Sounds Of The Sixties Rewound Part 27 Quiz

Answer: The Supremes

Lamont Dozier wrote and produced the song with his partners Eddie and Brian Holland and it was one of five consecutive chart-toppers for The Supremes.
It reached number one on the Hot 100 and number 39 in the UK in 1965.
Brian Holland was in a relationship with Diana Ross at the time.

Answer: The Beatles

"The Night Before" appeared on the 1964 soundtrack album "Help!". It was not released as a single.

It was written mainly by Paul McCartney, who sang lead. Generally whichever Beatle wrote a song sang lead.

It was recorded in a five-hour session in two takes in February 1965. The guitar solo was double-tracked an octave apart and played by McCartney and George Harrison. John Lennon played a Hohner Pianet electric piano. Ringo Starr, of course, played drums.

Answer: Cliff Richard

So, here is a trivia question for you: who is the only US Vice-President to have written the music for a number one hit?

The answer is Charles Gates Dawes who composed "It's In The Game" in 1911. In 1951 Carl Sigman added the lyrics. Tommy Edwards was first to record it, making it a US number one in 1951. Charles Gates Dawes did not get to hear it: he died of a heart attack the day it was released.

In 1963, Cliff Richard took it to number two on the UK charts.

Answer: Neil Diamond

Sports fans have cause to be grateful to Neil Diamond for writing "Sweet Caroline".

You know the chorus that goes "Sweet Caroline...Good times never seemed so good..."? Well, there's a gap between the end of one line and the start of the second that gives sports fans room for creativity.

For example, when it is played in Edinburgh at games of Heart of Midlothian Football Club, the home fans insert a message for their city rivals, Hibernian, aka Hibs. It almost sounds like "Duck the Hibs", but not quite.

Meanwhile, during the Covid 19 pandemic, Neil Diamond put out a new version that changed

"Warm ... Touchin' warm ... Reachin' out ... Touchin' me, touchin' you..." to

"Hands... washing hands...reaching out...don't touch me, I won't touch you."

In 24 hours in 2020, the video received more than ten million views on Diamond's Facebook page.

In 1969, the single reached number four on the to 100 and number eight in the UK.

Answer: Maureen Evans

Nancy Sinatra first released "Like I Do" as a B side. In 1962, Welsh singer Maureen Evans had a UK number three hit with it.

Evans went on to have four UK Top 40 hits.

Trivia time: What links Maureen Evans, Shirley Bassey, Charlotte Church, Dave Edmunds and Shakin' Stevens? They were all singers born in Cardiff.

Answer: Frankie Laine

"Rawhide" was written by Ned Washington and Dimitri Tiomkin and was the theme of the western television show of the same name from 1958 to 1965. After that, the most famous version of the song was by the Blues Brothers in the 1980 movie of the same name. (That scene still cracks me up.)

Laine's version was released before the show started, peaking at number six in the UK charts on January 1st 1960 - phew!, only just a 'sound of the sixties'.

Answer: Nancy Sinatra

In 1965, "Sugar Town" reached number five on the Hot 100, despite of (because of?) the drugs references.

The song referred to taking Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) on sugar cubes.

Answer: Frank Sinatra

"Luck Be A Lady" was written in 1950 for the musical "Guys and Dolls". In 1965 Frank Sinatra included it on an album.

Sinatra had starred in the movie adaptation of "Guys And Dolls: but did not sing the song in that.

In 1994, he sang it as a duet with Chrissie Hynde. (Can you really call it a duet if the two people recorded their parts separately?)

Hynde had never met Sinatra. She said later: "He'd already recorded his parts, so when I started singing - and I didn't really know the song because I never watch musicals - I realised it was in an odd key for me. I would rather have done it with him but when you're asked to be on a record with Frank Sinatra you're not going to say no, are you?"

Answer: The Troggs

Chip Taylor - brother of Jon Voigt - wrote "Wild Thing" and reportedly made lots of money from it - much of which he gambled away.

In 1966, The Troggs took it to number one on the Hot 100 and number two in the UK. They are said to have recorded it in ten minutes.

Jimi Hendrix sang it at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Bruce Springsteen also covered it. In 2025, it was reported that 137 covers of the song had been recorded.

Answer: Sandie Shaw

"Girl Don't Come" was a UK number three in the UK in 1964; it only made number 42 on the Hot 100 but Sandie Shaw could not promote it in the USA. In 1965, US immigration authorities refused her a working visa.

The official reasons cited by the US authorities: "Since the term 'of distinguished merit and ability' implies preeminence in the
field of endeavor, non-immigrant classification under section 101(a) (15) (Et)
(1), Immigration and Nationality Act, for a singer-performer for a television
show, is denied an 18-year-old beneficiary who was unknown as a performer
a year ago; who has no record of extensive performances; whose recording
successes are few in number; while one of her recordings has reached the
pinnacle of success in Great Britain, their popularity has been Strictly
ephemeral; the supporting documentation, consisting of 20 clippings from
publications, is essentially biographical, offering virtually no critical appraisal of her performances or talents; the proposed salary for the work involved, which does not include transportation and incidental expenses, would scarcely defray first-class transportation; and, in addition, an advisory opinion of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists concludes the
beneficiary falls far short of being of distinguished merit and ability."

Answer: The Ronettes

In 1964, "Do I Love You?" reached number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was yet another song produced by Phil Spector using his 'wall of sound'. Cher was one of the backing singers, and later recorded the song herself.

Now, we all know what became of Phil Spector (don't we?), but in the 1960s he was one of the preeminent producers in US music. It has been claimed he was the man at the control of 19 US Top Ten hits.

Sticking to the music, Paul McCartney was livid about the work Spector did on the Beatles album "Let It Be". Writing in 'Far Out' magazine in December 2024, Lauren Hunter was of the opinion: "Phil Spector's musical legacy is extensive and iconic, with receipts in the form of his five number ones to prove it. What's perhaps more interesting, though, is the chain of 'nearlys' that never quite took home the pole position but have become or remained a significant part of popular culture, not least for artists like John Lennon or the Ronettes. The end of Spector's life may have been mired in crime and controversy, but there's no doubt he still changed music forever."

Answer: Fleetwood Mac

"Oh Well (Parts 1 & 2)" was a 1969 song written by Peter Green. It reached number two on the UK charts. It also became a favourite of some Fleetwood Mac fans.

A 'Rolling Stone' poll on "The 10 Best Fleetwood MacSongs" put "Oh Well..." at number seven.

Answer: The Tremeloes

"(Call Me) Number One" was released on October 17, 1969 and peaked at number two on the UK charts.

The Tremeloes had 14 songs reach the top 40 in the UK, but only four made the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: The Archies

Named as "one of the worst chart toppers of all time" this was a piece of happy, bubblegum music from an animated band.

Initially "Sugar Sugar" had been pitched at The Monkees, but they passed.

Ron Dante sang the lead part in a multi-tracked production. Although that may well be the legacy that he carried around, he was a competent musician and produced nine albums for Barry Manilow. At about the same time, Dante had another hit, "Tracy", using the name Cuff Links.

Dante was from a musical family and sang on numerous advertising songs. Speaking of how "Sugar "Sugar" became such a hit, he said: "I think it's due to the simplicity of it. It went to #1 in 60 or 70 countries around the world. I think it's the accessibility of that song in any language. You don't have to understand English to know it's a fun sound and a happy song. It's also very danceable, and it just has a certain kind of magic. Also, it's never gone away. It's been in movies and TV shows. 'Jeopardy' seems to ask a question about it every year, and I get calls every year from people asking if they can use it in a movie or on a TV show..."

Answer: The Jordanaires & Elvis Presley

"Pocketful of Rainbows" featured in the 1960 movie "GI Blues". The soundtrack album topped the Billboard 200 charts. The single reached number 39 in Ireland.