Belt It Out With Me Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lonely Teardrops

"My heart is cryin' cryin', lonely teardrops
My pillow's never dry..."

This was one of Jackie Wilson's most recognized signature songs and it was the last song that he performed prior to his death in 1975. He collapsed from a heart attack on stage while singing it, falling into a coma, and eventually died of pneumonia nine years later in 1984.

Jackie Wilson's nickname in the music industry was "Mr. Excitement". Among the many tunes that he popularized are "That's Why (I Love You So); "Higher and Higher" and "I'll Be Satisfied".

Answer: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

"It's getting to the point
Where I'm no fun anymore
I am sorry
Sometimes it hurts so badly
I must cry out loud
I am lonely
I am yours, you are mine
You are what you are
You make it hard"

All of the choices given were songs by Crosby, Stills and Nash, but "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (an intended pun on Sweet Judy Blue Eyes), was a song written about Stephen Stills former girlfriend, Judy Collins. After she left him for actor Stacy Keach, Stills wrote this four-part medley about their former relationship.

Answer: Baba O'Riley

"Out here in the fields,
I fight for my meals,
I get my back into my living.
I don't need to fight,
To prove I'm right,
I don't need to be forgiven."

Band member Pete Townsend originally had planned for the song "Baba O'Riley" to run at least 30 minutes in length, but it was eventually shortened considerably.
Many people have erroneously believed its title to be "Teenage Wasteland", because of a line in the song. Baba O'Riley derived its name from two major influences over The Who; a man named Meher Baba, who claimed to be God incarnate, and another man named Terrence Mitchell Riley, who was an American music composer.

Answer: Evergreen

"Love soft as an easy chair
Love fresh as the morning air
One love that is shared by two
I have found with you

Like a rose under the April snow
I was always certain love would grow
Love ageless and evergreen
Seldom seen by two"

The hit "Evergreen" was composed by Barbra Streisand herself, with Paul Williams assisting with the lyrics.

In 1976, the song went to the top of the U.S. music charts and fared nearly as well in Britain the following year, missing the number one slot, but still landing at the number three position that year.

Answer: I Think We're Alone Now

"Children, behave
That's what they say when we're together
And watch how you play
They don't understand"

Tommy James group formed in 1959 in Niles, Michigan, first as The Echoes, later as Tom and the Tornadoes, eventually settling on the name Tommy James and The Shondells. Tommy was the lead singer from the group's inception, belting out tunes at the age of 12!

Songwriter Ritchie Cordell provided them with both "I Think We're Alone Now and "Mirage" in 1967.

Answer: The Bobby Fuller Four

"A'breakin' rocks in the hot sun;
I fought the law and the law won,
I fought the law and the law won.
I needed money 'cause I had none;
I fought the law and the law won,
I fought the law and the law won."

The Bobby Fuller Four never had a definitive name; being referred to as Bobby Fuller and the Fanatics or just plain Bobby Fuller. He hailed from El Paso, Texas, and with a variety of fellow musicians at various times, he scored a number nine hit with "I Fought The Law" in 1966. The song had originally been sung by the Crickets (of Buddy Holly fame) and had been written by band member Sonny Curtis. In 1978, Hank Williams, Jr. took it to the number 15 position on the U.S. Country charts, and later still, in 1979 the Clash also hit the charts with the song.

Answer: Ring Of Fire

"Love is a burning thing
And it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire
I fell into a ring of fire

I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down and the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire
The ring of fire."

"Ring Of Fire" was co-written by June Carter Cash (Johnny's second wife) and Merle Kilgore. While it had originally been recorded by Anita Carter, June's sister, it took Johnny Cash to push the song all the way up the country music charts, holding it at the number one slot for seven weeks in 1963.

Answer: It Never Rains In Southern California

"Got on board a westbound seven forty seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
All that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true

Seems it never rains in Southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California, but girl, don't they warn ya
It pours, man, it pours"

The song reflects the disappointments felt by a struggling actor as he finds a lack of success instead of the hoped-for "pot of gold at the end of the rainbow". It was co-written by Albert Hammond along with Mike Hazlewood.

Answer: Wichita Lineman

"I am a lineman for the county
And I drive the main road
Searchin' in the sun for another overload

I hear you singin' in the wire
I can hear you through the whine
And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line"

Songwriter Jimmy Webb wrote this number one Country hit in the U.S. for Glen Campbell in 1968.
While considered to be a "country" tune, the song was able to crossover into the realms of rock, easy listening and even into the pop genres, defying efforts to categorize it.

The song was inspired by Webb as he traveled along a lonely stretch of Oklahoma highway, whereupon he spotted a lone utility worker high atop a pole making repairs. The solitude of the scene struck Jimmy Webb as poignant, and thus another song was born.

Jimmy Webb is a prolific songwriter, having written for such diverse folks as Glen Campbell, Joe Cocker, Dionne Warwick, Art Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra and Judy Collins, just to name a few!

Answer: Dandy

"Dandy, Dandy
Where you gonna go now?
Who you gonna run to?
All your little life
You're chasin' all the girls
They can't resist your smile
Uh-hmm, they long for
Dandy, Dandy"

Singer/songwriter Ray Davies of The Kinks wrote this song, and his group recorded it in 1966 on the album "Face To Face". Later that same year, Peter Noone along with Herman's Hermits recorded it as a single in North America and New Zealand, whereas The Kinks version was only released as a part of an album. Another group, The Rockin' Vicars also released their version of it in the same year.