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Radio in Song Quizzes, Trivia and Puzzles

Radio in Song Trivia

Radio in Song Trivia Quizzes

21 quizzes and 210 trivia questions.

MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -19

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the 19th quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. Sometimes you'll have to name the song. Or sometimes other stuff.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Mar 25 19

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Billkozy
Mar 25 19
192 plays

Radio's Most Played Songs of All Time...Maybe

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The answers to the following questions will reveal - in reverse order - the songs that received the most radio air play of the 20th century - according to one source. List is only intended to be for my title and quiz - not an indisputable fact.

Average, 10 Qns, cowboybluedog, Nov 21 18

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cowboybluedog

Nov 21 18
783 plays

MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (7)

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the seventh quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. But sometimes vice versa. Or sometimes other stuff.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Nov 21 18

Average
Billkozy
Nov 21 18
192 plays

MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -12

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the 12th quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. Sometimes you'll have to name the song. Or sometimes other stuff.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Nov 26 18

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Billkozy
Nov 26 18
176 plays

MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (9)

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the ninth quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. But sometimes vice versa. Or sometimes other stuff.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Nov 21 18

Average
Billkozy
Nov 21 18
186 plays

MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -16

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the 16th quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. Sometimes you'll have to name the song. Or sometimes other stuff.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Jan 13 19

Average
Billkozy
Jan 13 19
186 plays

MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -20

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

So here it is, the 20th and final quiz in this series. I hope you enjoyed them. Songs about the radio that you might hear on the radio. And for this last quiz, a special trivia oddity: ALL THE SONGS ARE TITLED "Radio"!

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Mar 02 19

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Billkozy
Mar 02 19
207 plays

MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -2

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the second quiz in this series. The questions revolve around songs that are about the subject of radio. Most of the time I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. But sometimes I'll provide the artist and you have to identify the song.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Mar 06 19

Average
Billkozy
Mar 06 19
245 plays

MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -14

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the 14th quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. Sometimes you'll have to name the song. Or sometimes other stuff.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Nov 22 24

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Billkozy
Nov 22 24
169 plays

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MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -11

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the 11th quiz in this series of quizzes revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. Sometimes you'll have to name the song. Or sometimes other stuff.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Nov 21 18

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Billkozy
Nov 21 18
190 plays

Quick Question

Here are two different songs called "Sex on the Radio." One recording artist/band is from Montana, the other from Maryland. Who are they?

From Quiz "MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -2"

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MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -17

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the 17th quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. Sometimes you'll have to name the song. Or sometimes other stuff.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Feb 06 19

Average
Billkozy
Feb 06 19
164 plays

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MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -18

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the 18th quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. Sometimes you'll have to name the song. Or sometimes other stuff.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Feb 16 19

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Billkozy
Feb 16 19
179 plays

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MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (3)

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the third quiz in this series. The questions here revolve around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Most of the time I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Nov 21 18

Average
Billkozy
Nov 21 18
191 plays

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MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (8)

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the eighth quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. But sometimes vice versa. Or sometimes other stuff.

Tough, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Nov 21 18

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Billkozy
Nov 21 18
175 plays

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MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (6)

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the sixth quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. But sometimes vice versa. Or sometimes other stuff.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Nov 21 18

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Billkozy
Nov 21 18
193 plays

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MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (4)

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the 4th quiz in this series. The questions here revolve around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Most of the time I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Nov 21 18

Average
Billkozy
Nov 21 18
193 plays

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MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -13

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the 13th quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. Sometimes you'll have to name the song. Or sometimes other stuff.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Dec 11 18

Average
Billkozy
Dec 11 18
203 plays

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MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -10

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the 10th quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. But sometimes vice versa. Or sometimes other stuff.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Nov 21 18

Average
Billkozy
Nov 21 18
182 plays

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MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (5)

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the fifth quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. But sometimes vice versa.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Nov 21 18

Average
Billkozy
Nov 21 18
218 plays

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MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About...The Radio!

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The questions here revolve around songs that are about the subject of radio. Most of the time I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. But sometimes I'll provide the artist and you have to identify the song that references the radio.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Nov 21 18

Average
Billkozy
Nov 21 18
283 plays

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MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -15

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's the 15th quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. Sometimes you'll have to name the song. Or sometimes other stuff.

Average, 10 Qns, Billkozy, Jan 08 19

Average
Billkozy
Jan 08 19
170 plays

Radio in Song Trivia Questions

1. "All The Love is On The Radio" is a 1984 single from the same-titled album by this singer who shares a name with a Henry Fielding novel's title character.

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -19

Answer: Tom Jones

Henry Fielding's novel "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling" written in 1749. It became a comedic period film in 1963 winning the Oscar for Best Picture. Tom Jones is also the name of the Welsh singer who sang this song. He is more famous for such mega-hits as "It's Not Unusual", "She's a Lady", "Delilah", "What's New Pussycat" (my go-to song at any karaoke bar), and "Green, Green Grass of Home."

2. "Devil's Radio" was a song appearing on which ex-Beatle's solo album "Cloud Nine"?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -16

Answer: George Harrison

"Gossip, gossip Gossip, gossip I heard it in the night Words that thoughtless speak Like vultures swooping down below On the devil's radio I hear it through the day Airwaves gettin' filled With gossip broadcast to and fro On the devil's radio." The album came out in 1987, and featured an all-star cast of music legends working with George, who sang lead and played guitar. Also on the album were Jeff Lynne on bass guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals, Eric Clapton playing guitar solos, Elton John tickling the piano keys, George's fellow ex-Beatle Ringo Starr beating the drums, and Ray Cooper on percussion.

3. This group/person has not one but two songs that fit this category: "Boombox Generation" and also "God Is in the Radio." Who recorded these songs?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (7)

Answer: Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age are a heavy rock group that was founded in California in 1996. "Boombox Generation" goes like this: "we're happy if our songs get heard at all so bring forth donations for the boombox generation that's right," while "God is in the Radio" goes like this: "I thought I saw him on the video A trance is keeping him under I know that god is in the radio Checkin' the station."

4. The Replacements are considered one of the pioneers of alternative rock, and from their album 1985 "Tim" comes their song "Left of the Dial" which refers to which kind of radio stations that were on the left side of the dial in the old radio format?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (5)

Answer: college radio

The song is about how The Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg was falling in love with a girl in a band who was touring at the same time his band was, and the only way he had any contact with her was on the left side of the radio dial where all the college radio stations were and played her band's song. "Weary voice that's laughin', on the radio once We sounded drunk, never made it on Passin' through and it's late, the station started to fade Picked another one up in the very next state On and on and on and on What side are you on? On and on and on and on and..."

5. "Long live my radio It never let's me down Long live my radio Give me sound." This "radio" is from the 2002 album "Open Your Eyes" by what Los Angeles punk rock band formed in 1994?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -20

Answer: Goldfinger

"Open Your Eyes" was the fourth studio album by Goldfinger, and the song "Radio" was written by singer and rhythm guitarist John Feldmann and bassist Kelly LeMieux. It peaked at #136 on the U.S. Billboard 200 charts. "Long live my radio please make it alright. Long live my radio tonight. And when the statics screaming louder than your life. Just try to ride a wave in the air tonight."

6. From the Rolling Stones' 1965 album "Out of Our Heads" came their first single to hit Number one in the United States Singles Charts. What was it?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -15

Answer: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

"When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man come on the radio He's tellin' me more and more about some useless information Supposed to fire my imagination I can't get no, oh, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey That's what I say I can't get no satisfaction, I can't get no satisfaction" Mick Jagger and Keith Richards co-wrote the song. The great Jack Nitzsche helped the band when they recorded the song, playing piano and tambourine and co-producing it.

7. "Radio Spot #1" and "Radio Spot #2" are two tracks from this blues singer's 1972 album "Everything Stops For Tea."

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -14

Answer: Long John Baldry

Long John Baldry is the British/Canadian blues artist who recorded this. He was also known for his voice work on TV shows. Long John Nebel was a talk radio host in New York City, and Long John Silver was a fictional pirate character from Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island". "Long John Dean" was a song by the folk singer Willie Watson.

8. The Treniers, an American up-tempo style blues group recorded the song "Moondog" in 1952. That title, "Moondog" was the nickname of what famous American radio disc jockey?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -13

Answer: Alan Freed

Freed is also known by the nickname "The Father of Rock 'n' Roll" because he was an advocate for Rock 'n'Roll in its infancy and even introduced the phrase "rock and roll." He coined the phrase while hosting his late night radio show in Cleveland. In 1986 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Non-Performer category.

9. Aaron Tippin recorded "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With The Radio" for his 1992 album "Read Between The Lines". What genre of music is this song and album, and singer for that matter?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -12

Answer: country

"Sometimes she runs, sometimes she don't More than once she's left me on the side of the road The older she gets the slower we go But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio She needs a carburetor, a set of plug wires She's ridin' me around on four bald tires The wipers don't work and the horn don't blow But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio." The song was Tippin's first Number One hit on the country charts.

10. From their 1978 album titled "Holiday Album" came the song "The Radio Stars" by what English new wave group?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (9)

Answer: Radio Stars

Radio Stars was formed in 1977 and released only three albums. "Nervous Wreck" was their only single to break the Top 40 on the UK Singles Chart.

11. The punk band Useless ID recorded the song "Turn Up the Stereo" for their 2005 album "Redemption." The band was formed in 1994 by Guy Carmel, Ralf Hober, Adi Elkabets, and Nadav Elkabets. Where are they from?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (7)

Answer: Israel

"Can you hear the pirate radio? Turn it up, the sound, of revolution come on, Play it loud and steal the air while you can, because were going back in time." In 2018, Guy Carmel was the only original member still with the band which was formed in Haifa, Israel. The new members included Yotam Ben-Horin, Ishay Berger, and Corey Ben Yehuda.

12. "Heard It On The X" is about the Mexican border radio stations (which all had an "X" in their call letters) that had no restrictions on the wattage they could transmit. From their 1975 album "Fandango", who recorded this song?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (6)

Answer: ZZ Top

Since there wasn't a limit to their wattage compared to the U.S. limit of 50,000 watts (imposed back in the 20s), these Mexican stations near the border would bleed into the U.S. radio stations and even completely override some of them. "Do you remember Back in nineteen sixty-six? Country Jesus, hillbilly blues, That's where I learned my licks. Oh, from coast to coast and line to line In every county there, I'm talkin' 'bout that outlaw X Is cuttin' through the air."

13. Who is the alternative rock band from Arizona who recorded the song "Static on the Radio" from their 2004 album "Lines In My Face"?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (5)

Answer: Chronic Future

"What's that song on the radio It's been so long since I've heard a song that I want to know Every word and every note What's that song on the radio Tune me in just this once Tune me in just this once Cause there's too much Static on the radio". The founding members of the band are: vocalist Mike Busse, guitarist Ben Collins, bassist Brandon Lee and drummer Barry Collins.

14. This influential rock group of the 60s re-emerged later in their career and produced "Around the Dial" from their 1982 album "Give the People What They Want."

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (3)

Answer: The Kinks

"I've been around the dial so many times But you're not there Somebody tells me that You've been taken off the air Well, you were my favorite D.J. Since I can't remember when You always played the best records You never followed any trend F.M., A.M. where are you? You gotta be out there somewhere on the dial On the dial" Critic Jim Connelly wrote about the song: ""Around The Dial" was upbeat, clever and and hooky, the best being when it went into a Beach Boys-inspired bridge with tuning static in the background.

15. The chorus of this Armenian/American heavy metal band's song "Radio/Video" goes: "Hey man! look at me rockin' out, / I'm on the videooooooo, / With Danny and Lisa" The band's name is often shortened to SOAD. Who are they?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -2

Answer: System of a Down

The band formed in southern California in 1994 and consists of four members all with Middle East ethnic lineage. They have been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and this song, "Radio/Video" is from their 2005 album "Mesmerize". The band's name comes from a poem titled "Victims of a Down" written by guitarist Daron Malakian. The "Danny and Lisa" mentioned in the song were friends of Malakian when he was a boy.

16. A true international favorite is in the number nine spot on the list of radio's most played songs. The Cascades are given the credit for the air play version but many may just as likely recall a version by Gary Lewis & the Playboys. What song?

From Quiz Radio's Most Played Songs of All Time...Maybe

Answer: Rhythm of the Rain

By far "Rhythm of the Rain", which was released in 1962, is the song for which The Cascades would be best remembered. The song never quite made it all the way to number one but its international allure was/is outstanding. It seems to be a favorite among cultures, countries and music genres. Gary Lewis & the Playboys released their version in 1969 to experience only moderate chart success.

17. Here's a band that has two songs that fit this radio-themed category: "On A Plain" and "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter." Who's the band?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -16

Answer: Nirvana

Kurt Cobain writes: "I'll start this off Without any words I got so high that I scratched 'til I bled" in the song "On a Plain" a song about songwriting that is featured on the 1991 album "Nevermind" that shot Nirvana to the top of the rock'n'roll world in the 90s. The original title of the song "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" was "Four Month Media Blackout," which referred to the period in 1991-1992 when "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was playing on the radio ubiquitously and the album was on the charts. "Save, save your friends Find, find your place Speak, speak the truth"

18. "Radios in Motion" is from their 1978 debut album "White Music." Who's the punk/new wave band?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -15

Answer: XTC

"All the kids are complaining That the songs are too slow All I'm saying is you're deaf To the fact that there's... Radios in motion Atmosphere to ocean Radios in motion" They formed in England in 1972 by Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding. The band went by different names in the beginning: Star Park at first, then The Helium Kidz. In 1977 they became XTC, derived from the word "ecstasy."

19. This Texas-born former member of the Traveling Wilburys recorded "Heartbreak Radio" for his 1992 album "King of Hearts."

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -11

Answer: Roy Orbison

"So she found another lover, they went undercover. The way she stole my heart was a crime In order to keep the peace callin' out the police Find her 'fore I lose my mind. The woman I love done gone and left me, no. She's got a bad big record on the Heartbreak radio. "

20. "Radio Romance" was the title of a country singer's 1982 album as well as the title of a 1988 song by a teen icon and a 1977 song by a Scottish band. Can you name them in that order?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -10

Answer: Eddie Rabbitt, Tiffany, Kursaal Flyers

"Radio Romance" was Eddie Rabbitt's eighth studio album. The Kursaal Flyers hoped their "Radio Romance" follow up to their big hit "Little Does She Know" would also score big but it did not. And here's a little of Tiffany's song "Radio Romance": "I see you baby Every single day Holding on to my best friend But you don't see me So I make the same request now Every single night Going out from me to you On the dedication line"

21. Guess who recorded "Clap for the Wolfman" an homage to the famous disc jockey Wolfman Jack? That's right, The Guess Who. What was Wolfman Jack's real name?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (9)

Answer: Robert Weston Smith

The song was written by Burton Cummings, Bill Wallace, and Kurt Winter, members of the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. In 1974 it reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Wolfman Jack played himself in the iconic rock film "American Graffiti."

22. He won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album, and won acclaim acting in TV's "The Wire." What singer/songwriter guitarist recorded the song "Satellite Radio" and also launched his own program on SIRIUS Satellite Radio in 2007?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (8)

Answer: Steve Earle

"Is there anybody out there? One-two-three on the satellite radio? Big daddy on the air, are you listenin' to me? On the satellite radio At the galaxy's end where the stars burn bright are you tunin' in and turnin' on? Is there anybody listenin' to earth tonight on the satellite radio?" Steve Earle's show is called "The Steve Earle Show: Hard Core Troubadour Radio" on Outlaw Country, SIRIUS channel 63. It's a one-hour show with Steve Earle's personal music selections and special guest interviews.

23. From the 1983 album "The Man From Utopia" came this avante-garde musician's song "The Radio is Broken" He would die in 1993 of prostate cancer.

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (7)

Answer: Frank Zappa

The vocals on the song are in the style of half-spoken, half sung. Te song feature Zappa immersing into 1950s horror and science fiction B-movies. Actor John Agar is mentioned in the lyrics, he being an actor appearing in many of the movie genre's films. And now a sample of the silliness: "The navigator always gets killed by a bad space person Uh-oh -- the radio is broken It don't work anymore The radio is broken It don't work anymore The radio is broken It don't work anymore We'll never get back to the Earth no more Uh-oh! We have to fall in love on Uranus! The radio is... That's right -- uh-oh The radio is broken The meteor storm You spilled your coke You're stepping on the popcorn JOHN AGAR!"

24. One-hit wonder "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" lyrically describes a woman bored at home, heartsick about her lover, but who is saved by a disc jockey playing a great song. Do you remember the group?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (6)

Answer: Indeep

The 1982 hit climbed to number ten on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and number two on the Club Singles chart in the United States. It was easily the biggest hit its small record label (Sound of New York/Becket Records) ever had. "But I was trapped in love with you and I didn't know what to do But when I turned on my radio I found out all I needed to know Check it out Last night a D.J. saved my life Last night a D.J. saved my life from a broken heart Last night a D.J. saved my life Last night a D.J. saved my life with a song."

25. British singer songwriter Charlie Dore recorded "Pilot of the Airwaves" in 1979 which reached number 13 on Billboard's Hot 100, earning Charlie an ASCAP Award and what other award from Record World magazine?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (4)

Answer: New Female Artist of the Year

"Pilot of the airwaves Here is my request You don't have to play it But I hope you'll do your best I've been listening to your show On the radio And you seem like a friend to me Or a record of your choice I don't mind, I'd be happy just to hear your voice Saying this is for the girl Who didn't sign her name Yes, she needs a dedication just the same." This was the final song played on Radio Caroline (an unlicensed offshore British radio station) when it closed forever on Bonfire Night, November 5, 1990.

26. This singer's debut single was "Don't Mess With the Radio" and she followed that with a Grammy-nominated song in 2002 with "Don't Mess With My Man". (She shares her name coincidentally with a skin care product).

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio (3)

Answer: Nivea

"Don't Mess With the Radio" came from American-born Nivea's eponymously titled debut album "Nivea." The song was a minor hit in the U.S. and elsewhere, except for Australia where it was a big hit. "One, don't mess with the radio Two, don't tell me which way to go Three, just leave it up to me cause Four, you ridin' with a pro."

27. "We Want The Airwaves", and "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" and also "End of the Century Radio Promo" are all songs by what group?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -2

Answer: The Ramones

From their 1980 album "End of the Century", the song "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll" is the Ramones' homage to the music of the 50s and 60s that influenced them. The opening of the song features a voice saying, "Come on, let's rock and roll with the Ramones." That voice belongs to Sean Donahue, a California disc jockey who worked at radio stations in San Francisco (KSAN) and San Jose (KOME, KSJP). The song "We Want The Airwaves" is from their 1981 album "Pleasant Dreams." The song was Joey Ramone's statement that he wants real rock songs played on radio stations.

28. The number eight song on the list of radio's most played songs had already been a hit for The Four Tops and covered by The Supremes before Johnny Rivers released it. Can you pick his hit with the soulful dilemma?

From Quiz Radio's Most Played Songs of All Time...Maybe

Answer: Baby, I Need Your Loving

What song would not get air time when a condition is so succinctly sung? Johnny Rivers had already scored a huge hit with his "Secret Agent Man" (in 1966) before he began to release a string of cover songs. Among those songs was "Baby, I Need Your Loving" in 1967. It did not chart all the way to number one but did penetrate the top ten. His version of the song does seem to have had the most lasting power from among the artists who recorded and released it - many within just a few years of each other.

29. "Radio Daze" is from the album "How I Got Over" by what Late Night talk show band?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -19

Answer: The Roots

The Roots "Radio Daze" goes: "And the radio daze kept us in the dark And the satellite age brings us to the light Some feeling the pinch, some feeling the bite They ain't ready to talk, they're ready to fight." The band's members consist of Questlove, Dice Raw, lack Thought, and Rick Friedrich and they are the house band for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. "How I Got Over" is a studio album they recorded in 2010.

30. The TV show "WKRP in Cincinnati" was about a DJ and the radio station where he works. It ran from 1978 to 1982 and made a star of Loni Anderson whose poster adorned every teenage boy's wall. Who sang the show's theme song?

From Quiz MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -15

Answer: Steve Carlisle

"Baby, if you've ever wondered Wondered whatever became of me I'm living on the air in Cincinnati, Cincinnati, WKRP Got kind of tired packing and unpacking Town to town and up and down the dial Maybe you and me were never meant to be But baby think of me once in awhile." The song's lyrics were written by the show's creator Hugh Wilson with music by Tom Wells. Gary Sandy played the lead on the show. The song was performed by Steve Carlisle.

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