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10 Questions about Opening Lyrics | Music

Choose the correct title for each song's opening lyrics. Songs are from the 50s to the 90s, and were all US number one hits at the time.

A multiple-choice quiz by AlexT781. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
AlexT781

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4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
393,582

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. 1959. What song begins with these spoken words: "These are the times that try men's souls. In the course of our nation's history the people of Boston..."? Hint

I Fought the Law

The M.T.A.

I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent

The Frightened City

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the 1965 song beginning with these lyrics: "The eastern world, it is explodin', violence flarin', bullets loadin'"? Hint

Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)

Eve of Destruction

I'd Love to Change the World

Machine Gun

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Fighting soldiers from the sky/Fearless men who jump and die" are the beginning lyrics to which 1966 Hot 100 number one? Hint

Ballad of the Green Berets

Paint it Black

Sky Pilot

The Unknown Soldier

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1970, a fictional band reached number one on the Hot 100 chart with what song starting with these lyrics: "I'm sleeping and right in the middle of a good dream"? Hint

Dream Lover

I Woke Up In Love This Morning

Dream Weaver

I Think I Love You

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Question 5 of 10

5. Another Hot 100 number one for 1979 began with these lyrics: "I was tired of my lady, we'd been together too long" What is the name of the song? Hint

Margaritaville

Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

Weekend Lover

Let's Get Crazy Tonight

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Question 6 of 10

6. 1980 ushered in a Hot 100 hit beginning with these lines: "What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?" Name the song. Hint

It's Still Rock and Roll to Me

You're So Vain

Uptown Girl

Nice Threads

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Shake it up is all that we know, using the bodies up as we go" begin what 1984 Hot 100 number one? Hint

Shake it Up

Girls on Film

Physical

Out of Touch

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1987, which song reached number one on the Hot 100 with these lyrics: "I have climbed the highest mountain/I have run through the fields/only to be with you"? Hint

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

I Can Dream About You

Someday the Sun Won't Shine for You

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1991, this song reached number one on the Hot 100. Beginning with "Saying 'I love you' is not the words I want to hear from you", can you remember the song's title? Hint

Take My Breath Away

When a Man Loves a Woman

Higher Love

More Than Words

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Question 10 of 10

10. This 1993 power ballad opened with these lines: "And I would do anything for love, I'd run right into hell and back". Chose the correct name of the song. Hint

It's All Coming Back to Me Now

Bat Out of Hell

I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)

Not a Dry Eye in the House

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 1959. What song begins with these spoken words: "These are the times that try men's souls. In the course of our nation's history the people of Boston..."?

Answer: The M.T.A.

Written in 1949, the song was originally recorded for Walter O'Brien, a mayoral candidate for Boston. In the Kingston Trio's version, the name of the man who never returned was changed to Charlie.

2. What is the name of the 1965 song beginning with these lyrics: "The eastern world, it is explodin', violence flarin', bullets loadin'"?

Answer: Eve of Destruction

There have been dozens of covers and remakes of "Eve of Destruction", but it was Barry McGuire's version that reached number one in 1965.

3. "Fighting soldiers from the sky/Fearless men who jump and die" are the beginning lyrics to which 1966 Hot 100 number one?

Answer: Ballad of the Green Berets

The song, written by Army Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler, a Special Forces medic, was one of very few pro-military songs during the Vietnam War. It stayed at number one for five weeks and sold nine million copies.

4. In 1970, a fictional band reached number one on the Hot 100 chart with what song starting with these lyrics: "I'm sleeping and right in the middle of a good dream"?

Answer: I Think I Love You

"I Think I Love You" reached number one in December, 1970, and sold five million copies. The album on which it appears, "The Partridge Family Album", was certified gold by the RIAA. It was the third song to reach number one for a band that didn't actually exist. The first two were The Chipmunks and The Archies.

5. Another Hot 100 number one for 1979 began with these lyrics: "I was tired of my lady, we'd been together too long" What is the name of the song?

Answer: Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

Sung by Rupert Holmes, the song at first slowly rose up the Billboard charts because nobody could remember the song's actual name, which was just "Escape" at the time. Holmes subsequently changed the name to "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" and it then quickly rose to number one.

6. 1980 ushered in a Hot 100 hit beginning with these lines: "What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?" Name the song.

Answer: It's Still Rock and Roll to Me

As a single from Billy Joel's "Glass Houses", it spent two weeks at number one and stayed in the top ten for a total of eleven weeks. The single was certified Gold just two months after release, eventually earning Platinum certification.

7. "Shake it up is all that we know, using the bodies up as we go" begin what 1984 Hot 100 number one?

Answer: Out of Touch

The song, by Hall & Oates, stayed at number one for two weeks in 1984. It was the group's 14th consecutive Top 40 hit, but "Out of Touch" would become their last number one song.

8. In 1987, which song reached number one on the Hot 100 with these lyrics: "I have climbed the highest mountain/I have run through the fields/only to be with you"?

Answer: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

U2's second consecutive number one single appeared on their "Joshua Tree" album. There are two "official" videos for the song. The one that was played on television was filmed in Las Vegas. The other was filmed at the Greater Calvary Baptist Church in Harlem, accompanied by the church's choir. The live performance with the choir was released on the album "Rattle and Hum" in 1988.

9. In 1991, this song reached number one on the Hot 100. Beginning with "Saying 'I love you' is not the words I want to hear from you", can you remember the song's title?

Answer: More Than Words

Sung by the group Extreme, "More Than Words" entered the Hot 100 charts at a lowly 81, but eventually made it to number one. The band, primarily a metal band, began to resent the song because audiences kept expecting to hear it during concerts.

10. This 1993 power ballad opened with these lines: "And I would do anything for love, I'd run right into hell and back". Chose the correct name of the song.

Answer: I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)

The song, performed by Meat Loaf, went to number one in 28 countries. It sold about 1.5 million copies in the US alone, with another 750,000 in the UK. It remained number one for five weeks.

Source: Author AlexT781

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