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Quiz about Use the Lyrics to Identify the Artist

Use the Lyrics to Identify the Artist Quiz


In each question, there will be lyrics to a certain song. You will have to identify the artist of the song. The title of the song will not appear anywhere in the given lyrics.

A multiple-choice quiz by quotidiantrivia. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
87,537
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
1847
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Question 1 of 15
1. "It's nine o'clock on a Saturday, Regular crowd shuffles in.
There's an old man sitting next to me, Making love to his tonic and gin".
Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. "I had a friend, was a big baseball player, Back in high school.
He could throw that speed ball by you, Make you look like a fool".
Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. "We talk about your work, how your boss is a jerk. We talk about your church and your head when it hurts. We talk about the trouble you've been having with your brother, 'bout your daddy and your mother, and your crazy ex-lover." Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. "A singer in a smoky room, The smell of wine and cheap perfume,
For a smile they can share the night, It goes on and on and on and on".
Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. "It's always times like these when I think of you And wonder if you ever think of me. Everything so wrong, and I don't belong,
Living in your precious memory".
Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. "I'm only a man, In a phony red sheet, Looking for special things,
Inside of me, inside of me".
Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. "Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids, In fact it's cold as hell. And there's no one there to raise them, If you did". Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. "Now, Muriel plays piano, Every Friday at the Hollywood. And they brought me down to see her, And they asked me if I would, Do a little number, And I sang with all my might. She said, "Tell me, are you a Christian, child?"
And I said, "Ma'am, I am tonight!"
Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. "I never win first place, I don't support the team, I can't take direction, And my socks are never clean". Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. "First thing I'd do is pray for time to crawl, I'd unplug the telephone, keep the TV off. I'd hold you every second, say a million 'I love you's". Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. "I don't know how to be No crib on MTV". Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. "Round 1 I play a patzer. I crush him in 15 moves. When he asks me for advice, I just laugh and say one word, 'IMPROVE!'"

This one is a given, by the way. Please get it right.
Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. "The day breaks, and the boy wakes Up and the dog barks and the birds sing, And the sap rises, and the angels sigh". Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. "Can you imagine no love, pride, deep fried chicken, Your best friend always sticking up for you, Even when I know you're wrong, Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance, Five-hour phone conversations, the best soy-latte that you ever had, And me". Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. "How come you're always such a fussy young man Don't want no Captain Crunch, don't want no Raisin Bran Well, don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan". Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "It's nine o'clock on a Saturday, Regular crowd shuffles in. There's an old man sitting next to me, Making love to his tonic and gin".

Answer: Billy Joel

These lyrics are the opening verse of the song "Piano Man" by Billy Joel. The song tells about people coming to the bar to hear the Piano Man play so that they can forget about life's problems for awhile.
2. "I had a friend, was a big baseball player, Back in high school. He could throw that speed ball by you, Make you look like a fool".

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

These lyrics are the opening verse of the song "Glory Days" by Bruce Springsteen. This song is about the "Glory Days" in some people's lives. There is the former baseball player, the single mother, and the singer himself.
3. "We talk about your work, how your boss is a jerk. We talk about your church and your head when it hurts. We talk about the trouble you've been having with your brother, 'bout your daddy and your mother, and your crazy ex-lover."

Answer: Toby Keith

This is the opening verse of the song "I Wanna Talk About Me" by Toby Keith. The song is saying that this guy likes hearing about his wife/girlfriend, but he wants to hear about himself too.
4. "A singer in a smoky room, The smell of wine and cheap perfume, For a smile they can share the night, It goes on and on and on and on".

Answer: Journey

This is a verse from the song "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey. The song is about a city boy and a girl from a small town meeting on the "Midnight train going anywhere", saying that anything can happen.
5. "It's always times like these when I think of you And wonder if you ever think of me. Everything so wrong, and I don't belong, Living in your precious memory".

Answer: Vanessa Carlton

This is a verse from "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton. The song is about two people who are apart from each other. One is saying that they would "walk a thousand miles if [they] could just see [the other person] tonight".
6. "I'm only a man, In a phony red sheet, Looking for special things, Inside of me, inside of me".

Answer: Five for Fighting

This is a chorus from "Superman" by Five for Fighting. The song is in the point of view of Superman, who says that he is only a man.
7. "Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids, In fact it's cold as hell. And there's no one there to raise them, If you did".

Answer: Elton John

This is part of a verse from "Rocket Man" by Elton John. Part of this song was once used in an airline commercial, although I don't recall which one.
8. "Now, Muriel plays piano, Every Friday at the Hollywood. And they brought me down to see her, And they asked me if I would, Do a little number, And I sang with all my might. She said, "Tell me, are you a Christian, child?" And I said, "Ma'am, I am tonight!"

Answer: Marc Cohn

This is a verse of "Walking in Memphis" by Marc Cohn. It mentions a few things that are associated with Memphis, such as Elvis, his tomb, and his ghost; Union Avenue, the Gates of Graceland, and such.
9. "I never win first place, I don't support the team, I can't take direction, And my socks are never clean".

Answer: Pink

This is the first verse of the song "Don't Let Me Get Me" by Pink. It is about a girl who can't stand herself anymore.
10. "First thing I'd do is pray for time to crawl, I'd unplug the telephone, keep the TV off. I'd hold you every second, say a million 'I love you's".

Answer: Diamond Rio

This is part of a verse of a song called "One More Day" by Diamond Rio. I would have written the whole verse there, but the fourth and final line of the verse included the title of the song, so I left it out. The song is about a person who wishes he had one more day with a loved one, only to realize that it would only "leave [him] wishing for one more day...."
11. "I don't know how to be No crib on MTV".

Answer: Dr. Evil

This is part of a remix between "Hard Knock Life" from the musical "Annie" and Dr. Evil, from the movie "Austin Powers", rapping. This song is part of the soundtrack from the Austin Powers movie "Goldmember".
12. "Round 1 I play a patzer. I crush him in 15 moves. When he asks me for advice, I just laugh and say one word, 'IMPROVE!'" This one is a given, by the way. Please get it right.

Answer: King's Bishop and the Four Squares

This is an excerpt from a little-known song called "Chess for Blood" by King's Bishop and the Four Squares. The band is also little-known, but you should have gotten this one by process of elimination (which of the other ones would sing about chess?).

This song is about a 15-year old kid who is a very good player. He breezes through a tournament, playing an easy player to start off, and then beating three very strong players, only to draw the second to last round and to lose the last round, then he says, "It's true I lost, but there's still time.

After all, I'm just 15!" Only now do we find out that he is just 15.
13. "The day breaks, and the boy wakes Up and the dog barks and the birds sing, And the sap rises, and the angels sigh".

Answer: James Taylor

This is part of a song called "Copperline" by James Taylor. He recalls his childhood "down on Copperline", Copperline being a nickname for the city of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
14. "Can you imagine no love, pride, deep fried chicken, Your best friend always sticking up for you, Even when I know you're wrong, Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance, Five-hour phone conversations, the best soy-latte that you ever had, And me".

Answer: Train

This is part of a popular song called "Drops of Jupiter" by Train. Taken literally, it's about a person who goes on a "Soul vacation" in space to find themselves, only to come back because they missed normal life.
15. "How come you're always such a fussy young man Don't want no Captain Crunch, don't want no Raisin Bran Well, don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan".

Answer: Weird Al Yankovic

This is part of a song called "Eat it" by Weird Al Yankovic. It is a parody of the song "Beat it" by Michael Jackson. It is demanding that a kid just eat what is in front of him.
Source: Author quotidiantrivia

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