Mondays in Pop Music Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jimmy Buffett

"Come Monday" was a single from Jimmy Buffett's "Living and Dying in 3/4 Time" album. The flip side was "The Wino I Know". "Come Monday" reached Number 30 on the US Billboard charts, establishing Jimmy Buffett as a Top Forty artist. Three years later Jimmy made the Top Ten with the Number Eight hit, "Margaritaville".

It became his highest charting single until he released the Number Eight "Hey Good Lookin'" with Alan Jackson, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith and George Strait in 2004. "Carefree Highway" was a 1974 Top ten for Gordon Lightfoot. Johnny Bristol charted with "Hang on in There Baby" in 1974 and Jim Stafford took "My Girl Bill" to Number 12.

Answer: Boomtown Rats

Bob Geldof was a former journalist with the NME magazine when he formed Boomtown Rats in 1975. In 1977 they released their first single, "Lookin' After No. 1". They followed later the same year with their debut album, "The Boomtown Rats". Geldorf went on to become involved in musical charities and formed Band Aid Trust in 1984.

The final performance by the Boomtown Rats was at Self Aid in 1986. In 1976 the Number 12 "The Boys Are Back in Town" became Thin Lizzy's highest charting US single. In 1972 Horslips recorded their first album, "Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part" in the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. U2 broke into the US charts in 1983 with "New Year's Day".

Answer: True

Although "California Dreamin" was released the previous year, it only reached Number Four on the US charts. "Monday Monday" would be the only Number One hit for the group and it garnered them a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1967.
"Monday, Monday" was a single cut from the band's "If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears" album, their only US Number One album.
When John Phillips wrote the song singer Denny Doherty had reservations about the success of the tune. He didn't believe anyone would buy a song about a day of the week.

Answer: Fats Domino

Fats Domino broke into the US Top Ten in 1955 with "Ain't That a Shame". In 1956 he released a string of hits including "I'm in Love Again", "My Blue Heaven", "Blueberry Hill" and "Blue Monday".
"Blue Monday" was written by Fats and Dave Bartholomew and reached Number Five on the US Pop charts. The song topped the US R and B charts. Fats Domino continued to record successful singles into the sixties.
"Blue Suede Shoes" was released by Carl Perkins in 1956. "Don't Forbid Me" was a hit by Pat Boone the same year. Chubby Checker's first Number One was with "The Twist" in 1960.

Answer: Prince

Prince wrote "Manic Monday" in 1984 intended as a duet for "Apollonia 6" to record with him on their self-titled album. The project was never completed. Prince liked the debut album from The Bangles and offered "Manic Monday" to Bangles lead singer, Susanna Hoffs, using the pseudonym Christopher. In early 1986 "Manic Monday" debuted on the US charts at Number 86 and had peaked at Number 2 by April. Ironically Prince and the Revolution's single, "Kiss", prevented "Manic Monday" from topping the charts.
Later the same year The Bangles topped the charts with "Walk Like an Egyptian" and had their final US Number One hit in 1989 with "Eternal Flame".
"Addicted To Love" was a 1986 hit by Robert Palmer. Peter Gabriel had a successful single with "Sledgehammer" the same year. "Rock Me Amadeus" was a hit by Falco in 1968.

Answer: Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac's tenth studio album was their highly successful "Fleetwood Mac". It contained hits including "Rhiannon", "Landslide", "Say You Love Me" and "Over My Head". Lindsey Buckingham composed "Monday Morning" and the song was the lead-in track to side one of the LP. "Monday Morning" was written when Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were a duo before joining Fleetwood Mac. Although they had often performed the song live it had never been recorded by them.
Although some of the singles made the US top Twenty, the "Fleetwood Mac" album reached Number One in the US.
The Doobie Brothers had a US Number One single with "Black Water" in 1975. "Holdin' On To Yesterday" was a 1975 release by Ambrosia and Paul McCartney and Wings topped the US charts with "Listen To What the Man Said".

Answer: T-Bone Walker

Aaron Thibeaux "T Bone" Walker began performing on the streets of Dallas with string bands. In his early teens he was playing on the Blues circuit. In 1929 he released a single on Columbia Records titled "Wichita Falls Blues" backed with "Trinity River Blues". In 1946 he signed with Black and White Records where he recorded "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)" the following year. He also released "Bobby Sox Blues" and "West Side Baby" before leaving the label in 1948.
After a brief resurgence in the sixties Walker passed in 1975. Chuck Berry has cited Walker as one of his biggest influences.
"Every Day I Have the Blues" was one of Lowell Fulson's many Blues compositions. "Got My Mojo Working" and "Hoochie Coochie Man" were by Muddy Waters and "Take This Hammer" was one of many songs composed by Lead Belly.

Answer: Carpenters

"For All We Know (Theme from Lovers and Other Strangers)", "Superstar" and "Rainy Days and Mondays" were successful singles from The Carpenters' 1971 "Carpenters" album. Paul Williams and Roger Nichols composed the song as well as other Carpenters hits including "We've Only Just Begun" and "I Won't Last A Day Without You".
The flip side of "Rainy Days and Mondays" was another song about a day of the week titled "Saturday".
"From the Top,The Essential Collection" was the duo's first A and M album. A 1966 single release from the LP, "Looking for Love", failed to chart. In 1969 they released a cover of "Ticket to Ride" on their "Offering" LP and the following year they topped the charts when "(They Long to Be) Close to You" was released as a single from the "Close to You" album.

Answer: The Bee Gees

"Monday's Rain" was a single by the Bee Gees. It was from from their "Spicks And Specks" album. The song was unusual because it was released with two B sides. In May of 1966 "Playdown" was the flip side but a month later "All of My Life" became the B side.
After the failure of their first album, " The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs", the band was about to be dropped by their label. The group relocated to England and came to the attention of Brian Epstein who referred them to Robert Stigwood. They were signed to a five year contract and began a string of successful recordings.
In 1964 "Kinks" was the Kinks' first album release. The Who released "My Generation" in 1965. Small Faces released their eponymous debut LP in 1966.

Answer: Duran Duran

"New Moon on Monday" was Duran Duran's tenth single. The song reached Number Ten on the US Billboard charts. The band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1978 and became the house band at a club called The Rum Runner. Three years later they released their debut album, "Duran Duran". A cut from the album called "Girls on Film" attracted attention to the band. They followed up a year later with their successful "Rio" LP.
The band became an MTV staple and played the MTV "New Year's Eve Rock 'n' Roll Ball" show while "Hungry Like The Wolf" was climbing the charts.
"(Keep Feeling) Fascination" was a 1983 single from Human League. Kajagoogoo released their successful "Too Shy" single in 1983 and Naked Eyes released "Promises, Promises".