Down But Never Out Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", written by Robbie Robertson, tells the story of the last days of the Civil War in the winter of 1865. Robertson first wrote the music, and then the lyrics inspired by the saying "The South will rise again." Robertson said he was so moved by the "beautiful sadness" of the saying he wrote the song.

Answer: Runnin' Down a Dream

"Runnin' Down a Dream" was co-written by Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Mike Campbell. The song was used on the soundtrack for the videogame "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" and was the official theme song of the 2006 and 2008 NBA Finals.

Answer: Down on the Corner

"Down on the Corner" was released in 1969. John Fogerty recorded vocal tracks that were overdubbed to create the effect that he was harmonizing with himself. The lyrics referenced a "gut bass" which is a stringed instrument used in American folk music that uses a metal washtub as a resonator.

In 1969 CCR appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and performed the song as "Willy and the Poor Boys". Stu Cook, CCR's bassist played a gut bass. The music has been featured in Walgreens commercials since 2012.

Answer: Downtown Train

"Downtown Train" was written by Tom Waits and appeared on his 1985 album "Rain Dogs". Rod Stewart's cover version became a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989. Waits said he never set out to write a hit song and stayed out of the spotlight. The song became more commercially viable when Stewart heard the potential in the song and, as he says, "took it to the extreme". An acoustic version by Everything But the Girl was played on the series finale of "How I Met Your Mother" which aired in March 31, 2014.

Answer: Downtown

"Downtown" was Petula Clark's first US hit even though she was already a star in the UK and France. She landed the American record deal for "Downtown" in 1964 when a Warner Bros. executive, vacationing in England, heard the song and signed her. "Downtown" was written by Tony Hatch who wrote most of Clark's material, including her follow-up hit "I Know a Place". Clark recorded a new version of this song for her 2013 album "Lost in You" which was released when she was 80 years old!

Answer: Down Under

"Down Under", written by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert, was originally released as the B side to single "Keypunch Operator". It went to number one in Australia in December 1981, in New Zealand in February 1982 and in the US in January 1983 eventually selling over two million copies in the US alone! Men at Work played it in the closing ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

A new version of the song was produced by Colin Hay in 2012.

Answer: Don't Let Me Down

"Don't Let Me Down" was the first song Lennon wrote for Yoko Ono (credited as Lennon-McCartney). Billy Preston played keyboards on the track. It was one of the songs the Beatles played in their rooftop concert in 1969 included in the film "Let It Be".

At one point during the recording, Lennon asked Ringo to crash his cymbals loudly to "give me the courage to come in screaming" on the vocals!

Answer: Follow You Down

"Follow You Down" is from the Gin Blossoms' 1996 album entitled "Congratulations...I'm Sorry". Although the album met with mixed reviews the single was listed on Billboard Hot 100 in 1996 and it was featured in the 2003 romantic comedy "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days".

Answer: Upside Down

The song was written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers originally for Aretha Franklin but because of differences regarding "creative control" she didn't record it. Taken from Ross' 1980 album "diana" it hit number one as a single on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 6, 1980. In 2013 the song was used in a Mercedes-Benz commercial.

Answer: Down in Mexico

"Down in Mexico" was released in 1956. The song featured an infectious bongo drum beat. A re-recording from 1970, with Carl Gardner still singing lead, can be heard in a scene from Quentin Tarantino's 2007 film "Death Proof".