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31 quizzes and 320 trivia questions.
1.
  Before He Can Hear People Cry    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
"Before he can hear people cry" is a line from Bob Dylan's song "Blowin' in the Wind." You can hear people crying, maybe after these songs were composed and recorded. All you need to do is match the artist and song title.
Average, 10 Qns, Lord_Digby, Feb 21 24
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Lord_Digby gold member
Feb 21 24
190 plays
2.
  Sad Songs III    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Welcome to another quiz about some of my favorite downbeat songs. We all have tough days, and a good song can really help you get through them. Thanks for playing, hope you enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, neon000, Jan 11 18
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neon000 gold member
Jan 11 18
282 plays
3.
  Songs for Dark Times   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Loss, pain, and grief have been the inspiration for many beautiful songs in tribute to lost loved ones. Here are ten of them; match the artist and song to the person being remembered.
Easier, 10 Qns, seekernym, Dec 14 17
Easier
seekernym
Dec 14 17
696 plays
4.
  Colder Than The Grave   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Colder than the grave" is a metaphor for death. This theme is explored though the diversity of popular music where "Cold" songs abound, though they are really songs about death or at least the death of love.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1, Nov 21 18
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1nn1 gold member
Nov 21 18
2955 plays
5.
  The Beagles Have the Blues   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What would you expect from a pound of hound dogs "crying all the time"! The Regal Beagles have put together a quiz about sad songs from a variety of genres. How many questions can you answer before grabbing a tissue?
Average, 10 Qns, alaspooryoric, Feb 15 19
Average
alaspooryoric gold member
Feb 15 19
461 plays
6.
  Songs With Tears or Crying in the Title   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about songs that have references to tears or crying in the title through the decades.
Tough, 10 Qns, shanteyman, Mar 29 09
Tough
shanteyman
1611 plays
7.
  Still More Sentimental and Sad Songs   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is part three in a survey of sentimental and sad songs. As a Dream Weavers team effort, this quiz offers a fine variety of music that may bring a tear.
Average, 10 Qns, Rehaberpro, May 02 16
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Rehaberpro
638 plays
8.
  Don't Cry    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Don't cry about it, just comfort ten early R&B/ Rock & Roll artists by matching them to their emotionally tearful song titles from the 1960s.
Average, 10 Qns, Nealzineatser, Nov 18 21
Average
Nealzineatser gold member
Nov 18 21
590 plays
9.
  It Must Be a Broken Heart    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
For a Quiz Commission challenge, I have decided to do one about songs that have the theme of heartbreak. It is my first 15-question quiz.
Average, 15 Qns, mcsurfie, Aug 23 13
Average
mcsurfie
629 plays
10.
  Sing Me a Crying Song   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There seems to be quite a bit of crying in songs, so all these songs have 'cry' or 'crying' in their titles. Can you Sing Me a Crying Song? Good luck.
Average, 10 Qns, wenray, Feb 07 12
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wenray
550 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Who had a hit with the song "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" in 1961?

From Quiz "Sing Me a Crying Song"




11.
  Songs With Tears in the Title   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about songs through the decades that refer to tears.
Average, 10 Qns, shanteyman, Jun 06 16
Average
shanteyman
324 plays
12.
  More Sentimental and Sad Songs   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some songs bring out a special memory, a special person, a tear to your eye, or a tug on your heart. Do you remember these?
Average, 10 Qns, Rehaberpro, Oct 11 15
Average
Rehaberpro
609 plays
13.
  Sentimental and Sad Songs   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some songs bring out a special memory, a special person, a tear to your eye, or a tug on your heart. Do you remember these?
Average, 10 Qns, Rehaberpro, Sep 22 15
Average
Rehaberpro
383 plays
14.
  I'm Sure That Guy Cried   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Being a musician can require a certain amount of sensitivity, so some guys can't be afraid to cry! In this quiz, I'll give you ten songs (with their lyrics) written and/or sung by guys that I'm sure cried; you just identify the guys!
Average, 10 Qns, guitargoddess, Jan 31 10
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guitargoddess gold member
717 plays
15.
  Life After Love    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Who hasn't experienced heartbreak? Let's have a stroll through some wonderful, yet ache-infused, songs whose lyrics (here called "the voice") try to convey what the aftermath of love-gone-wrong can be like. It varies!
Average, 10 Qns, vairagya, May 27 19
Average
vairagya
May 27 19
347 plays
16.
  One for Sorrow   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Life isn't always a bed of roses. These rock and metal songs have a melancholy feel.
Average, 10 Qns, AcrylicInk, Mar 17 18
Average
AcrylicInk gold member
Mar 17 18
214 plays
17.
  Sad Sappy Songs - Part 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Get out the box of tissues and get ready to sob your way through this quiz. I'll give you some lyrics and you tell me the name of the song. Take your time and enjoy the walk down memory lane, just don't litter with the tissues.
Average, 10 Qns, suzi_greer, Nov 02 12
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suzi_greer
652 plays
18.
  Who's Cryin' Now?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's the first thing we do when our hearts are breaking ... cry our eyes out and then fumble through the CD collection for songs that will allow us to wallow in it! Here's ten you can add to the list!
Average, 10 Qns, bagendbo, Oct 16 17
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bagendbo
Oct 16 17
2186 plays
19.
  Love's Lyrical Agony    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
"There's just a shadow of a memory". This is a collection of Pop, Rock, and R&B songs from between the years of 1984 and 1995. Can you identify the song from these lyrics of heartache?
Tough, 15 Qns, play_dead, Aug 28 09
Tough
play_dead
474 plays
20.
  Sad Sappy Songs - Part 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Get out the box of tissues and get ready to sob your way through this quiz. I'll give you some lyrics and you tell me the name of the song. Take your time and enjoy the walk down memory lane, just don't litter with the tissues.
Average, 10 Qns, suzi_greer, Nov 02 12
Average
suzi_greer
553 plays
21.
  Crying Time Again    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These songs all deal with sadness, tears, all those depressing things. You need to identify who sang which number, and your knowledge of "golden oldies" will be of great use.
Average, 10 Qns, elmo7, May 08 17
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elmo7
358 plays
22.
  Tearjerker Tunes III - Sad '60s   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
More sad songs. No crying into the keyboards please... All chart info is U.S. Billboard.
Difficult, 10 Qns, JRooowe, Oct 14 11
Difficult
JRooowe gold member
492 plays
23.
  Tearjerker Tunes   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some songs make you smile; these are not them. Perhaps you remember some of these great, but sad, tunes. All chart info is from U.S. Billboard.
Difficult, 10 Qns, JRooowe, Sep 01 11
Difficult
JRooowe gold member
553 plays
24.
  Sad Songs V    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We all have tough times in our lives. Sometimes, a good song can help you get through them. Here's the fifth quiz in my series about this topic. Hope you enjoy it. Thanks for playing.
Average, 10 Qns, neon000, Feb 09 19
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neon000 gold member
Feb 09 19
174 plays
25.
  Songs for the Broken-Hearted    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are songs for the broken-hearted that span from the 1960s to the 1990s. It may not help your broken heart, but hope you enjoy it.
Average, 10 Qns, Alepcot, Jun 11 21
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Alepcot
Jun 11 21
511 plays
26.
  Happy-Sounding Sad Songs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are all songs where the music is happy, but the lyrics are far less happy. How many of them do you know?
Tough, 10 Qns, DrLoveGun, May 20 19
Tough
DrLoveGun
May 20 19
260 plays
27.
  Tearjerker Tunes II   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Danger... heartbreak ahead. Well, actually it's just a few questions about some sad songs. Go on, give 'em a try. All chart info is from U.S. Billboard.
Difficult, 10 Qns, JRooowe, Sep 12 11
Difficult
JRooowe gold member
540 plays
28.
  The Crying Game    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This Quiz salutes many of the songs which have "Cry", "Cried" or "Crying" in their title. I shall provide the song title you select the artist who first recorded the song. What could be simpler.
Average, 10 Qns, Desimac, Mar 21 24
Average
Desimac gold member
Mar 21 24
143 plays
29.
  There'll Be Sad Songs...    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are some sad songs that may make you cry. The songs cover everything from country to rock. Name the artist or song, and I'll give you some lyrical assistance. Thanks Billy Ocean for the title.
Average, 10 Qns, Alepcot, Jun 11 21
Average
Alepcot
Jun 11 21
641 plays
30.
  Sad Songs II    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Music can do many things; among them, it can soothe a broken heart. Here's a quiz on more of my favorite sad tunes. Unless otherwise noted, all questions refer to U.S. versions of releases. Thanks.
Average, 10 Qns, neon000, Feb 09 14
Average
neon000 gold member
506 plays
31.
  Sad Songs IV    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Sometimes, only a song with a downbeat touch can hit the spot. Here is my fourth quiz about some of my favorites. Thank you for playing. :)
Average, 10 Qns, neon000, Mar 10 18
Average
neon000 gold member
Mar 10 18
293 plays

Crying and Sadness in Songs Trivia Questions

1. This song from the Beatles sounds and feels like a fun sing-along song, but it has words like "Made sure he was dead." What's the song?

From Quiz
Happy-Sounding Sad Songs

Answer: Maxwell's Silver Hammer

"Bang bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer lay down on his head. Bang bang Maxwell's silver hammer made sure he was dead." It feels good, it gets stuck in your head, and it's fin to sing along with. However, when you actually read the lyrics... maybe you don't feel so good anymore. The Beatles were known for this kind of song. The three wrong answers are other examples of it.

2. The title of this quiz is "The Crying Game" so starting with the title, who originally recorded the song, "The Crying Game"?

From Quiz The Crying Game

Answer: Dave Berry

Dave Berry with his band the Cruisers released "The Crying Game" in 1964. The record made number five on the UK pop chart and did little business elsewhere. With the release of the movie "The Crying Game" in 1994, the song was a hit again for Berry although a version recorded for the movie by Boy George was the best selling version. Chuck Berry was a pioneer rock 'N' Roller, Richard Berry was a singer and songwriter, famous for writing "Louie Louie" and Ken Berry was an actor, best known as Captain Parmenter in the TV series "F Troop".

3. 'Summer has come and passed. The innocent can never last.' In an NME interview, Billie Joe Armstrong revealed that this song was a memorial to his dad, who passed away when the singer was ten years old. What was it called?

From Quiz One for Sorrow

Answer: 'Wake Me Up When September Ends', Green Day

Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong revealed that 'Wake Me Up When September Ends' was a tribute to his dad. Samuel Bayer directed the music video, which represented the theme of loss. It showed a young man and woman falling in love and promising never to leave each other. The woman was then horrified when the man joined the United States Marine Corps and was shipped out to Iraq.

4. What lead singer of a noted rock band sent a love ballad to the stars with "Just Between You and Me" in 1989?

From Quiz The Beagles Have the Blues

Answer: Lou Gramm

The correct answer is Foreigner's Lou Gramm, who really grasped the concept of a love ballad with the great lyric, "Even if heaven and earth collide tonight, we'll be all alone in a different light". Personally, I see this as a deep, soulful song. Foreigner was a band that originated in the 1970's and had some great hits spanning throughout the 1980's. Of the incorrect answers, Paul Rodgers voiced Bad Company, David Coverdale was the singer of Whitesnake, and Jon Bon Jovi is the face of Bon Jovi. Question submitted by user TallKool1.

5. "Lonely Teardrops" is a sad song written by the founder of Motown Records, Berry Gordy, Jr. The singer who had a hit with it in 1961 was not a Motown artist, though. Who is the singer?

From Quiz Crying Time Again

Answer: Jackie Wilson

"Lonely Teardrops" was a lament about the singer's plea that his lady return to him post haste. Jackie Wilson's original version went to Number One on the Billboard R&B charts, and made it to Number 315 in Rolling Stone's compilation of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Michael Jackson recorded the song in 1986, and revealed that Jackie Wilson was one of his main influences. Such notables as Elvis Presley (who was a personal friend of Wilson) and Bruce Springsteen also named the great black singer as one of their inspirations.

6. "No more sorrow, but that's the chance, you've got to take," are some of the haunting lyrics from which 1960 sad song?

From Quiz Still More Sentimental and Sad Songs

Answer: Only the Lonely

Roy Orbison and Joe Melson wrote the lyrics for "Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)" which quickly became the very first major hit song for Mr. Orbison. The sad, sentimental and teary song reached number two on the United States Billboard pop music charts and also number fourteen on the Billboard Rhythm & Blues charts, both in 1960. Again in 1960, the song reached number two on the UK singles chart. "Only the Lonely" received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999 followed by Rolling Stone placing the song at number 232 on "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list in 2004. (contributed by funnytrivianna)

7. What diminutive singer asked that you "Break It to Me Gently" but knew it wasn't "The End of the World" and was "So Sorry"?

From Quiz More Sentimental and Sad Songs

Answer: Brenda Lee

Brenda Lee began singing at five and by the time she was ten was the family's breadwinner. Red Foley, when he first heard her at ten, said "I still get cold chills thinking about the first time I heard that voice. One foot started patting rhythm as though she was stomping out a prairie fire but not another muscle in that little body even as much as twitched. And when she did that trick of breaking her voice, it jarred me out of my trance enough to realize I'd forgotten to get off the stage". One of her early hits was "Dynamite" that earned her the name of 'Little Miss Dynamite". She became an international star and in 1960 at a concert in the UK a little known band called The Beatles was the opening act. "So Sorry" was her greatest pop hit but "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" sold five million copies and became a holiday classic.

8. "The Tracks of My Tears" was released by The Miracles in 1965 and covered by several artists. Which artist had the only Top Ten US Billboard hit with the song in the Twentieth Century?

From Quiz Songs With Tears in the Title

Answer: Johnny Rivers

In 1967 Johnny Rivers reached Number Ten on the US Billboard charts with his recording of "The Tracks of My Tears". Johnny had success with other cover songs including "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" (1967), "Maybellene" (1964), "Memphis" (1964) and "Midnight Special" (1965). His only sixties chart-topper was in 1966 with "Poor Side Of Town". Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin and Pete Moore wrote "The Tracks of My Tears" and The Miracles released it as a single from their 1965 "Going to a Go-Go" LP. The song made it to Number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the the group's fourth million seller. Linda Ronstadt released her Number 25 version as a single from her 1975 "Prisoner in Disguise" album. Aretha's 1969 version from her "Soul '69" album peaked at Number 76.

9. Who sang, "In the Air Tonight", a song about a bitter breakup with between the singer and his ex-wife?

From Quiz It Must Be a Broken Heart

Answer: Phil Collins

Released in 1980, "In the Air Tonight" was written by Phil Collins about the bitter break-up between him and his ex-wife. The single marked the start of Collins' solo career, and has since become one of the classic pop singles of all time. Cadburys used the song for a chocolate advert, featuring a gorilla on a drum kit, playing Collins famous drum solo, from where the song builds up to the moment the drum solo starts.

10. "Colder than the Grave" is a line in a classic '60s song "Bring 'em Down". This song was sung by a group which was instrumental in bringing British Folk Rock into the mainstream in the 1960s. Simon Nichol is the frontman. Can you name the group?

From Quiz Colder Than The Grave

Answer: Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention has had many line-up changes but Nicol was the founding member and led the band well into the 21st century. The folk-rock sound and the male/female lead singers (Nicol and Sandy Denny [Denny died tragically in 1978 of a cerebral haemorrhage after falling down stairs]) drew unfair comparisons that they were a British Jefferson Airplane Act. Their name came from the house, named Fairport, where the band members met.

11. 'That fateful night the car was stalled upon the railroad track I pulled you out and we were safe but you went running back' What is the name of this tearjerker?

From Quiz Sad Sappy Songs - Part 1

Answer: Teen Angel

'Teen Angel' was released in 1959 and sung by Mark Dinning. The song was banned in the U.S. and the U.K. but eventually made it to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. In case you don't remember, she went back to get his high school ring.

12. Who had a hit in 1962 with the song "Big Girls Don't Cry?"

From Quiz Sing Me a Crying Song

Answer: The Four Seasons

"Big Girls Don't Cry" rose to number one in 1962 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard's Rhythm and Blues survey. The Four Seasons have been known as Frankie Valley & The Four Seasons since 1970. Their original name was the Four Lovers. In 1990 The Four Seasons were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 1999 into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. They have had such hits as "Sherry" "Walk Like a Man" and "Dawn (Go Away)".

13. One of Roy Orbison's saddest songs, this 1963 classic was used to nightmarish effect in the 1986 David Lynch film "Blue Velvet." Which tune was it?

From Quiz Tearjerker Tunes III - Sad '60s

Answer: In Dreams

Roy originally rejected use of the song in the film; Lynch found a legal way he could use it anyway... and did. Eventually Roy filmed a video using clips from the movie. The song is great but the movie is disturbing.

14. "Teardrops fell on Mama's note... when I read the things she wrote.." And just where was Bobby Bare when he read that letter?

From Quiz Tearjerker Tunes II

Answer: 500 Miles Away From Home

Nice Top ten "cross-over" hit for country star Bobby in 1963. In 1958, due to a label error, Bobby's recording of the novelty song "The All American Boy" was credited to Bill Parsons (one of the song's co-writers). The song was a hit and reached Number Two on Billboard's Pop Charts.

15. In 1977, Dolly Parton broke our hearts with a tune featuring "little Andy". Who was little Andy?

From Quiz Tearjerker Tunes

Answer: a puppy

Long-time country music favorite, Ms. Parton "crossed over" with her 1977 LP "Here You Come Again". It reached number 20 on the Billboard Pop Charts. On the LP is the classic "Me and Little Andy", a tune about an abandoned little girl and her puppy. It's a tear-jerking masterpiece.

16. "We found him with his face down in the pillow, with a note that said 'I'll love her till I die'. And when we buried him beneath the willow, the angels sang a whiskey lullaby". The song is "Whiskey Lullaby", the singer is this country musician.

From Quiz I'm Sure That Guy Cried

Answer: Brad Paisley

"Whiskey Lullaby" was recorded by Brad Paisley, featuring Alison Krauss, for his album "Mud on the Tires"(2003). It was later released as a single, and made it as high as number three on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. It also won a CMA (Country Music Association) award for Song of the Year, in 2005. Jon Randall, who co-wrote the song with Bill Anderson, also recorded the song for his own album "Walking Among the Living"(2005).

17. Which artist has NOT released a single titled "Crying in the Rain"?

From Quiz Songs With Tears or Crying in the Title

Answer: New Edition

"Can You Stand the Rain?" was a song released by New Edition in 1989. In 1962 "Crying in the Rain" was one of the first hit songs released by The Everly Brothers after they switched from Cadence Records to Warner Brothers in 1960. The song made it to Number Six on the US Billboard charts. The song was composed by Howard Greenfield and Carole King before King was 21 years old. In 1990 A-ha also released a single of "Crying in the Rain". A-ha's version peaked at number 26 on the US Adult Contemporary charts, but made it to number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. In 1982 Whitesnake recorded another song by the same name on their album, "Saints & Sinners". Their single also reached number 13 on the British charts. Carol King recorded a version of the song on her 1983 "Speeding Time" LP.

18. Don and Phil, a 'brotherly duo', told us they were "Crying In The Rain" ?

From Quiz Who's Cryin' Now?

Answer: The Everly Brothers

The song was released in December 1961. Don and Phil had been singing since they were six and eight years of age, respectively, and made a whole clatter of popular late 50's/60's hits including the wonderful " All I have To Do Is Dream" (1958) and "Cathy's Clown" (1960). Like all the greats, their music still resonates today!

19. This song by Foster The People is about a school shooter. What's it called?

From Quiz Happy-Sounding Sad Songs

Answer: Pumped up Kicks

"You better run better run, outrun my gun, all the other kids with the pumped up kicks." You never get tired of singing that do you? However, when you notice the words "Outrun my gun" that might make you think "What!?" "Pumped up Kicks" was inspired by the Columbine school shooting. Cubbie Fink, who created the great bassline that in large part makes this song what it is, said in an interview with CNN that he has a cousin who is a survivor of the shooting. The issue touched him very deeply. Singer Mark Foster said in an interview with the Washington Post that he wanted to bring awareness to the issue of gun violence among kids that he believes, as the second verse in the song suggests, is a result of a lack of time spent with family. The song's title refers to shoes that popular kids from richer families wear to elevate their social status according to the Chicago Tribune. Some people think the song is about Westroads Mall Shooter Robert Hawkins due to the first line of the song ("Robert's Got a Quick Hand"). The band denied it in the Omaha World Herald and said that it's just a coincidence.

20. "Cry, Cry, Cry" was orignally recorded by which artist?

From Quiz The Crying Game

Answer: Johnny Cash

"Cry, Cry, Cry" was Johnny Cash's first charted single making its debut in September 1955. The song made number fourteen on the Billboard C & W chart, the chart performance of this records secured Johnny Cash a place on the Louisiana Hayride along with other Sun records stars like Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. The song has been covered by many artists, Marty Stuart, Elvis Costello and Norah Jones to name a few.

21. 'Jealousy, turning saints into the sea.' Which song about jealousy was The Killers' debut single in 2003?

From Quiz One for Sorrow

Answer: Mr Brightside

The song featured on The Killer's debut album and was released as a single in 2003. 'Mr Brightide' was then rereleased in 2004 with a new music video. It was set in a burlesque show where singer Brandon Flowers appeared to be jealous of a man and a woman. The lyrics explored the thoughts of someone who felt betrayed: 'Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick, and it's all in my head.'

22. In Harry Chapin's tear-jerker of a song about life and father/son dynamics, the father realizes his son has finally grown up to be "just like [him]". But why is this a bad thing?

From Quiz The Beagles Have the Blues

Answer: Because the son doesn't have any time to spend with his father.

His only number one hit (1974), "Cat's in the Cradle" had many inspirations, including being about Chapin's greatest fear about the conflict between his growing time on the road as a musician, and spending time with his own son. Nominated for a Grammy in 1975, the song was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011. It's one of those songs that, as a kid, you know is sad. But it's only when you become a parent that you realize its full pathos. Question submitted by user coventry815.

23. Not a one-hit wonder, Sue Thompson had a long career in both recording and personal appearances. According to the lyrics, what did sad movies make her do?

From Quiz Still More Sentimental and Sad Songs

Answer: Always make me cry

Although her success was in the early 60s, she continued to record into the late 70s. She had success also with a string of duets with Don Gibson. The lyrics of "Sad Movies" (1961) describe an emotional experience in a movie theater when she sees her boy friend with another girl, her best friend. Upset, she goes home and her mother asks what is troubling her and she replies: "And mama saw the tears and said what's wrong? And so to keep from telling her a lie I just said sa-a-a-d movies make me cry Oh-oh-oh sa-a-a-d movies always make me cry Oh-oh-oh sa-a-a-d movies always make me cry" (Special thanks to RP7)

24. Which Disco artist recorded the 1979 US Billboard Number One duet "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" with Barbra Streisand?

From Quiz Songs With Tears in the Title

Answer: Donna Summer

In addition to topping the charts with Barbra, Donna Summer also enjoyed Number One success in 1979 with "Bad Boys" and "Hot Stuff" and hit Number Two with "Dim All the Lights". "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" was the fourth Number One for each artist. Paul Jabara and Bruce Roberts composed "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)". Both Barbra and Donna included the song on individual albums. Additionally Streisand's label and Summer's label each released the song as a single. The song spent two weeks on top of the US Billboard charts. The duo never performed the song live together but each singer performed renditions in concert or on tour. Evelyn "Champagne" King hit the Top Forty in 1979 with "I Don't Know If It's Right". "Knock On Wood" by Amii Stewart and "Ring My Bell"by Anita Ward topped the charts the same year.

25. In the song "Misunderstanding," by Genesis, the singer tells us about an intended meeting with his girlfriend. Then, everything starts to go wrong. "I waited in the rain for hours," the singer reveals. Then what happened?

From Quiz Sad Songs II

Answer: You were late

The song "Misunderstanding" appeared on Genesis' 1980 album, "Duke." It was one of twelve songs on the album and reached the Top 20 in the U.S., along with the Top 50 in the U.K.

26. Sarah Brightman and Vince Gill both sang the same "Colder" song individually. What was the name of this song?

From Quiz Colder Than The Grave

Answer: Colder Than Winter

Vincent "Vince" Gill is an American country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved mainstream success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist starting in 1983. He wrote "Colder than Winter" in 1992. His version has a distinctive country sound whereas Sarah Brightman's interpretation focuses on the purity of her voice with a muted orchestral backing.

27. 'They asked me how I knew my true love was true I of course replied "Something here inside cannot be denied"' Not as sad, but may cause tears in your eyes, what's the name?

From Quiz Sad Sappy Songs - Part 2

Answer: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes' was a show tune from a 1933 musical. Nat King Cole covered the song in 1946 but the Platters version released in 1958 was probably the most popular. It was on top of the charts in the U.K. for five weeks, number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number three on R & B charts. This song has been covered by nearly 60 artists ranging from Jerry Garcia and Cher to Louis Armstrong and Tommy Dorsey.

28. Which sultry female singer had the biggest hit with "Cry Me a River" in 1956?

From Quiz Sing Me a Crying Song

Answer: Julie London

The inclusion of the song "Cry Me a River" in the 1956 film "The Girl Can't Help It" made it a hit for the singer/actress Julie London and the song rose to number nine in the US and number 24 in the UK. The song also had chart successes when it was sung by Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Cocker and Michael Buble. Julie London was born in the US in 1926 and died in 2000. She appeared in numerous movies and TV shows.

29. Few people could sing a sad song like Gene Pitney could. According to him "...only love can break a heart." What else could it do?

From Quiz Tearjerker Tunes III - Sad '60s

Answer: mend it again

"Only Love Can Break A Heart" was Gene's highest charting record in the U.S. It reached Number Two in late 1962. With almost two dozen chart hits, Gene never had a Number One record. As a song-writer he topped the charts with "He's A Rebel" as recorded by the Crystals in 1962. In fact, that's the song that kept "Only Love..." out of the top spot.

30. In this 1967 release, "Terry and Julie" are observed meeting on Friday nights. Now considered by many to be one of the greatest songs ever written, it never charted in the U.S. Name that tune!

From Quiz Tearjerker Tunes II

Answer: Waterloo Sunset

This Kinks' classic was originally called "Liverpool Sunset." It did chart in the U.K., reaching Number Two in mid '67. Some people many not find it sad... but friendless, alone, and watching the world from a window seems kind of sad to me.

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