Who Recorded the Song? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Stevie Nicks

"Edge of Seventeen" was released on February 4, 1982. The song was released as the third single from Stevie Nicks' debut album "Bella Donna", which was released on July 27, 1981. Although the album topped the charts on the US Billboard 200, the single stalled at number four on the US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) and number eleven on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Stevie Nicks was also a member of the band Fleetwood Mac between 1974 and 1990 and 1997 and 2022.

Answer: The Crests

"16 Candles" was performed by the American group The Crests. The song was released in America on October 1958. The songwriters were Luther Dixon and Allyson R. Khent. The song reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1959 "16 Candles" spent 21 weeks on the US R&B chart, peaking at number four on the chart.

The Crests were formed by J.T. Carter, who put the band together in the mid-1950s. They had several top 40 hits in the 1950s and 1960s with songs like "Step By Step", "The Angels Listened In", "Trouble In Paradise", and "Six Nights A Week".

Answer: Phil Collins

"One More Night" was released on 24 January 1985 in the US, while in the UK, the song was released on 1 April 1985. Phil Collins also wrote the song. Chart-wise, it topped the charts on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.

In the music video Collins can be seen playing the piano in a London bar belonging to the Virgin Records founder Richard Branson.

Answer: The Beautiful South

"Perfect 10" is a track by the English pop rock group the Beautiful South, released on September 21, 1998, as the lead single from their sixth studio album, "Quench" (1998). It entered the UK Singles Chart at number two. The song was written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray. The song has interesting lyrics!

The Beautiful South were formed in 1988 by Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway who were the ex members of the English band The Housemartins. The original members of the band were Paul Heaton, Dave Hemingway, Dave Rotheray, Sean Welch and Dave Stead. They disbanded in 2007.

Answer: Skid Row

"18 and Life" was performed by the American heavy metal band Skid Row. Skid Row was formed in 1986 in Toms River, New Jersey. Original members were Sebastian Bach, Dave Sabo, Scotti Hill, Rachel Bolan, and Rob Affuso.

This song is about Ricky, an 18-year-old who is down on his luck but is tough. After getting drunk, he unintentionally kills someone with his gun, believing it was unloaded, which results in him receiving a life sentence in prison. On the charts, "18 and Life" reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

Answer: Eagles

Eagles released the song "Seven Bridges Road" on 15 December 1980; the song was featured on the band's live album "Eagles Live," recorded between October 20, 1976, and July 31, 1980.

Eagles had several top ten hits in the 1970s and 1980s, including "Best of My Love" (1974), "One of These Nights," "Lyin' Eyes" (1974), "Hotel California" (1977), and "Love Will Keep Us Alive" (1994).

Answer: Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran released "Three Steps to Heaven" in March 1960 (USA) and in May (UK). Eddie Cochran co-wrote the song with his brother Bob Cochran. It became a number one hit for Eddie on the UK Singles Chart and the Ireland Singles Chart.

On April 17, 1960, Eddie died the day after a car accident; the car in which he was travelling hit a lamppost. Eddie was only 21 years old when he died.

In 1975, the UK group Showaddywaddy released a cover version of the song, which also topped charts in the UK and Ireland.

Answer: T Rex

Marc Bolan, the frontman for T. Rex, wrote the song "20th Century Boy". The song was released on 2 March 1973. T. Rex hit the big time between 1970 and 1973 with several top-ten hits, including "Hot Love", "Get It On", "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru".

In the band's ten-year career, they released 14 studio albums and released 47 singles. Marc Bolan was killed in a car crash on 6 September 1977 when the Mini he was travelling in hit a fence post and then a sycamore tree; he died at the scene of the accident.

Answer: Spin Doctors

Spin Doctors released the song "Two Princes" on January 4, 1993. The song topped the charts on the US Pop Airplay (Billboard), while in the UK it stalled at number three on the UK Singles Chart.

The band was originally called Trucking Company before adopting the name Spin Doctors in 1989. The song also featured on the band's debut studio album "Pocket Full of Kryptonite," which was released on August 20, 1991.

Personnel on the band's debut album were Chris Barron, Eric Schenkman, Mark White, and Aaron Comess. Two additional musicians were John Popper and John Bush. The album and the single were a major commercial success for them, which paved the way for future success.

Answer: The Rolling Stones

What a great tune from the English band The Rolling Stones. "19th Nervous Breakdown" was released on 4 February 1966, reaching number one in the UK New Musical Express (weekly popular music newspaper) and number one in the United States (Cashbox). The song was written by the partnership of Jagger and Richards.

According to Mick Jagger, while explaining in Rolling Stone Monthly magazine, the inspiration for the song came after we had just completed five intense weeks of work in the United States. I said, "I don't know about you guys, but I feel like I'm about to have my nineteenth nervous breakdown." We immediately grabbed onto that phrase as a potential song title.