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1. Which Nirvana song contained the following hard lyrics? "I found it hard It's hard to find Oh well, whatever, nevermind"

Answer: Smells Like Teen Spirit

From Nirvana's second album, "Nevermind" (1991), "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was unexpectedly the band's first mainstream hit and went on to become one of their biggest of all time. The track was written by band members Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl.

2. Which hard song by American singer Katy Perry contained the lyrics: "Hard to resist So touchable Too good to deny it"?

Answer: I Kissed a Girl

"I Kissed a Girl" was the first single from Perry's 2008 album "One of the Boys". It peaked at number one in numerous countries worldwide including America, Australia, UK, Germany and Denmark. Perry has revealed that inspiration for the song came from a girl that she was friends with as a teenager.

3. Which song by Usher contains the following hardest lyrics? "Now this gon' be the hardest thing I think I ever had to do Got me talkin' to myself askin' how I'm gon' tell you"

Answer: Confessions Part II

"Confessions Part II" is from Usher's 2004 album "Confessions". It is a continuation of the song "Confessions" (2004) and is about him having to confess to his partner about getting his "Chick on the side" pregnant. The song spent two weeks at number on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached number five on both the Australian and UK singles charts.

4. The next song was a hit for Bon Jovi and contained the following harder lyrics. "Tomorrow's getting harder, make no mistake Luck ain't even lucky, gotta make your own breaks". What is the title of the song?

Answer: It's My Life

"It's My Life" is the lead single from Bon Jovi's 2000 album "Crush". An acoustic version of this song also appears on Bon Jovi's 2003 album "This Left Feels Right". The song had significant success on singles charts worldwide and peaked at number one in Australia, Italy and Switzerland.

5. Australian artist Rick Springfield has had a number of hit singles over the years. Which one contained the following hard lyrics? "But lately something's changed that ain't hard to define"

Answer: Jessie's Girl

Jessie's Girl was written by Rick Springfield and featured on his album "Working Class Dog" (1981). Springfield has stated that the inspiration for the song came from a real life experience where he liked the girlfriend of one of his friends, Gary. Reportedly, he originally wanted to call the song "Gary's Girl", however, he fortunately changed his mind.

The song won him numerous awards including a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

6. Which song by British rock band Queen, contained these hard lyrics? "I work hard every day of my life I work till I ache my bones"

Answer: Somebody to Love

Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, the song was a single from Queen's album "A Day at the Races". Throughout the song there were instances that sounded like a choir singing but it was in fact band members Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor who had multi-tracked their voices to create the effect.

7. Scottish band Snow Patrol had a hit with a song that contained the following hard lyrics: "It's hard to argue when you won't stop making sense" What was the title of the song?

Answer: Hands Open

"Hands Open" was a single from Snow Patrol's fourth album "Eyes Open" (2006). The song received significantly less air time than their worldwide hit from the same album, "Chasing Cars", yet still managed to peak at number 21 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart.

8. The lyrics "Gettin' had Gettin' took I tell you folks It's harder than it looks" were from which legendary song by AC/DC?

Answer: It's a Long Way to the Top

"It's a Long Way to the Top" were from Australian rock group AC/DC's 1975 album ".N.T.". It was written by band members Malcolm and Angus Young and Bon Scott. Brian Johnson, who became the lead singer after the death of Scott, does not perform the song in respect for Scott as it was his signature song.

9. The hard lyrics "It's hard to bear With no one to love you You're goin' nowhere" were from which song recorded by the Bee Gees?

Answer: Tragedy

"Tragedy" was released by the Australian band in 1979 and was a part of their 1979 album "Spirits Having Flown". The song charted well on many worldwide singles charts and peaked at number one in countries that included the US, UK, France and Ireland. In 1998, British band Steps completed a cover version of the song and it became one of their best selling singles.

10. "But things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do And I would gladly hit the road get up and go if I knew" are lyrics from which song by the band Maroon 5?

Answer: Sunday Morning

"Sunday Morning" was the fourth single from the band's album "Songs About Jane", which was first released in 2002. The song also featured on the soundtracks of the movies "Love Actually" (2003) and "Something's Gotta Give" (2003). On the singles charts, the song peaked at number one in South Africa and Italy, while reaching number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Source: Author emmco

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