Never Going Back Again Trivia Quiz

Answer: Andrea True Connection

"More, More, More" (1976) was written by Gregg Diamond and reached Number Four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and Number One on the Canadian (RPM) Top Singles chart. Andrea True (1943-2011) recorded the song in Jamaica while she was there filming a series of commercials. At the time, political instability in the country led to limits on non-Jamaicans taking earned money out of the country. Andrea True appeared in a number of adult films in the 1960s and 1970s.

"More, more, more / How do you like it? How do you like it?"

Answer: Boney M.

"Daddy Cool" (1976) also appeared on Boney M.'s 1976 album "Take the Heat off Me". Frank Farian and George Rayam wrote the song. The song includes the unusual percussion of the producer tapping his teeth with a pencil. "Daddy Cool" reached Number Six on the UK Singles chart and Number 18 on the Canadian Top Singles (RPM) chart. Several members of the group are originally from the Caribbean although many of the records have been produced in Europe.

"She's crazy like a fool / What about it Daddy Cool"

Answer: Chic

Nile Rodgers is the frontman for Chic, which goes back to 1972. The band was nominated in 2003, 2006-2009, 2011, 2013-2017. "Le Freak" (1978) was written by Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. The song came from the 1978 album "C'est Chic". The song reached Number One on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Top Singles (RPM) charts. The song is about the famed New York discotheque Studio 54 and was inspired by the experience of the songwriters when they were refused entry.

"Ah, freak out! / Le freak, c'est chic / Freak out!"

Answer: Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes

Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan wrote "Get Dancin'" (1974), which reached Number Eight on both the UK Singles and the Canadian Top Singles (RPM) charts. It was performed by Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes, which included Monti Rock III (who was Disco-Tex). Rock is a native of the Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City. The song appeared on the 1975 album "Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes Review."

"Here come D.J. Disco Tex / Truckin' with his Sex-O-Lettes / Get dancing (dancing, dancing)"

Answer: Yvonne Elliman

Yvonne Elliman performed the role of Mary Magdalene on the original concept album, original Broadway production and 1973 film version of "Jesus Christ Superstar". "If I Can't Have You" (1978) was written by the Bee Gees. Yvonne Elliman's version appeared on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. As a single, the song would reach Number One on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Top Singles (RPM) charts.

"If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby / If I can't have you, oh, oh, oh, oh"

Answer: First Choice

"Doctor Love" (1977) reached Number 41 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart but Number Eight on the US Dance chart. The song also appeared on the 1977 album "Delusions" and was written by Ron Tyson, Norman Harris, and Allan Felder. The original members of the group met in high school and performed in and around Philadelphia before taking off.

"Doctor Love, he can kill my every pain / He can make me well again"

Answer: Leif Garrett

Leif Garrett was known as a child actor before his musical career with supporting roles in "Family" and "The Odd Couple" along with other television shows and films. "I Was Made For Dancin'" (1978) also appeared on his 1978 album "Feel the Need". The song reached Number Two on the Australian Music Report and Number Four on the UK Singles chart. It was written by Michael Lloyd. Leif Garrett also performed this song on an episode of the television series "Wonder Woman".

"I was made for dancin' / All, all, all, all night long"

Answer: Heatwave

Heatwave keyboardist Rod Temperton wrote "Boogie Nights" (1976), which also appeared on the band's 1976 album "Too Hot to Handle". The song reached Number Two on both the UK Singles and US Billboard Hot 100 charts. "Boogie Nights" has also been covered by many groups and artists. Members of "Heatwave" were born in both North America (USA, Jamaica) and Europe (UK, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia).

"Boogie nights / Ain't no doubt we are here to party / Boogie nights / Come on now got to get it started"

Answer: Instant Funk

The full title of the 1978 single was "I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)". Knowing that the song also appeared on the 1976 album "Get Down With the Philly Jump" may have been a clue to the other part of the question. The song would reach Number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, but Number One on the US Dance chart.

"I got my mind made up / Come on you can get it"

Answer: Mick Jackson

Mick Jackson co-wrote the song along with his brother Dave Jackson and Elmar Krohn. "Blame It On the Boogie" reached Number 15 on the UK Singles chart and Number 61 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song would later be covered by several artists and bands including the Jackson 5 (no relation), who had a version that reached the Top Ten in several nations (though not the United States).

"Don't you blame it on sunshine / Don't blame it on moonlight / Don't blame it on good times / Blame it on the boogie"

Answer: KC & the Sunshine Band

"Get Down Tonight" (1975) would reach Number One on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Top Singles (RPM) charts. The song was written by Harry Wayne Casey (the KC of the band's name) and Richard Finch. The original title of the song was "What You Want Is What You Get". The band originated in Hialeah, FL and the term "Sunshine Band" was a reference to Florida, the "Sunshine State".

"Do a little dance / Make a little love / Get down tonight, get down tonight"

Answer: Lipps, Inc.

Steve Greenberg wrote "Funkytown" (1980) for Lipps Inc. The song appeared on their debut 1979 album "Mouth to Mouth". The song would reach Number One on the charts in over a dozen countries and could be considered one of the final hits of the disco era. Interestingly, the two videos released for "Funkytown" each feature someone else lip-syncing the vocals of Cynthia Johnson.

"A-won't you take me to Funkytown? / Won't you take me to Funkytown?"

Answer: Walter Murphy

The songwriters for this instrumental song are credited as Ludwig van Beethoven and Walter Murphy. The song would reach Number One on both the Canadian Top Singles (RPM) and US Billboard Hot 100 charts. "A Fifth of Beethoven" would later appear on an album of the same name, which was officially credited to Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band. Walter Murphy has also composed music for many movies and television shows, including "Family Guy".

This would be where I would put a sample of the lyrics, but "A Fifth of Beethoven" is an instrumental. I suggest that you listen to an online copy which will start with the opening notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, before going into Walter Murphy's reworking.

Answer: David Naughton

"Maknin' It", the television series, aired on ABC-TV in 1979. Cancelled after one season, the show focused on David Naughton's character who worked at an ice cream shop during the day and frequented the disco floor in the evening. Freddie Perren and Dino Perakis wrote the theme song, which was performed by Naughton. The song would reach Number Five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and Number 11 on the Canadian Top Singles (RPM) chart.

"Makin' it, oo makin' it / I'm solid gold / I've got the goods"

Answer: The Ohio Players

The Ohio Players were founded in 1959 as the Ohio Untouchables. The song appeared on the 1974 album "Fire", which reached Number One on the US Billboard 200 chart. The single reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot 100 and US Billboard Hot Soul Singles charts. The song was written by the members of the Ohio Players.

"Fire (Uh) (Uh) / Fire (It's all about) (Uh, uh) / Fire (Woo, woo, woo) / Fire"

Answer: Peaches & Herb

"Shake Your Groove Thing" (1978) reached Number Five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Top Singles (RPM) charts. It was written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren. The song was performed by Herb Fame (a native of Washington, DC) and Francine "Peaches" Hurd Barker along with Linda Greene. The song appeared on their 1978 album "2 Hot".

"Shake your groove thing, yeah, yeah / Show 'em how we do it now"

Answer: The Quick

"Sharks Are Cool, Jets Are Hot" (1979) was released by the British duo, The Quick (Colin Campsie and George McFarlane). The song would later appear on their 1981 album "On the Uptake". Campsie and McFarlane wrote the song along with Ivan Penfold. The single did not chart at the time of its release.

"Sharks are Cool, Jets are Hot / It's the rule"

Answer: Diana Ross

"Love Hangover" (1976) was written by Marilyn McLeod and Pam Sawyer. Also appearing on the 1975 album "Diana Ross", the song reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and Number Ten on the UK Singles chart. Before embarking on a solo career, Diana Ross had been a member of the highly successful group, The Supremes.

"Bad love, sweet love hangover / I don't want no cure / Sweet love, love hangover / Love hangover"

Answer: Santa Esmeralda

Originally written in 1964 by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott, and Sol Marcus, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (1977) was covered by Santa Esmeralda. The version that appeared on the group's 1977 album "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" ran for sixteen minutes. The single reached Number Seven on Australia's Kent Music Report. Members of Santa Esmeralda were from the US, France, and Spain.

"I'm just a soul whose intentions are good / Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood"

Answer: Tavares

The Tavares brothers' band was originally known as Chubby and the Turnpikes. "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" (1976) appeared on their 1976 album "Sky High". The single reached Number Four on the UK Singles chart and Number Nine on the Ireland Singles chart. The song was written by Freddie Perrin and Keri St. Lewis.

"Heaven must be missin' an angel / Missin' one angel, child, 'cause you're here with me right now"

Answer: USA--European Connection

Leza Holmes, Renne Johnson, and Sharon Williams were the vocalists for USA-European Connection and Boris Midney was the producer. "Come Into My Heart/Good Loving" reached Number One on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Boris Medley wrote the song. The length of the track was nearly fourteen and a half minutes.

"Come into my heart / Ah...wing to a feeling, tell me why?"

Answer: The Village People

"Y.M.C.A." (1978) reached Number One on the Canadian RPM Disco Singles chart and Number Two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also appeared on the 1978 album "Cruisin'". The song was written by Jacques Morali, Victor Willis, and Henri Belolo. The six classic characters were the construction worker, cowboy, biker, police officer, soldier, and Native American.

"You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find / Many ways to have a good time / It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A."

Answer: Barry White

Barry White formed the Love Unlimited Orchestra which frequently served him as backup for some of his work. "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" was written by White, Peter Radcliffe, and Tony Sepe. The single reached Number Two on the UK Singles and Us Billboard Hot 100 charts. The song was originally written as a country song in the 1950s and was re-written as a disco song with modified lyrics.

"You're all I'm living for / Your love I'll keep for evermore / You're the first, you're the last, my everything"

Answer: Karen Young

"Hot Shot" (1978) reached Number 67 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and Number 34 on the UK Singles chart. The song was written by Andrew Kahn and Kurt Borusiewicz and appeared on Karen Young's 1978 self-titled album. The album would reach Number 100 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

"Burn, I'm sitting home, / And I'm all alone, / And I don't hear no phone/ I need a hot shot"

Answer: Zulema

"Change" (1978) reached Number 46 on the US Billboard R&B chart. Zulema Cusseaux was a former member of Faith, Hope, and Charity. The song appeared on the 1978 album "Z-licious". Zulema herself wrote the song. The song and album were released on the Le Joint label.

"Keep on hearing we got to change/ We got to make this world"