The Year Was 1973 Quiz | 1970s Music

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1. The album was "No Secrets", the artist was Carly Simon and the lyrics were: "But you gave away the things you loved and one of them was me I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee Clouds in my coffee, and..." What was the name of this song?

Answer: You're So Vain

On January 6, 1973 "You're So Vain" reached the top of the charts and remained there for three weeks. By the time this album was released Carly, daughter of Simon & Schuster co-founder Robert Simon, had married James Taylor in November of 1972. "Anticipation" was released on the album "Anticipation" and reached number 13, "Nobody Does It Better" was released in 1977 and rose to number two while "The Right Thing To Do" was also released on her 1972 album "No Secrets" and peaked at number 17.

2. The album was "Red Rose Speedway", the artist was Paul McCartney and the lyrics were: "And when the cupboards bare I'll still find something there with my love It's understood" What was the name of this song?

Answer: My Love

"My Love" reached number one on June 2, 1973 and stayed at the top for four weeks. The album "Red Rose Speedway" also reached number one on the Pop Album chart even though it was purportedly a non-descript and uneventful album. "Band On The Run" and "Jet" were both released on the "Band On The Run" album. "Jet" reached number one as did the "Band On The Run" album. Peaking at number five was "Another Day".

3. The album was "Killing Me Softly", the artist was Roberta Flack and the lyrics were: "I heard he sang a good song I heard he had a style And so I came to see him and listen for awhile" What was the name of this song?

Answer: Killing Me Softly With His Song

The album "Killing Me Softly" peaked at number three but the song "Killing Me Softly With His Song" reached number one on February 4, 1973 and did not leave the top spot for four weeks, returning on March 31 for an additional week at the top. "Feel Like Makin' Love" was from the album of the same name and also reached number one. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" reached number one as well and "Where Is The Love" was a duet with Donny Hathaway from the album "Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway" that peaked at number five. "Killing Me Softly With His Song" was also a number one hit for The Fugees in 1996.

4. The album was "Living In The Material World", the artist was George Harrison and the lyrics were: "Help me cope, with this heavy load Trying to, touch and reach you with, heart and soul" What was the name of this song?

Answer: Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)

The album went to number one and on June 30, 1973 the song "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)" also reached number one. George Harrison's number one album "All Things Must Pass" contained two more number one hits "All Things Must Pass" and "My Sweet Lord" while his album "Dark Horse" went to number four and the song "Dark Horse" to number 15.

In 1972 he won an Album of the Year Grammy for "The Concert For Bangladesh". The concert was the first of its kind in history and raised almost a quarter of a million US dollars for the new and struggling nation.

It could be said that it was the prototype for such events as Live Aid, Farm Aid and Band Aid.

5. The album was "We're An American Band", the artist was Grand Funk Railroad and the lyrics were: "Up all night with Freddy King, I got to tell you poker's his thing. A-booze 'n ladies keep me right, As long as we can make it to the show tonight." What was the name of this song?

Answer: We're An American Band

On September 29, 1973 "We're An American Band" reached the top of the charts while the album fell just one short at number two. 1974 brought "Bad Time" from the album "All The Girls Of The World Beware!" which went to number four, 1975's "Caught In The Act" had number three hit "Some Kind Of Wonderful" and the combination "I'm Your Captain/Closer To Home".

The album "We're An American Band" was the first of Grand Funk's to employ the production talents of Todd Rundgren.

6. The album was "Half Breed", the artist was Cher and the lyrics were: "We never settled, went from town to town When you're not welcome you don't hang around" What was the name of this song?

Answer: Half Breed

"Half Breed" from the album of the same name became Cher's second number one hit on October 6, 1973, remaining at the top for two weeks. All of these songs were from albums of the same name with both "Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves" and "Dark Lady" reaching number one. With severe and undiagnosed dyslexia Cherilyn "Cher" Sarkisian LaPierre dropped out of high school at 16 and soon after met and married Salvatore "Sonny" Bono. For more information and a list of other famous dyslexics visit http://www.dyslexiamentor.com/famousdyslexics.php.

7. The album was "Ringo", the artist was Ringo Starr and the lyrics were: "I can't get used to living here, While my heart is broke, my tears I cried for you." What was the name of this song?

Answer: Photograph

The third former Beatle to have a number one hit in 1973, Ringo Starr's number two charting album "Ringo" held his hit "Photograph" that went to number one on November 24, 1973 and another number one hit "You're Sixteen". His album "Goodnight Vienna" saw a number six hit with "Only You" and number nine hit "Back Off Boogaloo".

8. The album was "A Song For You", the artist was The Carpenters and the lyrics were: "Something in the wind has learned my name And it's tellin' me that things are not the same In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze There's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me." What was the name of this song?

Answer: Top Of The World

With 13 top ten hits and five top ten albums between 1970 and 1975, "Top Of The World" was a number one hit the weeks of December 1 and 8, 1973. Their number two charted album "Carpenters" held number three "For All We Know" and number two "Superstar". "Hurting Each Other" was another number two song for the duo from their album "A Song For You". Karen Carpenter's untimely death on February 4, 1983 brought more attention to the eating disorder anorexia nervosa.

9. The album was "You Don't Mess Around With Jim", the artist was Jim Croce and the lyrics were: "If I could make days last forever If words could make wishes come true I'd save every day like a treasure and then, Again, I would spend them with you" What was the name of this song?

Answer: Time In A Bottle

Number two charting album "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" brought Jim Croce his second number one hit "Time In A Bottle" on December 29, 1973 continuing another week to be the first number one hit for 1974. His album "I Got A Name" reached number two as well with the songs "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song" peaking at number nine and "I Got A Name" reaching number 10. Also on this album was "Lover's Cross".

A tragic plane crash on September 20, 1973 in Natchitoches, Louisiana brought Jim Croce's life to an end just two months after his first number one hit.

10. The album was "Touch Me In The Morning", the artist was Diana Ross and the lyrics were: "Wasn't it yesterday We used to laugh at the wind behind us? Didn't we run away and hope That time wouldn't try to find us" What was the name of this song?

Answer: Touch Me In The Morning

"Touch Me In The Morning" on the album "Touch Me In The Morning" was a solo hit for Diana Ross on August 18, 1973. In 1976 "Love Hangover" also topped the charts. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" was her first number one hit as a solo artist and "Good Morning Heartache" from the movie "Lady Sings The Blues" (a biography of the life and music of the legendary Billie Holiday) went to number one on the Album chart but only reached as high as 34 for this song.

Unless otherwise indicated chart numbers refer to the Billboard Pop Singles chart.
The "Hot 100 Number-One Hits" from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_hits_(United_States)
Artist, title and album information from http://www.allmusic.com

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