This Is Not a Love Song Quiz | Lyrics Mixture

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1. The following lyrics are from a song called "The Ex": "I heard she's great and her new boyfriend's lame. Well, she can go to hell, I'll never be the same." What Canadian band released this song in 2003?

Answer: Billy Talent

Billy Talent formed in Mississauga, Ontario in the early '90s, though they were not well-known until several years later. "The Ex" was a single off of their first mainstream album recorded under the name Billy Talent; it was simply called "Billy Talent" (2003). The band took their name from a fictional guitar player named Billy Talent in Michael Turner's novel "Hard Core Logo" (1993).

2. "Now that it's over, I don't even know what I liked about you. Brought you around and you just brought me down" are lyrics from a song by the Plain White T's. What's the title?

Answer: Hate (I Really Don't Like You)

"Hate (I Really Don't Like You)" was the first single off of the Plain White T's 2006 album "Every Second Counts". The song's chorus repeats the line "Hate is a strong word, but I really really really don't like you." The music video for "Hate" was filmed in Toronto, Canada (the band is from Lombard, Illinois).

3. In which Fall Out Boy song does the verse "So wear me like a locket around your throat, I'll weigh you down, I'll watch you choke. You look so good in blue" appear?

Answer: Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner

"Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner" was a song recorded for the band's first major label album, "From Under the Cork Tree" (2005). The album's title was taken from a children's book by Munro Leaf called "The Story of Ferdinand" (1936) and the song's title is a reference to the famous line from the 1987 movie "Dirty Dancing".

4. Which Janis Joplin song starts with these lyrics? "Didn't I make you feel like you were the only man? Yeah, and didn't I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can? Honey, you know I did! And each time I tell myself, well I think I've had enough. I'm gonna show you baby, that a woman can be tough."

Answer: Piece of My Heart

"Piece of My Heart" was recorded by Big Brother and the Holding Company, fronted by Janis Joplin, for their 1968 album "Cheap Thrills". It was a cover song, originally recorded by Erma Franklin (Aretha's sister), and has since been covered by many more artists, including Dusty Springfield, Faith Hill and Sammy Hagar.

The Big Brother and the Holding Company version reached number 12 on US pop music charts.

5. "Now you tell me you need me when you call me, on the phone. Girl, I refuse, you must have me confused with some other guy. Your bridges were burned, now it's your turn to cry, cry me a river." The song is "Cry Me a River"; which former boy band member sang it?

Answer: Justin Timberlake

"Cry Me a River" was a single off of Justin Timberlake's first solo album, "Justified" (2002). Timberlake had previously achieved worldwide success as one of five members of the band 'N Sync. "Cry Me a River" won a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2004.

The song has been rumoured to be about Timberlake's public split from ex-girlfriend Britney Spears; this rumour has been helped by the casting of blonde Britney-esque girl in the song's music video.

6. "Now you're sorry, you're lonesome and scared, and you say you'd be happy if you could just come back home. Well, here's a quarter, call someone who cares. Call someone who listens and might give a damn, maybe one of your sordid affairs. But don't you come 'round here handing me none of your lines". Which country artist sang "Here's A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)"?

Answer: Travis Tritt

"Here's A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" was the first single released from Tritt's 1991 album "It's All About to Change". The other singles were "Nothing Short of Dying" and "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'". "Here's A Quarter" climbed all the way to number two on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

7. "An angel's smile is what you sell, you promise me Heaven then put me through Hell. Chains of love got a hold on me, when passion's a prison, you can't break free." Which Bon Jovi song is this?

Answer: You Give Love a Bad Name

"You Give Love a Bad Name" was the first single from Bon Jovi's most successful album, "Slippery When Wet" (1986). It was also the band's first number one hit in the US, and was named as the 20th greatest hard rock song ever by VH1, in 2009. The song's repeated line "Shot through the heart and you're to blame, you give love a bad name" has caused the song to be confused with another Bon Jovi song, "Shot Through the Heart", from the band's 1984 album "Bon Jovi".

8. "You had your chance, you blew it. Out of sight, out of mind, shut your mouth, I just can't take it. Since you been gone, I can breathe for the first time. I'm so movin' on, yeah yeah. Thanks to you, now I get, I get what I want." Which "American Idol" winner recorded "Since U Been Gone"?

Answer: Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson was the winner of the first season of "American Idol" in 2002. "Since U Been Gone" was a single off of Clarkson's second album, "Breakaway" (2004). It was a number one song on the Billboard Pop 100 chart, and number two on Billboard's Hot 100; it also placed on several other charts around the globe.

The song won a Grammy for Clarkson in 2006, for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and has also received other accolades such as being ranked number 18 on the 100 Best Songs of the Decade (by Rolling Stone magazine) and number 6 on Billboard's list of Top Pop Songs of the Decade.

9. "I heard about your regrets, I heard that you were feeling sorry. I heard from someone that you wish you could set things right between us. Well, I guess I should have heard that from you." This song is "The Best Deceptions"; who recorded it?

Answer: Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional is composed primarily of singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba and other studio/touring musicians. The band began as Carrabba's solo side project, while he was in the band Further Seems Forever. "The Best Deceptions" is a song on "The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most" (2001), the second album recorded under the name Dashboard Confessional.

Some of the songs on "Places" were previously recorded on Dashboard's first album, "The Swiss Army Romance" (2000).

10. "After all of the stealing and cheating, you probably think that I hold resentment for you. But uh uh, no no you're wrong. 'Cause if it wasn't for all that you tried to do, I wouldn't know just how capable I am to pull through" are lyrics from which Christina Aguilera song?

Answer: Fighter

"Fighter" is from "Stripped" (2002), Aguilera's second full-length studio album, not including the Spanish album and Christmas album she recorded in between her self-titled debut album and "Stripped". "Fighter" reached number 20 on Billboard Hot 100, and did even better in other countries, such as Canada and Australia.

The song was used as an anthem during the 2002 NBA basketball playoffs, and also as the theme song for the television show "The Biggest Loser".

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