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1. What song from one of the ex-Beatles' early solo albums contains the following lyrics?
"People say we got it made
Don't they know we're so afraid"
2. At a time when Paul McCartney was under fire for producing, well, silly love songs, he churned out this nifty little rock & roll number reminiscent of an early Elvis tune. It's an obscure song from one of his late 70s LP's. What is the title?
"Our love affair was over on the second day
You packed a bag and like a birdie flew away"
3. This was the title song of one of the ex-Beatles solo albums. What is the title?
"Felt like a bohunk but I kept up my cool, ah-hah-hah,
Green as a frog, man, I was back into school, ah-hah-hah
Zipped up my mouth 'cause I was starting to drool, ah-hah-hah"
4. This song is the first track on an ex-Beatles solo LP released in the early 70s. What is the name of the song?
"That was your last mistake,
I find my love awake and waiting to be.
Now what can be done for you?
She's waiting for me"
5. John, Paul, George and Ringo all wrote songs about the Beatle years. This is one of those songs. What is its title?
"You've been stood around for years
Seen my smiles and touched my tears
How it's been a long, long time
And how you've been on my mind"
6. Paul McCartney opened his 1990 tour with this song. What is the title?
"Is Is Better To Love Another
Than To Go Go For A Walk In The Dark?
Is It Better To Love Than To Give In To Hate?"
7. This is from one of John Lennon's numerous love songs to Yoko. Which one?
"Even if it's just one night,
I miss you and it don't feel right,
I wish you were here tonight"
8. This John Lennon song can be heard on the soundtrack of the film "Children of Men". What is its title?
"Well you were caught with your hands in the kill
And you still got to swallow your pill
As you slip and you slide down the hill
On the blood of the people you killed"
9. More than one ex-Beatle played on this 1981 release. What is the name of the song?
"Deep in the darkest night
I send out a prayer to you
Now in the world of light
Where the spirit free of the lies
And all else that we despised."
10. This song is one of the Beatles singing about the other three. What is the song?
"And when I go to town I wanna see all three"
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