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MetaQuiz: Songs on the Radio About The Radio -19

Here's the 19th quiz in this series of questions revolving around songs you might hear on the radio that are about radio itself. Mostly I'll provide the lyrics and you identify the artist. Sometimes you'll have to name the song. Or sometimes other stuff.

A multiple-choice quiz by Billkozy. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Billkozy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
396,508

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
186

Last 3 plays: tboneburnett (4/10), red48 (2/10), Guest 64 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "All The Love is On The Radio" is a 1984 single from the same-titled album by this singer who shares a name with a Henry Fielding novel's title character. Hint

Joseph Andrews

Daisy Miller

Tom Jones

Johnny Tremain

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Question 2 of 10

2. The full lyrics of "Car Radio" go like this:
"Car radio, That's what I got
Voice of authority from here into empire state
Car radio, Car wash
Out on a mission, just a minor on the interstate
Car radio, All acting tough
I'm just a user, I don't make any of t"car Radio" in his stuff."

Who recorded the song "Car Radio" for their 2001 album "A Series of Sneaks"? Hint

Shonen Knife

Spoon

Lovin' Spoonful

Dishwalla

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Radio I" and "Radio II" are songs by King Crimson from their 1995 album THRAK. Which of the following is true about this famous British progressive rock band of the 70s (formed in 1968)? Hint

Elton John and Brian Ferry auditioned to be lead singers.

"In the Court of the Crimson King" was their only Top 10 album in the U.S.

Keith Emerson was their first keyboardist before he joined ELP.

Guitarist Robert Fripp was also a member of Yes, and Pink Floyd.

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Radio Daze" is from the album "How I Got Over" by what Late Night talk show band? Hint

The Roots

Cleto and the Cletones

Stay Human

Fred Armisen And The 8G Band

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Radio and TV
Do a lot for me
Lots of times I date my honey
When I'm runnin' short of foldin' money
And the radio and TV are free."

How quaint. Who recorded this song "Radio and TV" for their 1964 album "Gone Gone Gone"? Hint

The Statler Brothers

The Mills Brothers

The Everly Brothers

The Righteous Brothers

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Radio show, radio show
Trust the wizard, here we go
Radio show, radio show
Trust the wizard, don't say no"

"Radio Show" is from the 1989 album "Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia" by what alternative indie rock band? Hint

Naughty by Nature

Guided by Voices

Murder by Death

Taken by Cars

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Don't turn the radio down!
(We want the music loud!)
Don't turn the radio down!
(We want to mess around!)
We feel like dancin' (Hey!)
We want to dance, so, don't turn the radio down!"

"Radio Down!" comes from the 2011 album "Hi-Five Soup!" by what comedic rock band their refer to themselves as crime-fighting superheroes" Hint

Doom Patrol

Straw Hat Pirates

Metal Men

The Aquabats

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Don't you know you can't get near me
You can only hope to hear me on your radio
On your radio
You're gonna hear me on your radio."

"On Your Radio" comes from 1979's album "I'm The Man" the follow-up to the highly successful debut album "Look Sharp!" by who? Hint

Joe Jackson

Jackson Browne

Michael Jackson

Jermaine Jackson

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Now we lie on the floor
While the radio war
Finds its way through the air
Of the dead market square."

This song "Radio War" is from the 2004 album "Our Endless Numbered Days" by singer songwriter Samuel Beam. That's his real name but his performance/recording artist stage name is what? Hint

Ampersand

Magnet & Steel

Iron & Wine

Belle & Sebastian

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Question 10 of 10

10. This singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, film composer is originally from Scotland. His song "Radio City Serenade" is from his 2012 album "Privateering." Who is he? You're not in dire straits if you miss this question because I will have one more, final quiz of this topic coming up. Hint

Gerry Rafferty

David Byrne

Mark Knopfler

Ian Anderson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "All The Love is On The Radio" is a 1984 single from the same-titled album by this singer who shares a name with a Henry Fielding novel's title character.

Answer: Tom Jones

Henry Fielding's novel "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling" written in 1749. It became a comedic period film in 1963 winning the Oscar for Best Picture. Tom Jones is also the name of the Welsh singer who sang this song. He is more famous for such mega-hits as "It's Not Unusual", "She's a Lady", "Delilah", "What's New Pussycat" (my go-to song at any karaoke bar), and "Green, Green Grass of Home."

2. The full lyrics of "Car Radio" go like this: "Car radio, That's what I got Voice of authority from here into empire state Car radio, Car wash Out on a mission, just a minor on the interstate Car radio, All acting tough I'm just a user, I don't make any of t"car Radio" in his stuff." Who recorded the song "Car Radio" for their 2001 album "A Series of Sneaks"?

Answer: Spoon

The rock band Spoon was founded in 1993 in Austin, Texas. The guitarist/lead singer Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno formed a band called Alien Beats a year before getting together with other bandmates Eric Harvey, Rob Pope and Alex Fischel to form Spoon. It's worth nothing that Jim Eno is NOT related to the famous producer Brian Eno.

3. "Radio I" and "Radio II" are songs by King Crimson from their 1995 album THRAK. Which of the following is true about this famous British progressive rock band of the 70s (formed in 1968)?

Answer: Elton John and Brian Ferry auditioned to be lead singers.

Yes, Elton John and Brian Ferry were considered to fill the lead singer role before they hired Gordon Haskell and Box Burrell instead to handle the vocals.
It was bassist Greg Lake (not Keith Emerson) who was an early member of King Crimson before going on to bigger fame with Emerson Lake and Palmer. Their debut album "In the Court of the Crimson King" charted the highest in the U.S. at Number 28, but no album of theirs broke the U.S. Top 10. Robert Fripp was not a member of Yes or Pink Floyd although both those bands are progressive rock bands.

4. "Radio Daze" is from the album "How I Got Over" by what Late Night talk show band?

Answer: The Roots

The Roots "Radio Daze" goes: "And the radio daze kept us in the dark
And the satellite age brings us to the light
Some feeling the pinch, some feeling the bite
They ain't ready to talk, they're ready to fight."

The band's members consist of Questlove, Dice Raw, lack Thought, and Rick Friedrich and they are the house band for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
"How I Got Over" is a studio album they recorded in 2010.

5. "Radio and TV Do a lot for me Lots of times I date my honey When I'm runnin' short of foldin' money And the radio and TV are free." How quaint. Who recorded this song "Radio and TV" for their 1964 album "Gone Gone Gone"?

Answer: The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers actually recorded the song "Radio and TV" back in 1960, and brought it forth for this 1964 album. Though his song wasn't a Number 1 hit for them, they did have 3 Number Ones: "Wake Up Little Susie," "All I Have to Do Is Dream," and "Cathy's Clown."

6. "Radio show, radio show Trust the wizard, here we go Radio show, radio show Trust the wizard, don't say no" "Radio Show" is from the 1989 album "Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia" by what alternative indie rock band?

Answer: Guided by Voices

Lead singer and main songwriter Robert Pollard formed Guided by Voices in Ohio in 1983 with band members guitarists Mitch Mitchell, Tobin Sprout, and Jim Pollard, and Kevin Fennell (drums). Greg Demos played bass for this original line-up. This albium, "Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia" was the third album of this Dayton, Ohio band.

The album was paid for entirely by the band, with only a few hundred copies of the album being pressed.

7. "Don't turn the radio down! (We want the music loud!) Don't turn the radio down! (We want to mess around!) We feel like dancin' (Hey!) We want to dance, so, don't turn the radio down!" "Radio Down!" comes from the 2011 album "Hi-Five Soup!" by what comedic rock band their refer to themselves as crime-fighting superheroes"

Answer: The Aquabats

The Aquabats are the only actual band; the others are actual comic book superhero teams. Doom Patrol is with DC Comics, as is Metal Men. Straw Hat Pirates is an anime manga superhero group. Biz Markie teamed up with the Aquabats for this record

8. "Don't you know you can't get near me You can only hope to hear me on your radio On your radio You're gonna hear me on your radio." "On Your Radio" comes from 1979's album "I'm The Man" the follow-up to the highly successful debut album "Look Sharp!" by who?

Answer: Joe Jackson

Rock critic Tom Maginnis called Joe Jackson's "On Your Radio", "an honest yet cutting kiss-off to all those who ever doubted him. The track is a fine example of Jackson's early career trademark mix of caustic wit and melodic zeal." The song was the lead single from this second album. Joe Jackson studied musical composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and is able to play violin in addition to piano which he handled on this album.

9. "Now we lie on the floor While the radio war Finds its way through the air Of the dead market square." This song "Radio War" is from the 2004 album "Our Endless Numbered Days" by singer songwriter Samuel Beam. That's his real name but his performance/recording artist stage name is what?

Answer: Iron & Wine

Samuel Beam's stage name is Iron & Wine. He described his youth this way, He recalls, "In my room, the radio was really always forever on. I grew up drawing. I was always drawing, all the time, with the radio on." Samuel used to work in the film industry, like me, only he was a "lighting engineer" or in the parlance of the film industry, a "gaffer." He worked on the Mel Gibson film "The Patriot" and then became a professor of cinematography at The University of Miami.

Answer: Mark Knopfler

Mr. Knopfler is perhaps best known as the frontman of the band Dire Straits ("Sultans of Swing", "Money for Nothing".) His work as a film composer is wonderful. "Local Hero" starring Peter Riegert and Burt Lancaster has one of my favorite film scores of all time. Knopfler has also composed scores for "The Princess bride" and "Wag the Dog" two excellent films.

"So blow a kiss to Radio City
My forever silhouette
Oh, you are so pretty
My beautiful Rockette
You've got my arms
And the crosstown horns
Going on - we've got it going on."

Source: Author Billkozy

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