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Quiz about Lyrics to Even More Jazz Standards

Lyrics to Even More Jazz Standards Quiz


"I like a Gershwin tune, how about you?" Some Gershwin tunes here, plus Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer...

A multiple-choice quiz by agony. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
agony
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
202,223
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
18 / 25
Plays
1861
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 25
1. "You must take the __ train
To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem
If you miss the ___ train
You'll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem"

So, which train is the quickest way to Harlem?

Answer: (one letter)
Question 2 of 25
2. "Oh, please have some pity
I'm all alone in __________
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
So lady be good to me"

Where am I all alone?
Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. "Weeping willow tree, weep in sympathy,
Bend your branches down along the ground ___________"

Finish the lyric.
Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. "But I miss you most of all my darling
When _______________"

When do I miss my darling?
Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. "And there's one thing more
I miss the one I care for
More than I miss ____________"

Well, I'm missing someplace, but where?
Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. "And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds
To tell you that ____________"

Now, what could those birds be telling you?
Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. "Days may be cloudy or sunny
We're in or we're out of the money
But I'm with you always
I'm with you __________"

Finish the lyric.
Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. "The winds grow colder
And suddenly you're older
And all because of ____________"

What's it all because of?
Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. "When I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow _______
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am ________"

So, what am I?
Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. "Nothing could be finer
Than to have your _________ in Carolina"

What is so fine to have in Carolina?
Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. "Away from the city that hurts and knocks,
I'm standing alone by the desolate docks
In the still and the chill of the night
I see the horizon the great unknown
My heart has an ache
It's as heavy as stone
With the dawn coming on, make it last

I cover the _________
I'm watching the sea
Will the one I love
Be coming back to me?"

What am I covering?

Answer: (one word)
Question 12 of 25
12. "If a custom-tailored vet
Asks me out for something wet,
When the vet begins to pet, I cry 'Hooray!'

Mister Harris, plutocrat,
Wants to give my cheek a pat,
If the Harris pat means a Paris hat, Bébé!

But I'm always _________"

Looks like I'm always something, all right, but what?
Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. "Do nothing 'til you hear from me,
Pay no attention to what's said.
Why people tear the seams of anyone's dreams
Is ___________"

Finish the lyric.
Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. "Off with my _______,
Off with my glove.
I need no ________,
I'm burning with love"

What is it that I don't need?
Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. "Good night, baby
Good night, milkman's on his way
Sleep tight, baby
Sleep tight, let's call it a day."

What song are these lyrics from?
Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. "She was truckin' on down the avenue
Without a single thing to do
She was peck, peck, peckin' all around
When she spied it on the ground"

What did she spy?
Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. "_____ and me, and the baby makes three
We're happy in my, in my Blue Heaven"

Who am I happy with?
Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. "And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will hold
I heard somebody whisper '_______________'"

What was that whisper in my ear?
Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. "I'm as busy as a spider spinning daydreams,
I'm as giddy as a baby on a swing,
I haven't seen a crocus or a rosebud,
Or a robin or a bluebird on the wing,
But I feel so gay in a melancholy way,
That ____________________"

Finish the lyric.
Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. "Night and stars above that shine so bright
The myst'ry of their fading light
That shines upon our _________"

What do the stars shine on?
Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. "The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
Now my consolation
Is in the _______ of a song"

What's the missing word?
Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. "Those icy fingers up and down my spine,
That same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine.
The same old tingle that I feel inside"

Oh, what or who has me under a spell?
Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. "This torch that I found
It's gotta be drowned
Or it soon might explode
So make it one for my baby
And ______________"

Complete the lyric.
Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. "Things have come to a pretty pass
Our romance is growing flat,
For you like this and the other
While I go for this and that,
Goodness knows what the end will be
Oh I don't know where I'm at
It looks as if we two will never be one
Something must be done"

Which song do these lyrics come from?
Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. "I love you _________________
I hope you do believe me
I've given you my heart"

Complete the lyric.
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "You must take the __ train To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem If you miss the ___ train You'll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem" So, which train is the quickest way to Harlem?

Answer: A

"Take the A Train" (1941) is probably the most famous of the songs that came out of the collaboration of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. They first joined up in 1939, and Strayhorn lived for a time at Ellington's house in the Sugar Hill district in Harlem.
2. "Oh, please have some pity I'm all alone in __________ I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood, So lady be good to me" Where am I all alone?

Answer: this big city

The song "Oh, Lady be Good" was written by George and Ira Gershwin, and premiered in the 1924 show, "Lady be Good". The movie came out in 1941, with Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, and Lionel Barrymore.
3. "Weeping willow tree, weep in sympathy, Bend your branches down along the ground ___________" Finish the lyric.

Answer: and cover me

Ann Ronell, the writer of "Willow Weep for Me" (1932) also gave us another familiar song, in a slightly different vein. She co-wrote (with Frank Churchill) "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf", Disney's first hit song.
4. "But I miss you most of all my darling When _______________" When do I miss my darling?

Answer: autumn leaves start to fall

"Autumn Leaves" (1947) by Joseph Kosma and Johnny Mercer (we'll be hearing more from him throughout this quiz!) has been covered by absolutely everybody. You're probably most familiar with the Nat "King" Cole version, from the 1956 movie of the same name starring Joan Crawford.
5. "And there's one thing more I miss the one I care for More than I miss ____________" Well, I'm missing someplace, but where?

Answer: New Orleans

"Do You Know What It Means, To Miss New Orleans" by Louis Alter and Eddie DeLange was written for the 1947 movie "New Orleans". From all accounts a rather lackluster, more than slightly racist movie, it had some amazing musical talent, especially Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday, in her only singing part in a major Hollywood film. Woody Herman and Shelley Winters also appeared.
6. "And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds To tell you that ____________" Now, what could those birds be telling you?

Answer: you're marvelous

"Too Marvelous For Words" (1937) by Richard Whiting and Johnny Mercer. Mercer was a marvelous lyricist (yes, we'll be hearing more about him) who started his songwriting career with "Lazybones" (1933) written with Hoagy Carmichael.
7. "Days may be cloudy or sunny We're in or we're out of the money But I'm with you always I'm with you __________" Finish the lyric.

Answer: rain or shine

"Come Rain or Come Shine" (1946) is from the show "St Louis Woman". This song is written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer (yep, another Johnny Mercer song!). Harold Arlen is one of the greatest 'unknown' composers in American music - everybody knows his songs ("Over the Rainbow", "Stormy Weather", "Paper Moon"...) yet his name is nowhere near as well-known as that of Cole Porter or Irving Berlin.
8. "The winds grow colder And suddenly you're older And all because of ____________" What's it all because of?

Answer: the man that got away

"The Man That Got Away" by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin (how's that for a songwriting team?). This song is from the 1954 version of "A Star is Born", with Judy Garland and James Mason. This is a heckuva good movie anyway, but the scene where Judy sings this song is worth the price of admission all by itself. Eat your heart out, Barbra Streisand!
9. "When I remember every little thing You used to do I grow _______ Every road I walk along I walk along with you No wonder I am ________" So, what am I?

Answer: lonely

"Lover, Come Back to Me" (1928) from the show "The New Moon". Oscar Hammerstein wrote the lyrics to this show following his 1927 triumph, "Show Boat", with Jerome Kern.
10. "Nothing could be finer Than to have your _________ in Carolina" What is so fine to have in Carolina?

Answer: ham and eggs

"You leave the Pennsylvania Station
'bout a quarter to four
Read a magazine
and then you're in Baltimore..."
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" (1941) by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren. Of course, the version we all know best is by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra.
11. "Away from the city that hurts and knocks, I'm standing alone by the desolate docks In the still and the chill of the night I see the horizon the great unknown My heart has an ache It's as heavy as stone With the dawn coming on, make it last I cover the _________ I'm watching the sea Will the one I love Be coming back to me?" What am I covering?

Answer: waterfront

"I cover the waterfront
In search of my love
And I'm covered by a starless sky above"

"I Cover the Waterfront" (1933). To my mind, Billie Holiday sings the definitive version of this song.
12. "If a custom-tailored vet Asks me out for something wet, When the vet begins to pet, I cry 'Hooray!' Mister Harris, plutocrat, Wants to give my cheek a pat, If the Harris pat means a Paris hat, Bébé! But I'm always _________" Looks like I'm always something, all right, but what?

Answer: true to you

"But I'm always true to you, darlin', in my fashion,
Yes, I'm always true to you, darlin', in my way"

"True to You (in My Fashion)" is by Cole Porter, from the 1948 show "Kiss Me, Kate", based, loosely of course, on Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew".
13. "Do nothing 'til you hear from me, Pay no attention to what's said. Why people tear the seams of anyone's dreams Is ___________" Finish the lyric.

Answer: over my head

"Do Nothing 'til You Hear From Me" by Duke Ellington. This song was originally "Concerto for Cootie", written for trumpeter Cootie Williams. Years later Al Hibbler wrote words for it, and it became "Do Nothing 'til You Hear From Me". A big hit for Ellington's orchestra both times.
14. "Off with my _______, Off with my glove. I need no ________, I'm burning with love" What is it that I don't need?

Answer: overcoat

"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" by Irving Berlin, from the 1937 movie "On The Avenue". This film starred Madeline Carroll, Dick Powell, and Alice Faye.
15. "Good night, baby Good night, milkman's on his way Sleep tight, baby Sleep tight, let's call it a day." What song are these lyrics from?

Answer: Lullaby of Broadway

"Lullaby of Broadway" is from the Busby Berkeley film "Gold Diggers of 1935". The song won Harry Warren and Al Dubin an Oscar, and was later revived in the 1951 Doris Day movie "Lullaby of Broadway".
16. "She was truckin' on down the avenue Without a single thing to do She was peck, peck, peckin' all around When she spied it on the ground" What did she spy?

Answer: a green and yellow basket

"A-tisket, A-tasket" was written by Ella Fitzgerald, with Van Alexander, in 1938. It was one of her first big hits, and became her trademark song. At the time she was singing with Chick Webb's band; when Webb died the next year, she took on the band, and led it for three years. She was 22 years old.
17. "_____ and me, and the baby makes three We're happy in my, in my Blue Heaven" Who am I happy with?

Answer: Molly

"My Blue Heaven" was written in 1923 by Walter Donaldson, with lyrics by George Whiting. At this time Donaldson was writing for Irving Berlin, at his music publishing firm. Other Donaldson songs you may know are "You're Driving Me Crazy" and "Love Me or Leave Me".
18. "And then there suddenly appeared before me The only one my arms will hold I heard somebody whisper '_______________'" What was that whisper in my ear?

Answer: please adore me

"Blue Moon" (1934), by Rodgers and Hart. This standard has been covered, of course, by almost everybody, with a couple of nice versions in the 1981 film "An American Werewolf in London", one by Sam Cooke, and one by the Marcels. My own personal favorite, though, is an instrumental version by Coleman Hawkins.
19. "I'm as busy as a spider spinning daydreams, I'm as giddy as a baby on a swing, I haven't seen a crocus or a rosebud, Or a robin or a bluebird on the wing, But I feel so gay in a melancholy way, That ____________________" Finish the lyric.

Answer: it might as well be spring

"It Might As Well Be Spring" is from the 1945 movie, "State Fair". This is a remake of the 1933 Will Rogers movie, this time with music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. "It Might As Well Be Spring" won the Oscar for Best Song that year.
20. "Night and stars above that shine so bright The myst'ry of their fading light That shines upon our _________" What do the stars shine on?

Answer: caravan

"Caravan" was written in 1937 by Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol, the Orchestra's trombonist. Irving Mills, Ellington's publisher, wrote the lyrics, as he did for many Ellington songs. This song is usually performed as an instrumental - don't feel bad if you didn't recognize the lyrics!
21. "The melody haunts my reverie And I am once again with you When our love was new And each kiss an inspiration But that was long ago Now my consolation Is in the _______ of a song" What's the missing word?

Answer: stardust

"Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain"

"Stardust" was written in 1929 by Mitchell Parish and Hoagy Carmichael.
22. "Those icy fingers up and down my spine, That same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine. The same old tingle that I feel inside" Oh, what or who has me under a spell?

Answer: That Old Black Magic

"That Old Black Magic" was, once again, written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. The Glenn Miller Orchestra made it a hit in 1943.
All the other answer choices were also songs, but none could by the wildest stretch of the imagination be regarded as Jazz Standards.
23. "This torch that I found It's gotta be drowned Or it soon might explode So make it one for my baby And ______________" Complete the lyric.

Answer: one more for the road

"One For My Baby", written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. Mercer was not only a wonderful lyricist, he was also instrumental in starting or guiding the careers of many other American musicians. In 1942, he co-founded Capitol Records, and, as president and chief talent scout, he signed artists like Stan Kenton, Nat "King" Cole, and Jo Stafford.
"One For My Baby" was written for the 1943 movie "The Sky's The Limit" and was introduced by Fred Astaire. Of course, Frank Sinatra has since made it his own.
24. "Things have come to a pretty pass Our romance is growing flat, For you like this and the other While I go for this and that, Goodness knows what the end will be Oh I don't know where I'm at It looks as if we two will never be one Something must be done" Which song do these lyrics come from?

Answer: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

"You say either and I say either,
You say neither and I say neither
Either, either, neither, neither,
Let's call the whole thing off"

It's a little difficult to portray in print the charm of this song of different pronunciations, and different customs, but, what the heck, you know how it goes, anyway.
This song was written by the Gershwins, and introduced by Fred and Ginger in the 1937 movie "Shall We Dance". Ella and Louis do a nice job with it, too.
25. "I love you _________________ I hope you do believe me I've given you my heart" Complete the lyric.

Answer: for sentimental reasons

"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" was written in 1945 by William (Pat) Best. Deek Watson, the flamboyant former member of the Ink Spots who was in the Brown Dots with Best, is credited as co-author of the song, but Best is on record as saying he had nothing to do with it. Nat "King" Cole's version is probably the best known, he took it to number one in 1946/47.

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