Name the Musical Artist Trivia

91. Can you name the band or artist who had a song with the following lyrics? "Here it comes, millennium And everybody's talkin' bout Jerusalem Is this the beginning or beginning of the end? Well, I've got other thoughts my friend"

From Quiz Hüsker Dü, NSync, Sugababes or Ozzy Osbourne?

Answer: NSync

"Space Cowboy (yippie-yi-ay)" by the band NSync. On the show 'The View" in 2000, members of the band NSync taught the hosts how to do the choreography to the song.

From Quiz Name the Singer

Answer: Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, photographer, philanthropist, and activist. Some of Bryan Adam's albums include "Reckless", "Waking Up the Neighbours", "On a Day Like Today", and "Bare Bones". At the end of 1983, "Cuts Like a Knife" ranked number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100. This song was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and the genre is rock.

From Quiz Name the Band

Answer: Men at Work

Men at Work is a band from Melbourne, Australia, formed in 1979. Some albums by Men at Work include "Business as Usual", "The Essential Men at Work", "Contraband: The Best of Men at Work" and "Cargo". At the end of 1983, "Down Under" reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. Colin Hay and Ron Strykert wrote this song. The genres of this song are new wave and pop rock.

From Quiz Name the Artist Haiku Style

Answer: ABBA

All the bands listed have Swedish connections, but the clues should have pointed you towards Napoleon's final and unsuccessful battle in 1815, at Waterloo. ABBA used the title of 'Waterloo', and mentioned Napoleon in the lyrics, for their entry in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1974. This acted as the springboard for a career which lasted until the band split in 1983.

From Quiz They Only Need One Name

Answer: Rihanna

Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on the 20th February 1988, she has sold over 230 million records worldwide.

From Quiz The Artist Also Known As...

Answer: Sting

Sting was lead singer of the band The Police prior to launching a solo career.

From Quiz The "Kings" And "Queens" Of Music

Answer: Aretha Franklin

For her appearance on "Blues Brothers 2000" it was difficult for Aretha to lip sync to her recorded performance because due to improvisation, she sings each song slightly differently each time.

From Quiz Originals and Covers--Name the Artist

Answer: Al Martino

Al Martino's version of "Volare" peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. His singing career spanned four decades and he also appeared in "The Godfather" as, of course, a singer.

From Quiz OK, Who Was It Then?

Answer: Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney's brother Michael had a number one hit for four weeks on the UK singles chart with "Lily The Pink" as a member of the comedy/poetry/singing trio The Scaffold in 1968. Peter Michael McCartney was the younger brother of Paul. In the early '60s when The Beatles were becoming successful Mike was working as an apprentice hairdresser in Liverpool and was also a member of The Scaffold along with Roger McGough and John Gorman. He changed his name to Mike McGear so as not to appear to be cashing in on his famous brother's name. The Scaffold had two other UK Top Ten hits with "Thank U Very Much", number four in 1967 and "Liverpool Lou", number seven in 1974. He reverted to his real name in the '80s after retiring from music and devoted more time to photography. He had always had an interest in photography and was given the nickname "Flash Harry" in the '60s by The Beatles' then manager Brian Epstein.

From Quiz Midwest USA Players' First Concerts

Answer: Def Leppard

"Pour Some Sugar on Me" peaked at number two on the Billboard Charts July 23, 1988. Their big album, "Hysteria", hit in 1987 and produced a crazy amount of hits on the Top 40 chart. (Hobbes1138)

From Quiz I Believe

Answer: Perry Como

"I Believe - Songs of All Faiths" was recorded in 1953 by Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (1912 to 1921). It was his first album of all original recordings. Although Perry Como was an Italian Catholic, the album covered songs from other faiths as well, including two tracks sung in Hebrew, "Kol Nidre" and "Eli, Eli".

From Quiz The Great Pretender

Answer: Lester Bowie

The recording by Lester Bowie (1941 to 1999) was just over sixteen minutes long (16:22) and was the first track on his album of the same name. His improvisation around the theme is all in his own style and a new take on the original. Beautiful in its own way and so different to the rest.

From Quiz Turn the Beat Around

Answer: Missy Elliott

Missy Elliott is quite possibly the most successful female rapper, producer and songwriter of all time. The five-time Grammy winner is best known for her creative and unorthodox music videos. In "Work It", Missy employs a backward track in the chorus which simply states, "I put my thing down, flip and reverse it". The song also introduced the term "badonkadonk" to the vernacular, which is slang for the gluteus muscles.

From Quiz I Sang "Initially"

Answer: Ben E King

Ben E. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson) lead the Drifters on such late 1950s hits as "There Goes My Baby", "Dance with Me", and "This Magic Moment", before going solo in 1960. His rendition of "Spanish Harlem" in 1961 made number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and later that year he scored a number one hit with "Stand By Me". King continued to have numerous charting hits throughout the 1960 and 1970s and was still touring as of early 2013 at the age of 74.

From Quiz Which Artist?

Answer: Madness

'Lovestruck' is a song by the one and only, Madness. It includes the lyrics: 'Lovestruck, I've fallen for a lamppost, I'm giving it my utmost...' This song reached number ten on the UK Singles Chart - the first time one of Madness' songs were in the top ten since the release of 'The Sun and the Rain' in 1983.

From Quiz I Hate The Beatles

Answer: Marmalade

Originally recorded by The Beatles on "The White Album", the song was covered by Marmalade. They were a Scottish group, and when "Ob La Di Ob La Da" went to number one they became the first group from Scotland ever to top the UK charts. They followed up with their own song, "Reflections Of My Life", but then suffered personnel changes and bad publicity which led to a slow decline.

From Quiz Because I Could Not Stop For Breath

Answer: Stevie Wonder

"Music of My Mind" was released in 1972 when Stevie Wonder was 21 years old, and he either wrote or co-wrote all of the songs featured on it. Later on, "Hotter Than July" was released in 1980 and featured songs such as "Master Blaster (Jammin)" and the very popular "Happy Birthday", and achieved success in both the US and UK. Stevie Wonder was blinded shortly after birth and was known for wearing signature black shades. He had a successful single by the age of 13, which was notoriously young at the time, and he was considered a child prodigy for his musical prowess. He carried this success into adulthood, winning over 20 Grammy awards and having more than thirty US top-ten hits.

From Quiz Dead Singers Society USA

Answer: Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley was born Ellas Otha Bates in Mississippi, USA, in 1928. He died of heart failure in Florida, USA, in 2008 aged 79. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Bo Diddley's first hit on the Billboard R&B chart was "Bo Diddley" which was number one for two weeks in 1955. It was his only US number one and did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK chart. His last hit on the Billboard R&B chart was "Ooh Baby" which reached number 17 in 1966. Between 1955 and 1966 Bo Diddley had eight Top 20 hits on the Billboard R&B chart. These included three Top Ten hits. He had five hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Say Man" was the only Top 20 hit at number 20 in 1959. His first hit on the UK chart was "Pretty Thing" which reached number 34 in 1963. His last UK hit was "Hey Good Lookin'" which reached number 39 in 1965. Those two singles were his only UK chart hits and neither of them made the Billboard Hot 100.

From Quiz Nice Video, Shame About the Song

Answer: Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj released "Massive Attack" as a digital download in 2010. The song featured Sean Garrett. Her sexy video was a huge success; money, militaristic jungle scenes, and a helicopter chase. The video could have been an entire film. It was too bad about the song, though. It only reached a peak position of 122 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was dropped from her debut 2010 album "Pink Friday".

From Quiz Dead Singers Society UK

Answer: Adam Faith

Adam Faith was born Terence Nelhams-Wright in London, England, in 1940. He died in Stoke-On-Trent, England, in 2003 aged 62. He was taken ill after a stage performance with a touring production of "Love And Marriage" and died of a heart attack in hospital the next day. He was the eponymous hero of the UK TV series "Budgie" (he played Ronald "Budgie" Bird) which ran from 1971 to 1972. Adam Faith's first UK hit was "What Do You Want" which reached number one for three weeks in 1959. It did not chart in the US. His last UK hit was "Cheryl's Goin' Home" which reached number 46 in 1966. It did not chart in the US. He had 20 UK Top 30 hits between 1959 and 1966. Eleven of these were Top 10 hits and two of those, "What Do You Want" and "Poor Me" reached number one. He had two US Hot 100 hits "It's Alright" reached number 31 in 1965 and "Talk About Love" which reached number 97 in 1965. Neither of these charted in the UK.

From Quiz I Only Need One Name

Answer: Nilsson

Harry Nilsson III (aka Nilsson) was born in Brooklyn New York in 1941. He worked with various artists through the 1960s and finally broke through with a minor hit called "Everybody's Talkin'" in 1968. After being used in the soundtrack of the 1969 motion picture "Midnight Cowboy", the song was re-released and became his first Top Ten Billboard hit in the U.S., reaching number six. After that other hits followed such as "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City", "Without You" (the biggest hit of his career), and "Coconut". He also wrote a song called "One" which was a major hit for Three Dog Night. Harry continued recording into the early 1980s but largely retired from the business. He passed away due to heart failure in 1994.

From Quiz Multi -Instrumentalists

Answer: Dave Grohl

The awesomely talented Dave hid his talents as a singer and songwriter as a member of Nirvana, but surprised everyone with the Foo Fighters, playing all guitars (except on one track), bass parts and drums in addition to the singing and writing. Kris is of course, the bassist from Nirvana. Stone is one of the guitarists in Pearl Jam. Matt is known as the drummer for both Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.

From Quiz The Cuckoo Clock of Horror Strikes Back

Answer: Richard Harris

"MacArthur Park" is one of the stranger records made. Spoken rather than sung by actor Richard Harris it lasted for over seven minutes. It peaked at number ten on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in 1968. In 1978 Donna Summer revived it in a disco format, and her record spent three weeks at number one on the American Pop Music Sales Chart.

From Quiz Name that Singer!

Answer: Justin Bieber

Justin Drew Bieber, started his singing career at the young age of 13, back in 2007. He is known for singing pop and R&B.

From Quiz Who Sang That?

Answer: No Doubt

Gwen Stefani was the lead singer of No Doubt before she went solo. The song "I'm Just A Girl" was off the album, "Tragic Kingdom."

From Quiz Classic Rock Concert Potpourri

Answer: Loverboy

I saw them at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, MI with the band Zebra as their opening act. According to All Music Guide, Loverboy first formed in Toronto in 1980. The only change to their band has been bassist Spider Sinneave, who replaced Scott Smith after he drowned in 2000.

From Quiz Who Sang These Songs? Rock and Metal!

Answer: The Offspring

The Offspring formed in 1984 and are composed of Dexter Holland, Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman, Pete Parada and Greg Kriesel. "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" was released on The Offspring's 1998 album, "Americana". "I Choose" was released on The Offspring's 1997 album, "Ixnay on the Hombre" and "Original Prankster" was released on The Offspring's 2000 album "Conspiracy of One".

From Quiz Name the Singer

Answer: The Platters

This was the first Platters' hit to reach number one (in 1956), with covers done by Roy Orbison and Sam Cooke.

From Quiz Billboard's All-Time Top songs 31-40

Answer: The Beatles

The Beatles released, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" in the United States in 1964 and in the United Kingdom in 1963. The song was release in the United States on the album, "Meet the Beatles!" and as a single in the United Kingdom.

From Quiz Who Sang these Songs?

Answer: Marilyn Manson

Many of his songs are covers, such as Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams", Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus", Softcell's "Tainted Love", and Black Sabbath's "Iron Man".

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