Rock Lyric Mystery Word Trivia

1. Who sang these lyrics: "Out on the road for forty days; last night in Little Rock put me in a haze. Sweet, sweet Connie, was doin' her act; she had the whole show and that's a natural fact."?

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #54

Answer: Grand Funk Railroad

"We're An American Band", from the album of the same name, originally released in 1973. This album also includes the tunes, "Stop Lookin' Back", "Black Licorice", and "The Railroad".

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #53

Answer: The Bob Seger System

"Ramblin' Gamblin' Man", from the album of the same name, originally released in 1968. This album also includes the tunes, "Ivory", "Black-Eyed Girl", and "Tales of Lucy Blue". Before the Silver Bullet Band, there was the Bob Seger System. "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" was Seger's debut album.

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #51

Answer: U2

"With Or Without You", from the album "The Joshua Tree", originally released in 1987. This album also includes the tunes, "Where The Streets Have No Name", "In God's Country", and "Red Hill Mining Town". A Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) is a desert plant, indigenous to the Joshua Tree National Park in the Mohave Desert in California, also the home of other odd plants such as the Beavertail and Hedgehog cacti.

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #50

Answer: America

"A Horse With No Name", from America's self-titled debut album, originally released in 1971. This album also includes the tunes, "Sandman", "Riverside", and "Never Found The Time". "A Horse With No Name" was America's first single, and first of two Number One hits. "Sister Golden Hair" became their second Number One in 1975.

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #49

Answer: Queen

"Keep Yourself Alive", from Queen's self-titled debut album, originally released in 1973. This album also includes the tunes, "Son and Daughter", "Great King Rat", and "Seven Seas of Rhye". Queen formed in 1971. The members included Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor. This lineup remained unchanged until Mercury's death in 1991.

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #48

Answer: Elton John

"Bennie And The Jets", from the album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", originally released in 1973. This album also includes the classic tunes, "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", "Grey Seal", and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". This classic album was certified gold the same week it was released.

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #47

Answer: John Cougar

"Hurts So Good", from the album "American Fool", originally released in 1982. This album also includes the tunes, "Jack and Diane", "Thundering Hearts", and "Close Enough". The artist was still known as simply John Cougar when this album was released. He would add his real surname, Mellencamp, to his name shortly thereafter, and would eventually drop the 'Cougar' altogether. "American Fool" was the first album by Mellencamp to reach Number One.

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #46

Answer: Styx

"The Grand Illusion", from the album of the same name, originally released in 1977. This album also includes the tunes, "Miss America", "Come Sail Away", and "Fooling Yourself (Angry Young Man)". Founding member, Dennis DeYoung, wrote and sings lead on the title track, as well as four other songs on the album.

From Quiz Astorian's #18 Mystery Word Lyrics Game

Answer: Eagles

"Heartache Tonight," a huge hit from "The Long Run."

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #45

Answer: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

"The Waiting", from the album "Hard Promises", originally released in 1987. This album also includes the tunes, "A Woman In Love (It's Not Me)", "Something Big", and "You Can Still Change Your Mind". The original lineup for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers included Tom Petty, of course, on guitar and vocals, Mike Campbell (guitar), Ron Blair (bass), Stan Lynch (drums), and Benmont Tench (keyboards).

From Quiz Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #17

Answer: Styx

"Too Much Time on My Hands", from "Paradise Theater". Styx was often lumped in with 70's art-rock or classical-rock bands, but the subject matter (in this case, urban unemployment) their lyrics dealt with was much more down to earth than that of bands like Yes, ELP, Genesis or King Crimson.

From Quiz Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #16

Answer: Rolling Stones

"Get Off of My Cloud," from "December's Children."

From Quiz Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #15

Answer: Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane

"My Baby Gives It Away," from "Rough Mix." Former Faces/Small Faces bass player Ronnie Lane lived here in Austin, Texas for several years, before he finally died of complications related to Multiple Sclerosis.

From Quiz Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #14

Answer: Cheap Trick

"I Want You to Want Me" - can't you hear those Japanese teenyboppers screaming at Budokan?

From Quiz Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #12

Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival

"Up Around the Bend," from the great "Cosmo's Factory" album.

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #44

Answer: Jackson Browne

"Boulevard", from the album "Hold Out", originally released in 1980. This album also includes the tunes, "Disco Apocalypse" and "That Girl Could Sing". Jackson Browne joined the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in the mid-1960's, but only stayed with the band a few months.

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #43

Answer: Billy Joel

"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant", from the album "The Stranger", originally released in 1977. This tune depicts the struggles of the elite, popular crowd in high school that ended up being nobodies later on in life (of which I am one).

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #42

Answer: The Cars

"Moving In Stereo", from the Cars' self-titled debut album, originally released in 1978. This song was played during the very memorable swimming pool scene in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High".

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #41

Answer: Robert Palmer

"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)", from the album "Secrets", originally released in 1979. This album also includes the tunes, "Remember to Remember", "What's It Take", and "Under Suspicion". Palmer became lead singer for the Power Station in 1984, and died of heart failure in 2003, at the age of 54.

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #40

Answer: Eric Clapton

"Cocaine", from the album "Slowhand", originally released in 1977. This album also includes the tunes, "Lay Down Sally", "Wonderful Tonight", and "The Core". "Cocaine" was written and released by blues guitar great, J.J. Cale, in 1976. Clapton's version fared much better on the charts. Cale also wrote Clapton's 1970 classic, "After Midnight".

From Quiz Astorian's Mystery Word Lyric Game #11

Answer: Eric Burdon & War

"Spill the Wine", featuring the former lead singer of the Animals.

From Quiz Astorian's Mystery Word Lyrics Game #10

Answer: Emerson, Lake & Palmer

"Karn Evil 9: First Impression", from "Brain Salad Surgery".

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #39

Answer: Van Halen

"And the Cradle Will Rock...", from the album "Women and Children First", originally released in 1980. This album also includes the tunes, "Everybody Wants Some", "Loss of Control", and "Take Your Whiskey Home". Early in his career, Eddie Van Halen would perform in concert with his back to the audience much of the time, in order to safeguard his original guitar techniques. "I say, rock on."

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #38

Answer: Bachman-Turner Overdrive

"Takin' Care of Business", from the album "Bachman-Turner Overdrive II", originally released in 1972. This album also includes the tunes, "Let It Ride", "Welcome Home", and "Tramp".

From Quiz Astorian's Mystery Word Game #9

Answer: Bob Dylan

"Tangled Up in Blue", from "Blood on the Tracks".

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #37

Answer: The Who

"A Legal Matter", from the album "The Who Sings My Generation", originally released in 1966. This album also includes the classics, "My Generation", "Much Too Much", and "The Kids Are Alright".

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #36

Answer: Jimi Hendrix Experience

"Hey Joe", from the album "Are You Experienced", originally released in 1967. This album also includes the tunes, "Purple Haze", "Foxy Lady", and "The Wind Cries Mary". This classic has been recorded by over 400 different artists, including the Byrds, Deep Purple, and Robert Plant, but Jimi's is the most famous.

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Answer: Paul McCartney and Wings

Great McCartney medley starting with "Venus and Mars" and segueing into "Rock Show". ("In my green metal suit..")

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #35

Answer: Alice Cooper

"No More Mr. Nice Guy", from the album "Billion Dollar Babies", originally released in 1973. This album also includes the tunes, "Hello Hooray", "Elected", and "I Love the Dead". Alice Cooper ran for governor of Arizona in 1988. Cooper once said, "We were the band that drove a stake through the heart of the love generation."

From Quiz Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #34

Answer: John Cougar Mellencamp

"Jack and Diane", from the album "American Fool", originally released in 1982. This album also includes the tunes, "Hurts So Good", "Thundering Hearts", and "Hand To Hold On To". Some of Mellencamp's major influences are Hank Williams, Robert Johnson, the Kinks, and the Rolling Stones.

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