Dickie Goodman's "Mr. Jaws" Online Trivia | Music

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1. Interviewer: "We are here on the beach where a giant shark has just eaten a girl swimmer! Well Mr. Jaws, how was it?" Musical response: "Dynomite!" Interviewer: "And what did she say when you grabbed her?" What did Mr. Jaws say her response was?

Answer: Please Mr. Please

"Dynomite" was from the song of the same name by Bazuka featuring Tony Camillo, which reached number ten in the US. "Please Mr. Please", a number three single, was from Olivia Newton-John's album "Have You Never Been Mellow".

The movie "Jaws", from 1975, opened with a young woman going for a late-night swim and tragically becoming the shark's first victim.

2. Interviewer: "I know sharks are stupid, but what did you think when you took that first bite?" Musical response: "How sweet it is" Who had a top ten hit in 1975 with the song these lyrics came from?

Answer: James Taylor

Originally recorded by Marvin Gaye, James Taylor covered the song on his 1975 album, "Gorilla". "How Sweet It Is (To be Loved by You)" was a number five hit for Taylor.

Thought at first to be a shark attack, the mayor encouraged the medical examiner to say Chrissie Watkins' death was a boating accident. Sheriff Brody asked for help from oceanographer Matt Hooper. Upon examining the remains of the victim, Hooper came to the relatively quick conclusion, "This was no boat accident".

3. Interviewer: "Mr. Jaws, before you swim out to sea, have you anything else to say?" Musical response: "Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends" These lyrics were from a song entitled "Why Can't We Be Friends?".

Answer: True

"Why Can't We Be Friends?" was also the name of War's 1975 album, which included the song "Low Rider". The song "Why Can't We Be Friends?" reached number six on the charts.

After hearing Hooper's conclusion about Chrissie Watkins' death, Sheriff Brody tried to get the beaches closed, but was outvoted by the town council who feared losing tourists for the upcoming holiday.

4. Interviewer: "With me now is the local sheriff. Sheriff Brody, the shark will be back for lunch. What do you intend to do?" Musical response: "Do a little dance, make a little love, ____________!" What phrase completed Sheriff Brody's intentions?

Answer: Get down tonight

KC and the Sunshine Band scored a number one hit with the song "Get Down Tonight", which was from their self-titled album.

After a young boy was killed by the shark, Sheriff Brody took the heat when the boy's mother found out they had known about the shark. A large shark was caught and killed, but Brody and Hooper found out that it was not the shark they were looking for.

5. Interviewer: "Just arriving is oceanographer Matt Hooper. Sir, if someone is attacked by a shark, what should they do?" Musical response: "Do the _________" What sort of dance did Matt Hooper recommend in this situation?

Answer: hustle

"The Hustle" was a number one hit for Van McCoy, and also won a Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. The Hustle can be a line dance or a partner dance, both of which were demonstrated in "Saturday Night Fever" (1977).

With the beaches open and the Coast Guard patrolling the water, people reluctantly went into the water at Amity. Shortly after a false alarm, the giant shark was seen nearby, where it claimed another victim.

6. Interviewer: "We are going aboard the fishing boat of Captain Quint. Captain, will you be able to catch this giant shark?" Musical response interspersed with interviewer: "I will! I will! I will!" ("Thank you captain") "I will!" ("Captain?") "I will!" ("Captain!") "I will!" ("Captain!") These lyrics came from the song "Pyromania" by Def Leppard.

Answer: False

The lyrics came from the song "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain and Tennille. The song, a cover of a Neil Sedaka song, spent four weeks at number one and earned them a Grammy award for Record of the Year.

Quint had earlier told the town council he would kill the shark for $10,000, an amount of money they thought ridiculous. After the attack which nearly claimed his son, Sheriff Brody forced the devastated mayor to pay Quint whatever he asked for in order to kill the shark.

7. Interviewer: "When you catch one of these sharks, what do you feel like?" What was the musical response of how Quint said he felt?

Answer: Like a rhinestone cowboy

"Rhinestone Cowboy" was the song the lyrics were from. Glen Campbell's version was a number one hit for him on both the pop and country charts.

Sheriff Brody and Hooper joined Quint on the trip to find the shark. Quint had Brody working on a chum line while he waited with his large fishing reel. Little did he know the reel was no match for Jaws.

8. Interviewer: "We've just sighted the shark again. He's coming straight for us! Captain Quint is shouting something at him!" Musical response: "Get you baby one of these nights" The song these lyrics came from was sung by the Eagles.

Answer: True

"One of These Nights", written by Don Henley, Don Felder and Glenn Frey, was a number one hit for the Eagles. The song came from the album of the same name which also reached number one on the charts.

Brody was the first to see the shark, which surfaced while he was chumming. His reaction to the size of the shark was to tell Quint that he was going to need a bigger boat.

9. Interviewer: "Hey Jaws, the captain says he's going to catch you! What do you think of that?" What did Mr. Jaws think of that?

Answer: Jive talkin'

"Jive Talkin'" was a number one hit for the Bee Gees from their album "Main Course".

The record continued with:
Interviewer: "Uh-oh, here he comes again! They've hit him! Mr. Jaws, why doesn't anything seem to hurt you?"
Musical response: "Big boys don't cry, big boys don't cry" (from 10cc's number two song "I'm Not in Love")

10. Interviewer: "He's coming right onto the boat! Mr. Jaws, why are you grabbing my hand?" Musical response: "Wouldn't you give your hand to a friend?" What Melissa Manchester song was this line from?

Answer: Midnight Blue

The record concluded with:

Interviewer: "No wait! Mr. Jaws! That's not the way this record is supposed to end! Help! Help!"
This was followed by drowning noises accompanied by the theme from "Jaws" (by John Williams).

"Wouldn't you give your hand to a friend?" was from Melissa Manchester's number one single, "Midnight Blue", which was from the album, "Melissa".

So, back to the movie. After Quint disabled the boat by running it too hard, the shark did come onto the boat, killing Quint before Brody killed the shark. Hooper surfaced, and he and Brody paddled back to shore to wait for the sequel.

Dickie Goodman joined his sampled songs in the top ten by reaching number four on the US charts with "Mr. Jaws".

Source: Author Polaris101

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Dickie Goodman's "Mr. Jaws" Trivia Quiz

Goodman was known for his "break-in" records where he posed as an interviewer and used clips from pop songs as the responses to the questions. See what you remember about his 1975 parody of the movie "Jaws" which used top ten US hits from that year.

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