This quiz originally appeared December 11, 1998.
The year for this edition of Phil's Lyric Quiz is 1977. This was the year Vietnam-era draft evaders got a pardon from President Carter, while ex-President Nixon got to tell his side of the story to David Frost. Begin and Sadat visited each other's countries, while Voyager I and II began their visit to the rest of the solar system. The U.S. Supreme Court said no to corporal punishment, but capital punishment made a comeback. Anita Byrant battled gay rights while John Ritter played a straight man who pretended to be gay on "Three's Company." Also on TV, were the epic miniseries "Roots" and "Holocaust" while at the movies, we were offered Woody Allen in _Annie Hall_ or R2-D2 in _Star Wars_. Reggie Jackson and the New York Yankees won the World Series, while Cheryl Tiegs, CB radios, and Billy Beer were popular. At your local roller disco, you may have heard some of the following songs...(23 Hot 100 hits, 2 album tracks)
1. Always sunny in the rich man's world.
2. Everybody keep on movin', just get on up and do your stuff.
3. Young become the old, mysteries do unfold.
4. The music makes your body move, well alright.
5. You're gonna turn the music back on.
6. I didn't think she could hear my S.O.S.
7. Kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night.
8. You see, I begged, stole, and I borrowed.
9. All your feeling right now is silly, human pride.
10. You ain't got no worry, you just been lonely too long.
11. We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.
12. London Bridge is falling down, do what Simon says.
13. What a terrible thing to lose.
14. I never did believe in the ways of magic.
15. I can't suddenly stop, you change me from cold to hot.
16. Don't turn me on just to turn me off.
17. I get mixed emotions, it's the way my feelings flow.
18. A fantabulous night to make romance 'neath the cover of October skies.
19. Hey, boy, where'd you get it from? Hey, boy, where did you go?
20. She's from Birmingham, bam-a-lam, way down in Alabam', bam-a-lam.
21. You really slipped me a potion, I can't get off of the floor.
22. I know, we can still come through.
23. Oooh, it's so good, it's so good, it's so good, it's so good, it's so good.
24. Oooh, you made me love you, oooh, you got a way.
25. But through my eyes the light of you is all I see.
Bonus questions:
B1. Two of the above artists appeared in the same 1979 movie. Which two artists and which movie? (3 points)
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)
B3. Two of the above songs were produced by the same '70s hitmaker. Name the two songs and identify the producer. (4 points)
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