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Quiz about Im Sure That Guy Cried
Quiz about Im Sure That Guy Cried

I'm Sure That Guy Cried Trivia Quiz


Being a musician can require a certain amount of sensitivity, so some guys can't be afraid to cry! In this quiz, I'll give you ten songs (with their lyrics) written and/or sung by guys that I'm sure cried; you just identify the guys!

A multiple-choice quiz by guitargoddess. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
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Multiple Choice
Quiz #
319,371
Updated
Dec 03 21
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10
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Question 1 of 10
1. "We found him with his face down in the pillow, with a note that said 'I'll love her till I die'. And when we buried him beneath the willow, the angels sang a whiskey lullaby". The song is "Whiskey Lullaby", the singer is this country musician. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Well maybe there's a god above, but all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you. And it's not a cry you hear at night, it's not somebody who's seen the light, it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah... hallelujah..." These are lyrics to the oft-covered "Hallelujah", a version sung by this guy, who died in 1997. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "This damp air is fighting my defroster. My sighs they ring victorious and fog this tinted glass. It's clouded, and so is my head. The hint of these new tears is sharp, I try to choke them back. But it's useless, I'm useless against them. They're beating me with ease". These were lyrics penned and sung by Chris Carrabba; under what band name does he perform? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "He kept her picture on the wall, went half crazy now and then. He still loved her through it all, hoping she'd come back again. Kept some letters by his bed, dated 1962. He had underlined in red every single 'I love you'". The song is "He Stopped Loving Her Today", the singer is this veteran country singer. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "My shattered dreams and broken heart are mending on the shelf. I saw you holding hands, standing close to someone else. Now I sit all alone, wishing all my feeling was gone. I gave my best to you, nothing for me to do but have one last cry." This song is "One Last Cry", one of the biggest hits released by which R&B singer? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "It's hard to believe that there's nobody out there. It's hard to believe that I'm all alone. At least I have her love, the city, she loves me. Lonely as I am, together we cry. I don't ever want to feel like I did that day, take me to the place I love, take me all the way..." are lyrics to "Under the Bridge". It was written by Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of this band. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "You roll out of bed and down on your knees - for a moment you can hardly breathe, wondering, was she really here? Is she standing in my room? No she's not, 'cause she's gone, gone, gone..." This song is called "Dreaming With a Broken Heart". Who sings it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "You should have heard me sobbing as I drove home that night. Got into bed and stayed there, for days I just laid there having been permanently changed. But we won't get into that now." This song, "Pretty Pathetic", originally done by The Smoking Popes, but also covered by this punk rock band. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who sings this song, "Tears in Heaven"? "Would you hold my hand if I saw you in heaven? Would you help me stand if I saw you in heaven? I'll find my way, through night and day, 'cause I know I just can't stay here in heaven." Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "My heart can't take the beating, not having you to hold. A small voice keeps repeating, deep inside my soul. It says I can't keep pretending that I don't love you anymore." The song's title is "Anymore". Which country singer performs it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "We found him with his face down in the pillow, with a note that said 'I'll love her till I die'. And when we buried him beneath the willow, the angels sang a whiskey lullaby". The song is "Whiskey Lullaby", the singer is this country musician.

Answer: Brad Paisley

"Whiskey Lullaby" was recorded by Brad Paisley, featuring Alison Krauss, for his album "Mud on the Tires"(2003). It was later released as a single, and made it as high as number three on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. It also won a CMA (Country Music Association) award for Song of the Year, in 2005. Jon Randall, who co-wrote the song with Bill Anderson, also recorded the song for his own album "Walking Among the Living"(2005).
2. "Well maybe there's a god above, but all I've ever learned from love was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you. And it's not a cry you hear at night, it's not somebody who's seen the light, it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah... hallelujah..." These are lyrics to the oft-covered "Hallelujah", a version sung by this guy, who died in 1997.

Answer: Jeff Buckley

Jeff Buckley died in May 1997, in Memphis, Tennessee, when he went for a swim in Wolf Harbor River, and never returned. His body was found in the water nearly a week later.

Buckley recorded the Leonard Cohen song for the album "Grace"(1994). Beginning around 2004, Jeff Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" began appearing on lists such as Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and "Q" magazine's "Top 10 Greatest Tracks of All Time". The single was subsequently re-released in 2008, leading to posthumous chart success for Buckley.
3. "This damp air is fighting my defroster. My sighs they ring victorious and fog this tinted glass. It's clouded, and so is my head. The hint of these new tears is sharp, I try to choke them back. But it's useless, I'm useless against them. They're beating me with ease". These were lyrics penned and sung by Chris Carrabba; under what band name does he perform?

Answer: Dashboard Confessional

Chris Carrabba is a singer and songwriter who performs with his band Dashboard Confessional. "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" was included on the Dashboard Confessional album "The Swiss Army Romance"(2000). This song is where the band name came from; the opening line of the lyrics "On the way home, this car hears my confessions" inspired the name Dashboard Confessional.
4. "He kept her picture on the wall, went half crazy now and then. He still loved her through it all, hoping she'd come back again. Kept some letters by his bed, dated 1962. He had underlined in red every single 'I love you'". The song is "He Stopped Loving Her Today", the singer is this veteran country singer.

Answer: George Jones

"He Stopped Loving Her Today" was released as a single from the George Jones album "I Am What I Am"(1980). The song is about a dead man who loved his lost woman until the day of his death. It went to number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1980, and has received various awards and accolades including: Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance (1980), CMA Song of the Year (1980 and 1981), Academy of Country Music Song of the Year and Single of the Year (1980), and was voted the greatest country single of all time in an Internet poll in the 1990s.
5. "My shattered dreams and broken heart are mending on the shelf. I saw you holding hands, standing close to someone else. Now I sit all alone, wishing all my feeling was gone. I gave my best to you, nothing for me to do but have one last cry." This song is "One Last Cry", one of the biggest hits released by which R&B singer?

Answer: Brian McKnight

"One Last Cry" was a single released from Brian McKnight's 1993 self-titled album. It was one of McKnight's most successful singles on mainstream charts, having reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. It went a bit higher, to number eight, on the US R&B chart.

The song "6, 8, 12" from the 1999 album "Back at One" would have been a contender for this quiz too. In that song, McKnight laments about the fact that it's been "6 months, 8 days, 12 hours" since his lover left him.
6. "It's hard to believe that there's nobody out there. It's hard to believe that I'm all alone. At least I have her love, the city, she loves me. Lonely as I am, together we cry. I don't ever want to feel like I did that day, take me to the place I love, take me all the way..." are lyrics to "Under the Bridge". It was written by Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of this band.

Answer: Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Under the Bridge" is a certified platinum single from the Red Hot Chili Pepper's album "Blood Sugar Sex Magik"(1991). It was the band's earliest mainstream success, having reached number two on Billboard Hot 100. Lead singer Anthony Kiedis wrote the lyrics about his feelings of loneliness and prior dependency on drugs, during a period when he was trying to maintain sobriety while his band mates were often high.

The music video for "Under the Bridge" won two awards at the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards: Breakthrough Video and Viewer's Choice.
7. "You roll out of bed and down on your knees - for a moment you can hardly breathe, wondering, was she really here? Is she standing in my room? No she's not, 'cause she's gone, gone, gone..." This song is called "Dreaming With a Broken Heart". Who sings it?

Answer: John Mayer

"Dreaming With a Broken Heart" comes from the 2007 John Mayer album "Continuum". It's one of his less popular singles, having reached only number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. However, it went to number 13 on the Hot Adult Top 40 chart, and even higher, to number eight, on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart.
8. "You should have heard me sobbing as I drove home that night. Got into bed and stayed there, for days I just laid there having been permanently changed. But we won't get into that now." This song, "Pretty Pathetic", originally done by The Smoking Popes, but also covered by this punk rock band.

Answer: The Ataris

The Ataris, an American rock band who've been playing together since 1995, recorded "Pretty Pathetic" for a Smoking Popes tribute album ("Smoking Popes Tribute"[200]). The original version was recorded for the Smoking Popes' album "Destination Failure"(1997). The Ataris' cover stripped the song down, leaving it slow and piano- and lyric-based, rather than more upbeat like the original.
9. Who sings this song, "Tears in Heaven"? "Would you hold my hand if I saw you in heaven? Would you help me stand if I saw you in heaven? I'll find my way, through night and day, 'cause I know I just can't stay here in heaven."

Answer: Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton wrote the song "Tears in Heaven" with Will Jennings, after the death of Clapton's son in 1991. Conor Clapton died after falling from a window on the 53th floor of an apartment building. The song was a big success for Clapton, having reached number two on the Hot 100 chart, and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.

It also won three Grammys in 1992: Male Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year and Record of the Year. In 2004, Clapton 'retired' from performing "Tears in Heaven", and was cited as saying that he has doesn't feel the loss as strongly anymore, and doesn't want the feelings to come back.
10. "My heart can't take the beating, not having you to hold. A small voice keeps repeating, deep inside my soul. It says I can't keep pretending that I don't love you anymore." The song's title is "Anymore". Which country singer performs it?

Answer: Travis Tritt

"Anymore" comes from Travis Tritt's 1991 album "It's All About to Change". It was a very successful single and went to number one in the US and Canada (Hot Country Songs and RPM charts). It was named as one of CMT's (Country Music Television) 100 Greatest Videos in 2004.
Source: Author guitargoddess

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