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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 T. Rex
Mark Feld. Marc Bolan was born Mark Feld in 1947. There are numerous stories, many told by Bolan himself, on where the name Bolan came from. The most common is that it comes from BOb dyLAN.
Steve Peregrine Took. Steve Peregrine Took was the odd bongo man for the early two man lineup of the band. Steve Took eventually left and was replaced by Mickey Finn. For T.Rex album 'Electric Warrior' the lineup was extended to include Currie and Legend.
| Marc Bolan was close friends with this other Glam Pop pioneer during both their rise and even after his career began to outshine Bolan's own. Who is this other pioneer? | Marc Bolan of T. Rex
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David Bowie. David Bowie and Marc Bolan knew each other while struggling in the UK music scene. Marc shot to the top first, but Bowie eventually eclipsed him due to his ability to continually reinvent himself. Years earlier, Bowie was told that out of Bolan, himself and one other that he'd be the only survivor. This was tragically proved true after Bolan's death in a car accident in 1977.
Ringo Starr. Starr also recorded the documentary 'Born to Boogie' about Bolan and T.Rex. For this project they also recorded the song 'Children of the Revolution' featuring Starr on Drums and Elton John on piano.
Ringo Starr. While Marc publicly credited Ringo with it, it was in reality Tony Visconti who took the black and white photo of Marc with a large hat.
| '20th Century Boy' may be one of Marc Bolan's most remembered recordings, but where did it place on the UK charts at the time? | Marc Bolan of T. Rex
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3rd. Despite the fact that it's been covered endlessly and used in numerous TV commercials, '20th Century Boy' never made it any higher than No. 3 on the UK pop charts.
| What is the only T.Rex song that ever hit the top forty in the United States during Bolan's lifetime? | Marc Bolan of T. Rex
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Bang A Gong (Get it On). To my knowledge, please file a correction if I'm wrong, 'Bang a Gong' went into the top 10 in the states. No other song of his ever made a significant dent on the charts here.
June. June Bolan was Marc's wife, though the marriage ended with Marc's affair with American soul singer Gloria Jones. Jones and Bolan had a son, Rolan, who was two at the time of his father's death.
| This album, Marc's last official album released during his lifetime, was a rather prophetically titled one. What was it called? | Marc Bolan of T. Rex
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Dandy In The Underworld . 'Dandy in the Underworld', and it's title track, showed that Marc Bolan was well on his way back from the drug and alcohol induced abyss. Unfortunately, it was also to be his last album, released only a few months before his death.
| Most people know that Marc Bolan died in a car accident in 1977 only days before his 30th birthday. It was ironic, considering that Bolan had a life long love of cars. At what age did Bolan learn how to drive one? | Marc Bolan of T. Rex
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Never. Despite his lifelong love of cars, and the many songs he wrote or performed about them, he never learned how to drive one. He was a passenger that fateful night when Gloria lost control of the mini they were driving, taking away one of the most innovative talents of the 1970s.
| In which song would you find the following lyrics:
"Wear a tall hat like a Druid in the old days,
Wear a tall hat and a tattooed gown"? | Marc Bolan & T.Rex Lyrics
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Ride a White Swan. "Ride A White Swan" written by Marc Bolan was their first hit single. It got to number two in the UK.
| Which song are these lyrics taken from?
"You talk about day
I'm talking 'bout night time
When the monsters call out
The names of men" | Marc Bolan & T.Rex Lyrics
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Ballrooms of Mars. "Ballrooms of Mars" can be found on the 1972 album "The Slider". The song lyrics contain the names of famous people such as Bob Dylan and John Lennon.
| In which song do the following lyrics come from?
"A broken god from a musty world
Sweetly mouthed touched an onyx girl
His prison bars were very hard to clean" | Marc Bolan & T.Rex Lyrics
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Teenage Dream. "Teenage Dream" is from the album "Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow" (1974). The album reached number twelve in the UK album chart.
| In which song would you find these lyrics?
"I could have loved you girl
Like a planet
I could have chained your heart
To a star"
| Marc Bolan & T.Rex Lyrics
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Life's a Gas. "Life's a Gas" comes from the album "Electric Warrior" (1972). "Electric Warrior" was very successful and got to number one on the UK album chart.
| Which song do the following lyrics come from?
"Well she's my woman of gold
And she's not very old - a ha ha"
| Marc Bolan & T.Rex Lyrics
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Hot Love. "Hot Love" was released in 1971 and was a number one hit in the UK.
| In which song would you find the lyrics:
"Just like a silver-studded sabre-tooth dream
I'll be clean you know
Pollution machine"?
| Marc Bolan & T.Rex Lyrics
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Metal Guru. "Metal Guru" was a number one hit in the UK in 1972. It comes from the album "The Slider".
| Which song are these lyrics taken from?
"Friends say it's fine
Friends say it's good
Everybody says it's just like rock and roll" | Marc Bolan & T.Rex Lyrics
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20th Century Boy. "20th Century Boy" was released in 1973 and got to number three in the UK. It has been covered by artists such as Placebo and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
| In which song would you find the lyrics:
"Star light is shinning
Silver baby hold me tight
Moon beams are twining
In the portals of my sight"? | Marc Bolan & T.Rex Lyrics
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Dreamy Lady. "Dreamy Lady" comes from the 1976 album "Futuristic Dragon". It got to number thirty in the UK charts.
| Which song are these lyrics taken from?
"You slide so good
With bones so fair
You've got the universe
Reclining in your hair"
| Marc Bolan & T.Rex Lyrics
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Jeepster. "Jeepster" was released in 1971 and got to number two in the UK. The song has been covered by artists including Altered Images and The Polecats.
Get It On (Bang a Gong). "Get It On" was released in 1971 and comes from the album "Electric Warrior". It was a number one hit in the UK and got to number ten in the US.
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