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Quiz about Billy Joels Cold Spring Harbour Album

Billy Joel's "Cold Spring Harbour" Album Quiz

Many believe "Piano Man" was his first album, but it's actually his second. How often have you listened to his often-underrated "Cold Spring Harbour"? (Yes I know he spells it H-A-R-B-O-R but I'm not from US) If you liked it, this quiz is for you.

A multiple-choice quiz by Doug_from_NZ. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Doug_from_NZ

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
225,229

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Song Number One: What does Billy have to do when the girl (of whom he remarks "She's Got A Way") "reveals" him? Hint

Laugh

Eat

Cry

Sleep

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Question 2 of 10

2. Can you finish this lyric from Song Number Two "You Can Make Me Free"?

"I can take to the skies..." Hint

So gimme ketchup and fries

None of these

To avoid hearing all your lies

I can soar like a bird

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Question 3 of 10

3. Whereabouts is Billy when he's making confessions to the (we presume) girl to whom he is remarking "Everybody Loves You Now"? (Song Number Three) Hint

The Statue of Liberty

Long Island, New York

Allentown

The Staten Island Ferry

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Question 4 of 10

4. Can you finish this lyric from Song Number Four: "Why Judy Why?":

"There's no tomorrow 'cause my dream did not last, so I'll..." Hint

Move along quite fast

Throw a party and have a blast

Quickly leave town fast

Live in the past

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following characters do NOT feature in Song Number Five "The Falling of the Rain"? Hint

The woman with the tarot card in her hand

The man who painted nature scenes

The boy with his eyes to the ground

The girl who put her hair in braids

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the woman Billy is singing to in Song Number Six "Turn Around"? Hint

Judy

Eliza

Christine

Elizabeth

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Question 7 of 10

7. Song Number Seven: "You Look So Good To Me" was re-released on which 1980s Billy Joel album? Hint

Storm Front

An Innocent Man

It wasn't

The Bridge

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Question 8 of 10

8. In Song Number Eight: "Tomorrow Is Today" Billy does not care "to know the hour" because...? Hint

Tomorrow is today

I seen a lot of life and I'm damn sick of living it

I saw it yesterday

It's passing anyway

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Question 9 of 10

9. In Track Number Nine: "Nocturne", whom is he singing to? Hint

Nobody

His wife

His girlfriend

His secret fantasy

10. In "Got To Begin Again", the final (and arguably best) song of Billy's first album, what has he just learnt which makes him sing "I see the way that I been spending my days, and reality has caught me by surprise"? Hint

I've got to begin again, though I don't know where to start

I was dreaming of tomorrow, so I sacrificed today

I just can't get you out of my mind

None of these

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Song Number One: What does Billy have to do when the girl (of whom he remarks "She's Got A Way") "reveals" him?

Answer: Laugh

The live version of "She's Got Away" is the better-known version, but personally I feel this one is better.

2. Can you finish this lyric from Song Number Two "You Can Make Me Free"? "I can take to the skies..."

Answer: I can soar like a bird

When I'd gotten this far into the tape I thought "Hmm. 'Bit different from his Greatest Hits' stuff, but it's far from bad."

3. Whereabouts is Billy when he's making confessions to the (we presume) girl to whom he is remarking "Everybody Loves You Now"? (Song Number Three)

Answer: The Staten Island Ferry

He sings:

"They all want your white body
And they await your reply
Ah, but between you and me
And the Staten Island Ferry
So do I"

I actually prefer its live version from "Songs In The Attic" but this one isn't too bad. As he said in "...Attic"'s inlay cover, the sound he originally wanted was easier to find in a concert hall than a studio.

4. Can you finish this lyric from Song Number Four: "Why Judy Why?": "There's no tomorrow 'cause my dream did not last, so I'll..."

Answer: Live in the past

Judy is actually Billy's sister.

5. Which of the following characters do NOT feature in Song Number Five "The Falling of the Rain"?

Answer: The woman with the tarot card in her hand

I must say the music in this song was quite ahead of its time! I love its piano work and fantastic mystical rythym.

6. What is the name of the woman Billy is singing to in Song Number Six "Turn Around"?

Answer: Eliza

"Oh, Eliza, you must begin again
and all the roads that you have walked are coming to an end.
I was your lover but I thought I was your friend
I loved you but I thought I was your friend."

The three other names were either his sister or an ex-wife.

7. Song Number Seven: "You Look So Good To Me" was re-released on which 1980s Billy Joel album?

Answer: It wasn't

To be honest I thought the lyrics and tune from this song were so corny so I made an unrelated question.

8. In Song Number Eight: "Tomorrow Is Today" Billy does not care "to know the hour" because...?

Answer: It's passing anyway

It must be said it does a very good job of switching between his normal voice and a deep voice (presumably meant to sound like that of a deep south inhabitant).

9. In Track Number Nine: "Nocturne", whom is he singing to?

Answer: Nobody

In fact he's not singing full-stop, this track is an instrumental!

Answer: I was dreaming of tomorrow, so I sacrificed today

If you haven't heard this album before I do hope these samples have stirred your interest. The reason this album did not do so well when first released in 1971 was the producers had made some error, so it sounded like the chipmunks singing! Billy then went on the road afterwards under the name Bill Martin - and his adventures inspired his second album "Piano Man".

Source: Author Doug_from_NZ

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