Names in Songs Trivia

1. Which band sings the song "Rhiannon"?

From Quiz Songs With a Name in the Title

Answer: Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac is a British-American rock band formed in London in 1967. Some other songs by Fleetwood Mac include "Go Your Own Way", "Dreams", "Gypsy", and "Seven Wonders". In 1976, "Rhiannon" peaked at number eleven on the US Billboard Hot 100 weekly charts. Stevie Nicks wrote the song.

From Quiz Rock You Like A Hurricane

Answer: Michelle

Michelle was a category four hurricane that struck Central America, Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas in October and November 2001, causing $2 billion worth of damage. "Michelle", the song by the Beatles, remains one of their most popular tracks, but wasn't released as a single by the band apart from in Scandinavia and mainland Europe. In Canada, David and Jonathan had a number one with the song in 1966, as well as a USA number three on the Billboard Hot 100; while in UK and Australia, it was the Overlanders who had a top three hit with the track on the Record Retailer and Kent Music charts respectively, also in 1966.

From Quiz Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Answer: Diana

"Diana" was written by Paul Anka/Joe Sherman. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Best Sellers chart for Paul Anka in 1957. It was number one for nine weeks on the UK singles chart the same year. Canadian Paul Anka was the first teenage solo singer to reach the top spot on the UK singles chart. "Diana" sold over 1,250,000 copies in the UK and has sold in excess of 10,000,000 copies world wide. Anka wrote among other songs, "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" (Buddy Holly) and "She's A Lady" (Tom Jones). He also wrote the English lyrics for "My Way" (Frank Sinatra).

From Quiz Musical Relationships

Answer: Ray

"... Alice doesn't live in the restaurant, she lives in the church nearby the restaurant, in the bell-tower, with her husband Ray and Fasha the dog." The original Guthrie recording of this song was over 18 minutes in length!

From Quiz A Boy Named Sue

Answer: Johnny Cash

The lyrics of "A Boy Named Sue" were first written as a poem by Shel Silverstein. The song became a big hit for Johnny Cash in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. Shel Silverstein, 1930-1999, later wrote a sequel to the lyrics, telling the story from the viewpoint of the father of "Sue". Silverstein was a popular poet who wrote mostly for children. One of his best-loved collections of poetry is "Where the Sidewalk Ends", just one of many of his popular books.

From Quiz Name That Tune

Answer: Brandy(You're a Fine Girl)

"Brandy" was off the debut album "Looking Glass" and it went to number one in 1972. Barry Manilow's "Mandy" which was original titled "Brandy" was released in 1974. "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne" did not fare as well for Looking Glass and only made it to number 33 in 1973, while "Jenny-Lynne" is the first song on their debut album.

From Quiz Names in Song Titles

Answer: Alice

"Alice in Wonderland" reached number 17 on the Billboard Top 40 in February, 1963.

From Quiz What's My Name?

Answer: Caroline

Neil Diamond stated that his inspiration for the song came from John F. Kennedy's daughter, who was eleven at the time. Caroline Bouvier Kennedy was born on November 27, 1957.

From Quiz Tunes That Name Names

Answer: His latest flame

"(Marie's the Name) of his Latest Flame" was a number one hit for Elvis in 1961. "A very old friend came by today 'Cause he was telling everyone in town Of the love that he just found And Marie's the name of his latest flame." Of course his mate's latest flame sounded suspiciously like Elvis's girl! Trouble ahead I guess. I always preferred the other side, "Little Sister", (check out Ry Cooder's version on "Bop 'Til You Drop"). A little while later Elvis was in love with "The Girl of My Best Friend" so a case of swings and roundabouts I guess.

From Quiz The Music of Names

Answer: Sheila

The song 'Sheila, Take a Bow' appears on The Smith's album 'Louder Than Bombs'.

From Quiz The Name Game

Answer: "Daniel" by Elton John

The lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin and the music by Sir Elton John. John cut out the last verse which changed the meaning of the song and did not make it clear that the song was about a Vietnam Vet returning home from the war, blind, and then heading to Spain.

From Quiz Girls' And Boys' Name In Titles

Answer: "Layla" by Derek and the Dominoes

The story goes that Eric Clapton fell in love with Pattie. At first she was reluctant to leave George, but as he became obsessed with Indian music and culture, and became more and more distant, Pattie left him and married Eric. George was present at the wedding and the three remained friends throughout the whole ordeal. He stated that he'd rather have Eric be with Pattie than see him descend furthur into his heroin addiction.

From Quiz Namechecking

Answer: Smith

"...when her daddy tried to kill him, she said oh now daddy don't you dare, he gives me fever!"- from 'Fever', a song made most famous by Peggy Lee but also covered by Elvis Presley.

From Quiz Obscure Names In Songs

Answer: Eugene

"Careful With that Axe, Eugene" was the B-Side of the "Point me at the Sky" single in 1968. The instrumental is 5 minutes and 40 seconds long. The album, Ummagumma, was released October 25th, 1969.

From Quiz Names in Songs

Answer: Fernando

One of their many "greatest hits", released in 1976.

From Quiz This Song's For You

Answer: Manfred Mann

'My name is Jack, and I live in the back of the Greta Garbo home for wayward boys and girls', says the song. 'Good for you, Jack', says me.

From Quiz Name The Artist

Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival

'Back Door'. 'Listening to Buck Owens ...'

From Quiz People's Names In Songs

Answer: Billy & Billie

Phil Collins-'Billy(Don't You Lose My Number)'

From Quiz Songs With a Name in the Title

Answer: Plain White T's

Plain White T's is an American rock band from Lombard, Illinois. Some other songs by Plain White T's include "Rhythm of Love", "The Giving Tree", "Welcome to Mystery", and "Light Up The Room". Between 2007 and 2008, "Hey There Delilah" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 weekly charts. Tom Higgenson wrote the song.

From Quiz Rock You Like A Hurricane

Answer: Iris

The Goo Goo Dolls didn't just chart highly in UK, as "Iris" also hit the top ten in Netherlands and USA, on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as Canada and Australia where it peaked at number one. Apart from Belize, hurricane Iris also caused widespread damage in Jamaica, Guatemala and Mexico, along with being responsible for 31 deaths.

From Quiz Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Answer: Cathy

"Cathy's Clown" was written by Don Everly/Phil Everly. It was number one for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Everly Brothers in 1960. It was number one for seven weeks on the UK singles chart the same year. "Cathy's Clown" was The Everly Brothers' first and only US number one hit for Warner Bros., their new record label. They had left Cadence Records and signed a $1,000,000 contract with Warner Bros. payable over 10 years. They had three US number one hits on the Cadence record label. In the UK it was a complete reverse, they had one number one hit on the Cadence/London record label and three number one hits on the Warner Bros. record label. Only "All I Have To Do Dream" & "Cathy's Clown" were number one hits on both charts.

From Quiz Musical Relationships

Answer: Gina

"Gina works the diner all day..." The band's signature song. Released in 1986, certified triple platinum and was their first Billboard Mainstream Rock single to hit number one.

From Quiz A Boy Named Sue

Answer: Danny Boy

Songwriter, Frederic Weatherly, using the old ballad tune, "Londonderry Aire", wrote the words in 1910. It has been recorded by dozens of famous artists since then. But only one version has been banned by the BBC, that of Conway Twitty, in 1957. I wondered why, so listened to it on You Tube, now I know. I like Conway Twitty, but his version is bad. It starts out slow but then is jazzed up to the extreme. The song is used sometimes for funerals, and was played at the funeral of Elvis Presley, who loved the song and recorded it.

From Quiz Names in Song Titles

Answer: Barbara Ann

In 1966, Barbara Ann peaked at number two on the Billboard Top 40.

From Quiz What's My Name?

Answer: Sue

The song "A Boy Named Sue" is about a father who names his son "Sue" to insure that he will grow up to be strong. The father knows that he will not be around for his son. The song was released on July 26, 1969.

From Quiz Who the Heck is "Shorty"?

Answer: Iyaz

A singer? That meant that my first thought of King John of England (whose birthday is also December 24th) was ruled out as a suspect. As mentioned in the question, Shorty is a "he". I arrived at this conclusion with the help of Urban Dictionary, which stated that "Shorty" was a term originally used for a male. Now, however, the name is often applied to an attractive female, especially when used by male rap artists. Iyaz was said to have been "discovered" by Sean Kingston, who is himself fairly new to the music industry. The two artists were brought together through MySpace, which many music acts use as a place of self-promotion. Iyaz, whose real name is Keidran Jones, is a Virgin Islander and his second release - "Solo" - was filmed in his beautiful home country.

From Quiz Tunes That Name Names

Answer: Help me

"Help Me Rhonda" was a 1965 Billboard number one hit in the USA but in Britain only reached number twenty-seven. How was Rhonda to help? "For you to help me Rhonda Help me get her out of my heart." Another broken heart it seems; first Elvis and then The Beach Boys, fickle lot these American girls.

From Quiz The Music of Names

Answer: John

'John, I'm Only Dancing' was released in 1972 and only reached number 12 in the UK charts.

From Quiz The Name Game

Answer: Veronique Sanson

I loved this song in the 1970s but thought Mariavah was a woman's name - my French was not good enough to pick up on what the meaning was. Now, reading the words online, I have discovered that Mariavah is a place, a town, "une ville qu'on appelle Mariavah."

From Quiz Namechecking

Answer: Michelle

From 'Michelle', by The Beatles. The French lyrics translate as "these are words which go together well", in case you haven't heard the rest of the song!

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