Song Titles Featuring Male Names Quiz

Answer: 1910 Fruitgum Company

1910 Fruitgum Company's "Simon Says" made the US Top Ten in 1968. Guitarist Frank Jeckell composed the song that was inspired from a candy bar wrapper he found in his house. Jeckell's name was prominent in the name of the band when it was formed as Jeckell and The Hydes in 1965. They changed their name before recording "Simon Says" and after the success of the song they began opening for the Beach Boys on tour.
They released follow up singles including "Indian Giver", "1, 2, 3, Red Light", "Goody, Goody Gumdrops" and "May I Take a Giant Step".
In 1970 "Go Away" was their last single release as the Bubble Gum music phase was fading out.
"Yummy Yummy Yummy" was a hit by The Ohio Express. The Lemon Pipers had a hit with "Green Tambourine" and The Archies released Bubble Gum songs such as "Sugar Sugar".

Answer: Rod Stewart

"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" and "The First Cut Is the Deepest" were other releases from Rod Stewart's "A Night on the Town" album. The LP was Rod Stewart's seventh album and featured cover art is based on Renoir's painting "Bal du moulin de la Galette". Rod is dressed in a similar outfit as the other subjects within the painting.
Rod wrote "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" about a person who was killed in New York.
"Show Me the Way" was a Peter Frampton release in 1976. Elton John and Kiki Dee topped the US charts in 1967 with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". "Suffragette City" and "Stay" were 1976 singles by David bowie.

Answer: Frankie and Johnny

"Johnny B. Goode" was a 1958 Top Ten for Chuck. "Bye Bye Johnny" was released in 1960 and he released "Anthony Boy" in 1959.
In 1955 Chuck broke into the US Top Ten with "Maybellene". He followed up with songs featuring girls' names over the years such as "Carol" (1958), "Beautiful Delilah" (1958) and "Nadine" (1964).
Sam Cooke was one of over 250 artists to release a rendition of "Frankie and Johnny". "Frankie and Johnny" was also the title of an Elvis Presley movie released in 1966 that paired Elvis with Donna Douglas from "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962).

Answer: Larry

"Hats Off to Larry" was one of three Top Ten singles released by Del Shannon. He topped the charts with his first release, "Runaway", in 1961. Three years later he reached the US Number Nine slot with "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)".
Del's last US Top Forty release came in 1981 with "Sea of Love".
When he released a version of Lennon and McCartney's "From Me to You" in 1963 it became the first Lennon and McCartney composition to appear on the US Pop charts. When the single was released by Del Shannon the songwriting was attributed to "McCartney/Lennon". It would be the last time "McCartney/Lennon" was used before they changed to "Lennon/McCartney".

Answer: Beverly Hills Cop

In addition to "Axel F" "Beverly Hills Cop" spawned a number of hit singles including "Neutron Dance" by The Pointer Sisters, "New Attitude" and "Stir It Up" from Patti LaBelle and "The Heat is On" by Glenn Frey.
Although Harold Faltermeyer composed the score for the movie the only studio release by him from the score was "Axel F" featuring two tracks from the score on the "flip side".
"Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams and "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins were among the songs featured in "Footloose". "Bachelor Party" starred Tom Hanks, and Tawny Kitaen. Bob Seger's song, "Roll Me Away", was one of the songs featured on "Reckless".

Answer: I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)

"Grow Some Funk of Your Own/I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" was a double-sided single release from Elton's 1976 "Rock of the Westies" album.
"A Song for Richard and his Friends" was a political song released by Chicago. The Yardbirds released "An Original Man (A Song for Keith)" after singer Keith Relf's accidental death. Golden Earring recorded "Just Like Vince Taylor".

Answer: Martha and the Vandellas

In 1963 Martha and the Vandellas made the US Top Ten with "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" and followed up with the Number Eight "Quicksand" the same year. The closest they came to topping the charts was when "Dancing in the Street" reached Number Two in 1964. "Jimmy Mack" was the last single released before their named changed to Martha Reeves and The Vandellas.

They never broke the Top Ten after "Jimmy Mack" and disbanded in 1973 when Motown relocated to Los Angeles and Reeves decided to pursue a solo career. In 1960 The Marvelettes scored Tamla's first US Number One hit, "Please Mr. Postman".

In 1964 The Velvettes released "Needle in a Haystack". In 1964 The Supremes had their first chart-topper with "Where Did Our Love Go".

Answer: Anne Murray

"Danny's Song" was written for Kenny's brother Danny on the event of his son's birth. It was included on Loggins and Messina's first album, "Sittin' In".
In 1972 Anne Murray released the song as a single from her "Danny's Song" album and it reached the Top Ten the following year. Her version led to a Grammy nomination but "Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack took home the award.
"Cook with Honey" was a US 1973 Top Forty song by Judy Collins. Helen Reddy took "Delta Dawn" to Number One the same year. Donna Fargo had a Country crossover hit in 1973 with the Number Five release, "Funny Face".

Answer: Sounds of Silence

In 1964 a version of "Sounds of Silence" was recorded for Simon and Garfunkel's "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." acoustic album. The album did not attract interest so Columbia Records added studio musicians who gave the song an electric Folk feel and re-released it.

When the remixed version of "Sounds of Silence" topped the charts Simon and Garfunkel recorded additional tunes with electric backing and released their "Sounds of Silence" album. The album also contained "I am a Rock". "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was not released until 1970.

The 1966 "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" album contained their "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" and "Homeward Bound" singles. In 1968 the duo's "Bookends" LP contained "Mrs. Robinson". Both "Sounds of Silence" and "Mrs. Robinson" were used on the soundtrack of "The Graduate" in 1967.

Answer: Don McLean

"Vincent" was the second single released from McLean's 1971 "American Pie" album.
Don attended Villanova University for a short time and became friends with Jim Croce before dropping out. After leaving college McLean toiled in such New York venues as The Bitter End and the Gaslight Cafe during the mid-sixties and also appeared at the Newport Folk Festival.
He relocated to California where he was signed signed with the Mediarts label after over 30 labels rejected his efforts. United Artists Records assumed Mediarts and released "American Pie" in 1971.
James Taylor released "Country Road" in 1971. "I Hear You Knockin'" went to Number Four for Dave Edmunds. Donnie Elbert took "Where Did Our Love Go" to number 15 in 1971.