70's Long Songs Trivia Quiz

Answer: Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding

"Funeral For A Friend" was never released as a single but remains a concert favorite. The song opens up the classic Elton John album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".
"Bennie and the Jets" from the same album went to number one in 1974.
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" was the first single from the 1974 album "Caribou" going to number two.
"Tiny Dancer" from John's fourth album "Madman Across the Water" is not as long, clocking in at 6:22.

Answer: Piano Man

"Piano Man" was the title track from Billy Joel's second album and became his first major hit, peaking at number 25.
"Captain Jack" is the last song and also the longest song on the "Piano Man" album clocking in at 7:15, it became very popular in Joel's earlier concerts.
"My Life" has a running time of 4:44 on Joel's 1978 album "52nd Street" and was cut down to 3:50 for the single which reached number three.
Joel's seventh album "Glass Houses" in 1980 produced his number seven hit "You May Be Right".

Answer: Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

"Rosalita(Come Out Tonight)" is from Springsteen's second album "The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle" in 1973. It was the closing song for Bruce's earlier shows.
"Kitty's Back" is the third track from the same album and runs a bit longer at 7:09.
A shorter song at 5:00 is "Spirit in the Night" from Springsteen's 1973 debut album "Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.".
"Jungleland" is the last and longest song at 9:33 on Bruce's third album, 1975's "Born to Run".

Answer: Layla

Clapton wrote "Layla" when he was a member of Derek and the Dominos; it was on their only album, 1970's "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs". The 1971 single was edited way down to 2:43.
"Slowhand" is Clapton's fifth album producing three hit singles, one was "Lay Down Sally" reaching number three in 1978.
"Rita Mae" is the last track on Eric's 1981 album "Another Ticket".
"Son & Sylvia" is from Clapton's fifteenth album, 2001's "Reptile".

Answer: Stairway to Heaven

Clocking in at 8:02, Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" was never released as a single but was played often on FM stations in the 70s. It was featured on their 1971 untitled album which is often referred to as "Led Zeppelin IV".
The next longest song from the same album is "When the Levee Breaks" at 7:07.
Another long song at 6:27 is "Dazed and Confused" on Zeppelin's debut album "Led Zeppelin".
"Whole Lotta Love" runs at 5:34 on "Led Zeppelin II".

Answer: You Can't Always Get What You Want

Off the Rolling Stones 1969 album "Let It Bleed", "You Can't Always Get What You Want" only charted at number 42 in 1973.
"Honkey Tonk Woman" on the other hand topped the charts in 1969 for four weeks.
Two other long Rolling Stone songs were "Time Waits For No One" at 6:38 off of their 1974 album "It's Only Rock And Roll" and the epic "Sympathy For the Devil" at 6:18, which is the opening track from their 1968 album "Beggars Banquet".

Answer: Won't Get Fooled Again

Sliced by almost five minutes to 3:38 the single "Won't Get Fooled Again" peaked at number 15.
Mistaken by some as "Teenage Wasteland", "Baba O'Riley" is the first track on "Who's Next" and was never released in the U.S. as a single.
Another Who long song clocking in at 6:21 is the title track from their eighth album "Who Are You" in 1978.
"Join Together" was a couple of minutes shorter at 4:22 and reached number 17 in 1972.

Answer: Hotel California

"Hotel California" is the title track from the Eagles 1977 fifth album topping the charts in May.
"Life in the Fast Lane" was the third single from the same album and peaked at number 11.
"One of These Nights" is the title track from the Eagles' 1975 album and was the band's second number one hit; it was edited from 4:55 down to 3:28.
Their first number one hit, "Best of My Love" in 1975 came off their album "On the Border".

Answer: Money

"Money" was cut from 6:22 to the single at 3:59 and charted at number 13. It was from Pink Floyd's eighth album "The Dark Side of the Moon" which is one of the best selling albums ever.
From the same album, "Time" was cut by more than half its length to its single playing time of 3:33.
The longest track on the album was "Us and Them" at 7:46.
"Wish You Were Here" is the title track from Floyd's 1975 album.

Answer: Riders on the Storm

Released in 1971, "L.A. Woman" was the sixth album by the Doors and the last with Jim Morrison. "Riders on the Storm" clocked in at 7:10 on the album and was edited to 4:35 as a single that reached number 14.
The title track has a running time of 7:49, while "Love Her Madly" was the lead single from the album and went to number 11.
"Touch Me" is from the Doors 1969 album "The Soft Parade" and rose to number three.