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Can't Find My Keys...Or These Songs Anywhere! Quiz


A mixture of songs by artists in my CD collection who may not be well known by most but with songs worth listening to. Some of the genres are R&B, Rock, Operatic-Rock, Alternative Rock, Folk, Jazz, and Psychedelic.

A multiple-choice quiz by Nammage. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
Nammage
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
381,571
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
224
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Question 1 of 10
1. "I was watching the TV
With the lights down low
Chicken leg in one hand
While working the remote control
I was channel cruising
Hoping something good was on
When in the heart of the night
I thought they'd turned on the sun"

This is the first part of a slightly humorous song with a mixture of Folk and Jazz. What's the title of this song and group/singer who played it?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "How blue can I get, you could ask my heart
But like a jigsaw puzzle it's been torn all apart
A million words couldn't say just how I feel
A million years from now you know I'll be lovin' you still"

From Tony Rich's debut album "Words" in 1996. What's the name of the song?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Through the gate - leave your hate
Embrace your freedom, fly from the flesh to
One world between all time and space
The truth is beyond the land of change
The world of man does not replace the song
Or the soul in the face of God"

What song are these lyrics to and the group/singer who performed it?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "Everybody wants to wreck your party
Everybody wants to drag you down and
All I need is a singular part to erase
The destruction and the fear in your heart
Looking through your window and
You are tearing your..."

These are the lyrics to a song by the group Bad Haskells off their 1996 album "Hampden-Sydney Circus". Can you finish the lyric which also has the title of the song in it?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This next song comes from Aphrodite's Child's 1969 album "It's Five O'Clock":

"Oh, it's morning
And my head is spinning 'round
I had a girl when I came in
But when I woke up she was gone..."

What song is this?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "You're all about starving the fever
And feeding the cold -- with your gun in hand
You say it keeps your children warm"

This is one of two choruses from a Neal Casal song from his first solo album "Fade Away Diamond Time" (1995). Can you tell me the name of the song?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Found myself all naked and alone
I dug to touch my mother's bones
Set in waste, I bore a hole upon my face
My thumbs are all worn down
My thumbs are all worn down"

What song are these lyrics from?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This singer's operatic voice runs smooth and slow with mild high pitches in this next song:

"Some choose erosion
As the beast to eat their heart away
I'd take implosion
Over dissolution any day
But I'd change my mind
For one who'd lock me in that way
Hey hey hey"

What's the name of this song that comes off the 1996 album "Moon in Grenadine"?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Go away, go away, I don't want to see
Go away, leave today, have a lovely trip
Only half believe what the five receive
Uncle Bob lost his job, Bob's your uncle, mate"

Who sang and performed the lyrics to this song?
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Un solo istante i palpiti
del suo bel cor sentir!
I miei sospir confedere
per poco a' suoi sospir!
I palpiti, I palpiti sentir!
confedere i miei co'suoi sospir!"

This song comes from Mary Fahl's 2003 album "The Other Side of Time". Can you tell me the name of this song?
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "I was watching the TV With the lights down low Chicken leg in one hand While working the remote control I was channel cruising Hoping something good was on When in the heart of the night I thought they'd turned on the sun" This is the first part of a slightly humorous song with a mixture of Folk and Jazz. What's the title of this song and group/singer who played it?

Answer: "I Thought It Was God But It Was Only a UFO" -- Bart Ramsey and Neti Vaan

This song is off the 1999 album "Little Red Wagon".

Bart Ramsey was born on November 3, 1954. He's originally from Chicago, Illinois but has spent most of his life in New Orleans, Louisiana. His main genres are Gypsy Jazz, Jazz, and Folk Rock. He's associated with the Gypsy swing band Zazou City (which he formed) and Rob Halverson. Not only a singer/songwriter, he's also a novelist, composer, and bandleader.

Neti Vaan (Vaandrager) is originally from the Netherlands. When she was young, her family moved to Kenya then Uganda then to Texas. She was a street performer in Louisiana and California. She moved to London, England in 1987 and stayed a little longer than she expected. She was a founding member of three root-folk bands: Bill Caddick's Urban Legend, Companions of the Rosy Hours, and Zumzeaux. She's been a collaborator on several albums of Bart Ramsey, playing piano, violin, and other instruments including being a back up singer and lead singer. She came out with her debut solo album in 2006 called "Toonzville".
2. "How blue can I get, you could ask my heart But like a jigsaw puzzle it's been torn all apart A million words couldn't say just how I feel A million years from now you know I'll be lovin' you still" From Tony Rich's debut album "Words" in 1996. What's the name of the song?

Answer: Nobody Knows

This was Tony Rich's debut album under the name/group The Tony Rich Project, which is his only album to reach platinum as of his 2008 album "Exist". The song "Nobody Knows" reached number four on Billboard's Top 100 songs for 1996. He also took home a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.
3. "Through the gate - leave your hate Embrace your freedom, fly from the flesh to One world between all time and space The truth is beyond the land of change The world of man does not replace the song Or the soul in the face of God" What song are these lyrics to and the group/singer who performed it?

Answer: "Circle" -- Butterfly Tree

The group Butterfly Tree was formed by Rick Del Castillo and Dana Davis.

Rick Del Castillo is from Brownsville, Texas. Raised in a musical family he's done collaborations with his brother Mark Del Castillo forming the group Del Castillo. In the 1990s he and Dana Davis formed the short-lived Butterfly Tree group, producing only one album in 1997 which was self-titled. They were going for a Tori Amos/Queen sort of sound. Del Castillo has songs on several Robert Rodriguez soundtracks for such films as "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" (2003) and "Kill Bill Vol. II" (2004).
4. "Everybody wants to wreck your party Everybody wants to drag you down and All I need is a singular part to erase The destruction and the fear in your heart Looking through your window and You are tearing your..." These are the lyrics to a song by the group Bad Haskells off their 1996 album "Hampden-Sydney Circus". Can you finish the lyric which also has the title of the song in it?

Answer: Red Dress Off

The Bad Haskells have two albums: "Hampden-Sydney Circus" (1996), and "Day Glo" (1998). The band members are: Rip Rowan, Daniel Hines, Andrew Dutton, and Max Elo.
5. This next song comes from Aphrodite's Child's 1969 album "It's Five O'Clock": "Oh, it's morning And my head is spinning 'round I had a girl when I came in But when I woke up she was gone..." What song is this?

Answer: Such a Funny Night

Aphrodite's Child was active between 1967 to 1972. They were a psychedelic, baroque, progressive rock band from Greece.

The keyboardist for the group, Vangelis Papathanassiou, went on to win an Academy Award for the score to the film "Chariots of Fire" (1980). He also was the composer for the film "Blade Runner" (1982). He's composed over 50 albums in his career.

Artemios Ventouris-Roussos had a good solo career after the band broke up. He had several hit albums in the mid to late 1970s. In his personal life he was one of the passengers of the 1985 TWA plane hijacking, Flight 847. He was released unharmed after five days.

Loukas Sideras, the drummer for the band released two solo albums before going onto being a successful producer. He produced the album "Alba" for Riccardo Cocciante, and the album topped Italy's chart in 1975/6.

The lead guitarist Silver Koulouris went on to record two solo albums, the last coming out in 2015. He has done session work for several other artists since the 1970s.
6. "You're all about starving the fever And feeding the cold -- with your gun in hand You say it keeps your children warm" This is one of two choruses from a Neal Casal song from his first solo album "Fade Away Diamond Time" (1995). Can you tell me the name of the song?

Answer: Bird in Hand

Neal Casal had 12 solo albums from 1995-2011. He was in the group Hazy Malaze, and Ryan Adams and The Cardinals since 2007, and Chris Robinson Brotherhood. He's done extensive sessions with almost 20 artists such as Willie Nelson, Minnie Driver, Duncan Sheik, and James Iha. He's also a photographer and had his first book of photography was published in 2010.
7. "Found myself all naked and alone I dug to touch my mother's bones Set in waste, I bore a hole upon my face My thumbs are all worn down My thumbs are all worn down" What song are these lyrics from?

Answer: "Worm Out" -- Catchers

This is off their 1994 album "Mute" which was produced by Mike Hedges at his own studio in Normandy, France. Initially released in England and France, it was a huge hit in France. The album made it in the top ten albums voted by journalists and readers of "Les Inrockuptibles" magazine. In the beginning of 1995 they opened for groups such as Oasis, Edwyn Collins, and Pulp.
8. This singer's operatic voice runs smooth and slow with mild high pitches in this next song: "Some choose erosion As the beast to eat their heart away I'd take implosion Over dissolution any day But I'd change my mind For one who'd lock me in that way Hey hey hey" What's the name of this song that comes off the 1996 album "Moon in Grenadine"?

Answer: Rain in Calgary

Emily Bezar is a singer, composer, and pianist. She went to Oberlin Conservatory and Stanford University studying opera and electronic music. She recorded five albums from 1993 to 2008. Her album "Fooled by Yesterday" was released digitally in 2011.
9. "Go away, go away, I don't want to see Go away, leave today, have a lovely trip Only half believe what the five receive Uncle Bob lost his job, Bob's your uncle, mate" Who sang and performed the lyrics to this song?

Answer: "Here Not There" -- Jane Child

"Here Not There" (1993) is the second album by Jane Child. "Mona Lisa Smiles" was featured on the soundtrack to the film "Freejack" (1992). Jane Child's father, Ricky Hyslop, wrote two of the songs on the album, "Monument" and "Step Out Of Time".
10. "Un solo istante i palpiti del suo bel cor sentir! I miei sospir confedere per poco a' suoi sospir! I palpiti, I palpiti sentir! confedere i miei co'suoi sospir!" This song comes from Mary Fahl's 2003 album "The Other Side of Time". Can you tell me the name of this song?

Answer: Una furtiva lagrima

"Una furtiva lagrima" is taken from the Italian opera "L'elisir d'amore" (1832) by Gaetano Donizetti.

"The Other Side of Time" (2003) is in the genres of Folk, Celtic, and World Music. It's sung in English, Italian, and Mozarabic. It was released on May 27, 2003. It reached number 22 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. The song "Going Home" was featured in the opening credits of the film "Gods and Generals" (2003).
Source: Author Nammage

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