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Quiz about To What Song Do These Lyrics Belong Part 1
Quiz about To What Song Do These Lyrics Belong Part 1

To What Song Do These Lyrics Belong? (Part 1) Quiz


All of these lyrics should be familiar to you - but can you pick which song they are from?

A multiple-choice quiz by FussBudget. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
FussBudget
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
128,856
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
2807
Last 3 plays: Guest 120 (11/15), Guest 174 (12/15), Guest 129 (7/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What song do these lyrics belong to: "A special face, a special voice, a special smile in my life"?
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Question 2 of 15
2. What song are these from: "Cut myself and see my blood"?
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Question 3 of 15
3. What song do these lyrics belong to: "For a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises"?
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Question 4 of 15
4. What song are these from: "I hear the sounds of the strangers voices"?
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Question 5 of 15
5. What song is this from: "For a cup of cold coffee and a piece of cake"?
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Question 6 of 15
6. Where can we find this prose: "Left standing in the lurch, at a church"?
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Question 7 of 15
7. What song are these from: "No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women, no fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it's dark"?
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Question 8 of 15
8. What song do these lyrics belong to: "She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye"?
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Question 9 of 15
9. What song do these lyrics belong to: "Two fat persons, click click click"?
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Question 10 of 15
10. What song is this from: "You better watch out if you got long black hair"?
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Question 11 of 15
11. What song are these words from: "Electrical Banana"?
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Question 12 of 15
12. Where can we find this prose: "Strumming my pain with his fingers"?
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Question 13 of 15
13. What song is this from: "I'm not content to be with you in the daytime"?
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Question 14 of 15
14. And this: "He's taken everything this old earth can give"?
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Question 15 of 15
15. What song is this from: "Just like the white winged dove"?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What song do these lyrics belong to: "A special face, a special voice, a special smile in my life"?

Answer: If You Want My Love

Performed by the U.S. band, Cheap Trick, this song surprisingly only reached number 57 on the British charts in 1982.
2. What song are these from: "Cut myself and see my blood"?

Answer: I'm A Boy

The Who released this song in 1966. The song made it to number two in the British charts, their second single to make number two, following "My Generation".
3. What song do these lyrics belong to: "For a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises"?

Answer: The Boxer

Simon & Garfunkel performed this song. It was taken from the ground-breaking album "Bridge Over Troubled Water".
4. What song are these from: "I hear the sounds of the strangers voices"?

Answer: Great Southern Land

Performed by Icehouse, this song would be a worthy contender to replace Australia's National Anthem.
5. What song is this from: "For a cup of cold coffee and a piece of cake"?

Answer: Matthew And Son

"Matthew And Son" was Cat Stevens' first British top ten hit in 1967. The song reached number two and interestingly, despite his popularity, he never a higher charting song in the U.K.
6. Where can we find this prose: "Left standing in the lurch, at a church"?

Answer: Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O'Sullivan released a number of songs in the early '70s. In Britain, this was his fourth top ten hit, in June 1972. Following the success of this song, he scored two successive number ones with "Clair" and "Get Down".
7. What song are these from: "No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women, no fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it's dark"?

Answer: Turning Japanese

The Vapors, a U.K. group reached number three early in 1980 with this track. Although they released two more singles, "News At Ten" and "Jimmie Jones", both tracks made it no higher than number 44 on the British charts.
8. What song do these lyrics belong to: "She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye"?

Answer: Dirty Laundry

Don Henley, a former member of the Eagles, had a solo hit with this song which lampoons the news media in the early 80's.
9. What song do these lyrics belong to: "Two fat persons, click click click"?

Answer: Hit Me With Your Rythym Stick

In late 1978, Ian Dury & The Blockheads had virtual overnight success with this unusual track, which remains a firm favourite for people today.
10. What song is this from: "You better watch out if you got long black hair"?

Answer: Blockbuster

Sweet's only number one hit in the U.K., it was, nonetheless, one of nine tracks which reached the top ten during the 1970's. Interestingly, it was followed by three songs that reached number two, those being "Hell Raiser", "Ballroom Blitz" and "Teenage Rampage".
11. What song are these words from: "Electrical Banana"?

Answer: Mellow Yellow

Donovan Leitch was a U.K. soloist who had seven top ten hits in the late 60's. The verse that the above was taken from goes "Electrical banana is going to be a sudden craze, electrical banana is bound to be the very next phase".
12. Where can we find this prose: "Strumming my pain with his fingers"?

Answer: Killing Me Softly (With His Song)

Roberta Flack sang this song, allegedly inspired by listening to the lyrics of Don McLean.
13. What song is this from: "I'm not content to be with you in the daytime"?

Answer: All Day And All Of The Night

This was the Kinks second single release in the U.K. in 1964. It reached number two on the British charts and was sandwiched between two number one's, the first being the similar sounding "You Really Got Me" and the lesser known "Tired Of Waiting For You". The Kinks went on to have eight more top ten hits in Britain until the end of 1970.
14. And this: "He's taken everything this old earth can give"?

Answer: In The Year 2525

Generally regarded as one of the great one-hit wonder songs, Zager & Evans released this track in late 1969. The full title of the song is "In The Year 2525 (Exordium And Terminus)!
15. What song is this from: "Just like the white winged dove"?

Answer: Edge Of Seventeen

Stevie Nicks is a member of Fleetwood Mac, who branched out on her own to release this track and subsequently a number of others. She also released a couple of singles where she teamed up with Tom Petty.
Source: Author FussBudget

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