Male Names in Songs Trivia

1. In Paper Lace's 1974 hit "Billy Don't Be a Hero", Billy's young love pleads that he not go to war. How well did Billy listen?

From Quiz Bee Boppers

Answer: He didn't, went to war and wound up dead

This was a relationship that was never going to last. Billy's girlfriend kept nagging him not to be a hero, he never listened. He went off to war, put his hand up for a dangerous mission and that was the end of him. His girlfriend then gets a letter in the mail that said he was a hero... This song was originally a hit in 1974 for UK band Paper Lace who would then go on and have a major hit with the track "The Night Chicago Died". The song was written by Peter Callender and Mitch Murray who had previously had success with the songs "Hitchin' a Ride", a hit for Vanity Fair in 1969, and "The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde", which was huge for Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames in 1967.

From Quiz Tom/Tommy But Not Dick Or Harry

Answer: Elton John

"The Ballad Of Blind Tom" appears on Elton John's 2013 album "The Divine Board." The album peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200. His six number one hits on the Hot 100 include: "Crocodile Rock" (1972); "Bennie And The Jets" and "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (1974); "Philadelphia Freedom" and "Island Girl" (1975);"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Kiki Dee (1976); "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" with George Michael (1991); and "Candle In The Wind" (1997).

From Quiz Classic Rock: Who Is That Man In The Song?

Answer: Kenneth

"What's The Frequency Kenneth" was a hit for REM in 1994. Formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 REM called it a day in 2011. "What's The Frequency Kenneth" came from their album, "Monster". The words relate to a physical attack on journalist Dan Rather in 1986.

From Quiz More Bills on the Billboard Charts

Answer: Rock Around the Clock

"Rock Around the Clock" originally charted in 1954 as the B-side to "Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town)." It returned the following year when it appeared in "The Blackboard Jungle," and the rest was history.

From Quiz Topping the "Bill"-Board Charts

Answer: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson would further mine the topic of persistent groupies for another Billboard Hot 100 number one hit with "Dirty Diana" from his "Bad" album.

From Quiz The Name That Follows is...

Answer: Andrew

The track carries the singular word title "Andrew" and deals with the issues of bullying in the school yard and rising above it at the end of the day. There's a touch of irony in the choice of name as its Greek origin carries the meaning of "brave man". The album was recorded in 2000 and despite it being the band's fifth studio album it was their first release under the banner of a major label.

From Quiz You Don't Know Jack

Answer: Luke Bryan

The song appears on Luke's 2011 album "Tailgates and Tanlines", his third, which follows on the success of his previous recordings "I'll Stay With Me" (2007) and "Doin' My Thing" (2009). "You Don't Know Jack" has not been released as a single and is the only track on the album that Luke does not have a writing credit for.

From Quiz Right Charlies

Answer: Tom Waits - Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis

All these songs are in the form of a letter (or in this case a postcard).

From Quiz Sing Me the Name of a Boy

Answer: The Kingston Trio

Originally written in the 1860s the Kingston Trio had a hit with this song in 1958. The Recording Industry Association of America selected this song as one of the "Songs of the Century." The Kingston Trio was a very popular folk and pop music group in the '50s and '60s.

From Quiz Song Titles Featuring Male Names

Answer: 1910 Fruitgum Company

1910 Fruitgum Company's "Simon Says" made the US Top Ten in 1968. Guitarist Frank Jeckell composed the song that was inspired from a candy bar wrapper he found in his house. Jeckell's name was prominent in the name of the band when it was formed as Jeckell and The Hydes in 1965. They changed their name before recording "Simon Says" and after the success of the song they began opening for the Beach Boys on tour. They released follow up singles including "Indian Giver", "1, 2, 3, Red Light", "Goody, Goody Gumdrops" and "May I Take a Giant Step". In 1970 "Go Away" was their last single release as the Bubble Gum music phase was fading out. "Yummy Yummy Yummy" was a hit by The Ohio Express. The Lemon Pipers had a hit with "Green Tambourine" and The Archies released Bubble Gum songs such as "Sugar Sugar".

From Quiz Male Names in Song Titles

Answer: The Kingsmen

The Kingsmen, from Portland, Oregon, were led by the garbled vocals of Jack Ely. Some people claimed that the lyrics to "Louie Louie" were obscene, but an FBI investigation failed to produce any substantial evidence of profanity. The Swingin' Medallions recorded another frat house classic called "Double Shot Of My Baby's Love", which charted in 1966. The Happenings had a hit with "See You in September"; the Rivieras charted with "California Sun."

From Quiz Jimmy, Johnny, Ricky

Answer: Menudo

Born Enrique Martin Morales, Ricky auditioned three times for a place in Menudo, and was successful when he was just 13 years old. Ricky has had ten number one hits on the US Latin Charts, and also played bartender Miguel in the soap opera "General Hospital" on US television.

From Quiz Jimmy, Johnny, Bobby

Answer: Roger Miller

Roger Miller took 'Bobby' to number 12 in the US Country Chart in 1969. In his version Bobby was a woman. Janis Joplin changed the lyrics slightly to make Bobby a man and scored only the second ever US posthumous number 1 hit with her version recorded in 1970 and released in 1971. The song was written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster. Johnny Cash did record a live version of the song in 1972 which can be found on his "Pa Ostereker" album released in 1973.

From Quiz Jimmy, Johnny, Billy

Answer: Candy and Flowers

"Sends her candy, Sends her flowers, And I never saw her smile the way, She smiled at him today" Charles Eugene Patrick Boone was a committed Christian, and once turned down a film role opposite Marilyn Monroe as he felt it might "compromise his standards"! He also refused to kiss his co-star Shirley Jones in the film "April Love" because she was married in real life.

From Quiz Jimmy, Johnny, Tommy

Answer: Like ringing a bell

Chuck Berry wrote the song in 1955 and it was included on the "Voyager Golden Record" that went out into space with the Voyager probe, as a record of human achievement.

From Quiz Oldies Guys

Answer: Cave-in

"At the bottom of that hole lies a big, big man ... Big John". By Jimmy Dean.

From Quiz Male First Names In Titles

Answer: Paul Simon

From Quiz Bee Boppers

Answer: Boris the Spider

The Who's first album "My Generation" (1965 was a great success. However, their label, Polydor, saw the fact that all the original songs on the album had been written by Pete Townshend. Legend goes that to rectify this they offered a £500 advance to the band if each member contributed a song for the album. "Boris the Spider" was bass player John Entwistle's effort. This is reportedly the first song that John wrote and he, supposedly, penned it in six minutes after a drinking session with Rolling Stones' bass player Bill Wyman that involved making up weird names for animals. Whilst the song is a piece of dark comedy its passages are very discordant. The chorus is sung in a "basso profundo" and the middle eight in "falsetto". Ironically this became an immediate crowd favourite and a staple of The Who's live gigs.

From Quiz Tom/Tommy But Not Dick Or Harry

Answer: Teen-Age Crush

"Teen-Age Crush" peaked at number two in 1957. In the same year, "Goin' Steady" and "Ring My Phone" got to number 16. "Sing Boy Sing" reached number 24 in 1958.

From Quiz Classic Rock: Who Is That Man In The Song?

Answer: Jack

AC/DC were formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. It was always considered to be Malcolm's band until his retirement from bad health in 2014 when as the remaining original band member Angus took the reins. "The Jack" was released as a single in December 1975. The song isn't really about a car breaking down.

From Quiz Musical Men

Answer: Johnny B. Goode

"Johnny B. Goode", a Chuck Berry hit from 1958, is considered to be a rock'n'roll classic. In the film "Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll", Chuck Berry did a duet of the song, with Julian Lennon, as a tribute to Julian's late father, John Lennon.

From Quiz More Bills on the Billboard Charts

Answer: Wedding Bell Blues

Nyro missed out on making the Hot 100 with her original recording of the song in 1966. It ended up being one of two number one hits by the 5th Dimension, the other being "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In."

From Quiz Topping the "Bill"-Board Charts

Answer: Philadelphia Freedom

The roster of former Philadelphia Freedoms players also includes Andre Agassi, Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Martina Navratilova, and Venus Williams. Elton John wrote the song after participating in a promotional match in 1974.

From Quiz The Name That Follows is...

Answer: James

"James Dean" is one of a number of songs that the Eagles wrote that used the themes of living quickly and dying young. Others include "Life in the Fast Lane" and "A Good Day in Hell", which is the B-side to "James Dean". J.D. Souther and Jackson Browne share the song writing credits on this song with Glen Frey and Don Henley.

From Quiz You Don't Know Jack

Answer: Short Skirt

Fronted by John McCrea the band was formed in Sacramento in 1991 and is known for the sarcasm laced lyrics of their songs. "Comfort Eagle", their fourth album, was released to positive reviews and whilst the single "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" was only moderately successful on the US Billboard Hot 100, the video for the song became one of the most requested on MTV. Billboard's writers voted it the fifth best of 2001. Mary Quant is a British fashion icon best known for her creation of the mini skirt.

From Quiz Right Charlies

Answer: Lou Reed

"Charley's Girl" was recorded in 1975 for the album "Coney Island Baby".

From Quiz Sing Me the Name of a Boy

Answer: Jim Croce

Jim Croce both wrote and sang this song and it appeared in the Billboard Top 100 in 1973. James Joseph Croce was born in 1943 and first performed with his wife, Ingrid, as a duo. At age 30, Croce and five others were killed in a plane crash in Louisiana.

From Quiz Song Titles Featuring Male Names

Answer: Rod Stewart

"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" and "The First Cut Is the Deepest" were other releases from Rod Stewart's "A Night on the Town" album. The LP was Rod Stewart's seventh album and featured cover art is based on Renoir's painting "Bal du moulin de la Galette". Rod is dressed in a similar outfit as the other subjects within the painting. Rod wrote "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" about a person who was killed in New York. "Show Me the Way" was a Peter Frampton release in 1976. Elton John and Kiki Dee topped the US charts in 1967 with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". "Suffragette City" and "Stay" were 1976 singles by David bowie.

From Quiz Male Names in Song Titles

Answer: Bobby McGee

"Me and Bobby McGee" was written by Kris Kristofferson and recorded by Janis Joplin shortly before her death in October 1970. The song reached the number one spot on the Billboard singles charts in January 1971.

From Quiz Jimmy, Johnny, Ricky

Answer: Jimmy Justice

Born James Anthony Bernard Little, Jimmy Justice was popular in Europe and Australia, but only ever made it to number 127 in the US Charts.

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