Answers: Phil's Yearly Quiz #9


Class of 1977

Note: the number after the answer denotes the highest position reached on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart.

1. Always sunny in the rich man's world.
Ans : ABBA - Money, Money, Money - 56

2. Everybody keep on movin', just get on up and do your stuff.
Ans : Bar-Kays - Shake Your Rump To The Funk - 23

3. Young become the old, mysteries do unfold.
Ans : George Benson - Everything Must Change - track from "In Flight"

4. The music makes your body move, well alright.
Ans : Brick - Dazz - 3

5. You're gonna turn the music back on.
Ans : Captain & Tennille - Can't Stop Dancin' - 13

6. I didn't think she could hear my S.O.S.
Ans : Eric Carmen - She Did It - 23

7. Kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night.
Ans : Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right - 3

8. You see, I begged, stole, and I borrowed.
Ans : Commodores - Easy - 4

9. All your feeling right now is silly, human pride.
Ans : Burton Cummings - Stand Tall - 10

10. You ain't got no worry, you just been lonely too long.
Ans : Doobie Brothers - It Keeps You Runnin' - 37

11. We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.
Ans : Eagles - Hotel California - 1

12. London Bridge is falling down, do what Simon says.
Ans : Earth, Wind & Fire - Saturday Nite - 21

13. What a terrible thing to lose.
Ans : Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing - 13

14. I never did believe in the ways of magic.
Ans : Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun - 9

15. I can't suddenly stop, you change me from cold to hot.
Ans : High Inergy - You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) - 12

16. Don't turn me on just to turn me off.
Ans : KC & the Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin' Love - 2

17. I get mixed emotions, it's the way my feelings flow.
Ans : L.T.D. - (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again - 4

18. A fantabulous night to make romance 'neath the cover of October skies.
Ans : Van Morrison - Moondance - 92

19. Hey, boy, where'd you get it from? Hey, boy, where did you go?
Ans : Queen - Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy - track from "A Day At The Races"

20. She's from Birmingham, bam-a-lam, way down in Alabam', bam-a-lam.
Ans : Ram Jam - Black Betty - 18

21. You really slipped me a potion, I can't get off of the floor.
Ans : Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - 1

22. I know, we can still come through.
Ans : David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us - 1

23. Oooh, it's so good, it's so good, it's so good, it's so good, it's so good.
Ans : Donna Summer - I Feel Love - 6

24. Oooh, you made me love you, oooh, you got a way.
Ans : 10cc - The Things We Do For Love - 5

25. But through my eyes the light of you is all I see.
Ans : Stevie Wonder - Another Star - 32

Bonus questions:

B1. Two of the above artists appeared in the same 1979 movie. Which two artists and which movie? (3 points)
Ans : Donna Summer and the Commodores both appeared in "Thank God It's Friday".

B2. Two of the artists above were regulars on television in 1977, one hosting a variety show, another starring in a weekly action series. Name both artists and their shows. (3 points)
Ans : The Captain & Tennille had their own self-titled variety show while David Soul starred as Ken Hutchinson on "Starsky & Hutch".

B3. Two of the above songs were produced by the same '70s hitmaker. Name the two songs and identify the producer. (4 points)
Ans : Richard Perry, who produced hits for Ringo Starr, Carly Simon and the Pointer Sisters, also produced "Stand Tall" and "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing".

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