Quiz about Dave Matthews Band music lyrics quiz

Quiz about Dave Matthews Band music lyrics quiz

Dave Matthews Band music lyrics quiz

Read the lyrics and choose which song it came from.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kerath. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Kerath

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
95,945

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1433

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Scroll down to the bottom for the answer key.

1. "Walking by the river edge, Reach my hands to cup the sky. Run down my arms a bitter blue, turn to red and the gashes grew" Hint

Blue Water Baboon Farm

Heathcliff's Haiku Warriors

Spotlight

Grace Is Gone

NEXT>

2. "All you need is...What you want is....All you need is love" Hint

Let You Down

Everyday

Crush

Cry Freedom

NEXT>

3. "You see the little monkey sitting up in his monkey tree, One day decided to climb down and run off to the city" Hint

Proudest Monkey

#41

Monkey Man

Big Eyed Fish

NEXT>

4. "I remember thinking sometimes we walk, sometimes we run away" Hint

I'll Back You Up

#41

The Song That Jane Likes

Dancing Nancies

NEXT>

5. "Shut up, I'm thinking. I had a clue, now it's gone forever" Hint

Spoon

So Right

You Never Know

Warehouse

NEXT>

6. "Collect your things, you're coming with me" Hint

Jimi Thing

True Reflections

When The World Ends

Pig

NEXT>

7. "Everybody asks me how she's doing since she went away. I said, I couldn't tell you. I'm okay" Hint

Pay For What You Get

The Best Of What's Around

Lover Lay Down

Typical Situation

NEXT>

8. "Take all that we can get when it's done. Nobody left to bury here, nobody left to dig the holes, And here we can rest safely" Hint

Two Step

One Sweet World

Seek Up

I Did It

NEXT>

9. "Ten fingers counting we have each. Nine planets around the sun, repeat. Eight ball the last if you triumphant be. Seven oceans pummel the shores of the sea" Hint

One Sweet World

Tripping Billies

What Would You Say

Typical Situation

NEXT>

10. "Take a look at me, What you see in me, Mirror look at me. Face it all, Face it all again" Hint

The Last Stop

Dreams Of Our Fathers

Fool To Think

Seek Up

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Walking by the river edge, Reach my hands to cup the sky. Run down my arms a bitter blue, turn to red and the gashes grew"

Answer: Blue Water Baboon Farm

"Blue Water Baboon Farm", "Heatcliff's Haiku Warriors", and "Spotlight" are songs that the band hasn't played in several years, since the early 1990's. "Grace Is Gone" is from the band's album "Busted Stuff".

2. "All you need is...What you want is....All you need is love"

Answer: Everyday

"Everyday" was released when the band scrapped plans to release another song to radio after the events of September 11, 2001.

3. "You see the little monkey sitting up in his monkey tree, One day decided to climb down and run off to the city"

Answer: Big Eyed Fish

"Big Eyed Fish" is on the album "Busted Stuff". "Proudest Monkey" and "#41" are both on the album "Crash". "Monkey Man" was on the band's unreleased "The Lillywhite Sessions."

4. "I remember thinking sometimes we walk, sometimes we run away"

Answer: I'll Back You Up

"I'll Back You Up" was the first complete song that Dave Matthews wrote. "The Song That Jane Likes" is named after Dave's sister.

5. "Shut up, I'm thinking. I had a clue, now it's gone forever"

Answer: Warehouse

"Warehouse" is a reference to a pink warehouse in Charlottesville where the band performed one of their first gigs.

6. "Collect your things, you're coming with me"

Answer: When The World Ends

"When The World Ends" was originally planned to be released on radio in September 2001, but was cancelled after the terrorist attacks. "True Reflections" wasn't an original DMB song, but written by violinist Boyd Tinsley's previous band.

7. "Everybody asks me how she's doing since she went away. I said, I couldn't tell you. I'm okay"

Answer: Pay For What You Get

Despite the occasional rumor, this song was not written for Dave Matthews's murdered sister.

8. "Take all that we can get when it's done. Nobody left to bury here, nobody left to dig the holes, And here we can rest safely"

Answer: One Sweet World

"One Sweet World" is from the album "Remember Two Things". "I Did It" is from "Everyday."

9. "Ten fingers counting we have each. Nine planets around the sun, repeat. Eight ball the last if you triumphant be. Seven oceans pummel the shores of the sea"

Answer: Typical Situation

"Typical Situation" was based on the poem "Prayer In The Pentagon" by Robert Dederick.

10. "Take a look at me, What you see in me, Mirror look at me. Face it all, Face it all again"

Answer: Seek Up

"Seek Up" was from DMB's debut album "Remember Two Things."

Source: Author Kerath

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