Glyn Wilton is the host of Mixed Music Bag’s Music Quiz. Glyn says: Remember, I just mainly need one or two worded answers (no essays!). Answers posted next week. No Googlin’. 1. What is the title of the first Beatles movie? Help! 2. Who wrote “Yesterday”? Paul McCartney 3. What is the name of Paul’s…
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A mixed music bag quiz #1
1. Which Scandinavians were Super Trooper’s in 1980? No idea, but I’ll guess Sweden. 2. Whose first of many hits was “Your Song” in 1971? Elton John 3. Which song has been recorded by Elvis Presley, the Sex Pistols and Frank Sinatra? My Way 4. Which Beach were Martha and the Muffins on in 1980?…
#MMB — December, by Norah Jones
image from a post that ranks Norah’s albums DecemberDecember, come to meI hope I can seeYou’re not just in dreamsI will let you beWhy can’t you believeHow much you really mean?December, won’t you comeBack with snow, even sun?Don’t say that it’s doneI will carry you homeTake you from the loneliest placeYou have knownI will…
#MMB October — “All This Time” by Sting
I lived next to a shipyard when I was young and it was a very powerful image of this huge ship towering above the house. Tapping into that was a godsend – I began with that and the album just flowed. – Sting Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (b. 10/2/51,) known as Sting, is an English singer, songwriter,…
#MMB 2025 August — “Lipstick Sunset” by John Hiatt & The Guilty Dogs
image link “Lipstick Sunset” was originally on John Hiatt’s 8th album, “Bring the Family,” released in 1987. It features Ry Cooder on guitar, Nick Lowe on bass guitar, and Jim Keltner on drums. The version I’m including here is from the album of live performances on the 1994 release, “Hiatt Comes Alive at Buddokan.” I…
#MMB 25 August – “Wharf Rat,” by The Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead album cover opened Let me begin by saying I know next to nothing about The Grateful Dead and am familiar only with the songs that got airplay, like Casey Jones and Truckin’. When I first started blogging at WordPress and started following Jim Adams’ blog, I learned he was a dedicated Deadhead. I…
#MMB 2025 — “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show,” by Neil Diamond
For anyone who has read my blog, they’ve heard me mention the couple whose kids I used to babysit in my early-mid teens. The mom was a hairdresser, and the dad worked third shift in a factory. While the kids were outside playing and the dad was sleeping upstairs, I had free use of the…
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