My Wardrobe Is Alive With The Sound Of Music Quiz

Answer: Blue

"Blue Suede Shoes" written and sung by Carl Perkins was stuck at number two for four weeks on the US pop chart in 1956. It reached number 10 on the UK chart the same year.

"Blue Suede Shoes" was the first of five hits on the US chart for Carl Perkins but his only hit on the UK chart. A version of the song by Elvis Presley reached number 20 on the US pop chart in 1956 and number nine on the UK chart the same year.

Answer: A White Sport Coat

"A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)", written and sung by Marty Robbins was a number two hit on the US pop chart and a number one hit on the Billboard country chart in 1957. It did not chart in the UK.

Johnny Desmond had a number 62 hit with the song on the US pop chart also in 1957, it did not chart in the UK. The King Brothers had a number six hit with the song on the UK chart in 1957, it did not chart in the US. Terry Dene had a number 18 hit with the song on the UK chart the same year, it did not chart in the US.

Answer: My Hat

Del Shannon had a number five hit on the US pop chart with "Hats Off To Larry" in 1961. It reached number six on the UK chart the same year.

Del Shannon became one of my first musical heroes when I saw his film slot in the UK movie "It's Trad Dad" ("Ring-A-Ding Rhythm" in the US) in 1962. I am in good company with Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne who were both fans of his music and later worked with him.

Answer: Right Said Fred

Right Said Fred had a number two hit on the UK chart with "I'm Too Sexy" in 1991. It was number one for three weeks on the US pop chart in 1992.

Right Said Fred are named after the UK comedy record "Right Said Fred" by Bernard Cribbins, a UK number 10 hit in 1962. They are brothers Richard Fairbrass and Fred Fairbrass and Rob Manzoli who left the trio in 1997. Right Said Fred were the first UK act to have a US number one hit with their first chart hit since The Beatles achieved it with "I Want To Hold Your Hand" in 1964.

Answer: Collar

Connie Francis had a number five hit on the US pop chart with "Lipstick On Your Collar" in 1959. It reached number three on the UK chart the same year.

Connie Francis (Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero) was the top US charting female singer from the late '50s to the mid-'60s. She had 16 Top 10 hits between 1958 and 1962 which included three number one hits. She also starred in four movies.

Answer: Baggy

Madness had a number three hit on the UK chart with "Baggy Trousers" in 1980. It did not chart in the US.

Madness are a pop/ska group from Camden Town a district of the UK capital city London. They were formed in 1976 and have had a varying number of members over the years. They were the most charting group on the UK chart in the '80s but only had one number one hit with "House Of Fun" in 1982.

Answer: Homburg

Procol Harum had a number six hit on the UK chart with "Homburg" in 1967. It reached number 34 on the US pop chart the same year.

After their iconic "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" (their only US Top 10 hit) and "Homburg", Procol Harum never reached the UK Top 10 again. They were formed in 1967 by lead singer Gary Brooker, who as the leader of The Paramounts had a number 35 hit with "Poison Ivy" in 1964. They were named Procol Harum by their manager Guy Stevens after a friend's Burmese cat.

Answer: Jeans

David Dundas (Lord David Paul Nicholas Dundas, the son of the 3rd Marquess of Zetland) had a number three hit on the UK chart with "Jeans On" in 1976. It reached number 17 on the US pop chart in 1977.

The Swinging Blue Jeans had a number two hit on the UK chart with "Hippy Hippy Shake" in 1963. It reached number 24 on the US pop chart in 1964. They were playing skiffle music in the '50s and early '60s but changed styles and jumped on the Merseybeat bandwagon. They fell off again after two Top 10, one Top 20 and two minor hits on the UK chart.

Answer: These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

Nancy Sinatra had a number one for one week on the US pop chart with "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" in 1966. It was number one for four weeks on the UK chart the same year.

Written by Duane Eddy's producer Lee Hazlewood "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" was inspired by a line spoken by Frank Sinatra in the 1963 movie "4 For Texas". The movie a comedy western, starred Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ursula Andress, Charles Bronson and one of my favourite character actors Jack Elam.

Answer: Prince

Prince had a number two hit on the US pop chart with "Raspberry Beret" in 1985. It reached number 25 on the UK chart the same year.

Prince was born Prince Rogers Nelson in 1958. In 1993 he changed his name to a symbol (love symbol #2) and was then known as The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. In 2000 he announced that he would once again be known as Prince. I hope he doesn't change his mind again because I am getting confused. Prince was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.