Questions (#59): September 5, 2008

1) “I’ll Be Over You” by Toto features a very famous singer singing the line “as soon as my heart stops breaking, anticipating.” Who is he?
(10points) 10

2) This song was chosen as Song of the Century by the RIAA (Recoding Industry Association of America) and originated as a Number #1 song for this duo in 1964. It was covered by another duo in 1980, where it reached Number #12. Name the song and the two duos.
(6 points for the song, 2 points for naming both duos and 1 point each for naming the 1986 film in which the song and the name of the unlikely duo who started singing it) 20

3) This song was a Number #1 hit for Elton John in 1975. The story behind the song is that Elton John and Bernie Taupin wrote it as a favor to Elton’s friend, a famous tennis player. Name the song title and the tennis player.
(5 points each) 30

4) This power ballad was recorded by a British-American rock band and reached Number #1 in the US in February 1985. It remains one of the band’s best known songs. The song features backing vocals from the New Jersey Mass Choir, who also appeared in the video. Name the band and the song.
(5 points each) 40

5) This song was the 2nd biggest Hot 100 single of 1995 according to Billboard’s Year End Charts and the group’s signature song. They performed it at the 2008 BET Awards and Alicia Keys filled in for one of the missing members. Name the group and the song title.
(5 points each) 50

6) This song was very successful in 2005, originally recorded for the 2004 album Breakaway, and was the second US digital download to sell over one million copies. The artist received a Grammy in 2006 for the performance of this song and one more hint – the artist comes from American Idol. Name the song and the artist.
(5 points each) 60

7) Sergeant Barry Sadler is known for what song from 1966?
(10 points) 70

8) This musician has often taken grief from critics for writing songs of little substance in the 70s. He responded by writing and recording this Number # 1 hit in 1976 with his band, which became one of the best selling singles of the decade. The bass guitar had a lead role in the song with a consistent disco-like drum beat. Name the artist and his band, and the song title.
(5 points each) 80

9) This song peaked at Number #1 for 4 weeks in January 1986 and was written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. Name all four famous performers on the song and the song title.
(2 points each) 90

10) This terribly annoying song was hugely successful between 1995 and 1997 and became the best selling debut single in US history. VH1 ranked it the Number #1 Greatest One Hit Wonder of All Time in 2002. Name the song.
(10 points) 100