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1. Elvis Presley's version of 'Always On My Mind' appeared on the "Practical Magic" soundtrack. Who else is famous for singing this song?

Answer: Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson wrote many hit songs, but this one was not one of them; the song was written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, and Mark James. Elvis recorded the song in 1972 and it peaked at number 16 on Billboard's US Hot Country Songs. Nelson's rendition of the song was released in 1982 and it reached number one on the same chart for two weeks and the song won three Grammy awards in 1983.

2. Eric Clapton recorded "I Shot the Sheriff" for his 1974 album "461 Ocean Boulevard" and it topped the US Billboard Hot 100. Who wrote and originally recorded the song?

Answer: Bob Marley

Clapton listened to Marley's version when a member of his band played the record for him, and he was persuaded to record the song, which was unusual because it was a reggae song. It's a good thing he did choose to record it, because it became his first and only hit that reached the top spot in the US Billboard Hot 100 during the 20th century. Bob Marley wrote the song and recorded it in 1973 on the album, "Burnin'" with the Wailers.

3. "All Along the Watchtower" is a well known song from Jimi Hendrix. It was a cover of which other legendary musician?

Answer: Bob Dylan

The Jimi Hendrix Experience released the song on their third and final studio album "Electric Ladyland" in 1968, and the song was much more commercially successful than Dylan's version, which was released just six months before the Hendrix cover. Dylan has remarked how much Hendrix's version has impacted him, and after Jimi's death in 1970, Dylan started performing the song to audiences more like Hendrix's version as opposed to his own.

4. Whitney Houston had a hit with 'I Will Always Love You' on her "Bodyguard" soundtrack. Who else sang this song?

Answer: Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton wrote the song and recorded it in 1973, and it was released in 1974. The song was a hit for Dolly, as it topped the US Billboard Hot Country Songs in 1974 and again in 1982. Whitney Houston made the song even more popular when she released her version in 1992.

It spent 14 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 which was a record streak at the time. Houston's version of the song was the fifth best-selling single of all time as of 2022.

5. Joe Cocker recorded "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window," two songs that were originally written and recorded by which band?

Answer: The Beatles

"With a Little Help from My Friends" was first recorded on The Beatles' 1967 album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" with Ringo Starr on lead vocals. Cocker recorded the song on his 1968 album of the same name. His version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.

"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" was first recorded on the 1969 Beatles album, "Abbey Road" as the fifth of an eight-song medley on side two of the album. Cocker covered the song on his 1969 album, "Joe Cocker!."

6. Several months before his death in 2003, Johnny Cash released a critically acclaimed song called "Hurt." It was a cover of a song that was nominated for a Grammy in 1996 by which band?

Answer: Nine Inch Nails

Although the Nine Inch Nails' version of the song was popular, Johnny Cash's version achieved much more acclaim. Cash's version first appeared on his 2002 album, "American IV: The Man Comes Around," and it won "Single of the Year" at the 2003 Country Music Association awards. Trent Reznor, the Nine Inch Nails front man who wrote the song, reveres Johnny Cash's version and says that the song no longer belongs to him because of how impactful Cash's cover was on him.

7. Trisha Yearwood, who achieved fame with "She's in Love with the Boy," recorded "You Can Sleep While I Drive" in 1995, which is a cover song from which artist?

Answer: Melissa Etheridge

The song first appears on Etheridge's second album, "Brave and Crazy" which was released in 1989. Yearwood recorded it on her 1995 album "Thinkin' About You." It peaked at number 23 on Billboard's US Hot Country Songs. Yearwood married country music icon Garth Brooks in 2005.

8. Stevie Wonder wrote and recorded "Superstition," which became one of his biggest hits. Which legendary guitar player recorded his own version of it in 1986?

Answer: Stevie Ray Vaughan

Wonder recorded the song on his 1972 album, "Talking Book," and it topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1973, and won two Grammy awards. Stevie Ray Vaughan recorded the song on his live album, "Live Alive." Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble also made a music video of the song, and Stevie Wonder himself made a cameo at the end of the song.

9. LeAnn Rimes sang the song 'Crazy,' but who is probably best known for this ballad?

Answer: Patsy Cline

Written by Willie Nelson, the song was made popular by Patsy Cline in 1961 from her album, "Showcase." It reached a high of number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, and in 2003 the song was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. It ranked as the 85th greatest song ever by Rolling Stone magazine in 2004.

10. "Proud Mary" was a hit for both Creedence Clearwater Revival and Ike and Tina Turner. Did Ike Turner write the song?

Answer: No

John Fogerty, who was the lead guitarist and vocalist for Creedence Clearwater Revival wrote the song, and it was released on the 1969 album, "Bayou Country." It peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. Ike and Tina released their version of it on the 1971 album "Workin' Together." It peaked at number four on the Hot 100 and won a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group in 1972.

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Who Else Sang It Trivia Quiz

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Who Else Sang It Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about songs that have been recorded by multiple artists. Some have achieved more acclaim than others, but they have all reached some level of success in the music industry. This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author ravenskye

This quiz is about songs that have been recorded by multiple artists. Some have achieved more acclaim than others, but they have all reached some level of success in the music industry.
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author ravenskye