More Bands and Artists Mentioned in Songs Quiz

Answer: ZZ Top

"I got some money and some wheels to drive old beat up guitars and old ZZ Top."

The band ZZ Top (not the members, but the band itself) was over 40 years old when "North Side Gal" came out. They were best known for 1983 hit song "Legs."

Joe McPherson started releasing albums in the 2010s. His style of music is similar to 1950s rockabilly artists. His first album "Sign and Signifiers" was released in 2010 and it debuted at 161 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Answer: Johnny Cash

"Well, they'll take away my freedom and my expression or action. Johnny says I'll walk the line."

Although you wouldn't know it from two artists' different musical styles, Social Distortion singer/songwriter Mike Ness was clearly a huge fan of Johnny Cash. This reference is just one piece of evidence of that. Johnny Cash songs that have been covered by Social Distortion include "Ring of Fire" and "Folsom Prison Blues"; the latter wasn't on an album at the time this quiz was made but they had done it at live shows.

Answer: Rolling Stones

This song is about the many things that make Mike Ness angry. One of those things is "Someone scratched my favorite Stones LP." Social Distortion have also covered "Under My Thumb" on their 1995 album "Mainliner," and they covered it again and released it is a hidden track on their 1996 album "White Light White Heat White Trash." They covered that song yet again for their live album "Live at the Roxy."

Answer: It Doesn't Get Better Than This

"Remember George and his guitar John and Paul and Ringo Starr."

This was on Peter Criss's 2007 solo album "One For All."

Peter Criss was the drummer of KISS from 1974-1979, and again from 1996-2000, and again in 2003. He sang KISS's highest-charting single, "Beth," which charted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a People's Choice Award. He also sang the hit "Hard Luck Woman."

Answer: Michael Jackson

"Now I know what Michael meant by leave me alone."

This is from a song called "A Day in the Life," that was released in 2007 on "Beginnings: The Lost Tapes 1988-1991."

"Leave Me Alone" is from an album that most people believe is the opposite of its title. One would hope that an album that sells 35 million copies worldwide is a good album.

Answer: Neil Young

"Well I heard Mister Young sing about her. Well I heard ole Neil put her down.
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember a southern man don't need him around anyhow."

Lynyrd Skynyrd singer/songwriter Ronnie Van Zant wrote "Sweet Home Alabama" as a response to Neil Young's songs "Alabama" and "Southern Man." Neil Young bad-mouthed Alabama and the rich slave owners there. Van Zant wrote his song to protest Neil Young's words. The result was a top ten hit in the U.S. for Lynyrd Skynyrd. Neil Young has since praised the Lynyrd Skynyrd song, saying "My own song 'Alabama' richly deserved the shot Lynyrd Skynyrd gave me with their great record. I don't like my words when I listen to it. They are accusatory and condescending, not fully thought out, and too easy to misconstrue."

Answer: Prince

"I've been dope, suspenseful with a pencil, ever since Prince turned himself into a symbol."

Marshall Mathers, AKA Eminem, wrote "Without Me" to tell everyone of his influence on pop culture, how like Elvis Presley he got famous for being a white man singing what was thought to be black people's music (Blues/rock and roll in Elvis's case and rap in Eminem's case). He also wrote this song to mock his critics. One of his critics was Prince, an 80s pop singer who changed his name into a symbol.

"Without Me" was a number two hit in the United Stated and a number one hit in at least ten different countries in 2002.

The question is tricky, because it refers to the song "Kiss" not the band. However, the band Kiss is not referenced in "Without Me."

Answer: Jimmy Page

"What's that man movin' 'cross the stage? It looks a lot like the one used by Jimmy Page."

In this song, the most popular and influential rock band of all time pays tribute to the second-most popular and influential rock band of all time. Well, actually it's a Wings songs not a Beatles song, but still it's good to know that Paul McCartney is humble enough to recognize greatness in other rock musicians, although he probably doesn't see any of them as being as great as himself.

Answer: Tommy James and Joan Jett

Jimmy Eat World's song references many other songs that were popular in the 1980s. The song that's mentioned most often is "Crimson and Clover," whose chorus is mentioned in the background "over and over" while Jim Adkins mentions other songs.

"Crimson and Clover" was a number one hit in the U.S. for Tommy James and a top ten U.S. hit for Joan Jett. "A Praise Chorus" was a top 20 hit in 2002 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart.

Answer: Kurt Cobain and David Bowie

"And Cobain can you hear the spheres singing songs off "Station to Station?""

"Cobain" is a reference to the Nirvana singer and "Station to Station" is a David Bowie. Cobain was revealed to be a huge fan of Bowie when he sang Bowie's song "The Man Who Sold the World" on MTV Unplugged.

"Californication" was written to reveal the bad things of Hollywood culture. It was a top 20 hit on the UK singles chart.