Funky First Lines Trivia Quiz

Answer: Kate Bush

The song in question is "Cloudbusting" from Kate's 1985 album "Hounds of Love". It can also be found on her greatest hits collection from 1986 "The Whole Story". Kate Bush is an English singer/songwriter whose musical career has spanned three decades after taking off in 1978 with her hit "Wuthering Heights". She continues to release albums, her latest being 2005's "Aerial".

Answer: Cat Power

These lines begin Cat Power's song "He War" which can be found on her 2003 album "You Are Free". Cat Power, whose real name is Chan
(pronounced Shawn) Marshall, is an indie singer/songwriter from the US who plays both piano and guitar. She has released several albums since coming to fame in 1995 with her debut album "Dear Sir".

Answer: Interpol

These are the opening lines to the Interpol song "Evil", found on their 2004 album "Antics". Interpol are a four-piece band from New York City formed in 1998, consisting of Paul Banks (vocals, guitar), Daniel Kessler (lead guitar, backing vocals), Carlos Dengler (bass) and Sam Fogarino (drums).

Answer: Goldfrapp

These lyrics begin the song "Train" from Goldfrapp's "Black Cherry" album, released in 2003. Goldfrapp are an electronic duo from the United Kingdom, consisting of distinctive vocalist Alison Goldfrapp and keyboardist Will Gregory. The pair write and produce all of their original music together.

Answer: Placebo

This opens the song "Meds" which features guest vocals from Alison Mosshart and is from the album "Meds" released in 2006. Placebo are lead singer Brian Molko, bassist Stefan Olsdal and drummer Steve Hewitt. They formed in London in 1994, and are known for Molko's unmistakeable falsetto. "Meds" is their fifth studio album.

Answer: The Killers

These lyrics begin the song "Sam's Town" from the 2006 album of the same name. The Killers are a four piece band from Las Vegas, with members Brandon Flowers (vocals/keyboards), David Keuning (guitar), Mark Stoermer (bass), and Ronnie Vannucci (drums). "Sam's Town" is the group's second full-length album after they burst onto the scene in 2004 with their singles "Mr. Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me".

Answer: PJ Harvey

This line is from Harvey's song "A Place Called Home", released on her 2000 album "Stories from the city Stories from the sea". Polly Jean Harvey began her musical career in a drum/bass/guitar trio in 1993 and went on to a solo career, quickly becoming one of the UK's most acclaimed female singer/songwriters.

Answer: Tori Amos

The song is "Precious Things" from Tori Amos' 1992 debut album "Little Earthquakes". Tori Amos is an American singer/songwriter who uses the piano as her main instrument and often performs playing two keyboards at once. Amos founded RAINN, the Rape and Incest National Network, which is a phone help service for survivors of sexual abuse.

Answer: Epicure

This is from the song "Tightrope Walker" from Epicure's 2005 album "Main Street". Epicure hail from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, with the current line-up being Heath McCurdy (Keyboards)
Juan Alban (Vocals/Guitar), Mick Hubbard (Lead Guitar, Tim Bignell (Bass), and Dom Santamaria (Drums). "Main Street" is Epicure's second LP.

Answer: Thom Yorke

This is from the song "Harrowdown Hill" found on Yorke's first solo album "The Eraser" released in 2006. Thom Yorke is best known as the lead singer of the band alternative British band "Radiohead". Yorke plays both guitar and piano, as well as the drums and bass in some of Radiohead's songs.

He is also fairly politically active, and is a spokesperson for the "Friends of the Earth" environmental group.