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Quiz about Musical Memories  Lyrics of 1959
Quiz about Musical Memories  Lyrics of 1959

Musical Memories - Lyrics of 1959 Quiz


This quiz is all about the popular songs of 1959. I will give you a lyric and you tell me the correct song title and artist/band. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Velvet_Rain. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Velvet_Rain
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
389,572
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. In which hit song would you find the following lyrics?

"I want, want you to know
I love, I love you so
Please hold, hold me so tight
All through, all through the night."
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In which rock 'n' roll song would you find these lyrics?

"Well my baby's number one but I'm gonna dance with three or four
And the house'll be a-shakin' from the bare feet a-slappin' on the floor
When you hear that music you can't sit still
If your brother won't rock you then your sister will."
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The following lyrics come from which top ten hit?

"Once you were our song of love
Now you just keep taunting me
With the memory of (ba da da)
His tender love, oh."
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Question 4 of 10
4. In which song would you find these lyrics?

"When you left me all alone at the record hop
Told me you were goin' out for a soda pop
You were gone for quite a while, half an hour or more."
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which love song has these lyrics?

"Put your lips next to mine, dear
Won't you kiss me once, baby?
Just a kiss goodnight, maybe."
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In which posthumous hit would you find these lyrics?

"Do you remember baby, last September
How you held me tight, each and every night
Well oops-a-daisy, how you drove me crazy."
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which number one hit song has the following lyrics?

"Someday, I don't know how
I hope she'll hear my plea
Some way, I don't know how
She'll bring her love to me."
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In which top ten hit song would you find these lyrics?

"Darling, there will never be another
'Cause I love you so
Don't ever leave me
Say you'll never go."
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In which number one hit song would you find the following lyrics?

"Take a look at her hair, it's real
If you don't believe what I say, just feel
I'm gonna lock her up in a trunk so no big hunk
Can steal her away from me."
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In which song would you find these lyrics?

"You taught me how to love
And now you say that we are through
I'm a fool, but I'll love you dear
Until the day I die."
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In which hit song would you find the following lyrics? "I want, want you to know I love, I love you so Please hold, hold me so tight All through, all through the night."

Answer: "Come Softly to Me" - The Fleetwoods

"Come Softly to Me" was recorded by The Fleetwoods and written by Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis and Gary Troxel. It can be found on their 1959 album "Mr Blue". It was a number one hit in the US and Canada and got to number six in the UK.
2. In which rock 'n' roll song would you find these lyrics? "Well my baby's number one but I'm gonna dance with three or four And the house'll be a-shakin' from the bare feet a-slappin' on the floor When you hear that music you can't sit still If your brother won't rock you then your sister will."

Answer: "C'mon Everybody" - Eddie Cochran

"C'mon Everybody" was recorded by Eddie Cochran and he co-wrote it with Jerry Capehart. It went to number six in the UK but did not fare so well in the US only reaching number thirty five. Bands that have recorded cover versions include Humble Pie and The Sex Pistols.
3. The following lyrics come from which top ten hit? "Once you were our song of love Now you just keep taunting me With the memory of (ba da da) His tender love, oh."

Answer: "Broken Hearted Melody" - Sarah Vaughan

"Broken Hearted Melody" was recorded by Sarah Vaughan and written by Hal David. It reached number seven in both the UK and the US. It can be found on her 1958 album "Sarah Vaughan's Golden Hits".
4. In which song would you find these lyrics? "When you left me all alone at the record hop Told me you were goin' out for a soda pop You were gone for quite a while, half an hour or more."

Answer: "Lipstick On Your Collar" - Connie Francis

"Lipstick On Your Collar" was recorded by Connie Francis and written by Edna Lewis and George Goehring. It got to number three in the UK and number five in the US. Artists that have recorded cover versions include Maureen Evans and Dana.
5. Which love song has these lyrics? "Put your lips next to mine, dear Won't you kiss me once, baby? Just a kiss goodnight, maybe."

Answer: "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" - Paul Anka

"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" was recorded and written by written by Paul Anka. It can be found on the 1959 album "Paul Anka Sings His Big 15". It got to number two in the US and number seven in the UK.
6. In which posthumous hit would you find these lyrics? "Do you remember baby, last September How you held me tight, each and every night Well oops-a-daisy, how you drove me crazy."

Answer: "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" - Buddy Holly

"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" was recorded by Buddy Holly and written by Paul Anka. It reached number one in the UK and thirteen in the US. It became a hit after he died in a plane crash in February 1959. Artists who have covered the song include Linda Ronstadt, Don McLean and Wanda Jackson.
7. Which number one hit song has the following lyrics? "Someday, I don't know how I hope she'll hear my plea Some way, I don't know how She'll bring her love to me."

Answer: "Dream Lover" - Bobby Darin

"Dream Lover" was recorded and written by Bobby Darin. It was a number one hit in the UK and got to number two in the US. Peter McCann recorded a cover version in 1982.
8. In which top ten hit song would you find these lyrics? "Darling, there will never be another 'Cause I love you so Don't ever leave me Say you'll never go."

Answer: "Oh! Carol" - Neil Sedaka

"Oh! Carol" was written and recorded by Neil Sedaka. It got to number three in the UK and number nine in the US. It can be found on his 1961 album "Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits". Artists who have covered this song include The Four Seasons and The Hep Stars.
9. In which number one hit song would you find the following lyrics? "Take a look at her hair, it's real If you don't believe what I say, just feel I'm gonna lock her up in a trunk so no big hunk Can steal her away from me."

Answer: "Living Doll" - Cliff Richard and the Shadows

"Living Doll" was recorded by Cliff Richard and the Shadows and written by Lionel Bart. It was a number one hit in the UK, Sweden and Norway. In 1975 it was covered by glam rock band MUD.
10. In which song would you find these lyrics? "You taught me how to love And now you say that we are through I'm a fool, but I'll love you dear Until the day I die."

Answer: "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" - Elvis Presley

"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" was written by Bill Trader and recorded by Elvis Presley. It was first recorded in 1952 by Hank Snow. Elvis Presley's version was a number one hit in the UK, Canada and Australia, it got to number two in the US.
Source: Author Velvet_Rain

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