"Tuesday" in Song Lyrics Trivia Quiz

Answer: George Ivan Morrison

This classic song, "Brown Eyed Girl", in it's original version, was considered at the time to be "too suggestive" for popular radio airplay. Well meaning editors worried about what actually happened in that green grass behind the stadium changed the lyrics to a more conservative view. This song was covered by many artists, some with the original lyrics, some with revised lyrics, including Billy Ray Cyrus, who was "Holding hands in the green grass".

Answer: The Moody Blues

The song "Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)" is from the album and stage show "Days of Future Passed." The "concept" was to trace an "every-man's day" from awakening at dawn to going to sleep at night.

Answer: Ronnie Van Zant

Ronnie Van Zant, the lead singer of "Lynyrd Skynyrd" repeated these words in "Tuesday Gone." Sadly, Ronnie, Patsy, Otis and Buddy all had their careers cut short due to tragic plane crashes. A few years later, I got to witness "The Rossington - Collins Band" in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

When they played "Freebird" without the vocals in tribute to their friend, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

Answer: Yusuf Islam

Yusuf Islam, (the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens) listed this tune "Tuesday's Dead" in his album "Teaser and the Firecat." He also wrote a children's book by the same name about a young boy named "Teaser" and his pet "Firecat" who attempt to put the moon back in it's place after it falls from the sky.

Answer: Keith Richards

"Ruby Tuesday" by the "Rolling Stones" was a tribute to Keith Richard's first serious girlfriend, Linda Keith.

Answer: "Through the Looking - Glass" by Lewis Carroll

"The Walrus and the Carpenter" is a poem found in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking - Glass." John Lennon wrote these unusual lyrics in his song " I am the Walrus" in response to a letter from a student at his old primary school stating his class was analyzing "The Beatles" song lyrics.

Answer: Melissa Etheridge

"Tuesday Morning" is the title of this effort from Melissa Etheridge. The song tells the story of United Airlines Flight 93 bound from Newark, New Jersey to San Francisco, California. The flight was one of four planes hijacked in the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. On this airplane, some passengers, alerted to what was going on in New York City and Washington, D.C., organized a heroic revolt against the hijackers and the plane crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Other artists who have written anthems about this day include: Neil Young- "Let's Roll", Alan Jackson- "Where were You (When the World Stopped Turning", and Sir Paul McCartney with "Freedom".

Answer: Sheryl Crow

This lyric is from Sheryl's song "Everyday is a Winding Road". Sheryl, herself, was born on the eleventh day of February, 1962, which happened to be a Sunday. This former elementary school teacher started her career by singing advertising jingles in the St. Louis area of Missouri in the United States.

Answer: The J. Geils Band

This song, "Freeze Frame", enjoyed commercial success in the MTV generation of the early 1980's.

Answer: CSN

Woodstock,1969, was one of the earliest performances of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes". by CSN, (better known as Crosby, Stills and Nash). Neil Young was with the group, on this day, but played on later songs. Actually 3 songs in one, the tune is dedicated to Stephen Stills' girlfriend (at the time) Judy Collins.