Song Titles Involving the Word "Blind" Quiz

Answer: Etta James

Etta James recorded "I'd Rather Go Blind" in Muscle Shoals at the Fame Studios for her "Tell Mama" LP. Although songwriting credits went to Ellington Jordan and Billy Foster, Etta James has claimed that she wrote the lyrics to the song.
Her breakout song with Chess Records was "At Last". Since "At Last" and "I'd Rather Go Blind" were released in the early sixties James has released over 50 singles from 30 albums.
Koko Taylor became known for her recording of Willie Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle". In 1967 Denise LaSalle signed with Chess Records but her biggest hit came with Westbound Records in 1971 with "Trapped By A Thing Called Love". Big Maybelle had success with a song called "Candy" in 1956.

Answer: Styx

"Paradise Theater" was the tenth studio album from Styx and their only US Number One album. "The Best of Times" was a Number Three US single from the album and "Too Much Time on My Hands" was a Top Ten single. Dennis DeYoung and James Young wrote "Snowblind" and guitarist Tommy Show sang lead vocals. The song ended up on flip side of "Mr. Roboto" from their "Kilroy was Here" LP.
Tipper Gore's organization, PMRC, claimed that satanic lyrics could be heard when "Snowblind" was played backwards. Styx keyboardist Dennis DeYoung countered in an interview on "In the Studio" that "We have enough trouble making these records sound right forward".
The J. Geils Band had a 1981 hit with "Centerfold". In 1980 "Keep on Loving You" from the "Hi Infidelity" LP was Reo Speedwagon's first US Number One hit. In 1981 "Turn Me Loose" was the first Top Forty release by Loverboy in the US.

Answer: Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath recorded a song titled "Snowblind" on their 1972 "Black Sabbath Vol. 4" album.
"Blind" was recorded by Lifehouse in 2005 and was the second single from their third album, "Lifehouse".
"Blind" was the first single from Korn's self-titled 1994 debut album.
Organist Jon Lord wrote "Blind", recorded on Deep Purple's 1969 third album titled "Deep Purple", also referred to as "Deep Purple III". In 1972 "When a Blind Man Cries" was the B-side of the band's single, "Never Before".

Answer: False

In 1967 "Up, Up and Away" peaked at Number Seven, becoming The Fifth Dimension's first US Top Ten Hit. "Sweet Blindness" topped out at Number 13 the following year. In 1969 the group topped the charts with the medley, "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" from the musical, "Hair" and topped the charts again the same year with "Wedding Bell Blues".
Laura Nyro composed "Sweet Blindness" and included the song on her 1968 "Eli and the Thirteenth Confession" album. "Wedding Bell Blues" and "Stoned Soul Picnic" were two other successful Fifth Dimension songs written by Laura Nyro.

Answer: England

Despite rumors that Dolby was born in Egypt he was born in London as Thomas Morgan Robertson in 1958. He worked primarily as a producer and session musician. After he changed his name and had success with "She Blinded Me with Science" Dolby Laboratories initially expressed concern because he was using the name Dolby.

His record label stood by him and eventually the courts ruled that Dolby Laboratories could not restrict Dolby from using the name. When he released his debut album titled "The Golden Age of Wireless" it did not include "She Blinded Me with Science" but it was re-released with the song when "She Blinded Me with Science" reached the US Number Five slot. Dolby has continued to release albums but "She Blinded Me with Science" was his highest chart appearance on the US charts to date.

Answer: The Allman Brothers

"Blind Love" was written by B.B. King and Jules Taub. The Allman brothers included the song on their seventh album. "Enlightened Rogues" was the first album the group recorded after disbanding in 1976. Dan Toler on guitar and bassist David Goldflies made their studio debut with the album. Dickey Betts wrote many of the tunes on the LP including "Crazy Love". Bonnie Bramlett provided backing vocals on the song. Duane and Gregg Allman grew up in Daytona Beach and relocated to Jacksonville where they formed The Escorts and The Allman Joys before evolving into The Allman Brothers and relocating to Macon.

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen included "Blinded by the Light" on his 1973 debut album, "Greetings from Asbury Park N.J.". The song was not a commercial success for Springsteen.
Manfred Mann's Earth Band included the song on their "The Roaring Silence" album and propelled it to the top of the US Billboard charts. It became the only Number One song by Springsteen as a songwriter that was recorded by another artist to top the charts.
The Manfred Mann's Earth Band version contains the line "revved up like a deuce", originally written by Springsteen as "cut loose like a deuce".
Four Seasons member and songwriter Robert John "Bob" Gaudio was raised in Bergenfield, New Jersey. Band mate Nick Massi was born in Newark, New Jersey and Jon Bon Jovi was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, with the birth name John Francis Bongiovi Jr.

Answer: Blind Man

"Blind Man"was written by Taylor Rhodes, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. It was one of three songs included on the album that had not been previously released by Aerosmith. "Blind Man" only made it to Number 48 on the 1994 US Billboard charts. The band performed the song regularly on their "Get a Grip" tour in 1994 but has rarely performed it since then.
Pamela Anderson made a cameo appearance on the video for the song.
"Blind Mary" was by Gnarls Barkley. "Blindness" was a release from the band Metric and "Going in Blind" was done by P.O.D.

Answer: Counting Crows

Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz composed "Colorblind" with keyboardist Charlie Gillingham. The band was formed in the early nineties in the San Francisco Bay area. Their debut album, "August and Everything After" came out in 1993. The album contained the successful single, "Mr. Jones".
In 1999 the group played at Woodstock 99 and released their "This Desert Life" album. Unlike many other bands Counting Crows does not discourage recording their performances or bootlegging their recordings for swapping.
In 1994 Back Crows released their third album, "Amorica". Collective Soul's third album was the 1997 release "Disciplined Breakdown" and Gin Blossoms released their third album, "Congratulations... I'm Sorry" in 1996.

Answer: City of Blinding Lights

"City of Blinding Lights" won a 2006 Grammy for U2 for "Best Rock Song". Bono wrote the lyrics and the band collaborated on the music. The success of "City of Blinding Lights" was due in part to the band performing the song at every show during their "Vertigo" tour.
The song was also included on the soundtrack to the 1996 film, "The Devil Wears Prada". President Barack Obama also frequently used the song as his introduction music while campaigning or making appearances.
"Blinded by Rainbows" and "Blinded by Love" were both recorded by the Rolling Stones. Shadows Fall released "The Light that Blinds".