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Quiz about Soppy Songs and Singers

Quiz about Soppy Songs and Singers

Soppy Songs and Singers Trivia Quiz

Soppy songs are sentimental tearjerkers - but I just can't help singing them loudly whenever I hear them. The lyrics of some of soppiest songs from the 70s and 80s are listed. Can you identify the singers of these hit songs?

A multiple-choice quiz by flossy50. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
flossy50

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
257,203

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

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5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Name the female singer who sang these lyrics: "I've been undressed by kings/ And I've seen some things/ That a woman ain't supposed to see."
Hint

Enya

Kylie

Charlene

Madonna

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Question 2 of 10

2. This song was a hit in 1968 for which singer?
"Cause it took so long to bake it/ And I'll never have that recipe again."
Hint

Burt Bacharach

Richard Harris

Andrew Denton

Joe Cocker

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Question 3 of 10

3. This over-the-top song included the lyrics: "Once upon a time I was falling in love/ But now I'm only falling apart"
Who sang it? Hint

Bonnie Brae

Bonnie Butler

Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Tyler

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Question 4 of 10

4. This song was performed by a duet but what is the name of the male singer?
"The need inside you/ I see it showin'/ Whoa, the seed inside ya."
Hint

Frankie Avalon

Bobby Darrin

Paul Anka

Fabian

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Question 5 of 10

5. This singer was actually going through the experience of the song title - what's her name?
"There are times when a woman has to say what's on her mind/ Even though she knows how much it's gonna hurt."
Hint

Mary Hopkins

Mary J Bilge

Mary Gauthier

Mary MacGregor

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Question 6 of 10

6. Name the singer who has recorded may different types of songs but nothing as bad as this song.
"Did you think I would leave you crying/ When there's room on my horse for two." Hint

Kamahl

Harry Seacombe

Roger Whittaker

Rolf Harris

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Question 7 of 10

7. These are typical song lyrics for this group - what is their name?
"I better read between the lines/ In case I need it when I'm older"
Hint

Air Supply

Bros

Duran Duran

Foreigner

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Question 8 of 10

8. This tearjerker song was a big hit for which male singer?
"See the tree, how big it's grown / But friend, it hasn't been too long, it wasn't big."
Hint

Bobby Vinton

Bobby Goldsboro

Harry Nielsen

Barry Manilow

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Question 9 of 10

9. This song has been recorded many times but who was the singer in 1968?
"Maybe the sun's light will be dim/ And it won't matter anyhow./ If morning's echo says we've sinned,/ Well, it was what I wanted now."

Hint

Lynn Anderson

Anne Murray

Peggy Lee

Merrilee Rush

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Question 10 of 10

10. What group sang this doozy of a song?
"Now the valley cried with anger,/'Mount your horses! Draw your sword!'" Hint

Poison

Sashimi Tabernacle Choir

Coven

Earth, Wind and Fire

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the female singer who sang these lyrics: "I've been undressed by kings/ And I've seen some things/ That a woman ain't supposed to see."

Answer: Charlene

"I've Never Been to Me" was released in the USA in 1977 but wasn't a big hit for Charlene until 1982. The song was featured in the film "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" which qualifies it as a top rate soppy song.

2. This song was a hit in 1968 for which singer? "Cause it took so long to bake it/ And I'll never have that recipe again."

Answer: Richard Harris

"MacArthur Park" was written by Jimmy Webb and first performed by Richard Harris in 1968. The park is in fact the General Douglas MacArthur Park near Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.
As for the song - who knows what it means....

3. This over-the-top song included the lyrics: "Once upon a time I was falling in love/ But now I'm only falling apart" Who sang it?

Answer: Bonnie Tyler

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" was released by Bonnie Tyler in 1983 and became a number one hit world wide. It was written by Jim Steinman and was an over-the-top, operatic production - and very soppy.

4. This song was performed by a duet but what is the name of the male singer? "The need inside you/ I see it showin'/ Whoa, the seed inside ya."

Answer: Paul Anka

"Having My Baby" was released in 1974 and featured Odia Coates, becoming a number one hit.
This is one sad, sick, soppy song.

5. This singer was actually going through the experience of the song title - what's her name? "There are times when a woman has to say what's on her mind/ Even though she knows how much it's gonna hurt."

Answer: Mary MacGregor

"Torn Between Two Lovers" was written by Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary fame) and Phil Jarrel for Mary MacGregor, a former jingles singer. After this hit, she never repeated the success of this song - probably difficult to find another song that bad.

6. Name the singer who has recorded may different types of songs but nothing as bad as this song. "Did you think I would leave you crying/ When there's room on my horse for two."

Answer: Rolf Harris

"Two Little Boys" was a popular early 1900s music hall song made popular again by Rolf Harris. This song was top of the UK hit parade for seven weeks over Christmas 1969 - but it really should have stayed in 1900s.

7. These are typical song lyrics for this group - what is their name? "I better read between the lines/ In case I need it when I'm older"

Answer: Foreigner

"I Want to Know What Love Is" was written by Mick Jones and became a number one hit worldwide for Foreigner in 1985. Foreigner made a complete career out of soppy songs.

8. This tearjerker song was a big hit for which male singer? "See the tree, how big it's grown / But friend, it hasn't been too long, it wasn't big."

Answer: Bobby Goldsboro

"Honey" was written by songwriter Bobby Russell and was a big hit in 1968 for Bobby Goldsboro. The song's about a tree, a dead woman and man who thought she was 'kind of dumb and kind of smart'- and there is mention of a puppy.
Patronising as well as soppy.

9. This song has been recorded many times but who was the singer in 1968? "Maybe the sun's light will be dim/ And it won't matter anyhow./ If morning's echo says we've sinned,/ Well, it was what I wanted now."

Answer: Merrilee Rush

"Angel of the Morning" was written by Chip Taylor and was a hit for Merrilee Rush and a hit again in 1981 for Juice Newton as well as being covered by many other singers.
Some soppy songs just won't lay down and die.

10. What group sang this doozy of a song? "Now the valley cried with anger,/'Mount your horses! Draw your sword!'"

Answer: Coven

"One Tin Soldier" was written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter and is an anti-war song from the 1960s. The group Coven recorded the song for the film soundtrack of "Billy Jack" and it became a hit song in 1971.

Source: Author flossy50

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