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1. What was “Hootenanny” in the Sixties?
2. Who originally released “I’ll Take You There”?
3. Name the group that released “Sowing the Seeds of Love.”
4. Who wrote and released “Bring on the Night”?
5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “Talking is cheap, people follow like sheep, Even though there is nowhere to go.”
Answers
1. An ABC television musical variety show, hosted by Jack Linkletter, running from April 1963 to September 1964. It ran into problems when it started banning left-wing performers such as Pete Seeger, leading to boycotts by other entertainers.
2. The gospel group The Staple Singers, in 1972. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, and Chevrolet used it in their Malibu ads.
3. Tears for Fears, in 1989. The song reached Top 10 charts around the globe and the video won awards in multiple categories, including Best Special Effects.
4. Sting and the Police, in 1979.
5. “Silence Is Golden,” by the Four Seasons in 1964 and the Tremeloes in 1967. The Four Seasons’ original (as a B-side to “Rag Doll”) didn’t do as well as the Tremeloes’ version, which went to No. 1 in numerous countries.
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