Intros Quiz – 1976 edition
We continue on our five-yearly cycle of intros quizzes, revisiting 35 years ago: 1976 (the year that the youth of South Africa rose up against apartheid; Matsushita introduces the VHS home video cassette recorder to compete with Sony’s Betamax system; an earthquake in Tangshan, China, killed hundreds of thousands people; the Apple Computer Company was formed; Nadia Comăneci earned seven perfect scores at the Olympics in Montreal; the “Son of Sam” began is year-long murder spree in new York; and Bob Marley was shot in an assassination attempt in Kingston). Which means that in the coming months we will skip to 1981, then 1986.
As always, twenty intros to hit songs from that year of 5-7 seconds in length. All were single releases and/or hits that year. I’m not sure if #7 was a hit, but as one of the few perfect pop songs of 1976, it should have been.
The answers will be posted in the comments section by Thursday (so please don”t post your answers). If the pesky number 11 bugs you, go to the Contact Me tab above to request the answers, or better, message me on Facebook. If you”re not my FB friend, click here.
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THE ANSWERS:
1. Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back In Town
2. Abba – Knowing Me, Knowing You
3. Carpenters – There Is A Kind Of Hush
4. Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music
5. David Dundas – Jeans On
6. Lou Rawls – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
7. Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
8. Brotherhood Of Man – Save Your Kisses For Me
9. Blue Oyster Cult – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper
10. Elton John & Kiki Dee – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
11. Nazareth – Love Hurts
12. Leo Sayer – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
13. England Dan & John Ford Coley – I’d Really Like To See You Tonight
14. Candi Staton – Young Hearts Run Free
15. Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow
16. Harpo – Movie Star
17. Barry White – You See The Trouble With Me
18. Bryan Ferry – Let’s Stick Together
19. Tina Charles – I Love To Love
20. Four Seasons – December ’63 (Oh What A Night)
this is what i got. 1976 is probably the year i would know most of, at age 13.
Great quiz, thanks!
1 the boys are back in town – thin lizzy
2 knowing me knowing me – abba
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4 play that funky music wild boy – wild cherry
5 i’ve got my blue jeans on – dave
6 see you when i get there – lou rawls
7 i wanna be sedated – ramones
8 save your kisses for me – brotherhood of man
9 don’t fear the reaper – blue oyster cult
10 don’t go breaking my heart – elton john
11 love hurts – nazareth
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15 let your love flow – bellamy brothers
16 movie star -alvin stardust
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18 let’s stick together – bryan ferry
19 i love to love – tina charles
20 o what a night – four seasons