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Crying Time Again Trivia Quiz

These songs all deal with sadness, tears, all those depressing things. You need to identify who sang which number, and your knowledge of "golden oldies" will be of great use.

A multiple-choice quiz by elmo7. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
elmo7

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
387,215

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
358

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Lonely Teardrops" is a sad song written by the founder of Motown Records, Berry Gordy, Jr. The singer who had a hit with it in 1961 was not a Motown artist, though. Who is the singer? Hint

Johnny Mathis

Roy Orbison

Connie Francis

Jackie Wilson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Do you recall a soulful number from 1961 called "Raindrops"? The singer tells his listeners that since his love left him, he notices there are raindrops falling from his eyes. He goes on to explain that the watery substance "can't be teardrops, for a man ain't supposed to cry..." Can you name the singer who scored with this song? Hint

Johnny Mathis

Dee Clark

Jimmy Jones

Gene Chandler

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Question 3 of 10

3. A British Invasion group had a hit with a number called "Sorrow". ("With your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue, the only thing I ever got from you...")
Which group sang this sad song? Hint

The Merseybeats

Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas

Gerry and the Pacemakers

The Dave Clark Five

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Question 4 of 10

4. This woman was chosen in 1987 by the great Roy Orbison, to record a duet of his 1962 hit song "Crying", which might rank as the most dramatic sad song ever sung, at least in English. Who was this singer? Hint

Martina McBride

k.d.lang

Shania Twain

Celine Dion

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Question 5 of 10

5. Here's another weepy ballad from 1960. This one spent sixteen weeks on the Billboard Charts, peaking at Number Seven. Who sang "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"? Hint

The Walker Brothers

The Everly Brothers

Hank Snow

Connie Francis

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Question 6 of 10

6. Here is another classic number, written and sung by a highly influential country singer, and since then covered by many other artists. The song is called "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". Who sang this number originally? Hint

Hank Locklin

Hank Williams

Faron Young

Webb Pierce

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Question 7 of 10

7. This one was a monster hit in 1958. The song, which begins "You don't remember me, but I remember you..." is called "Tears On My Pillow", but who originally sang it? Hint

Elvis Presley

Sha Na Na

Little Anthony and the Imperials

The Diamonds

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Cry Me A River", considered a torch song, is a little different from others in this quiz. The title is a sarcastic idiom, similar to "Give me a break!" Who originally sang this number in 1955? Hint

Julie London

Joe Cocker

Dinah Wahington

Sam Cooke

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Question 9 of 10

9. "After all the jacks are in their boxes, and the clowns have all gone to bed..."
These lyrics begin "The Wind Cries Mary" but who wrote and sang this song from 1967? Hint

Eric Clapton

Steve Winwood

Gerry Rafferty

Jimi Hendrix

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Question 10 of 10

10. The song begins: "It is the evening of the day, I sit and watch the children play..." This hit made British singer Marianne Faithfull an overnight star on the international music scene. Which songwriting duo, though, was responsible for the music and lyrics of "As Tears Go By"? Hint

Lennon and McCartney

Leiber and Stoller

Ashford and Simpson

Jagger and Richards

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Lonely Teardrops" is a sad song written by the founder of Motown Records, Berry Gordy, Jr. The singer who had a hit with it in 1961 was not a Motown artist, though. Who is the singer?

Answer: Jackie Wilson

"Lonely Teardrops" was a lament about the singer's plea that his lady return to him post haste. Jackie Wilson's original version went to Number One on the Billboard R&B charts, and made it to Number 315 in Rolling Stone's compilation of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Michael Jackson recorded the song in 1986, and revealed that Jackie Wilson was one of his main influences. Such notables as Elvis Presley (who was a personal friend of Wilson) and Bruce Springsteen also named the great black singer as one of their inspirations.

Answer: Dee Clark

Here's a surprising bit of information. Though the Dee Clark version was extremely popular, the song seemingly hasn't been covered by many singers, with the very notable exception of Jan and Dean.

3. A British Invasion group had a hit with a number called "Sorrow". ("With your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue, the only thing I ever got from you...") Which group sang this sad song?

Answer: The Merseybeats

The Merseybeats were a 60s band that formed in Liverpool and played the famous Cavern Club that the Beatles called home. Fronted by founding member and lead singer Tony Crane, the group was still active on the music scene well into the 21st century.

Answer: k.d.lang

k.d. lang was born Katherine Dawn Lang in Alberta, and went through a lot of phases in her career. Cowgirl punk, for example, was an early incarnation, before the chanteuse period of "Crying", which was originally a hit the same year that she was born. lang also sang backup in Orbison's band in the 1980s.

5. Here's another weepy ballad from 1960. This one spent sixteen weeks on the Billboard Charts, peaking at Number Seven. Who sang "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"?

Answer: The Everly Brothers

Don and Phil Everly racked up a number of hit songs which would have fitted into this quiz. "So Sad" was written By Don Everly. A later version of the song, a duet by Hank Williams, Jr., and Lois Johnston, in 1980, made it to Number Ten on the Country charts. Another notable cover was released by Emmylou Harris in 1982.

Answer: Hank Williams

Elvis sang this song on the television special "Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii" in 1971. He introduced the number by saying, "This is about the saddest song I've ever heard". Millions of Hank Williams' devotees would strongly agree with him.

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" was written and released in 1949. The B-side of the single was "My Bucket's Got a Hole In It", in case the listener wanted a complete change of pace.

7. This one was a monster hit in 1958. The song, which begins "You don't remember me, but I remember you..." is called "Tears On My Pillow", but who originally sang it?

Answer: Little Anthony and the Imperials

"Tears On My Pillow" was the debut single of Little Anthony and the Imperials, and is an early example of the doo-wop genre. This same group stayed on the sad side of things, as their other hits included "Hurts So Bad" and "Goin' Out Of My Head". Good grief!

Answer: Julie London

"Cry Me A River" was indeed written for Ella Fitzgerald, and her interpretation remains a classic. But the original hit was by jazz singer Julie London who recorded it at the earlier date.

The incorrect answers are all artists who also sang well-known versions of this interesting song.

9. "After all the jacks are in their boxes, and the clowns have all gone to bed..." These lyrics begin "The Wind Cries Mary" but who wrote and sang this song from 1967?

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

"The Wind Cries Mary" has some very poetic lyrics (not to mention some breath-taking guitar work). Hendrix fans still debate the lyrics' meaning.

Answer: Jagger and Richards

Of course it was Mick Jagger and Keith Richards who wrote "As Tears Go By", as Mick and Marianne were a couple for about five years. In 1965, the Rolling Stones recorded their own version of the song, which also proved to be an enduring favorite.

Source: Author elmo7

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