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Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #36 Quiz

This is another in the series of rock lyrics quizzes with a twist. I dedicate this one to my older brother. Watch for the mystery word. Have fun and good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by miamisammy29. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
miamisammy29

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
177,161

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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2239

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "Hey, Joe, I said, where you goin' with that gun in your hand? I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady. You know, I caught her messin' around with another man." Hint

Pete Seeger

Kiss

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Question 2 of 10

2. "This here's a story 'bout Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue, two young lovers with nothing better to do, than sit around the house, get high and watch the tube." Hint

Fleetwood Mac

Steve Miller Band

The Band

Bob Dylan

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you, woo woo woo. What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson, Joltin' Joe has left and gone away, hey hey hey, hey hey hey." Hint

Dave Matthews Band

Simon and Garfunkel

Urge Overkill

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

4. "Wishin' on a falling star, waitin' for the early train. Sorry, boy, but I've been hit by purple rain. Aw, come on, Joe, you can always change your name. Thanks a lot, son, just the same." Hint

Rush

Prince

America

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Little Joe never once gave it away; everybody had to pay and pay. A hustle here and a hustle there; New York City's the place where they said, 'Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side.' I said, 'Hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side.'" Hint

Lou Reed

Peter Frampton

Ringo Starr

Steve Miller

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Trapped in a mine that had caved in, and everyone knew the only ones left were Joe and me and Tim. When they broke through to pull use free, the only ones left to tell the tale were Joe and me." Hint

Love and Rockets

The Buoys

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Deep Purple

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Take back Vanessa Redgrave, take back Joe Piscopo. Take back Eddie Murphy, and give 'em all some place to go." Hint

Bruce Springsteen

Cinderella

Tom Petty

The B-52's

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray, South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio. Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television, North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe." Hint

Chris Isaak

REM

Billy Joel

Foreigner

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Well, we meet Jill and Joe and brother Herr and the whole cool gang, ya know. They're rappin' here, they're rappin' there, but she's climbing on the wall. It's a clear case, Herr Kommissar, 'cause all the children know, they're all slidin' down into the valley, they're all slippin' on the same snow." Hint

The Tubes

After the Fire

The Boomtown Rats

Men Without Hats

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Question 10 of 10

10. Time once again for the mystery word. Without going back to peek, tell me: What one word was used in each of the nine previous lyrics?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Hey, Joe, I said, where you goin' with that gun in your hand? I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady. You know, I caught her messin' around with another man."

Answer: Jimi Hendrix Experience

"Hey Joe", from the album "Are You Experienced", originally released in 1967. This album also includes the tunes, "Purple Haze", "Foxy Lady", and "The Wind Cries Mary". This classic has been recorded by over 400 different artists, including the Byrds, Deep Purple, and Robert Plant, but Jimi's is the most famous.

2. "This here's a story 'bout Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue, two young lovers with nothing better to do, than sit around the house, get high and watch the tube."

Answer: Steve Miller Band

"Take the Money and Run", from the album "Fly Like An Eagle", originally released in 1976. This album also includes the tunes, "Serenade", "Rock 'N' Me", and "Wild Mountain Honey". As a child, Steve Miller received guitar lessons from the legendary Les Paul.

3. "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you, woo woo woo. What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson, Joltin' Joe has left and gone away, hey hey hey, hey hey hey."

Answer: Simon and Garfunkel

"Mrs. Robinson" was released in 1968 on the soundtrack to the movie, "The Graduate", starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. The Simon and Garfunkel tunes, "Scarborough Fair" and "Sounds of Silence" were also heard in the same movie, but these tunes had been released on previous Simon and Garfunkel albums. "Mrs. Robinson" was written especially for the film.

4. "Wishin' on a falling star, waitin' for the early train. Sorry, boy, but I've been hit by purple rain. Aw, come on, Joe, you can always change your name. Thanks a lot, son, just the same."

Answer: America

"Ventura Highway", from the album "Homecoming", originally released in 1972. This album also includes the tunes, "Saturn Nights", To Each His Own", and "Don't Cross the River". This song was inspired when guitarist Dan Peek got a flat tire on the Ventura Highway in California while vacationing with his family.

Answer: Lou Reed

"Walk on the Wild Side", from the album "Transformer", originally released in 1972. This album also includes the tunes, "Vicious", "Perfect Day", and "New York Telephone Conversation". "Walk on the Wild Side" tells the story of transvestites coming to the big city and becoming prostitutes.

Answer: The Buoys

"Timothy", from the album of the same name, originally released in 1972. This one hit wonder was written by Rupert Holmes ("The Pina Colada Song") and tells the tale of a mine cave-in where two of the remaining men have to eat the third man to survive. Great song.

7. "Take back Vanessa Redgrave, take back Joe Piscopo. Take back Eddie Murphy, and give 'em all some place to go."

Answer: Tom Petty

"Jammin' Me", from the album "Let Me Up, I've Had Enough", originally released in 1987. This album also includes the tunes, "Think About Me", "Runaway Trains", and the title track. This song was written by Petty, with the help of Bob Dylan, while perusing the current events in the newspaper.

8. "Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray, South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio. Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television, North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe."

Answer: Billy Joel

"We Didn't Start the Fire", from the album "Storm Front", originally released in 1989. This album also includes the tunes, "Downeaster Alexa", "Leningrad", and "I Go To Extremes". The handwritten lyrics to this song are in the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. Joel originally separated the events by decade, then broke them down into years. Each year is a new verse, beginning with 1949 and running through 1963.

The years 1964 through 1989 are bunched together in the last two verses.

Answer: After the Fire

"Der Kommissar", from After the Fire's self-titled debut album (sometimes titled "Der Kommissar", depending on the date of printing). This one-hit wonder was written and released in German by Falco (may he rest in peace). Falco had a string of dance hits in Germany, but his only American chart-topper was "Rock Me Amadeus", which reached Number One in 1986.

10. Time once again for the mystery word. Without going back to peek, tell me: What one word was used in each of the nine previous lyrics?

Answer: Joe

Hope you enjoyed it, Bro.

Source: Author miamisammy29

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