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Quiz about The Partridge Family  Misheard Lyrics
Quiz about The Partridge Family  Misheard Lyrics

The Partridge Family - Misheard Lyrics Quiz


As embarrassing as it may be, I have to be honest and admit that for years I've been singing the wrong words to some of The Partridge Family songs. I'll give you the wrong words that I've been singing, and you give me the right ones.

A multiple-choice quiz by spiritseeker. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
spiritseeker
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
269,391
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
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591
Last 3 plays: Guest 67 (7/10), Guest 71 (7/10), Guest 69 (2/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In the song "I Can Feel Your Heartbeat", I always thought the line was
"Oh, I know pretty woman that you love to be heard." What should I have been singing?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Bandala" is another song that fooled me. I've always thought that "Far from the hard times, poor times we're livin'" were the words to the song, but I've been wrong. I'll bet that you knew the right words. What were they? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Makin' me see that you're still there" were the words I sang to "Every Little Bit O' You". What words were the other people singing - you know, the people who could hear better than I could? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What about the words to "Something New Got Old"? I sang, "Something right for oh, so long, it got so wrong." What should the last part of that line have been? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. I really blew this line from "I'm Here, You're Here." "I'm gettin' tired of playin' all those games that children play." That's the line I was singing. Can you help me by giving me the right line? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "That'll Be the Day" is yet another of my favourite songs about which I've been wrong . "And when the feelings I'm getting are no longer forbidden" should really be what line? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Love was only yesterday and now tomorrow it's in vain." These are the words that I've been singing for the song "Rainmaker". Please help me out with the right words. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "How did he know that you would show up to love me today, baby?" These are incorrect words for "Brand New Me". Which are the correct words? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "My guitar...a railroad car...across the bay
"Chocolate bar...and there you are...across the bay"
It turns out that I had two lines from "One Night Stand" wrong. What are the correct endings to those two lines?
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Every Song is You" gave me the line "Until when I can smile for the people and I sing and I play", or so I thought. What should I have thought (and heard)? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In the song "I Can Feel Your Heartbeat", I always thought the line was "Oh, I know pretty woman that you love to be heard." What should I have been singing?

Answer: Oh, I know pretty woman that your love can be heard.

"I can feel your heartbeat and you didn't even say a word
I can feel your heartbeat and you didn't even say a word
Oh, I know, pretty woman, that your love can be heard."

"I Can Feel Your Heartbeat" is from the album entitled "The Partridge Family Album", which was released in 1970.

The cover art from all of The Partridge Family's albums was designed to resemble the name of the album. The cover art from "The Partridge Family Album" was therefore designed to look like a photo album.

The first single from this album was released in August of 1970, a month before the debut of the television series "The Partridge Family". The album itself was released on November 7, 1970, and it sold over one million copies by the end of that year.
2. "Bandala" is another song that fooled me. I've always thought that "Far from the hard times, poor times we're livin'" were the words to the song, but I've been wrong. I'll bet that you knew the right words. What were they?

Answer: Far from the hard times poor town's been givin'

"I rise with the sun
And start my existence
With dreams of the day
When we'll move away
Far from the hard times poor town's been givin'
And move on uptown to a better way of livin'."

"Bandala" is from the album entitled "The Partridge Family Album", which was released in 1970.

The studio musicians for the music of The Partridge Family was a group from Los Angeles, California, who later called themselves The Wrecking Crew. This group also worked with The Beach Boys, The Mamas and the Papas, The Fifth Dimension, and Elvis Presley, to name a few. The studio vocalists were Ron Hicklin, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, and Jackie Ward. These vocalists also did vocals on albums for Paul Revere and the Raiders, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, and many others.
3. "Makin' me see that you're still there" were the words I sang to "Every Little Bit O' You". What words were the other people singing - you know, the people who could hear better than I could?

Answer: They can't see that you're still there.

"There's a little bit of you in every tender night I share
They can't see that you're still there, one look in my eyes
And they realize it's true
There's a whole lot of me still hung on every little bit of you."

"Every Little Bit O' You" is from the album entitled "The Partridge Family Shopping Bag", which was released in 1972.

The album "The Partridge Family Shopping Bag" came packaged with a plastic shopping bag showing the cover art from the album. In Britain, handles were added to the top of the record sleeve, which created the world's first self-carrying record package.
4. What about the words to "Something New Got Old"? I sang, "Something right for oh, so long, it got so wrong." What should the last part of that line have been?

Answer: turned out so wrong

"Something new got old, something warm grew cold
Something right for oh, so long turned out so wrong."

"Something New Got Old" is from the album entitled "The Partridge Family Shopping Bag", which was released in 1972.

Wes Farrell was the music producer for The Partridge Family. He'd produced albums for The Cowsills, who inspired the television series "The Partridge Family". Wes Farrell had also co-written several songs, including "Come a Little Bit Closer" for Jay and the Americans, "Hang on Sloopy" for the McCoys, and "Boys" for The Beatles.
5. I really blew this line from "I'm Here, You're Here." "I'm gettin' tired of playin' all those games that children play." That's the line I was singing. Can you help me by giving me the right line?

Answer: Eyes meet, why are we playin' all those games that children play?

"Hearts beat, we know what we're sayin'...don't run away
Eyes meet, why are we playin' all those games that children play?"

"I'm Here, You're Here" is from the album entitled "The Partridge Family Up To Date", which was released in 1971.

The cover art for the album was a calendar, which showed the birthdays of all of the actors in the television series, "The Partridge Family".

At the recording session for this album, a song called "Warm My Soul" was recorded. The song was never used, until it was later re-recorded by David Cassidy for his "Rock Me Baby" album the next year.
6. "That'll Be the Day" is yet another of my favourite songs about which I've been wrong . "And when the feelings I'm getting are no longer forbidden" should really be what line?

Answer: And when those feelings I've hidden are no longer forbidden

"And when those feelings I've hidden are no longer forbidden
And our love is here to stay
Then we'll all shine on.
That'll be the day.
That'll be the day."

"That'll Be the Day" is from the album entitled "The Partridge Family Up to Date", which was released in 1971.

The first song that David Cassidy ever wrote was "Lay It On the Line", which is one of the songs on this album.

Jim Cretecos and Mike Appel wrote five songs for The Partridge Family, including "Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted", which is also on this album. Later, these two men discovered Bruce Springsteen and signed him to a management and production deal.
7. "Love was only yesterday and now tomorrow it's in vain." These are the words that I've been singing for the song "Rainmaker". Please help me out with the right words.

Answer: Love was only yesterday and now tomorrow waits in vain.

"Love was only yesterday and now tomorrow waits in vain
She never promised me she'd stay, so a stranger to my love she will remain
And I know more than me she loved the rain."

"Rainmaker" is from the album entitled "The Partridge Family Sound Magazine", which was released in 1971.

The cover art for this album was designed to look like a teen magazine.

A song from this album entitled "I Woke Up In Love This Morning" was The Partridge Family's fourth biggest hit.
8. "How did he know that you would show up to love me today, baby?" These are incorrect words for "Brand New Me". Which are the correct words?

Answer: How did he know that you would show up to love each day baby?

"I've had my fill of foolin' around
Ain't no life just being a clown
I heard the weather report and it said sunny today
How did he know that you would show up to love each day baby?"

"Brand New Me" is from the album entitled "The Partridge Family Album", which was released in 1970.

"The Partridge Family Album" includes the song "I Really Want to Know You", which had been recorded by The Cowsills earlier in 1970.

1970, the year this album was released, was a big year in music. In that year, The Beatles released their last album, Diana Ross left The Supremes, and Simon and Garfunkel stopped being a duo.
9. "My guitar...a railroad car...across the bay "Chocolate bar...and there you are...across the bay" It turns out that I had two lines from "One Night Stand" wrong. What are the correct endings to those two lines?

Answer: a bus or plane; the price of fame

"My guitar...a railroad car...a bus or plane
Chocolate bar...and there you are...the price of fame."

"One Night Stand" is from the album entitled "The Partridge Family Sound Magazine", which was released in 1971.

The song "Echo Valley 2-6809" from this album was written by Kathy Cooper and Rupert Holmes, who also wrote "I Think I Love You", which was The Partridge Family first big hit from their first album.
10. "Every Song is You" gave me the line "Until when I can smile for the people and I sing and I play", or so I thought. What should I have thought (and heard)?

Answer: And 'till the night can smile for the people as I sing and I play

"Magazines and afternoon dreams get me through the day
And 'till the night can smile for the people as I sing and I play
I left home it seems like a century ago
I never thought I could miss anybody so, but now I know"

"Every Song is You" is from the album entitled "The Partridge Family Shopping Bag", which was released in 1972.

By 1972, the year this album was released, six million albums by The Partridge Family had been sold. Also in this year, David Cassidy appeared on the cover of the May issue of "Rolling Stone" magazine.
Source: Author spiritseeker

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