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1. Our first chart topper from 1964 spent three weeks at number one, while also reaching number 74 on the Pop Hot 100. Who was the recording artist?
"I left you this morning couldn't take anymore
You laughed and you dared me to walk out the door
You said that I'd come back you knew what I'd do
And you know you were right, 'cause I'm back here tonight, begging to you"
2. Do you recall the singer on this number one hit from 1964?
"At record hops he stayed out late
And his mom would always wait
To see if he had made it home alive
She warned against his loss of sleep
and driving fast in that old heap
And that he had to be at work by five"
3. Who sang this number one hit from 1964?
"I loved a girl in Saginaw, Michigan.
The daughter of a wealthy, wealthy man.
But he called me: "That son of a Saginaw fisherman."
And not good enough to claim his daughter's hand."
4. Can you name the singer of this huge hit from 1964?
"You'd say the same ole things that you've been sayin' all along
Lay there in your bed and keep you mouth shut 'till I'm gone
Don't give me that old familiar, "cry n' cuss n' moan"
Understand your man (I'm tired of your bad mouthin')
Understand your man"
5. Can you come up with the singer of this next number one hit from 1964?
"And my heart skips a beat when we walk down the street
I feel a trembling in my knees
And just to know you're mine until the end of time
Makes my heart skip a beat"
6. This next song from 1964 was issued as a "B" side to another hit. That didn't stop it from making the top of the chart in its own right. Who sang this classic?
"Together again my tears have stopped falling
The long lonely nights are now at an end
The key to my heart you hold in your hand
And nothing else matters, now we're together again"
7. Who topped the chart for the first time with this classic in 1964?
"Just sittin' 'round drinkin' with the rest of the guys
Six rounds bought and I bought five
Spent the half the groceries and all the rent
Like fourteen dollars having twenty seven cents"
8. The eighth number one hit of 1964 was sung by whom?
"I guess I'm crazy for loving you
You tell me many ways that I won't do
My heart keeps sayin' that I'm a fool
I guess I'm crazy for loving you"
9. This artist is definitely no stranger to my year-by-year quizzes.
Who sang this one in 1964?
"Well, I don't care if the sun don't shine
I don't care if the bells don't chime
Just as long as you love me"
10. Finally! A 1964 chart-topper by a female artist!
Who sang this one?
"When you found somebody new I thought I never would
Forget you for I thought then I never could
But time has taken all the pains away
Until now I'm down to hurtin' once a day"
Source: Author
luckytrim
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