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Torch Songs Trivia Quiz

A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love. These torch songs are from the 1950s and 60s - can you identify the singer of these torch songs?

A multiple-choice quiz by flossy50. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
flossy50

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
259,027

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This song was translated from French and the lyrics include: "If you go away as I know you must/ There'll be nothing left in the world to trust".
Who sang the original French version? Hint

Maurice Chevalier

Jacques Brel

Edith Piaf

Josephine Baker

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the singer and co-author who recorded this song in many different languages?
The song lyrics include: "She may be the beauty or the beast,/ may be the famine or the feast".
Hint

Charles Aznavour

Joachim Thibault de Courville

Edith Lefel

Simone Signoret

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Question 3 of 10

3. This song was first published in 1956 with the lyrics: "Sun lights up the daytime/ Moon lights up the night".
This became the signature tune for this singer in 1958 - what was her name? Hint

Rosemary Clooney

Judy Garland

Eartha Kitt

Peggy Lee

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the singer associated with this classic torch song?
The lyrics include: "If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing/ Let's break out the booze and have a ball".
Hint

Peggy Lee

Ella Fitzgerald

Eartha Kitt

Lena Horne

5. This song has been covered by many singers but which male singer released this song in 1963?
The words of the song include: "He can take you anyplace he wants/ To fancy clubs and restaurants". Hint

Ben E. King

Otis Redding

James Brown

Marvin Gaye

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which group had a hit with this song with the lyrics: "Time goes by so slowly/ and time can do so much"? Hint

Righteous Brothers

Blues Brothers

Everly Brothers

Gibb Brothers

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Question 7 of 10

7. This is a great country and western torch song which includes these words: "She's leaving now cause/ I just heard the slamming of the door".
Who is the well known country singer who released this song in 1969?
Hint

Glen Campbell

Kenny Rogers

Willie Nelson

Johnny Cash

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Question 8 of 10

8. This torch song is from a musical and includes the lyrics: "As long as life is long/ I'll love him right or wrong".
What is the name of the character who sings this song in the musical? Hint

Wendy

Betsy

Nancy

Shirley

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Question 9 of 10

9. Returning to French torch songs, these are the lyrics: "Avec mes souvenirs/ J'ai allum� le feu/ Mes chagrins, mes plaisirs".
Who was the singer? Hint

Nina Simone

Edith Piaf

Josehine Baker

Ute Lemper

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Question 10 of 10

10. This song has been covered by many singers and includes the lyrics: "I can hear a lark somewhere/ begin to sing about it".
Who is the singer who recorded it for the 1991 film 'Edward II'? Hint

Robbie Williams

Ray Charles

Carly Simon

Annie Lennox

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This song was translated from French and the lyrics include: "If you go away as I know you must/ There'll be nothing left in the world to trust". Who sang the original French version?

Answer: Jacques Brel

Jacqes Brel wrote and sang this torch song on his 1959 album "La Valse � Mille Temps". The French title is 'Ne me Quitte Pas' whilst the English title is 'If You Go Away'. Rod McKuen penned the English version and Shirley Bassey has recorded a memorable version.

2. Who was the singer and co-author who recorded this song in many different languages? The song lyrics include: "She may be the beauty or the beast,/ may be the famine or the feast".

Answer: Charles Aznavour

The song 'She' was written by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer and was a hit in the UK in 1974. A cover version of the song by Elvis Costello can be heard at the YouTube website, sounds pretty good!

3. This song was first published in 1956 with the lyrics: "Sun lights up the daytime/ Moon lights up the night". This became the signature tune for this singer in 1958 - what was her name?

Answer: Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee was an American jazz singer. 'Fever' was written by Cooley and Blackwell and originally recorded by Little Willie John. However, it became a song associated with Peggy Lee.

4. Who was the singer associated with this classic torch song? The lyrics include: "If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing/ Let's break out the booze and have a ball".

Answer: Peggy Lee

This song 'Is That All There Is' was written by Stoller & Lieber, prolific song writers of many hits including this 1969 hit for Peggy Lee. It is apparently taken from a story called `Disillusionment' by Thomas Mann, written when he was twenty - which is very young to be disillusioned.

5. This song has been covered by many singers but which male singer released this song in 1963? The words of the song include: "He can take you anyplace he wants/ To fancy clubs and restaurants".

Answer: Ben E. King

This song 'I (Who Have Nothing)' was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The version by Ben E. King reached number 29 on the US charts. It has appeared on 'The Sopranos' soundtrack.

6. Which group had a hit with this song with the lyrics: "Time goes by so slowly/ and time can do so much"?

Answer: Righteous Brothers

'Unchained Melody' was written by Hy Zaret and Alex North in 1955. It has been recorded by many singers including the Righteous Brothers in 1965 and was a hit again for them in 1990 after being used in the film 'Ghost'.

7. This is a great country and western torch song which includes these words: "She's leaving now cause/ I just heard the slamming of the door". Who is the well known country singer who released this song in 1969?

Answer: Kenny Rogers

"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" is a song written by Mel Tillis and performed by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition after he left the New Christy Minstrels in 1967.

8. This torch song is from a musical and includes the lyrics: "As long as life is long/ I'll love him right or wrong". What is the name of the character who sings this song in the musical?

Answer: Nancy

The song 'As Long As He Needs Me' is sung by the character of Nancy to her bad news boyfriend Bill in the 1960 musical 'Oliver!', written by Lionel Bart.

9. Returning to French torch songs, these are the lyrics: "Avec mes souvenirs/ J'ai allum� le feu/ Mes chagrins, mes plaisirs". Who was the singer?

Answer: Edith Piaf

'Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien' was written in 1956 by Charles Dumont and Michel Vaucaire. It represents the ultimate in torch songs as sung by Edith Piaf in 1960.

10. This song has been covered by many singers and includes the lyrics: "I can hear a lark somewhere/ begin to sing about it". Who is the singer who recorded it for the 1991 film 'Edward II'?

Answer: Annie Lennox

The song "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" is a Cole Porter jazz classic from 'Seven Lively Arts', a musical revue from 1944 with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and ballet music by Igor Stravinsky.
The film 'Edward II' was a modern version of Christopher Marlowe's Elisabethan drama.

Source: Author flossy50

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