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Quiz about 1st Lyrics from Yesteryear 20s to 60s
Quiz about 1st Lyrics from Yesteryear 20s to 60s

1st Lyrics from Yesteryear: 20s to 60s Quiz

Here's a little number for those of you like me who agree that they don't make songs like they used to. I'll give you a line or two, you find the title. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Bruyere. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Bruyere
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
27,992
Updated
Jul 18 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
2175
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'The moon was all aglow and heaven was in your eyes' Hint


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2. 'Life is bare, gloom and misery everywhere' Hint


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3. 'Come on along and listen to...' Hint


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4. 'Climb aboard a butterfly and take off on a breeze' Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. 'Maybe I'm right and maybe I'm wrong Maybe I'm weak and maybe I'm strong' Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. 'You can hear from far and near a world you've never heard before' Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. 'It seems we stood and talked like this before. We looked at each other in the same way then' Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. 'I hope you do believe me I've given you my heart' Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. 'She's one of them high-class kind, She doesn't wear a hat, she wears a chapeau, she goes to the cinema but never a show' Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. 'We'll build a dreamhouse of love, dear' Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'The moon was all aglow and heaven was in your eyes'

Answer: Little White Lies, 1930.

 It was apparently an illusion!
2. 'Life is bare, gloom and misery everywhere'

Answer: Stormy Weather, 1933.

 Ethel Waters and Lena Horne both made this their song. My favorite, but, 'Don't know why..'
3. 'Come on along and listen to...'

Answer: The Lullaby of Broadway, 1935.

 1935 from the "Gold Diggers of 1935".
4. 'Climb aboard a butterfly and take off on a breeze'

Answer: Dreamer's Holiday,1949.

 Kim Gannon and Mabel Wayne created this song. Unusual for women to make it as songwriters in those years. The melody is pretty too.
5. 'Maybe I'm right and maybe I'm wrong Maybe I'm weak and maybe I'm strong'

Answer: Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You),1931.

 When the Mills Brothers released this as a single in 1950, it stayed on the charts for fifteen weeks.
6. 'You can hear from far and near a world you've never heard before'

Answer: On a Clear Day,1965.

 Who can forget Barbra Streisand's clear voice on this song?
7. 'It seems we stood and talked like this before. We looked at each other in the same way then'

Answer: Where or When,1937.

 The deja-vu song from "Babes in Arms".
8. 'I hope you do believe me I've given you my heart'

Answer: (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons,1945.

 Nat King Cole's version is so smooth!
9. 'She's one of them high-class kind, She doesn't wear a hat, she wears a chapeau, she goes to the cinema but never a show'

Answer: 'My Sugar is So Refined'

 Nat King Cole also released a version of this.
10. 'We'll build a dreamhouse of love, dear'

Answer: East of the Sun (West of the Moon),1934.

 This was known as an Ivy League hit, played at the dances.
Source: Author Bruyere

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Music   World   Other Music   Weather   Moons   Dance Music   The Sun   Nat King Cole   White   1950s Country Music   Barbra Streisand  

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