10 Question Music Quiz: The Songs of Goffin and King | Music

Answer: It Might As Well Rain Until September

The song "It Might As Well Rain Until September" was originally written for
Bobby Vee as a possible single release. However, it was sidelined by his management and was only included as one of the tracks on his 1963 album "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes."
In 1962 Carole King released the song herself as a double "A" side, the other track being "Nobody's Perfect." It reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at position number three on the "British Hit Singles" chart.

Answer: Kylie Minogue

Best known for her role as "Charlene" in the Australian soap "Neighbours", actress Kylie Minogue made her recording debut when she released the song "The
Loco-Motion" as a single in 1987. It was initially only released in Australia, Sweden and Italy, but following its number one success in the Australian charts, the record producers Scott Aitken and Waterman had Minogue re-record the song and release it worldwide. It was the beginning of a very productive and successful music career for Kylie Minogue.

Answer: Chains

Originally recorded and made popular by the U.S. group The Cookies, the Beatles had included this song in their live shows since 1962. The Beatles recorded and included the song "Chains" on their first album "Please Please Me" in 1963. The lead vocal was, unusually for The Beatles at this time, sung by George Harrison with John Lennon and Paul McCartney adding their close harmonies.

Answer: No

The song "Last Train to Clarkesville" was penned by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. The Monkees did however release the Goffin and King composition "Pleasant Valley Sunday" in 1967. The song was featured in the second series of "The Monkees" TV show. It was also included as a track on the album "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Ltd". Released as a single also in 1967, it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 11 on the British Hit Singles chart.

Answer: The only one

Originally just going to be titled "Tomorrow", this song has been recorded by many different singing artists over the years. It was first released as a single in 1960 by the all girls group, The Shirelles. In 1961 this version of the song reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100, and had the accolade of being the first single, by an all girl group, to achieve this position.

Answer: Herman's Hermits

Earl-Jean McCrea had been the lead singer with The Cookies and whilst lead singer with them she had recorded other Goffin and King penned songs. Her version of "I'm Into Something Good" peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. The U.K. group, Herman's Hermits, fronted by Peter Noone, released their version of the song also in 1964 and it reached the number one spot in the British Hit Singles charts staying there for two weeks.

This was their only number one single in the U.K. The group later released the single in the U.S. where it reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1988 Peter Noone recorded a new version of the song which featured in the movie, "The Naked Gun".

Answer: Tapestry

"Smackwater Jack" was included on the Carole King album "Tapestry" released in 1971. In the same year, the artist Quincy Jones released an album titled "Smackwater Jack." and the Goffin and King song of the same name was the first track.

Answer: Easy Rider

The song, "Wasn't Born to Follow" was recorded by the Byrds for their album "The Notorious Byrd Brothers" in 1968. At the time this album was was being recorded, the band was going through a very rocky stage, with many disputes and fallings out between the members. The Byrds version of the song was also used as part of the soundtrack to the 1969 cult film, "Easy Rider".

Answer: Bobby Womack

Bobby Womack recorded the song on his album "Facts Of Life" which was released in 1973. Rod Stewart also included the song on his album "Smiler" the following year, 1974. Although the song has been recorded many times by various female artists it was originally recorded and is most often attributed to "The Queen of Soul," Aretha Franklin.

Answer: Big Bright Eyes

There were in fact three different versions of the song recorded in 1962. The Drifters recorded the song on their album "Save The last Dance For Me". They released it as a single both in the U.S. and in Britain. Jimmy Justice, a little known British singer released the song in the U.K. only, and in the same year, a Danish group "The Cliffters" also released the song as a B side to their single "Just As I Did."