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They Died in the Lyrics

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They Died in the Lyrics game quiz
"Tearjerkers have always been a great way for artists to force their way into the public's record collections. This is a quiz about songs in which people die. Or have just died. Or are about to die."

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1. Who conducts the funeral of Eleanor Rigby in the Beatles song of the same name?
    Rev. Baggins
    Preacher Willoughby
    Pastor John
    Father McKenzie


2. In John Leyton's haunting 1961 hit, "Johnny Remember Me", what is the name of 'the girl I loved and lost a year ago'?
    Shona
    Rachel
    Judy
    She is never named


3. Complete the following lyric from a classic Frank Sinatra song:
"And now, the end is near;
And so I face _______ ".
    The Final Countdown
    The Final Analysis
    The Final Whistle
    The Final Curtain


4. How was Earl killed in the Dixie Chicks' song "Goodbye Earl"?
    Black Death
    Car smash
    Poisoned food
    Plane crash


5. A 1972 Bread hit was written by David Gates following the death of his father. Although this song only reached Number 32 on the UK charts, it has twice reached Number 1 since when covered by Ken Boothe (1974) and Boy George (1987). Can you name the song?
    The Guitar Man
    Everything I Own
    Diary
    Baby I'm-a Want You


6. Which girl's name completes the following lyric from Terry Jacks' hit, "Seasons in the Sun"?
"Goodbye, _______, it's hard to die
when all the bird are singing in the sky,
now that the Spring is in the air."
    Rhonda
    Jill
    Natalie
    Michelle


7. From which 1977 favourite is the following lyric taken? A clue, should you need one, is that the song was written by Jim Steinman for a much bigger artist.
"Then I'm dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun.
Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike.
And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell."
    Born to be Wild
    Born to Run
    Bat Out of Hell
    Bohemian Rhapsody


8. What was the weapon with which a baker killed a milkman in the 1971 Benny Hill hit "Ernie"?
    A stale pork pie
    A candlestick
    A ceremonial sword
    A drug crazed llama


9. From which 1976 Rod Stewart hit is the following lyric taken?
"A leather kid, a switchblade knife
He did not intend to take his life
He just pushed his luck a little too far that night"
    Tonight's the Night (Gonna be Alright)
    I Don't Want to Talk About It
    The First Cut is the Deepest
    The Killing Of Georgie (Part I And II)


10. And a classic of the genre. Complete the following Shangri-Las' lyric:
"He sort of smiled and kissed me goodbye
The tears were beginning to show
As he drove away on that rainy night
__________________________________ "

    I should have too, I know
    I told him, "Wear day-glo"
    I begged him to go slow
    He hit an Eskimo


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Compiled Jun 28 12