Hardest Name That Tune Trivia Quiz | Something in Common

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1. What is the name of the big hit by Looking Glass with the opening line "There's a port on a western bay"?

Answer: Brandy(You're a Fine Girl)

"Brandy" was off the debut album "Looking Glass" and it went to number one in 1972.
Barry Manilow's "Mandy" which was original titled "Brandy" was released in 1974.
"Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne" did not fare as well for Looking Glass and only made it to number 33 in 1973, while "Jenny-Lynne" is the first song on their debut album.

2. If you can name the title character from this song by Stories you will have named this song. What is this song?

Answer: Brother Louie

Off of their 1973 album "About Us", "Brother Louie" was a huge hit for Stories, holding the number one spot for two weeks.
Stories' songwriter Michael Brown's earlier band was The Left Banke who had the number five hit "Walk Away Renee" in 1966.
"Traveling Underground" was another album Stories put out in 1973 which produced the song "Mammy Blue"; the song stalled at number 50.
"Johnny All Alone" is a song by the band Starz with former Stories guitarist Richie Ranno.

3. Who is the title character who "wears his war wound like a crown" in this Elton John song?

Answer: Levon

From John's fourth album "Madman Across the Water" in 1971, "Levon" went to number 24.
"Where to now St. Peter" is from Elton's third album "Tumbleweed Connection".
John's sixth album "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" produced the number two hit "Daniel", while the song "Dan Dare" is off his 1975 album "Rock of the Westies".

4. What is the name of this controversial song that hinted at cannibalism by The Buoys?

Answer: Timothy

Ending with the eerie words "And nobody ever got around to finding Timothy", the only hit by The Buoys made it to number 17 in 1971.
"Annabella" is a song by Rupert Holmes who wrote "Timothy" and plays piano on the song.
Curtis Mayfield's song "Freddie's Dead" went to number four in 1972.
"Eli's Coming" is off Three Dog Night's second album "Suitable For Framing".

5. John Fred and His Playboy Band had a number one hit with this song. What is the name of this chart-topper?

Answer: Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)

At the top of the charts for two weeks in January 1968, John Fred's "Judy in Disguise" was inspired by John Lennon's "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
"Venus" was a number one hit for the band Shocking Blue in 1970.
"Windy" was The Association's second number one song in 1967.

6. Who is the title character in the Beatles' song who "Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been"?

Answer: Eleanor Rigby

From the Beatles' seventh album, "Revolver", "Eleanor Rigby" went to number eleven in 1966.
"Lady Madonna" rose to number four in 1968.
The Beatles' sixth album "Rubber Soul" gave us the beautiful "Michelle".
"Sexy Sadie" came from the Beatles' ninth album commonly known as "The White Album".

7. Jim Croce called him "A pool-shooting son of a gun". What is the name of his 1972 song?

Answer: You Don't Mess Around with Jim

From the 1972 album of the same name, "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" was Croce's debut single rising to number eight.
A much bigger hit for Croce was "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" which spent two weeks at number one in July 1973.
"Rapid Roy" was another song on "You Don't Mess Around with Jim".
"A Boy Named Sue" was the biggest hit for Johnny Cash, staying at number two for three weeks in 1969.

8. "One hit wonder" Edison Lighthouse gave us this number five song. What is the name of this 1970 song?

Answer: Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)

Edison Lighthouse was a studio group formed by Tony Burrows who also had hits with the bands White Plains, The Pipkins, and Brotherhood of Man, and he also sang the First Class song "Beach Baby".
Another "one hit wonder" The Flying Machine gave us the number five hit "Rosemarie" in 1969.
B.W. Stevenson's "My Maria" rose to number nine 1n 1973 and stayed in the top 40 for twelve weeks.
"Tracy" also reached number nine in 1969 for The Cufflinks lead by Ron Dante who also sang lead for the band The Archies.

9. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils sang she "Lives her life from inside of a room". What is this number three hit?

Answer: Jackie Blue

"Jackie Blue" was the second and biggest hit for The O.M.D. in 1975. "If You Wanna Get to Heaven" only made it to number 25 in 1974.
From the album "Bustin' Out" by Pure Prairie League, "Amie" stalled at number 27.
"Aubrey" was off the album "Guitar Man" by Bread and made it to number 15 in 1972.
"Susannah" is a song by Poco off their 1974 album "Cantamos".

10. What is the name of the song that became John Denver's second Billboard Hot 100 number one hit?

Answer: Annie's Song

"Annie's Song" was at the top of the charts for two weeks in July 1974. A year earlier Denver's "Sunshine on My Shoulders" topped the charts.
"Isabel" is off Denver's 1970 album "Take Me to Tomorrow".
The Hollies took "Carrie Anne" to number nine in 1967.
"Angelique" is from Kenny Loggin's album "Nightwatch".

Source: Author steelydoug

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Name That Tune Trivia Quiz

All of these songs are from the late 60s and 70s and they all have a person's name in their title. Name the correct song with the clues I give you. All song charts are from U.S. Billboards Hot 100.

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