Music D-G: 'G' Trivia

1. What lead vocalist of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five co-wrote "The Message?"

From Quiz "The Message" Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Answer: Melle Mel

Songwriting credit also went to Edward G. Fletcher, known as Duke Boote, who began the song as a poem. Sylvia Robinson produced the single on the Sugar Hill label. Although the song was advertised as being by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Melle Mel and Duke Boote were the only ones performing the song. The rest of the group joins the video toward the end, but does not rap on it.

From Quiz Why me? Why Not.

Answer: snake

'Shockwave' is both the first song on Liam Gallagher's album 'Why Me? Why Not.' and the first of the tracks from the album to be released as a single. After it came out in the UK on the 5th of June 2019 it rose to number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video of the song was uploaded to YouTube on the 13th of June 2019. Like three other tracks, 'Shockwave' was released as a single before the album itself was released. Liam Gallagher co-wrote all the songs on the album and Greg Kurstin and Andrew Wyatt were his co-writers on this particular song. In total four producers - Adam Noble, Andrew Wyatt, Greg Kurstin and Simon Aldred - were involved in recording the album and each worked on some of the songs.

From Quiz Case of the Mondays

Answer: The Boomtown Rats

The Boomtown Rats formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1975 with Geldof as their singer. They released six studio albums between 1977 and 1984, broke up in 1986 and then got back together again in 2013 without two of the original members. Originally they were called "The Nightlife Thugs" but when one of their band members threatened to quit if they kept that name, they changed it to The Boomtown Rats, after a gang of children mentioned in Woody Guthrie's autobiography. They were part of the Irish punk scene and are best known for the song "I Don't Like Mondays".

From Quiz The Go-Betweens

Answer: L.P.Hartley

The novel is a classic coming of age story set in the Victorian era and told through the eyes of a young and very naïve boy. The film of the novel was released in 1971 and starred Julie Christie and Alan Bates.

From Quiz The Guess Who

Answer: 1965

In 1958, a band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada calling themselves the Silvertones. The band changed their name to Chad Allan and the Reflections in 1962 and released two albums in 1965. In late 1965, Chad Allan and the Reflections' record label, Quality Records, began releasing the band's music crediting the band as "Guess Who?". Chad Allan and the Reflections permanently changed their name to the Guess Who in late 1965 and released eighteen studio albums between 1966 and 1995.

From Quiz Yours Truly, Ariana Grande

Answer: Almost Is Never Enough

Nathan Sykes is from the English boy band The Wanted.

From Quiz Benny Goodman - The "King of Swing"

Answer: Benjamin David Goodman

Benny's parents were Jewish immigrants that came to the United States to escape persecution in the Russian Empire. Benny's dad, David Goodman, was from Warsaw and worked as a tailor. His mother, Dora Grisinsky, was from Lithuania. When Benny was born, they lived in the Maxwell Street neighborhood of Chicago. Benny was the ninth of a total of twelve children.

From Quiz Natalie Grant

Answer: Natalie Grant

This album was released in the U.S. in 1999, and it included songs such as "Heavenly," "We Are All The Same" and "I Am Not Alone".

From Quiz Gorgoroth!

Answer: Gaal and King ov Hell

Gaal and King ov Hell reportedly attempted to fire Infernus from the band in late 2007. However, when the case came to court, Infernus, being the original founder, was given priority. The decision was that you can't fire the creator, and accordingly, in October 2007, Infernus announced that both Gaal and King ov Hell had officially left the band.

From Quiz Gong - Progressive Rock Band

Answer: Daevid Allen; Gilli Smyth

Australian-born Daevid Allen (guitar and vocals) and English-born Gilli Smyth (vocals) founded Gong in France 1967; forced to move to Majorca in 1968 and re-formed the band with a different line up of musicians including Didier Malherbe (saxophone; flute). They moved back to France to record their first album. Daevid Allen was one of the four founder members of Soft Machine in 1966, also a part of what was called the Canterbury scene.

From Quiz A Symphony by Any Other Name - Part 1 - Don Gillis

Answer: Third

Don Gillis was born in Cameron, Missouri, on 17 June 1912. His family moved to Texas when he was 17. The "Symphony for a Free Man" was written in 1940/41.

From Quiz The Gaslight Anthem: Name that Song!

Answer: Meet Me by the River's Edge

The band's single "The '59 Sound" made number 35 on the Billboard of Modern Rock in July, 2008.

From Quiz Great White - Lyrics

Answer: Psycho City

This song is the title track off the 1992 album of the same name. The album only peaked at number 107 on the Billboard Album charts.

From Quiz Natalie Gauci!

Answer: Melbourne

Natalie auditioned at the Melbourne auditions where she was accepted to enter the second round.

From Quiz Goldie Lookin Chain!

Answer: 8

There are 8 members in the GLC: Adam Hussain, Mike Balls, Mystikal, Eggsy, 2Hats, Billy Webb, Maggot and PXain

From Quiz Gershwin Verses

Answer: 'S Wonderful

These are the first two lines of the song "'S Wonderful." You're probably more familiar with the chorus, which begins, "'S wonderful, 's marvelous, you should care for me." This is one of several Gershwin songs featured in the musical "An American in Paris."

From Quiz Unholy - The Martin Grech Quiz

Answer: Aylesbury

There was music surrounding him as a child, his mother had been a professional singer doing popular covers.

From Quiz "American Idol" Series - Justin Guarini

Answer: October

Justin was born on October 28, 1978.

From Quiz "American Idol" Series - Tamyra Gray

Answer: Star

Tamyra Gray's debut album was released in 2004.

From Quiz Dave Grohl

Answer: January 14, 1969

He was born in Warren, Ohio.

From Quiz Adam Green

Answer: Moldy Peaches

Adam Green and Kimya Dawson fronted the lo-fi/anti-folk band, and although they do not play together anymore, they have not broken up and remain good friends. The Moldy Peaches bassist Steven Mertens plays bass in Adam's backing band The Gnomes.

From Quiz Amy Grant

Answer: Lee

Amy is not named for anyone specific and as the last of four children, perhaps her parents were running out of girls' names!

From Quiz Keith Green

Answer: Melody

Keith met Melody when he was 19 and she was 26. They married a year later.

From Quiz Alistair Griffin

Answer: Fame Academy

Alistair appeared on the second "Fame Academy" which was won by Alex Parks.

From Quiz Gene: Name The Song

Answer: "London, Can You Wait"

All four of these answers are great songs by Gene. If I had to pick the best of the four, I would probably go for "You'll Never Walk Again".

From Quiz Ghetto Mentality - "Birth Of A Legacy"

Answer: 1994

"Blowin' Up" was released in 1994, and was the group's first song to recieve radio play. Many of the group's songs were played on stations throughout the US, but were always on Rap-specific/underground shows. They never made the regular rotation.

From Quiz Goldfinger's "Open Your Eyes"

Answer: clever disguise

These lyrics are from the title track, "Open Your Eyes". This song was written by guitar player/keyboard/vocals John Feldmann and bass player/vocals Kelly Lemieux.

From Quiz Grandaddy- The Band

Answer: Modesto, California

The band started as a 3-piece, but have since added two more members.

From Quiz Ghost Of The Robot

Answer: James Marsters

James Marsters plays Spike on the TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Starting in 2003, James is supposedly starring as the same character in the "Buffy" spin-off, "Angel."

From Quiz Gwar: The Experience

Answer: Some drunk guy shouted it out during an early gig.

In the first "Gwar" movie, "Phallus in Wonderland", a protestor is carrying a sign that reads "Gay Women Against Rape", but this is not the origin of the band's name. Also, "God What an Awful Racket" is what VH1 incorrectly attributed the band's meaning to in it's "Where Are They Now?" segment on Gwar. G-War is just how my cousin always pronounces the name.

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