My Favorite Songs of the 1950s - Part 7 Quiz

Answer: I'm in love.

Otis Blackwell wrote "All Shook Up" in 1957. The song was recorded by Elvis Presley and reached number one on the charts. "Rolling Stone" magazine ranked it 352 in the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time."

The song has been covered by other artists such as The Quarrymen, Billy Joel, Suzi Quatro, and Dolly Parton.

In the 1990 movie "Look Who's Talking Too" the Elvis song comes on the radio at the daycare when James (John Travolta) goes to pick up Mickey (voiced by Bruce Willis). The daycare is run by Joey (Gilbert Godfried) and James and Joey have the kids dancing to the song. At the end, Mickey tells James, "Come on Elvis, I'm your kid, not them."

Answer: you ugly island

Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim wrote "America" for the 1957 Broadway musical "West Side Story." In the original version, when Chita Rivera (as Anita) sings the song, the lyrics are "Puerto Rico, you ugly island...."

In the 1961 movie version, Rita Moreno plays Anita. She almost didn't play Anita because she could not bring herself to call her homeland an "ugly island." The lyrics were changed to "Puerto Rico, my heart's devotion."

Also, in the Broadway version, Anita sings the song with the other Shark girls. Anita is praising America while they support Puerto Rico, led by Rosalia (played by Marilyn Cooper). In the movie version, the Shark girls are there, but Anita sings it mainly with Bernardo (George Chakiris) supporting Puerto Rico.

The movie version of the song was ranked number 35 in "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs."

The song has been covered by other artists such as Herb Alpert''s Tijuana Brass, Trini Lopez, The Nice, and the cast of "Glee."

Answer: Danny & the Juniors

Artie Singer, John Medora, and David White wrote "At the Hop" in 1957. The song was recorded by Danny & the Juniors, reaching number one on the charts. In 1969, Sha Na Na performed the song at Woodstock.

The song was featured in the 1973 movie "American Graffiti."

The song has also been covered by artists such as Frankie Avalon, Chubby Checker, Sharon Lois & Bram, and Pat Boone.

Answer: Maria

Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim wrote "I Feel Pretty" for the 1957 musical "West Side Story." The song is sung by Maria (originally played by Carol Lawrence) and backed up by the other girls.

The original lyrics were "I feel pretty, and witty and bright, and I pity any girl who isn't me tonight."

In the 1961 movie, the song is sung by Marni Nixon (dubbing Natalie Wood) and the ladies in the dress shop. It is sung during the day. Therefore, the lyrics were changed to "I feel pretty, and witty and gay, and I pity any girl who isn't me today."

Other artists, including Julie Andrews, Little Richard, Annie Ross, and the cast of "Glee" in the "Unpretty" mashup, have covered "I Feel Pretty."

Answer: The Music Man

Meredith Willson wrote "Iowa Stubborn" for his 1957 Broadway musical "The Music Man." Harold Hill (originally played by Robert Preston, who reprised the role in the 1962 movie version) comes to River City, Iowa. He plans to con the town into buying a boys' band. The people in the town welcome him and tell him how stubborn the people in Iowa are. They sing, "We can stand touching noses for a week at a time and never see eye-to-eye."

Willson was born in Iowa and lived there for the first sixteen years of his life.

Outside of "The Music Man," I have not heard of anyone covering this song.

Answer: Jailhouse Rock

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller wrote "Jailhouse Rock" for the movie of the same name. It was first sung by Elvis Presley in the movie. It was recorded as part of the soundtrack and reached number one on the charts.

"Rolling Stone" magazine included the song at number 67 in its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." In 2004, it was listed as number 21 on the "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs" list. In 2016, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The song has been covered by artists such as The Blues Brothers, Queen, LeAnn Rimes, and Ryan Lawrie.

Answer: ring

Joe Beal and Jim Boothe are credited with writing "Jingle Bell Rock" in 1957. It was first sung by Bobby Helms and became his signature song. He made multiple recordings through the years, with the last one being done in 1983, ten years before his death.

Since his first recording, others have also recorded the song, including Brenda Lee, Billy Idol, the cast of "Glee," and Lindsay Lohan.

Answer: Teddy Bear

Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe wrote "(Let Me Me Your) Teddy Bear" in 1957. Elvis first performed it in his movie "Loving You." The song reached number one on the charts.

Since then, others have covered it such as Shorty Mitchell with the Ken Jones Rock 'n' Rollers, Barry Frank, Jerry Kennedy, and Pat Boone.

On "Full House," the song was sung by Bob Saget (as Danny Tanner), Dave Coulier (as Joey Gladstone), and John Stamos (as Uncle Jesse Katsopolis) as Michelle Tanner's bedtime song.

Answer: Peggy Sue

Jerry Allison and Norman Petty wrote "Peggy Sue" in 1957. They are who got the official credit, but Buddy Holly was a non-credited writer as well. The song was originally called "Cindy Lou" after Holly's niece. It was changed to "Peggy Sue" after Allison's then-girlfriend, and later his first wife.

According to her memoir, "Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue?" Peggy Gerron (Allison's first wife) said of the song, "I was so embarrassed, I could have died."

The song reached number three on the charts. It was ranked number 194 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's 2004, "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." In 1999, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The song has been covered by many artists, including John Lennon, Waylon Jennings, The Beach Boys, and The Hollies.

In 1958, Holly wrote and recorded a sequel to the song called "Peggy Sue Got Married." That song was discovered after his death on February 3, 1959.

Answer: flu

Johnny Vincent and Huey Smith wrote "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" in 1957. Huey "Piano" Smith also recorded the song, which peaked on the Top 100 Chart at 52. It was number five, however, on the Most Played R&B by Jockeys chart.

The title of the song is a reference to walking pneumonia and Asian flu. Both had high incident rates in the United States from 1957 to 1958.

The song has been covered by other artists, including Johnny Rivers (his version reached number six on the charts. It is probably the most well-known version), Larry Williams, The Crickets, and The Flamin' Groovies.