FunTrivia Music Mix: Vol 29 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Back in Black

"Back in Black", from the AC/DC album of the same name, has what is often considered to be one of the most famous guitar riffs of all time. "White Christmas" was famously sung by Bing Crosby, "Blue Suede Shoes" by Elvis Presley, and "Green, Green Grass of Home" first by country singer Johnny Darrell and then by Tom Jones.

Question by player gogiantsrap

Answer: Born in the USA

While the chorus is certainly catchy and seems to imply a strong patriotic theme, the song is actually about the mistreatment of Vietnam veterans following their return home from the war, as well as the unemployed protagonist's disillusionment with being an American who fought for his country. Reagan cited the song as a "message of hope" in one of his campaign speeches.

Question by player dim_dude

Answer: Deck the Halls

After the neighbour's dogs steal Ralphie's family's Christmas turkey, the family goes out for Christmas dinner. At Bo Ling, Chop Suey Palace Co., the waiters attempt to make the meal more like a Christmas feast by singing "Deck the harrs with boughs of horry ... 'Tis the season to be jorry." The result is racist but funny.

In 2012, "A Christmas Carol: The Musical" opened on Broadway; the Chinese chorus is omitted, probably reflecting a growing social sense of racial sensitivity. The carol "Deck the Hall" was written in English in 1862 by Thomas Oliphant loosly following earlier Welsh lyrics.

The tune is traditional, dating back to the 16th century. The "fa-la-la-la-lah" in the refrain is an example of musical nonsense syllables called by musicologists "non-lexical vocables" (which means that they sing well but mean nothing).

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Jolene

Dolly Parton wrote and released "Jolene" in 1973 and it became her second solo number one country hit. She says the song was inspired by a red haired bank teller who flirted with her husband - and her husband's sudden interest in doing the banking! The song has been covered multiple times by singers all over the world. "Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Please don't take him just because you can. Your beauty is beyond compare, with flaming locks of auburn hair, with ivory skin and eyes of emerald green."

Question by player Midget40

Answer: Petula Clark

Petula Clark was born Petula Sally Olwen Clark. She rose to fame in the 1960s and produced 15 top 40 hits from 1965 to 1968. "I Know a Place" and "This Is My Song" both reached Number Three on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Her songs were also translated and produced in different languages and achieved world appeal.


Question by player milliesmall

Answer: Lemon and Tangerine

"The Lemon Song" appeared on "Led Zeppelin II" in 1969. The song paid homage to a classic blues track by Howling Wolf. "Tangerine" was an acoustic ballad that appeared on "Led Zeppelin III" the next year. Both tracks are fan favorites from the British rock band often credited with inventing heavy metal.

Question by player GBfan

Answer: Glen Campbell

1968's "Wichita Lineman" was Campbell's biggest hit until 1975, when "Rhinestone Cowboy" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Two years later, Campbell had his second number one hit with "Southern Nights".

Question by player daBomb619

Answer: Fly Me to the Moon

First recorded in 1954 by Kaye Ballard, Buzz Aldrin played Frank Sinatra's 1964 version of 'Fly Me to the Moon' on a portable cassette player during his lunar walk. The same song was also played onboard Apollo 10 when it orbited the moon in May 1969.

Question by player leith90

Answer: Aerosmith

The 1973 debut album by Aerosmith is best remembered for the lead single "Dream On" and their concert staple song "Mama Kin". The group formed in Boston in 1970 and the band, led by Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry, have received multiple nicknames over the years including the "Bad Boys From Boston", "the Toxic Twins", and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Guns N Roses covered "Mama Kin" in 1986.

Question by player GBfan

Answer: The electric chair

The song "The Mercy Seat", by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, is about a man facing execution in the electric chair for committing murder. The song was released in 1988 and was covered by Johnny Cash on his, "America III: A Solitary Man" album. Cash originally heard the song after seeing a news report on executions in Texas.

He is quoted as saying, "If a man's been there 25 years, maybe we should consider whether or not he has become a good human being and do we still want to kill him."

Question by player mcsurfie