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You Hear These Funny Voices Trivia Quiz
The quiz title is a line from Leonard Cohen's "Tower Of Song" (1988), a song whose lyrics contain the titles of several other songs. Match the song titles from this Cohen masterpiece to the correct artists.
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Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Questions
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1. "The Other Side"
R.E.M.
2. "Crazy in Love"
Eric Prydz
3. "I Loved You"
Beyonce feat. Jay Z
4. "The Great Beyond"
Blonde feat. Melissa Steel
5. "The River"
Bruce Springsteen
6. "Rent"
Rainbow
7. "Back When"
Big Kenny
8. "All Night Long"
SZA and Justin Timberlake
9. "Long After I'm Gone"
Tim McGraw
10. "Every Day"
Pet Shop Boys
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "The Other Side"
Answer: SZA and Justin Timberlake
This 2020 pairing between SZA (real name Solana Rowe) and Justin Timberlake was recorded for the soundtrack for the movie, "Trolls World Tour" (2020), in which Timberlake provides the voice for the character Branch.
Chart wise, the song did OK, entering the top 50 in most countries and going top ten in Croatia and Hungary.
"I see you standing on the other side" is the line from "Tower Of Song".
2. "Crazy in Love"
Answer: Beyonce feat. Jay Z
The lead single from Beyonce's phenomenally successful debut album, "Dangerously In Love" (2003) was this track, "Crazy In Love" (2003) which reached the top ten in the charts of over 20 countries and won two Grammy awards.
The song was also used in films such as "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" (2004), "Good Luck Chuck" (2007) and "Love, Rosie" (2014) while a remixed, slower version was recorded by Beyonce for the film "Fifty Shades of Grey" (2015).
The line from "Tower Of Song" is "And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on".
3. "I Loved You"
Answer: Blonde feat. Melissa Steel
Deep house band Blonde scored a UK top ten hit in 2014 with this track featuring the vocals of Melissa Steel, who had achieved a similar feat earlier in the same year with her track, "Kisses For Breakfast" (2014).
The line from "Tower Of Song" is, "I loved you baby, way back when".
4. "The Great Beyond"
Answer: R.E.M.
"The Great Beyond" (1999) gave R.E.M their first top three hit in UK charts and also performed well in Iceland, Italy and especially Scotland where it reached number one.
The song was written for the movie "Man On The Moon" (1999), which starred Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito and Courtney Love.
"And twenty-seven angels from the Great Beyond" is the lyric from "Tower Of Song".
5. "The River"
Answer: Bruce Springsteen
"The River" (1981) was the title track from Springsteen's amazing 1980 album, and was released as a single in Europe, but not in North America.
In UK, it became the highest charting single by "The Boss" up to that time, when it peaked at number 35 in the charts.
"I don't know how the river got so wide" is the line from "Tower Of Song".
6. "Rent"
Answer: Pet Shop Boys
"Rent" (1987) was the blip in Pet Shop Boys' run of UK top three hits as it stalled at number eight in the charts, sandwiched by "It's A Sin (number one in 1987), "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" (number two in 1987) and "Always On My Mind" (1987) and "Heart" (1988), both of which reached number one.
The track also reached the top ten in both the German and Swiss charts but failed to chart in North America.
The lyric from "Tower Of Song" is, "I'm just paying my rent every day".
7. "Back When"
Answer: Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw's "Back When" (2004) became his fourth consecutive number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in USA and also made the Billboard Hot 100 top 30 in that country.
In the song, McGraw looks back on, "Back when a hoe was a hoe, Coke was a coke
And crack's what you were doing, When you were cracking jokes"
In "Tower Of Song", the line is, "I loved you baby, way back when".
8. "All Night Long"
Answer: Rainbow
Rainbow, formed by Ritchie Blackmore in 1975, had an impressive run of six consecutive UK top 40 hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and "All Night Long" from 1980 was one of these, reaching number five in UK charts. This was the last single released by the band to feature the vocals of Graham Bonnet, who was replaced by Joe Lynn Turner and also the drumming talents of Cozy Powell who teamed up with Bonnet in his new band, Graham Bonnet & The Hooligans.
The line from "Tower Of Song" is "But I hear him coughing all night long".
9. "Long After I'm Gone"
Answer: Big Kenny
"Long After I'm Gone" (2009) was the first successful solo single release for William Alphin, better known as Big Kenny and more successful as one half of the country duo, Big and Rich.
The track, taken from Big Kenny's second solo album, "The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy" (2009) reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in USA.
"But you'll be hearing from me baby, long after I'm gone" is the line from "Tower Of Song".
10. "Every Day"
Answer: Eric Prydz
Swedish house music DJ, Eric Prydz had huge success in 2004 with "Call On Me" which was a hit throughout the world. "Every Day" from 2012, didn't quite repeat that success but it did reach number three on the Billboard Dance chart in USA and number two on the Australian Club chart.
"I'm just paying my rent every day" is the line from "Tower Of Song".
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