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1. "Everybody was kung-fu fighting, those kicks were fast as lightning" got everybody on the dance floor back in 1974. But this Jamaican artist would not see the US Top 40 again, and only have paltry success compared to this hit that hit Number One in at least eleven countries. What artist was this?
2. "We get it on most every night, when that moon is big and bright" begins a rather overt song on the extracurricular activities of the group. "Dancing In the Moonlight" was a 1972 hit by a French-American group, making it to the Top 20 on Billboard. But they didn't reap much success past that. What was this group?
3. "I'm a friendly stranger in the black Sedan, won't you hop inside my car?" is the start of an in-your-face song from 1970 with a blistering horn section blaring over an intense vocalist. With a start like that, one would think many hits would follow, but this Billboard Number Two would be their only taste of the Top 40. "Vehicle" was the name of the song, what was the group?
4. "My pappy said, 'Son, you're gonna' drive me to drinkin' if you don't stop drivin' that Hot Rod Lincoln'" brings us into this country rockabilly song named after the referenced model of vehicle. A remake originally from 1955, this 1971 would be the most successful version of "Hot Rod Lincoln". But the group responsible would not see any more Top Ten hits. What group are we referring to?
5. Branching from the normal one-hit wonder process, this Dutch band actually had one top ten single in both the U.S. and Britain, but they were oddly not the same song. "Hocus Pocus", and its unusual yodeling vocal part, found the top ten in America in 1973, where "Sylvia" found the top five in Britain the same year. What was the name of this band, still a one hit wonder in each country?
6. "How long has this been going on?" This was the question asked in the one successful hit from 1974. Hailing from Britain, the major success beyond this hit would be the long term success of the lead singer. What is the name of the group name that brought us "How Long", a name that sounds like you could find it in a deck of cards?
7. "Please come to Boston for the springtime" begins this songwriter's hit from 1974. "Please Come to Boston" was one of a number of hits that this artist wrote that had commercial success, but all but one of them were sung by someone else. Who is this singer/songwriter, who is related to another singer/songwriter who hit it big in the 1970s also?
8. "She ain't got no money, her clothes are kinda funny" begins a love song by this artist in question. "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" was Number One in Britain, Top Five in the states, and led to talk of continued success. That success did not materialize, their lead singer departed, and things were different after that lustre wore off their single hit. Who was it that brought us "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"?
9. "I'd like to build the world a home and furnish it with love" begins this song that never was intended to be pop song. Originally "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" was a commercial jingle sung by this group, but then they dropped the product placement references, and they made it a hit on the radio. Several music acts did versions of the song with success, but who was the ORIGINAL group that performed it on the commercial, and also later on the radio?
10. "He was on his way home from Candletop" begins this storytelling song from 1973. "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" was hit given to this singer, at the time not known for being a singer. It reached Number One in the US and Canada. But with a steady gig already, she didn't quit her day job. Who was this performer who got a chance to weigh her options singing this hit?
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