Songs of Night and Darkness Trivia

1. Vicki Lawrence sang about the night the lights went out in which southern state?

From Quiz The Music of the Night

Answer: Georgia

Vicki released "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" in November of 1972. It was written by Vicki's then husband Bobby Russell and she recorded the demo. The song was meant for other hot artists at the time but none of them would touch it because of the controversial lyrics. The song is a Southern Gothic murder ballad that tells the story of an innocent man who is put to death for a murder he did not commit. Vicki decided to record and release the song herself and was rewarded with her only number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 of her career. At the time of its release Vicki was a regular on "The Carol Burnett Show" and was given her gold record for the song by Carol herself at the end of one of the shows. The song was covered by country legends Tanya Tucker in 1981 and Reba McEntire in 1991. This question was executed by Phoenix Rising member tazman6619.

From Quiz Songs with the Word Night in the Title

Answer: Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. Some albums by Bon Jovi include "Cross Road", "Slippery When Wet", "Crush", and "This Left Feels Right". At the end of 1995, "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" ranked number 95 on the Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) Charts. This song was written by Jon Bon Jovi, and the genre of this song is country-rock.

From Quiz Join Me for 'A Little Night Music'

Answer: Gigi

'Gigi' is based on a 1944 French novel by Colette. It was made into a successful musical in 1958 with music by Alan Jay Lerner and lyrics by Frederick Loewe. The story is about a young Parisian girl, played by Lesley Caron, who is being trained by her aunt to be a courtesan. Gigi and her grandmother are good friends with a rich young man called Gaston. Hermione Gingold and Maurice Chevalier who play Gigi's grandmother and Gaston's uncle add greatly to the charm of this movie.

From Quiz Songs Of The Night

Answer: The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia

"The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" was a Number One smash for Vicki Lawrence on the Billboard Hot 100 list. It was also her only hit. She was better known as a comedienne on CBS's "The Carol Burnett Show" between 1967 amd 1978.

From Quiz Songs that Contain the Word "Night"

Answer: "All Night Long"

"All Night Long" became one of Joe's 4 Top-40 charting songs during his solo career and was featured in the movie "Urban Cowboy", starring John Travolta.

From Quiz 'Night' Move

Answer: Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye

The song "Nightshift" was made as a tribute to two R&B singers who sadly passed away in 1984. Marvin Gaye was murdered after a heated argument with his own father Marvin Gaye Sr. Jackie Wilson, the man dubbed as "Mr. Excitement", suffered a heart attack during a performance in 1975. Admitted to a retirement home, Wilson would eventually succumb to pneumonia in 1984.

From Quiz The Night Was Black

Answer: Bobby Vee

The song peaked at Number Three in 1963. Bobby Vee's top hits were "Take Good Care of My Baby" (Number One in 1961) and "Run to Him" (Number Two in 1961). Born Robert Veline, he formed a group called The Shadows in Fargo, North Dakota in 1959. After the tragic plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J.P. Richardson (Big Bopper), The Shadows filled in for Buddy Holly at his next scheduled show in Fargo.

From Quiz Night of the Living Songs

Answer: Church basement

Songwriter Fred Parris and his group, the Five Satins, recorded the song in the basement of Saint Bernadette Catholic School in New Haven, Connecticut. Boyz II Men recorded an a capella version in 1992 for a movie about The Jackson 5.

From Quiz Have a Good Night, Sweetheart

Answer: Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite

If you paid attention to the quiz title, this one was easy. The Spaniels, featuring lead singer and song writer Pookie Hudson, came out with this early R&B classic in 1954. It got another charge of airplay in the 1970s after being part of the movie soundtrack for the film "American Graffiti." None of the other choices is a 1950s doo-wop song.

From Quiz Pitch Dark

Answer: George Harrison

George Harrison was so ill that Ravi Shankar, his co-headliner, took over a large portion of the show. Since this was the first post-Beatles tour in the U.S. by a former member of the band, expectations were high and many were disappointed. This was also a time of upheaval in George Harrison's life, in which he founded his new record label, Dark Horse Records, delved deeply back into alcohol and drugs, and was left by his wife, Patty Boyd, for Eric Clapton. Harrison rewrote the Everly Brothers' hit "Bye Bye Love" for the album, including the line "There goes our lady, with a-you-know-who / I hope she's happy, old Clapper too."

From Quiz The Night Was Dark

Answer: Wilson Pickett

From the early 60s through the mid 70s, Wilson Pickett was a major force in R&B as both writer and performer. He was an important, but unseen, character in the 1991 film, "The Commitments". Pickett co-wrote "Midnight Hour" with guitarist Steve Cropper, also in the Hall Of Fame as a member of Booker T. & The M.G.s.

From Quiz Night is the Keyword

Answer: The Smiths

First released on November of '84 on the compilation album "Hatful of Hollow", it's considered by some one of the most underrated melancholic songs by The Smiths. From the possible answers only the correct one and Joy Division hail from Manchester. The Sisters of Mercy are from Leeds and The Cure originate from Crawley.

From Quiz Was It Night Or Merely Dark?

Answer: the night moves

In 1976, "Night Moves" made its way up the U.S. music charts to land at the number four position. This success changed the way Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band were viewed. No longer considered just a "regional" band, the song transformed them into a band with a national following in the U.S. Bob Seger's roots were in the American "heartland", and his work was largely focused on blue-collar workers. The Silver Bullet Band was composed of a group of Detroit musicians, while Bob himself was a native of Dearborn, later having lived Ann Arbor, Michigan. The song "Night Moves" was taken from an album of the same name.

From Quiz 'Twas a Dark, Black, Night - Rock Music On Vinyl

Answer: Led Zeppelin

The song, 'Black Dog', was the opening song on the 1971 album 'Led Zeppelin IV'. It was only released as a single in Australia and the United States on the 2nd of December 1971 and achieved its highest placing on the chart at numbers 11 and 15 in those countries respectively. Although no title appears on the album cover as such, the record label itself carried four symbols, one to represent each band member and because of this it has become known unofficially as 'Four Symbols'.

From Quiz Night Time in the Switching Yard

Answer: Warren Zevon

Warren Zevon's 1977 album "Excitable Boy" featured the macabre but endearing single "Werewolves of London". The album peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Pop Album chart and was certified Platinum (1,000,000 sales) by the Recording Industry of America Association ("RIAA") in 1997. "Night Time in the Switching Yard" is an up tempo, almost disco style, tune with a heavy Latin guitar beat. Zevon was a iconic singer/songwriter whose popularity reached its peak with the 1978 "Excitable Boy" album. Zevon was friends and collaborated with Jackson Browne, who produced and performed on the album. "Werewolves of London" featured the drums of Mick Fleetwood and the bass of John McVie of Fleetwood Mac. Zevon enjoyed a resurgence in his career in the early 2000s before he was stricken with cancer and died on September 7, 2003. While the song "Night Time in the Switching Yard" was neither the most successful nor the best example of Zevon's talent, the entire body of "Excitable Boy" remains one of my and many other peoples favorite albums of the rock era.

From Quiz Dark Songs

Answer: Gary Allan

Gary Allan's album "Smoke in the Dark" was released in the midst of divorcing his wife. The album was declared platinum.

From Quiz Those Lonely "Nights"

Answer: The Beatles

Not only is this a song by The Beatles, but also a movie. This movie was produced in 1964, and starred the Beatles. The song was released on the movie soundtrack and then later as a single.

From Quiz It was a Dark, Black Night in Song

Answer: Back in Black

"Black in Black" was the title track to AC/DC's seventh album released in 1980. This was the band's first recorded album without lead singer Bon Scott who died before the recording of the album. The song "Back in Black" was recorded by AC/DC as a tribute to Bon Scott.

From Quiz Sing Me to Sleep This Night

Answer: Lionel Richie

Richie's hit single was taken from his "Can't Slow Down" (1983) album and reached number three on the Billboard charts (Pop, R&B and Adult Contemporary). It reached the number two position on the UK Singles Chart. Lionel Richie wrote "All Night Long (All Night)" as well as produced it with James Carmichael. On the flip side of the single recording, back in 1983, was the song "Wandering Stranger".

From Quiz Songs for Midnight

Answer: The Midnight Rambler

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Midnight Rambler" was released on the 1969 album "Let It Bleed". The main character in the song was a rapist and murderer, and the song was often, intriguingly enough, sung in the first person: "Did you see me make my midnight call?"

From Quiz My Shadow Follows Me Wherever I Go

Answer: Cliff Richard

Famous for hits such as 'Summer Holiday' and 'Living Doll', Cliff is still going strong today.

From Quiz Titles - Music In The Night

Answer: The Communards

From Quiz Titles - Music Tonight

Answer: Lil' Kim

From Quiz Songs That Make You Sleep

Answer: The Pretenders

From Quiz The Music of the Night

Answer: The Five Satins

The Five Satins originally recorded the song in the basement of St. Bernadette Church in New Haven, Connecticut, and released it in 1956 as the B-side to the upbeat track, "The Jones Girl". It was apparently styled as "In the Still of the Nite" to avoid confusion with Cole Porter's popular 1937 song, although such misspellings were also trending in doo-wop at the time. Radio disc jockeys favored the flip side of the record, and thanks in part to some generous airtime, "In the Still of the Night" became one of the most recognizable doo-wop tracks. Remarkably, The Five Satins charted with the original version on the Hot 100 three separate times (reaching #24 in 1956, #81 in 1959, and #99 in 1961). This question was composed in the still of the night by Phoenix Rising's JCSon.

From Quiz Songs with the Word Night in the Title

Answer: Bee Gees

The Bee Gees was a music group formed in 1958. Some albums by the Bee Gees include "Saturday Night Fever", "Living Eyes", "Still Waters", and "Staying Alive". At the end of 1978, "Night Fever" ranked number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. This song was written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb, and the genre of this song is disco.

From Quiz Night Related Music

Answer: A Hard Day's Night

One of the many hits by The Beatles, "A Hard Day's Night" was released in 1964 as part of the soundtrack for a film of the same name starring none other than the Fab Four themselves. It was also the title of their third album.

From Quiz Join Me for 'A Little Night Music'

Answer: Tonight Tonight

'West Side Story' is a musical by Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents. It is based on the Shakespeare story 'Romeo and Juliet' about two lovers who come from opposite sides of an inter family feud. The movie was nominated for eleven academy awards, and won ten including best picture.

From Quiz Songs Of The Night

Answer: Night Moves

Bob Seger's "Night Moves" peaked at Number Four in 1977. His Top Ten hits included: "Shakedown" (Number One in 1987), "Shame On The Moon" (Number Two in 1982), "Still The Same" (Number Four in 1978), "Against The Wind" (Number Five in 1980), "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You" (Number Five in 1981), and "Fire Lake" (Number Six in 1980).

From Quiz 'Night' Move

Answer: Go Now

"Go Now" became The Moody Blues' first song to receive mainstream airplay in any country. This song was originally recorded in January 1964 by Bessie Banks. It gained greater popularity by The Moody Blues going to number one in their homeland United Kingdom, from their debut album 'The Magnificent Moodies'. It would be another three years before they would chart another Top Ten hit. "Nights in White Satin" would top the charts in 1967 going to number one in both Canada and New Zealand and would reach number two on the US Billboard Top 100.

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