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Quiz about Elton John without Bernie Taupin

Elton John without Bernie Taupin Quiz

Elton John is well-known for his long-time collaboration with lyricist Bernie Taupin. However, not all of his songs had words by Taupin. Fill in the Blank for some of these non-Taupin creations!

A multiple-choice quiz by tournavy. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
tournavy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
264,096

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Complete this Gary Osborne Lyric:

"And I want you to be my acrobat
I want you to be my _____"
Hint

cyclist

lover

friend

helper

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Question 2 of 10

2. Complete this Gary Osborne Lyric:

"Part time love
I seem to be ______ in the wrong direction with you"

Hint

walking

pulling

looking

pushing

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Question 3 of 10

3. Complete this Gary Osborne lyric:

"____ eyes
Baby's got ____ eyes"

Hint

Blue

Brown

Green

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Question 4 of 10

4. Complete this Tim Rice lyric:

"There's a lot I'd like to tell you
But I can't get past your _____"
Hint

guards

heart

chains

door

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Question 5 of 10

5. Complete this Gary Osborne lyric:

"And it's the innocent that pay
when broken dreams get in the way
the game ____, the game nobody wins" Hint

begins

steps in

ends

commences

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Question 6 of 10

6. Complete this Lesley Duncan lyric:

"Love is the key we must turn
____ is the flame we must burn"
Hint

peace

hate

truth

anger

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Question 7 of 10

7. Complete this Tom Robinson lyric:

"You remain the only main contender
though you never, you never meant to _____ at all"
Hint

play

lose

come

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Question 8 of 10

8. Complete this Leroy Bell / Casey James lyric:

"Baby, so they give you anything
_____, all the joy money can bring"
Hint

Baby

Mama

Honey

Darling

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Question 9 of 10

9. A tricky one! Complete this John Lennon lyric:

"You are my weakness
you are my friend
nothing I have in the world
makes better sense
'cause I'm the ____ and you're the sea" Hint

fish

water

shore

beach

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Question 10 of 10

10. Complete this Elton John lyric:

"Joey had a lover but he had to run for cover
when someone let him down.
Jo Jo his lover, he'd been cheating on him
he'd been _____ around" Hint

sleeping

fooling

messing

screwing

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Complete this Gary Osborne Lyric: "And I want you to be my acrobat I want you to be my _____"

Answer: lover

One of Elton's highest charting U.S. songs in the 80s, "Little Jeannie" hit #3 in 1980!

2. Complete this Gary Osborne Lyric: "Part time love I seem to be ______ in the wrong direction with you"

Answer: pulling

This was another fairly high charting hit from "A Single Man" in 1978. The title of the song is "Part-Time Love" (fitting, huh?).

3. Complete this Gary Osborne lyric: "____ eyes Baby's got ____ eyes"

Answer: Blue

This song is from 1982's "Jump Up!". Aptly named "Blue Eyes", the song charted in the top 15 in America and England.

4. Complete this Tim Rice lyric: "There's a lot I'd like to tell you But I can't get past your _____"

Answer: guards

This song was Elton and Tim's first collaboration. Later, they would go on to write the tremendously popular Lion King soundtrack, as well as songs for the animated film El Dorado and the musical Aida!

5. Complete this Gary Osborne lyric: "And it's the innocent that pay when broken dreams get in the way the game ____, the game nobody wins"

Answer: begins

This song ("Nobody Wins"), did not have lyrics by Taupin NOR music by Elton. It was written instead by Osborne with music by Jean-Paul Dreau. Sadly, it was the highest-charting single from "The Fox" at number 21. The album is VERY underrated.

6. Complete this Lesley Duncan lyric: "Love is the key we must turn ____ is the flame we must burn"

Answer: truth

From one of Elton's earliest albums ("Tumbleweed Connection"), "Love Song" is one of the few non-Taupin creations from the early 70s.

7. Complete this Tom Robinson lyric: "You remain the only main contender though you never, you never meant to _____ at all"

Answer: lose

This comes from the disappointing single "Sartorial Eloquence" from 1980's "21 at 33". Upon rerelease, the confusing title was changed to "Don't you Wanna Play this Game no More?", a more prominent lyric in the song.

8. Complete this Leroy Bell / Casey James lyric: "Baby, so they give you anything _____, all the joy money can bring"

Answer: Darling

"Mama Can't Buy you Love", a top-ten hit for Elton in the late 70s, came from an obscure album that featured Elton working with Philadelphia music producer Thom Bell. The song had a laid-back, Philadelphia-soul sound, featuring Elton in a somewhat lower vocal range (i.e. no falsetto).

9. A tricky one! Complete this John Lennon lyric: "You are my weakness you are my friend nothing I have in the world makes better sense 'cause I'm the ____ and you're the sea"

Answer: fish

"One Day at a Time" was released as a B-side to Elton's version "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". It can now be found on the rereleased "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy CD".

10. Complete this Elton John lyric: "Joey had a lover but he had to run for cover when someone let him down. Jo Jo his lover, he'd been cheating on him he'd been _____ around"

Answer: messing

Yeah that's right; Elton doesn't need ANY help. Or maybe he does, given the single's ("Flinstone Boy") failure to make the charts in the late 70s. It has since been featured on the remastered edition of "A Single Man", Elton's most current album at the time of the single's release.

Source: Author tournavy

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