Can't Buy Me My Monkey Trivia Quiz

Answer: "Drive My Car" and "Lovely Rita"

"Working for peanuts..." is from "Drive My Car" and "like a military man" is from "Lovely Rita".

Released on the 1965 album "Rubber Soul", "Drive My Car" tells the story of a woman who tells the narrator that she will be famous and offers him the chance to be her chauffeur.

The second verse of "Drive My Car" is as follows:
"I told a girl that my prospects were good
And she said baby, "It's understood
Working for peanuts is all very fine
But I can show you a better time"".

Released on the 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "Lovely Rita" tells the story of a traffic warden (or meter maid) encountered by Paul McCartney. The reference to the military fits the theme of the concept album which saw the Beatles dressed in vaguely military outfits for the cover.

The relevant verse of "Lovely Rita" is as follows:
"When I caught a glimpse of Rita
Filling in a ticket in her little white book
In a cap she looked much older
And the bag across her shoulder
Made her look a little like a military man".

Answer: "Back in the USSR" and "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds"

"Well the Ukraine girls..." is from "Bank in the USSR" and "eat marshmallow pies" is from "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".

One of the first and few songs recorded without Ringo Starr following disputes within the band, "Back in the USSR" was released on the 1968 album "The White Album". Despite the criticism recieved for its apparent "pro-Soviet" leanings, it remained popular and was again released as a single in 1976.

The relevant verse is as follows:
"Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out
They leave the West behind
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
That Georgia's always on my mind".

Released on the 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", and allegedly based on a drawing by John Lennon's son Julian, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" is one of The Beatles' most controversial records for its apparent drug-based overtones.

The relevant verse of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is as follows:
"Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
Where rocking horse people eat marshmellow pies
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
That grow so incredibly high".

Answer: "Day Tripper" and "Lady Madonna"

"A Sunday driver..." is from "Day Tripper" and "like a nun" is from "Lady Madonna".

Released on the 1965 album "Rubber Soul", "Day Tripper" was also released as a single in that same year, as the B-side to "We Can Work It Out". In his 1997 autobiography "Many Years From Now", Paul McCartney said that the song contained references to drugs.

The relevant verse is as follows:
"She was a day tripper
A Sunday driver, yeah
It took me so long to find out
And I found out".

Released as a single in 1968, with the B-side "The Inner Light", "Lady Madonna" was a return to the catchier, rock and roll of the early Beatles days. The story is that of an exhausted mother and the song contains a saxophone solo played by famous jazz club owner Ronnie Scott.

The relevant verse of "Lady Madonna" is as follows:
"Friday night arrives without a suitcase
Sunday morning creeping like a nun
Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace
See how they run".

Answer: "Every Little Thing" and "Yellow Submarine"

"People tell me I'm lucky..." is from "Every Little Thing" and "in the town where I was born..." is from the first verse of "Yellow Submarine".

"Every Little Thing" was performed on The Beatles' 1964 album, "Beatles for Sale". It has been suggested that Paul McCartney hoped to release it as a single, but it was not considered to be quite good enough by executives.

The relevant verse of "Every Little Thing" is as follows:
"When I'm walking beside her
People tell me I'm lucky
Yes, I know I'm a lucky guy
I remember the first time
I was lonely without her
Can't stop thinking about her now".

"Yellow Submarine" is one of the most well-known songs ever recorded by The Beatles. It was released as a single in 1966 with "Eleanor Rigby" and won an Ivor Novello award for its sales.

The relevant verse of "Yellow Submarine" is as follows:
"In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines".

Answer: "Oh Darling!" and "Mr Moonlight"

"Believe me when I tell you..." is from "Oh Darling!" and "...begging if you please..." is from "Mr Moonlight".

Although released on the 1969 "Abbey Road" album, "Oh Darling!" was not released as a single in most countries. Japan, however, released it as a B-side to "Here Comes the Sun" in 1970.

The relevant verse of "Oh Darling!" is as follows:
"Oh! Darling, please believe me
I'll never do you no harm
Believe me when I tell you
I'll never do you no harm".

The Beatles did not write "Mr Moonlight", but rather covered a song originally recorded by Roy Lee Johnson. It appeared on the 1964 album, "Beatles for Sale".

The relevant verse of "Mr Moonlight" is as follows:
"Mr. Moonlight, come again please
Here I am on my knees
Begging if you please
And the night you don't come my way".

Answer: "Run For Your Life" and "Within You, Without You"

"I can't spend my whole life..." is from "Run For Your Life" and "...behind a wall of illusion..." is from "Within You, Without You".

Recorded for the 1965 album "Rubber Soul", "Run For Your Life" borrows a line from Elvis Presley's song, "Baby Let's Play House"; the line was "I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man".

The relevant verse of "Run For Your Life" is as follows:
"Well I know that I'm a wicked guy
And I was born with a jealous mind
And I can't spend my whole life
Trying just to make you toe the line".

"Within You, Without You" was included on the 1967 album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", and is one of the few written by George Harrison whilst he was particularly influenced by his time in India (it features Indian musicians). Harrison was the only 'Beatle' who actually performed on this song, despite its credit to "The Beatles".

The relevant verse of "Within You, Without You" is as follows:
"We were talking about the space between us all
And the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion
Never glimpse the truth, then it's far too late, when they pass away".

Answer: "When I'm Sixty-Four" and "Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite"

"You can knit a sweater..." is from "When I'm Sixty-Four" and "...on Saturday at Bishopsgate" is from "Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite".

Paul McCartney performed "When I'm Sixty-Four" alone despite crediting it to The Beatles. It was released on the 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" though The Beatles had played it many times before, often using it as a back-up for when sound systems broke down.

The relevant verse is as follows:
"I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride".

"Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite" was released on the same album, though is a very different style. It was inspired by a Victorian circus poster bought by John Lennon from an antique shop and includes psychedelic musical features for a carnival feel.

The relevant verse is as follows:
"The celebrated Mr. Kite
Performs his feat on Saturday at Bishopsgate
The Hendersons will dance and sing
As Mr. Kite flys through the ring, don't be late!"

Answer: "Savoy Truffle" and "Julia"

"Cool cherry cream..." is from "Savoy Truffle" and "...of floating sky is shimmering, glimmering..." is from "Julia".

"Savoy Truffle" was written by George Harrison and featured on the "White Album" in 1968. Harrison wrote the song about his friend, Eric Clapton's, chocolate addiction and took most of the lyrics from a chocolate box.

The relevant verse is as follows:
"Cool cherry cream and a nice apple tart
I feel your taste all the time we're apart
Coconut fudge really blows down those blues
But you'll have to have them all pulled out
After the Savoy truffle".

"Julia" was written for John Lennon's mother, who was killed in a drink-driving accident when Lennon was 17. It features on the 1968 "White Album".

The relevant verse is as follows:

"Her hair of floating sky is shimmering, glimmering
In the sun
Julia, Julia, morning moon, touch me
So I sing a song of love, Julia"

Answer: "Octopus' Garden" and "The Long and Winding Road"

"Our little hideaway beneath the waves..." is from "Octopus' Garden" and "...leads me to your door" is from "the Long and Winding Road".

"Octopus' Garden" was written by Ringo Starr and featured on the 1969 Beatles' album "Abbey Road". It is believed that Starr wrote the song following his first taste of squid on a boat trip.

The relevant verse is as follows:

"We would be warm below the storm
In our little hideaway beneath the waves
Resting our head on the sea bed
In an octopus's garden near a cave".

"The Long and Winding Road" was released as a single by The Beatles in 1970 and sold to Platinum certification level. Paul McCartney was apparently so unhappy with the arrangement and dubbing of the track by producer Phil Spector that he actually cited it as one of the main reasons for the breakup of The Beatles.

The relevant verse is:
"The long and winding road that leads to your door
Will never disappear
I've seen that road before it always leads me here
Leads me to your door."

Answer: "Please Mister Postman" and "Martha My Dear"

"I been waiting a long long time..." is from "Please Mister Postman" and "...silly girl" is from "Martha My Dear".

"Please Mister Postman" was originally recorded by The Marvelettes in 1961, but it was covered by The Beatles in 1963 and included on their 1963 album "With the Beatles".

The relevant verse is as follows:
"Mister postman look and see
Is there a letter in your bag for me
I been waiting a long long time
Since I heard from that girl of mine".

"Martha My Dear" featured on the 1968 Beatles album, "The White Album". Paul McCartney has stated that, although the name of the song was inspired by his Old English sheepdog, Martha, it is about his ex-fiancée, Jane Asher. The recurring piano-line throughout the song is inspired by Victorian music halls.

The relevant verse is as follows:
"Hold your head up you silly girl look what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl".