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Quiz about Old School Lyric Artist Match

Quiz about Old School Lyric Artist Match

Old School Lyric Artist Match Trivia Quiz

Well, here we go again, another you match the singer to the lyrics that they sung. Again, most of these songs are from the 70's and 80's.

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

Author
malizma

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,164

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
4144

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. 'Just Like the White Winged Dove, sings the song sounds like she's singing.' Hint

Pat Benatar

Stevie Nicks

Madonna

Heart

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'For Once In Your Life, here's your miracle, stand up and fight.' Hint

Kenny Loggins

James Taylor

Survivor

Sammy Hagar

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'There's far too much to take and more to do than can ever be done, but the sun's rolling high in the sapphire sky.' Hint

Stephen Stills

Billy Joel

Elton John

Dan Fogelberg

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Cause I've got to be free, free to face the life that's ahead of me.' Hint

Foreigner

Journey

Kansas

Styx

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'In the still point of destruction, you're the queen of all you survey, all the cities, all the nations, everything that falls your way.' Hint

Sting

Billy Idol

Michael Jackson

James Taylor

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Sometimes I pray for silence, sometimes I pray for rain, sometimes I pray for the God of sex and drums and rock n' roll.' Hint

Kiss

Meatloaf

U2

Styx

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'And me, I'm just flying in my taxi, taking tips and getting stoned.' Hint

Arlo Guthrie

Lou Reed

Bob Dylan

Harry Chapin

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Four in the morning, I'm tapped out and yawning, longing my life away.' Hint

Paul Simon

Santana

Kenny Loggins

Steely Dan

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'That's Aretha Franklin, she don't remember the queen of soul. She thinks I'm crazy but I'm just growing old.' Hint

Steely Dan

Journey

The Doobie Brothers

Michael McDonald

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'Taught me to dance, taught me sing, making me grin, making me win, schooling me.' Hint

Bill Withers

Al Jarreau

James Ingram

Air Supply

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Just Like the White Winged Dove, sings the song sounds like she's singing.'

Answer: Stevie Nicks

Before there was 'Trouble in Shangri-La,' there was 'Belladonna' and Stevie Nicks wailed the wonderful song 'Edge of Seventeen,' which was said to be inspired by Tom Petty's ex-wife who said 'age' as though she said 'edge.'

2. 'For Once In Your Life, here's your miracle, stand up and fight.'

Answer: Kenny Loggins

This is from the Kenny Loggins song 'This Is It.' This song was written for his father after his father had a heart attack.

3. 'There's far too much to take and more to do than can ever be done, but the sun's rolling high in the sapphire sky.'

Answer: Elton John

This is from 'The Lion King Soundtrack' thus, it written and performed by Elton John. The song is, of course, 'The Circle of Life.'

4. 'Cause I've got to be free, free to face the life that's ahead of me.'

Answer: Styx

This would be from the Styx classic 'Come Sail Away.' The song was used most recently in the film 'Atlantis.'

5. 'In the still point of destruction, you're the queen of all you survey, all the cities, all the nations, everything that falls your way.'

Answer: Sting

This would be Sting's 'Love is the Seventh Wave' from his first solo effort 'Dream of the Blue Turtles.'

6. 'Sometimes I pray for silence, sometimes I pray for rain, sometimes I pray for the God of sex and drums and rock n' roll.'

Answer: Meatloaf

This would be the Jim Steinman-Meatloaf hit 'I Would Do Anything For Love.' This was Meatloaf's big comeback hit.

7. 'And me, I'm just flying in my taxi, taking tips and getting stoned.'

Answer: Harry Chapin

This is from Harry Chapin's story song 'Taxi.'

8. 'Four in the morning, I'm tapped out and yawning, longing my life away.'

Answer: Paul Simon

This is from the Paul Simon classic, 'Still Crazy After All These Years.'

9. 'That's Aretha Franklin, she don't remember the queen of soul. She thinks I'm crazy but I'm just growing old.'

Answer: Steely Dan

This is Steely Dan's last hit before a long hiatus -- 'Hey 19.' Shortly after this song was released, Donald Fagan released his classic album 'The Nightfly' and Walter Becker went into producing some great albums for other artists.

10. 'Taught me to dance, taught me sing, making me grin, making me win, schooling me.'

Answer: Al Jarreau

This is the Grammy Award winning song 'Breakin' Away' which garnered Al Jarreau a Grammy in both the R and B and Jazz categories.

Source: Author malizma

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