She Wants To Go Home Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd

"Sweet Home Alabama" a 1974 hit by Lynyrd Skynyrd can be heard on almost any radio channel devoted to classic rock. It has been used in numerous films including "Forrest Gump"(1994), "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003), and the 1997 film "Con Air". Three members of the band, including the lead singer, along with three others were killed when their plane crashed in a Mississippi forest in 1977. Those who survived were very seriously injured. Ironically, none of the members of the band were from Alabama.

Answer: Dr. Brewster M. Higley and Daniel E. Kelley

One of the classic western songs in the U.S. is "Home on the Range" with lyrics written by Dr. Brewster M. Higley and the music written by his friend Daniel E. Kelley. The song was actually a poem that was modified and set to music. This iconic song has been recorded by numerous singers including Neil Young, Willie Nelson, and Frank Sinatra. It is also the official state song of Kansas.

Answer: Carrie Underwood

Country singer Carrie Underwood has won numerous awards for her music. One of the most successful country singers of her time and she was involved in the writing of the song "Temporary Home". This song attempts to remind the listener that their lives here on earth are just temporary, as are their burdens. It is a song of hope and future happiness.

Answer: Mama I'm Coming Home

All of these titles were covered by the remarkable voice of Elvis Presley, other than "Mama I'm Comin Home" which was a hit for English heavy metal singer, Ozzy Osbourne in 1991. It is a song to his wife (Mama), about how life is going to change now that he is retiring. It is probably one of the most touching songs by this heavy metal master.

Answer: Subterranean Homesick Blues

"Subterranean Homesick Blues" was Bob Dylan's first Top 40 hit in the U.S. It was made it to the Top 10 on the singles charts in the United Kingdom. This was one of Dylan's earliest songs performed in an electric rock style. As with many songs of the time, it is a melody about drugs, politics, racism and war.

The 1958 Jack Kerouac novel "The Subterraneans" is believed to be the inspiration for the song title.

Answer: Hank Williams Sr.

Hank Williams Sr. was one of country music's most influential singers. His song "A Home in Heaven" was basically a comment about no matter how nice or how meager your home on earth is, it will not compare to your home in heaven. Williams wrote the song and then recorded it with his then wife Audrey Williams.

The photo is part of his tombstone and under the large white cowboy hat are the words Luke the Drifter. Some people find this gospel song to be one of William's hidden treasures.

Answer: Shep and the Limelites

The short-lived group known as Shep and the Limelites were one of the first successful doo-wop groups in early rock. The song is about a lover who has come home to stay. He has changed his ways and realized what he was in danger of loosing. It was the group's biggest hit and can still occasionally be heard on radio stations that feature 60s music.

Answer: Take Me Home Tonight

"Take Me Home Tonight" hit the charts in 1986 and garnered pop rock singer Eddy Money a Grammy nomination for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance". The song was performed as a duet with female singer Ronnie Spector of the group "The Ronettes". It was the lead single on Money's album "Can't Hold Back", and is usually thought of as one of his greatest hits.

Answer: Porcupine Tree

This song is a comment on what society is losing as technology takes over our lives. Social interactions are more likely to take place online than in person. It asks just how vulnerable are we making ourselves by letting technology take over day to day aspects of our lives.

The loss of a cell phone can lead to a time of deep stress until the phone is replaced. Porcupine Tree is an English psychedelic rock band with progressive metal overtones. This song is a warning...will we listen?

Answer: Green, Green Grass of Home

"Green, Green Grass of Home" was a big hit in 1965 when released by country singer Porter Wagner. It topped the charts in 1966 when recorded by pop singer Tom Jones. Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Bare also released their versions around the same times. The lyrics of the song start out as if an older man has just returned to his childhood home that he has not seen in years. Suddenly, the song abruptly switches and the singer realizes that he was only dreaming of going home.

He is actually a death row inmate awaiting execution and that he will only be going home to be buried in the towns cemetery.