The Grammy Awards may be over, but as we promised, we’re still asking questions about Grammy Award winners. This time out, we’ll see how you do with lyrics. It’s pretty basic – name the song from a selected portion of the lyrics. Every song was a national number one hit. C’mon, you can do it. So let’s go!
QUESTIONS:
1. Some of the lyrics of this song from a 3 time Grammy Award winning album are: “It’s wonderful to be here. It’s certainly a thrill. You’re such a lovely audience, We’d like to take you home with us. We’d love to take you home.” It comes from a legendary ‘60’s group from England. What’s the song?
2. Can you name the 1981 song that these lyrics come from: “And she’ll tease you, she’ll unease you. All the best just to please you. She’s precocious. And she knows just what it takes to make a pro blush.” It was number one for 9 weeks and won several Grammy Awards. So, what’s the title of the song?
3. This song was number one in 1976 for a former New York City jingle singer and musical director for Bette Midler. Some of the lyrics are: “I put the words and the melodies together. I am music and I write the songs.” It can’t get much easier than this. So, what’s the title of this song?
4. At the second annual Grammy Awards in 1959 this song was honoured as ‘Record of The Year’. Some of the lyrics are: “Now, did you hear about Louie Miller. He disappeared babe, after drawin’ out all his cash. And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor. Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ rash.” What’s the name of this classic song that’s been recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Louis Armstrong?
5. This multiple Grammy Award winning song from 1984 has lyrics that begin: “You must understand that the touch of your hand makes my pulse react. That it’s only the thrill of boy meeting girl. Opposites attract.” Can you name the song and the legendary singer?
ANSWERS
1. That would be the title song from The Beatles 1967 album, “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, which won Grammy Awards for ‘Album of the Year’, ‘Best Contemporary Album’, ‘Best Engineered Recording’ for Geoff Emerick as well as ‘Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts’ for Peter Blake and Jann Hawarth.
2. Kim Carnes took the song “Bette Davis Eyes” all the way to number one in 1981. The song was co-written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon. It won 1981 Grammy Awards for ‘Record of the Year’ and ‘Song of the Year’.
3. Barry Manilow recorded it, but although he wrote quite a few of his hits, he DIDN’T write “I Write The Songs”. That was written by Bruce Johnston who joined The Beach Boys in 1965 and will be part of the 2012 Beach Boys 50th anniversary tour. Manilow’s version made it to number one on Billboards Hot 100 chart for the week of January 17th, 1976. “I Write The Songs” had first been recorded by Captain & Tennille’s on their debut album, but was never released as a single. Johnston produced the song with David Cassidy in 1975 for RCA Records in Britain. It rose to # 11 on the British charts. Clive Davis, who was President of Manilow’s label, Arista Records, heard the song while on a trip to England and thought it would be perfect for Barry. Clive was right. It won the 1976 Grammy Award for ‘Song of the Year’ for writer Bruce Johnston.
4. We were looking for the 1959 Bobby Darin number one hit “Mack The Knife”. Darin’s version won the Grammy for ‘Record of the Year’ beating out Elvis Presley’s “A Fool Such As I”, Frank Sinatra’s “High Hopes”, Andre Previn’s “Like Young” and The Browns’ “The Three Bells”. Bobby Darin also won ‘Best New Artist’ that year.
5. At the 1984 Grammy Awards, Tina Turner’s # 1 hit,“What’s Love Got To Do With It” took home the award for ‘Record of the Year’, ‘Song of the Year’ (for writers Graham Lyle and Terry Britten) as well as ‘Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female” for Tina who also won ‘Best Rock Performance, Female’ for “Better Be Good To Me”. All in all, an amazing night for the former Anna Mae Bullock of Nutbush, Tennessee.
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