Tuesday, September 6, 2011

THE LYRICS HAVE IT

This week, we're going to give you a line from a song lyric. You have to come up with the title of that song. There are no extra points for the artist and since there are no points or prizes in this quiz anyway, it really doesn't make a difference. All of the songs were Top Ten hits and all came from the 1960's and you can still hear all of them on oldies radio or classic rock radio.
If you're ready, here we go.

QUESTIONS:

1. The lyric is: "And time goes by so slowly. And time can do so much." What's the title of this song?

2. The lyric is: "Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep." What's the title of this song?

3. The lyric is: "I don't believe you, you're not the truth, no one could look as good as you." What's the title of this number one hit?

4. The lyric is: "Love was out to get me, that's the way it seemed, disappointment haunted all my dreams." Can you name the title of this song?

5. Our final lyric is: "If I didn't tell her, I could leave today." What's the name of this 60's # 1 hit?

ANSWERS

1. That lyric comes from "Unchained Melody" a # 4 hit for The Righteous Brothers in 1965.

2. Those lyrics are from The Buffalo Springfield 1967 # 7 hit, "For What It's Worth".

3. Fans of Roy Orbison should have had no problems with the title of the song those lyrics came from. It's "Oh, Pretty Woman", a # 1 hit for Roy in 1964.

4. The Monkees first took this song, "I'm A Believer" to # 1 in 1966. Then Smash Mouth recorded a new version for the 2001 animated classic "Shrek". That version made it to # 25 on the singles chart. By the way, the song was written by one of this years Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees - Neil Diamond.

5. John and Michelle Phillips wrote this song. Canadian Denny Doherty was the lead singer. They, along with Cass Elliot were The Mamas and The Papas. The song is "California Dreamin'"and it went to # 4 on the singles chart in 1966.

Next week, more lyrics, this time from the 1970's.

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