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Quiz about Use My Title Not My Song

Use My Title, Not My Song Trivia Quiz


Each question will have two songs of the rock era with nothing in common except the title. The lyrics will be completely different. Songs will range from the 50s through the 80s. How many can you identify?

A multiple-choice quiz by fredsixties. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
fredsixties
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
316,864
Updated
Mar 01 22
# Qns
15
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Question 1 of 15
1. The Four Seasons used this title in 1965, but this title was previously used for a lesser known tune by Mary Wells in 1960. What's the title? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Orleans, a popular group from the 1970s took this title, which was formerly used by The Drifters, and had a hit in 1975. What's the common title? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Led Zeppelin took this song which had the same title as a Neil Sedaka song from 1960, and turned it into one of the most popular songs of all time. What's the title they both used? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. This title was originally used by Frankie Avalon in 1959, and then surfaced again in a song by Shocking Blue ten years later. What's the common title? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. This title was used in a song written way back in 1938. It was popularized by a number of artists including The Cleftones in 1961. Huey Lewis and the News brought the title back in 1983. What's this title? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Chris Montez used a title in 1962 for a top selling hit. The title was then used again by David Bowie in 1983 for a monster hit of his. What's the title of choice here? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. The Isley Brothers had a song which was a hit tune for them in the 1959. It was revived in 1970s after being used in a major motion picture. Tears For Fears had a hit tune with a song having the same title. What title am I trying to find here? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. The Shadows of Knight took a cover of a lady's name and made it a hit in 1965. Laura Branigan took this same name to the top of the charts in 1982. What's the name? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Chris Montez shows up on our quiz again. He had a single produced by Herb Alpert which did very well in 1966. In the 1980s the group Blondie took a song with the same name to the top of the charts. What's the name? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. The Equals, featuring Eddy Grant, had their biggest hit with this song, first released in 1965, and then a group called Player used the same title for a 1977 release. What's this duplicated title? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young took this title to the top 40 in 1970 and then a group called Madness took a song with the same title into the top 10 in 1983. What's the common name here? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Styx took this one word female tribute and used it for a title to one of their biggest hits, later the same one word was used for a big hit by Kenny Rogers. What's the word? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Back in 1970 the Grass Roots had a minor hit that just cracked the Top 40. Then in 1977 Eddie Money's debut hit was a song title of the same name. What name? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Many songs have been released with this title. The two here are a 1974 hit by the band Pilot, and a 1980 smash by Olivia Newton-John which came from a motion picture soundtrack. What's the name this time? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Ringo Starr took this title to the top of the charts in 1973 as a solo artist, and then in 1983 Def Leppard took a song with the same title back to the same spot on the charts. What's the title? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The Four Seasons used this title in 1965, but this title was previously used for a lesser known tune by Mary Wells in 1960. What's the title?

Answer: Bye Bye Baby

"Bye Bye Baby" was the original title of a Four Seasons classic which hit the U.S Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1965. It went as high as number 12 on the charts when released that year. Later issues of the recording list the title as "Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye)".

The Mary Wells song was her initial Motown recording in 1960 and reached number 45 on the Billboard charts, although it fared better on the R&B charts, reaching number eight.
2. Orleans, a popular group from the 1970s took this title, which was formerly used by The Drifters, and had a hit in 1975. What's the common title?

Answer: Dance With Me

"Dance With Me" was a song that Orleans recorded in 1975 that became its first major hit. It topped out at number six on the U.S. Billboard charts and helped secure the group's position as one of the major "soft rock" influences of the 1970s. They would later follow with their biggest hit "Still The One" about a year later.

The Drifters' song of the same title was a number one hit for the group way back in 1959 and featured the lead voice of Ben E. King.
3. Led Zeppelin took this song which had the same title as a Neil Sedaka song from 1960, and turned it into one of the most popular songs of all time. What's the title they both used?

Answer: Stairway To Heaven

"Stairway to Heaven" was a 1960 release by Neil Sedaka, who had such hits as "Breaking Up is Hard To Do" "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" and "Calendar Girl" in the early 1960s. His "Stairway to Heaven" reached as high as number nine on the U.S. Billboard charts when released in 1960. Led Zeppelin titled their 1971 song "Stairway to Heaven" as well, but that's the only thing in common.

The song was released on their "Led Zeppelin IV" album, but never released as a single. Nevertheless it has become the most requested song on U.S. FM radio and is listed on Rolling Stone Magazines "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 31.
4. This title was originally used by Frankie Avalon in 1959, and then surfaced again in a song by Shocking Blue ten years later. What's the common title?

Answer: Venus

Frankie Avalon scored with the tune "Venus", a song about the goddess of love bringing him a girl to love, in 1959. It was a major hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 charts for five weeks. In 1969, the Dutch band Shocking Blue used the same title to record a completely different tune about the goddess of love herself.

Their "Venus" went to number one as well in early 1970 in the U.S. as well as reaching number one in five other countries. The Shocking Blue version was covered by Bananarama in 1986 and went to number one again.
5. This title was used in a song written way back in 1938. It was popularized by a number of artists including The Cleftones in 1961. Huey Lewis and the News brought the title back in 1983. What's this title?

Answer: Heart and Soul

The Cleftones song titled "Heart and Soul" was originally penned in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser. It was performed by many artist but the most well known version was that of Cleftones who took the song to a number 18 position on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1961. Huey Lewis and the News used the same title for a 1983 hit off their album called "Sports".

The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 charts that year.
6. Chris Montez used a title in 1962 for a top selling hit. The title was then used again by David Bowie in 1983 for a monster hit of his. What's the title of choice here?

Answer: Let's Dance

Chris Montez was a singer of Mexican American descent. He grew up in California and in 1962 had a smash hit with the tune "Let's Dance". The song went to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and had a striking resemblance to the style of the late Ritchie Valens. Bowie's song of the same title was a number one worldwide hit in 1983 from the album of the same name.

The song reached number one in nine countries and number two in three more.
7. The Isley Brothers had a song which was a hit tune for them in the 1959. It was revived in 1970s after being used in a major motion picture. Tears For Fears had a hit tune with a song having the same title. What title am I trying to find here?

Answer: Shout

"Shout" is kind of unusual in that it was not a major hit for The Isley Brothers when first released in 1959. In fact, it only ranked as high as number 47 on the Billboard charts. However, its popularity grew over the years, so much so that it is ranked at number 118 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.

It was also prominently featured in the motion picture "Animal House" (1978) which added to its popularity. The same title song by the 1980s British band Tears For Fears was a cut from their smash album "Songs From the Big Chair".

It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard charts and remained there for three weeks in 1985. It reached number four in the U.K. as well as making it into the top 10 in over 25 countries, truly a worldwide hit.
8. The Shadows of Knight took a cover of a lady's name and made it a hit in 1965. Laura Branigan took this same name to the top of the charts in 1982. What's the name?

Answer: Gloria

The Shadows of Knight, a group from Chicago, covered the song which was originally recorded by Them and turned "Gloria" into a top 10 Billboard charting hit in 1965. Laura Branigan took a song also titled "Gloria", which was originally composed in Italian, and she took this song to international heights as a top 10 hit in numerous countries and number two on the U.S. Billboard charts.
9. Chris Montez shows up on our quiz again. He had a single produced by Herb Alpert which did very well in 1966. In the 1980s the group Blondie took a song with the same name to the top of the charts. What's the name?

Answer: Call Me

Chris Montez recorded this single as his first after taking Herb Alpert as his producer. They decided to go with a more middle of the road approach to appeal to a wider audience and it worked. "Call Me" was a number 22 hit on the U.S. Billboard charts. Blondie's song of the same name came out in 1980 and was the main theme of the motion picture "American Gigolo" (1980).

The song ended up as a number one song on the U.S. Billboard charts for six straight weeks. When released in the U.K. it also went to number one there.

It is listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 283.
10. The Equals, featuring Eddy Grant, had their biggest hit with this song, first released in 1965, and then a group called Player used the same title for a 1977 release. What's this duplicated title?

Answer: Baby Come Back

The Equals, from North London, England, took "Baby Come Back" onto the charts in 1965 and the song eventually became a million seller. It was written by Eddy Grant who, years later would score with "Electric Avenue". The song itself was not too successful in 1965 although it did well in Belgium and The Netherlands.

When re-released in 1968 it went to the top of the charts in the U.K. 1977's song of the same name by was their biggest selling single, coming off an album of the same name. It went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts that year.
11. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young took this title to the top 40 in 1970 and then a group called Madness took a song with the same title into the top 10 in 1983. What's the common name here?

Answer: Our House

Written by Graham Nash allegedly about singer Joni Mitchell whom he was dating at the time, the CSNY title "Our House" was a single off an album called "Deja Vu" and peaked at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard charts in 1970. In 1983 a British pop group called Madness used the same title for their song from their U.K. album called "The Rise and Fall" and it made it to the number five position in the U.K. as well as number seven in the U.S.
12. Styx took this one word female tribute and used it for a title to one of their biggest hits, later the same one word was used for a big hit by Kenny Rogers. What's the word?

Answer: Lady

Styx, with the lead voice of Dennis DeYoung took "Lady", which he had written for his wife, to a number six position on Billboard's U.S. Hot 100 hits during 1974. The song was first released in 1972 but met with little fanfare. The re-release did much better.

The in 1980, Kenny Rogers took another "Lady", written by Lionel Ritchie, to the top of the charts in the U.S. He had the song at number one on the Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and Country charts all at the same time, as well as number two in Canada, and number 12 in the U.K.
13. Back in 1970 the Grass Roots had a minor hit that just cracked the Top 40. Then in 1977 Eddie Money's debut hit was a song title of the same name. What name?

Answer: Baby Hold On

The Grass Roots title of "Baby Hold On" was a number 35 charting hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1970. It was a Top 40 hit and one of three songs released in between the more popular "Heaven Knows" in 1969 and "Temptation Eyes" in late 1970. Eddie Money took a song with the same title and used hit for his debut hit in 1977.

His "Baby Hold On" is off his self titled album and reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts at the start of his recording career.
14. Many songs have been released with this title. The two here are a 1974 hit by the band Pilot, and a 1980 smash by Olivia Newton-John which came from a motion picture soundtrack. What's the name this time?

Answer: Magic

Pilot was a group from Scotland who scored with an Alan Parsons produced song called "Magic" in 1974. It scored a number 11 placing in the U.K. and a number five placing on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. Olivia Newton-John took another song titled "Magic" which was from the soundtrack to the motion picture "Xanadu" (1980) and went to the top of the charts in the U.S. and Canada, as well as number two in Australia.

At the time it was Newton-John's biggest charting hit.
15. Ringo Starr took this title to the top of the charts in 1973 as a solo artist, and then in 1983 Def Leppard took a song with the same title back to the same spot on the charts. What's the title?

Answer: Photograph

Ringo wrote this song with help from George Harrison, and took "Photograph" to a number one placing in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, as well as a number eight placing in the U.K. in 1973. Ten years later the British band Def Leppard too a song with the same title, a cut from their "Pyromania" album to the top of Billboard Top Tracks charts along with a number 12 placing on the pop singles chart.

The song is said to be a tribute to Marilyn Monroe.
Source: Author fredsixties

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