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1. Which artist released “Rock with You”?
2. Name the group that released “Sexy Eyes.”
3. What 1956 Elvis Presley 45 rpm record had No. 1 hits on both sides?
4. How long was “Street Hassle”?
5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “Livin’ on your cheatin’ and the pain grows inside me, It’s enough to leave me crying in the rain.”
Answers
1. Michael Jackson, in 1979, on his “Off the Wall” album. It was re-released in the box set “Visionary: The Video Singles” in 2006.
2. Dr. Hook in 1980, on their “Sometimes You Win” album. In the beginning (1968), the group was called “Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show: Tonic for the Soul.”
3. Both “Don’t Be Cruel” and “Hound Dog” stayed at No. 1 for 11 weeks. Ellie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton had first released “Hound Dog” in 1953.
4. Lou Reed’s 1978 song was 10 minutes, 56 seconds long, and was broken into three parts: “Waltzing Matilda,” “Street Hassle” and “Slipaway.”
5. “Love You Inside Out,” by the Bee Gees in 1979. The song was released on their “Spirits Having Flown” album and went to No. 1 on the charts for one week — the group’s last chart topper in the U.S.
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