My Favorite Songs of the 1960s - Part 16 Quiz

Answer: Sitting

Otis Redding co-wrote "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" with Steve Cropper. The song was written and recorded in 1967; however, it was not released as a single until 1968. Redding was killed in a plane crash on December 10, 1967; the single was released posthumously. It reached number one on the US charts and number three on the UK charts.

The song has been covered by artists such as Michael Bolton, Peggy Lee, Widespread Panic, and Black Pumas.

Answer: Dusty Springfield

John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins wrote "Son of a Preacher Man." They originally wrote it for Aretha Franklin to sing, but she turned it down. So, Dusty Springfield made the first recording of the song in 1968. The song reached number nine in the UK and number ten in the US.

Aretha Franklin liked Dusty Springfield's version, and later did a cover of the song in 1969. The song has been covered by Tanya Tucker, Joss Stone, Joan Bae, Tina Turner, and many others as well.

Answer: Your Man

Tammy Wynette and Billy Sherrill wrote "Stand by Your Man" in 1968. The song was released as a single track from the "Stand By Your Man" album. The song reached number one and won Wynette a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance - Female. It became her signature song. It was also met with opposition from the Women's Liberation Movement. In 1999, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The song has been covered by artists such as Candi Staton, Motorhead and the Plasmatics, Lyle Lovett, and The Chicks.

Answer: False

Mark James wrote "Suspicious Minds" in 1968, and he was the first to record the song. However, his recording was a commercial failure. He recorded the song in Memphis, Tennessee; however, Elvis Presley heard the song and liked it. So, he recorded it the following year. Elvis' version reached number one on the charts. In 1999, the Elvis Presley version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The song has been covered by other artists as well, including Dwight Yoakam, Fine Young Cannibals, Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter, and Dee Dee Warwick.

Answer: By Our Love

Catholic priest Fr. Peter Scholtes wrote "They'll Know We Are Christians" in the 1960s. In 1968, it was first published in the hymnals. It also became available on vinyl and featured the St. Brendan's Choir. The title comes from John 13:35.

The song has been covered many times. Some artists who have covered it include Jars of Clay, Rebecca St. James, Lydia Walker, and For King & Country.

Answer: Russian

Boris Fomin wrote the Russian song "Dorogoi dlinnnoyu" with lyrics by poet Konstantin Podrevsky in 1924. The title translates in English to "By the Long Road." The song dealt with youth and romance, drinking, singing, and dancing in a tavern. The singer and friend were young, and everything was seen through rose-colored glasses.

Gene Raskin wrote English lyrics to the song, and Mary Hopkin, a Welsh singer, recorded it in 1968. The song reached number one in the UK and Canada, and number two in the US. Hopkin said in 2015 that Paul McCartney (who produced the song) played the acoustic guitar on the recording. The song has also been covered by Sandie Shaw, Vicky Leandros, Dolly Parton, Bonnie Tyler and many other artists.

Answer: Truly Scrumptious

Robert and Richard Sherman (The Sherman Brothers) wrote "Truly Scrumptious" as part of their score for "Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang" in 1968. Truly (played by Sally Ann Howes) was the daughter of Lord Scrumptious (played by James Robertson Justice), the confectioner. In the movie, the song is sung by Heather Ripley (Jemina), Adrian Hall (Jeremy), and Sally Ann Howes (Truly).

In 2005, "Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang" premiered on Broadway. Erin Dilly (Truly), Henry Hodges (Jeremy), and Ellen Marlow (Jemina) sang the song first on Broadway. The song has been covered by artists such as The New Christy Minstrels, Emma Williams, David Hobson, and Amy Adams.

Answer: Mad

Mr. Fred Rogers wrote and performed the song "What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel?" in 1968 on his TV show, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." In 1969, Mr. Rogers went before the United States Senate to try to raise money for PBS in its early years. While speaking with Senator John Pastore, he recited the lyrics to the song.

The song has been sung many times on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," sometimes by other people such as Keith David, who played Keith, a carpenter on the show, occasionally. The cast of "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood" also performed the song. In 1989, Mr. Rogers performed the song when he was a guest on "The Tonight Show."

Answer: I'm the only one.

The Sherman Brothers wrote "The Wonderful Things About Tiggers" in 1968. It was first sung in the featurette "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day." Paul Winchell, who voiced Tigger, was the first to sing 'The Wonderful Things About Tiggers." In 1974, when it was released on an album, he won a Grammy for Best Recording for Children.

The song has been covered by artists such as Jim Cummings (who voiced Tigger in later movies), The Tiny Boppers, Justin Muncy, and The Tiggermania Cast.

Answer: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

Jerry Fuller wrote "Young Girl" in 1968, and Gary Puckett & The Union Gap performed it first. The song reached number two on the charts. The song deals with a man learning that the person he is seeing lied about her age. He is telling her to run away because he doesn't want to change his mind about not messing with her at her age.

In the "Glee" season one episode, "Ballad," Mr. Shue (played by Matthew Morrison) did a Mash-Up (with altered lyrics) of "Young Girl" and "Don't Stand Too Close to Me" to let Rachel Berry (played by Lea Michelle) know that her crush on him was inappropriate.

The song has also been covered by Bobby Goldsboro, The Top of the Poppers, Sarah Collins, and The Letterman, among others.