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Yep it's time to put right some of those rock n roll myths that have circulated for years & the violetz are happy to dispel the rumours & give you the whole truth about rock n roll.

For all of you sad old gits who love trivia and love to bore the pants off your boozing partners in crime, this is the part of the site you have been waiting for.

Trivia 1 - First hits for artists

Trivia 2 - Songs and bands about numbers 

Trivia 3 - songs about actors & Fans & places

Trivia 4 - what they did for jobs & bands named after animals

Trivia 5 - Misheard lyrics

Trivia 6 - is it true or false (general trivia)

Trivia 7 - is about those Bands from record, TV, Video, DVD who used nom de plumes etc 

trivia 8 - Songs & band names about colours

Yep welcome to trivia 1

What was that first hit and was it their finest moment - its up to you to decide.

10538 Overture - The Electric Light Orchestra

A Horse With No Name - America

A Lover's Concerto - The Toys

A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum

Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg - TLC

(aint that) just like me - the hollies

Alive - Pearl Jam

All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow

All That She Wants - Ace Of Base

Along Comes Mary - The Association

Anarchy in the uk - Sex pistols

Angels with dirt faces - sham 69

any one can play guitar - radiohead

Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd

Baby I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops

Baby One More Time - Britney Spears

babylons burning - the ruts

basket case - greenday

Be-Bop-a-Lula - Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps

Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker

broken down angel - nazareth

Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers

California Dreaming - The Mamas And The Papas

Candy Girl - New Edition

careless whisper - george michael

Close To You - The Carpenters

Coming home - eric clapton

Control - Puddle Of Mudd

cracklin rosie - neil diamond

crazy - mud

Crazy On You - Heart

Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne

daddy cool - boney M

Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) - Chic

Dance stance - dexys midnight runners

dancing the night away - motors

debora - t rex

Denis - blondie

Diana - Paul Anka

Dirty Laundry - Don Henley

Do It Again - Steely Dan

Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann

Do You Believe In Love? - Huey Lewis and The News

Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

donna - 10cc

(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle

Don't Know Why - Norah Jones

Don't Make Me Over - Dionne Warwick

Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears

Everything Zen - Bush

Fallin' - Alicia Keys

fire - u2

Fire And Rain - James Taylor

First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack

Follow You, Follow Me - Genesis

Foolish - Ashanti

Gangsters - Specials

Get a grip - The stranglers

get down & get with it - slade

Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli

Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

Gloria - Laura Branigan

Hanky Panky - Tommy James and The Shondells

hardest part is the night - bon jovi

He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge

Heaven - Los Lonely Boys

Hold My Hand - Hootie And The Blowfish

Hold On - En Vogue

Holiday - Madonna

Homicide - 999

how do you do it - gerry & the pacemakers

How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You - Marvin Gaye

Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen

I Can't Explain - The Who

I cant stand it - Spencer davis group

i go ape - neil sedaka

I hear you knockin - dave edmunds

I Love Rock And Roll - Joan Jett

I Met Him on a Sunday (Ronde Ronde) - The Shirelles

i know what I like - genesis

I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany

I Wanna Sex You Up - Color Me Badd

I Want You Back - The Jackson 5

I'll Be Good To You - The Brothers Johnson

In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins

in the city - the jam

In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett

In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry

into tomorrow - paul weller

It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over - Lenny Kravitz

It's My Party - Lesley Gore

It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones

Just A Girl - No Doubt

Just What I Needed - The Cars

Kings of the wild frontiers - adam & the ants

kiss this thing goodbye - del amitri

Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees

Leaving los vegas - sheryl crow

life in a day - simple minds

live at the marquee - eddie & the hot rods

loaded - primal scream

Local boy in a supermarket - Stereophonics

Long, Long Time - Linda Ronstadt

Loser - Beck

louie louie - Motorhead

Love me do - beatles

Love Shack - The B-52s

love song - the damned

Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer

Love Will Keep Us Together - The Captain And Tennille

Mandy - Barry Manilow

Manic Monday - The Bangles

Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills and Nash

Matthew And Son - Cat Stevens

Meet Virginia - Train

MMMbop - Hanson

moneys too tight - simply red

More Than A Feeling - Boston

Motownphilly - Boyz II Men

Move it - The shadows

Mr. Jones - Counting Crows

Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds

my adidas - run dmc

my girl - temptations

My Name Is - Eminem

Name - The Goo Goo Dolls

New Year's Day - U2

Night Moves - Bob Seger

Nineteen - Paul Hardcastle

No, No, No - Destiny's Child

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor

Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac

one of these nights - eagles

One Of Us - Joan Osborne

One Week - Barenaked Ladies

once upon a time - marvin gaye

Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Neil Young

Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) - Enya

Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Peace Train - Cat Stevens

peggy sue - buddy holly

pictures of matchstick men - status quo

planet earth - duran duran

please forgive me - david gray

Please Mister Postman - The Marvelettes

Proud Mary - creedence clearwater revival

Public Image - Public Image, Ltd.

Reason to believe - rod stewart

Remember (Walking in the Sand) - The Shangri-Las

rescue - echo & the bunnymen

rock n roll damnation - ac/dc

Rock And Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter

Rocking Into The Night - .38 Special

Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton

Run-Around - Blues Traveler

Runaway - Bon Jovi

Schools out - Alice cooper

Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind

shake rattle & roll - bill haley & the comets

she bangs the drums - stone roses

She's Not There - The Zombies

Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - The Ramones

she's so high - blur

Sherry - The Four Seasons

Shout - The Isley Brothers

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

sneakin suspician - dr feelgood

Society's Child - Janis Ian

Solisbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

song for whoever - beautiful south

space oddity - david bowie

Splish Splash - Bobby Darin

Spread a little happiness - Sting

Stay - Lisa Loeb

stepping stone - the farm

straight to you - nick cave & the bad seeds

Straight Up - Paula Abdul

sugar baby love - rubettes

Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

Supersonic - Oasis

Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys

Susie Q - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses

Sweets for my sweet - Searchers

Take It Easy - The Eagles

take me in your arms & love me - gladys knight 

teenage kicks - undertones

Tears of a clown - the beat

Tears On My Pillow - Little Anthony and the Imperials

Tell Me (You're Coming Back) - The Rolling Stones

That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly

the $5.98 ep - metallica

The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy

The Letter - The Box Tops

The Old Man Down The Road - John Fogerty

The One I Love - R.E.M.

the prince - madness

the show must go on - leo sayer

The Sound Of Silence - Simon And Garfunkel

The Way You Do The Things You Do - The Temptations

These Eyes - The Guess Who

times are changing - bob dylan

Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green

Touch Of Grey - The Grateful Dead

u16 girls - travis

uptight - stevie wonder

virginia plain - roxy music

Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers

Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed

Wannabe - The Spice Girls

wasted - def leppard

Watching the detectives - elvis costello

welcome to the jungle - guns n roses

we've got it going on - back street boys

wfl - happy mondays

what a waste - ian dury & the blockheads

what do i get - buzzcocks

whatcha going to do about it - small faces

Whatever - Godsmack

When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge

Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work

Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin

Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush

You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette

You Really Got Me - The Kinks

you send me - sam cooke

You Turn Me On I'm a Radio - Joni Mitchell

You're Still A Young Man - Tower Of Power

Your Mama Don't Dance - Loggins and Messina

Your Song - Elton John

 

You have been warned that their is loads more to follow !!!!!!

 

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