T92 FOLK TUNES QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

Identify the songs from their lyrics. All 25 lyrics contain references to famous people.


1 And the painting you stole from Picasso
WHERE DO YOU GO TO MY LOVELY
2 So you think you’re Brad Pitt
THAT DONT IMPRESS ME MUCH
3 Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky
NO MORE HEROES
4 But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
REVOLUTION
5 Napoleon did surrender
WATERLOO
6 Madame Onassis got nothing on you
YOU WEAR IT WELL
7 In a coat you borrowed from James Dean
AMERICAN PIE
8 Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio
MRS. ROBINSON
9 Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
WE DIDNT START THE FIRE
10 Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers dance on air
VOGUE
11 You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day
WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO
12 In the Greta Garbo Home for wayward boys and girls
MY NAME IS JACK
13 Frank Zappa and the Mothers were at the best place around
SMOKE ON THE WATER
14 Poor old Johnny Ray sounded sad on the radio
COME ON EILEEN
15 Talking ‘bout Monroe and walking on Snow White
JEAN GENIE
16 Mr Charles Darwin had the gall to ask
MAN ON THE MOON
17 Sinatra was swinging, all the drunks they were singing
FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK
18 I was kissing Valentino by a crystal blue Italian stream
MANIC MONDAY
19 You say John I say Wayne
BICYCLE RACES
20 Spotlight on Otis Redding now
SWEET SOUL MUSIC
21 Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe
I AM THE WALRUS
22 Look out Ms Lotte Lenya
MACK THE KNIFE
23 Tell Tchaikovsky the news
ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
24 Ebenezer thought he was Julius Caesar
LILY THE PINK
25 When a man named Al Capone tried to make that town his own
THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED

[CK]

2. That Don't Impress Me Much - Shania Twain
4. Revolution - Beatles
5. Waterloo - ABBA
7. American Pie - Don McLean
8. Mrs Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
9. We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel
10. Vogue - Madonna
11. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham
18. Manic Monday - The Bangles

[JAS]

Morning Guru

Q1 I think this is the title...Where Do You Go To My Lovely...errr don't know the singer
Q12 My Name Is Jack...Manfred Man

Regards
JAS

[Interceptor]

3 Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky No More Heroes by The Stranglers
13 Frank Zappa and the Mothers were at the best place around Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple
16 Mr Charles Darwin had the gall to ask Man on the Moon by REM
23 Tell Tchaikovsky the news Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry

[spell_check]

14) Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

[Kahuna]

Q1 I think this is the title...Where Do You Go To My Lovely...errr don't know the singer

Regards
JAS

Peter Sarstedd, JAS

15/ Jean Genie, Bowie
24/ Lily the Pink,?

[magpie in the 80's]

2. That Don't Impress Me Much - Shania Twain
4. Revolution - Beatles
5. Waterloo - ABBA
7. American Pie - Don McLean
8. Mrs Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
9. We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel
10. Vogue - Madonna
11. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham
18. Manic Monday - The Bangles

ALL CORRECT CK

[magpie in the 80's]

Morning Guru

Q1 I think this is the title...Where Do You Go To My Lovely...errr don't know the singer
Q12 My Name Is Jack...Manfred Man

Regards
JAS

CORRECT JAS..THE QUIZ DOESNT ASK FOR THE ARTIST

[magpie in the 80's]

3 Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky No More Heroes by The Stranglers
13 Frank Zappa and the Mothers were at the best place around Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple
16 Mr Charles Darwin had the gall to ask Man on the Moon by REM
23 Tell Tchaikovsky the news Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry

ALL CORRECT INTERCETOR

[magpie in the 80's]

14) Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

CORRECT SPELLY

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 I think this is the title...Where Do You Go To My Lovely...errr don't know the singer

Regards
JAS

Peter Sarstedd, JAS

15/ Jean Genie, Bowie
24/ Lily the Pink,?

ALL CORRECT K

[godoubleblues]

Q22 - Mack the Knife

[magpie in the 80's]

Q22 - Mack the Knife

CORRECT GDB

[Kahuna]

6/ You Wear it Well
25/ The Night Chicago died

[magpie in the 80's]

6/ You Wear it Well
25/ The Night Chicago died

BOTH CORRECT K

[Peterxtc]

21. I am the Walrus

[magpie in the 80's]

21. I am the Walrus

CORRECT PETE

[FlyingHigh]

IS no. 20 a trick? - the same song as another one in this quiz?

[magpie in the 80's]

IS no. 20 a trick? - the same song as another one in this quiz?

NO FH

[magpie in the 80's]

Identify the songs from their lyrics. All 25 lyrics contain references to famous people.


1 And the painting you stole from Picasso
WHERE DO YOU GO TO MY LOVELY
2 So you think you’re Brad Pitt
THAT DONT IMPRESS ME MUCH
3 Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky
NO MORE HEROES
4 But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
REVOLUTION
5 Napoleon did surrender
WATERLOO
6 Madame Onassis got nothing on you
YOU WEAR IT WELL
7 In a coat you borrowed from James Dean
AMERICAN PIE
8 Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio
MRS. ROBINSON
9 Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
WE DIDNT START THE FIRE
10 Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers dance on air
VOGUE
11 You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day
WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO
12 In the Greta Garbo Home for wayward boys and girls
MY NAME IS JACK
13 Frank Zappa and the Mothers were at the best place around
SMOKE ON THE WATER
14 Poor old Johnny Ray sounded sad on the radio
COME ON EILEEN
15 Talking ‘bout Monroe and walking on Snow White
JEAN GENIE
16 Mr Charles Darwin had the gall to ask
MAN ON THE MOON
17 Sinatra was swinging, all the drunks they were singing
FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK
18 I was kissing Valentino by a crystal blue Italian stream
MANIC MONDAY
19 You say John I say Wayne
BICYCLE RACES
20 Spotlight on Otis Redding now
SWEET SOUL MUSIC
21 Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe
I AM THE WALRUS
22 Look out Ms Lotte Lenya
MACK THE KNIFE
23 Tell Tchaikovsky the news
ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
24 Ebenezer thought he was Julius Caesar
LILY THE PINK
25 When a man named Al Capone tried to make that town his own
THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ