British Invasion Ladies in Titles of Song Quiz

Answer: They both topped the US charts.

In January, 1967, "Ruby Tuesday" became the fourth Rolling Stones single to reach the Number One slot in the US. In a 1971 "Rolling Stone" interview Keith Richard related that the song was inspired by a groupie he knew; however, in his autobiography, "Life", he related that song was written about his girlfriend, Linda Keith, who left him for Jimi Hendrix.
Brian Jones played the recorder and piano on the song.
"Angie" was a song from the band's 1973 album, "Goats Head Soup". It shot to the top of the US charts upon release. Keith Richards' daughter, Dandelion Angela, was reportedly the inspiration for the title of the song. "Angie" was featured regularly on the band's concert tours throughout the early seventies.

Answer: The Hollies

In 1964 a cover of "Lucille" failed to chart in the US for The Hollies. "Look Through Any Window" made the Top Forty the following year. After some more successful releases "Carrie Anne" became the group's third US Top Ten single. "Carrie Anne" was a song written by group members Allan Clarke, Graham Nash and Tony Hicks and released on Epic Records in the US.
Graham Nash left the group the following year and went on to becoming a founding member of Crosby, Stills and Nash.
In 1965 "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" was one of Herman's Hermits many hit singles. In 1964 "Needles and Pins" became The Searchers' first US Top Twenty single. In 1965 "For Your Love" was the first Top Twenty for the Yardbirds in the US.

Answer: Yellow Submarine

Both sides from the single topped the charts in the UK, but "Yellow Submarine" stalled at Number Two in the US and "Eleanor Rigby" reached the Number 11 slot.
Miss Daisy Hawkins was the original name that came to Paul McCartney when he began formulating the tune. Paul later revealed that as the song began to develop Eleanor was inspired by actress Eleanor Bron (who had starred with the group in "Help!)". Rigby came from the name of a liquor distribution company called Rigby and Evens, Ltd.
Father Mackenzie was originally going to be called "Father McCartney".
None of The Beatles played instruments on "Eleanor Rigby".
"Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" were both on another single released the same year. The single, "Nowhere Man", was backed with "What Goes On" in 1966.

Answer: Peter and Gordon

"A World Without Love" topped the US charts in 1964 for Peter and Gordon. Peter's sister was dating Paul McCartney at the time and Paul composed several hit songs for the duo credited to either Lennon/McCartney or under the name Bernard Webb.
Leander and Mills were credited with writing "Lady Godiva". "Lady Godiva" reached Number Six in the US and earned a Gold Record.
Peter Asher and Gordon Waller went into producing and artist management after ending their recording career in the late sixties.
Chad and Jeremy's first US hit, "A Summer Song", reached the Number Seven slot in 1964. "Winchester Cathedral" was a novelty song hit by The New Vaudeville Band. "Tell Her No", "She's Not There", and "Time of the Season" were sixties hits by The Zombies.

Answer: Chaquita

"Chaquita" was an early Instrumental single release by The Dave Clark Five that failed to chart in the US.
"Josie" was written and recorded by Donovan in 1966. The single was backed with a cover version of "The Little Tin Soldier".
"Jennifer Juniper" was a US Top Forty single released in 1968. The song was written about Jennifer Boyd, Pattie Boyd's sister. Jennifer married Mick Fleetwood and at different times became the sister-in-law of George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
In 1968 Lalena also became a US Top Forty single for Donovan. The song was inspired by Kurt Weill's wife, Lotte Lenya, who had a key role in "The Threepenny Opera".

Answer: Gerry and the Pacemakers

In 1963 Gerry and the Pacemakers became the second group signed by Brian Epstein. In 1964 "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" reached Number Four in the US and began a string of hits for Gerry and the Pacemakers, followed the same year by "How Do You Do It?" and the Top Forty "It's Gonna Be Alright" in 1965.
"Ferry Cross the Mersey" was also released in 1965 and also made the Top Ten in the US.
"I'm Telling You Now" and "You Were Made For Me" were two successful singles by Freddie and the Dreamers. The Lennon/McCartney composition, "Bad to Me" was an early US hit for Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas in 1963. In 1967 "Silence is Golden" became the highest charting US single for The Tremeloes.

Answer: Them

Them featured Van Morrison on vocals and harmonica. They became the house band at Club Rado at the Maritime Hotel in Belfast in April, 1964. Before long the band with the mysterious name was drawing huge crowds.
"Gloria" was ad-libbed by Morrison live on stage at the club and as they performed it during subsequent engagements the song would last up to 20 minutes. "Gloria" was eventually tightened up to conform with radio airplay and in 1964 it was released with "Baby, Please Don't Go" as the flip-side.
"Diane" was a US Top Ten hit by the The Bachelors who formed in Dublin. The Mindbenders were from Manchester, England, and The Honeycombs formed in 1963 in North London.

Answer: Victoria

"Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)" was the seventh studio album by The Kinks. Several British bands had produced concept albums in the late sixties, spawned by the Beatles' 1967 release, "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". "Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)" was crafted by Davies for a Granada TV project that was ultimately canceled.
The album received critical acclaim but sold modestly. "Victoria" was selected as a single for US release, backed with "Brainwashed". "Victoria" reached number 62 in the US and was the only single from the LP to chart n the US.
"Lady Jane" was a 1966 release by the Rolling Stones from their "Aftermath" album and a cover of Chuck Berry's "Carol" was a release from their US debut album in 1964. "Delilah" was a 1968 hit by Tom Jones.

Answer: The Swinging Blue Jeans

The Swinging Blue Jeans began in 1957 when Ray Ennis and Bruce McCaskill formed a jazz/skiffle group called the Blue Genes. After five years without any success with that format the group switched to Rock and changed their name. They began working at the Cavern Club and appeared on British television shows with the other popular British groups of the era.

Their "Hippy Hippy Shake" LP was released in 1964 and the title song became their biggest US hit. The Spencer Davis Group was formed in 1963 in Birmingham, England. "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" went to Number One in the US and the UK for Manfred Mann. "Tobacco Road" was the highest charting single in the US for The Nashville Teens.

Answer: Lily

Pete Townshend composed "Pictures of Lily" which was released as a single and not a cut from an album at the time it was released. "Doctor, Doctor" was the flip side.
In Pete Townshend's 2006 book, "Lyrics", (Rikky Rooksby) he stated that the inspiration for the song was a postcard from the twenties that his girlfriend had on her wall of an old Vaudeville star named Lily Bayliss.
During the recording session for the song Keith Moon sang the high parts and John Entwistle played the trumpet part in addition to his bass part.