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Guess the Woman in Music 2 Trivia Quiz

Again, I'll give you some lyrics, you tell me which woman sang it! (just using my personal favourites, a lot of newer artists).

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

Author
darger_stan

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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407,420

Updated
Dec 04 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who sang these lyrics? "I have lost a hero, I have lost a friend/But for you darling I'd do it all again/New York isn't New York without you, love/Too few of our old crew left on Astor"

Hint

St.Vincent

Nina Kraviz

Tori Amos

Angel Olsen

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who sang these lyrics? "I can't hide you, the rock cried out/I ain't gonna hide you there/All on that day/I said rock/What's the matter with you rock?" Hint

Etta James

Nina Simone

Julie London

Roberta Flack

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who sang these lyrics? "Dead of winter, dead of eve/Little deer will marry me/Tender lovers of the York/Turn us back into the dark" Hint

Spellling

Raveena

Backxwash

Black Dresses

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who sang these lyrics? "And it's true that I stole your lighter/And it's also true that I lost the map/But when you said that I wasn't worth talking to/I had to take your word on that" Hint

Aimee Mann

Liz Phair

Alanis Morissette

The Breeders

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who sang these lyrics? "He's the beautifulest/Fragilest still strong/Dark and divine/And the littleness of his movements/Hides himself" Hint

Bj�rk

Rois�n Murphy

PJ Harvey

Kate Bush

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who sang these lyrics? "One for the money, two for the show/I never was ready, so I watch you go/Sometimes you just don't know the answer/'Til someone's on their knees and asks you" Hint

Taylor Swift

Neko Case

Adrianne Lenker

Adele

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who sang these lyrics? "Oh me, oh my, where did it go awry?/When all this time, heaven was in our eyes/So, say goodnight, forget about it 'til the end of time" Hint

Bree Runway

Rina Sawayama

Doja Cat

Sky Ferreira

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who sang these lyrics? "That blue eyed girl/She said "no more"/That blue eyed girl/Became blue eyed whore" Hint

Patti Smith

PJ Harvey

Cat Power

Cate LeBon

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who sang these lyrics? "And there was a silence you took to mean something/Run, sing/For alive you will evermore be/And the plague of the greasy black engines a-skulkin'/Has gone east" Hint

Birdy

Jaguar Jonze

Yoko Ono

Joanna Newsom

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who sang these lyrics? "Picture me better/I finally found the time to write you this letter/To the stars and moon for you/And it's coming back soon" Hint

Weyes Blood

Faye Webster

Joan Baez

Janis Joplin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who sang these lyrics? "I have lost a hero, I have lost a friend/But for you darling I'd do it all again/New York isn't New York without you, love/Too few of our old crew left on Astor"

Answer: St.Vincent

From her 2017 song 'New York'. St.Vincent, born Annie Clark, has said of 'New York': "It's taken me 25 years of writing songs, but I feel like it's the first song I wrote where I was like, "This could be like someone's favorite song." Like, I get it. I get it now."

2. Who sang these lyrics? "I can't hide you, the rock cried out/I ain't gonna hide you there/All on that day/I said rock/What's the matter with you rock?"

Answer: Nina Simone

This is from Nina Simone's version of 'Sinnerman'. 'Sinnerman' is a traditional African-Ameerican song with roots dating back to the turn of the century. Simone's epic ten minute long version is the most well-known.

3. Who sang these lyrics? "Dead of winter, dead of eve/Little deer will marry me/Tender lovers of the York/Turn us back into the dark"

Answer: Spellling

From 'Little Deer'. This song was inspired by Frida Kahlo's painting 'The Wounded Deer'. It was featured on Spellling's 2021 album 'The Turning Wheel'.

4. Who sang these lyrics? "And it's true that I stole your lighter/And it's also true that I lost the map/But when you said that I wasn't worth talking to/I had to take your word on that"

Answer: Liz Phair

From 'Divorce Song'. This song is featured on Phair's classic indie rock album 'Exile in Guyville'. It was released in 1993.

5. Who sang these lyrics? "He's the beautifulest/Fragilest still strong/Dark and divine/And the littleness of his movements/Hides himself"

Answer: Bj�rk

From 'Hidden Place'. This song is from Bj�rk's 2001 album 'Vespetine'. The instruments used on this album were specifically chosen to sound the best on MP3 players.

6. Who sang these lyrics? "One for the money, two for the show/I never was ready, so I watch you go/Sometimes you just don't know the answer/'Til someone's on their knees and asks you"

Answer: Taylor Swift

From 'champagne problems'. In an essay about the album this song is featured on, 'evermore', Swift stated that the song depicts "longtime college sweethearts [who] had very different plans for the same night, one to end it and one who brought a ring."

7. Who sang these lyrics? "Oh me, oh my, where did it go awry?/When all this time, heaven was in our eyes/So, say goodnight, forget about it 'til the end of time"

Answer: Rina Sawayama

From 'XS'. This song is about consumerism and influencer culture. It was on the 2020 album 'Sawayama', which won 'Outstanding Breakthrough Artist' at the GLAAD Media Awards.

8. Who sang these lyrics? "That blue eyed girl/She said "no more"/That blue eyed girl/Became blue eyed whore"

Answer: PJ Harvey

From 'Down By The Water'. This song tells the dark tale of a woman who drowns her daughter. It's on the singer's 1995 album 'To Bring You My Love'.

9. Who sang these lyrics? "And there was a silence you took to mean something/Run, sing/For alive you will evermore be/And the plague of the greasy black engines a-skulkin'/Has gone east"

Answer: Joanna Newsom

From 'Only Skin'. Featured on her 2006 album 'Ys', this lyrically complex song is almost 17 minutes long. Newsom is a skilled harpist and plays it on majority of her songs.

10. Who sang these lyrics? "Picture me better/I finally found the time to write you this letter/To the stars and moon for you/And it's coming back soon"

Answer: Weyes Blood

From 'Picture me Better'. This song is a letter to a friend of Weyes Blood, born Natalie Mering, who tragically died by suicide. The name 'Weyes Blood' is a pun on the novel 'Wise Blood' by Flannery O'Connor.

Source: Author darger_stan

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