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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #280 - 7/5/06

The Summer of 1974

Answers

1. This story-song about a Civil War soldier and his sweetheart was one of the biggest hits of Summer 1974. "Billy Don't Be A Hero" by Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
2. What Beatles song did Anne Murray remake in the summer of 1974?
: "You Won't See Me"
3. The Righteous Brothers had a comeback hit that summer that was a tribute to rock stars who had passed away - what was it?
: "Rock and Roll Heaven"
4. He urged listeners to "Be Thankful For What You Got" in June 1974.
: William DeVaughn
5. The semi-autobiographical "Hollywood Swinging" was a hit in June and July 1974 for what soul band?
: Kool and the Gang
6. Joni Mitchell had a rare Top Ten hit in the early summer of 1974 - what was it?
: "Help Me"
7. Paul Anka's rather disliked song "(You're) Having My Baby," a Number One hit in August 1974, was a duet with who?
: Odia Coates
8. This Elton John album was Number One for four weeks in July and August 1974.
: "Caribou"
9. Who taught us how to "Rock Your Baby" in July 1974?
: George McCrae (with a little help from, aww, you know)
10. The Jailer Man, Sailor Sam, the Undertaker, and the County Judge were characters in what Summer 1974 hit?
: "Band on the Run"
11. What fad-oriented hit by Ray Stevens was Number One on June 1, 1974, and stayed in the Top Ten for the rest of that month?
: "The Streak"
12. Abba came to prominence in the U.S. in August 1974 with what hit?
: "Waterloo"
13. Who "better take care if I find you've been creeping 'round my back stair?"
: "Sundown"
14. "The Night Chicago Died" made Chicagoans shake their heads in August 1974 - but what song by Chicago was in the Top Ten at the same time?
: "Call On Me"
15. She was still considered a country singer when her "If You Love Me (Let Me Know) hit the Top Ten in the summer of 1974.
: Olivia Newton-John
16. What were the three locations Dave Loggins urged his girlfriend to "please come to?"
: Boston, Denver, and Los Angeles
17. What Summer 1974 song begins "You fill up my senses, like a night in the forest?"
: "Annie's Song" by John Denver

Bonus: What classical composer found his music in the Top Ten in May and June 1974?: Scott Joplin, via Marvin Hamlisch's recording of "The Entertainer"

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