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What song by The Beatles features the famously absurd lyrics "I am the eggman, I am the eggman"?
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
"Across the Universe"
"Penny Lane"
"I Am the Walrus"
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What Black Sabbath song opens with the haunting lines, "Generals gathered in their masses / Just like witches at black masses"?
"War Pigs"
"Paranoid"
"Burning"
"Hell's Bells"
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The song "Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood features the lyrics "I'll make a rich woman beg. I'll make a good woman steal." In the next line, Thorogood sings that he will make an "old woman" do what?
Sing
Blush
Skip
Scream
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"Soon you will come to know / When the bullet hits the bone," are famous lyrics that appear in what song by the band Golden Earring?
"Doomsday"
"Let There Be Rock"
"Twilight Zone"
"Cruising"
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The song "Barracuda" features the lyrics "And if the real thing don't do the trick / You'd better make up something quick." What famous rock band originally recorded this song?
Def Leppard
The Byrds
Heart
The Guess Who
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"Don't go around tonight, cause it's bound to take your life," are lyrics to what famous song by Creedence Clearwater Revival?
"Haunted Nights"
"Werewolves of London"
"I Put a Spell on You"
"Bad Moon Rising"
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What song by the band Foreigner begins with the lines, "I gotta take a little time, a little time to think things over"?
"Head Games"
"Renegade"
"Time for Me to Fly"
"I Want to Know What Love Is"
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What Rolling Stones song features the lyrics, "I was born in a crossfire hurricane"?
"Mean Mr. Mustard"
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
"Jumpin' Jack Flash"
"Mr. Brownstone"
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Blue Oyster Cult recorded what song named after a famous monster that features the repeated lyrics "History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of men"?
"King Kong"
"Godzilla"
"Frankenstein"
"Dracula"
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The song "Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways famously features the lyrics "Hello, Daddy, Hello, Mom." What leading member of The Runaways was also known for her work fronting the group The Blackhearts?
Joan Jett
Stevie Nicks
Pat Benatar
Ann Wilson
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"Riders on the Storm" is a song that features the famous lyrics "Like a dog without a bone, an actor out on loan." What group originally recorded "Riders on the Storm"?
The Beatles
The Who
The Eagles
The Doors
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What song by Cream opens with the lyrics, "It's getting near dawn / When lights close their tired eyes"?
"Eye of the Tiger"
"You Shook Me All Night Long"
"Sunshine of Your Love"
"Hotel California"
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In the song "I Won't Back Down," singer Tom Petty asserts that "You can stand me up" at what location "But I won't back down"?
The edge of nothing
The gates of Hell
The doorstep of doom
The valley of the shadow of death
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What song by REO Speedwagon features the lyrics, "And I meant every word I said. When I said that I loved you I meant that I'd love you forever"?
"Don't Let Him Go"
"Keep on Loving You"
"Panama"
"Feel the Beat"
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What song by The Who features the lyrics, "That deaf, dumb, blind kid sure plays mean pinball"?
"Boris the Spider"
"Who Are You"
"Pinball Wizard"
"The Master"
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"I'm a power load . . . Watch me explode!" Are famous lyrics from what ACDC song?
"Back in Black"
"Highway to Hell"
'Thunderstruck"
"T.N.T."
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The song "Hey Joe" that features the famous lyrics, "Hey, Joe. Where you goin' with that gun in your hand?" was originally recorded by what famous musician and guitarist?
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Dylan
Matthe Ross
Warren Zevon
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In Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song," the lyrics of the opening lines declare that the singer comes from "The land of" what?
Ice and snow
Sun and moon
Fire and rain
Sword and stone
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What Pink Floyd song features the lyrics, "There is no pain, you are receding. A distant ship, smoke on the horizon"?
"Can You Feel It?"
"Comfortably Numb"
"Detroit Rock City"
"Silent Lucidity"
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What KISS hit has a chorus with the famous lyrics, "Just a few more hours, and I'll be back home to you. I think I hear them calling"?
"Moira"
"Sherry"
"Beth"
"Sarah"
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What song by Guns N' Roses features the famous lyrics, "We've got fun and games. We've got everything you want, honey, we know all the names"?
"Crossfire"
"Talk Dirty to Me"
"Welcome to the Jungle"
"Viper Bite"
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In "Sweet Home Alabama," The band Lynard Skynard at multiple points references what other musician known for his hit "Southern Man"?
James Taylor
Neil Young
Stephen Stills
Lou Reed
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What song by Van Halen features the lyrics, "Can't you see me standing here, I've got my back against the record machine"?
"Jump"
"Beautiful Girls"
"Rock the Cradle"
"Hot for Teacher"
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"The Stroke" is a rock and roll hit that features the famous lyrics, "Spread your ear-pollution / both far and wide. / Keep your contributions / by your side." What artist originally recorded "The Stroke"?
Billy Squier
George Thorogood
David Essex
David Bowie
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In the song "Take It Easy" by The Eagles, the singer says, "I've got seven women on my mind / Four that wanna hold me / Two that wanna stone me," and what does the singer say about the final woman?
She lives far away
She is happy to dance.
She says she is a friend of his.
She says she hasn't made up her mind.
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What song by the Dire Straits features the lines, "Check out guitar George. He knows all the chords. Running strictly rhythm, he doesn't want to make it cry or sing"?
"Sultans of Swing"
"Canollo Rollers"
"Mr. Bojangles"
"Diamondback"
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David Bowie's "Changes" features the famous lyrics, "And these children that you spit on / As they try to change their world / Are immune to your consultations / They are quite aware of what they're going through." What famous Eighties dramedy opens with that quote?
The Breakfast Club
Pretty in Pink
Can't Buy Me Love
Heathers
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What song by the band Journey has the famous lyrics, "If he ever hurts you / True love won't dissert you / You know, I'll still love you"?
"Lights"
"Runaway"
"Separate Ways"
"Don't Stop Believin'"
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What Aerosmith song features the lyrics "Livin' it up when I'm going down . . . Loving it up 'til I hit the ground"?
"Rag Doll"
"Love in an Elevator"
"Sweet Emotion"
"Workin' It"
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What song that was a collaboration between Queen and David Bowie features the lyrics, "It's the terror of knowing what this world is about, watching some good friends scream 'Let me out!'"?
"We Will Rock You"
"Somebody to Love"
"Under Pressure"
"I Want It All"
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Andrew Nicholas is a passionate reader and writer on the subjects of history and mankind. He is a published author, critic, and poet who grew up in the friendly scenery of rural Ohio. He is a graduate of Wright State University and a regular student of historical curiosities.