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1. At number 475 on our list is the hit song "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys. Which album was the song released on?
2. "One Nation Under a Groove-Part I" comes in at number 474. The band was George Clinton's Funkadelic. George Clinton has been credited as being a forefather of the funk movement that preceded disco music. Clinton was born in North Carolina, but in which state did he begin his music career?
3. At song number 473, Aretha Franklin lends her voice to an emotionally charged classic titled "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man". The song praises the rewards of fidelity in relationships from both perspectives, from man and woman. Which music mogul was responsible for producing this great song?
4. The Supremes had a Billboard number one hit with "Where Did Out Love Go?" in 1964. However, the world almost never got to hear Ms. Diana Ross singing the song, as it was originally written for another Motown girl group. Which group, considered to be the top girl group at Motown, passed on the song, leaving it available for The Supremes?
5. Songwriting legend, Willie Nelson, wrote the song at number 471 while on an airplane. The song is "On the Road Again", and it was written as a contribution to a movie that Nelson was starring in. Do you remember which movie soundtrack the song appeared?
6. Which lady folksinger was responsible for the 1974 song "Free Man in Paris"?
7. Off the legendary "Tapestry" album, Carole King contributes her song "It's Too Late" to our list. The song's topic, divorce, was something that Carole knows a little something about. Is it true that Carole married fellow songwriter James Taylor in a civil ceremony in New York City?
8. Which song, by The Stooges, contained the line "streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm"?
9. The song "Welcome to the Jungle" was released in 1987 at a time when the hard rock world really needed a boost. The song really called the city of Los Angeles out for what it was, a sordid and deprecate city that had lost the glimmer and appeal that had attracted so many young actors, musicians and models over the years. Axl Rose, lead singer of the band Guns 'N Roses, may have been one of those young singers looking for a break when he left his home town in search of fame and fortune. Where did Axl call home before he took up residence in LA?
10. The song "Runaway", released in 1961 on Big Top Records is our song at number 466. Which Michigan native co-wrote and sang the song that reached number one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart?
11. The song "Surrender" is the first track from Cheap Trick's album "Heaven Tonight". Part of the song talks about a young man walking in on his parents fooling around on the couch listening to his rock and roll records. Which band were his parents listening to?
12. If Motown had only released "Standing in the Shadows of Love", the company would have been said to be a success. Which singing group released the song in November of 1966?
13. The Beatles occupy the slot at number 463 on our chart with their song "Rain". The song reached number 23 on the Billboard Pop chart, not bad for a B-side. Which song was the featured single opposite of "Rain"?
14. The song "Respect Yourself" was a hit for The Staple Singers in 1971. The song was written by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice. Which record label released the tune?
15. Prince had a monster hit with the song "Kiss", off his album titled "Parade". Is it true that the song won a Grammy award?
16. The Chiffons are in our countdown at number 460. The girls were in high school when the song "One Fine Day" was released in 1963. After the song's release, the girls found themselves on tour opening up for The Beatles. Who wrote the song "One Fine Day"?
17. This song by Muddy Waters was the first song ever released on the Chess Record label in 1948. Can you name it?
18. Most people associate the song "Soul Man" with The Blues Brothers, the group put together as a skit on "Saturday Night Live" by John Belushi and Dan Akroyd. The song was released long before the Blues Brothers, however. The song was originally recorded by Sam and Dave. What were the last names of Sam and Dave?
19. The Ramones make the list at number 457 with their song about a punk rocker. What is the name that completes the title "________ is a Punk Rocker"?
20. The song "Stagger Lee" was a number one hit in the late 1950s for Lloyd Price. The song tells the tale of two men engaged in a dice game which goes south, resulting in Stagger Lee shooting the other man. What was the name of the man that Stagger Lee shot?
21. The song at number 455 on our list turned out to be the last song on the last studio album by Nirvana. Can you name the song that ends the album "In Utero"?
22. The song at number 454 on the list was the first hit by an ex-Beatle. Which of the Fab Four had the first hit after the breakup of The Beatles?
23. Guns N' Roses makes another appearance on the list, this time at number 453. The song "Paradise City", a rather raucous tune makes mention of a comic book superhero in the last verse. Which one?
24. Sam Cooke had a hit with the song "Cupid" in 1961. The song is number 452 on our list. Cooke was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 as part of the first induction class. Three years later, another group is inducted into the Hall of Fame, a group that had featured Sam Cooke as a member. Which group was it?
25. The song at number 451 is credited as being the first and only song to ever reach number one on the US Billboard pop charts twice in different years. The first time was in 1960, and then the song had a resurgence and it rose to number one again in 1962. Which song is in the record books for accomplishing this feat?
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