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1. Which song has these lyrics? "I get slandered, libeled, I hear words I never heard In the Bible"

Answer: Keep the Customer Satisfied

Written by Paul Simon, "Keep the Customer Satisfied" was originally released on the "Bridge Over Troubled Water" album in 1970, and also featured on the "Tales From New York: The Best of Simon and Garfunkel" double CD released in 2000.

2. Guns n Roses sang these lyrics in a song with the same title as a classic book; which song is it? "When all is said and done We're not the only ones who look at life this way That's what the old folks say But every time I see them makes me wish I had a gun"

Answer: Catcher in the Rye

"Catcher in the Rye" featured on the "Chinese Democracy" album, released in November 2008. It was Guns n Roses' first album release since "The Spaghetti Incident?" in 1993, and sold over 5 million copies within six months of its release.

3. Which band sang these lyrics in their song "Real Gone Kid"? "And I'd tear out the pages That I've got in these books Just to find you some words Just to get some reward"

Answer: Deacon Blue

"Real Gone Kid" was one of five singles to be released in the UK from Deacon Blue's 1989 album "When the World Knows Your Name". The album reached number one in the UK Album Chart, and "Real Gone Kid" was the highest placed single and also the band's first Top Ten hit, when it peaked at number eight in the UK Singles Chart in 1988.

4. "Book of Dreams" has been a popular choice for song and album titles over the years. Which of these artists has NOT released a song or album called "Book of Dreams"?

Answer: Val Doonican

Suzanne Vega and Bruce Springsteen have both had songs entitled "Book of Dreams", and the Steve Miller Band released an album with that title.
Suzanne Vega's version, written by herself and Anton Sanko, appeared on her 1990 Grammy Award winning album "Days of Open Hand".
Bruce Springsteen released his "Book of Dreams" song on his tenth studio album "Lucky Town" in 1992.
The Steve Miller Band's album "Book of Dreams" was their tenth studio album too, and was released in 1977.

5. Which line completes these lyrics? "When you were young And your heart was an open book, You used to say..."

Answer: Live and let live

"Live and Let Die" was originally written by Paul and Linda McCartney, as the theme tune for the 1973 James Bond film of the same name. On the soundtrack album of the film it was performed by Paul McCartney and Wings.
The song was nominated for an Oscar, but didn't win.

6. "Read a book and write a letter Mother, things are getting better Watch the mirror count the lines The battle scars of all the good times" Which song by Soft Cell has these lyrics?

Answer: Bedsitter

"Bedsitter" reached number four in the UK Singles Charts when it was released in 1981. The song featured on the 1981 album "Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret", which also had the band's biggest hit "Tainted Love".

7. Which band sang these lines? "I can't believe you want to turn the page, And move your life onto another stage, You can change the chapter, you can change the book, But the story remains the same if you'd take a look."

Answer: Yazoo (Yaz)

Yazoo, known as Yaz in the USA, comprised Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke.
They released two albums in the 1980s, "Upstairs at Eric's" in 82, and "You and Me Both" in 83.
The song in question, "Nobody's Diary", featured on "You and Me Both" and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, and number one on the US Dance Chart, when it was released as a single.

8. The song "(Who Wrote) The Book of Love" has been a hit several times over the years since it was written in the 1950s. It was performed at Woodstock, is referenced in the lyrics of "American Pie", and was even made into a rap version for a film soundtrack. Can you remember the original artist, who reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958?

Answer: The Monotones

The Monotones also reached number three on the Billboard R&B Chart with the song, which was written by three of the members of the band.
The Monotones version was also a hit in Australia, whilst in the UK it was a cover by The Mudlarks which had the greatest success when it reached number eight in the Singles Chart in 1958.
The rap version, from the soundtrack of the 1990 film "Book of Love", was by Ben E. King, Bo Diddley and Doug Lazy.

9. David Essex, Toyah, and New Model Army have all had UK hit singles with (different) songs with the same title. Which classic dystopian novel provided the title in question?

Answer: Brave New World

Toyah had the biggest hit with her song "Brave New World" when it reached number 21 on the UK Singles Charts in 1982.
David Essex made it to number 55 in 1978, and New Model Army got to number 57 in 1985 with their respective "Brave New World" singles.

10. The song called "Who Killed Bambi" featured on the album "The Great Rock n Roll Swindle" by the Sex Pistols. Do you know who actually sang the lead vocal for the album recording?

Answer: Edward Tudor-Pole

The classic book "Bambi, A Life in the Woods" was written by Austrian Felix Salten in 1923. It was translated into English in 1928 and has never been out of print since.
By the time the record company wanted to release "The Great Rock n Roll Swindle", the Sex Pistols were breaking up, and Johnny Rotten refused to perform. The album was 'cobbled together' using demos and other people, and the singer on "Who Killed Bambi" was actually Ed Tudor-Pole, who later went on to have hits with Tenpole Tudor, and host the UK television show "The Crystal Maze".

Source: Author Rowena8482

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