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The Early 1960s - Reprises

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The Early 1960s  Reprises game quiz
"If your quizzyland oldies station - KFTS - only played each song by each artist just once, you'd hear these great songs at least twice. Check it out!"

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1. This was a top 5 hit twice; the original in 1961 peaked at #2, the cover was a #4 hit in 1976. Can you remember the title?

"Just because you've become a young woman now
There's still some things that you don't understand now
Before you ask some guy for his hand now
Keep your freedom for as long as you can now"
    Baby (You Got What It Takes)
    Shop Around
    Mama Said
    It's Up To You


2. "Here is the main thing I want to say
I'm busy 24 hours a day
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can"

A big hit in 1960 and in 1977, it also made a significant chart appearance in 1964. Name that tune!
    Handy Man
    Doctor! Doctor!
    Wonderful World
    I'm Your Lovin' Man


3. "When I meet a new girl that I want for mine
She always breaks my heart in two, it happens every time
I’ve been cheated, been mistreated"

In 1960, it was a #8 hit - in 1975 it hit #2. It's title?
    When Will I Be Loved
    Talk Back Trembling Lips
    Only Love Can Break A Heart
    What In The World's Come Over You


4. "The love we shared for oh so long is such a big part of me
If you must take your love away, take it gradually, oh o-o-h"

A top ten hit in 1962, it almost made it there in 1982 but stalled at #11. The song?
    Broken Hearted Melody
    Break It To Me Gently
    Break Up To Make Up
    Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart


5. "I beg of you, don't say goodbye
Can't we give our love another try
Come on baby, let's start anew"

Originally a hit in 1962, it charted again in 1970, 1972 and in an ironic twist, 1976. It was?
    All I Really Want To Do
    Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
    Don't Break The Heart That Loves You
    Baby It's You


6. "It's the bell of freedom
It's the song about love between
My brothers and my sisters
All over this land"

A top ten hit in 1962, it had even greater chart success when it was covered and released almost exactly a year later. What was the song's title?
    If I Had A Hammer
    Ring-A-Ling-A-Lario
    The Bell Of Kintyre
    This Land Is Your Land


7. "I'll see you in the sunlight, I'll hear your voice everywhere
I'll run to tenderly hold you but darling you won't be there
I don't wanna say goodbye for the summer
Knowing the love we'll miss"

This song was a three time winner - it charted in 1962, 1968 and 1972. It's title?
    Sealed With A Kiss
    Kiss And Say Goodbye
    Miss You
    Kiss Him Goodbye


8. "You were better for me than I was for myself
For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else
I want to stop and thank you baby
I just want to stop and thank you baby"

A hit in 1965, 1966 and 1975, can you identify it?
    How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
    If You Want To Be Happy
    Thank You Baby
    When I Fall In Love


9. "Put his arms around your waist, held you tight
Kisses I could almost taste in the night
Wondered why I'm not the guy whose silhouette's on the shade
I couldn't hide the tears in my eyes"

This song first charted in 1957 by two different recording acts. It was covered in 1965. All three versions cracked the top ten on the Billboard charts. It was?
    Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
    Silhouettes
    That Dirty, Low Down Two Timer
    Tears On My Pillow


10. This song was a moderate hit in 1962, a slightly higher charting success in 1965. Since you folkies sang it a hundred times around the camp fire, it should be a snap. What song was this?

"One day she left without a word, she took away the sun
And in the dark she left behind, I knew what she had done
She left me for another, it's a common tale but true
A sadder man but wiser now, I sing these words to you"
    Lemon Tree
    Four Strong Winds
    Kumbaya
    Hey Loddy Loddy Lo


11. "Each night before you go to bed my baby
Whisper a little prayer for me my baby
And tell all the stars above"

A #3 hit in 1961 and a #2 in 1967, what was the song?
    I Say A Little Prayer
    Dedicated To The One I Love
    Be My Baby
    Whispering


12. "Yeah, my heart stood still
Yes, his name was Bill
And when he walked me home"

The next line is the title. In 1963, it was recorded by one of those ubiquitous girl groups and was a #3 hit; in 1977, a solo male recorded it, Bill's name became Jill and it went straight to #1. Song title please!
    He (She) Kissed Me
    I Fell In Love
    Da Doo Ron Ron
    Be Mine Tonight


13. "When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid"

This song charted eight times by seven different artists between 1961 and 1986. It was?
    Blue Moon
    Stand By Me
    Tonight's The Night
    There'll Be A Bad Moon Risin'


14. This was a #9 hit in 1963, then it was a #12 hit in 1965. However, the song couldn't have sounded more different in their respective readings. Will you be able to identify the title from these lines?

"I'm a-thinking and a-wonderin' all the way down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I'm told
I gave her my heart but she wanted my soul"
    Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
    Only Love Can Break A Heart
    Too Late To Turn Back Now
    It Ain't Me Babe


15. This song was a top ten hit on both of the occasions it charted, once in 1963 then again in 1978.

"But no, no they're wrong, I know they are
'Cause I can play this here guitar
And I won't quit 'til I'm a star"

The title is?
    Memphis
    My Way
    I'm Telling You Now
    On Broadway


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