Songs With Same Word Trivia

1. 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door', was released in 1973 by which Nobel Prize winning singer/songwriter?

From Quiz Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Answer: Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan, (birth name Robert Allen Zimmerman), was born on 24th May 1941. In 2016 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his 'poetic expression' in songwriting. The song, 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door', was written by Dylan for the soundtrack of the film 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'. Cover versions of the song have been performed by many artists, including Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Guns N' Roses.

From Quiz I Will Ease Your Mind

Answer: Ringo Starr

When Harrison gave the track to Starr it contained his "scratch track" (a recording used as a reference). Ringo's vocals were added with Harrison's backup. Recorded in 1971, this was Ringo's first big hit and would later be followed by "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen". Music critic Robert Christgau said that Ringo performed the song "as though he still couldn't quite believe his own good fortune". The song has enjoyed a great "shelf life" as Starr continues to include it in his "All Starr Band" tours and in 2020 Peter Frampton covered it as a tribute to Ringo Starr's 80th birthday.

From Quiz The Show Must Go On

Answer: Freddie Mercury's failing health

Brian May wrote this song for their album "Innuendo" (1991) when he knew his friend Freddie Mercury was dying from AIDS. When the album was released Mr Mercury's condition was not public knowledge so the significance of the song was not apparent. The song tells of the imperative to continue on and make the most out of life while you are still able to enjoy it. In the 2011 documentary, Brian May explained "Freddie never moaned, he never said 'my life is [bad], this is terrible, I hate it.' He had an incredible strength and peace." This was deliberately placed as the final song on the album as it was generally thought that this would be the last album Mercury would be healthy enough to perform on before he died. However he remained well enough to record enough tracks for the posthumous album "Made In Heaven" released in 1995. And for Queen the show did go on, albeit without Freddie Mercury but the band was never the same. This question was penned into the quiz by Phoenix Rising's big disgrace, 1nn1, waving his banner all over the place.

From Quiz Another Damn Quiz

Answer: Tongues And Tails

"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" was a huge hit in 1992, from which it seemed there was no escape, and it was one of the first mainstream lesbian love songs. The album though just could not catch a break with the record buying public. Music reviewers praised the album on the whole, likening her vocals to those of Belinda Carlisle and singling out her cover of Bob Dylan's "I Want You" for special praise, but the album failed to chart anywhere, other than USA where it reached number 51 on the Billboard 200.

From Quiz It's a Musical World

Answer: A World Without Love

This was by far the biggest success for Peter Asher and Gordon Waller, though some of their other songs reached the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Peter is the brother of the actress and presenter Jane Asher, and became a record producer after he stopped performing. Gordon moved to the USA after the pair stopped performing together and founded a music publishing company.

From Quiz Shining Examples Of Good Music

Answer: God Sends Sunday

Arna Bontemps was a member of the Harlem Renaissance or "New Negro Movement" of the 1920s, which also included fellow novelist James Weldon Johnson, poet Claude McKay, jazz musician Duke Ellington and dancer Josephine Baker. The musical adaptation of his novel about a jockey who squanders his prize money and is involved in a love triangle, was written by Johnny Mercer (lyrics), who also wrote the lyrics for "Moon River" (1961) and Harold Arlen (music) who composed the music for the movie, "The Wizard Of Oz" (1939).

From Quiz A Little Bit of Rhythm and a Lot of Soul

Answer: Grand Funk Railroad

"Loco-Motion" was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin and recorded first by Little Eva for her 1962 album "Lllloco-Motion". It did remarkably well and charted in top position on the US Billboard Hot 100, US Cash Box Top 100 as well as the Canadian and Norwegian charts. Despite being covered by artists such as The Vernons Girls and Sylvie Vartan, it would only top the charts again over a decade later when Grand Funk Railroad took their rock version from their album "Shinin' On" to top position on the US Billboard Hot 100, US Cash Box Top 100 and Canadian charts. Kylie Minogue would cover it in the late 1980s for her debut album "Kylie" and take it to the top of the Australian, Canadian, Finnish, Irish, Japanese, Peruvian and South African charts. Her version only managed a third position in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is remarkable that this song managed to reach the US top five in three different decades, by three different artists.

From Quiz Born to be Wild

Answer: To love you

"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" was first recorded by Dionne Warwick in 1963 as a demo, but released by Lou Johnson as a single in 1964 which charted at forty-ninth position on the US Billboard chart. Next to record it was Sandie Shaw in that same year and her version reached number one on the UK Singles chart, but only managed a fifty-second position on the US Billboard chart. In the 1980s a pop version was recorded by British band Naked Eyes which went to eighth position on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. This song has also been covered by the likes of Peggy Lee, The Carpenters and The Four Seasons.

From Quiz Here I Go Again

Answer: The Primitives

The Primitives first formed in 1984 in Coventry, England. They disbanded in 1992 after the poor showing of their 1991 album "Galore". They reformed seventeen years later, but without one of their founding members Steve Dullaghan who passed away the year before. Their first album "Lovely", released in 1988, reached sixth place on the UK album charts and the lead single "Crash" reached fifth place on the UK Singles chart and third place on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song features in a number of films like "Dumb & Dumber"(1994) and "Mr Bean's Holiday"(2007).

From Quiz Fantasy in Music.

Answer: Christopher Brian Bridges

Ludacris was an only child born Christopher Brian Bridges in Champaign, Illinois. He relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, where he graduated from high school. By his early teens he was involved with amateur Rap groups and later began to DJ using the name Chris Lova Lova. In September, 2000, he released his "Back for the First Time" LP which included "What's Your Fantasy?". The album debuted at number Four on the US Billboard 200 chart and the single "What's Your Fantasy" reached Number 21 on the US Hot 100. The following year he had his first minor film role in "The Wash". His first feature role came in 2009 in "Ball Don't Lie" starring as Julius. Jay Z was born Shawn Corey Carter. P. Diddy was born Sean Combs and 50 Cent was born Curtis James Jackson III.

From Quiz 'Amazing' Songs

Answer: John Newton's spiritual autobiography

John Newton was brought up as a Catholic but had doubts and was sympathetic towards Protestantism. At a young age, he was disobedient and he was pushed into the Royal Navy. During one particular shipwreck in 1748, he called out to God and believed that as a result, his life was spared. He was heavily involved in the slave trade, but eventually became an Anglican priest and apologized for his partaking in these events. "Amazing Grace" is his autobiographical account of these experiences.

From Quiz A Quiz About Song Titles That Give Their "All"

Answer: All My Loving

The song "All My Loving" was originally recorded by the Beatles for their 1963 album "With the Beatles". The song "All My Loving" also appeared on the group's 1964 album "Meet the Beatles!". The Beatles' 1964 album "Meet the Beatles!" was released in the United States right before the group appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on February 9, 1964. The first song played by the Beatles on that episode was "All My Loving".

From Quiz Let's Go "Park"ing.

Answer: Saturday in the Park

When "Saturday in the Park" reached Number Three in the US for Chicago it became their highest charting single at the time and the biggest single hit from the "Chicago V" album. Band member Robert Lamm got the idea for the song while walking around New York City during a break from recording "Chicago V". The line in the song "Eh, Cumpari!" refers to a novelty song originally recorded by Julius LaRosa in 1953. Jill Sobule sampled the piano riff from "Saturday in the Park" for the song "Cinnamon Park" on her 2004 "Underdog Victorious" LP. "Autumn in the Park" was recorded by Suburban Legends. Beach House released "Walk in the Park" and Prince released "Paisley Park".

From Quiz I'll Have More of That

Answer: Mondo Cane

"More" has been recorded by several artists, both vocally and instrumentally. The winner for Best Song at the Oscars that year was "Call Me Irresponsible" from the movie "Papa's Delicate Condition".

From Quiz Will Will will?

Answer: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" was written by the legendary team of Gerry Coffin and Carole King. When The Shirelles heard it for the first time they didn't want to record it because they thought it sounded "country". But Phil Spector's arrangement, complete with strings and his legendary "Wall of Sound", convinced them otherwise and their recording became a huge hit!

From Quiz Within

Answer: George Harrison

This song is particularly interesting because it has no guitar or bass in it. Instead, it was composed and played with Indian instruments, such as the sitar and the tambura. The song was shortened to last approximately three minutes, since the original piece Harrison wrote had a 30-minute length! George Harrison passed away in November 2001 from lung cancer.

From Quiz Cigarette Songs

Answer: Gotta stop

"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!" was originally a number one hit for Tex Williams in 1947. Willie Nelson covered it in his 43rd studio album "Just One Love" in 1995.

From Quiz Touch

Answer: U Can't Touch This

That's right it is Hammer Time, MC Hammer Time (real name Stanley Kirk Burrell). In 1990, Hammer, who got his nickname as a youngster serving as a batboy for the American baseball's Oakland Athletics, released the infectious "U Can't Touch This". The song became Hammer's signature anthem and established MC Hammer as one of the top Rap performers of the 1990s. Unfortunately for Hammer, life after "U Can't Touch This" was not so sweet. Hammer was sued for copyright infringement by fellow rapper Rick James for "sampling" James' 1981 song "Super Freak". Hammer settled with James by giving him co-composer credit. Despite earning millions, MC Hammer was forced to file for bankruptcy in 1996.

From Quiz It's Time for the Last Song

Answer: Last Train To Clarksville

"Last Train To Clarksville" was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Monkees in 1966. It peaked at number 23 on the UK singles chart in 1967. The Monkees were Mickey Dolenz (drums), born George Michael Dolenz Jr. in Los Angeles, USA, in 1945. Davy Jones (vocals), born David Thomas Jones in Manchester, UK, in 1945. He died of a heart attack due to atherosclerosis in 2012 aged 66. Mike Nesmith (guitar), born Robert Michael Nesmith in Houston, Texas, USA in 1942. Peter Tork (guitar), born Peter Halsten Thorkelson in Washington D. C., USA, in 1942. You may have loved them or loathed them but the person to thank or blame for The Monkees is American film director/writer/producer Bob Rafelson. He had the idea for the show in 1962. It was not until after seeing The Beatles in the 1964 movie "A Hard Day's Night" and teaming up with producer Bert Schneider that the idea got off the ground. The original plan was to cast the folk/rock group The Lovin' Spoonful for the show but they had already signed a record deal with Kama Sutra records and the deal fell through.

From Quiz Give Life Back to Music

Answer: Billy Joel

The song "My Life" by Billy Joel appeared on his 1978 album "52nd Street". The song was used as the theme song for the television series "Bosom Buddies" from 1980 through 1982. "My Life" reached the top ten in eight countries.

From Quiz "What" Song Could This Be?

Answer: Melanie

Melanie Safka started her career in the late sixties as "Melanie", and she had her biggest hits in the early 1970s with "Brand New Key" (aka "The Rollerskate Song") and "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)". "What Have They Done to My Song Ma" appeared on Melanie's third album, "Candles in the Rain" and was only released as a single in a few countries, peaking at number 39 in the United Kingdom. Several of the cover versions appear under the title "Look What They've Done to My Song". The lyrics of the song proved ironically true in the 1980s when the song was used to sell oatmeal as "Look What They've Done to My Oatmeal"!

From Quiz Longing to be on the Charts

Answer: Lee Andrews and the Hearts

Lee Andrews and the Hearts formed in 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The quintet recorded for several labels before having a US Top Twenty hit in 1957 with "Tear Drops". "Long Lonely Nights" made it to Number 45 the same year. The following year their last charted hit, "Try the Impossible", made it to Number 33. Bobby Vinton first topped the charts in 1962 with "Roses Are Red (My Love)" and had already had charted four Number One hits when his version of "Long Lonely Nights" made the US Top Twenty in 1965. The Del-Vikings had a 1957 hit with "Come Go With Me". "Fascination" was released by Jane Morgan and the Troubadours in 1957 and Billy Ward and His Dominoes charted a rendition of "Star Dust" the same year.

From Quiz Peace, Joy and Happiness!

Answer: Pipes

"Pipes of Peace" was written by Paul McCartney and released in 1983. "Help them to learn (Help them to learn) Songs of joy instead of burn, baby, burn (Burn, baby burn) Let us show them how to play the pipes of peace Play the pipes of peace." Wonderful words from an amazing musician.

From Quiz Lucky Lyrics

Answer: Cliff Richard

Written by the famous song-writing team of Leiber and Stoller, "Lucky Lips" was first recorded by Ruth Brown in 1957. The Cliff Richard version reached number four in the British charts and sold 300,000 copies. He also recorded a version with German lyrics, "Rote Lippen Soll Man Küssen", which sold well over 1,000,000 copies.

From Quiz Bed of Nails

Answer: Alice Cooper

The "Trash" album was one of Alice Cooper's albums which received less critical acclaim, but still has some credible rock and roll music on it. Kane Roberts did a nice job taking on the lead guitar duties on this album, particularly on the album's more popular single "Poison". The song was written by Cooper, Desmond Child and Diane Warren. A very interesting cover version of the song was recorded by death metal outfit Children of Bodom.

From Quiz Turn the Lights Out

Answer: Vicki Sue Robinson

"Turn the Beat Around" won a Grammy nomination for Vicki Sue Robinson when it was released on her debut album "Never Gonna Let You Go". The song is often considered to be one of the classic songs of the disco era. Other singers to have released this song are Laura Branigan in 1990, Lil Suzy in 1993 and Gloria Estefan in 1994.

From Quiz Going Wild on the Charts

Answer: Cat Stevens

"Wild World" was a single release from Cat Stevens' fourth album released in 1970 titled "Tea for the Tillerman". The single peaked at Number 11 in the US, missing the opportunity for Stevens to chart his first US Top Ten single. Later in 1972 "Peace Train" made it to number seven in the US. Stevens began performing in coffee houses and tried assembling a band before realizing that he preferred performing solo. He chose his stage name because he believed his real name would not read well on album covers. Canadian band Mashmakhan took "As the Years Go By" to number 31 on the US Top Forty in 1970. "A Song of Joy (Himno A La Alegria)" was a number 14 release by Miguel Rios. Todd Rundgren recorded the US number 20 "We Gotta Get You a Woman" as Runt in 1970.

From Quiz Jump!

Answer: Rolling Stones

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and was released in 1968. The song was also used in a comedy film of the same name starring Whoopi Goldberg.

From Quiz It Seemed So Easy

Answer: Lionel Richie

"Easy" was the third top ten hit for The Commodores according to the Billboard charts. It peaked at #4 in July, 1977. Lionel Richie left the group in 1981 to pursue a solo career. The Commodores scored eight top ten hits before Lionel left and one more-"Nightshift" after he departed.

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