Yessir! It’s Trivia Tuesday for Sept. 21st. Brought to us each week by the super-Groovey folks at Omnivore Recordings! Your ultimate destination for all the music you didn’t know, you didn’t know! But! Before we get to this week’s all new Trivia Quiz, we’d like to take a moment to recognize all the brilliant trivia chasers who weighed in on last week’s question! Which was all about The Mama’s and The Papa’s 60’s classic “Creeque Alley” First in with all the right answer’s was yet another “Charter Member” SMS Super Genius” super-fast Mr. Fred Vogel! Great to see you back at it Mr. V. Then, coming in a close second was a consistent winner, the always right and reliable Mr. Jeffery Conroy! No sweat Mr. C, there’s an all new Quiz coming up just below!
But now! It’s time for this week’s new Trivia Quiz: Take a good look at the list of 60’s smashes below, all seven songs share a common element, except one! That’s right one of these titles doesn’t belong on the list! We need YOU to identify the title that does not belong on the list and then replace it with your choice of a title that could qualify to be included on the list! Lastly to certify your status as an SMS “Super Genius” Give us the names of the Artists who recorded these 7 60’s classics ? Including your suggestion! Finally, when answering this weeks quiz, please don’t reveal any more information beyond the three basic questions we asked
1) “The Yard Went On Forever”
2) “Wichita Lineman”
3) “Up Up And Away”
4) “By The Time I Get to Phoenix ”
5) “Didn’t We”
6) “Anyone Who Had a Heart”
7) “Where’s The Playground Susie”
IIN SUMMARY, HERE’S WHAT WE NEED:…
1) Which song title does not belong on this list ?
2) Give us an alternative song title that could be included in this list ?
3) For SMS “Super Genius Status” Give us the names of the artists who recorded these 60’s classics ?
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Figured this out without looking at other replies but now that I’ve looked I see I’m correct. Anyone who Had a Heart doesn’t belong; replace with MacArthur Park. Not going for Super Genius today.
Good stuff big brother! Love ya!
Almost forget…
Richard Harris recorded “The Yard…”
Glen Campbell recorded “Witchita Lineman” , “By the Time I get to Phoenix”, “Playground…”
Fifth Dimension cut “UP UP and Away”
Glen Campbell with Jimmy Webb recorded “Didn’t We”.
AND Richard Harris cut MacArthur Park…brilliantly!
Oh, I forgot the pesky part of the question:
1 & 5: Richard Harris
2, 4 & 7: Glen Campbell
3: 5th Dimension
Hey Larry,
Yeah! We noticed, but nice save
R.
Anyone Who Had A Heart, replaced with MacArthur Park (Richard Harris.
1. Richard Harris
2. Glen Campbell
3. The Fifth Dimension
4. Glen Campbell
5. Richard Harris
6. Dionne Warwick
7. Glen Campbell
All songs written by Jimmy Webb except Anyone Who Had A Heart
New addition – MacArthur Park
1) “The Yard Went On Forever” – Richard Harris
2) “Wichita Lineman” – Glen Campbell
3) “Up Up And Away” – Fifth Dimension
4) “By The Time I Get to Phoenix ” – Glen Campbell
5) “Didn’t We” – Richard Harris, Sinatra, Streisand
6) MACARTHUR PARK – Richard Harris
7) “Where’s The Playground Susie” – Glen Campbell
Hey Steve,
Although there are a couple of punters ahead of you you are the first in with ALL the right answers IN ONE EMAIL!
You never disappoint!
Excellent!
Rick
These are all written by Jimmy Webb except ‘Anyone Who…’ Bacharach / David penned this one
Who could forget MacArthur Park…
Anyone who had a Heart was written by Bacharach and David, the rest by Jimmy Webb…as was MacArthur Park.
Larry!
Well, Hell yeah! Great to see you back, my brother from another country! AND First in with some the right answers! We’re going to have to check the SMS Rule book on this one! But,We’ve missed you up here in the palatial offices and studios of SMS…We’ll done “Lar” Ole boy! Our friends at Omnivore will Jetison a really cool CD to you for your listening pleasure and more!
Congrats and don’t be a stranger!
RS at SMS!