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Mutchisman's Muddled Music Mixture

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Mutchismans Muddled Music Mixture game quiz
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1. The album "Abraxas" is one of my all-time favourites; it contains a brilliant version of Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman" and is packed with great Latin based tunes including "Samba Pa Ti". Who made this fantastic 1970 album?
    Rodrigo
    Sancho
    Santana
    Manuel


2. The Byrds loved to cover Bob Dylan numbers; which of these is the correct title?
    Mr. Rusty
    Mr. Blobby
    Mr. Guitar Man
    Mr. Tambourine Man


3. Tom Jones scored a 'sixties hit with which of the following songs?
    What's New Pussycat?
    What's New Sabre-Toothed Tiger?
    What's New Pixiecat?
    What's New Ginger Tom?


4. Which of these non-English titled singles failed to make the UK top-twenty? (In case you're struggling with this I've kindly added the dates.)
    "Gaudete" by Steeleye Span (1973)
    "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto (1963)
    "Ca Plane Pour Moi" by Plastic Bertrand (1978)
    "Cymru am Byth" by Henry Tudor (1485)


5. Fleetwood Mac's first UK number one single was an instrumental named after which seabird?
    Albatross
    Magnificent Frigatebird
    Petrel
    Great Black-Backed Gull


6. PJ Harvey scored a hit with which of these number songs?
    Eight Miles High
    2000 Miles
    50 Ft Queenie
    One Inch Rock


7. They say 'diamonds are a girl's best friend' but only three of these songs charted in the UK; can you sort out the 'miss' from the three hits?
    "Rushden and Diamonds" by Kriv's Challenge
    "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey
    "Diamonds and Pearls" by Prince and The New Power Generation
    "Diamond Dogs" by David Bowie


8. Thin Lizzy first charted in Britain in 1973 with a version of which Irish folk song?
    Whiskey in the Jar
    Moonshine in the Still
    Hootch in the Bottle
    Brandy in the Jug


9. Rod Stewart scored a massive number one on both sides of the Atlantic with which song?
    Maggie May
    Maggie G5
    Mollie May (But Don't Count Your Chickens!)
    Maggie March


10. Dave Grohl's band, The Foo Fighters had a big success using which tool in 1997?
    Funky Gibbon
    Monkey Wrench
    Duffmonkey
    Monkey Spanner


11. The Electric Light Orchestra had a hit with which of these 'western' sounding titles?
    Ragtime Cowboy Joe
    Wild West Hero
    The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
    Wild Bill Number One


12. "Crazy Horses" was a UK number two hit for which of these acts?
    mn Bates
    The Jackson Five
    kd Lang
    The Osmonds


13. At the risk of upsetting some people I have to say I'm not a fan of Guns and Roses; great music that's for sure but Axl's voice is not for me. However I do really like this hit song; can you spot the correct title?
    Satin Snowfall
    Velvet Rain
    November Rain
    July Thunderstorm


14. The first act to have an a capella number one in the UK was The Flying Pickets with "Only you" in 1984. Can you remember which of these was the second?
    "The Mayor of Wetwang" by Richard Whiteley and The Countdowns
    "Humber the Boardwalk" by The Albemarles
    "By the Time I Get to Spurn Head" by The Hopeless Directions
    "Caravan of Love" by The Housemartins


15. I really like the tongue-in-cheek songs that Neil Hannon produces for his band, The Divine Comedy. Which of these classic authors wrote the "The Divine Comedy"?
    Hugo
    Cervantes
    Voltaire
    Dante


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Compiled Jun 28 12