10 Question Music Quiz: Classic Rock Lyrics | Classic Rock

Answer: Eagles

The band that made this song is The Eagles! The Eagles' album "Hotel California" is a concept album. It is the Eagles' best-selling album and has sold in the US alone over 32 million copies. It is one of the most iconic rock songs and albums of all time!

Answer: and though the news was rather sad, Well I just had to laugh

These are the lyrics to "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles! "A Day in the Life" is the last song on The Beatles' legendary album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band". This song is based on two stories that John Lennon had read in the newspaper. It also depicts great sadness and tells of how life could be so dull and fast and we don't realize it.

At the end of the song, it presents and orchestra playing at the end and ends with a strong piano chord that is one of the most famous endings of all time.

Answer: The Rain Song

"The Rain Song" was written by Led Zeppelin. This is one of the only songs in which all of the members of Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham) contributed to the creation and writing of a song. The most common meaning of this song is that it is mostly about the emotions of love throughout life.

It can mean many things but this is the most common review of the meaning of this song.

Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival a band that started in the 1960s. They are known to be very underrated. Creedence Clearwater Revival's song "Fortunate Son" is basically about protesting the idea of the U.S. participating in the Vietnam War. It is an anti-war song.

Answer: "There's still time to change the road you're on"

Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" is in the words of Led Zeppelin's front man Robert Plant, "A song of hope". It has been rumored that the members of Led Zeppelin had sold their souls to the devil in order to write "Stairway to Heaven". It is also rumored that "Stairway to Heaven" played backwards reveals satanic messages. Those rumors were put to rest when Robert Plant said to Musician Magazine, "To me it's very sad, because 'Stairway to Heaven' was written with every best intention, and as far as reversing tapes and putting messages on the end, that's not my idea of making music."

Answer: The Doors

These are the lyrics to "People are Strange" by The Doors. "People are Strange" is on The Doors' album "Strange Days". This song actually came to be when lead singer, Jim Morrison, was suicidal and his friends couldn't seem to calm him down. He took a walk and noticed that people just lived their lives without thought.

He thought of how he didn't know them and they didn't know who he was. Then he came up with the thought that people look strange to you because you don't know them. People are only scary and strange when you don't know them.

He then wrote the song "People are Strange".

Answer: Where I'm going

This song is "Sunshine of You're Love" by Cream. "Sunshine of Your Love" was written by Jack Bruce, Pete Brown and Eric Clapton of Cream. It was originally released on their 1967 album "Disraeli Gears". This song was released as a single in 1968.

Answer: The Rolling Stones

This song is "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones. The meaning behind this song is pretty haunting. It is basically about pure chaos. It depicts in the lyrics "It's just a shot away" is most likely referring to gun shots. It is a song basically about chaos.

Answer: Comfortably Numb

"Comfortably Numb" is by Pink Floyd. "Comfortably Numb" is on Pink Floyd's album "The Wall". Many people believe that this songs talks about drug usage and the emotions of a drug user. Pink Floyd's Roger Waters claims that it is about his emotions of being very sick with a deadly fever when he was young.

It is quoted in the song "When I was a child I had a fever, My hands felt just like two balloons".

Answer: The Steve Miller Band

"Fly Like an Eagle" is by the Steve Miller Band. This song basically talks about how time goes so fast and that there are so many problems in the world that it is difficult to keep everyone satisfied. The song when to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week of January 8th, 1977.