Songs That Ask a Question Trivia Quiz

Answer: a guy with a pin to burst your bubble

In order to get "enough germs to catch pneumonia", you need to "kiss a guy"! The song title is "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" from the album of the same name, recorded in 1970 by Dionne Warwick. The music was written by Burt Bacharach and the lyrics by Hal David. It was originally written in 1968 for the musical "Promises, Promises".
Check out Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello with Austin Powers in "The Spy Who Shagged Me". This is a nice version of the song!

Answer: Lennon and McCartney

The song is "Tell Me Why?" from the "Hard Day's Night" album, recorded in 1964
by the The Beatles. The songwriters are John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
On the surface, the song "Tell Me Why" appears to have all the ingredients of a feel good Beatles song. However, McCartney suggests that John's lyrics in 'Tell Me Why' may have been based in real experiences, coming from arguments with his wife Cynthia.

Answer: what the hell am I doing here?

The song title is "Creep," from the Radiohead album "Pablo Honey," recorded in 1993. The singer/songwriter is the band's front man, Thom Yorke.
In the album version, the words are contain offensive material, but for radio, the song was re-cut as, "You're so very special." Yorke said he regretted changing the line as the song lost its anger as a result.

Answer: the child

The title of the song is "God Bless the Child", made famous by the wonderful
Billie Holiday, who co-wrote it with Arthur Herzog, Jr. It was first recorded on May 9, 1941 in New York City by Holiday under the OKeh label. She recorded the song with Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra.

Answer: blowing in the wind

The song's title is "Blowin' in the Wind," which was recorded on the album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" and released in 1963 by the
singer/songwriter Bob Dylan.
Dylan claims that he wrote this song in about ten minutes one afternoon. The Dylan version of this song was never a hit. It was covered by Peter, Paul & Mary, introducing many people to the music of Bob Dylan who was a little-known folk singer at the time.

Answer: where do you go to, my lovely...?

The title of this song is "Where Do You Go To, My Lovely...?" Sung and written by Peter Sarstedt, it's from the album "The Best of Peter Sarstedt" which was released in 1969.
This song is supposedly about a young girl born in poverty in Naples, Italy, who grows up to become a member of the jet-set. It has been alleged that Peter Sarstedt had in mind the movie star Sophia Loren, who was herself bought up in the back streets of Naples.

Answer: Harper Valley PTA

This song, "Harper Valley PTA", was sung by Jeannie C. Riley, released in 1968
from the album of the same name. The songwriter is Tom T. Hall.
The song won the 1968 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Vocal Performance. It was also voted the Single of the Year by the Country Music Association. It topped both the Pop and Country charts in America, the first song by a female country artist to achieve this feat.

Answer: she's dead

The title of the song is "Lady D'arbanville" from the album "Mona Bone Jakon", released in 1970. The singer/songwriter is Cat Stevens. It's been said the song
was inspired by Stevens' girlfriend at the time, actress Patti D'Arbanville. Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, converted to the Islamic faith in 1978.

Answer: who went down to Central Park?

The song "New York Conversation" from the "Transformer" album, released in 1972, was sung and written by Lou Reed. Produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson, the album sets the mood and landscape of New York during this time period.

Answer: mother, father and brother

"What's Goin' On?" from the album of the same name was released in 1971. It was written by Motown songwriter Al Cleveland and Four Tops member Renaldo "Obie" Benson. Gaye wrote the lyrics and worked on the arrangement; the three were golfing partners. Gaye was inspired by the stories his brother Frankie told him when he came back from the Vietnam war.

It was one of the first Motown songs to make a powerful political statement.