Music Trivia Quiz # 50
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Not "The Beatles" #2 - This folk singer tried to "Catch the Wind" but he saw too many "Colours".
The correct answer is 'Donovan Leitch'
Donovan always claimed that "Mellow Yellow" was about a dildo, despite
the furore it caused with some believing it was about smoking banana peels.
In 1967, after studying with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Donovan renounced all drug use.
He's now on tour again & coming to my town soon --- I'm stoked!
the furore it caused with some believing it was about smoking banana peels.
In 1967, after studying with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Donovan renounced all drug use.
He's now on tour again & coming to my town soon --- I'm stoked!
Music Question 2
COVER ME! - Time to get a little more obscure. Little known 80s artists Shark Island did a killer remake of which Fleetwood Mac song?
The correct answer is 'The Chain'
"The Chain" was one of the highlights of Shark Island's only major label release, "The Law of the Order".
Music Question 3
Famous Film/TV Composer Danny Elfman - Elfman scored all but one of the following movies.
The correct answer is 'Ed Wood'
"Ed Wood" was scored by Howard Shore. "Shrunken Heads" was actually directed by Elfman's brother Richard.
Music Question 4
More U2 Trivia - What song do the lyrics: "A man melts the sand so he see the world outside" come from?
The correct answer is 'Lemon'
This song was released off of their "Zooropa" album in September of 1993. The title is said to come from Bono watching footage of his parents and that his mother was wearing the colour lemon.
Music Question 5
What is The Name of These Rock Songs? - "Dead I am the one exterminating son, slipping through the trees strangle in the breeze." What is the name of this song?
The correct answer is 'Dragula'
This song is by Rob Zombie from the CD "Hellbilly Deluxe." Rob Zombie is not only a singer, but he is a horror film director and the assistant producer for 'Pee Wee's Playhouse'.
Music Question 6
More New York Song Titles - 'Ich War Noch Niemals In New York'
The correct answer is 'Udo Jurgens'
Music Question 7
Pearl Jam Trivia - What Pearl Jam song does this lyric come from: "...are you woman enough to be my man"?
The correct answer is 'Hail, Hail'
This song is off of the "No Code" album.
Music Question 8
Blue Dog Pict - Which of the following has NOT been a theme used for one of Blue Dog Pict's live shows?
The correct answer is 'Exercises in Russian Syntax'
"Exercises in Russian Syntax" is, as far as I know, only a language textbook and nothing more.
Music Question 9
Homicidal Rock - Who sang "Down by the River"?
The correct answer is 'Neil Young'
Neil Young hails from Canada and was in the bands Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. In this song he wrote "Down by the river I shot my baby".
Music Question 10
BRI's Top Ten Hits of 1960 - What was the #3 hit song for the year 1960?
"Don’t want your lo-o-o-o-ove anymore.
Don’t want your ki-i-i-i-isses, that’s for sure.
I die each time I hear this sound,
Here he co-o-o-o-omes, that’s..."
"Don’t want your lo-o-o-o-ove anymore.
Don’t want your ki-i-i-i-isses, that’s for sure.
I die each time I hear this sound,
Here he co-o-o-o-omes, that’s..."
The correct answer is 'Cathy's Clown'
Their biggest selling single, "Cathy's Clown" was the fourth number one hit that the Everly Brothers scored in 1960. This amazing pair of brothers scored 26 top 40 hits, starting with "Bye Bye Love" in 1957.