Questionable Songs II. (Each title is a question) Quiz

Answer: Lonnie Donegan

Glasgow native Lonnie Donegan released this "classic" over half a century ago. When it was released in the U.K. it climbed to the third spot on the British Singles chart. In 1961, the U.S.A.'s Dot Records released, "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?"), and it peaked at number five on the "Billboard Hot 100".
Later (in 2000) it was track 12 on Donegan's album, "King of Skiffle".

Chew on some more of Lonnie Donegan's signature song:
"Can you catch it on your tonsils?
Can you heave it left and right?
Does your chewing gum lose its flavour
On the bedpost overnight"?

Hope you didn't get stuck on that one.

Answer: Tina Turner

Tina Turner has entertained fans around the globe for more than five decades. As of 2014, she had won eight Grammy Awards, including one for Record of the Year, the aforementioned, "What's Love Got To Do With It"? (1985). For years she was half of "Ike and Tina Turner" (Ike being her hubby from 1962-1978). Together they turned out hits including "Proud Mary" which was a top five "Billboard" hit in 1971.
Tina Turner has racked-up sales of over 200 million singles and albums worldwide.
"Rolling Stone" magazine had her at number 63 on their list of The Hundred Greatest Artists of All-Time.
Tina Turner was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

Here's a bit more of Tina Turner's chart topping song:
"I've been taking on a new direction
But I have to say
I've been thinking about my own protection
It scares me to feel this way

What's love got to do, got do with it
What's love but a sweet old fashioned notion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken"?

Answer: Michael Bolton

American singer Michael Bolton, born Michael Bolotin (February 26, 1953) was the artist who did it. In a career that has lasted over four decades, he has had a number of Top 40 hits, including "Only a Woman Like You" (2002), which reached number five on the "Billboard Adult Contemporary List". His other Number One "Billboard Hot 100" chart-topper was "When a Man Loves A Woman" (1991).
Bolton who has enjoyed sales of over 75 million albums and singles across the globe has recorded over 15 albums and three dozen singles.

Some more of Michael Bolton's questionable lyrics, for your "listening" pleasure:
"So tell me all about it
Tell me 'bout the plans you're makin'
Oh tell me one thing more before I go
Tell me how am I supposed to live without you
Now that I've been lovin' you so long"

(Another popular release of "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You"? came from New York born songstress Laura Branigan, who took it to number 12 on the "Billboard" chart in 1989).

Answer: The Supremes

The Supremes were one of the greatest groups from Motown, or any other town for that matter. They began as a group of Detroit singers originally known as the Primettes (1959). By the end of the Supremes 18 year run, they had released more than 70 albums and 60 singles. Twelve of their singles topped the "Billboard Hot 100" chart, including "Baby Love", and "Come See About Me".
The Supremes were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.

Here's some more of their "Supremely" plaintive song:
"You came into my heart
So tenderly
With a burning love
That stings like a bee

Baby, baby
Where did our love go?
Don't you want me
Don't you want me no more"?

Answer: The Young Rascals

Eddie Bangati (lead vocalist) and Felix Cavaliere (keyboardist) co-wrote The Little Rascals biggest hit. The quartette which was rounded out by guitarist Gene Cornish with Dino Danelli on drums took, "How Can I be Sure"? to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 list in 1967.
A few of their other hits were: "Good Lovin" (1966), "Groovin" (1967), and "People Got To Be Free" (1968).
The Young Rascals were inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.

More questions, still no answers:
"How's the weather?
Whether or not, we're together
Together we'll see it much better
I love you, I love you forever
You know where I can be found

How can I be sure
In a world that's constantly changing?
How can I be sure?
I'll be sure with you"

Answer: Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt, a native of The Grand Canyon State, was born July 15, 1946 in Tucson, AZ. She was a member of The Stone Poneys (not Ponies) from 1966-1968, and they had one big hit, "Different Drum", which reached number 13 on the "Billboard Hot 100" list (1967).
Ms. Ronstadt embarked on what would turn out to be a sensational solo career in 1969. She churned out hit after hit including, "You're No Good" (1975), "Blue Bayou" (1977), and "It's So Easy" (1977), all of which were Top Five hits on "Billboard".
Linda Ronstadt who recorded more than two dozen albums and over 60 singles, was the recipient of 11 Grammy Awards.
Ms. Ronstadt announced her retirement in 2011, as the result of Parkinson's Disease which left her unable to sing.

...some more of "When Will I be Loved"?:
"I've been put down
I've been pushed 'round
When will I be loved"?

Oh, I've been cheated
Been mistreated
When will I be loved?
When will I be loved?
Tell me, when will I be loved"?

Interesting note: "When Will I Be loved" was written by Phil Everly, of The Everly Brothers.

Answer: Tom Jones

Born Thomas Jones Woodward, June 7, 1940 in Glamorgan, Wales, Tom Jones became one of the most popular singers ever to hail from Wales. In a career that began in 1963, he released over 80 albums and more than 100 singles.
A few of his most popular numbers included, "It's Not Unusual" (1965), "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (1967), and "Delilah" (1968).
Tom Jones' most successful single in the U.S. was "She's A Lady" (1971), which reached number two on the "Billboard Hot 100" list.

Here's meow, er, I mean, more:
"Pussycat, pussycat
You're delicious and if my wishes can all come true
I'll soon be kissing your sweet little pussycat lips

Pussycat, pussycat, I love you, yes, I do
You and your pussycat lips, you and your pussycat eyes
You and your pussycat nose"

Interesting note: In 2006 Tom Jones was knighted by Her Highness, Queen Elizabeth II.

Answer: Rod Stewart

In a career spanning over a half-century, Rod Stewart (born January 10, 1945), has released more than 50 albums, 65 music videos, 145 singles and sold over 100 million records . "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy"? reached Number One in the U.K. in December, 1978, and was at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100" chart for four weeks in February, 1979. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy"?, which won Stewart a Grammy Award, was listed at number 308 on "Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time (2004). A few of his other best sellers include, "Maggie May" (1971), "Tonight's the Night", and "Have I Told You Lately (That I Love You)?" (1993).

Read a bit more before you make your judgement:
"If you want my body and you think I'm sexy
Come on sugar let me know
If you really need me just reach out and touch me
Come on honey tell me so, tell me so baby"

So what's your verdict, da ya think he's sexy?

Answer: The Shirelles

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" made history as the first "Billboard" chart topper recorded exclusively by members of the fairer sex. Those Shirelles were made up of Doris Coley, Micki Harris, Beverly Lee, and Shirley Owens. At the top of their game, from the late '50s to the early '70s, The Shirelles recorded over
80 singles including, "Soldier Boy", "Dedicated to the One I Love", "Baby It's You", and "Tonight's the Night", all of which cracked the "Billboard" Top Ten.
The Shirelles took their rightful place in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

More hopeful questions:
"Is this a lasting treasure
Or just a moment's pleasure?
Can I believe the magic of your sighs?
Will you still love me tomorrow"?

"I'd like to know that your love
Is love I can be sure of
So tell me now, and I won't ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow"?

Answer: The Three Degrees

"When Will I see You Again"? would prove to be The Three Degrees only big hit. Between 1974-2009, they released two dozen albums and over 50 singles. Only one other cracked the "Billboard Hot 100", "Maybe" (1970), a re-release from four years earlier.
In four decades plus, more than a dozen young ladies comprised The Three Degrees (but never more than a trio at one time).
The Three Degrees who hit it big-time with "When Will I See You Again"? were Fayette Pinkney, Valerie Holiday, and Shelia Ferguson.

A final trip back to 1974:
"When will I see you again?
When will we share precious moments?
Will I have to wait forever?
Will I have to suffer and cry the whole night through"?