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Music trivia thread

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by micropolitan guy, Sep 30, 2015.

  1. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    Soul and R&B are the genres.
     
  2. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    I know one of them is "Venus," but that's a pop tune. Shocking Blue and then Bananarama.
     
  3. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    I believe it was Paul Schaffer.
     
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  4. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Indeed.
     
  5. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    "Killing Me Softy with his Song"? Not sure if the remake made it to No. 1.
     
  6. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    That's one
     
  7. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    That was one of my thoughts, but the Fugees version peaked at No. 2.
     
  8. Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.

    Corky Ramirez up on 94th St. Well-Known Member

    1. Who played the banjo on Neil Young's "Old Man"?
    2. The band Steely Dan is named for a ...
    3. Who is the most successful rock duo of all time?
    4. Who sang backup vocals on James Taylor's initial 1968 recording of "Carolina In My Mind"?
    5. What song took the longest to reach No. 1?
     
  9. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    I know #2: the name came from a dildo in some William Burroughs' book.

    Is Carole King the answer to four?
     
  10. Key

    Key Well-Known Member

    Is one "Didn't I Blow Your Mind?" by the Delfonics and New Kids
     
  11. Key

    Key Well-Known Member

    3. Hall and Oates
    5. Sheriff's "When I'm with You"
     
  12. Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.

    Corky Ramirez up on 94th St. Well-Known Member

    Two and three are correct. Carole King is not No. 4.

    I should rephrase five: What song had the most successive weeks on the Billboard chart before finally reaching No. 1?
     
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