A Little Bit of Rhythm and a Lot of Soul Quiz

Answer: Grand Funk Railroad

"Loco-Motion" was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin and recorded first by Little Eva for her 1962 album "Lllloco-Motion". It did remarkably well and charted in top position on the US Billboard Hot 100, US Cash Box Top 100 as well as the Canadian and Norwegian charts.

Despite being covered by artists such as The Vernons Girls and Sylvie Vartan, it would only top the charts again over a decade later when Grand Funk Railroad took their rock version from their album "Shinin' On" to top position on the US Billboard Hot 100, US Cash Box Top 100 and Canadian charts. Kylie Minogue would cover it in the late 1980s for her debut album "Kylie" and take it to the top of the Australian, Canadian, Finnish, Irish, Japanese, Peruvian and South African charts.

Her version only managed a third position in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is remarkable that this song managed to reach the US top five in three different decades, by three different artists.

Answer: Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes composed "Soul Man" together with David Porter. Sam & Dave took it to number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the song received a Grammy Award in 1968 for Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental. It beat out songs by Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Booker T. & the M.G.'s and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles. James Brown would take the song to top position on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in 1978.

In his illustrious career, Isaac Hayes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, won an Academy Award for Best Music for the theme from "Shaft", won a Golden Globe award, three Grammy Awards and was even nominated for a NAACP Image award for his portrayal of the character Chef in the animated series "South Park".

Answer: The Mission

"Body and Soul" was the band's third EP. The song itself featured on the EP, but was also included on the 1993 compilation album "A Slight Case of Overbombing: Greatest Hits Volume One".

The Sisters of Mercy are a British goth-rock band formed in 1980 by Andrew Eldritch and Gary Marx. Wayne Hussey joined the band in 1983 as a guitarist and then together with bass guitarist Craig Adams split with Eldritch two years later and formed his own band called The Sisterhood. The name was changed soon afterwards to The Mission. The Sisters of Mercy recorded only three studio albums between 1985 and 1990 and managed one US number one hit for the song "More" from their 1990 album "Vision Thing". The Mission went on to record eleven studio albums between 1986 and 2016.

Answer: Hard to hold

"Heart and Soul" was written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, who together wrote a number of hit singles during the 1970s and 1980s for acts like Suzi Quatro, The Sweet, Smokie, Toni Basil and Tina Turner. It was first recorded by the band Exile in 1981 for the album of the same name, but failed on the charts, not even cracking the top 100. The Busboys recorded it a year later for their album "American Worker". Huey Lewis and the News recorded it for their 1983 album "Sports" and it went to number one on US Billboard Top Tracks chart.

Answer: Company store

Merle Travis wrote and recorded "Sixteen Tons" for his 1947 album " Folk Songs of the Hills". Popular lines in the song were attributed to his brother and father, who was a coal miner. Tennessee Ernie Ford went on to record the song in 1955 and it proved to be hugely successful, holding fast at top position on the US Billboard Country Music chart for ten weeks. It then went on to hold the top position on the US Billboard Pop chart for a further eight weeks as well as an extended period at the top of the UK Singles chart. This song has been covered by a vast amount of artists over a number of decades including the likes of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Tom Jones, Memento Mori (Swedish doom metal band), Robbie Williams and Tom Morello, guitarist for rock band Rage Against the Machine.

"You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store"

Answer: Enter Sandman

"Enter Sandman" is the lead single from the 1991 Metallica album "Metallica". It was certified platinum, but only managed a number one spot on the Finnish charts. It went to fourth position on the US Billboard Hot Single Sales chart and sixteenth position on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It truly is a popular song though, "Rolling Stone" magazine has it on their "500 greatest Songs of All Time" list and it was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs That Shaped Rock" list. The music video was only the band's second music video and it won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Hard Rock Video in 1992.

The children's bedtime prayer "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" was composed in the 18th century and one of the earliest known versions appears in an essay entitled "The Spectator" in 1711 written by Joseph Addison.

Answer: Risky Business

"Old Time Rock and Roll" was recorded by Bob Seger for the album "Stranger in Town". It to chart at position twenty-eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and found itself on the charts again following the release of "Risky Business" in 1983 and charted at position forty-eight on the same chart. The album itself did fairly well and managed a fourth spot on the US Billboard 200 album chart.

"Risky Business" featuring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay was not the first movie Cruise acted in, but it would prove to be the movie that set him on the path to stardom. He was nominated for a Golden Globe award for his role in the film, but lost out to Michael Caine for his role as Frank Bryant in the film "Educating Rita".

Answer: Uncle Kracker

"Drift Away" was written by American songwriter Mentor Williams and recorded by Dobie Grey for his 1973 album of the same name. Reaching fifth position on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, it proved to be his biggest hit in a long and illustrious career. Covered by a wide variety of artists such as Ray Charles, Bruce Springsteen, Ike & Tina, Michael Bolton, Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones, it was the version by Uncle Kracker in 2003 that would race up the charts.

Despite reaching top position on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and second place on the US Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, it only managed a ninth spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, four positions lower than the Dobie Grey version. Uncle Kracker's version, recorded for his "No Stranger to Shame" album, actually featured Dobie Grey singing the last verse of the song.

Answer: Below

"Dazed and Confused" was originally written and recorded by Jake Homes in 1967. The members of the band The Yardbirds, having heard and liking the Holmes song, rewrote the lyrics and arrangement and performed it regularly in concert. They never recorded the song, but guitarist Jimmy Page took the song with him when Led Zeppelin was formed and it was recorded by them for their eponymous debut album. The song features on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list of "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll".

"Been dazed and confused for so long it's not true
Wanted a woman, never bargained for you
Lots of people talk and few of them know
Soul of a woman was created below, yeah"

Answer: Johnny

The song was written by Vassar Clements, an instrumental titled "Lonesome Fiddle Blues". Charlie Daniels played guitar on the self titled album released in 1975 by Vassar. Daniels added lyrics to the song and recorded it for his 1979 album "Million Mile Reflection". The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and third position on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It featured on the soundtrack of the 1980 film "Urban Cowboy" featuring John Travolta and Debra Winger.

"The boy said, "My name's Johnny and it might be a sin,
But I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret,
'Cause I'm the best there's ever been"