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1. This cheerful country blues song was written in 1929 by Gus Cannon and recorded by his band, Cannon's Jug Stompers. However in 1963 it was recorded by The Rooftop Singers and became a huge international hit - a number one in the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, and a number ten in the UK. What's the title of this song?
2. This song was absolutely universal in the summer of 1970 at number four in the US charts and number two in the UK. It featured a powerhouse riff, a hypnotic repeated bass line before the start of the guitar solo, and brilliant vocals about a boy meeting a girl. It's been played literally millions of times on the radio. What's the title of this song?
3. From the sublime to the ridiculous! This single is a novelty song that got to number ten in the UK in 1962. It tells the story of three workmen repeatedly attempting to get a large piece of furniture into a house. Eventually, after taking the item apart, half-demolishing the house and taking copious tea-breaks, they give up and go home. The singer was a well-known British comedian, and a British band that had number one hits in the US and the UK in 1991 and 1992 respectively were actually named after this song! What's its title?
4. This song was originally written and recorded by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup in 1947. On 5 July 1954 a cover version was recorded at a session at the Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, by an up-and-coming young singer from Tupelo, Mississippi. It became his debut single release, but it failed to chart nationally. What's the title of this song?
5. An artist whose real name was Malcolm John Rebbenack recorded this song in 1973, and it became a number nine hit in the US charts that summer; it was his biggest hit single in a career that lasted from the late 1950's until his death in 2019. What's the title of this song?
6. Back to the early 1960's pop scene, in 1964 a group hailing from North London scored a number one hit in the UK and a number five in the US with their debut single. The groups "gimmick" was the fact that their drummer was a woman, Honey Lantree! Nowadays that might not seem that rare important, but in 1964 it was deemed phenomenal - it got them huge amounts of media attention. What's the title of this song?
7. This 1973 single by a blues band got to number ten in the UK charts and to number three in the US. The band had recorded eight LPs without any chart success with their singles, so they were told to go away and write a hit! The song refers to touring endlessly in the US, with the chorus line "kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night" referring to the quest for a Holiday Inn bed after a gig. What's the title of this song?
8. In 1983 a Scottish duo took this single to number ten in the UK charts and number 26 in the US. It was an up-tempo love song featuring steel drums and marimbas as well as a killer horn section. What's the title of this song?
9. This single by the runner-up from the 2009 TV series "The X Factor" got to number 27 in the UK charts in 2013. The video for the song included clips of the artist's career to date. What's the title of this song?
10. I'm ending the Quiz with a real classic dating from 1987. Set to a killer riff, this single by a US trio reached number seven in the US chart and number 11 in the UK, aided by a totally salacious party video starring, inter alia, Tabitha Soren, LL Cool J and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. What's the title of this song?
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