Alphabetic Songs and Artists Trivia

1. A. Lyric Sample: "Gettin robbed, gettin stoned/ Gettin beat up, broken boned". Name the artist.

From Quiz Alphabet Artist ( The Best Artists by Letter)

Answer: AC/DC

AC/DC was formed in 1973, and released their first studio album in 1975. They have made at least 18 studio albums before Malcom Young died in 2017. In that period they've had eight Top 10 albums, of which three went to number one. They've had 17 Top 10 singles, of which three went to number one (on the U.S Billboard charts). The band has, at minimum, sold over 200 million albums worldwide. The sample lyrics were from the song "It's a Long Way to the Top".

From Quiz Hhhow About More Songs on my iPod?

Answer: Roy Orbison

This song, the Wilburys' biggest hit, came about almost by accident. George Harrison and Jeff Lynne were putting together a bonus track for a Harrison release. They were going to use Bob Dylan's home studio, and Harrison asked Roy Orbison, who just happened to be there, to come along next day and watch. Tom Petty was invited apparently equally casually. George Harrison's idea for the song was expanded with input from everybody, and the record company knew a hit when they heard one. The idea of the Wilburys had already been floating around, so it didn't take long to put something together. A jam session that turned into a pretty successful project - that first Traveling Wilburys cassette got heavy play around our house before I eventually put this song on my iPod.

From Quiz Cccome Hear What's on my iPod!

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

"And so castles made of sand melt into the sea eventually" 1967's "Axis: Bold as Love" is my favourite Hendrix album - several of the songs have the lyrical gentle quality of this one. At this point, Hendrix was writing songs that didn't really sound like anything anyone else was doing. The album was recorded in England, with the recording sessions broken up by The Experience playing the Monterey Pop Festival.

From Quiz "L"ots More Songs on my iPod

Answer: Long as I Can See the Light

"Though I'm going, going I'll be coming home soon Long as I can see the light" From 1970's "Cosmo's Factory" from Creedence Clearwater Revival. What an album that one was - "Travelin' Band", "Lookin' Out My Back Door", "Run Through the Jungle", "Who'll Stop the Rain", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"... Though CCR are possibly the best known purveyors of "swamp rock", a bluesy Southern-flavoured rock style, the band members are all from the San Francisco area. John Fogerty, Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook met in junior high, with Tom Fogerty, John's brother, filling out the lineup.

From Quiz CD Rack Neighbors

Answer: ABBA and AC/DC

The name ABBA is formed from the first letters of the first names of the group (Agnetha, Bjorn, Benni, and Anni-Frid). AC/DC are often called "Acca Dacca" in their native Australia.

From Quiz Songs By Artists Named "Q"/"X"/"Y"/"Z"

Answer: Every Time You Go Away

Between 1984 and 1992, Paul Young (real name) had five top 40 tunes on Billboard's Hot 100. Two made the top ten: "Every Time You Go Away" at number one in 1985 and "Oh Girl" at number eight in 1990. John Zacherle's novelty number "Dinner With Drac (Part I)" got to number six on the Top 100 list in 1958, and "Silent Lucidity" by Queensryche made number nine on the Hot 100 in 1991 [both were one-hit wonders]. Also at number nine was "Salt Shaker" by Ying Yang Twins in 2003.

From Quiz Songs By Artists Whose Names Begin "T"/"U"/"V"

Answer: Africa

Originating in Los Angeles, Toto was initially comprised of Bobby Kimball, brothers Jeff and Steve Porcaro, Steve Lukather, David Hungate, and David Paich, but the group had several changes in personnel. From 1978-1988, Toto had ten songs reached the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100. Four made the top ten, but only one got to number one: "Africa" in 1982. The Tokens did "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in 1961. A Taste Of Honey offered "Boogie Oogie Oogie" in 1978. Usher performed "Burn" in 2004.

From Quiz Songs By Performers Whose Name Begins With "S""

Answer: Runaway

Born Charles Westover, Del Shannon placed nine tunes in the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 from 1961-1982. Although three made the top ten, his only number one was "Runaway" in 1961. David Seville's novelty song "Witch Doctor" reached the top of the Top 100 list in 1958. On the Hot 100, Silver Convention did "Fly, Robin, Fly" in 1975 and Silk performed "Silver Freak" in 1993.

From Quiz Songs By Artists Whose Names Begin "R"/"S"

Answer: Leader Of The Pack

A 1960's girl group, The Shangri-Las were sisters Mary and Betty Weiss and twins Mary Ann and Marge Gasner. From 1964-1966 the group had six top 40 songs on Billboard's Hot 100. Although three made the top ten, their only number one hit was "Leader Of The Pack" in 1964. Charlie Rich sang "The Most Beautiful Girl" in 1973. Lionel Richie did "Truly" in 1982. SVW (Sisters With Voices) performed "Weak" in 1993.

From Quiz Songs By Performers Whose Name Begins With "P""

Answer: Twilight Time

Originally, The Platters were Tony Williams, Herb Reed, David Lynch, Zola Taylor, and Paul Robi. Sonny Turner replaced Tony Williams in 1959, and Sandra Dawn and Nate Nelson (of The Flamingos) took over from Taylor and Robi in 1965. From 1955-1967, The Platters had 23 top 40 songs on the Top/Hot 100, including seven top ten tunes. Of those, three made number one on the Top 100 ("The Great Pretender" in 1955, "My Prayer" in 1956, and "Twilight Time" in 1958), and one topped the Hot 100 ("Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" in 1958). Paul & Paula did "Hey Paula" in 1963. The Partridge Family performed "I Think I Love You" in 1970. Ray Parker, Jr. sang "Ghostbusters" in 1984.

From Quiz Songs By Artists Whose Names Begin "N"/"O"/"W"

Answer: Running Scared

Roy Orbison (real name) led a tragic life. His wife was killed in a motorcycle accident, two sons were killed in a fire, and he died of a coronary at age 52. Between 1960 and 1989 he had 23 tunes on the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100, including ten in the top ten. His two number one hits were "Running Scared" in 1961 and "Oh, Pretty Woman" with The Candy Men in 1964. Johnny Nash sang "I Can See Clearly Now" in 1972. Stevie Wonder did "I Just Called To Say I Love You" in 1984. In 1992, "Save The Best Part For Last" was by Vanessa Williams.

From Quiz Songs By Performers Whose Name Begins With "M"

Answer: Vogue

Between 1983 and 2008, Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone) had 49 top 40 numbers on Billboard's Hot 100. Of those, 37 made the top ten. Of the 37, 22 reached the top three, including 12 at number one. "Vogue" topped the chart in 1990. Madonna has also appeared in several movies, including "Evita," "A League Of Their Own," and "Desperately Seeking Susan". In 1963, Little Peggy March did "I Will Follow Him". Mary MacGregor sang "Torn Between Two Lovers" in 1976. "Toy Soldiers" was performed by Martika in 1989.

From Quiz Songs By Performers Whose Name Begins With "L"

Answer: Amazed

Lonestar was comprised of Michael Britt, Keech Rainwater, Richie McDonald, and Dean Sams. From 1999-2004 it had nine top 40 numbers on Billboard's Hot 100. Only one made the top ten, "Amazed" in 1999. Also getting to number one were: "I'm Sorry" by Brenda Lee in 1960, "Lady Marmalade" by Patti LaBelle in 1975, and "On My Own" by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald in 1986.

From Quiz Songs By Artists Whose Names Begin "I"/"J"/"K"

Answer: Rock Me Gently

Between 1968 and 1974, Andy Kim (born Androwis Jovakim) had seven songs in the top 40 on Billboard's Hot 100 list. Two made the top ten: "Baby I Love You" at number nine in 1969; and "Rock Me Gently" at number one in 1974. Bert Kaempfert performed "Wonderland By Night" in 1960. Kool & The Gang did "Celebration" in 1980. Natalie Imbruglia sang "Torn" in 1998.

From Quiz Songs By Artists Whose Names Begin "G" or"H"

Answer: Alley-Oop

"Gary Paxton recorded 'Alley-Oop' as a solo artist; since he was still under contract to Brent records, where he recorded as Flip of 'Skip & Flip,' he made up the name, Hollywood Argyles." [Joel Whitman, "The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Hits 1955-2009."] For the Hollywood Argyles (Gary Paxton), "Alley-Oop" was a one-hit number one wonder in 1960. The Honey Cone performed "Want Ads" in 1971. Peter Gabriel did "Sledgehammer" in 1986, and Lawryn Hill sang "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in 1998.

From Quiz Songs By Artists Whose Names Begin "E" or"F"

Answer: I Believe

Fantasia (born Fantasia Barrino) won the "American Idol" television competition in 2004. From 2004-2007, she placed three songs on Billboard's Hot 100. "I Believe" topped the list in 2004. In 1962, Shelley Fabres did "Johnny Angel". Earth, Wind & Fire offered "Shining Star" in 1975. Foreigner sang "I Want To Know What Love Is" in 1989.

From Quiz Songs By Performers Whose Name Begins With "D"

Answer: The Reflex

Between 1983 and 1993, Duran Duran had 15 top 40 songs on Billboard's Hot 100, 11 of which made the top ten. During the same period, the group had a number of personnel changes, going from a quintet to a trio and back to a quintet. Consistent members were Simon LeBon (vocals), Nick Rhodes (keyboards), and John Taylor (bass). "The Reflex" topped the chart in 1984. "I'm Leaving It Up To You" made number one for Dale & Grace in 1963. "Annie's Song" got there for John Denver in 1974, as did Celine Dion's "The Power Of Love" in 1993.

From Quiz Songs By Performers Whose Name Begins With "C"

Answer: With Arms Wide Open

Creed was originally Scott Scapp, Scott Phillips, Mark Tremonti, and Brian Marshall (who left near the end of 2000). Between 2000 and 2002, the group had four top 40 hits on Billboard's Hot 100, all in the top seven. "With Arms Wide Open" was number one in 2000. Gene Chandler sang "Duke Of Earl" in 1962. Glenn Campbell did "Rhinestone Cowboy" in 1975. Kim Carnes topped the chart in 1981 with "Bette Davis Eyes".

From Quiz Songs By Performers Whose Name Begins With "B"

Answer: Saturday Night

The Bay City Rollers, from Edinburgh, Scotland, had six top forty hits on the Hot 100 from 1975 to 1977. Their only number one hit was "Saturday Night" in 1975 (at tht time the group was made up of brothers Alan and Derek Longmuir, Eric Faulkner, Stuart Wood, and Les McKeown). "Venus" was a hit for Bananarama in 1986, "Quarter to Three" for Gary U.S. Bonds in 1961, and "Run It" for Chris Brown in 2005.

From Quiz Songs By Performers Whose Name Begins With "A"

Answer: This Is The Night

"This Is The Night" topped the chart in 2003. Clay Aiken (his real name) placed second on "American Idol" in 2003. Through 2009, he had two other top 40 hits on the Hot 100, both in 2004: "Solitaire" (number 4) and "Invisible" (number 37). The other hits were by Paula Abdul ("Rush, Rush" 1991), Bryan Adams ("Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" 1995), and Paul Anka ("Lonely Boy," 1959).

From Quiz Songs, Alphabetically

Answer: Adelaide's Lament

"Guys and Dolls" was originally a 1950 Broadway show based on stories by Damon Runyon and turned into a movie starring Marlon Brando (really!), Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons and Vivian Blaine as Miss Adelaide. Disappointed once again by her fiancee, she sings "Adelaide's Lament" - "In other words, just from waiting around for that plain little band of gold, A person can develop a cold".

From Quiz MMMore Songs on my iPod

Answer: Mack the Knife

"Mack the Knife" is from "Die Dreigroschenoper", ("The Threepenny Opera") by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht. The character is based ultimately on the notorious Jack Sheppard, a sort of 18th century celebrity-outlaw. The English lyrics that we know are from the 1954 translation.

From Quiz Songs on my "I" pod

Answer: But for what you're not

This song was written by Bob Dylan in 1964, but not released by him until "Biograph" in 1985. It was, reportedly, intended for Nico, the German singer who worked with Andy Warhol - she released a version in 1967. To my mind, though, the cover by Fairport Convention for their 1969 album "What We Did on Our Holidays" is one of the most beautiful songs by anyone, ever. Go have a listen on YouTube, we'll wait...

From Quiz Musical Alphabet

Answer: John Denver

Number one in both the US and the UK, this song was written about Denver's then wife Annie (who is never mentioned by name anywhere in the song).

From Quiz N or M?

Answer: Heather Small

M People had their greatest success during the 1990s, led by Heather Small's distinctive vocals. The group was formed in 1990 by Mike Pickering, from whom their name came. Their biggest hit was 'Moving on Up', which reached number two on the UK Singles chart and number one on the US Dance chart. Marti Pellow sang with Wet Wet Wet and Brian Harvey with East 17. Annie Lennox started her career as part of The Eurhythmics before going on to solo success.

From Quiz X- Does Not Mark the Spot

Answer: All Saints

"Never ever have I ever felt so low When you gonna take me out of this black hole? Never ever have I ever felt so sad The way I'm feeling yeah, you got me feeling really bad" This is the song "Never Ever" off the album "All Saints".

From Quiz Lyrics Starting with B

Answer: 'Because You Loved Me' - Celine Dion

This song appears on the album 'Falling into you' which was released in 1996.

From Quiz Lyrics Starting with A

Answer: 'All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You' - Heart.

This song appears on the album 'Brigade', which was released in the U.S in 1990.

From Quiz Artists whose name begins with the letter A

Answer: Aqua

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From Quiz Alphabet Artist ( The Best Artists by Letter)

Answer: The Beatles

The Beatles were formed in 1960, and released their debut album in 1963. The Beatles were active from 1960-1970. During that time they released 13 studio albums. All of these albums were Top 10, and 11 went to number one. They compiled 32 Top 10 singles, and 24 were number one hits (on the U.S Billboard charts). At minimum they have sold over 600 million albums. The sample lyrics were from the song "Yesterday".

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