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We've Got Music in Our Solar System Quiz
Here's a collection of ten songs featuring the names of various objects of the solar system in the song titles. Match the titles with the artist/group which performed each.
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by bernie73.
Estimated time: 3 mins.
"Pluto" came from Bjork's 1997 album "Homogenic". Interestingly, although "Pluto" was never released as a single, there was a video released for the song. The song was co-written by Björk and co-producer Mark Bell. The album reached the top of the Icelandic music chart and Number 28 in the United States.
The song "Pluto" was based in part on improvised jam sessions. The song was based in part on Icelandic mythology.
2. "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)"
Answer: Jewel
"Jupiter" was written by Jewel (Kilcher) and appeared on her 1998 album "Spirit". The song was released as a single and reached Number 39 in the United States and Number 42 in Canada. A video was released for the song.
3. "Heaven is a Place on Earth"
Answer: Belinda Carlisle
"We Can Change" was the B-Side to "Heaven is a Place on Earth" (1987). Rick Novell's and Elen Shipley composed the song, which appeared on Belinda Carlisle's album "Heaven on Earth". The song reached Number One in the United States and United Kingdom and to Number Two in Australia. The video for the song was filmed in part at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
4. "Valleys of Neptune"
Answer: Jimi Hendrix
"Valleys of Neptune" was recorded by Jim Hendrix in 1969 or 1970 but was not publicly released until 2010 when it appeared a posthumous album by Hendrix of the same name. Jimi Hendrix himself wrote the song. The video for the song included a painting created by Hendrix in 1957. Composed so close to his death, it is not known if he would have further modified his song.
5. "Venus"
Answer: Bananarama
"Venus" was actually a cover song for Bananaram, having been originally released by the Dutch group Shocking Blue. The song appeared as a cover on the 1986 album "True Confessions". The song was written by Robbie van Leeuwen. The cover would reach Number One in several countries including the United States and Australia.
The cover was considered a lively version of the song, though not universally liked.
6. "Life on Mars?"
Answer: David Bowie
"Life on Mars?" (1971) was by David Bowie and came from his album "Hunky Dory". The song was inspired by "My Way". In the United Kingdom, the song reached Number Three. The video featured a picture of Bowie in a turquoise-colored suit. It has since been covered by numerous artists.
7. "Mercury"
Answer: Bloc Party
The music of the English band Bloc Party fused a variety of genres. The song "Mercury" came from the 2008 album "Intimacy". The song reached Number 16 in the United Kingdom. The video included scientists creating a mishmash creature.
8. "Black Hole Sun"
Answer: Soundgarden
"Black Hole Sun" (1994) is by the group Soundgarden. It appeared on their album "Superunknown". The song would reached Number Two in the United States and in the Top Ten in several other countries. The song was written by the group's vocalist Chris Cornell. The video features a day in the life in a suburban neighborhood. It would be named one of the greatest hard rock songs by VH1.
9. "Saturn"
Answer: Stevie Wonder
"Saturn" would appear as a bonus song on his 1976 album "Songs in the Key of Life". The song was written by vocalist Stevie Wonder and Michael Sembello. The song was Stevie's ode to the idea of diversity. Though the song was not released as a single, the album charted in the Top Ten in several countries.
10. "Cast Your Spell Uranus"
Answer: Argent
"Cast Your Spell Uranus" appeared on the 1971 album by British group Argent, "Ring of Hands". The song was composed by Argent guitarist Russ Ballard. The song had a track length of approximately four and a half minutes. It would later appear on Argent's "Greatest Singles" collection.
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