10 Questions: One Match Quiz | Music

Answer: Elton John

From the 1992 album of the same name, Elton John's "The One" peaked at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1993 in the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance category. The song begins:

"I saw you dancing out the ocean
Running fast along the sand
A spirit born of earth and water
Fire flying from your hands."

Answer: Eagles

"One of these nights, one of these crazy old nights
We're gonna find out, pretty mama, what turns on your lights
The full moon is calling, the fever is high
And the wicked wind whispers and moans
You got your demons, you got your desires
Well, I got a few of my own."

Written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, "One of These Nights" was a single from the album of the same name. It peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song was a move away from the band's country rock roots into a more R&B, rock, and disco vibe, with Don Felder now in the band on lead guitar.

Answer: Phil Collins

"One More Night" was a single from Phil Collins's 1985 album "No Jacket Required" and has since been included on at least two compilation albums. The soft rock ballad hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Top 100. The song opens:

"One more night
One more night
I've been trying ooh so long to let you know
Let you know how I feel
And if I stumble if I fall, just help me back
So I can make you see."

Answer: Queen

"Another One Bites the Dust" opens:

"Oh, let's go
Steve walks warily down the street
With the brim pulled way down low
Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet,
Machine guns ready to go..."

The song was written by Queen's bass guitarist John Deacon. It was a single from the 1980 studio album "The Game." It won an award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single at the 1981 American Music Awards and peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: R.E.M.

This single from R.E.M.'s fifth studio album, "Document," peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In a 1988 interview with "Muscian" magazine, lead vocalist Michael Stipe noted that the song was about "using people over and over again," as indicated by lyrics such as "a simple prop to occupy my time" and "the one I've left behind."

Answer: Bob Dylan

This song was recorded on Bob Dylan's 1976 album "Desire," and a live performance was also included on the 1979 album "Bob Dylan at Budokan." According to songfacts.com, Dylan wrote the song in response to his experience attending a gypsy celebration in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France. The song opens on a description of a gypsy woman:

"Your breath is sweet
Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky
Your back is straight, your hair is smooth
On the pillow where you lie."

Answer: George Michael

"One More Try" appeared on George Michael's 1988 debut album "Faith." It peaked at number 29 on the U.S. Billboard Top 100. The song has been covered by artists as varied as Joan Baez, Josh Kaufman, and Mariah Carey. The song is written from the voice of someone who has been disillusioned by love but who is willing to try again:

"I'm so cold
Inside
Maybe just one more try."

Answer: U2

"You say one love, one life (One life)
It's one need in the night
One love (one love), get to share it
Leaves you darling, if you don't care for it."

A single from U2's 1991 album "Achtung Baby," this song hit number 1 on the U.S. Alternative Songs Billboard. The rock ballad has been covered by numerous distinguished artists such as Mica Paris, Mary J Blige, Johnny Cash, Adam Lambert, and Joe Coker. "One" was originally released as a benefit single with the proceeds going to AIDS research.

Answer: Shania Twain

"When I first saw you, I saw love
And the first time you touched me, I felt love
And after all this time
You're still the one I love, mmm, yeah."

Canadian country music singer Shania Twain co-wrote this song, which appeared on the 1997 album "Come on Over." The single was released in 1998 with "Don't Be Stupid" on the B-Side. Robert John "Mutt" Lange, a South African record producer, co-authored "You're Still the One." The song spent 24 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, peaking at number one. At the 1999 Grammy awards, it won Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Answer: The Rolling Stones

"One Hit (To the Body)" was released as a single from The Rolling Stone's 1986 album "Dirty Work" with "Fight" on the B-side. It opens:

"You fell out of the clear blue sky
To the darkness below
The smell of your flesh excites me
My blood starts to flow
So help me God."

The song was co-written by lead singer Mick Jagger and the guitarists Keith Richards and Ron Wood. The song peaked at number 28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.