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1. This song was first released by Dion in 1968, and was a big change in style from the kind of music he had been doing in the early '60s. It resonated deeply with a lot of people though, and fit in very much with the political mood of the times.
Fill in the missing name from the song title: "Abraham, Martin and _____".
2. This song from Bear's Den was nominated for the 2015 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
Fill in the missing word in the title - it's an ancient city that was buried in volcanic ash: "Above the Clouds of _____".
3. "Words are flowing out
Like endless rain into a paper cup..."
Please write the title of the "A" song from the Beatles that gives us this lyric.
4. "After the Gold Rush" is the title song from a solo album by a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Which one?
5. "Ain't no Cure for Love" was first released by Jennifer Warnes on her "Famous Blue Raincoat" tribute album for a well-known Canadian musician.
Who wrote this song, and all the others on the album?
6. "How lucky can one guy be?
I kissed her and she kissed me
Like the fella once said
_____"
Please fill in the next line, from this Dean Martin cupcake.
7. "Oh, it's so funny to be seeing you after so long, girl
And with the way you look, I understand that you were not impressed
But I heard you let that little friend of mine
Take off your party dress"
What's the name of the girl this Elvis Costello number is about?
8. "Always True to You in my Fashion" is a cheeky little tune by one of the giants of the Broadway musical and the Great American Songbook.
Which master of clever word play wrote the songs for "Kiss Me, Kate" from which this one came?
9. "Now troubles are many, they're as deep as a well
I can swear there ain't no heaven _____"
What comes next, in this song made famous by Blood, Sweat & Tears?
10. "Angel from Montgomery" has become something of a signature song for Bonnie Raitt, but she didn't write it.
Which American folk singer, who also gave us songs like "Sam Stone" and "Dear Abby" gave us this song?
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