Fractured Music Trivia

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From Quiz The Sounds of Music...

Answer: Hotel California

'Hotel California' is a 1976 classic by the Eagles. Though the song is quite dark, and has been revealed to be a commentary on the hedonism and self-indulgence of Americans, you might be surprised to learn it was written on a beautiful day in the living room of a holiday beachhouse in Malibu.

From Quiz Fractured Song Titles about Me

Answer: Killing me softly

The hit song "Killing me softly" by Roberta Flack debuted on August, 1, 1973, and reached number one in both the US and Canada in 1973. The original ballad was written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox, and even won a Song of the Year Grammy for 1973 (US).

From Quiz Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake

Answer: Heartbreak Hotel

"Heartbreak Hotel", by Elvis Presley, was first released in 1956. It peaked at the top of the Billboard Top 100 and reached international acclaim in other countries, including the UK. It told the sad story of a heartbroken man who committed suicide by jumping from a hotel window.

From Quiz Fractured Australian Songs With A Twist

Answer: Both of these

"Pub With No Beer" is a song that started out as a poem, written in World War 11 by Dan Sheahan. In 1944 he wrote a few verses about the lack of beer in his home state of Queensland, Australia. Singer Gordon Parson developed the song a few years later and added the characters to it. The song was made famous by the late Australian, country singer Slim Dusty.

From Quiz Fractured Classical Music

Answer: The Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" contains some the more recognizable classical music from the Baroque era. Published first in 1723, the work features parts which are used as background music in countless television shows, commercials and movies.

From Quiz My iPod Rage

Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen was released in 1975. It stayed at the top of the charts in the UK for 14 weeks. It was also rediscovered by a whole new generation when it was used in the 1992 movie "Wayne's World".

From Quiz Fractured Musical Instruments

Answer: Glockenspiel

The glockenspiel is a percussion instrument much like the xylophone. However, a xylophone has wooden "keys" while the glockenspiel's are metal.

From Quiz Fractured Country Music Song Titles

Answer: MY BEST FRIEND & my best friend & My Best Friend

"My Best Friend" is sung by Tim McGraw and is on the album "A Place In The Sun", which was released in May 1999 in the USA. Tim was born May 1st, 1967 in Monroe, Louisana as Samuel Timothy McGraw. He has 3 dogs and 4 horses.

From Quiz Fractured Top 40 Hits 1965-74

Answer: Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter & Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter & Mrs Brown you've got a lovely daughter & Mrs Brown youve got a lovely daughter & Mrs Brown, you've got a lovely daughter

Herman's Hermits, 1965.

From Quiz Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake

Answer: With or Without You

Reaching the top of the charts in the USA, Canada, and Ireland, "With or Without You" is the best known song to date by Irish band, U2. Released in 1987, the single was taken from their third album, "The Joshua Tree".

From Quiz Fractured Classical Music

Answer: Ave Maria

Franz Schubert's hauntingly beautiful "Ave Maria" is one of classical music's most poignant melodies. Disney used "Ave Maria" as the final part of "Fantasia", flowing into its more sacred theme directly from Mussorgsky's more demonic "Night on Bald Mountain".

From Quiz My iPod Rage

Answer: Genie in a Bottle

This was Christina Aguilera's first number one single and was taken from her debut album "Christina Aguilera". The song was released in the USA in June of 1999 and stayed at the top of the American charts for five weeks. It was also the number one single in 18 countries worldwide.

From Quiz Fractured Song Titles

Answer: another brick in the wall

"Another Brick in the Wall" is the title to three songs on Pink Floyd's 1979 concept album "The Wall". "Part II" of "Another Brick in the Wall" is the one with the repeated line "We don't need no education" and is the most well-known of the three songs. It was released as a single and became Pink Floyd's only number one hit in the UK and the US.

From Quiz Fractured Musical Instruments

Answer: Accordion

Most people have seen accordions, at least on television or in pictures. Accordions are called "free-reed" instruments. Some of them have piano-like keys on the side of them. Other models have buttons instead of the keys. But both have what are called bellows. Bellows are the baglike parts in the middle that hold the air.

From Quiz Fractured Top 40 Hits 1965-74

Answer: Incense and Peppermints & Incense and Peppermint

Strawberry Alarm Clock, 1967.

From Quiz Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake

Answer: Total Eclipse of the Heart

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" was a rock anthem released by Bonnie Tyler, and written by Jim Steinman. Released in 1982, it reached number one is several countries including France, Canada, the UK and the USA.

From Quiz Fractured Australian Songs With A Twist

Answer: First settlement place of the First Fleet from England to Australia

"Botany Bay" is a song that is about the transferring of convicts to Australia from England in the 18th century. It was written by Henry Stephens and William Yardley and used in their English stage play called "Little Jack Sheppard". The song became popular after the play finished, when famous singers such as Burl Ives, recorded it. It is played in Australia mostly for children's compilations and is also sung by many Irish folk singers.

From Quiz My iPod Rage

Answer: Stairway to heaven

Led Zeppelin's fourth album was released in November 1971 and included, the now infamous track, "Stairway to Heaven". It is eight minutes long, was never released as a single but is still played over 4,000 times a year on American radio alone.

From Quiz Fractured Country Music Song Titles

Answer: MY MARIA & my maria & My Maria

"My Maria" is sung by Brooks and Dunn and is on the album "Borderline", which was released in the USA in April 1996. The members of Brooks and Dunn are Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks III and Ronnie Gene Dunn. Brooks was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and Dunn was born in Coleman,Texas. They met at a Nashville music publishing company in 1990. Their first hit was "Brand New Man", from the album "Brand New Man".

From Quiz Fractured Top 40 Hits 1965-74

Answer: These Boots Are Made for Walkin' & These Boots Are Made for Walking & These Boots Are Made for Walkin

Nancy Sinatra, 1966.

From Quiz The Sounds of Music...

Answer: Somewhere Only We Know

'Somewhere Only We Know' is by Keane - an English alternative rock band. It was written by Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin and Richard Hughes and features on the album 'Hopes and Fears'. The 2004 song was covered in 2013 by Lilly Allen for a John Lewis Department Store Christmas commercial.

From Quiz Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake

Answer: Cry Me a River

"Cry Me a River" was written by Justin Timberlake and Scott Storch not long after Justin broke up with Britney Spears. Released in 2002, it received international acclaim as well as winning a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

From Quiz Fractured Australian Songs With A Twist

Answer: A poem by Banjo Patterson

"Waltzing Matilda" was a poem written by Banjo Patterson in 1895 and made into a popular song by Marie Cowan in 1903. The song was chosen as one of the possible choices as the National Australian Anthem in 1974. It is about a drifter who is waiting for his water to boil at a water hole. He grabs a sheep that comes to drink and puts him in his food bag. The owner of the land and three policeman tried to capture the drifter for stealing. Not wanting to be caught, the drifter jumped into the water hole and died. His ghost can still be heard at the water hole.

From Quiz Fractured Song Titles

Answer: With or Without You

"With or Without You" is from U2's 1987 album "The Joshua Tree". It was the band's first number one song in the US. It only reached number four in the UK.

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