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Songs Within Songs Trivia Quiz

There's a lot of crossover in the pop cultural world. For example, songwriters are often found listening to the oldies, or paying homage to specific songs. It's nice to know our favorite artists enjoy singing along with the radio just like we do!

A multiple-choice quiz by RetroGirl2385. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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RetroGirl2385

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Black Velvet" by Alyssa Myles is a loving remembrance of Elvis Presley. But she notes that one specific song "leave 'em cryin' in the aisles". What song? Hint

Heartbreak Hotel

Love Me Tender

In The Ghetto

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

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Question 2 of 10

2. During his long drive, the narrator of Golden Earring's "Radar Love" is listening to retro songstress Brenda Lee. For a long time, I thought he was just describing how her voice sounded. Then I discovered it was actually the title of the song. What descriptive title could have also described Lee's voice? Hint

Coming On Loud

Coming On Bold

Coming On Strong

Coming On Sweet

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Question 3 of 10

3. In one of his hit songs, Eddie Money shares the spotlight with girl group legend Ronnie Spector. She repeatedly chimes in with lines from her '60s hit "Be My Baby". Which song features this? Hint

I Wanna Go Back

Take Me Home Tonight

I Think I'm In Love

Two Tickets to Paradise

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the 2007 song "Her Eyes" by Pat Monahan, he says the girl he's singing about liked Michael Jackson until he made what song, also the title of an album?
Hint

Ben

Off the Wall

Bad

Thriller

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the song "Summer Girls" by LFO, there are many references to cultural icons, including Larry Bird, Alex P. Keaton, and Cherry Coke. He's singing to someone who looks like a girl from Abercrombie & Fitch. What song reminds him of her, because "you rock my world"? Hint

Roxanne

Come On Eileen

Candy Girl

P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "Running Down a Dream", Tom Petty is singing along with his radio to what artist playing what song? Hint

"Me and Del were singin' little 'Runaway'"

"Me and the King were singin' 'Hound Dog'"

"Me and Dion were singin' little 'Wanderer'"

"Me and Roy were singin' 'Pretty Woman'"

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Question 7 of 10

7. Bad Company did a song in 1975 called "Shooting Star", detailing the rise and fall of a young rock and roll star. The tune begins: "Johnny was a schoolboy when he heard his first Beatles song." Which was that first song Johnny heard? Hint

Love Me Do

Can't Buy Me Love

She Loves You

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

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Question 8 of 10

8. Johnny seems to be a popular name for aspiring rock and roll stars. In "Walk of Life" by Dire Straits, Johnny's singing "oldies, goldies" including some classics by Ray Charles. Which two of Ray's songs are mentioned in the first verse? Hint

"What'd I Say" and "I Gotta Woman"

"Hit the Road Jack" and "I Gotta Woman"

"What'd I Say" and "Hit The Road Jack"

"I Gotta Woman" and "Georgia On My Mind"

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the song "Frank Sinatra" by Cake, what song is Frank singing "while cobwebs fall on an old skipping record"? Hint

My Way

New York, New York

Stormy Weather

Love and Marriage

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Question 10 of 10

10. Eric Carmen, famous for singing the 1975 smash "All By Myself", also sang the 1988 hit "Make Me Lose Control", which is chock full of oldies nostalgia. Which of these artists has a song featured in the mix? Hint

The Supremes

Ben E. King

The Crystals

All of the above.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Black Velvet" by Alyssa Myles is a loving remembrance of Elvis Presley. But she notes that one specific song "leave 'em cryin' in the aisles". What song?

Answer: Love Me Tender

"Love Me Tender", one of Elvis Presley's early hits, was released in September 1956. It begins:
"Love me tender,
love me sweet,
never let me go.
You have made my life complete,
and I love you so."

How couldn't that leave them crying in the aisles?
Sources: Wikipedia, LyricsFreak

Answer: Coming On Strong

Brenda Lee never sang songs titled "Coming On Bold", "Coming On Loud", or "Coming On Sweet", though those descriptions would certainly fit any time she came on the radio. "Coming On Strong" was a hit in 1966 and reached Number eleven.

Source: Wikipedia

3. In one of his hit songs, Eddie Money shares the spotlight with girl group legend Ronnie Spector. She repeatedly chimes in with lines from her '60s hit "Be My Baby". Which song features this?

Answer: Take Me Home Tonight

In "Take Me Home Tonight", Money not only references the song, but makes it an integral part of the hook. Plus, Spector is on hand to sing the line herself.
Here's the chorus:
"Take me home tonight.
I don't want to let you go till you see the light.
Take me home tonight.
Listen honey,
just like Ronnie sang,
'Be my little baby'."

Source: LyricsFreak

4. In the 2007 song "Her Eyes" by Pat Monahan, he says the girl he's singing about liked Michael Jackson until he made what song, also the title of an album?

Answer: Bad

Monahan is still the lead singer of the band Train, but this particular song was a solo effort. "Bad" was the first track on Michael Jackson's album of the same title. It was released in 1987, almost exactly 20 years before "Her Eyes".

Source: Wikipedia

Answer: Candy Girl

"Come On Eileen", "P.Y.T." and "Roxanne" all rocked the respective worlds of Dexy's Midnight Runners, Michael Jackson, and The Police, but it was New Edition's "Candy Girl" that was special to LFO. And remember, he loves Kevin Bacon but hates "Footloose".

Sources: Wikipedia, Lyrics Freak

6. In "Running Down a Dream", Tom Petty is singing along with his radio to what artist playing what song?

Answer: "Me and Del were singin' little 'Runaway'"

In the line, "Me and Del were singin' little 'Runaway'", Petty is referencing the early '60s hit "Runaway" by Del Shannon. This is one of my favorite songs-within-songs. I can picture myself doing the exact same thing.

Answer: Love Me Do

"Johnny was a schoolboy when he heard his first Beatles song.
'Love Me Do', I think it was, and from then it didn't take him long..."

After hearing "Love Me Do", Johnny bought himself a guitar and the rest is history!

Sources: Wikipedia, Lyrics Freak

Answer: "What'd I Say" and "I Gotta Woman"

The first verse also mentions "Be-Bop-A-Lula" by Gene Vincent. Interestingly, Dire Straits got their name from someone commenting on their grim financial future. With hits like "Walk of Life" and, more famously, "Money for Nothing", that future didn't end up nearly so dire!

9. In the song "Frank Sinatra" by Cake, what song is Frank singing "while cobwebs fall on an old skipping record"?

Answer: Stormy Weather

While all of the above have been performed by Old Blue Eyes, it's his version of "Stormy Weather" that lives on forever in the 1996 song bearing his name by alternative rock band Cake. The song begins:

"We know of an ancient radiation,
That haunts dismembered constellations,
A faintly glimmering radio station,
While Frank Sinatra sings 'Stormy Weather'..."

Source: Lyrics Freak

Answer: All of the above.

"Make Me Lose Control" features "Back In My Arms Again" by The Supremes, "Uptown" by the Crystals, and "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King, as well as "Be My Baby" by The ROnettes.

The song was co-written by Dean Pitchford of "Footloose" fame.

Source: Songfacts.com

Source: Author RetroGirl2385

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