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1. "Song Sung Blue" (1972)
Elton John
2. "Blue Bayou" (1963)
Roy Orbison
3. "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk" (1982)
The Who
4. "Bullet The Blue Sky" (1987)
Derek And The Dominos
5. "Behind Blue Eyes" (1971)
Suzanne Vega
6. "Bell Bottom Blues" (1970)
U2
7. "Small Blue Thing" (1985)
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
8. "Blue Monday" (1983)
Neil Diamond
9. "Jackie Blue" (1975)
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
10. "Blue Eyes" (1982)
New Order
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Song Sung Blue" (1972)
Answer: Neil Diamond
"Song Sung Blue" was released by Neil Diamond from his "Moods" album in 1972. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, his second number one hit. It also reached number one on the Billboard Adult contemporary chart as well as position fourteen on the UK charts.
In 1973, it was nominated for two Grammy Awards, but lost to Roberta Flack on both nominations. "Song Sung Blue" has been covered by Andy Williams, Bobby Darin and even Frank Sinatra.
2. "Blue Bayou" (1963)
Answer: Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison released the single "Blue Bayou" in 1963. It was recorded on his album "In Dreams". The song was notably covered by Linda Ronstadt in 1977 for her album "Simple Dreams". While Orbison managed twenty ninth place on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, Ronstadt took it to third place on the same chart. Orbison did manage to take the song to number one in Australia and Ronstadt only managed third place.
3. "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk" (1982)
Answer: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
"Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk" was released in 1982 on the album "Players in the Dark". it was one of two singles released from the album, but fared far better on the charts than "Loveline", the other single. It reached top position on the South African charts, eleven on the Australian charts and only managed position twenty five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The album itself did not fare too well, reaching position 118 on the US Billboard 200 album charts.
4. "Bullet The Blue Sky" (1987)
Answer: U2
"Bullet The Blue Sky" is from the 1987 U2 album "Joshua Tree". The song was never released as a single, but the "Joshua Tree" album was widely successful, reaching top spot on the US, UK, Swedish, New Zealand, German, French, Dutch, Canadian and Austrian charts.
It peaked at only third spot in Australia. The album has been certified platinum, diamond and gold in various countries. Three of the singles off the album, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", "With or Without You" and "Where the Streets Have No Name" reached top position in various countries.
5. "Behind Blue Eyes" (1971)
Answer: The Who
"Behind Blue Eyes" was released by The Who in 1971 from their album "Who's Next". The song is one of The Who's most popular songs, but only achieved twenty-fourth place on the US Cashbox chart and thirty-four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has been covered multiple times by various artists, the most notable of these has been the 2003 cover by the band Limp Bizkit.
It charted in twenty-two different countries, from Australia to the United States, but did the worse on the US Billboard charts, only reaching position seventy-one.
6. "Bell Bottom Blues" (1970)
Answer: Derek And The Dominos
"Bell Bottom Blues" is a Derek and the Dominoes single from the 1970 album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs". The song is regarded as being about Eric Clapton's love for George Harrison's (The Beatles) wife Patti Boyd. Duane Allman, leader of the Allman Brothers Band, played guitar on most of the album barring "Bell Bottom Blues", "I Looked Away" and "Keep on Growing".
The album was certified gold in Canada, Denmark, UK. It was certified platinum in the US.
7. "Small Blue Thing" (1985)
Answer: Suzanne Vega
"Small Blue Thing" is from Suzanne Vega's debut eponymous album released in 1985. The song reached sixty-fifth position on the UK singles charts in 1986. The album did moderately well on the UK charts, reaching position eleven, but did not fare as well on the US charts, achieving a mere ninety-first spot. On Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Best Albums of the Eighties" list, released in 1989, the album featured at position eighty.
8. "Blue Monday" (1983)
Answer: New Order
New Order was formed from the remaining members of the band Joy Division after the suicide of the former lead singer, Ian Curtis. "Blue Monday" was released in 1985. The song was remade and re-released in 1988 "Blue Monday 1988" and then a third time in 1995 "Blue Monday-95". The song in, all three of its guises, charted in the top twenty of the UK charts each time it was released.
9. "Jackie Blue" (1975)
Answer: The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils released "Jackie Blue" in 1974 as a single from their album "It'll Shine When It Shines". The song reached number one on the US Cashbox Singles chart and third on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song charted in South Africa, New Zealand, Canada and Australia. The album reached nineteenth position on the US Billboard 200 chart in 1974.
10. "Blue Eyes" (1982)
Answer: Elton John
"Blue Eyes" was recorded and released by Elton John in 1982 from the album "Jump Up!". The song reached number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, tenth on the US Cash Box Top 100 chart and twelfth place on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was nominated in 1983 for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male.
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