Can I Suggest More? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Boston

'More Than a Feeling' was written by Tom Scholz and released by Boston in September 1976 as a single from their self-titled album, and sung by Brad Delp. It failed to chart in the UK, but reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Much of the album, including this track, grew out of recordings Scholz made in his basement studio in the Boston area, even though the finished record was presented as a more typical big‑studio production.

Boston really is from Boston, Massachusetts. Tom Scholz put the band together there in the mid‑1970s, working out of his basement studio in Watertown (just outside Boston proper). When their debut album came out in 1976, the name 'Boston' doubled as both the band's identity and a reference to their hometown roots.

Answer: Extreme

Written by Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, 'More Than Words' is a song by American rock band Extreme. Released in March 1991 as the third single from their second album 'Pornograffitti', it was their biggest hit. It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it knocked Michael Bolton's 'Love Is a Wonderful Thing' off the top spot.

The song almost didn't make it onto the album because Extreme was known for their heavy funk-metal style, and the acoustic ballad felt out of place. Ironically, it became their biggest hit, giving them international recognition. Its success was so unexpected that some fans thought Extreme were a one‑hit acoustic act, even though the rest of the album was full of hard rock riffs!

Answer: Annie Lennox

'No More I Love You's' was originally written and recorded by British duo The Lover Speaks in 1986, but Annie Lennox's 1995 cover version turned it into a global hit, as it reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and won her a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. It was the first time a cover song won the category.

Annie discovered the song when The Lover Speaks supported Eurythmics on tour in the 1980s. Nearly a decade later, she decided to revive it. The eerie backing vocals on her recording were created by digitally manipulating male voices to sound ghostly and childlike. This added to the haunting atmosphere.

Answer: Paul McCartney

'No More Lonely Nights' is a solo Paul McCartney single, released in September 1984 as part of his movie soundtrack album 'Give My Regards to Broad Street'. It was written and performed by him, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart and number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

The Beatles' producer, George Martin, returned to produce the track, which added a nostalgic link to his Beatles days. The soaring guitar solo was played by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. It was released in both a ballad and a playback version, with dance mixes later appearing on 12-inch vinyl, a rarity for McCartney.

Answer: Chairman of the Board

'Give Me Just a Little More Time' was the debut single by Chairmen of the Board in 1970. It became their biggest hit, reaching number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and selling over a million copies.

The song was written by Holland‑Dozier‑Holland. HDH, who wrote dozens of hits for The Supremes, Four Tops, Martha & the Vandellas, and more, left Motown in 1968, following legal disputes. After leaving, they set up their own labels, Invictus and Hot Wax, where they continued to write and produce, though often under pseudonyms like Edith Wayne, as Motown's lawyers were watching closely.

'Give Me Just a Little More Time' was credited to Edith Wayne and Ron Dunbar, HDH's trusted lieutenant at Invictus/Hot Wax. The backing musicians were actually members of the Funk Brothers, Motown's house band, moonlighting for Invictus Records.

Answer: Joe Tex

Joe Tex's 'Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)' was released in late 1976 and became a novelty hit of the disco era. It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1977.

Co‑written and produced by Buddy Killen, it was recorded in Nashville, and tied to the dance craze known as the bump. The single brought Joe back into the Top 40 for the first time since his 1972 hit 'I Gotcha'. Its humorous lyrics describe a disco encounter with a partner who nearly knocks him over on the dance floor, leading to the repeated refrain that he 'ain't gonna bump no more with no big fat woman'.

Bobby Marchan released a single called 'I Wanna Bump With That Big Fat Woman' in response, proving novelty songs sparked playful rivalries.

Answer: Roxy Music

'More Than This' was released in March 1982 as a single from Roxy Music's final album 'Avalon'. It became their last UK Top Ten hit, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart, but only made number 58 on the U.S. Billboard's Rock Top Tracks.

It is the first track on 'Avalon', which was recorded when vocalist Bryan Ferry was staying in Ireland. He later said the song endures because it uses 'very few words, but in the right order', which captures existential longing with simplicity.

Although it wasn't a big chart hit in the U.S., it has become one of Roxy Music's most popular and frequently covered songs, including a well‑known version by the American band 10,000 Maniacs in 1997.

Answer: Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show

'A Little Bit More' is a single by the New Jersey band Dr. Hook. It was released in June 1976 and became one of their biggest international hits, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart and number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

When they released 'A Little Bit More', it wasn't actually their own original creation, as it was written and first recorded by Bobby Gosh. The B‑side 'A Couple More Years' was co‑written by Shel Silverstein, best known as a children's author and poet ('The Giving Tree' and 'Where the Sidewalk Ends'). He wrote many of Dr. Hook's most famous songs, including 'Sylvia's Mother', giving them their early identity, and he became like a hidden band member, supplying them with their material.

The band's name was inspired by member Ray Sawyer's eyepatch and a reference to Captain Hook of the 'Peter Pan' fairytale. Ray lost his right eye in a near-fatal car crash in Oregon in 1967 and, after that, wore an eyepatch. This led some people to believe that he was Dr. Hook.

Answer: Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand

Written by Paul Jabara and Bruce Roberts, 'No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)' was a disco duet between Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer. It became a number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart in 1979.

It was recorded at Village Recorder in Los Angeles in August 1979, with Barbra stepping into a disco for the first time. The track appeared on 'Wet' (Barbra's album) and 'On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II' (Donna's compilation).

There are multiple versions, including a radio edit (4:39), album cut (8:19), and an extended 12‑inch disco mix running over 11 minutes.

Answer: Andrea True Connection

'More, More, More' by Andrea True Connection was released in February 1976 and became a disco hit, reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It was written by Gregg Diamond, her partner in the project.

Andrea was an adult film actress before she transitioned to music, having been deeply involved in the adult film industry in New York, where she appeared in dozens of hardcore films throughout the 1970s and into the early 1980s. While stuck in Jamaica during a political crisis, she couldn't take money out of the country, so she used her earnings to fund studio time, leading to the recording of 'More, More, More'.

After her disco fame and the adult film industry, reports suggest that in her later years, she shifted into more introspective and supportive roles: working as a counsellor for people dealing with substance abuse, and also practising as an astrologer. She passed away aged 68 in 2011.