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1. Okay, here's the deal: I give you the song title, info about the song, and in most cases, the release year.
This 1971 hit entitled "Day After Day" opens with the line "I remember finding out about you." Who sang this song?
2. This 1972 hit became infamous in 1991 with the release of indie film director Quentin Tarantino's first film, a film noir-ish gangster flick called, "Reservoir Dogs." Here's the opening line: "Well, I don't know why I came here tonight." If you guessed that the song was "Stuck in the Middle with You," you are absolutely correct, but I already know the name of the song, and so do you. Who sang it?
3. In a great cover version of "I Shot the Sheriff," Eric Clapton shows us his full guitar and singing potential. "All around in my hometown, they're trying to track me down," is one of the classic lines from this 1974 hit. Eric Clapton covered it; who recorded it and made it well-known in 1973?
4. One of the most famous guitar songs is the 1964 hit classic, "House of the Rising Sun." This is easily one of the most famous songs in history; it was the first number one hit in 1964 that wasn't written by The Beatles's John Lennon and Paul McCartney! "And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy, and God, I know, I was one." Everybody knows this song, but who had the big hit with it?
5. 1967 was a good year for music. From the household names of The Beatles, The Doors, The Stones to the lesser-known bands, like The Turtles, Dionne Warwick, The Supremes, 1967 had it all. But it also had this hit from a lesser-known band, "For What It's Worth." You'd probably recoginze it better from the line, "Stop, Children, what's that sound?" Which band recorded this great song?
6. Oh, the sweet sounds of the seventies! Have you heard the rock classic "Layla?" If you are over 30 or listen to classic rock (like me!) then, odds are, you have. "Darling, won't you ease my worried mind..." This song is always credited to one particular singer, but was released with a group. I'm not gonna tell you who is credited most for it; that'd give it away. What band recorded this, but is not credited as much as one of the group members?
7. Next is that hit in 1979 called "Jet Airliner." With that haunting chorus, "Big ol' jet airliner. Don't carry me too far away." Whoever listens to classic rock knows this song, and understands how good it is. Which band recorded it?
8. Don't you just hate it when you hear a great song, but you can't decide who sang it? Was it the Beatles or the Doors? Was it Bob Marley or Jimi Hendrix? In this case of a 1981 hit called "Too Much Time on My Hands," I'm sure many of us are searching the web and our old 33s for the answer. Which band wrote and recorded this hit?
9. One of my favorite film franchises is James Bond 007. The songs, the titles (not names, the credit sequences), the style, charm, etc. The theme song is usually sung by a rather well-known band from the time and is written by them in most cases too. Which of the following classic rockers wrote and performed the theme to "A View To A Kill" (1985)?
10. And now, our musical trip through the classic rock era comes to a close, but not without one more question first. This question more pertains to a certain band. This one may be tricky, so no cheating!
All but one of the following Classic Rock bands broke up in 1973. Which band did not break up that year?
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