The Year Was 1974 Quiz | 1970s Music

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1. 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

"Time In A Bottle" became a number one hit for Jim Croce on December 29, 1973 and was still at the top on January 5, 1974. "Time In A Bottle" was on what is considered his debut album "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" which also reached number one on the Billboard Album Chart, but "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" from the 1973 album "Life And Times" was Croce's first number one hit. "I Got A Name" was from his 1976 album "Down The Highway".

The album "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" reached number one on January 12.

2. The album was "The Joker", the artist was Steve Miller Band and the lyrics were: "People talk about me baby Say I'm doin' you wrong, doin' you wrong But don't you worry, baby, don't worry Cause' I'm right here right here right here right here at home" What was the name of this song?

Answer: The Joker

The Steve Miller Band reached number one for the first and only time on January 12, 1974 with "The Joker". The band would have to wait until 1976 for their hit "Fly Like An Eagle" to reach number two. The album "Fly Like An Eagle" also contained the songs "Take The Money And Run" and "Dance, Dance, Dance".

When Steve Miller was about 12 years old he and friend Boz Skaggs for a group called The Marksmen Combo.

3. The album was "Band On The Run", the artist was Paul McCartney and Wings and the lyrics were: "Well the undertaker drew a heavy sigh Seeing no one else had come And a bell was ringing in the village square For the rabbits on the run" What was the name of this song?

Answer: Band On The Run

"Band On The Run" as both a song and an album reached number one. The song, on June 8, 1974 and the album on July 6. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" from his solo album "Ram" reached number one in 1971. "Jet" and "Let Me Roll It" were also from the album "Band On The Run".

4. What song are these Cher lyrics from?: "She dealt two cards, a queen and a three And mumbled some words That were so strange to me Then she turned up a two-eyed jack My eyes saw red but the card Still stayed black" What was the name of this song?

Answer: Dark Lady

On March 23, 1974 "Dark Lady" became Cher's third number one hit. "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves" from the album of the same name topped the chart in 1971 and "Half Breed" also from the album of the same name in 1973. "The Way Of Love" also from "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves" reached number seven in 1971.

Born Cherilyn Sarkisian (Lapierre) in El Centro, California in 1946, Cher married Salvatore "Sonny" Bono.

5. The album was "Sundown", the artist was Gordon Lightfoot and the lyrics were: "I can picture every move that a man could make Getting lost in her lovin' is your first mistake" What was the name of this song?

Answer: Sundown

"Sundown", from the album of the same name gave Gordon Lightfoot his number one hit on June 29, 1974. "If You Could Read My Mind" from his album "Sit Down Young Stranger" peaked at number five in 1971. The album "Did She Mention My Name" contained the song "The Last Time I Saw Her" and "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" went to number two from the album "Summertime Dreams" in 1976. Gordon Lightfoot also wrote "Early Morning Rain" and "For Loving Me" for Peter, Paul and Mary as well as "Ribbon of Darkness" for legendary country artist Marty Robbins.

6. The album was "Verities & Balderdash", the artist was Harry Chapin and the lyrics were: "I've long since retired and my son's moved away. I called him up just the other day. I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind." He said, "I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time." What was the name of this song?

Answer: Cat's In The Cradle

"Cat's In The Cradle" was Harry Chapin's first and only number one hit on December 21, 1974. 1972's "Taxi" from the album "Heads & Tails" only reached number 24. "The Gold Medal Collection" contained "A Child Is Born" and "30,000 Pounds of Bananas" was also from his album "Verities & Balderdash". "Cat's In The Cradle" has been released by such diverse artists as Judy Collins, Johnny Cash and Tom Chapin, Harry's younger brother.

7. The album was "461 Ocean Boulevard", the artist was Eric Clapton and the lyrics were: "Freedom came my way one day And I started out of town. All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown Aiming to shoot me down." What was the name of this song?

Answer: I Shot The Sheriff

"I Shot The Sheriff" was a number one hit on September 14, 1974 for Eric Clapton but never charted for its composer Bob Marley. "461 Ocean Boulevard" also reached number one on the Album Charts. "Layla" was from the album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" released under the guises of Derek and the Dominos in 1971 and then again with Eric Clapton as a solo artist in 1992 on the album "Unplugged (Live)", winning Clapton Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Album of the Year. "After Midnight" was from his debut solo album "Eric Clapton" in 1970 and "I Can't Stand It" from 1981's "Another Ticket".

8. The album was "Back Home Again", the artist was John Denver and the lyrics were: "Come let me love you Let me give my life to you Let me drown in your laughter Let me die in your arms" What was the name of this song?

Answer: Annie's Song

"Annie's Song" was John Denvers first number one hit reaching the top on July 27, 1974 and remaining there for an additional week. Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. on December 31, 1943 in Roswell, New Mexico, John had number one hits with all of these titles, "Sweet Surrender" on the Adult Contemporary chart. "Sunshine On My Shoulders" from the number 15 album "Poems, Prayers and Promises", "I'm Sorry" from number one album "Windsong" and "Sweet Surrender" from another number one album "Back Home Again".

9. The album was "Not Fragile", the artist was Bachman-Turner Overdrive and the lyrics were: "And now I'm feelin' better Cause I found out for sure She took me to her doctor And he told me of a cure" What was the name of this song?

Answer: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

Number one album "Not Fragile" gave Bachman-Turner Overdrive their number one hit on November 9, 1974. All of these songs were from the same album, "Let It Ride" reaching number 23, "Takin' Care Of Business" to number 12 and "Roll On Down The Highway" going to number 14.

10. The album was "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", the artist was Elton John and the lyrics were: "We shall survive, let us take ourselves along Well we fight our parents out in the streets To find who's right and who's wrong" What was the name of this song?

Answer: Bennie And The Jets

The number one album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" yeilded three top twenty hits for Elton John including number one "Bennie And The Jets" on April 13, 1974. "Candle In The Wind" didn't reach number one on the Hot 100 until the 1997 re-release which he performed at Lady Diana's funeral. The song "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" peaked at number two and "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" went to number 12. Did you know that Elton John had at least one Top 40 hit every year from 1970-1996?

The "Hot 100 Number-One Hits" list is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_hits_(United_States)
Artist, title and album information is from http://www.allmusic.com
Lyrics fromf http://www.sing365.com

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