So Long, Farewell

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1. Simple Minds performed this piece of music for the movie "The Breakfast Club" in 1985. What is the name of the song which speaks of a hope of always being remembered after having to leave? Don't You Heart Too Hot To Hold Fire In the Twilight Waiting

2. In 1975, Paul Simon came up with a very unique solution to having to say "So Long, Farewell". Actually, Paul came up with more than one. What song gives the listener quite a selection of ways to say it's over? 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover The Sound of Silence I Am A Rock The Side of a Hill

3. The next artist has several names. One is Reginald Kenneth Dwight. Another is Elton Hercules John. What song is about someone who only wants to get back to the life he had before he went to Vietnam? Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Postcards from Richard Nixon Porch Swing in Tupelo Daniel

4. Peter, Paul and Mary, among other singers, recorded this song. It was written due to the desire to have someone to love. What is the name of this song which is also on the soundtrack of Armageddon? Leaving on a Jet Plane Back Home Again Annie's Song Sweet Surrender

5. While I don't appreciate many musicals, this is one I truly enjoy. Created by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, this musical is based on a real family. I doubt you will have much difficulty guessing the title to the song I'm thinking about. Well, what's the answer? Climb Ev'ry Mountain Edelweiss So Long, Farewell My Favorite Things

6. Eric Clapton and Will Jennings wrote this deeply painful song. Initially, Will didn't feel he should be involved in something so personal. Yet, after Eric explained why he wanted Will to help, a beautiful song came forth. What is the name of this amazing song? My Father's Eyes Tears In Heaven Pretending Miss You

7. This song reflects how people and places go in and out of our lives. Billy Joel wrote this song shortly after moving to the west coast. What is the title of this song? Say Goodbye to Hollywood Tomorrow Is Today Movin' Out Piano Man

8. Jacques Brel, a Belgian singer/songwriter, wrote a song entitled "Le Moribond". In 1974, Terry Jacks turned it into a hit. In 1999, it was a number one hit in the week before Christmas. Do you know the title of this well-traveled song? Good God's Voice (Le bon Dieu) Don't Leave Me (Ne me quitte pas) Seasons in the Sun I Love You (Je t'aime)

9. Billie Joe Armstrong, of Green Day, wrote this song in response to a girlfriend moving to Ecuador and their breaking up. What is the title of this Green Day song? Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Rotting You Lied Basket Case

10. The last music selection is one where "So Long, Farewell" is expressed as a final celebration. Oingo Boingo is a group difficult to place in one particular type of music genre. What one of their songs really takes leaving to the extreme? No One Lives Forever No Spill Blood Stay Dead Man's Party