Music Grab Bag for Experts Trivia

1. What was the name of the "Soul Train" dancer who appeared in the videos for Rick James's "Superfreak" and Michael Jackson's "Beat It"?

From Quiz Musical Curiosities

Answer: Cheryl Song

Cheryl was one of the longest serving dancers on "Soul Train" starting from 1976 to 1990; apparently she even had a part to play in developing Michael Jackson's Moonwalk!

From Quiz Music Snobs, Avoid This Quiz

Answer: Corvette

The lines in question: 'Inside and outside Blue his house With a blue little window and a blue Corvette And everything is blue for him and hisself And everybody around Cos he ain't got nobody to listen.' Eiffel 65 are an Italian Eurodance group consisting of Gianfranco Randone, aka Jeffrey Jey, and producers Gabry Ponte and Maurizio Lobina. 'Blue (Da-Ba-Dee)' reached Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, and entered the Top 40 on the strength of import sales. The video, which featured some rather dodgy CGI, had the group being kidnapped by blue aliens. In the late '90s, this song would be played at Everton matches in the UK, as a reference to the team's blue kit. (The Prince comment is a reference to his song 'Little Red Corvette'.)

From Quiz A Veritable Mix of Music (2)

Answer: Wings

Formed by Paul McCartney after The Beatles' breakup, and known originally as Paul McCartney and Wings, they topped the U.S. singles chart six times between 1973 and 1980. Next amongst artists listed under 'W' are Kayne West (with four) and the groups Wham! and Wilson Pickett (each with three).

From Quiz Musical Firsts

Answer: Richie Havens

It was Richie Havens who opened up the festival officially known as "The Woodstock Music and Art Fair". It ran from Friday August 15 through Monday August 18, 1969 and featured 32 acts with Jimi Hendrix closing down the show with his band Gypsy Sun and Rainbows.

From Quiz The Compleat Record Nerd Quiz

Answer: Eater

Eater were amongst the very first generation of British punk bands. But they were definitely a third or fourth tier band as far as importance is concerned (this is NOT to say that they were a bad group by the way). Mainly they were known for their drummer, Dee Generate, being a mere 14 years old at the time (and, for that matter, all members being between 14-17). They were definitely T Rex fans (their name being taken from the T Rex tracks "Sun Eye", and they later covered "Jeepster"). They recorded a pretty good album entitled "The Album" and one truly great single "Thinking Of The USA". "You" was the B Side of their debut single "Outside View".

From Quiz Well, I Never Knew That!

Answer: Sir Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay sang "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" in a play called "The Lads". It was broadcast on British television by ITV in 1963 as part of their "Television Playhouse" series. Tom Courtenay played the character Dobely. The record was subsequently released by Decca records but did not enter the UK singles chart. Some of Tom Courtenay's best known movies are "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" (1962) starring Sir Michael Redgrave, "Billy Liar" (1963) starring Finlay Currie, "King Rat" (1965) starring George Segal, "Doctor Zhivago" (1965) starring Omar Sharif, "The Night of the Generals" (1967) starring Peter O'Toole and "The Dresser" (1983) starring Albert Finney. He was born Thomas Daniel Courtenay in Hull, Yorkshire, England in 1937. He was knighted in 2001 for forty years of service to the cinema and theatre. "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" was written by actor/lyricist/composer/writer Trevor Peacock who played the character Adams in the same production of "The Lads". He is perhaps best known as Jim Trott in the UK TV comedy series "The Vicar Of Dibley" which ran from 1994 to 2007 starring Dawn French. He also wrote "That's What Love Will Do" among other songs, which was a number three hit on the UK singles chart for Joe Brown and The Bruvvers in 1963. "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" was number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for Herman's Hermits in 1965. It was not released as a single in the UK.

From Quiz Back To My Youth

Answer: Michael Granda

Michael "Supe" Granda was know for his propensity toward wearing a Superman shirt in the early days of the band. One of the founding members, he usually plays bass and sings backup. An avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, he has written a song that tells all about how he "married a Cub's fan!" In recent years he has published an autobiography about the band that is called "It Shined."

From Quiz Did They Really Say THAT?

Answer: Lola

According to Wikipedia, Ray Davies, who wrote the lyrics to "Lola", supposedly based the song on a story told by the band manager Robert Wace, who claimed to have once spent a drunken evening dancing with a transvestite.

From Quiz The Music Challenge of the Ages (lol)

Answer: NWA

N.W.A was the first so-called "gangsta" rap act achieving wide scale popularity. The group disbanded in 1991, though there were reunions afterwards. NWA's Dr Dre, Ice Cube, and Easy E went onto solo fame and fortune as well.

From Quiz Nostalgic '70s, '80s and '90s Lyrics

Answer: 10cc

The song "I'm Not in Love" was written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman from the British band 10cc. Released on 31st May 1975 from the album "The Original Soundtrack", the song reached number one in the UK singles chart for two weeks.

From Quiz Big artists, small hits

Answer: The Hollies

"Magic Woman Touch" hit number 60 in 1973. The Hollies original lineup was led by Allan Clarke and included Tony Hicks, Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young), Eric Haydock and Don Rathbone. They hailed from Manchester, England.

From Quiz Ipod Shuffle 01: A Little Bit of Everything

Answer: One

"Sweet Love" hit number five on the Billboard Top 100 in 1975. They only released one single from the album in the United States. They first became famous for touring with The Jackson Five in 1972.

From Quiz Even More from The Music Moguls!

Answer: Cristina

Cristina Monet (who, like Madonna, recorded under her first name only) was born into a life of wealth and privilege to a French father and American mother. She was a Harvard dropout and a struggling theater critic when she met and married British heir Michael Zilkha in 1980. Zilkha founded Ze Records, and Cristina recorded two albums for his label. Her first album "Cristina" was released in 1980 and was produced by August Darnell, a.k.a. Kid Creole. Her second album "Sleep it Off" was produced by Don Was. Neither album was a commercial success, and she dropped out of the music business. "Is That All There Is?" was released on Ze Records in 1980 as a two-sided single with "Jungle Love". Cristina improvised some rather disturbing new lyrics to the song involving Quaaludes and domestic violence, which caused the song's writers, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, to file an injunction barring the further release of this recording. The recording was pulled off the market and was unavailable for several years, but it was reissued in 2004 by Ze Records.

From Quiz More Music Trivia from the Music Moguls

Answer: 20

"Tubular Bells" was released an May 25th, 1973, ten days after Oldfield's 20th birthday. It reached the Top 10 of the U.K. album chart. In the U.S., "Tubular Bells" garnered recognition as the haunting theme from the movie "The Exorcist". Oldfield recorded the album in 1972 at the ripe old age of 19. He played over twenty different musical instruments (not at the same time; he wasn't quite that clever). A young entrepreneur named Richard Branson had more than a passing interest the album: it was the first to be released on Branson's label, Virgin Records.

From Quiz Music Challenge

Answer: South Dakota

It was Monday, August 4, and was declared by the governor, Mike Rounds.

From Quiz Fascinating Facts Behind Some Well-Known Songs

Answer: France

The story begins in Paris, where Franco-Egyptian Claude Francois (no, nor had I) arrived, having fled the Suez crisis. Francois made a name for himself, along with his improbably named dance troupe, The Clodettes, recording songs that would later become more successful for other artists once English lyrics had been added. After splitting up with singer France Gall, Claude, along with Jacques Revaux (music) wrote "Comme D´Habitude" - although one Gilles Thibault is officially credited as the wordsmith. Francois must have been thinking of how he would spend the money the song was generating when, whilst in the bath changing a lightbulb (!), he faced the final curtain. Ole Blue-Eyes recorded the song in 1969, singing a lyric written (but not based on the original) by Paul Anka, who heard the late Francois´ rendition during a trip to Paris, and rushed home to put pen to paper, and to secure the rights to the tune. Canadian Anka was a star in his own right, with "Diana", "Lonely Boy" and "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" to his credit. Sinatra actually loathed the song that would soon become identified with him as "My Way".

From Quiz Not Quite Top 40 (US Billboard Pop Chart)

Answer: You Better Run

Written by F. Cavaliere and E. Brigate of the Young Rascals.

From Quiz Hoi Polloi's Mixed Bag of Musical Trivia

Answer: Ry Cooder

Ry Cooder won a Grammy in 1998 for his work on the Cuban music documentary "Buena Vista Social Club". He also appeared as a session guitarist on The Rolling Stones "Let It Bleed" and "Sticky Fingers".

From Quiz What's On My iPod

Answer: Gia Farrell

For the 2006 holiday season, her song "Christmas Everyday" was released on the Make-A-Wish Holiday CD sold at Bath & Body Works being the only new artist on the album.

From Quiz Melissa's Music Box

Answer: Danzig

"Mother" is on the game "Guitar Hero 2".

From Quiz Simply Music

Answer: Brendon Urie

Brendon Urie is the lead singer. The other names I just pulled out of my head.

From Quiz A Little Bit of This, and That

Answer: Tears for Fears

Janov's book talked about "tears being a replacement for fears". In therapy sessions, patients were told to cry and scream and shout to release their childhood feelings. But, of course, you all knew that.

From Quiz Music Trivia

Answer: Cat Stevens

Released in 1970, this song by Cat Stevens is supposed to be about his girlfriend, Patti D'Arbanville. Its a beautiful song about a guy singing to his dead girlfriend(?)

From Quiz Musical Inspiration

Answer: Martin Luther King

The song is about Martin Luther King, a man who was the leader of a Civil Rights movement in the 1950's and 1960's. He is most famous for his speech "I have a dream", which he delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC in 1963. He was later assassinated on April 4th, 1968.

From Quiz My Favorite Songs

Answer: Make It Happen

Mariah is my favorite singer! "Make It Happen" is a song from Mariah's second album, "Emotions". This song is biographical and tells of Mariah's struggles to fulfill her dream of becoming a singer. If you are ever struggling to reach a goal, listen to this song, it is very inspirational!

From Quiz Pop That Matters

Answer: He's A Whore

Found on Cheap Trick's 1977 self-titled release, "He's A Whore" epitomizes Power Pop with its heavy guitar, tongue-in-cheek lyrics and memorable melody.

From Quiz Music Mixture: Rock, Hip Hop, and Pop

Answer: Garbage - "Why Do You Love Me"

This song is from their 2005 CD called "Bleed Like Me".

From Quiz Mixed Musical Trivia

Answer: Joe

"One night, my brother Joe and me climbed down the family tree that grew outside our bedroom window. We remember, we knew it couldn't last, running from the past, things that we were born to be." This song is the third track on the CD version of the album, which is also called "Running In The Family".

From Quiz Various Popular Songs

Answer: Alien Ant Farm

The ORIGINAL "Smooth Criminal" is sung by Michael Jackson.

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