These are lyrics to songs recorded in 1964. The questions are worth 10 points apiece. No Internet please.
1. "Been missing ya, miss kissing ya
Instead of breaking up
Let's do some kissing and making up"
And the title is?
a. Breaking Up is Hard to do
b. Tra La La La Suzy
c. Missing You
d. Baby Love
2. "She looked good (looked good), she looked fine (looked fine)
She looked good, she looked fine and I nearly lost my mind"
The title of this ditty was "Do Wah____ ____
a. Diddy Diddy
b. Doo Wop
c. Wah Wah
d. Doo Wah
3. "He likes bread and butter, he likes _______ and _______,
That's what his baby feeds him, he's her loving man."
These lines comprise the chorus of the Newbeats hit "Bread and Butter". What other food items fill in the blanks?
a. Toast and Jam
b. Milk and Flan
c. Oats and Bran
d. Curds and Whey
4. The following lines come from a Four Seasons 1964 hit. Which one? "When she was just a kid her clothes were hand-me-down
They always laughed at her when she came into town"
a. Ronnie
b. Rag Doll
c. Dawn
d. Big Girls Don’t Cry
5. The song "Dancing In The Street" was a #2 song for Martha and the Vandellas in 1964. It was later covered by the Mamas and the Papas, Van Halen and the dynamic duo of Mick Jagger and David Bowie. In all versions, they mention several U.S. cities where the the dancin' is happenin'. Which of these cities is NOT mentioned?
a. New York
b. New Orleans
c. Chicago
d. Cleveland
6. "Well, where oh where can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me.
She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good,
So I can see my baby when I leave this world."
Another "death and dying" song! Which one?
a. Tell Laura I love Her
b. Last Kiss
c. Ebony Eyes
d. Patches
7. "If I had it in my power
I'd arrange for every girl to have your charms
Then every minute, every hour
Everybody would find what I found in your arms"
The title of this #1 hit in 1964?
a. To Love Somebody
b. Game of Love
c. Everybody Loves Somebody
d. Everybody Loves a Lover
8. "I guess I'll go on home, it's late
There'll be tomorrow night, but wait
What do I see? Is she walkin' back to me?
Yeah, she's walkin' back to me."
Which Orbison song is this from 1964?
a. In Dreams
b. Oh, Pretty Woman
c. Dream Baby
d. Running Scared
9. "The birds in the sky would be sad and lonely,
If they knew that I lost my one and only,
They'd be sad"
Those familiar with the Lennon/McCartney songbook will probably recognize the lyric but the Beatles didn't record this song as a single. It was a #9 hit for Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas in 1964. What was the song's title?
a. Do You Want To Know a Secret
b. I Should Have Known Better
c. I’ll Cry Instead
d. Bad To Me
10. "Woke up this mornin' feelin' fine
There's somethin' special on my mind
Last night I met a new girl in the neighbourhood, whoa yeah"
Can you remember this one from Herman's Hermits?
a. I’m Into Something Good
b. Silhouettes
c. Can’t You Hear My Heart Beat
d. Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter
Thursday, September 18, 2008
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