My 1970s CD Collection, Part 3 Quiz

Answer: George Harrison, 'My Sweet Lord'

The 'quiet Beatle' worked quickly, with 'My Sweet Lord' being Number One just before the end of the year.
Paul had to wait till June 1973, with 'My Love' and Ringo Starr's 'You're Sixteen' was in 1974. 'Photograph' was in late 1973. Surprisingly, John Lennon was the last to hit the top, with 'Whatever Gets You Thru the Night' topping out in 1974. '(Just Like) Starting Over' was released in 1980.

Answer: No

John Sebastian was the lead singer of The Lovin' Spoonful, until they disbanded in the early 1970s. The television show was notable for starting the career of acting great, John Travolta, who played Vinnie Barbarino, the leader of the dysfunctional student group called the Sweathogs.

Answer: Rocky Mountain High

His real surname was Deutschendorf, but he liked Colorado, so adopted the capital's name as his own. He lived in Aspen, Colorado, for many years. 'Rocky Mountain High' was adopted as one of two State Songs in 2007, sharing the honour with 'Where the Columbines Grow', written almost a century before, in 1915.

John Denver was a much-loved artist, and his death in 1997 was a great loss to the world of music. He died taking part in his other passion, aviation. His plane ran out of fuel, and he plunged into the ocean.

Answer: Ola Brunkert

ABBA had their four main members, Anna-Frid, Bjorn, Benny and Agnetha, but there were several other musicians who contributed to their success. They included Rutger Gunnarsson on bass guitar, Janne Schaffer and Lasse Wellander on guitar, and Ola Brunkert on the drums. Brunkert died in 2008 after walking through a plate-glass door.

Ingvar Kamprad was Swedish, but not associated with ABBA- he founded the IKEA home furnishing complex.

Answer: Saturday Night Fever

All of these great movies, and their soundtrack albums, were from the 1970s, but 'Saturday Night Fever' was the only one to feature the Bee Gees. 'Grease' featured a band called Johnny Casino and the Gamblers, who were in real life, Sha Na Na.

'American Graffiti' started the acting careers of Richard Dreyfuss, Cindy Williams, Joe Spano and Harrison Ford, but the soundtrack was performed by a multitude of artists. 'The Sting' featured many Scott Joplin jazz and ragtime pieces from the 1930s, and earlier, and Marvin Hamlisch adapted them for the movie.

Answer: Sharona

Sharona Alperin was featured on the cover of the single, named 'My Sharona'. Doug Fieger was the lead singer of LA rock band, The Knack. Unfortunately, their follow-up releases did not make much of a dent on the charts and they broke up in 1982. Fieger died in 2010, and he and 'his' Sharona remained friends until the end. She became a real estate agent in Los Angeles.

'Roxanne' was a 1978 hit for The Police. 'Billie Jean' by Michael Jackson, and 'Come On, Eileen' by Dexy's Midnight Runners, were both released in 1982.

Answer: The Who

Roger Daltrey played the title role, about a kid that was deaf, dumb and blind, but a genius at pinball. Keith Moon played the perverted Uncle Ernie, Pete Townshend narrated and John Entwistle played himself. Townshend wrote most of the music for the album (released in 1969) and movie.

I was lucky enough to be at the premiere in Sydney, and saw many of the stars walk the red carpet- it is still a favourite movie of mine.

Answer: Reggae

Bob Marley and the Wailers released this plaintive song, but the meaning of the lyrics is a matter of debate. In its simplest form, it seems to be about life in the slums of Kingston, Jamaica, but other interpretations include the ending of British rule (the woman being the queen), or a song about their African lineage, with Africa being the 'queen'.

We will never know for certain, as Bob Marley died in 1981, aged only 36.

Answer: Psycho Killer

The three Doors songs were all off that awesome album, but 'Psycho Killer' was a 1977 hit for New Wave band, Talking Heads.

The three remaining Doors were John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek. After Morrison's death in Paris, they carried on as a trio, before finally disbanding in 1973.

Jim Morrison's girlfriend, Pamela Courson, also died at the age of 27, of a drug overdose.

Answer: Australian Rules football

The song, composed by Mike Brady, was originally intended as a promotional jingle for television coverage, but soon became one of the biggest selling songs in Australian music history. Brady also sang the song, performing as The Two-Man Band. The Sydney Swans used an adaptation as their cheer song in the 1980s and 90s- 'Up There For Sydney'.

Cazaly played almost 200 Victorian Football League games for St Kilda and South Melbourne between 1911 and 1927, and was renowned for his high marks and long kicks.