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Quiz about Its About Time For Some Music

It's About Time For Some Music Quiz

It's about TIME for some songs about TIME. Take your TIME; there is no TIME limit. Can't you hear the clocks clanging, ticking, tocking, jangling, and ringing out the TIME?

A multiple-choice quiz by logcrawler. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
logcrawler

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
328,801

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1981, this song made it to the number 15 slot on America's Billboard Pop Charts. What group, that also sang "Eye in the Sky" had this hit about TIME?

"Time, flowing like a river; Time, beckoning me
Who knows when we shall meet again, if ever.
But time keeps flowing like a river to the sea.

Goodbye my love, maybe for forever
Goodbye my love, the tide waits for me
Who knows when we shall meet again, if ever
But time keeps flowing like a river, (on and on)
To the sea, to the sea" Hint

REO Speedwagon

The Police

The Alan Parson's Project

Climax Blues Band

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Question 2 of 10

2. Familiar lyrics?
What group asked this TIME-ly question?

"As I was walking down the street one day
A man came up to me and asked me what the time was that was on my watch, yeah
And I said
'Does anybody really know what time it is?
Does anybody really care?
If so I can't imagine why
We've all got time enough to cry.'" Hint

Atlanta Rhythm Section

Boston

Chicago Transit Authority

Kansas

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Question 3 of 10

3. Blue Cheer, Alan Jackson, The Beach Boys and the Who all had their versions of this song that had originally been done in 1958 by Eddie Cochran. What TIME was it that they all sang about? Hint

Time Is on Your Side

Time Won't Let Me

Summertime Blues

Time of the Season

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Question 4 of 10

4. "TIME In A Bottle", by Jim Croce, was written for his son, A.J.

The song was not actually a number 1 hit, however, until what event occurred? Hint

Jim's death

Jim's second child, Petunia was born

A.J.'s fifth birthday party

Jim's wife's struggle with obesity was over

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Question 5 of 10

5. "This TIME The Girl Is Gonna Stay"...No, no, that's not right.

What IS the name of that song that B.J. Thomas sang back in 1970?

"I just can't help believing
When she smiles up soft and gentle,
With a trace of misty morning,
And a promise of tomorrow in her eyes...

And I just can't help believing
When she's lying close beside me
And my heart beats with the rhythm of her sigh...

This time the girl is gonna stay
This time the girl is gonna stay...
For more than just a day" Hint

I Just Can't Help Believing

Mighty Clouds of Joy

Don't Worry Baby

Hooked on a Feeling

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Question 6 of 10

6. "TIME Won't Let Me" was a number 5 hit for what group in 1966?

"I... can't wait forever
Even though you want me to
I can't wait forever
To know if you'll be true

Time won't let me, oh no
Time won't let me, oh no
Time won't let me wait that long" Hint

The Outsiders

The McCoys

? and the Mysterians

Paul Revere and the Raiders

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Question 7 of 10

7. "TIME of the Season" was on a 1967 album entitled "Odessey and Oracle" that was released by which English musical group?

"What's your name?
(What's your name?)
Who's your daddy?
(Who's your daddy? He rich?)
Is he rich like me?

Has he taken
(Has he taken)
Any time
(Any time to show)
To show you what you need to live?
Tell it to me slowly
Tell you what?
I really want to know
It's the time of the season for loving." Hint

The Zombies

The Doors

The Small Faces

Procol Harum

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Question 8 of 10

8. This tune was popularized by Roberta Flack, but it had originally been written as a 1957 folk song by Ewan MacColl. What song was this that waited nearly 15 years to make it to the big TIME?

"The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the end of the skies

And the first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move in my hand
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command, my love" Hint

"Killing Me Softly, (The Last TIME)"

"The First TIME Ever I Saw Your Face"

'Feel Like Making Love This TIME"

"Back Together Again For The First TIME"

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Question 9 of 10

9. Okay, TIME for a gimme:

"TIME Is On My Side", was a 1964 hit by what British group?

"Time is on my side, yes it is
Time is on my side, yes it is

Now you always say
That you want to be free
But you'll come running back (said you would baby)
You'll come running back (I said so many times before)
You'll come running back to me." Hint

Herman's Hermits

The Rolling Stones

The Hollies

The Troggs

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Question 10 of 10

10. No music quiz about TIME would be complete without mentioning the British group Pink Floyd, really, now would it?

What is the last line of their song "Time"?

"Ticking away the moments that make up at all day
Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
And you are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun." Hint

"Time is all we've got to count on, No one should waste time away"

"There's no time like the present, Do it now"

"Everyone has all the time they need, Use yours wisely"

"Time is gone, the song is over, Thought I'd something more to say".

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1981, this song made it to the number 15 slot on America's Billboard Pop Charts. What group, that also sang "Eye in the Sky" had this hit about TIME? "Time, flowing like a river; Time, beckoning me Who knows when we shall meet again, if ever. But time keeps flowing like a river to the sea. Goodbye my love, maybe for forever Goodbye my love, the tide waits for me Who knows when we shall meet again, if ever But time keeps flowing like a river, (on and on) To the sea, to the sea"

Answer: The Alan Parson's Project

The Alan Parson's Project also had hits with "Eye in the Sky", which was released in 1982, and "I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You", which had been released in 1977. They were not actually a band, as such, as the group only consisted of a sound engineer, Alan Parsons and fellow Britisher Eric Woolfson.

2. Familiar lyrics? What group asked this TIME-ly question? "As I was walking down the street one day A man came up to me and asked me what the time was that was on my watch, yeah And I said 'Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? If so I can't imagine why We've all got time enough to cry.'"

Answer: Chicago Transit Authority

Originally calling themselves "The Big Thing", the group eventually adopted the name Chicago Transit Authority or simply, "CTA", until the REAL CTA threatened a lawsuit.

3. Blue Cheer, Alan Jackson, The Beach Boys and the Who all had their versions of this song that had originally been done in 1958 by Eddie Cochran. What TIME was it that they all sang about?

Answer: Summertime Blues

Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran co-wrote this song in the late 1950s.

"I'm gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler
About a workin' all summer just to try to earn a dollar
Every time I call my baby, and try to get a date
My boss says, "No dice son, you gotta work late"
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues

Well my mom and pop told me, "Son you gotta make some money,
If you want to use the car to go ridin' next Sunday"
Well I didn't go to work, told the boss I was sick
'Well you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick'
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues."

4. "TIME In A Bottle", by Jim Croce, was written for his son, A.J. The song was not actually a number 1 hit, however, until what event occurred?

Answer: Jim's death

"Time in a Bottle" was a number one hit for Jim Croce, but its rise to the top of the charts in December 1973 occurred three months after he died in a plane crash.

"If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day
Till eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you

If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you."

5. "This TIME The Girl Is Gonna Stay"...No, no, that's not right. What IS the name of that song that B.J. Thomas sang back in 1970? "I just can't help believing When she smiles up soft and gentle, With a trace of misty morning, And a promise of tomorrow in her eyes... And I just can't help believing When she's lying close beside me And my heart beats with the rhythm of her sigh... This time the girl is gonna stay This time the girl is gonna stay... For more than just a day"

Answer: I Just Can't Help Believing

While all of these are B. J. Thomas tunes, the correct answer was, "I Just Can't Help Believing".

It has been rumored that Billy Joe Thomas altered his name a bit, adopting only initials, to avoid being confused with another artist who was popular at the time, Billy Joe Royal.

6. "TIME Won't Let Me" was a number 5 hit for what group in 1966? "I... can't wait forever Even though you want me to I can't wait forever To know if you'll be true Time won't let me, oh no Time won't let me, oh no Time won't let me wait that long"

Answer: The Outsiders

Originally known as "Tom King and the Starfires", they changed the name of the group to "The Outsiders" in 1965.

7. "TIME of the Season" was on a 1967 album entitled "Odessey and Oracle" that was released by which English musical group? "What's your name? (What's your name?) Who's your daddy? (Who's your daddy? He rich?) Is he rich like me? Has he taken (Has he taken) Any time (Any time to show) To show you what you need to live? Tell it to me slowly Tell you what? I really want to know It's the time of the season for loving."

Answer: The Zombies

The band broke up 2 weeks after this song was released in 1967. It wasn't released until 1969 in the US, nearly two years after the group disbanded.

(The misspelling of "odyssey" was due to the marketing artists.)

8. This tune was popularized by Roberta Flack, but it had originally been written as a 1957 folk song by Ewan MacColl. What song was this that waited nearly 15 years to make it to the big TIME? "The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave To the dark and the end of the skies And the first time ever I kissed your mouth I felt the earth move in my hand Like the trembling heart of a captive bird That was there at my command, my love"

Answer: "The First TIME Ever I Saw Your Face"

The song didn't become a big hit until it was released by Roberta Flack in 1972. Her nearly five minute-long version actually did quite well.

(None of the other song "titles" mentioned actually had anything to do with the TIME mentioned in these fake titles, but I didn't want this to be a dead-giveaway.)

9. Okay, TIME for a gimme: "TIME Is On My Side", was a 1964 hit by what British group? "Time is on my side, yes it is Time is on my side, yes it is Now you always say That you want to be free But you'll come running back (said you would baby) You'll come running back (I said so many times before) You'll come running back to me."

Answer: The Rolling Stones

When The Rolling Stones sang this song on their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", Ed was shocked by the way they looked and vowed that they would never be invited onto the show again. They made several more appearances on his show afterward, however.

10. No music quiz about TIME would be complete without mentioning the British group Pink Floyd, really, now would it? What is the last line of their song "Time"? "Ticking away the moments that make up at all day Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain And you are young and life is long and there is time to kill today And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun."

Answer: "Time is gone, the song is over, Thought I'd something more to say".

The band formed in 1965. The group's name came from an imaginary character, "Floyd Pinkerton" or "Pink Floyd" which was 'invented' by one of the band's members, Roger Waters.

Source: Author logcrawler

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