Melinda from Moose Jaw, Canada wins a clean and comfortable Songfacts T-shirt.
Here are the answers:
1) What popular song from the '60s repeats the phrase "Sock It To Me"?
- "
Respect" by Aretha Franklin
2) What song did Kurt Cobain quote in his suicide note?
- "
My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)" by Neil Young
3) Name a father and son who each had #1 hits in the UK as solo artists.
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Julio and Enrique Iglesias
Julio: "Begin The Beguine"
Enrique: "Hero"
4) What popular song from 2005 was written by the group's lead singer and inspired by his grandmother who had recently died?
- "
Helena" by My Chemical Romance
5) In the '70s, an R&B song and a Rock ballad with the same title both went to #1 in the U.S. What was that title?
-
"Best Of My Love"
The Emotions and The Eagles.
6) What song by a British singer is written from the viewpoint of a disabled woman who is sick of the sympathy she receives because of her condition.
- "
November Spawned A Monster" by Morrissey
- "
Veronica" by Elvis Costello
7) What is the best-selling album in the U.S. with a one-letter title?
-
R by R. Kelly
8) What is the first song to sell one million legal downloads?
-
Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani
9) Since 1985, what is the only song to hit #1 in the U.S. without a video?
- "
Amanda" by Boston
10) What female Pop-rock singer sang the theme song for a popular children's show from the '80s?
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Cyndi Lauper
The show was Pee Wee's Playhouse.
Thanks to everyone who took the quiz, and be sure to take the new one
here.
Carl