Sing Me A Zoo Trivia Quiz

Answer: George Clinton

George Clinton, (born 1941) a contemporary of James Brown and Sly Stone, is considered one of the innovators and leaders of Funk. "Atomic Dog", released in 1982, reached top spot in the USA R&B charts as well as number 38 in the dance chart.

Answer: Lobo

Roland Kent LaVoie (born 1943) uses the stage name, Lobo. The thing I find strangest about this song, "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo", is that only the dog is named! The single was taken from his, "Introducing Lobo" album and it reached top spot on the USA Easy Listening chart in 1971.

Answer: Elton John

"I remember when rock was young, me and Suzie had so much fun!"

"Crocodile Rock" was written and recorded by Elton John in 1972.

Jimmy Nail wrote and recorded "Crocodile Shoes" in 1994 for the television series of the same name.

Answer: Rolling Stones

Willie Dixon wrote the song in 1961 and it was recorded first by Howlin' Wolf.

At the start of their recording career, The Rolling Stones were a Blues band edging towards Rock music. "Little Red Rooster" reached number one on the British chart, the first Blues song to do so.

Answer: Duran Duran

Released in 1983, "Union of the Snake" got to number three in both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was the first single from the album; the other two were "New Moon on Monday" and "The Reflex".

Answer: Peter Gabriel

"Kiss That Frog" was a 1993 single for Peter Gabriel. On the surface it is the retelling of "The Princess and the Frog", but digging deeper, the lyrics have an adult meaning. Various suggestions can be found online.

I believe the song's meaning to be that we take what life gives us. Do not waste it by yearning for something else. What will be will be, so do not let life drift by you.

Answer: Elvis Presley

The song was sung by Elvis Presley in "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" where he played a happy-go-lucky pilot. In the film he was piloting a helicopter with a pack of dogs and one attractive lady for passengers, when he sang the song.

Answer: John Williams

"Cavatina" was written as a piece for piano by Stanley Myers in 1970. At the suggestion of John Williams, the piece was expanded and changed.

Answer: Wilson Pickett

Mack Rice wrote and recorded "Mustang Sally" in 1965. Since then it has been recorded by such diverse acts as Tom Jones, Bruce Springsteen, Gerard Butler and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Answer: The Cure

"Love Cats" was the first top ten single for The Cure, reaching number seven when released in 1983.

The Cure formed in my old home town of Crawley, West Sussex with the name Malice in 1976. They became the Cure in 1978 and their first album, "Three Imaginary Boys" was released a year later.