Unusual Words in Song Lyrics Trivia Quiz

Answer: "Rocky Raccoon" The Beatles

"And Rocky collapsed in the corner...."

From "The White Album".

Answer: "Along Comes Mary" The Association

"The gassed and flaccid kids are flung across the stars..."

Definitely not a word you hear every day! From their album, "And Then Along Comes...The Association".

Answer: "Free Man in Paris" Joni Mitchell

"I was a free man in Paris, I felt unfettered and alive..."

From Joni's "Court And Spark" album. When's the last time you heard this word in conversation?

Answer: "Amoreena" Elton John

"And she's far away somewhere in her eiderdown..."

Bernie Taupin certainly wrote some interesting lyrics! From the "Tumbleweed Connection" album. So you don't have to look it up, eiderdown has several meanings, in this case meaning warm lightweight sleepwear.

Answer: "Diamond Girl" Seals and Crofts

"Diamond Girl, roaming wild
Such a rare thing, radiant child..."

From the album of the same name.

Answer: "The Dangling Conversation" Simon & Garfunkel

"Like a poem poorly written, we are verses out of rhythm,
Couplets out of rhyme, in syncopated time..."

Dangling itself would be a pretty unusual word. From the album "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme".

Answer: "Leader Of The Band" Dan Fogelberg

"He earned his love through discipline, a thundering, velvet hand.
His gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand..."

From the album "The Innocent Age". This song is a touching and heartfelt tribute to Dan's father.

Answer: "Doctor, My Eyes" Jackson Browne

"'Cause I have wandered through this world,
And as each moment has unfurled,
I've been waiting to awaken from these dreams.."

From his self-titled "Jackson Browne" album. The cover art for this album depicts a bit of history, showing the "Saturate before using" water bag that the prudent driver back in the '50s and earlier would attach in front of the car radiator before trying to cross the desert. The bag helped cool the radiator by evaporative cooling, as well as serving as a backup water supply.

Answer: "Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me" Warren Zevon

"She really worked me over good, she was a credit to her gender
She put me through some changes, Lord
Sort of like a Waring blender..."

From the self-titled "Warren Zevon" album. A tamer version was a Top 40 hit in the U.S. for Linda Ronstadt.

Answer: "Down To The Waterline" Dire Straits

"Sweet surrender on the quayside
You remember we used to run and hide..."

Opening line of Side 1, Track 1, of their self-titled debut album. A brilliantly sexy song in imagery so clear, you can paint the scenes in your mind. It was/is a wonderful introduction to the band.