Second Lines of Classic Rock Songs Quiz

Answer: Long Time

It's been such a Long Time
I think I should be goin', yeah
Time doesn't wait for me
It keeps on rollin'

This was written by Tom Scholz and performed by Boston on their debut album.
Along with the lead-in instrumental "Foreplay", this song is one of the most difficult for me not to crank up the volume when it comes on.

Answer: Riders On the Storm

Riders on the Storm
Riders on the Storm
Into this house we're born
Into this world we're thrown

Written by Jim Morrison, Robby Kreiger, Ray Manzarek and John Densmore who are collectively The Doors, it was inspired by the song '(Ghost) Riders In The Sky'. This was the last recorded song by The Doors before Morrison's death.

Answer: Movin' On

Movin' on
From town to town
I'm alone
And on my own

Written by Ron West and performed by Missouri on their self titled debut album, 'Movin' On' was re-recorded for their second album 'Welcome Two Missouri' without the original intro.
The band split up after two albums.

Answer: Money

Money
Get away
You get a good job with good pay and you're OK

The band is Pink Floyd, the album: "The Dark Side of the Moon". The album explores many fears and concerns of Mankind. The song "Money" is about greed. It achieved the 13th spot on US charts after its release.

Answer: Back in Black

I'm Back in Black
I hit the sack
I've been too long
I'm glad to be back

AC/DC, the kings of hard rock with their album "Back in Black". This was the first album with new lead vocalist Brian Johnson after the death of Bonn Scott.

Answer: Something

Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover

Written by George Harrison and performed by the Beatles on "Abbey Road". Harrison was vastly underrated and ignored as a songwriter, but his work on the later Beatles albums and his subsequent solo career got him well deserved attention.

Answer: Slow Ride

Slow Ride; Take it easy
Slow Ride; Take it easy
Slow Ride; Take it easy
Slow Ride; Take it easy
I'm in the mood
The rhythm is right
Move to the music
We can roll all night

Written by 'Lonesome' Dave Peverett and performed by Foghat for the album "Fool For the City", "Slow Ride" was their most popular song. Sadly, Dave Peverett passed away in 2000, but Foghat rolls on, one of the best live bands I have seen.
I last saw their remnants in a bowling alley in Robinson, Illinois. But they can still play!

Answer: Hey Joe

Hey Joe
Where you goin' with that gun in your hand?

The song is a rather disturbing story of a man who shot his wife and is running to Mexico. "Hey Joe" was written in 1962 by Billy Roberts. The song probably was influenced heavily by other folk songs of the 1950s. The most popular version was recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1966. It was the last song performed at Woodstock.

Answer: Rock and Roll

It's been a long time since I rock and rolled
It's been a long time since I did the stroll

Although fans have given Led Zeppelin's fourth album many titles including "IV", "Four Sticks" and "Zoso", the album was untitled. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham all shared writing credit for the song.

Answer: Nights in White Satin

Nights in White Satin
Never reaching the end
Letters I've written
Never meaning to send

When it was re-released in 1972 it achieved number two on US charts. Many versions shortened the song by cutting out the spoken poem "Late Lament" toward the end of the song. Justin Hayward wrote the song when he was 19. Graeme Edge wrote "Late Lament". They were members of The Moody Blues along with John Lodge, Mike Pender and Ray Thomas.