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I Write the Songs. Okay Not That One Quiz

Even established songwriters occasionally cover other people's songs and make them hits.

A multiple-choice quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
GoodVibe

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
405,524

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these songs did Cyndi Lauper NOT write? Hint

Time After Time

Boy Blue

Change of Heart

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dolly Parton wrote a lot of songs, but which was NOT one of them? Hint

9 to 5

I Will Always Love You

Jolene

Here You Come Again

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which song did Aerosmith NOT have a hand in writing? Hint

Love in an Elevator

Walk This Way

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

Dream On

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Question 4 of 10

4. What song did James Taylor NOT write? Hint

Your Smiling Face

Fire and Rain

You Got a Friend

Mexico

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Question 5 of 10

5. Buddy Holly wrote songs with other members of the Crickets, but which of these is he NOT credited for writing? Hint

Peggy Sue

Everyday

It's So Easy

That'll Be the Day

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these songs did Garth Brooks NOT write? Hint

If Tomorrow Never Comes

Friends in Low Places

Unanswered Prayers

The Thunder Rolls

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these hits did Carly Simon NOT write? Hint

Haven't Got Time for the Pain

That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be

Nobody Does It Better

Anticipation

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these did Roy Orbison NOT write? Hint

Dream Baby

Crying

Only the Lonely

In Dreams

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these songs is NOT credited to any of the Eagles? Hint

Witchy Woman

Tequila Sunrise

Peaceful Easy Feeling

Take It Easy

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Question 10 of 10

10. Barry Manilow sang "I Write the Songs." Did actually write that song?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these songs did Cyndi Lauper NOT write?

Answer: Girls Just Want to Have Fun

The song that became Lauper's first hit was written by Philadelphia native Robert Hazard. Hazard wrote a demo of the song in 1979 from a male point of view. Lauper covered it in her iconic 1983 album "She's So Unusual."

2. Dolly Parton wrote a lot of songs, but which was NOT one of them?

Answer: Here You Come Again

Dolly Parton's first top ten pop hit was actually written by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann. The 1977 song was one of the few hits Parton did not write. Brenda Lee turned it down and B.J. Thomas recorded it just before Parton made it famous.

3. Which song did Aerosmith NOT have a hand in writing?

Answer: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" was a Diane Warren composition, featured on the soundtrack to the movie "Armageddon." The 1998 hit was their only song to top the US pop charts.

4. What song did James Taylor NOT write?

Answer: You Got a Friend

While James Taylor made it famous, Carole King wrote it. King first recorded it in 1971 for her album "Tapestry."

5. Buddy Holly wrote songs with other members of the Crickets, but which of these is he NOT credited for writing?

Answer: Peggy Sue

"Peggy Sue" was written by Jerry Allison and Norman Petty in 1957. Buddy Holly's name was added to the credits just after his death.

6. Which of these songs did Garth Brooks NOT write?

Answer: Friends in Low Places

"Friends in Low Places" was written by Dewayne Blackwell and Earl Bud Lee in 1990. Brooks released the song in his second album, "No Fences."

7. Which of these hits did Carly Simon NOT write?

Answer: Nobody Does It Better

Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager wrote "Nobody Does It Better" for "The Spy Who Loved Me." The 1977 song spent three weeks at number two in the US, kept out of the top spot by Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life."

8. Which of these did Roy Orbison NOT write?

Answer: Dream Baby

"Dream Baby" was written by Cindy Walker. Walker wrote a number of songs for country artists and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997.

9. Which of these songs is NOT credited to any of the Eagles?

Answer: Peaceful Easy Feeling

Jack Tempchin wrote "Peaceful Easy Feeling." Tempchin wrote the song on the back of a poster in San Diego. He co-wrote other Eagles songs and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019.

10. Barry Manilow sang "I Write the Songs." Did actually write that song?

Answer: No

It was Bruce Johnston behind the 1975 song. Captain & Tenille and David Cassidy recorded it first. Manilow only recorded it after Clive Davis persuaded him.

Source: Author GoodVibe

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