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1. As one half of the successful recording duo, Hall and Oates, Daryl Hall has been a successful songwriter and vocalist for many years. He had lived with Sara Allen for decades until they broke up in 2001. He wrote which of the following songs as "a love postcard to Sara?"
2. This song was written in 1985 by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. Cyndi Lauper recorded it, much to the delight of Steinberg and Kelly, and turned it into a hit. She used this song as the title of her second album. Name the song.
3. The 1960s produced many great bands and vocal groups. One female trio from Detroit, who called themselves "The Supremes," sang under the Motown label. One of their hits, written by Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland Jr., appeared on their "The Supremes: Greatest Hits" album released in 1967. Name the song that talks about the heartache of infidelity.
4. Imagine it is London, 1982, and a band named Culture Club is following the London underground sound. The music is a mixture of British New Wave and reggae. The band writes a catchy tune for their album "Kissing to be Clever" that soars to the top of the British charts and makes it to #2 in the U.S. Now name the song.
5. Although he died prematurely in a plane crash, Jim Croce was a singer/songwriter best remembered for ballads such as "Time in a Bottle" and "I'll Have to Say I Love You In A Song." One of his hits about a bad guy named Leroy was based on a real person. What is the title of this song?
6. In 1988, director Mike Nichols called singer/songwriter Carly Simon and asked her to write a song for a movie he was working on titled "Working Girl." The song Carly wrote can be heard during the opening and closing credits. The song won an Oscar, Golden Globe, and Grammy award. Name it.
7. Singer/songwriter Paul Anka wrote the lyrics to a French song "Comme D'Habitude" that became forever linked with Frank Sinatra. In fact, it became Sinatra's signature song. Can you name it?
8. The great songwriter, Diane Warren, composed a song for the 1996 movie "Up Close and Personal" which Celine Dion successfully recorded. The movie starred Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer. What is the name of this song?
9. Bon Jovi is one of the most enduring and successful rock bands ever. One of the band's lead guitarists, Richie Sambora, co-wrote several hit songs for which the band is well-known. Which of the following songs did Sambora co-write?
10. The rock band, Night Ranger, recorded a song in 1983 that made it to the number five spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1984. The songwriter was Kelly Keagy, the band's drummer. What is its title?
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