Romancing the 70s in Songs Trivia Quiz

Answer: Three Times a Lady

"Three Times a Lady" was the most admired and expressive sound track on their album, "Natural High". The lead singer, Lionel Richie, wrote the song, which Conway Twitty took to the top ten on the country charts in 1984.

Answer: Your Song

"Your Song" was composed and performed by the musically gifted Elton John. He included this spectacular ballad on his second, self-titled album in 1970. It climbed the charts to number seven in the UK and number eight in the U.S. Sir Elton John professed the song as being one of his all-time favorite love songs.

Answer: I Honestly Love You

"I Honestly Love You", was written by Jeff Barry and Peter Allen, and was Olivia's first number-one hit single in the U.S. and Canada. It was released on the album, "Long Live Love" in the UK and, "If You Love Me, Let Me Know" in the U.S. It produced her two Grammys; Record of the Year, and Best Pop Female Vocal Performance.

Answer: Love Will Keep Us Together

"Love Will Keep Us Together" was written by musician and performer Neil Sedaka. Captain and Tennille recorded the single in 1975, when it stayed almost six months on the charts. That same year it won a Grammy as Record of the Year. It was on their album with the same title as the song.

Answer: Sunshine on My Shoulders

"Sunshine on My Shoulders", was a climatic single for the folk/country music singer-songwriter and musician. Denver's brilliant career was at a pinnacle when the experimental aircraft he was piloting crashed on October 12, 1997. He was cremated along with his cherished 1910 Gibson guitar. His family scattered his ashes in the Rocky Mountains.

Answer: I Just Fall in Love Again

The tender tune, "I Just Fall In Love Again" only placed number three on the Billboard charts. Murray declared it her personal favorite of her entire compilation. She was extremely disappointed when it did not rise to the number one position. In 2002, the Country Music Television ranked her at number twenty-four as the "Forty Greatest Women of Country Music".

Answer: False

It was the song, "Time In a Bottle" (1972) off his album, "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" that he wrote for his unborn son A.J. At the age of thirty, he had just begun to benefit from his musical success when he was killed on September 20, 1973 in a plane crash after leaving a concert from Natchitoches, Louisiana.

At its initial release, the song did not gain much recognition. Three months after his death, however, it scored a number one hit single.

Answer: Best of My Love

"Best of My Love" was recorded by The Eagles in 1974 on their album, "On the Border". It was not until 1975 that the song became the group's first Billboard Hot 100 number one single. In the early 70s, this was a much-loved song among young lovers. It seemed we all sang along with the lyrics,

"Whoa, oh, oh, oh, sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love".

Answer: She Believes In Me

The song, "She Believes in Me" had lyrics that were verbalized from a man's view of his female partner whom he felt was just too good for him. The country pop song was a major hit for Rogers that achieved number one on the Billboard Country Singles and Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. It reached number forty-two in Great Britain as a minor pop hit.

"And she believes in me,
I'll never know just what she sees in me,
I told her someday if she was my girl,
I could change the world
With my little songs, I was wrong.
But she has faith in me,
and so I go on trying faithfully,
And who knows maybe, on some special night, if my song is right,
I will find a way, find a way, while she waits... while she waits for me".

Answer: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?

The song, "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?", had been written when the three brothers reconvened after a period of separation. The trendy trio recorded the single at IBC Studios in London in 1971 and included it on their album, "Trafalgar". It became their first U.S. number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was unsuccessful at charting in the UK.

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