Can You Identify These 60's Hits Using Just the First Line of the Song?
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The 1960s were a time of breaking outside of cultural norms, and one of the lasting ways it managed to do this was through music. Can you guess these songs?
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The 1960s were a time of breaking outside of cultural norms, and one of the lasting ways it managed to do this was through music. During this time, the old wholesome songs were thrown aside in favor of the new and the now. No more pretending everything was fine when it most certainly wasn't. The younger people were tired of war and tired of authority. See if you can guess these famous songs based on their first lines – 9 out of 10 people fail!
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Question 1
Please allow me to introduce myself/I'm a man of wealth and taste
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AHope You Guess My Name
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BHello, I Love You
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CSympathy for the Devil
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DI Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Sympathy for the Devil
The Rolling Stones-penned hit appeared on their landmark 1968 album, "Beggars Banquet".
Question 2
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day / When it's cold outside I've got the month of May
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AMy Girl
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BI Guess You'd Say
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CShe's Mine
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DI Won't Turn Back
My Girl
Written by Ronald White and Smokey Robinson of The Temptations, "My Girl" was released on December 21, 1964.
Question 3
Hello darkness my old friend/ I've come to talk with you again
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ASilence
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BThe Sound of Silence
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CAquarius/Let The Sun Shine In
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DBridge Over Troubled Water
The Sound of Silence
The 1964 Simon & Garfunkel favorite was originally written for just acoustic guitar.
Question 4
When the moon is in the Seventh House/ And Jupiter aligns with Mars
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AHere Comes the Sun
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BPleasant Valley Sunday
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CLet The Sun Shine In
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DAquarius/Let the Sunshine In
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
The 1969 hit for The Fifth Dimension spent six weeks at #1.
Question 5
There are places I'll remember / All my life, though some have changed
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AIn My Life
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BAll My Life
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CShe Loves You
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DHey Jude
In My Life
The Lennon/McCartney masterpiece appears on The Beatles' 1965 album, "Rubber Soul".
Question 6
There's something happening here / What it is ain't exactly clear
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AStop Hey, What's That Sound?
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BFor What It's Worth
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CEverybody Look What's Going Down
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DSpirit in the Sky
For What It's Worth
Buffalo Springfield's 1966 anti-war classic was written by Stephen Stills.
Question 7
Well no one told me about her/ The way she lied
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AIt's Too Late
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BWhat Could I Do?
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CThe House of the Rising Sun
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DShe's Not There
She's Not There
The Zombies' 1964 classic was the first song with an electric piano ever to appear on the British charts.
Question 8
We skipped the light fandango / Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
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AA Lighter Shade of Pale
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BSeasick
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CA Whiter Shade of Pale
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DA Day in the Life
A Whiter Shade of Pale
The Summer of Love anthem appeared on Procol Harum's 1967 self-titled album.
Question 9
When the truth is found to be lies/ And all the joy within you dies
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ASomebody to Love
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BCan Anybody Find Me?
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CCome Together
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DWhite Rabbit
Somebody to Love
Jefferson Airplane's hit was released in 1967 after being first recorded by another Bay Area band sharing members with 'Plane, named The Great Society.
Question 10
Get your motor runnin' / Head out on the highway
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AMannish Boy
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BBorn to Be Wild
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CMagic Carpet Ride
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DBorn in the USA
Born to Be Wild
Steppenwolf's 1968 hit famously appeared in the counterculture movie "Easy Rider".
Question 11
I was born by the river in a little tent / Oh and just like the river I've been running ev'r since
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ASittin' On the Dock of the Bay
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BDirty Water
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CUp On Cripple Creek
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DA Change Is Gonna Come
A Change Is Gonna Come
This 1964 hit often associated with the Civil Rights Movement was written and performed by Sam Cooke.
Question 12
There must be some kind of way outta here / Said the joker to the thief
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AAll Along the Watchtower
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BKashmir
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CPurple Haze
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DHey Joe
All Along the Watchtower
Although written by Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix's incendiary, electrified 1968 version is arguably better known today.
Question 13
I bet you're wonderin' how I knew/ Bout your plans to make me blue
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AMony Mony
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BYou Broke My Heart
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CI Heard It Through the Grapevine
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DRumors and Lies
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye made this song famous with his 1968 version, but it was written two years earlier by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.
Question 14
I thought love was only true in fairytales/ Meant for someone else but not for me
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AThen I Saw Her Face
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BI'm In Love
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CI'm a Believer
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DWild Thing
I'm a Believer
This Neil Diamond-penned hit was made famous by The Monkees in 1966.
Question 15
Some folks are born made to wave the flag/ Ooh, they're red, white and blue
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AFortunate Son
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BFortunate One
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CSenator's Son
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DBad Moon Rising
Fortunate Son
John Fogerty wrote this famous protest song and recorded it with his band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, in 1969.
Question 16
Calling out around the world/ Are you ready for a brand new beat
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ASummer's Here
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BAll Around the World
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CCome Together
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DDancing In the Street
Dancing In the Street
Martha and the Vandellas made this song famous with their 1964 version.
Question 17
In this dirty old part of the city/ Where the sun refused to shine
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AThe Good Will Die Young
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BWe Gotta Get Out of This Place
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CDon't Hesitate
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DLeavin' It All Behind
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
Made famous by The Animals in 1965, the track was originally written for The Righteous Brothers.
Question 18
Ah, now I don't hardly know her/ But I think I can love her
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ACrimson and Clover
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BThat Was the Night
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CShe Blew Me Away
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DGet Over It
Crimson and Clover
This 1969 #1 hit was written and performed by Tommy James and the Shondells.
Question 19
People say I'm the life of the party/ Because I tell a joke or two
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ATeenage Wasteland
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BI Miss You
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CTrack of My Tears
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DCome Back to Me
Track of My Tears
This 1965 hit by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles was later covered by many artists, including Diana Ross.
Question 20
Tonight you're mine, completely/ You give your love so sweetly
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ALet You Go
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BWill You Love Me Tomorrow
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CI Can't Make You Love Me
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DDon't Go
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, The Shirelles took this track all the way to #1 in 1960.
Question 21
Come here sister, Papa's in the swing/ He ain't too hip, about that new breed babe
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APapa's Got a Brand New Bag
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BYour Momma Don't Dance
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CYour Daddy Don't Rock n' Roll
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DHip to Be Square
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
James Brown wrote and recorded this hit, released in June 1965.
Question 22
Well, he walked up to me/ And he asked me if I wanted to dance
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AYou Broke My Heart
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BDance to the Music
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CYou Should Be Dancing
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DThen He Kissed Me
Then He Kissed Me
Phil Spector co-wrote and produced this 1963 hit for The Crystals, which was later covered by The Beach Boys.
Question 23
You keep saying you got something for me/ Something you call love but confess
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AWalk All Over You
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BWalk Like a Man
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CThese Boots Are Made for Walkin'
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DWhen I See You
These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
Nancy Sinatra sang this Lee Hazelwood-penned track to the top 10 in 1966.
Question 24
You need cooling/ Baby I'm not fooling
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AWhole Lotta Love
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BGet Outta the Heat
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CCool Down
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DLight My Fire
Whole Lotta Love
Inspired by the Willie Dixon blues classic "You Need Love", Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" appeared on the 1969 album "Led Zeppelin II".
Question 25
All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray/ I've been for a walk on a winter's day
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ASuch a Winter's Day
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BCalifornia Dreamin'
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CGood Vibrations
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DI Wish They All Could Be
California Dreamin'
This signature tune from The Mamas and The Papas was released in September 1965.
Question 26
We're caught in a trap/ I can't walk out
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ASuspicious Minds
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BBecause I Love You Too Much
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CCan't You See?
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DOur Love Can't Wait
Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley's last US number one single was released in 1969.
Question 27
Mm--"Is she really going out with him?/ "Well, there she is, Let's ask her"
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AMy Boyfriend's Back
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BI Chose Him
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CHe Would Never Leave
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DLeader of the Pack
Leader of the Pack
This 1964 hit was performed by the Shangri-Las.
Question 28
The night we met I knew I needed you so/ And if I had the chance I'd never let you go
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ABe My Baby
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BNever Let You Go
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CYou Belong to Me
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DYou're Mine
Be My Baby
Another "Wall of Sound" track co-written and produced by Phil Spector, this 1963 hit was performed by The Ronettes.
Question 29
I read the news today, oh boy/ About a lucky man who made the grade
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ARevolution
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BPaperback Writer
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CA Day in the Life
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DYou Didn't Know
A Day in the Life
Lennon/McCartney penned this instant classic. It appeared on The Beatles' '67 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".
Question 30
Ground control to Major Tom
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AThe Planets Aligned
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BSpace Oddity
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CSpace Time
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DThe Best of the World
Space Oddity
David Bowie wrote and performed this 1969 space rock classic.
Question 31
You know that it would be untrue/ You know that I would be a liar
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ALight My Fire
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BHello, I Love You
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CRiders on the Storm
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DGirl We Couldn't Get Much Higher
Light My Fire
The Doors' first hit remains one of their biggest. It appears on their 1967 self-titled album.
Question 32
What you want/ Baby, I got it
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ANever Loved a Man
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BRespect
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CAll I'm Askin'
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DNever Gonna Get It
Respect
Aretha Franklin's iconic 1967 song of female empowerment was actually written by Otis Redding.
Question 33
Sittin' in the mornin' sun / I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
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ADirty Water
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BHave You Ever Seen the Rain
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CWelcome the Dawn
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D(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding's signature song appears on his 1968 album of the same name.
Question 34
I'm not content to be with you in the daytime/ Girl I want to be with you all of the time
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AAll Day and All of the Night
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BThe Only Time
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CTime Passages
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DMy Back Pages
All Day and All of the Night
The Kinks' 1964 classic went to the top 10 on both sides on the Atlantic upon release.
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32/34. I’ve heard everyone of these songs thousands of times.
31 out of 34. I knew all songs except one. I just did not know the name of the song, they made it a bit tricky.
I meant 32 out 34. Pardon the typo.
Before I was born but I got 32 out of 24.
I may be 15 but that doesn't mean i ain't cultured. I would prefer to listen to 60's-80's music if anything man.
Yes glad I knew most of those songs! Yes I'm OLD!
Good quiz and it beat me.
Good questions in a good era of music.