Fire in Song Trivia Quiz

Answer: Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stevie Ray Vaughan recorded "Crossfire" on his 1989 "In Step" album, his final LP with Double Trouble. Other cuts from the album included "The House Is Rockin'" and Willie Dixon's "Let Me Love You Baby". The following year he released an album with his brother, Jimmie Vaughan, titled "Family Style". "Fire" was a Number Two US hit single by Arthur Brown in 1968 from his album, "Crazy World of Arthur Brown".

In 1975 The Ohio Players took a song called "Fire" to the top of the charts. Three years later The Pointer Sisters had a Number Two hit with a song titled "Fire". Jimi Hendrix was another artist to record a song titled "Fire".

Answer: Play With Fire

"Play with Fire" was a song composed by the Rolling Stones under their collective name Nanker Phelge. The only two members of the group to perform on the recording were Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. In 1965 the Rolling Stones were recording with Phil Spector at the RCA Studios in Los Angeles when they tracked "Play With Fire". Phil played the bass parts while Jack Nitzsche was on harpsichord.
"Hang Fire" was released by The Rolling Stones in 1982. "Wind's On Fire" was done by Yonder Mountain String Band. "After The Fire" was a Roger Daltrey song.

Answer: A horse

"Wildfire" was a single release from Murphey's, "Blue Sky, Night Thunder", album and reached Number Three on the US Billboard charts. He wrote the song about a pony with songwriter Larry Cansler 1968. At the time Michael Martin Murphey was part of a duo with Boomer Castleman called Lewis and Clarke Expedition. They released one album together and had a minor hit with "I Feel Good (I Feel Bad)".
Murphey was friends with Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. One of Murphey's early successes as a songwriter was when he wrote "What Am I Doing Hangin' Round" for the Monkees.

Answer: Chaka Khan

"I Feel for You" was Chaka Khan's fifth studio album as a solo artist. She was part of Rufus when they debuted in 1973 with a self-titled LP. In 1978 she recorded her first solo album, "Chaka", which featured "I'm Every Woman". In addition to releasing several follow-up studio albums she was a guest singer on releases by several artists.
When her "I Feel For You" album was released the title song and "Through the Fire" were both hit singles. "Through the Fire" remained on the US Billboard charts for 23 weeks, peaking at Number Five.
"Freeway Of Love" was a 1985 hit by Aretha Franklin. "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" was a 1983 hit for Bonnie Tyler. Tina Turner released "What's Love Got To Do With It" in 1984.

Answer: Put Out the Fire

"Put Out the Fire" was a recording by Queen from their 1982, "Hot Space", album that also featured "Under Pressure". "Put Out the Fire" was composed by Brian May and never released as a single. It was intended to be an anti-gun song.
Kiss' 1984 "Animalize" album featured "I've Had Enough (Into the Fire)" and "Heaven's on Fire". "Firehouse" was from their 1974 debut album, "Kiss". "Trial By Fire" was another Kiss recording that fits the category.

Answer: The Prodigy

The Prodigy has sold over 17 million records since forming in 1990. Liam Howlett produced a ten-track demo on a sequencing synthesizer which led to the release of "What Evil Lurks" early the following year. Howlett named his group after an early synthesizer called The Moog Prodigy.

They began performing live dates in the London area. Their first album was "Experience", followed by four subsequent releases between 1992 and 2009. The Stone Roses formed in Manchester, England, in 1984. In 1980 Happy Mondays formed in Salford, Greater Manchester, with Shaun Ryder on vocals.

Inspiral Carpets were from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It was formed by Stephen Holt and Graham Lambert in 1983.

Answer: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band

"The Fire Inside" and "Fire Lake" were other songs released by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band that also fit the category. "Night Moves" was the first album by Seger after forming the Silver Bullet Band, and earned the artist national acclaim. Other popular songs from the album included the title track along with "Rock and Roll Never Forgets" and "Mainstreet".

In addition to being an album cut from "Night Moves", "The Fire Down Below" was the flip side of Seger's 1977 single release, "Rock and Roll Never Forgets". "Jet Airliner" and "Jungle Love" were some of the many hits by The Steve Miller Band. "Blinded by the Light" was a 1976 hit by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. "Breakdown" was a 1976 release by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers.

Answer: Born in the USA

"Born in the USA" was Bruce's second album to top the album charts. "The River" was his first chart-topper in 1980.
"I'm on Fire" was written by Springsteen and became the fourth single released from the "Born in the USA" album. It reached Number Six on the US Billboard charts.

Answer: Metallica

The nucleus of Metallica was formed when drummer Lars Ulrich ran an ad in "The Recycler" looking for like-minded musicians. In 1982 the band's first self-penned song was "Hit the Lights". After shopping demos the band recorded the "Kill 'Em All" album for Megaforce Records.

They followed the next year with "Ride the Lightning" which contained "Fight Fire with Fire". The group has received several Grammy nominations and awards beginning with their first Grammy in 1990 for Best Metal Performance for "One". Judas Priest formed in England in 1969. Guns N' Roses formed in Los Angeles in 1985. Megadeth was formed in 1983 by Dave Mustaine after leaving Metallica.

Answer: True

"Carolina in My Mind" was James' first release but only reached Number 67 on the US charts. "Carolina in My Mind" was a cut from his 1968 Apple Records album, "James Taylor".
When he released "Fire and Rain" as a single from his 1970 Warner Brothers "Sweet Baby James" LP, the song reached Number Three.
In a 2005 NPR interview Taylor related that the line about flying machines was a reference to his experience with a band he was in before he signed with Apple Records called The Flying Machine. "James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine" was a 1971 album released by Euphoria Records.
In 1971 his version of Carol King's, "You've Got a Friend", became his first Number One hit.