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Dedicated To The One I Love...

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Dedicated To The One I Love game quiz
"We all think of certain tunes as 'our song'...here's a quiz on who and what these hits were REALLY meant for."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Not only is she the subject of Billy Joel's song 'Uptown Girl', she also appeared in the video:
    Erika Christensen
    Cindy Crawford
    Christie Brinkley
    Paulina Porizkova


2. Which actress was the subject of the Paul Anka hit song 'Puppy Love' in 1960?
    Sandra Dee
    Shelly Fabares
    Connie Francis
    Annette Funicello


3. What celebrity's car accident was the genesis for the Jan and Dean hit song 'Dead Man's Curve' in 1964?
    Roy Orbison
    Van Johnson
    Mel Blanc
    James Dean


4. What hit song was actually attributed to a studio musician named Bruce Langhorne?
    'Mr. Tamborine Man'
    'I Write The Songs'
    'Mr. Bass Man'
    'Superstar'


5. 'Big Bad John' was based on an actual historical figure.
    True
    False


6. 'Bad Bad Leroy Brown' was based on an actual person.
    True
    False


7. 'Oh, Pretty Woman' was inspired by whose wife?
    Roy Orbison
    Elvis Presley
    Johnny Cash
    Jerry Lee Lewis


8. All but one of the following hit songs were written about model Patti Boyd:
    'Layla'
    'Wonderful Tonight'
    'Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter'
    'Something'


9. From the Beatles' 'White Album', who is 'Sexy Sadie'?
    Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
    Brian Epstein
    Phil Spector
    Buddy Holly


10. What songwriter was the subject of the chart-topping ballad, 'Killing Me Softly With His Song'?
    Bob Dylan
    Don McLean
    Arlo Guthrie
    Pete Seeger


11. While Carly Simon admitted there were more than a few people she had in mind, what celebrity was first and foremost when she wrote 'You're So Vain'?
    Mick Jagger
    Warren Beatty
    James Taylor
    Not known, except for one other person


12. What singer was the subject of Diana Ross' song 'Missing You' and the Commodores' 'Night Shift'?
    Frankie Lyman
    Marvin Gaye
    David Ruffin
    Otis Redding


13. This hit song reportedly came from a short story in 'Readers Digest' about a prison parolee named Vingo:
    'The Green Green Grass Of Home'
    'Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree'
    'Folsom Prison Blues'
    'Workin' on the Chain Gang'


14. What Chuck Berry classic hit was named after a cow?
    'Maybelline'
    'Johnny B. Goode'
    'Nadine'
    'My Ding-A-Ling'


15. Which of the following 'girl' songs is actually about a guy?
    'Roxanne' - The Police
    'Tracy' - The Cuff Links
    'Windy' - The Association
    'Roseanna' - Toto


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Compiled Jun 18 13