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Quiz about Ipod Shuffle 02 1960s Billboard Top 100 Part 1
Quiz about Ipod Shuffle 02 1960s Billboard Top 100 Part 1

Ipod Shuffle 02: 1960s Billboard Top 100 Part 1 Quiz


For this iPod Shuffle installment, I focus strictly on songs that charted on the Billboard Top 100 in the 1960s.

A multiple-choice quiz by berenlazarus. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
berenlazarus
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
322,372
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Two girls for every boy!" So begins "Surf City", the first major surf song of 1963. Who took the surf song "Surf City" all the way to Number One on the Billboard Top 100?
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Question 2 of 10
2. Buffalo Springfield scored a major hit in 1967 with "For What It's Worth", a song written by Stephen Stills. Stills has said in an interview after he had written the song, he was talking to someone and said ""I have this song here, for what it's worth, if you want it." Who was he talking to? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The Beatles' "Come Together" went to Number One in the Billboard Top 100. What prompted John Lennon, the song's principal composer, to write the song? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1965, The Byrds burst onto the scene with what many feel is their definitive song: the jangle pop masterpiece "Mr. Tambourine Man". How many members of The Byrds were actually on the recording? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What unique instrument (for a rock recording, anyway) did The Animals use in their hit "Sky Pilot"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. During the Beach Boys' recording of "Help Me, Rhonda", who burst into the studio and interrupted the session? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Light My Fire" by The Doors spent three weeks at Number One on the Billboard Top 100. In 1969, José Feliciano's cover garnered him what Grammy Award? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Bob Luman recorded the song "Let's Think About Livin'", a commentary on how several of the then recent country hits dealt with mortality and people getting killed off in the lyrics. Who did he NOT reference in this song? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who wrote the instrumental "Classical Gas"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In 1965, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs recorded the smash hit "Wooly Bully". The Chipmunks recorded the song and it is featured in what Chipmunks movie? Hint



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1. "Two girls for every boy!" So begins "Surf City", the first major surf song of 1963. Who took the surf song "Surf City" all the way to Number One on the Billboard Top 100?

Answer: Jan and Dean

Brian Wilson wrote the song in 1962 and gave it to Jan Berry and Dean Torrence. Dean made several lyrical contributions, though he is not credited as a co-writer on the song. Dean moved to Huntington Beach, California in the early 1990s and convinced the city council to make the city's official nickname "Surf City".
2. Buffalo Springfield scored a major hit in 1967 with "For What It's Worth", a song written by Stephen Stills. Stills has said in an interview after he had written the song, he was talking to someone and said ""I have this song here, for what it's worth, if you want it." Who was he talking to?

Answer: Ahmet Ertegun, who signed Buffalo Springfield to Atlantic Records

He made the comment to Ahmet Ertegun. Ahmet signed them on the strength of that song. The song has gone on to be referenced in popular counter in a variety of ways, and is heavily identified with the Vietnam protest movement.
3. The Beatles' "Come Together" went to Number One in the Billboard Top 100. What prompted John Lennon, the song's principal composer, to write the song?

Answer: Lennon was working on a song for Timothy Leary's gubernatorial campaign against Ronald Reagan

Lennon wrote the song for Timothy Leary when Leary was running against then governor Ronald Reagan, known for his conservative stance. Leary's political aspirations were derailed when he got busted for marijuana.

When Leary died, seven grams of his ashes were buried in space, along with "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenbury and twenty three other people.
4. In 1965, The Byrds burst onto the scene with what many feel is their definitive song: the jangle pop masterpiece "Mr. Tambourine Man". How many members of The Byrds were actually on the recording?

Answer: Only one

The Byrds had access to the recording made by Dylan and Ramblin' Jack Elliot in the sessions for "Another Side of Bob Dylan". Dylan scrapped that version and re-recorded the song for "Bringing It All Back Home". The Byrds' version came out a mere two weeks after Dylan's. Roger McGuinn is the only member of The Byrds actually on the recording; the rest of the musicians were session players from L. A.
5. What unique instrument (for a rock recording, anyway) did The Animals use in their hit "Sky Pilot"?

Answer: Bagpipes

The song, so long it was split into two singles, is about a military airplane chaplain who blesses troops before a raid. In the interlude the song includes bagpipes and a dive bomber.
6. During the Beach Boys' recording of "Help Me, Rhonda", who burst into the studio and interrupted the session?

Answer: Murray Wilson

Murray Wilson, Brian Wilson's father, criticized The Beach Boys for their enthusiasm. Brian, cursing, threw off his headphones and confronted his father. They then finished the recording. The tape of this confrontation circulates among fans.
7. "Light My Fire" by The Doors spent three weeks at Number One on the Billboard Top 100. In 1969, José Feliciano's cover garnered him what Grammy Award?

Answer: Best Contemporary-Pop Male Vocal Performance

José Feliciano also won Best New Artist the same year. He took the song to Number three on the Billboard Top 100, just a year after the original had topped the same charts. Feliciano's version has a strong Latin flavor to it.
8. Bob Luman recorded the song "Let's Think About Livin'", a commentary on how several of the then recent country hits dealt with mortality and people getting killed off in the lyrics. Who did he NOT reference in this song?

Answer: Johnny Cash

Recorded in 1960, Luman makes the observation with all these people dying he will be the only one the record buying public will be able to purchase. Luman died in 1978 at the age of 41.
9. Who wrote the instrumental "Classical Gas"?

Answer: Mason Williams

In 1969 this rock instrumental took home three different Grammy Awards: Best Instrumental Composition, Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Instrumental, and Best Instrumental Arrangement. Originally titled "Classical Gasoline", due to a copy error the song became "Classical Gas".
10. In 1965, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs recorded the smash hit "Wooly Bully". The Chipmunks recorded the song and it is featured in what Chipmunks movie?

Answer: The Chipmunk Adventure

"Wooly Bully" stayed in the Top 100 for an impressive eighteen weeks, despite never hitting Number One. Billboard named the song the Number One Record of the Year. This feat of being named the Number One Record without hitting number one would not be matched again until Faith Hill's song "Breathe" replicated it.

The Chipmunks recoded their version for the 1987 animated film "The Chipmunk Adventure".
Source: Author berenlazarus

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