Questions (#9): Friday, May 9, 2008

1) He wrote Up, Up & Away, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, MacArthur’s Park and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Who is he?
(10 points) 10

2) What is the title of this song and whose recording made it a hit?
(5 points each) 20

When the singer's gone
Let the song go on
It's a fine line between the darkness and the dawn
They say the darkest night
There's a light beyond

3) She’s a prolific songwriter who penned three songs for Linda Ronstadt on her Hasten Down the Wind album. Who is she?
(10 points) 30

4) He’s a “southern” songwriter with such hits as Walk a Mile in My Shoes and Games People Play. Who is he?
(10 points) 40

5) List 5 famous musicians who performed the featured vocal on a minimum of one song at the Concert for Bangladesh.
(2 points each) 50

6) In the original configuration, name all 5 Traveling Wilburys
(2 points each) 60

7) She’s a classically trained singer whose petite frame has produced such smashes as We Belong and Love is a Battlefield. Who is she?
(10 points) 70

8) She was basically a one hit wonder, but she got the most out of her hit, staying atop of the Billboard charts for 10 straight weeks, a record at that time. If I give you the year, I give it away.
(10 points) 80

9) Back in the 60s, one of the Bee Gees was married to a prominent English recording artist (for the time).
Who is the artist and the Bee Gee?
(5 points each) 90

10) His real name is Reginald Dwight. Who is he?
(10 points)