Fun Trivia : "Mr" or "Mrs" in Title

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"Mr" or "Mrs" in Title

Who had a hit with a song called: Mr. Bojangles?

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Nina Simone.



Who had a hit with a song called: Me And Mrs. Jones?

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Billy Paul.



Who had a hit with a song called: Please Mr. Postman?

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Carpenters.



Who had a hit with a song called: Mr. Natural?

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Bee Gees.



Who had a hit with a song called: Hey Mr. Dreammaker?

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Cliff Richard.



Who had a hit with a song called: Mrs. Hutchinson?

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Madness.



Who had a hit with a song called: No More Mr. Nice Guy?

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Alice Cooper.



Who had a hit with a song called: Mr. Telephone Man?

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New Edition.



Who had a hit with a song called: Mr. Blue Sky?

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Electric Light Orchestra.



Who had a hit with a song called: Mrs. Vanderbilt?

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Wings.



Who had a hit with a song called: Mr. Raffles (Man It Was Mean)?

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Cockney Rebel and Steve Harley.



Who had a hit with a song called: Mr. Loverman?

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Shabba Ranks.



Who had a hit with a song called: Mr. Wendal?

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Arrested Development.



Who had a hit with a song called: Mr. Jones?

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Counting Crowes.



Who had a hit with a song called: Mr. Vain?

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Culture Beat.



Four out of five listeners agree that they smile when they hear "Mr. Blue Sky." Who makes them smile?

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ELO. Jeff Lynne and company sure had a good run in the 70s and "Mr. Blue Sky" is a fine example of their talent. The song originally appeared on the 1977 release of "Out Of The Blue" and is featured on numerous greatest hits. Interestingly, the song appeared during the commercials and soundtrack for "Enternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind," but the song did not actually appear in the movie.



"___ _______ and me staring at the video. When I look at the television, I want to see me staring right back at me. We all want to be big stars, but we don't know why and we don't know how." This "Mr." song put the Counting Crows on the map. Do you remember the title?

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Mr. Jones. The 1993 release of "August And Everything After" is where you'll find "Mr. Jones." The Counting Crows were nominated for an Academy Award for their original song "Accidentally In Love," which can be heard in "Shrek 2."



"And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson Jesus loves you more than you will know (woo, woo, woo)." Who sings about the adventures of "Mrs. Robinson" and "Joltin Joe?"

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Simon and Garfunkel. "Mrs. Robinson" was written for the movie, "The Graduate." In the early 90s, The Lemonheads did a nice cover of this song.



"Miss Misery" is played at the end of this movie as we watch the protaganist drive from Harvard to Stanford in search of his love. "I gotta see about a girl," he states. The film won two Academy Awards in 1998. Can you name the film?

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Good Will Hunting. "Miss Misery" was performed by Elliott Smith. "Good Will Hunting" includes several other Elliott Smith songs. Elliott was nominated for Best Original Song, but lost to Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On."



"___ _______, you've got a lovely daughter" sings Peter Noone and the rest of Herman's Hermits. Whose daughter are they referring to?

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Mrs. Brown. Peter was only 16 when asked to join the group. The sound doesn't differ too much from other British Invasion bands: The Hollies, Gerry and the Pacemakers and The Seekers. Herman's Hermits had 16 Top 20 singles between 1964-1970.



"Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream (bung, bung, bung, bung) Make him the cutest that I’ve ever seen (bung, bung, bung, bung) Give him two lips like roses and clover (bung, bung, bung, bung) Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over." "Mr. Sandman," who sang this song? (bung, bung, bung, bung)

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The Chordettes. The Chordettes performed from 1946 - 1961. "Mr. Sandman" was a hit in 1954 and went to #1 for seven weeks. The song was featured prominently in "Halloween II" and still gives me nightmares.



We've all heard the lovely 12-string Rickenbacker on the Byrd's classic, "Mr. Tambourine Man," but who wrote the song?

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Bob Dylan. "Mr. Tambourine Man" went to #1 in 1965 and can be found on Bob Dylan's "Bringing It All Back Home."



"Me and Mrs. Jones We got a thing goin'on We both know that it's wrong But it's much too strong To let it go now." "Me and Mrs. Jones" topped the charts in 1972. Who sang this classic R&B delight?

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Billy Paul. Billy started recording in Philadelphia in the 50s and has worked with Miles Davis, Roberta Flack and Charlie Parker. "Me and Mrs. Jones" can be found on his 1972 release, "360 Degrees of Billy Paul," which also features a cover of Elton John's "Your Song."



The most famous and infamous "Mrs." of all, she also made it into a movie with Dustin Hoffman. Who is she?

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Mrs. Robinson. From Simon and Garfunkel's great hit "Mrs Robinson" from 1968, used in the soundtrack for "The Graduate".



The singer is having an affair with this woman. The year is 1972. It is me and who?

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Mrs. Jones. "They meet ev'ry day at the same café" (and so on). It's "Me and Mrs. Jones" from Billie Paul.



The questions are getting a bit harder: The Walker Brothers sang about a woman talking about a scandal involving a Mrs. Johnson. (The baby didn't look like Mr. Johnson at all.) Who is talking?

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Mrs. Murphy. "Mrs. Murphy" was recorded in 1966.



A man is trying to get his beloved Sylvia on the phone. But her mom is informing him that Sylvia is just leaving to marry someone else. What's the name of "Sylvia's mother"?

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Mrs. Avery. From Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show in 1972. He never gets a chance to talk to Sylvia again. Poor boy.



Another tragedy, but this time you wouldn't believe it, listening to the song. A heartbroken young man tells the mother of his ex-girlfriend that the girl can keep the things he bought her. Who is the woman with the "lovely daughter"?

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Mrs. Brown. Herman's Hermits' happy-sounding tune, "Mrs Brown (You've Got A Lovely Daughter)" was released in 1965 and was a Number One Hit in the US charts.



In another "mother" song, David Garrick has to convince a girl's mother that he has changed and can be allowed to date her daughter, Marie. So who is Marie's mother?

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Mrs. Applebee. The year is 1967. "Dear Mrs. Applebee" was David Garricks' greatest hit.



Now to the men. The song is about the "New York Mining Disaster 1941". To whom is the victim talking?

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Mr. Jones. I suppose there are some who only know this song as "Have You Seen My Wife, Mr Jones?" The given title is not mentioned anywhere in the song.The real disaster happened in Aberfan, Wales. The Bee Gees recorded the record in 1967.



In this song, "She" finally named the date and will be marrying a semi-detached suburban. Mr. ---?

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Mr. James. Also known as Mr Jones in another version. It was released in 1966 by Manfred Mann under the complicated title "Semi-detached suburban Mr. James".