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Quiz about Elton John  The Ultimate Lyric Quiz
Quiz about Elton John  The Ultimate Lyric Quiz

Elton John - The Ultimate Lyric Quiz


This quiz will test your knowledge of Bernie Taupin's lyrics for Sir Elton John. Beware! This quiz moves beyond the realm of greatest hits. Here's how it works. I give you lyrics and you select the name of the song.

A multiple-choice quiz by james_israel. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
james_israel
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
192,810
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
711
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Question 1 of 10
1. In what song are the following lyrics found?
"And when it rains the rain falls down
Washing out the cattle town
And she's far away somewhere in her eiderdown
And she dreams of crystal streams
Of days gone by when we would lean
Laughing fit to burst upon each other".
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In what song are these lyrics found?
"Well they've locked up their daughters and they battened the hatches
They always could find us but they never could catch us
Through the grease streaked windows of an all night cafe
We watched the arrested get taken away
And that cigarette haze has ecology beat
As the whores and the drunks filed in from the street".
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In what song are these lyrics found?
"You read me more than I read myself
The one star I could count on
Only comet I could trust
You burnt through my life to the true meaning of love".
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In what song are these lyrics found?
"No man's a jester playing Shakespeare
Round your throne room floor
While the juggler's act is danced upon
The crown that you once wore".
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In which song are the following lyrics found?
"Walk a mile in my tennis shoes
Tina Turner gave me the highway blues
But I don't love nobody but you honey
I'm true rat for the things I done
Second cousin to a son of a gun
I'm gonna wipe out your mama if she puts me on honey".
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In which song are the following lyrics found?
"I can feel the time closing in
I can feel the years crawling through my skin
And if I doubt myself I can count on the rain
To cover the tears of this aging game".
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Can you name the song in which the following lyrics belong?
"Well there's slim times when my words won't rhyme
And the hills I face are a long hard climb
I just sit cross legged with my old guitar
It kind of makes me feel like a rock and roll star".
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Can you place these lyrics with the correct song?
"In a little frame clutched to her gown
Hears the voice of promise in his memory
Tonight's the night they let the ladder down
In a cage sits a gold canary
By a wicker chair and a rosewood loom
As a soul ascends abord the evening
Canary sings to an empty room".
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Can you name the song that contains these lyrics?
"I'm staring down a mile of disappearing track
Is this the best that we could do
I'm leaning through the rain but you ain't looking back
What did I ever have to prove".
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This one is a challange. Can you guess which song these lyrics appear in?
"Well they say that it's a fact
If you watch the sky at night
And if you stare into the darkness
You might see celestial light".
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In what song are the following lyrics found? "And when it rains the rain falls down Washing out the cattle town And she's far away somewhere in her eiderdown And she dreams of crystal streams Of days gone by when we would lean Laughing fit to burst upon each other".

Answer: Amoreena

This song appeared on the album "Tumbleweed Connection." The album came out 1970.
2. In what song are these lyrics found? "Well they've locked up their daughters and they battened the hatches They always could find us but they never could catch us Through the grease streaked windows of an all night cafe We watched the arrested get taken away And that cigarette haze has ecology beat As the whores and the drunks filed in from the street".

Answer: Better off Dead

This song appeared on the album "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" and was released in 1975. The album debuted on the charts at #1.
3. In what song are these lyrics found? "You read me more than I read myself The one star I could count on Only comet I could trust You burnt through my life to the true meaning of love".

Answer: Dark Diamond

This song appeared on Elton's album, "Songs from the West Coast." The album was released in 2001 and is thought by many to have the same sound of Elton's albums released in the 1970s.
4. In what song are these lyrics found? "No man's a jester playing Shakespeare Round your throne room floor While the juggler's act is danced upon The crown that you once wore".

Answer: The King Must Die

This song was on Elton's first album, "Elton John." The album was released in 1969. The song also appeared on a live album recorded with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
5. In which song are the following lyrics found? "Walk a mile in my tennis shoes Tina Turner gave me the highway blues But I don't love nobody but you honey I'm true rat for the things I done Second cousin to a son of a gun I'm gonna wipe out your mama if she puts me on honey".

Answer: Midnight Creeper

This album is found on "Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player." The album was released in 1972 and contained the hit "Crocodile Rock."
6. In which song are the following lyrics found? "I can feel the time closing in I can feel the years crawling through my skin And if I doubt myself I can count on the rain To cover the tears of this aging game".

Answer: You Can Make History Young Again

This song appeared on the album "Love Songs" and was released in 1996. Like most of Elton's songs, Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics.
7. Can you name the song in which the following lyrics belong? "Well there's slim times when my words won't rhyme And the hills I face are a long hard climb I just sit cross legged with my old guitar It kind of makes me feel like a rock and roll star".

Answer: I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol

This song was on the album "Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player." As with some of Elton's earlier albums, this album was recorded in France.
8. Can you place these lyrics with the correct song? "In a little frame clutched to her gown Hears the voice of promise in his memory Tonight's the night they let the ladder down In a cage sits a gold canary By a wicker chair and a rosewood loom As a soul ascends abord the evening Canary sings to an empty room".

Answer: Emily

This song appeared in the album, "The One." The album was released in 1992.
9. Can you name the song that contains these lyrics? "I'm staring down a mile of disappearing track Is this the best that we could do I'm leaning through the rain but you ain't looking back What did I ever have to prove".

Answer: On Dark Street

This song also appeared on the album "The One." The song deals with the subject of homelessness.
10. This one is a challange. Can you guess which song these lyrics appear in? "Well they say that it's a fact If you watch the sky at night And if you stare into the darkness You might see celestial light".

Answer: Answer in the Sky

This song was the first single from the album "Peachtree Road." The album was recorded in Atlanta (hence the name!)
Source: Author james_israel

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