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Quiz about Bands and Musical Artists Mentioned in Songs
Quiz about Bands and Musical Artists Mentioned in Songs

Bands and Musical Artists Mentioned in Songs Quiz


How well do you know these bands and musical artists who were mentioned in songs?

A multiple-choice quiz by DrLoveGun. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
DrLoveGun
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
393,058
Updated
Aug 27 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
516
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Question 1 of 10
1. This 1950's rock and roll musician today may be more famous for songs written about him than songs that he sang. Don McLean and Weezer both wrote a hit song about him. Who is he? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This band from New York City wore a lot of makeup. They have been mentioned in songs by Jimmy Buffet, Weezer, Marilyn Manson, and the Black Spiders. Who are they? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This punk band from New York City is the subject of a Motorhead song that spells their name. The band's lead singer was also mentioned in a song by U2. What is the name of the band? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This British band had a hit song called "Bang a Gong (Get it on)." They were mentioned in a 1979 song by the Ramones. Who are they? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Whose hit song is mentioned in Five For Fighting's 2009 song "Slice?" Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This rock and roll musician "was a Narc" according to Pinkard and Bowden in their song of the same name. Who was he? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This classical musician has been mentioned in multiple songs that were performed by the Electric Light Orchestra. One of the songs is "Rockaria." The other one isn't a song that Jeff Lynne wrote, but ELO played it on their album "ELO 2." Who is the classical musician? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This beloved songwriter, who wrote songs like "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Maggie's Farm" had been mentioned in songs by Billy Joel, the Who, David Bowie, John Lennon, and Belle and Sebastian. Who is he? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This popular and influential singer from Seattle who died a self-inflicted death at a young age in 1994 was mentioned in songs by Weezer, Sheryl Crow, 50 Cent, the Cult, and The Mountain Goats. Who was he? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This songwriter wasn't born to walk nor was he born in Canada. Many musicians have written songs that mention him, including Weezer, John Mellencamp, Rick Springfield, Ian Hunter, and Eric Church. Who was he? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This 1950's rock and roll musician today may be more famous for songs written about him than songs that he sang. Don McLean and Weezer both wrote a hit song about him. Who is he?

Answer: Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly was a a rock and roll musician who wore glasses. He became famous for hit songs like "Oh Boy" and "Peggy Sue." He died in a plane crash in 1959 at just 22 years old. His death was referred to as "The day the music died" in Don McLean's 1971 hit song "American Pie." Weezer released a hit song called "Buddy Holly" in 1994, in which lead singer Rivers Cuomo says that he looks like Buddy Holly. That was true. Cuomo's face was similar to Holly's and they both wore glasses.
2. This band from New York City wore a lot of makeup. They have been mentioned in songs by Jimmy Buffet, Weezer, Marilyn Manson, and the Black Spiders. Who are they?

Answer: KISS

KISS were a band known as "shock rock." They did catchy hard rock songs and they wore make-up and had explosions onstage. They were known for their stage show and for hit songs like "Rock and Roll All Night" and "Beth."

Jimmy Buffet's song "Manana" goes "Don't try to describe a KISS concert if you've never seen one."

Weezer song "In The Garage" goes "My favorite rock group KISS" and mentioned guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss.

In Marilyn Manson's song "Lunchbox," the title object had a picture of KISS on it.

The Black Spiders have a song called "KISS Tried to Kill Me."
3. This punk band from New York City is the subject of a Motorhead song that spells their name. The band's lead singer was also mentioned in a song by U2. What is the name of the band?

Answer: Ramones

Some people say the Ramones didn't sell many albums, but Spin Magazine says the Ramones were the second most influential band of all-time behind only the Beatles.

The Motorhead song is called "R.A.M.O.N.E.S." U2's song is called "The Miracle of Joey Ramone."
4. This British band had a hit song called "Bang a Gong (Get it on)." They were mentioned in a 1979 song by the Ramones. Who are they?

Answer: T. Rex

The Ramones song in question is entitled "Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio?" Even though Johnny Ramone hated it, it is one of my favorite songs and you could almost build a whole quiz for this category just by using references in that song. The song is about rock musicians of the past and lamenting that rock music isn't like that anymore. The moral of that song is "We need change we need it fast, before rock's just part of the past. 'Cause lately it all sound the same to me."

T. Rex were a glam rock band. They had several hits in the U.K., but their only top ten hit in the U.S. was "Bang a Gong (Get it on)"
5. Whose hit song is mentioned in Five For Fighting's 2009 song "Slice?"

Answer: Don McLean

Five For Fighting wrote a song about the song "American Pie." This song mentions "Chevies and levees playing on the radio," referring to American Pie's "Drove a Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry." The chorus goes "We were more than just a slice of American pie."
6. This rock and roll musician "was a Narc" according to Pinkard and Bowden in their song of the same name. Who was he?

Answer: Elvis Presley

There are many songs about the king of rock and roll. Bands and artists who have written songs that mention Elvis include Styx ("Fallen Angel"), Dire Straits ("Calling Elvis"), Queen ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love"), Belle and Sebastian ("A Century of Elvis"), Alice Cooper ("DisGraceland") and U2 ("Elvis Presley and America")
7. This classical musician has been mentioned in multiple songs that were performed by the Electric Light Orchestra. One of the songs is "Rockaria." The other one isn't a song that Jeff Lynne wrote, but ELO played it on their album "ELO 2." Who is the classical musician?

Answer: Beethoven

Chuck Beery had a hit song called "Roll Over Beethoven," which was covered by many other artists including the Beatles and ELO. The ELO version of the song begins and ends with a rendition of the beginning of Beethoven's fifth Symphony.

ELO's hit song "Rockaria" which is about a girl who loves classical music but doesn't know much about rock music, goes "I think she died for Beethoven."
8. This beloved songwriter, who wrote songs like "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Maggie's Farm" had been mentioned in songs by Billy Joel, the Who, David Bowie, John Lennon, and Belle and Sebastian. Who is he?

Answer: Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is a folk songwriter who was popular in the 1960s and the 1970s. He is regarded by many people, even many musicians, as one of the greatest songwriters who ever lived, if not the greatest.

Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start The Fire" mentions Dylan.

The Who's "The Seeker" goes "I asked Bob Dylan."

John Lennon's song "God" mentions Zimmerman, which is Bob Dylan's real name. John Lennon was a big fan of Bob Dylan, and Dylan was an influence on the Beatles' latter-day work.

David Bowie wrote a song called "Song For Bob Dylan."

Belle and Sebastian had a song called "Like Dylan in the Movies."
9. This popular and influential singer from Seattle who died a self-inflicted death at a young age in 1994 was mentioned in songs by Weezer, Sheryl Crow, 50 Cent, the Cult, and The Mountain Goats. Who was he?

Answer: Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain created a three-piece rock band called Nirvana. Nirvana became one of the most popular and influential rock bands of all time thanks in large part to their classic 1991 album "Nevermind," specifically songs like "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "In Bloom," "Come as You Are," and "Lithium."

Weezer's 2008 song "Heart Songs" mentions an album with a cover that "had a baby, he was naked." This is a reference to Nirvana's "Nevermind" album.

Sheryl Crow's song "Maybe Angels" goes "My sister, she says she knows Elvis/She knows Jesus, John Lennon and Cobain, personally."

50 Cent's "A Baltimore Love Thing" says "Kurt Cobain, we were good friends."

The Cult's "Sacred Life" goes "Kurt Cobain was so young. Sad to see this poet's gone."

The Mountain Goats' "Love Love Love" goes "Way out in Seattle, young Kurt Cobain snuck out to the greenhouse put a bullet in his brain."
10. This songwriter wasn't born to walk nor was he born in Canada. Many musicians have written songs that mention him, including Weezer, John Mellencamp, Rick Springfield, Ian Hunter, and Eric Church. Who was he?

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen is a very popular songwriter who wrote hit songs in both the 1970s and the 1980s. Some of these hits are "Hungry Heart," "Born to Run," and "Born in the U.S.A."

Weezer's "Heart Songs" says "Mr. Springsteen, he had a hungry heart."

Ian Hunter's "Listen to the Eight Track" says "I put on Bruce Springsteen's new double album."

John Mellencamp, in his song "Kid Inside," said "Everything I'm sayin' can be said better by Mr. Springsteen."

Rick Springfield had a song called "Bruce" which goes "Mr. Springsteen, you're a famous man." This song also mentions the song "Born to Run."

Eric Church wrote a song about him that was simply titled "Springsteen."
Source: Author DrLoveGun

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