The Last Thing On My Mind

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1. "It's a lesson too late for the learning, Made of sand, made of sand In the wink of an eye my soul is turning In your hand, in your hand..." These are the opening words of an iconic song entitled "The Last Thing on my Mind".  Which cloth-capped folkie wrote it? Tom Paxton David Blue Eric Andersen Pat Sky

2. "Are you going away with no word of farewell Will there be not a trace left behind I could have loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind You know that was the last thing on my mind"..." This is the chorus of a well known song entitled "The Last Thing On My Mind".  Which duo had a Top 10 US country hit with the song? Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton Kris Kristofferson and Crystal Gale Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash Jerry Jeff Walker and Iris De Ment

3. "I don't love him anymore just ask all my friends I've told them and I tell them time and time again I don't have no regrets no I'm not that kind Honestly he's the last thing on my mind When the day turns into dusk the shadows start to fall And this empty bed's as big as Arkansas And when I'm drifting off to sleep something in my broken heart rewinds He's the last thing he's the last thing on my mind..." Which American songstress had a hit in 2000 with a song called "The Last Thing On My Mind"? Madonna Nanci Griffith Sheryl Crow Patty Loveless

4. "There was something in your voice That was telling me don't be too sure Arousing my suspicions I have never felt before I thought we had it made I thought you'd never go away But now you're suddenly like a stranger And you're leaving our love behind Of all the things I was ever planning for This was the last thing on my mind..." Which fruity-sounding British girl group had a Top 10 hit with this song called "Last Thing On My Mind"? St Etienne Spice Girls Girls Aloud Bananarama

5. "No I won't let go, know what we can be I won't watch my life crashin' down on me Guess I had it all right there before my eyes Yeah Girl I'm sorry now, you were the last thing on my mind..." This is the chorus of a song called "The Last Thing On My Mind by a duo comprising an Irish and an American singer.  Who were they? Bob Seger and Sharon Corr Gerry Rafferty and Nanci Griffith Ronan Keating and LeAnn Rimes Daniel O'Donnell and Kirsty MacColl

6. "It's late in the evening and there's no-one at home I'm making the most of being on my own Avowed intention is to be alone But I'm one step closer to the danger zone Between uncertainty and what is real Lies never exactly knowing how I feel I shake my head, inhale the cold night air And I say to myself, yeah You were The last thing on my mind But never far behind The first thing that I'd find.." Yet another song called "The Last Thing On My Mind".  This version was written by the English guitarist John Wetton.  He was in a series of bands, but which of these liked one-word album titles, one of them eponymous? Europe Asia Africa Antarctica

7. "Driving home to be with you The highway's dividing, the city's in view As usual, I'm almost on time You're the last thing that's on my mind I wish I could tell you the way that I feel But tonight is the night I fell asleep at the wheel..." Which Canadian band may well have thought it's all been done before? Barenaked Ladies Crowded House Avalanche City Dawn of Azazel

8. You make me wanna call you in the middle of the night. You make me wanna hold you till the morning light. You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall. You make me wanna surrender my soul. I know this is a feeling that I just can't fight. You're the first and last thing on my mind. You make me wanna love, you make me wanna fall. You make me wanna surrender my soul. Which colourful British band had a Top 10 hit with this song in 2002? Pink Blue Scarlet Black

9. "I remember cold nights, Tears I thought would never dry, How you shattered my world With your goodbye (your goodbye baby), I would have sold my soul then, Just to have you back again, Now you are the last thing on my mind..." These are words from a song called "I Learned From The Best" by a soul diva who was one of the top-selling female artists of the 1980s and who died tragically young. Who was she? Janis Joplin Patsy Cline Grace Slick Whitney Houston

10. "You've got reasons a-plenty for going This I know, this I know For the weeds have been steadily growing Please don't go, please don't go.." These are words of a song called "The Last Thing On My Mind" written and made famous by a Chicago-born folkie in the 1960s and covered by many artists.  Among them was a talented guitarist called Clarence White, who played in his own bands and also contributed to recordings by one of the era's most significant combos, including their "Notorious" album.  Which of these was it? Velvet Underground DEVO The Byrds Chad Mitchell Trio