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A 10 question trivia quiz - Answers in subsequent post...
1. In 1969 Canadian singer Anne Murray recorded
"Bidin' My Time." When a US disc jockey flipped the record
over the reverse side became Anne Murray's first Top Ten
recording. Which song became her first US hit?
2. "Substitute" was the name of a 1966 hit by The Who. It
was also the title of a song by a disco diva. "I Will Survive"
was the flip side of "Substitute" and became a disco anthem
for which singer?
3. In 1974 The Doobie brothers released "Another Park,
Another Sunday" as a single with "Black Water" as the flip
side. "Black Water" took off as the hit and reached Number
One on the Billboard charts the following year. Which Doobie
Brothers album contained these two songs?
4. In 1971 Rod Stewart released "Reason to Believe" as a
single from his "Every Picture Tells A Story" album. The flip
side started receiving airplay and Rod had his first US Number
One album and Number One single simultaneously. Which
song was Rod's first US Number One hit?
5. "Train to Nowhere" was an instrumental recorded by The
Champs in 1958. The flip side became an enduring classic
instrumental and a Number One US hit. What was the title
of the song that was originally the "B" side?
6. "Surfer Joe" was recorded in 1962. The flip side was a
hastily written and recorded instrumental titled "Wipe Out."
The catchy drum beat placed the song at Number Two in
the US while "Surfer Joe" peaked at Number 67. Which
band originally recorded "Wipe Out?"
7. "Hung on You" was the "A" side of Righteous Brothers
release in 1965. The duo recorded a cover tune for the flip
side that went on to be a Number Four hit for them. The
song saw a resurgence of popularity in 1990 when it was
used in the film "Ghost." Which Righteous Brothers hit was
originally the flip side of "Hung on You?"
8. Which 1972 Elvis Presley song was originally the "B"
side of "Separate Ways" and was a Number One Country hit
for Willie Nelson ten years later?
9. "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" reached Number
53 in 1972. The "A" side, "America" only made it to Number
97. Which duo released these songs?
10. In 1959 a song called "Teardrops on Your Letter" was
released by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. The flip side
was a song Ballard composed titled "The Twist." Which artist
released a version of "The Twist" the following year that kicked
off the Twist craze?
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