Questions about songwriters along with various music trivia questions.
Quiz created by: Michael Aita
1. Who wrote "Manic Monday", which was performed by The Bangles?
2. Which songwriter was in The Velvet Underground before starting a solo career?
3. Who was once described as looking like Buddy Holly "after drinking a quart of STP oil treatment."
4. Mike Appel, one of Bruce Springsteen's original managers, formerly worked as a songwriter for which group?
5. Who mentioned in a famous 1960s TV interview that is "really just a song and dance man."
6. Who is listed as a co-writer on David Bowies hit single "Fame"?
7. Who wrote "Mama Told Me Not To Come", a big hit for Three Dog Night?
8. According to a Joni Mitchell lyric, "They paved Paradise and....."
9. Who wrote "Love Will Keep Us Together", a big hit for The Captain and Tennille?
10. Who sings backup vocals on Carly Simon's "You're So Vain"?
11. Curtis Mayfield's song "Pusherman" was used in which 1970's movie?
12. Which of these songs does not appear on Led Zeppelin's album "Houses of the Holy"?
13. What song had the biggest influence on Jeff Lynne, the leader of Electric Light Orchestra?
14. Who wrote the song "Fire", a hit for The Pointer Sisters?
15. What rocker wrote the lyrics "I hope I die before I get old"?
16. In the Grateful Dead song, "Casey Jones" is "Ridin' that train....."
17. Which of these songs needed to have a few words changed before the Rolling Stones were allowed to sing it on "The Ed Sullivan Show"?
18. Who played the Pinball Wizard in the 1975 film version of The Who's "Tommy"?
19. Which of his own movies was Elvis Presley's favorite?
20. What health issue did Jethro Tull's "Aqualung" have?
