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Hey, That's My Song Vol. 1 Trivia Quiz

In a twist, I'd like to know who first popularized these cover songs. Most are from the 50s, 60s or 70s.

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

Author
fredsixties

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
299,880

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2215

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (10/10), ladyp1214 (9/10), Guest 74 (0/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. B.J. Thomas got "Don't Worry Baby" onto the charts in 1977. Who were the original artists? Hint

The Lovin' Spoonful

The Four Seasons

The Beach Boys

The Turtles

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Question 2 of 10

2. Jay and the Americans took "Walking In The Rain" into the Top 20 in 1970. Who brought the original version onto the charts? Hint

The Crystals

The Ronettes

The Blossoms

The Angels

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Question 3 of 10

3. The group named Rare Earth brought their version of "Get Ready" to the charts in 1970. Who is credited with the first version? Hint

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

The Isley Brothers

The Impressions

The Temptations

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Four Tops had a hit single called "Walk Away Renee" in 1968. Who preceded them with the first version? Hint

The Left Banke

The Lemon Pipers

The Right Flank

The Gypsies

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Beatles' cover of "Roll Over Beethoven" only reached number 68 on the U.S. charts when released in 1963. Who had more success with the original? Hint

Chuck Berry

Ben E. King

Little Richard

Sam Cooke

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Question 6 of 10

6. Wilson Pickett had a 1966 hit with "Land Of 1000 Dances". Who had the original hit? Hint

Cannibal and The Headhunters

The Barbarians

The Senoritas

Chris Kenner

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Question 7 of 10

7. Shaun Cassidy went to the top of the charts in 1977 with "Da Do Ron Ron". Which girl group of the 1960s were the ones who hit first with this song? Hint

The Crystals

The Angels

The Shangri-Las

The Chiffons

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Question 8 of 10

8. Three Dog Night had a hit in 1969 with "Try A Little Tenderness". Who had recorded the most popular version only two years earlier? Hint

Smokey Robinson

Percy Sledge

James Brown

Otis Redding

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Beach Boys' party song "Barbara Ann" was a big hit for them in 1965. Who did the first version, in 1961? Hint

The Viceroys

The Miracles

The Platters

The Regents

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Question 10 of 10

10. 1975 saw Linda Ronstadt make the charts with "Heat Wave", and turn it into a Top Five hit. Which group had done the same over a decade earlier? Hint

The Supremes

Martha and The Vandellas

The Shirelles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. B.J. Thomas got "Don't Worry Baby" onto the charts in 1977. Who were the original artists?

Answer: The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys had the original version, released in 1964. It was the "B" side to "Help Me Rhonda". The song peaked at number 24 on the Billboard U.S. charts. Thomas had better luck it, reaching number two on the charts in 1977. The Beach Boys version is listed at number 176 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "Greatest Songs Of All Time".

2. Jay and the Americans took "Walking In The Rain" into the Top 20 in 1970. Who brought the original version onto the charts?

Answer: The Ronettes

The Ronettes had this hit back in the fall of 1964, taking it to number 24 on the Billboard U.S. charts. The 1964 version won a Grammy award for Best Sound Effects which was the only Grammy ever won by Phil Spector.

3. The group named Rare Earth brought their version of "Get Ready" to the charts in 1970. Who is credited with the first version?

Answer: The Temptations

The Temptations' version of this song was produced by Smokey Robinson, and reached number 29 on the Billboard charts in 1966. Rare Earth did much better with their rendition, reaching number four in 1970. They were the first Caucasian group to record for Motown Records. (Their label was actually "Rare Earth Records", which was a subsidiary of Motown).

4. The Four Tops had a hit single called "Walk Away Renee" in 1968. Who preceded them with the first version?

Answer: The Left Banke

The Left Banke's version was a number five hit for the group in 1966, and is listed on Rolling Stone's list of The Greatest Songs of All Time at number 220. The Fours Tops' cover reached number 14 when released in 1968.

5. The Beatles' cover of "Roll Over Beethoven" only reached number 68 on the U.S. charts when released in 1963. Who had more success with the original?

Answer: Chuck Berry

The Beatles release only reached number 68 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1963. It preceded the group U.S. arrival in 1964. It was a cut off the Beatles "Second Album". Berry's hit is from way back in 1956, and was released as a B-side to a song called "Drifting Heart". It has been covered numerous times, and is listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's "Greatest Songs Of All Time" at number 97.

6. Wilson Pickett had a 1966 hit with "Land Of 1000 Dances". Who had the original hit?

Answer: Chris Kenner

Easy to slip up on this one. Kenner's version was actually the original which he wrote and recorded in 1962. The song met with a minimum of success that year although it did chart on Billboard's Top 100. The more popular version was set down in 1965 by Cannibal and The Headhunters which reached number 30. Pickett's version proved to be the biggest hit of the three, reaching number six in 1966.

7. Shaun Cassidy went to the top of the charts in 1977 with "Da Do Ron Ron". Which girl group of the 1960s were the ones who hit first with this song?

Answer: The Crystals

This Phil Spector produced recording was first introduced by The Crystals in 1963. Written by the immortal songwriting team of Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, the song was a number three hit that year. Cassidy's version, in 1977, became a number one tune. The tune needed to be slightly altered in order to be sung from a male perspective, rather than female, as the original version was.

8. Three Dog Night had a hit in 1969 with "Try A Little Tenderness". Who had recorded the most popular version only two years earlier?

Answer: Otis Redding

Redding's version was the most popular, peaking at number four in 1967. The song itself was written in 1932, and has been recorded by such varied artists as Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Al Jarreau, Rod Stewart and Tina Turner. Redding's version is generally acknowleged as the most successful and is listed on Billboards "500 Greatest Hits Of All Time" at number 204. Three Dog Night's version, from 1969, made it to number 29 on the Billboard U.S. charts.

9. The Beach Boys' party song "Barbara Ann" was a big hit for them in 1965. Who did the first version, in 1961?

Answer: The Regents

The original recording by The Regents, peaked at number 13 in 1961, and The Beach Boys version made it to number two in the U.S. as well as number three in the U.K.

10. 1975 saw Linda Ronstadt make the charts with "Heat Wave", and turn it into a Top Five hit. Which group had done the same over a decade earlier?

Answer: Martha and The Vandellas

Martha and The Vandellas took "Heat Wave" to the number four position on the Billboard charts in 1963. It was their second Top 40 hit that year, following "Come And Get These Memories". The group won a 1964 Grammy for this song, making it the first Grammy ever for a Motown group. Ronstadt's version made it to number five in 1975 and was her follow up to the number one smash "You're No Good".

Source: Author fredsixties

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