Musical Love Songs Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Last Night of the World

"The Last Night of the World" is from Miss Saigon, a musical about the Vietnam war. It was based on the opera "Madame Butterfly". In this song, the lovers, Kim and Chris, sing "A song played on a solo saxophone... a crazy sound, a lonely sound, a cry that tells us love goes on and on.... played on a solo saxophone. So stay with me, and hold me tight, and dance like it's the last night of the world."

Answer: Till There Was You

The main character of "The Music Man," Harold Hill, was so wrapped up in his own cons and schemes that he "never saw [the birds] winging," the "bells...ringing," or "love...singing." Until, however, he met Marion Paroo, River City, Iowa's librarian. Likewise, she had never taken the time to smell the roses or listen to the music that was all around her until Harold came into her life.

Answer: I'll Cover You

"I'll Cover You" is sung by two gay men, (Tom) Collins and Angel Dumott-Schunard, to each other. They promise undying love to each other for all their lives and to cover each other "with a thousand sweet kisses." It's an incredibly sweet song.

Answer: Elaborate Lives

In this song, Aida, the captive Nubian princess, and Radames, fiancee of the princess of Egypt, realize their love for each other. They speak of the "Elaborate Lives" which they lead, and how they "don't know whose words are true." Softly, they say to each other, "May this confession be the start."

Answer: I Don't Know How To Love Him

Sung by Mary Magdalene, "I Don't Know How To Love Him" speaks of a woman's confusion in loving a man who is different from any other. She says "I've been changed... yes, really changed. In these past few days, when I've seen myself, I seem like someone else." Of course, the "he" of whom she speaks is none other than the "Superstar" himself.

Answer: One Boy

"One Boy" is sung by Kim McAfee to her boyfriend, Hugo Peabody, to reassure him that the symbolic kiss given to her by Conrad Birdie, the rock 'n roll star, is nothing, and that Hugo is her "One boy to joke with... have Coke with," because "that's the way it should be."

Answer: I Will Always Love You

Parton and Houston both sang this song so amazingly, with many vocal riffs that are incredibly challenging and beautiful. (You didn't really expect the title to be the lyric provided, did you?)

Answer: As Long As You're Mine

Sung by Elphaba, the wicked witch of the West, and Fiyero, once her best friend Galinda's beau, this song is full of longing and disbelief at their luck.

"Kiss me too fiercely, hold me too tight... I need help believing you're with me tonight."

Answer: A Heart Full of Love

With the help of his friend Eponine, Marius Pontmercy has just climbed the wall into a beautiful girl's garden. He saw this girl from afar and thought her extremely beautiful. The girl, Cosette, felt the connection too. But the song's joy is somewhat tainted by Eponine's sadness at this love connection. Eponine is also in love with Marius, but admits "These are words he'll never say... not to me."

Answer: What I Did For Love

"Won't forget, can't regret what I did for love!"

Answer: Somewhere

Maria and Tony, the main characters, know that their love cannot be in their situation, but sing that "There's a time for us... someday a time for us. Time together with time to spare. Time to learn. Time to care."

Answer: As Long As He Needs Me

Nancy sings this about Bill Sykes. "As long as he needs me, I'll love him steadfastly. I know where I must be as long as he needs me." Later he repays her by giving her a brutal death.

Answer: If Ever I Would Leave You

Lancelot sings to his lover, Queen Guinivere, because he does not want to leave. He goes through the seasons and lists the reasons why he wouldn't want to miss her in each one. In summer, its "your hair streaked with sunlight, your lips red as flame. Your face with a luster that puts gold to shame." In autumn, its "how you sparkle when fall nips the air." "And could I leave you running merrily through the snow? Or on a wintry evening when you catch the fire's glow?" And in springtime, it's "in spring I'm bewitched by you so."
Quite the charmer this Frenchman is, no?

Answer: Show Me

"Don't talk of stars burning above. If you're in love, show me."
At this point, Eliza is pretty much fed up with men because of how Henry Higgins used her as a means for a bet. She gets impatient with Freddy's poetic sweet nothings and demands that he show her how much he cares for her.

Answer: Do You Love Me?

Constantly approached by his daughters about prospective husbands, Tevye starts to ponder his own marriage with Golde. He asks her if she loves him. Her first response? "Maybe it's indigestion." After coaxing her through it, Tevye finds out that Golde does, indeed love him. "After twenty-five years, it's nice to know."

Answer: Guys and Dolls

The title song of this musical describes how when guys fall head-over-heels, they're bound to lose their spine. "When you see a John waiting out in the rain, chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane."

Answer: Hopelessly Devoted to You

Sandy sings this song about her summer fling, Danny, who turns out to be the tough guy with an image to uphold. Naive as she is, she can't understand why he acts differently around her when his friends are there. But she's still "Hopelessly Devoted to [him]".

Answer: A Wonderful Guy

"I am in a conventional dither, with a conventional star in my eye. And you will note there's a lump in my throat when I speak of that wonderful guy."

Answer: Sixteen Going on Seventeen

This song is sung by Rolf and Liesl. Liesl is "Sixteen Going on Seventeen". and Rolf promises to look after her to make sure she is not taken advantage of.

Answer: I Have Dreamed

"I have dreamed that your arms are lovely..."