me..." so goes the first verse of this hit song by The Four Seasons in 1966. What did they title it?

Answer: Opus 17

The song was the second release from the "Working My Way Back To You' album, following the title song. The song was also the first major hit for the group with new bassist/vocalist Joe Long who had replaced Nick Massi from the original lineup. The song went to number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1966.

5. The Toys had their biggest hit in 1965 with a song that began with the following lyrics. "How gentle is the rain, that falls softly on the meadow, birds high up in the trees serenade the flowers with their melodies..." What tune was this?

Answer: A Lovers Concerto

"A Lover's Concerto" was a 1965 smash hit for The Toys, a group of girls from Jamaica, New York. The girls formed the group in 1961 and finally hit the big time with this song. It was a number two hit single on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 and also made the top of the charts in the U.K.

Some of the music used in the song was from the classical piece "Minuet in G Major" which was written by Johann Sebastian Bach.

6. What song has this famous verse? "Christ you know it ain't easy, you know how hard it can be, the way things are going, they're going to crucify me..."

Answer: The Ballad of John and Yoko

"The Ballad of John and Yoko" was credited to The Beatles in 1969, although it was primarily a John Lennon composition. Only he and Paul McCartney performed on the recording, which recounted the marriage of Lennon and Ono, and their activities together, including their 'Bed-In' in 1969.

The song was a number eight hit in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and was the group's final number one hit in the U.K. It was banned on a number of radio stations in the U.S because of the reference to Christ and crucifixion.

7. The song starts and you hear "It's getting to the point where I'm no fun anymore, I am sorry, sometimes it hurts so badly I cry out loud I am lonely, I am yours, you are mine, you are what you are...." and you think of Woodstock 1969. What song might this be?

Answer: Suite Judy Blue Eyes

"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" is a medley of short tunes written by Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Stills wrote the tunes as a collection of thoughts about his former girlfriend, singer Judy Collins. The song is one of the group's most notable and it was performed by them at the original Woodstock festival in 1969.

It went to number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts, and is listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 418.

8. In 1974 John Denver sang "You fill up my senses, like a night in the forest, like a mountain in springtime, like a walk in the rain...." but he never mentions who he is singing about. What tune is this?

Answer: Annies Song

Denver claimed to have written this song in about 10 minutes while on a ski lift while vacationing in Aspen Colorado. It was written as a tribute to his wife at the time. The song became a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for Denver in 1974 and also went to number one in the U.K.

The only mention of his wife Annie is in the title. She is not mentioned in the lyrics of the song, which made this a universal love song over the years, which could apply to anyone.

9. The year 1969 saw man's first moon landing. David Bowie had a song on the charts which could have applied to that feat. What was the name of this unusual tune?

Answer: Space Oddity

Bowie released this single as part of an album of the same name. The song follows the fictional launch of Major Tom, an astronaut who apparently has a problem during his space flight and has no way to return to earth. After an initial attempt failed, the song was re-released in conjunction with the U.S. lunar landing in 1969.

It was a major hit in the U.K., but surprisingly could not crack the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, stalling at a weak number 124 on the charts. Over the years the song has gained much more recognition and airplay in the U.S., being re-released again in 1973, and performing much better hitting number 15 on the charts that time.

10. Probably the most famous of Freddy Mercury's hits, this song went to the top of the charts in two different decades as well as becoming part of a major scene in the motion picture titled "Wayne's World". What song is this, Queen's biggest hit?

Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

Originally part of the group's album called "A Night at The Opera" this song was first released in 1975 and spent nine weeks at the top of the charts in the U.K. It made it as high as number nine in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 charts when released in 1976.

The song was re-released in 1991 after Freddie Mercury's death and went back to number one in the U.K. for five more weeks. In the U.S. it was used in a scene from the movie "Wayne's World" (1992) and the song reached number two on the Billboard charts that year.

The song has received worldwide acclaim over the years and is listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 163.

Source: Author fredsixties

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And the Title Is... Trivia Quiz

These are ten of the most popular songs from the 1960s and 1970s but you'd never know the title from the lyrics. Just tell me the names of the songs. There will be some clues. Do not use punctuation in any of the answers. Good luck.

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