My Car Is Alive With The Sound Of Music Quiz

Answer: Drive-In Show

"Drive-In Show" was written by Fred Dexter. It peaked at number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 for Eddie Cochran in 1957. It did not chart in the UK.

Eddie Cochran was born Ray Edward Cochran in Albert Lea, Minnesota, U. S. A., in 1938. In his short career he only had two Top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. They were "Sittin' In The Balcony" which peaked at number 18 in 1957 and "Summertime Blues" which peaked at number eight in 1958. In the UK before his death he had two Top 20 hits on the singles chart. They were "Summertime Blues" which peaked at number 18 in 1958 and "C'mon Everybody" which peaked at number six in 1959. In 1960 he had a posthumous number one hit for two weeks with "Three Steps To Heaven" and in 1961 "Weekend" peaked at number 15.

George Harrison among many other British musicians and singers of the time, was a big Eddie Cochran fan. In 1960 The Beatles were on a tour of Scotland as the backing group for British singer Johnny Gentle. Johnny had acquired Eddie Cochran's stage shirt after a stage performance the week before in the UK city of Bristol. On the Scottish tour George pestered Johnny so much about the shirt that he eventually gave it to him. I wonder what happened to it after that.

Answer: Bad

"Forty Miles Of Bad Road" was written by Duane Eddy/Al Casey. It peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 for Duane Eddy in 1959. It peaked at number 11 on the UK singles chart the same year.

Duane Eddy was born in Corning, New York, U. S. A., in 1938. He formed the duo Jimmy and Duane with a friend Jimmy Delbridge after obtaining a Chet Atkins model Gretsch guitar at the age of 16. The duo were performing at local radio station KCKY were the fateful meeting with disc jockey/singer/songwriter/producer Lee Hazlewood took place.

Lee Hazlewood went on to co-write and produce many hits for Duane Eddy such as "Rebel Rouser", "Forty Miles Of Bad Road", "Some Kind-A Earthquake", "Shazam" and "Kommotion". Lee Hazlewood also wrote and produced records for other people including the transatlantic number one hit for Nancy Sinatra, "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" in 1966.

Answer: Seven Little Girls

"(Seven Little Girls) Sitting In The Back Seat" was written by Lee Pockriss/Bob Hilliard and peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 for Paul Evans in 1959. It peaked at number 25 on the UK singles chart the same year.

Paul Evans was born in Queens, New York, U. S. A., in 1938. He produced and appeared in his high school shows while attending the Andrew Jackson High School. He later won an engineering scholarship to Columbia University which he gave up to pursue a career in music. He had two more hits on the Billboard Top 20 with "Midnight Special" number 16 and "Happy-Go-Lucky-Me" number ten in 1960. The later song gave George Formby, one of the biggest UK stars of the '30s and '40s his only hit on the UK singles chart at number 40 in 1960, less than a year before his death of a heart attack.

He had a lot more success as co-writer of songs for other singers which included "When" The Kalin Twins (Evans/Reardon), "I Gotta Know" Elvis Presley (Evans/Williams), "Johnny Will" Pat Boone (Evans/Tobias), "Roses Are Red, My Love" Bobby Vinton (Evans/Byron) and "Let's Pretend" Lulu (Evans/Parnes).

Answer: Little Deuce Coupe

"Little Deuce Coupe" was written by R. Christian/B. Wilson. It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Beach Boys in 1963. It did not charted in the UK.

"Little Deuce Coupe" was recorded in June 1963 and it was first released as the B-Side of "Surfer Girl" which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. It did not chart in the UK. It was next released as track number six on the "Surfer Girl" album which peaked at number seven on the Billboard album chart in 1963. It peaked at number 13 on the UK album chart in 1967. It was then released as track one on the "Little Deuce Coupe" album which peaked at number four on the Billboard album chart in 1963. It did not chart in the UK.

On the record were Mike Love (lead vocals), David Marks (guitar), Brian Wilson (bass, piano, vocals), Carl Wilson (lead guitar, vocals) and Dennis Wilson (drums, vocals). The record was produced by Brian Wilson. Among cover versions of "Little Deuce Coupe" were a version by Jan & Dean on their album "Drag City" in 1963. It was also sung by Alvin and The Chipmunks in the 1984 episode "Carsick". The deuce coupe in question is the 1932 Model B Ford.

Answer: Dead Man's Curve

"Dead Man's Curve" was written by Berry/Christian/Kornfeld/Wilson. It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 for Jan & Dean in 1964. It did not chart in the UK.

Jan & Dean were Jan Berry, born William Jan Berry in Los Angeles, California, USA, in 1941 and Dean Torrencem born Dean Ormsby Torrence born in Los Angeles, California, USA, in 1940. Their first chart entry was "Jennie Lee" as Jan & Arnie which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958. After a name change to Jan & Dean they had a number ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Baby Talk". After this their doo-wop sound only gave them a number of minor hits. They hit the big time in 1963 during the surf music craze with "Surf City" which was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

In an ironic twist of fate in 1966, Jan Berry received severe head injuries when he crashed his Corvette into a parked truck. This happened near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard on Whittier Drive a short distance from Dead Man's Curve. He was in a coma for two months and had brain damage and partial paralysis.

Answer: Rubber Soul

"Drive My Car" was the first track on the UK album "Rubber Soul" by The Beatles. The album was number one for eight weeks on the UK Album chart and remained on the chart for 42 weeks.

"Rubber Soul" was the sixth UK album by The Beatles and their sixth consecutive UK number one album. The album was given its title by Paul McCartney after he had overheard someone describe Mick Jagger's singing as "Plastic Soul". For reasons known only to themselves, Capitol records removed a number of tracks from the original UK track listing for the US release of the album. The tracks removed were "Drive My Car", "Nowhere Man", "What Goes On" and "If I Needed Someone".

"Rubber Soul" was the first album by The Beatles not to feature their name on the front cover. It was also the first album by The Beatles on which Ringo Starr received a song writing credit, "What Goes On" was written by Lennon/McCartney/Starkey. The album was produced by George Martin who also played the piano on "In My Life" and the harmonium on "The Word".

Answer: This Wheel's On Fire

"This Wheels On Fire" was written by Bob Dylan/Rick Danko. It was a number five hit on the UK singles chart for Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity in 1968. It did not chart in the US.

Julie Driscoll was born in London, England, in 1947. Brian Auger was born in London, England, in 1939. Brian Auger formed The Steampacket in 1965 with Long John Baldry, Vic Briggs, Julie Driscoll and Rod Stewart; they never made the UK singles chart.

Along with their only hit on the UK singles chart single Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity recorded one album that made the UK album chart. "Open" reached number 12 in 1968.

Julie Driscoll recorded "This Wheel's On Fire" again with comedian Adrian Edmondson in the '90s as the theme tune to the BBC comedy series "Absolutely Fabulous" but she never hit the UK chart again.

Answer: Madness

"Driving In My Car" written by Mike Barson was a number four hit on the UK singles chart for Madness in 1982. It did not chart in the US.

Madness, a Ska based group from Camden Town, London, spent 214 weeks on the UK singles chart in the '80s. They had 14 Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart during that decade which included the number one single "House of Fun". They only had one Top 20 hit in the US when "Our House" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983.

The group was formed in 1976 as The North London Invaders, they then changed their name to Morris And The Minors before becoming Madness in 1979. Although there have been many personnel changes in the group the classic lineup of Madness was Mike Barson (keyboards, vibraphone, backing vocals), Mark Bedford (bass guitar), Chris Foreman (guitar), Graham "Suggs" McPherson (lead vocals), Chas Smash (acoustic guitar, bass guitar, dancing, harmonica, trumpet, backing vocals,), Lee Thompson (percussion, saxophone, backing vocals) and Daniel Woodgate (drums, percussion).

Answer: The Young Ones

"Hole In My Shoe" written by Dave Mason was a number two hit for Traffic on the UK singles chart in 1967. It did not chart in the US. It also peaked at number two on the UK singles chart for Neil in 1984. This version also did not chart in the US.

"The Young Ones" ran for 12 episodes from 1982 to 1984 on BBC2. It starred Nigel Planer as Neil, Adrian Edmondson as Vyvyan, Rik Mayall as Rick and Christopher Ryan as Mike. Comedian Alexei Sayle played various members of the Balowski family. A pilot with Nigel Planer for an American version was made but it was a flop.

The original Traffic lineup in 1967 was Jim Capaldi (drums, vocals), Dave Mason (guitar, vocals), Steve Winwood (vocals, keyboards, guitar) and Chris Wood (flute, keyboards, saxophone). The group disbanded for the first time in 1969. The group's co-founder songwriter Jim Capaldi went on to play with many other musicians including and had a number four hit on the UK singles chart with "Love Hurts" in 1975. The group's other co-founder Steve Winwood had two number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Higher Love" in 1986 and "Roll With It" in 1988. His biggest hit on the UK singles chart was "Higher Love" which peaked at number 13 in 1986.

Answer: Roy Orbison

"I Drove All Night" written by Billy Steinberg/Tom Kelly was a number six hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for Cyndi Lauper in 1989. It peaked at number seven on the UK singles chart the same year. Roy Orbison's version recorded in 1987, peaked at number seven on the UK singles chart in 1992. It did not chart in the US.

Cyndi Lauper was born Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper in Queens, New York City, New York, USA, in 1953. Her first US chart success was "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" which peaked at number two in 1984. She had released a version of Fleetwood Mac's "You Make Loving Fun" in 1977 but it failed to chart. She had eight Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1984 and 1989. This included two number one hits "Time After Time" (1984) and "True Colors" (1986).

Roy Orbison was born Roy Kelton Orbison in Vernon, Texas, USA, in 1936. He died of a heart attack in Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA, in 1988 aged 52. His first US chart hit was "Ooby Dooby" which peaked at number 59 in 1956. He had ten Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1960 and 1989. This included two number one hits "Running Scared" (1961) and "Oh, Pretty Woman" (1964).