*** music trivia ***

[Ky Fried Redleg]

29. In 2009 this hard-driving rock song with an iconic riff was ranked as the 34th greatest hard rock song of all-time by VH-1. The song was born from the personal rage and fury of the song's writer and lead singer. You see, the band's label, as a publicity stunt for the album, had taken out a full page ad in Rolling Stone , propagating and implying a false and cruel narrative about an incestuous, lesbian relationship between bandmates of the legendary 70's band.

After a show in Detroit , a sleazy record promoter asked the singer , "How's your lover doing?" At first, she thought he meant her boyfriend at the time. She eventually realized he was referring to her very own sister. Pretty disgusting. She went to her hotel room and unleashed her fury with pen and paper, and this rock classic was born.

Now about that iconic riff.... Around 1976 and into 1977 the band was touring Europe alongside a Scottish hard rock band, best known for their iconic version of a song that peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 early in 1976. The Scottish band was doing a song called "This Flight Tonight," which was a cover of a Joni Mitchell song, and included a riff that greatly influenced the one that became legendary in the classic rock anthem described above.

"We kinda borrowed that riff, " confessed the guitarist of the legendary 70's band. The Scottish band was pretty pissed about it, saying , "You took our riff!" With a smile, the guitarist responded, "That's how music works; you take what you love and make it your own."

The song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977. South Africans loved it, as it went to #1 there. Also, hit #2 in Canada. It remains a staple of retro rock radio today and is a signature song for the band who made it an iconic rock anthem.

So, there are three questions here. What is the name of this classic rock anthem, born of defiance and rage? Who penned the words to the song ? What was the name of the Scottish band , whose riff was "borrowed" and incorporated into this song?

[RichRed]

Is it:

Crazy on You
Ann & Nancy Wilson (Heart)
Thin Lizzy?

[Dom Heffner]

Barracuda
Heart
And I **believe** Nazareth

[Betterread]

Barracuda
Heart
Nazareth or Led Zeppelin Achilles last stand

[Ky Fried Redleg]

29. In 2009 this hard-driving rock song with an iconic riff was ranked as the 34th greatest hard rock song of all-time by VH-1. The song was born from the personal rage and fury of the song's writer and lead singer. You see, the band's label, as a publicity stunt for the album, had taken out a full page ad in Rolling Stone , propagating and implying a false and cruel narrative about an incestuous, lesbian relationship between bandmates of the legendary 70's band.

After a show in Detroit , a sleazy record promoter asked the singer , "How's your lover doing?" At first, she thought he meant her boyfriend at the time. She eventually realized he was referring to her very own sister. Pretty disgusting. She went to her hotel room and unleashed her fury with pen and paper, and this rock classic was born.

Now about that iconic riff.... Around 1976 and into 1977 the band was touring Europe alongside a Scottish hard rock band, best known for their iconic version of a song that peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 early in 1976. The Scottish band was doing a song called "This Flight Tonight," which was a cover of a Joni Mitchell song, and included a riff that greatly influenced the one that became legendary in the classic rock anthem described above.

"We kinda borrowed that riff, " confessed the guitarist of the legendary 70's band. The Scottish band was pretty pissed about it, saying , "You took our riff!" With a smile, the guitarist responded, "That's how music works; you take what you love and make it your own."

The song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977. South Africans loved it, as it went to #1 there. Also, hit #2 in Canada. It remains a staple of retro rock radio today and is a signature song for the band who made it an iconic rock anthem.

So, there are three questions here. What is the name of this classic rock anthem, born of defiance and rage? Who penned the words to the song ? What was the name of the Scottish band , whose riff was "borrowed" and incorporated into this song?

You decide. Are the Wilson beauties riff thieves ?

[RichRed]

My first instinct was to say Barracuda, should’ve stuck with it. And Thin Lizzy was Irish, not Scottish. Oh well, 1 out of 3 ain’t bad (in baseball at least).

[Ky Fried Redleg]

30. *** 62 years ago today in Music---Jan 4, 1964 ***

Bobby Vinton topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart , beginning a four week run at #1 on Jan 4 , with his classic hit "There! I've Said It Again. " This was Vinton's fourth, and final, Billboard #1. Now, I could ask you , "what were Vinton's other three chart toppers?" Or I could ask you, what was Bobby Vinton's nickname?" But, to be quiet honest with you, I don't give a damn about Bobby Vinton.

So, what I will ask you is this: What is the historical significance of Vinton's chart-topping song "There! I've Said It Again " ?

[Ky Fried Redleg]

31. What woman tells Elvis , "NO !" ? Well. this woman did. Elvis wanted to cover her song but Colonel Tom demanded half of the song's publishing rights. The songwriter, wanting to protect any future earnings, refused Elvis' request. She admitted to crying all night at having to reject the King. It's a good thing she did. Nearly, twenty years after crying all night, she cried all the way to the bank. A cover of the song, featuring a famous a capella opening, topped the charts for a record 14 weeks. It became one of the best selling records of all time, and captured Record of the Year at the Grammys. The songwriter reportedly earned between 10 and 20 million dollars in royalties, alone. Sometimes it pays to tell your idols, "NO , thank you very much."


What's the song, who's the songwriter, and what singer catapulted it to global fame and success?

[texasdave]

30. *** 62 years ago today in Music---Jan 4, 1964 ***

Bobby Vinton topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart , beginning a four week run at #1 on Jan 4 , with his classic hit "There! I've Said It Again. " This was Vinton's fourth, and final, Billboard #1. Now, I could ask you , "what were Vinton's other three chart toppers?" Or I could ask you, what was Bobby Vinton's nickname?" But, to be quiet honest with you, I don't give a damn about Bobby Vinton.

So, what I will ask you is this: What is the historical significance of Vinton's chart-topping song "There! I've Said It Again " ?

The Beatles hit the states in February, 1964 and led the British Invasion, which IMO, elevated the level of popular music several levels.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

The Beatles hit the states in February, 1964 and led the British Invasion, which IMO, elevated the level of popular music several levels.

Yep, Vinton's song was the last chart-topper before the British Invasion. It stayed #1 until Feb 1, when the Beatles, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" took over #1. I read somewhere awhile back that between Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock " in '55 and Vinton's song in '64, there were only about five international acts that topped the Billboard charts. I actually believe it was a few more than that , but still probably no more than ten or so, at most. But after February 1, 1964, the floodgates opened for good!!! I think the Beatles had about six #1's , alone, in 1964.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

24. What singer holds the record for the longest gap between #1's on the Billboard Hot 100 and what were those #1 songs? (She holds the record by a WIDE margin)

[dfs]

31. What woman tells Elvis , "NO !" ? Well. this woman did.

What's the song, who's the songwriter, and what singer catapulted it to global fame and success?

That's Dolly Parton. I believe the song is "I will Always Love You."

[Ky Fried Redleg]

31. What woman tells Elvis , "NO !" ? Well. this woman did. Elvis wanted to cover her song but Colonel Tom demanded half of the song's publishing rights. The songwriter, wanting to protect any future earnings, refused Elvis' request. She admitted to crying all night at having to reject the King. It's a good thing she did. Nearly, twenty years after crying all night, she cried all the way to the bank. A cover of the song, featuring a famous a capella opening, topped the charts for a record 14 weeks. It became one of the best selling records of all time, and captured Record of the Year at the Grammys. The songwriter reportedly earned between 10 and 20 million dollars in royalties, alone. Sometimes it pays to tell your idols, "NO , thank you very much."


What's the song, who's the songwriter, and what singer catapulted it to global fame and success?

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I shouldn't have dissed the great Bobby Vinton earlier. Bobby was a very significant figure in popular music during the sixties. He had nine Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including four #1 hits. the one I mentioned in question 30, along with "Roses Are Red(My Love)," "Blue Velvet," and "Mr. Lonely." From 1962-1972, Vinton had more #1 hit songs than any other male vocalist, including, Elvis and Sinatra. Billboard Magazine called him "the all-time most successful love singer of the 'Rock Era'". My apologies to the fans of the Polish Prince for any slighting of the sixties heart throb. My good buddy, Roy Tucker, probably saw him perform at the Agora in the late sixties or early seventies. Btw, Bobby is now a nonagenarian, still going strong(but not performing) at almost 91 years of age.

Now, if Vinton wasn't my favorite sixties crooner , who was? Well, RZ music fanatics, that's what you are going to tell me.



31. If it wasn't Bobby Vinton, and it wasn't Elvis(who I liked a lot ), who did I prefer from that era? And no, it wasn't McCartney.



Oh.... you expecting a little more information? Okay, just a little.

i. He had the #1 song in the country on the day I was born( I am 63 years old).

ii. He had the #1 song in the country on the day when I left for spring vacation during my eighth grade year.

iii. He had the #1 song in the country the week I started my junior year of high school .

iv. He performed in Cincinnati......... this past year !



Name the crooner and the three #1 songs I mentioned.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

32. I've never made any bones about it. I 've always been a sucker for sappy love songs. You put me on a boat with some Yacht Rock bands from the 70's and I've died and gone to heaven.

One of my favorite songs from the late 70's was was three plus minutes of pure, beautifully crafted melodic sap with a killer ear worm hook. The song was inspired by the singer/songwriter's intense infatuation with Stevie Nicks(I mean didn't all of us old dudes have that same infatuation for Stevie back in the day?). The singer/songwriter had been working with Nicks, and her longtime boyfriend and fellow Fleetwood Mac bandmate, Lindsey Buckingham. He developed a very strong attraction for Nicks, whose relationship with Buckingham was on the rocks at the time

On a late night drive home one night , while thinking about Nicks , the singer saw the license plate on a car that read: NOT SHY . This inspired the metaphor that he used for the song title, describing the intense "push-pull" attraction between he and Stevie. It also gave him the courage to go ahead and pursue her. "NOT SHY" became the title of his album, which Buckingham produced. In the song there is a line in which he sings, "With you I'm not shy... " Both Stevie and Lindsey sing background vocals on the song,

The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978 and was his only Top 40 hit.


Do you know the song and the singer who had the hots for Stevie in a bad way?