Sounds Of The 60s Rewound Part 7 Quiz

Answer: Stevie Wonder

"I Was Made To Love Her" was co-written by Stevie Wonder when he was aged 16. It reached number two in the Hot 100 and number five in the UK in 1967..

He told 'Rock Around The World' newspaper "the song: kind of speaks of my first love to a girl named Angie, who was a very beautiful woman."

Answer: Elvis Presley

In 1964, "Viva Las Vegas" was the title track for the movie of the same name. It reached number 15 in the UK and number 29 on the Hot 100.

In May 2024, 'Forbes' magazine did a feature on "The Top 20 Elvis Presley Songs Of All Time". Spoiler alert, you won't find "Viva Las Vegas" among them.

Answer: The Turtles

After their big hut "Happy Together", the record company wanted The Turtles to produce another smash.

In the liner notes of The Turtles' Anthology "Solid Zinc", band member Howard Kaylan wrote: "Elenore was a parody of 'Happy Together.' It was never intended to be a straight-forward song. It was meant as an anti-love letter to White Whale (their record company), who were constantly on our backs to bring them another 'Happy Together.'

"So I gave them a very skewed version. Not only with the chords changed, but with all these bizarre words. It was my feeling that they would listen to how strange and stupid the song was and leave us alone. But they didn't get the joke. They thought it sounded good."

The fans agreed with the record company: the single made number six in the USA and number seven in the UK.

Answer: Vanity Fare

"Early in the Morning" was a UK number eight and US number 12 for the English combo.

Altogether the band sold a respectable five million records. But after two UK top 20s, the band eventually ran out of steam, with too many personnel changes, though an iteration continued into the 21st century without any of the founders.

Answer: Roy Orbison

In August 2025, Gold Radio put "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" at number nine in their list of "Roy Orbison's ten best songs, ranked". (Spoiler alert: no "Oh, Pretty Woman" was not their number one.

"Dream Baby" did make number two in the UK in 1962. It reached number four in the USA.

Answer: Shirley Bassey

"What Now My Love" was a UK number five for Shirley Bassey in 1962.

Taken from a French melody, the song was to be widely covered by numerous artists. Jane Morgan had a top 30 hit with it in the USA in 1962, while Sonny & Cher hit number 14 in 1966.

The best cover, without fear of contradiction, was by the super-talented Miss Piggy & The Muppets. (Go on, you know you want to search for it...)

Answer: The Lovin' Spoonful

"Summer In The City" was a US chart topper for The Lovin' Spoonful in 1966. It reached number eight in the UK.

The Lovin' Spoonful in 1966 were John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, Steve Boone, and Joe Butler.
"Summer In The City" sprang from a poem John Sebastian's brother Mike wrote when he was aged 15.
John Sebastian told Uncut magazine in June 2014. "He had this great chorus, and the release was so big. I had to create some kind of tension at the front end to make it even bigger. That's where that jagged piano part comes from."

Answer: The Isley Brothers

"Behind A Painted Smile" reached number five in the UK in 1969. It was a B side in the USA on "All Because I Love You".

Answer: Sandy Posey

Sandy Posey took "Single Girl" to number 12 in the USA and number 15 in the UK in 1966.

Answer: Chris Andrews

Chris Andrew wrote and sang "Yesterday Man", taking it to number three in the UK in 1965. While it topped the charts in Canada and several European countries, it topped out at number 94 on the Hot 100.

Andrew wrote songs for several other singers, including Adam Faith, The Mamas And The Papas, The Fortunes, and Sandie Shaw, including the number one "Long Live Love".

Answer: The Settlers

The Settlers were an English folk band that got together in Birmingham 1964.

They were noted for covers of songs by the likes of Bob Dylan and The Beatles. In 1967 they released "Major to Minor", but it, like most of their singles, missed the charts.

In 1971 their song "The Lightning Tree" reached number 36 in the UK, on the strength of its use as the theme music for the TV show "Follyfoot".

UK quizzers of a certain age can wipe away a tear as they sing:

"Grow, grow, the lightning tree
It's never too late for you and me
Grow, grow, the lightning tree
Never give in too easily..."

Ah, nostalgia. As the American folkie Tom Paxton has said: "It's all right to look back, as long as you don't stare".

Answer: Joe Dolan

"Make Me An Island" was another song from the pens of Albert Hammond and Mike Hazelwood and became a hit for the Irish singer Joe Dolan.

It entered the UK charts at number three in 1969 and was to be a chart topper in 14 countries.
Fun fact: In 1978, Joe Dolan was the first western artist to perform in Moscow.

Answer: Sandie Shaw

Written by Chris Andrews, who's also in this quiz, "Long Live Love" was one of three UK chart-toppers for Sandie Shaw.

Noted as "the Barefoot Pop Princess" for her habit of singing without footwear, she had 16 UK top 40 releases.

Answer: The Rolling Stones

Some controversy surrounded the "suggestive" lyrics of "Honky Tonk Women" and it was to be censored in China in 2014.

In 1969 this was a chart-topper in the UK, Australia and the USA.

Brian Jones played on early recordings of the song, but not the final cut (that was Mick Taylor in his first appearance with the Stones.) The band fired Jones due to his addiction in June 1969.

The song was released July 3, 1969. On that day Jones was found dead in his swimming pool in East Sussex. The cause of death was given as drowning.

Answer: The Mamas & the Papas

Well, for a song that three-quarters of the band either hated or didn't understand, "Monday Monday" did pretty well, number one in the USA and number three in the UK.

Denny Doherty, who sang lead, said afterwards: "Nobody likes Monday, so I thought it was just a song about the working man. Nothing about it stood out to me; it was a dumb [expletive] song about a day of the week."

Cass Elliott and Michelle Phillips did not like the song either, and John Phillips - who wrote it - claimed he had no idea what it meant.

In 2024, ClassicRockHistory placed this at number two in the list of "Top 10 Mamas And The Papas Songs".