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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #297 - 11/1/06

Grammy Record Of The Year - Which Won?

Answers

1. 1960: Ray Charles, "Georgia On My Mind," Percy Faith, "Theme from A Summer Place," Elvis Presley, "Are You Lonesome Tonight?":Percy Faith, "Theme from A Summer Place"
2. 1963: Tony Bennett, "I Wanna Be Around," Henry Mancini, "The Days of Wine and Roses," Barbra Streisand, "Happy Days Are Here Again
: Henry Mancini, "The Days of Wine and Roses"
3. 1964: Louis Armstrong, "Hello, Dolly," Beatles, "I Want to Hold Your Hand," Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto, "The Girl from Ipanema"
: Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto, "The Girl from Ipanema" (yeah, believe it or not)
4. 1970: Carpenters, "Close To You," Simon & Garfunkel, "Bridge Over Troubled Water," James Taylor, "Fire and Rain"
: Simon & Garfunkel, "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
5. 1974: Roberta Flack, "Feel Like Makin' Love," Elton John, "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me,"
Olivia Newton-John, "I Honestly Love You": Olivia Newton-John, "I Honestly Love You"
6. 1976: George Benson, "This Masquerade," Chicago, "If You Leave Me Now," Paul Simon, "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover"
: George Benson, "This Masquerade"
7. 1979: Doobie Brothers, "What A Fool Believes," Earth Wind & Fire, "After The Love Has Gone," Gloria Gaynor, "I Will Survive"
: Doobie Brothers, "What A Fool Believes"
8. 1981: Kim Carnes, "Bette Davis Eyes," Christopher Cross, "Arthur's Theme," John Lennon, "(Just Like) Starting Over"
: Kim Carnes, "Bette Davis Eyes" (that has to be one of their more embarassing awards)
9. 1982: Joe Jackson, "Steppin' Out," Willie Nelson, "Always On My Mind," Toto, "Rosanna"
: Toto, "Rosanna"
10. 1985: Dire Straits, "Money for Nothing," Don Henley, "Boys of Summer," USA for Africa, "We Are the World"
: USA for Africa, "We Are the World"
11. 1991: Natalie and Nat "King" Cole, "Unforgettable," Bonnie Raitt, "Something To Talk About," R.E.M, "Losing My Religion"
: Natalie and Nat "King" Cole, "Unforgettable"
12.1993: Billy Joel, "River of Dreams," Whitney Houston, "I Will Always Love You," Neil Young, "Harvest Moon"
: Whitney Houston, "I Will Always Love You"
13.1999: Cher, "Believe," Ricky Martin, "Livin' La Vida Loca," Santana featuring Rob Thomas, "Smooth"
: Santana featuring Rob Thomas, "Smooth"
14. 2000: Madonna, "Music," 'NSYNC, "Bye Bye Bye," U2, "Beautiful Day"
: U2, "Beautiful Day"
15. 2001: Alicia Keys, "Falling," OutKast, "Ms. Jackson," U2, "Walk On"
: U2, "Walk On"
16. 2003: Coldplay, "Clocks," Eminem, "Lose Yourself," OutKast, "Hey Ya!"
: Coldplay, "Clocks"
17. 2005: Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl," Kanye West, "Gold Digger"
: Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Bonus: What is the connection between the 1976 and 1982 lists?: James Pankow of Chicago played on Toto's 1982 album, and several of the Toto guys played on Chicago's 1982 album

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