Boy or Man Trivia

1. A song that was a hit in 1965, "The Boy from New York City" was sung by a girl group. Can you name that group?

From Quiz Songs With "Boy" in the Title

Answer: The AdLibs

The Ad-Libs had a one-hit wonder with "The Boy from New York City" but were not able to repeat that recording success. The song was written by George Davis and John T. Taylor. It had some interesting lyrics for its day; for example, the singer says she likes "his dueling scar" as well as "his brand new car". "The Boy from New York City" went to Number Eight on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1965, and a later version recorded by the group Manhattan Transfer hit Number Seven on the same chart in 1981.

From Quiz Manly Melodies

Answer: Neil Young

It is often thought that the members of Lynryd Skynryd felt quite angry about the release of "Southern Man". It is true that if the lyrics of "Southern Man" are explored, they show that Neil Young was very explicit and very critical of the racism that had existed for so long in the American South. (Neil Young is a Canadian.) Much later, Young said he did not like the lyrics to "Southern Man" any more because they were too open to interpretation. The "feud" that supposedly existed between Lynryd Skynryd and Neil Young was largely imaginary. In fact, a fairly good-natured camaraderie existed between them; Ronnie Van Zant is wearing a Neil Young T-shirt on a Lynryd Skynryd album cover, and in fact Neil Young himself played "Sweet Home Alabama" at a memorial concert after the plane crash that killed three members of the other band.

From Quiz You've Got the Wrong Man!

Answer: Working Man

Moon Records owned by Rush released "Working Man". A DJ in Ohio heard this song and put it on air immediately. The radio station soon received calls from listeners who were wondering when the new Led Zeppelin album was coming out. Many thought Rush sounded very similar to Led Zeppelin, at the time.

From Quiz The "Man" of the Hour

Answer: Travelin & Traveling & Travelling & Travelin'

"Travelin' Man" was a 1961 top selling hit by teen heartthrob Ricky Nelson. The song's lyrics depicted a man who traveled the world to such places as Hong Kong, Waikiki, Alaska and Mexico among his many stops. The song went to the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts during its run that year.

From Quiz I'll Make a Man Out of You

Answer: Jimmy Young

Jimmy Young had two number one hits on the UK Singles chart in 1955, the other one being 'Unchained Melody', which has also reached the UK top spot for The Righteous Brothers, Robson and Jerome and Gareth Gates. Terry Wogan reached number 21 in 1978 with 'Floral Dance' and Tony Blackburn had two minor hits in the late 1960s. Ken Bruce recorded a version of 'Donald, Where's Yer Troosers?' for the Children in Need charity, which has not troubled the charts.

From Quiz Man! That Music's Good

Answer: REM

"Man on the Moon" was one of four taken from REM's 1992 album "Automatic for the People". The album went to number one in the charts, The most successful single was "Everybody Hurts" which went to number seven, "Man on the Moon" peaked at number eighteen.

From Quiz Who's That Boy?

Answer: Albert

"We're so sorry, Uncle Albert, We're so sorry if we caused you any pain. We're so sorry, Uncle Albert, But there's no one left at home And I believe it's gonna rain." "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" was released by Linda and Paul McCartney in 1971. It was the first Billboard Number One for McCartney without the Beatles. The song won a Grammy.

From Quiz The Man in the Song

Answer: Man On The Moon

"Man On the Moon" was released from REM's 1992 album "Automatic for the People". The song was written about comedian Andy Kaufman. "Southern Man" is by Neil Young, and "Macho Man" is by The Village People".

From Quiz Manly Melodies

Answer: I Need a Man To Love

Although "I Need A Man To Love" may not be one of the better-known songs on "Cheap Thrills" (the album has only seven songs) it is classic Janis Joplin, with blues structure and almost agonized vocal delivery. The lyrics are very explicit about the singer's essential loneliness; "I Need A Man To Love" comes across as a very sad song.

From Quiz You've Got the Wrong Man!

Answer: Rocket Man

Elton John and Bernie Taupin were responsible for this one. Taupin got the inspiration for the lyrics from a short story titled "Rocket Man". This same story also inspired a Pearls before Swine track "The Rocket Man".

From Quiz The "Man" of the Hour

Answer: Jimmy Jones

Yes, it was a Jones. Jimmy Jones was a singer-songwriter who began his career in 1954. "Handy Man" was a rework of a song he originally wrote and recorded with a group called Sparks of Rhythm. His rework went on to become a major hit in 1960, climbing to number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. James Taylor's slower tempo cover reached number four in the U. S. in 1977.

From Quiz I'll Make a Man Out of You

Answer: Come On You Reds

All these made the charts, with 'Glory Glory Man. United' making number thirteen in 1983 and 'We All Follow Man. United' reaching number ten in 1985. 'We're Gonna Do It Again' managed number six in 1995. Manchester United is one of the most successful football teams in the UK - if you support Chelsea or Arsenal, please remember correction notes are only to be sent for errors of fact!

From Quiz Man! That Music's Good

Answer: Shania Twain

Shania Twain's song "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" reached number three in the singles chart in 1999. It was taken from the massive-selling album "Come on Over", which had reached top spot in the previous year.

From Quiz Who's That Boy?

Answer: Bobby Brown

"Hey there, people, I'm Bobby Brown They say I'm the cutest boy in town My car is fast, my teeth is shiny..." Frank Zappa made this song in 1980. No chart credits in the US, I guess the text was too dirty, but it did much better in Europe. Mainly in countries, were they don't understand English that well (like a German Top 10).

From Quiz Songs With "Boy" in the Title

Answer: The Shirelles

The song "Soldier Boy" shot the Shirelles, four young singing sensations from Passaic, NJ, to the top of Billboard's Hot 100. It wasn't the only time they were there, as they had multiple hits such as "Dedicated to the One I Love" and the iconic "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" The Shirelles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

From Quiz Manly Melodies

Answer: Spencer Davis Group

"I'm A Man" was written by singer Steve Winwood and producer Jim Miller, and released by the Spencer Davis Group in 1967. It went to Number nine on the UK charts and Number ten in the US. A successful cover version was done a little later by Chicago.

From Quiz You've Got the Wrong Man!

Answer: Nowhere Man

In the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" movie, the Nowhere man is a scary bear-like creature with a type writer. There are just some things you can't gather solely from the lyrics.

From Quiz The "Man" of the Hour

Answer: Chicago

It was Chicago who covered the song "I'm A Man" in 1969. Their version could only muster a number 49 placing on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, mainly because it was released as a B-side recording. The A-side was "Question 67 and 68". The Winwood (original) version placed at number ten on the Billboard charts in 1967.

From Quiz I'll Make a Man Out of You

Answer: Wales

The band formed at school in Blackwood, near Caerphilly, South Wales. The group originally consisted of singer James Dean Bradfield, drummer Sean Moore, bass guitarist Nicky Wire and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards. Edwards disappeared in 1995 and was officially declared dead in 2008. They have had number one UK hits in 1998 with 'If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next' and in 2000 with 'The Masses Against the Classes'.

From Quiz Man! That Music's Good

Answer: The Rolling Stones

"I Want To Be Your Man" was The Rolling Stones second hit single in Britain, it reached number twelve in 1963. The song was written by Lennon and McCartney, and later recorded by the Beatles.

From Quiz Who's That Boy?

Answer: Co Co

"Ho-chi-ka-ka-ho Co-Co Ho-chi-ka-ka-ho Co-Co Ho-chika-ka-ho go go Co-Co" Not much text to analyse here. Does it mean anything in any language? Sweet had a British number two with this song in 1971 and screaming teenagers in their audience. Chin and Chapman wrote this, again.

From Quiz The Man in the Song

Answer: Magic Man

"Magic Man" was recorded by the band Heart and was featured on their 1976 album "Dreamboat Annie". Heart's singers are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson.

From Quiz Songs With "Boy" in the Title

Answer: Paul Simon

Even for Paul Simon's usual standard, this is a complicated and sophisticated song. It seems to refer to an act of terrorism: "the bomb in the baby carriage was wired to the radio..." It also treats the phenomenon of ultra-mass communication, seeming to prefigure the time of Facebook. Here is another lyric: "Staccato signals of constant information, a loose affiliation of millionaires and billionaires..." and the chorus: " These are the days of miracles and wonders, this is the long distance call, The way the camera follows us in slo-mo, the way we look to us all..."

From Quiz Manly Melodies

Answer: Muddy Waters

"Hoochie Coochie Man" signalled a change in Muddy Water's style, from the gentler 12-bar blues of the Mississippi Delta to the gritty urban sound of the Chicago blues. The song is rife with references to sex, virility and gypsy folklore. Muddy Waters subsequently released a string of hits along the same themes, but one critic said it was "Hoochie Coochie Man" that confirmed Muddy's status as "the testosterone king of the blues."

From Quiz You've Got the Wrong Man!

Answer: Old Man

Although Neil Yong put this song out, James Taylor is the one playing the banjo on this track.

From Quiz The "Man" of the Hour

Answer: Secret Agent

Johnny Rivers recorded "Secret Agent man" which was released as a single in 1966. The tune was actually used as the theme song to a British television series called "Danger Man". The show was also aired in the U.S. as "Secret Agent" in the mid 1960s. Rivers' release of the tune in 1966 scored a peak number three placing on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts.

From Quiz Who's That Boy?

Answer: Dominique

"Dominique, nique, nique s'en allait tout simplement, routier, pauvre et chantant En tous chemins, en tous lieux, il ne parle que du Bon Dieu, il ne parle que du Bon Dieu" A one hit wonder. Belgian nun sister Luc Gabriel learned guitar playing in her Dominican convent. The single was released in 1963 and topped the US charts. In 1967 she left the convent and went on recording, without a hit to follow. She later founded a school for autistic children - and committed suicide together with her female partner in this school project, in 1985.

From Quiz Songs With "Boy" in the Title

Answer: Ireland and Australia

The Australian version names Jack Doolan as the title character, while the Irish one has it that Jack Duggan is the boy. But actually, the narrative that is told through the song's lyrics is much the same in both versions, though some verses may be different. They both agree on the story of the legendary "boy, both mythic features such as robbing the rich to help the poor, and also quasi-historical matters: his emigration from Ireland, the other characters in the adventure. At the end, "The Wild Colonial Boy" is killed by the authorities in Australia.

From Quiz Manly Melodies

Answer: Mongo Santamaria

"Watermelon Man" was written by Herbie Hancock and appeared on his first album, "Taking Off" in 1962. The title refers to the watermelon sellers who were common on the streets of Chicago around that time. Hancock was filling in with Mongo Santamaria's jazz band on a club date, and introduced the tune; the dancers on the floor loved it, and it has become known as one of the first, if not the first, songs with a Latin dance beat known as Latin boogaloo. The song later was put to words by lyricist Jon Hendricks, and many artists covered it. The Santamaria version of "Watermelon Man" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.

From Quiz You've Got the Wrong Man!

Answer: Jazzman

This is Carole King's biggest hit after her album, "Tapestry". David Palmer wrote the lyrics and Tom Scott played the saxophone.

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