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Quiz about Every Little Song You Hear Is Magic
Quiz about Every Little Song You Hear Is Magic

Every Little Song You Hear Is Magic Quiz


Each one of the songs in this quiz mentions "magic" or something associated with it. How well do you know these songs and their artists? Each picture is or contains a CLUE to the correct answer.

A photo quiz by alaspooryoric. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
374,098
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
522
Last 3 plays: Guest 72 (7/10), Guest 142 (9/10), Hayes1953 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In her number one 1980 hit "Magic", Olivia Newton-John insists of her lover, "You have to believe _________ are magic". What must he believe is magic? (Something about the item in the picture should give you a clue.) Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The Cars had a number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Top Tracks chart in 1984 with "Magic". Ric Ocasek, the lead vocalist and composer of the song, asks, "How far can you take it / Till you realize / There's magic in your _______?" In what does Ocasek see magic? (Something about the accompanying picture should lead you to the right answer.) Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Originally a Fleetwood Mac single, "Black Magic Woman" became a greater hit for Santana. At many points in the song, the woman is advised, "Don't turn your back on me, baby". However, at one particular point following this advice, she is warned that she "just might pick up (or "wake up" or "break up") my magic __________". What is described as magic here? (Something about the picture should help.) Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The singer in this song asks, "Do I have to tell the story of a thousand rainy days since we first met?" In the next line, he mentions an item represented in the picture accompanying this question. What is the title of this song? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the song "Magical Mystery Tour", The Beatles offer "an invitation". What do they repeatedly invite those listening to do? (The accompanying photograph offers a hint.) Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. According to America, "You Can Do Magic". In fact, "You know darn well / When you cast your spell / You will get your way". Moreover, "When you hypnotize / With your eyes / A __________ will turn to clay". What will turn to clay? (See if the accompanying photograph can help with a hint.) Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The Eagles try to warn us about a certain "Witchy Woman". "Sparks fly from her fingertips", but what does she "got . . . in her eye"? (Something about the accompanying photograph provides a clue.) Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Many people recognize the song "I Put a Spell on You" as a piece by Creedence Clearwater Revival (or maybe by Nina Simone or Jeff Beck and Joss Stone or any of a number of other artists). However, the song was originally written and recorded in 1956 by an influential rhythm and blues shock rocker. Who was this artist? (The accompanying photograph contains a hint.) Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Ben Folds Five also recorded a song called "Magic". However, this song is a bittersweet one: the singer thinks of an older loved one passing away from this life and into an existence free from suffering and full of beauty, happiness, and magic. The singer says, "I saw you last night / dance by the light of the moon / stars in your eyes / free from the life that you knew". The singer now envisions this person as "the magic that holds ________ up from the ground"? (The photograph provides a clue). Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Van Morrison revels in the feeling of love in the song "Moondance"; he joyfully claims, "Well, it's a marvelous night for a Moondance / With the stars up above in your eyes". Later, whose "magic seems to whisper and hush" while "the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush"? (The accompanying picture should suggest the correct answer.) Hint



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Mar 08 2024 : Guest 142: 9/10
Mar 06 2024 : Hayes1953: 6/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In her number one 1980 hit "Magic", Olivia Newton-John insists of her lover, "You have to believe _________ are magic". What must he believe is magic? (Something about the item in the picture should give you a clue.)

Answer: we

"Magic" is part of the soundtrack to the 1980 movie "Xanadu", and as a single it spend four weeks ranked as number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single was released in a couple of different formats, and one version includes a B side song called "Whenever You're away from Me", which is a duet with Newton-John and Gene Kelly, whose last film performance was in "Xanadu". The video released to accompany the single "Magic" attempted to break the Guinness World Record of most members among the cast of a music video with 350 people; interestingly, Olivia Newton-John does not appear in the video.

The item in the picture is a handheld controller for Nintendo's Wii gaming system.
2. The Cars had a number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Top Tracks chart in 1984 with "Magic". Ric Ocasek, the lead vocalist and composer of the song, asks, "How far can you take it / Till you realize / There's magic in your _______?" In what does Ocasek see magic? (Something about the accompanying picture should lead you to the right answer.)

Answer: eyes

"Magic" is a single from The Cars 1984 album "Heartbeat City". Many listeners may recognize it as that song about summer as it begins "Summer turns me upside down / Summer, summer, summer / It's like a merry-go-round". "Heartbeat City" is arguably The Cars most successful album and spawned several other hits such as "Drive", "You Might Think", "Why Can't I Have You", and "Hello Again".

The video for this song was filmed on the Hilton estate in Beverly Hills, California. To create a "magic" theme, the director Tim Pope filmed Ric Ocasek walking on the water of the family pool. A plexiglass platform was built into the pool and collapsed during the very first attempt to film Ocasek walking on it.
3. Originally a Fleetwood Mac single, "Black Magic Woman" became a greater hit for Santana. At many points in the song, the woman is advised, "Don't turn your back on me, baby". However, at one particular point following this advice, she is warned that she "just might pick up (or "wake up" or "break up") my magic __________". What is described as magic here? (Something about the picture should help.)

Answer: sticks

Peter Green, noted blues guitarist and the founder of Fleetwood Mac, wrote the song, and the band recorded it and released it as a single in 1968. However, in 1970 Santana released its version of the song, and it became a much bigger hit, climbing to number four in both the United States and Canadian charts. Santana's version is longer and has a slightly different chord pattern; this interpretation of Green's song is a result of Carlos Santana's making a medley of the "Black Magic Woman" and "Gypsy Queen". Thus, the Santana version is over five minutes long (on the album) and incorporates Hungarian and Latin influences to mix with the American blues and jazz sounds.

Fleetwood Mac member Christine McVie claims that Peter Green met some people who were into black magic because of the release of this song. These individuals, she claims, turned Green on to LSD, which contributed to his leaving Fleetwood Mac and giving away all of his money. Later on, Green would have been destitute, but ironically the royalties from "Black Magic Woman" and other early hits contributed to his later financial stability.
4. The singer in this song asks, "Do I have to tell the story of a thousand rainy days since we first met?" In the next line, he mentions an item represented in the picture accompanying this question. What is the title of this song?

Answer: Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

The line following the question asked in the question above is "It's a big enough umbrella, but it's always me that ends up getting wet".

"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" was written by Sting in 1976 and recorded and released by The Police in 1981 on the "Ghost in the Machine" album. Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, the other two members of The Police, resisted the inclusion of this song on the album at first, arguing that the song was "too soft" or lacked "The Police sound". Summers also disliked the arrogance of the guest piano player Jean Roussel (the song is one of the very few Police tunes to feautre piano). However, Sting got his way, and the song ended up becoming a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart and climbing to number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.
5. In the song "Magical Mystery Tour", The Beatles offer "an invitation". What do they repeatedly invite those listening to do? (The accompanying photograph offers a hint.)

Answer: roll up

"Magical Mystery Tour" is a song from the soundtrack of the movie of the same name. The Beatles were responsible for the creation of the entire film although its concept is usually attributed to Paul McCartney, who wanted to make a surreal film with Beatles music following the positive reaction to the release of the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album, which itself incorporated elements of the surreal through the decision of one of the greatest bands in the world at that time to pretend to be another band.

The song "Magical Mystery Tour" is credited to Lennon-McCartney; however, Lennon himself has given McCartney most of the credit for the song's composition, claiming to have helped out only a little with the song's lyrics. Paul McCartney claims that the lyrics were in some ways a playful reference to drugs. For example, the phrase "roll up" is a playful reference to the action of creating a joint, and a "magical mystery tour" can refer to a drug trip.
6. According to America, "You Can Do Magic". In fact, "You know darn well / When you cast your spell / You will get your way". Moreover, "When you hypnotize / With your eyes / A __________ will turn to clay". What will turn to clay? (See if the accompanying photograph can help with a hint.)

Answer: heart of stone

"You Can Do Magic" was written by Russ Ballard of Argent fame and recorded by America; it was released on their 1982 album "View from the Ground". The song returned America to the limelight as the band had not had a hit since 1976 and climbed to number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

America, who rose to fame with their hit "Horse with No Name", interestingly formed while its members were in England. The original band members were the sons of United States servicemen stationed overseas.
7. The Eagles try to warn us about a certain "Witchy Woman". "Sparks fly from her fingertips", but what does she "got . . . in her eye"? (Something about the accompanying photograph provides a clue.)

Answer: the moon

"Witchy Woman" was written by Don Henley and Bernie Leadon and was recorded and released on The Eagles very first album "Eagles". As a hit song, it rose to number nine on the US Billboard Pop chart and is the only single from The Eagles' debut album to feature Don Henley as the lead singer.

Henley claims that much of his inspiration for the song came from his reading a biography of Zelda Fitzgerald, the free-spirited wife of American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and most likely his inspiration for Daisy Buchanan from "The Great Gatsby".
8. Many people recognize the song "I Put a Spell on You" as a piece by Creedence Clearwater Revival (or maybe by Nina Simone or Jeff Beck and Joss Stone or any of a number of other artists). However, the song was originally written and recorded in 1956 by an influential rhythm and blues shock rocker. Who was this artist? (The accompanying photograph contains a hint.)

Answer: Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins was the stage name of Jalacy Hawkins, who lived from 1929 to 2000 and achieved fame as a stage performer, musician, singer, and actor. His song "I Put a Spell on You" is considered by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" (the songs on the list are not ordered or ranked) although it never made any of the Billboard charts. Still, it was and has remained a very popular song among many listeners and other rock and roll performers. On the original recording of the song, Hawkins and his band were drunk and performed rambunctiously with Hawkins doing a lot of screaming and guttural noises.

In fact, Hawkins passed out following the recording and, upon awaking, could not remember any of the session so that he had to listen to the recording to learn how to perform what he and his band had concocted.

This nonconformist behavior would have more of an impact on rock and roll than Hawkins' music. On stage, he would rely on operatic singing (his early goal had been to be an opera singer), attention-getting costumes (leopard skin, leather, and extravagant headwear), and spectacular props (a coffin out of which he would rise and a smoking skull and other items associated with voodoo). Thus were the beginnings of what many would come to recognize as shock rock.
9. Ben Folds Five also recorded a song called "Magic". However, this song is a bittersweet one: the singer thinks of an older loved one passing away from this life and into an existence free from suffering and full of beauty, happiness, and magic. The singer says, "I saw you last night / dance by the light of the moon / stars in your eyes / free from the life that you knew". The singer now envisions this person as "the magic that holds ________ up from the ground"? (The photograph provides a clue).

Answer: the sky

"Magic" is one of the few songs composed by Darren Jessee, the drummer for the band Ben Folds Five. It appears on the album "The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner", the band's third studio album released in 1999, and is one of the more notable songs on that album. Jessee is also responsible for the title of the album. Apparently, "Reinhold Messner" is the name he and his younger friends made up for use on the fake ID's they made; however, he had no idea that Reinhold Messner was the real name of the famous solo climber of Mount Everest until after the release of the album.
10. Van Morrison revels in the feeling of love in the song "Moondance"; he joyfully claims, "Well, it's a marvelous night for a Moondance / With the stars up above in your eyes". Later, whose "magic seems to whisper and hush" while "the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush"? (The accompanying picture should suggest the correct answer.)

Answer: the night's

"Moondance" originally appears on Van Morrison's 1970 album of the same name, but the song was not released as a single until seven years later in 1977. This primarily acoustic song barely made the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at position ninety-two, yet it remains the most often played song at Morrison's concerts and is one of Morrison's most critically praised and most popular jazz pieces. Morrison claims that the song started out as just an instrumental melody that he would often play on a saxophone and that it eventually evolved into the more sophisticated song that it became.
Source: Author alaspooryoric

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