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Singers and Backers 1

Using the internet, research and complete the names of these groups by naming
the singer most closely associated with the backing band.
1. and the Pacemakers

2. and the Shadows
3. and the Blockheads
4. and the Banshees
5. and Wings
6. and the Range
7. and the Medics
8. and Cockney Rebel
9. and the Vandellas
10. and the Attractions
11. and the Blackhearts
12. and the Revolution
13. and the Waves
14. and the Four Seasons
15. and Crazy Horse
16. and the G. B. Experience
17. and His Skiffle Group
18. and the Paramount Jazz Band
19. and The Jordanaires
20. and the Bluetones
21. and the Medicine Show
22. and the Hurricanes
23. and the Dinosaurs
24. and the Hotrods
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1. and the Family Stone

2. and the Comets
3. and the Dominos
4. and the Bunnymen
5. and the MGs
6. and the Supremes
7. and the Heartbreakers
8. and the Commotions
9. and the New Power Generation
10. and the Plastic Population
11. and the Blowfish
12. and the Mechanics
13. and the Modern Lovers
14. and Wizzard
15. and His Jazzmen
16. and the Stooges
17. and the Tijuana Brass
18. and the Impressions
19. and the Magic Band
20. and the Egyptians
21. and the Bruvvers
22. and the Famous Flames
23. and the Luvvers
24. and the Mindbenders

1. and the Ants

2. and the Sunshine Band
3. and the Miami Sound Machine
4. and the Pips
5. and the Plastic Ono Band
6. and the Wailers
7. and the Gang
8. and the News
9. and the E Street Band
10. and the Coconuts
11. and the Dreamers
12. and the Bad Seeds
13. and the Crickets
14. and Tubeway Army
15. and the Drifters
16. and the Mothers of Invention
17. and the E-Train
18. and the Miracles
19. and the Rebelettes
20. and the Refugee Allstars
21. and the Dakotas
22. and the Tremeloes
23. and the Blue Flames
24. and the Tuxedos
First Lines of Pop Songs 1

Using the internet, research the titles of these songs from the list of first lines
presented. The year each song was a hit is supplied to assist you. Also give the name of
the performers.
First Line of Song... Song Title Artist/Band/Group
‘Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman’
(1975)
‘This hit that ice cold Michelle Pfeiffer
that white gold’ (2015)
‘A few questions that I need to know,
how you could ever treat me so’ (1997)
‘There’s nothing you can do that can’t be
done’ (1967)
‘ There’s dancing behind the movie
scenes’ (1998)
‘I bet you’re wondering how I knew’
(1969)
‘I used to think maybe you loved me,
now baby I’m sure’ (1985)
‘Today is gonna be the day that they’re
gonna throw it back to you’ (1995)
‘When I’m feeling blue, all I have to do,
is take a look at you’ (1988)
‘I wonder if one day that you’ll say that
you care’ (1967)
‘Fire in the disco’ (2003)
‘The silicon chip inside her head’ (1979)
‘Just shoot for the stars if it feels right
and aim for my heart if you feel like’
(2010)
‘You keep saying you’ve got something
for me’ (1966)
‘ Remember those walls I built, well baby
they’re tumbling down’ (2008)
‘ I know I stand in line until you think you
have the time to spend an evening with
me’ (1967)
‘ Some people might say my life is in a
rut’ (1980)
‘I get knocked down’ (1997)
‘I got my head checked by a jumbo jet’
(1997)
‘The Mississippi Delta was shining like a
national guitar’ (1986)
‘Sometimes you’re better off dead,
there’s a gun in your hand, it’s pointing
at your head’ (1986)
‘Look into my eyes, you will see what
you mean to me’ (1991)
‘When I was young, it seemed that life
was so wonderful, a miracle’ (1970)
‘I’m here just like I said, though it’s
breaking every rule I’ve ever made’
(2003)

the performers.
‘There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters
is gold’ (1971)
‘I remember when, I remember, I
remember when I lost my mind’ (2006)
‘We skipped the light fandango’ (1967)
‘Like the legend of phoenix all ends with
beginnings’ (2013)
‘As I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death’ (1995)
‘It’s close to midnight and something
evil’s lurking in the dark’ (1983)
‘Please, please tell me now’ (1983)
‘They say we’re young and we don’t
know’ (1965)
‘I’m coming up’ (2002)
‘And you may find yourself living in a
shotgun shack’ (1981)
‘I met a gin-soaked-bar-room queen in
Memphis’ (1969)
‘Yes! So crazy right now’ (2003)
‘You were working as a waitress in a
cocktail bar when I met you’ (1981)
‘You’re insecure, don’t know what for’
(2011)
‘I heard you on the wireless back in ‘52’
(1979)
‘Well you’re dirty and sweet, clad in
black, don’t look back, and I love you’
(1971)
‘Well, I don’t know why I came here
tonight’ (1973)
‘Now there’s a backstreet lover that is
always undercover’ (1986)
‘Holding you closer it’s time that I told
you everything’s going to be fine’ (2000)
‘Ever seen a blind man cross the road?’
(2001)
‘Every night I grab some money and I go
down to the bar’ (1981)
‘In my imagination, there is no
complication, I dream about you all the
time’ (1988)
‘You think I’m pretty without any make-
up on’ (2010)
‘Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking
when I said I’d like to smash every tooth
in your head’ (1986)

the performers.
‘Right about now’ (1998)
‘Enjoy this trip, enjoy this trip – and it is
a trip’ (1988)
‘Why do birds suddenly appear?’ (1970)
‘There lived a certain man in Russia long
ago’ (1978)
‘I wanna hold ‘em like they do in Texas
please’ (2008)
‘Hell is gone and heaven’s here’ (1998)
‘What you want, baby I got’ (1967)

‘One, two, three, four, five, everybody in
the car, so come on let’s ride’ (1999)
‘I make it alone’ (1980)
‘Poor old Johnny Ray’ (1982)

‘I am just a poor boy though my story’s
seldom told’ (1969)
‘It might seem crazy what I’m about to
say’ (2014)
‘Street’s like a jungle so call the police’
(1994)
‘I feel so extraordinary something’s got a
hold on me’ (1987)
‘There must be some kind of way out of
here’ (1968)
‘Holly came from Miami FLA’ (1973)
‘We’ll do it all, everything on our own’
(2006)
‘Once upon a time not so long ago’
(1986)
‘I was searchin’ on a one-way street’
(1978)
‘Who knows what tomorrow brings?’
(1983)
‘You never close your eyes any more
when I kiss your lips’ (1965)
‘We walked in the cold air, freezing
breath on the windowpane’ (1981)
‘I wake up every day it’s a daydream’
(2009)
‘If you like to gamble, I tell you I’m your
man’ (1980)

the performers.
‘I heard that you’ve settled down’ (2011)
‘Get up, get on up’ (1970)

‘Oh baby baby, how was I supposed to
know?’ (1999)
‘Goodbye Norma Jean’ (1974)
‘Help me escape this feeling of
insecurity’ (1993)
‘On a dark desert highway’ (1977)
‘We’ve got stars directing our fate’
(1998)
‘My baby don’t mess around because
she loves me so’ (2004)
‘Hey there, here I am, I’m the man on
the scene’ (1968)
‘I see you driving around town with the
girl I love’ (2010)
‘You could have a steam train if you’d
just lay down your tracks’ (1986)
‘Nobody on the road, nobody on the
beach’ (1985)
‘Though I’ve tried before to tell her of
the feelings I have for her in my heart’
(1981)
‘I’m the trouble starter, punkin’
instigator’ (1996)
‘My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
got out of bed at all’ (2001/2000)
‘You’ve done it all, you’ve broken every
code’ (1975)
‘I want you to love me like I’m hot pie’
(2010)
‘You’ve been around all night and that’s
a little long’ (1982)
‘There’s no point in asking, you’ll get no
reply’ (1977)
‘I want to run, I want to hide’ (1987)
‘Down, down, you bring me down’
(1992)
‘Time goes by so slowly’ (2005)
‘Yeah, I’m out that Brooklyn, now I’m
down in Tribeca’ (2009)
‘Here comes Johnny Yen again’ (1996)

the performers.
‘Out on the wily, windy moors’ (1978)
‘In the deserts of Sudan’ (1978)

‘You’ve got a great car, yeah, what’s
wrong with it today?’ (2001)
‘I met her in a club down in north Soho’
(1970)
‘I thought I saw a man brought to life’
(1997)
‘Sometimes I feel I’ve got to run away’
(1981)
‘You, you’re such a big star to me’ (2006)
‘She came from Greece, she had a thirst
for knowledge’ (1995)
‘The lights are on, but you’re not home’
(1986)
‘I made it through the wilderness’ (1984)
‘Look at the stars, look how they shine
for you’ (2000)
‘Once I had a love and it was a gas’
(1979)
‘So if you’re lonely you know I’m here
waiting for you’ (2004)
‘How many times have you woken up
and prayed for the rain?’ (1986)
‘May I have you attention please?’
(2000)
‘It’s a beautiful night, we’re looking for
something dumb to do’ (2010)
‘When the moon is in the seventh house
and Jupiter aligns with Mars’ (1969)
‘Well I guess it would be nice if I could
touch your body’ (1987)
‘I’ve been cheated by you since I don’t
know when’ (1975)
‘I’ve known a few guys who thought they
were pretty smart’ (1999)
‘Oh, yeah, I’ll tell you something’ (1963)
‘Sexy, everything about you is so sexy’
(2002)
‘Guess it’s true I’m not good at a one-
night stand’ (2014)
‘Are you gonna take me home tonight’
(1978)
Boy Bands
Using the internet, identify the Boy Bands from these clues.
1. Gary, Mark, Robbie, Jason, Howard
2. Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, Zayn
3. Ronan, Stephen, Mikey, Shane, Keith
4. Aston, JB, Marvin, Oritsé
5. Micky, Davy, Michael, Peter
6. Alan, Donny, Merrill, Jay, Wayne
7. Les, Eric, Woody, Alan, Derek
8. Luke, Matt, Craig
9. Joe, Kevin, Nick
10. Bryan, Shane, Mark, Nicky, Kian
11. Antony, Duncan, Lee, Simon
12. Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael, Tito
13. Danny, Donnie, Joey, Jonathan, Jordan
14. JC, Justin, Chris, Joey, James
15. J, Ritchie, Scott, Richard, Sean
16. Danny, Dougie, Harry, James, Matt, Tom
17. Nick, Howie, Brian, AJ, Kevin
18. Tony, Brian, John, Terry
19. Danny, Donnie, Joey, Jonathan, Jordon, AJ, Brian, Howie, Nick
20. Wanya, Michael, Shawn, Nathan
21. George, Jaymi, JJ, Josh
22. Barclay, Casey, Charlie, Chris, Jake, James, Reece, Tom
23. Phil, Mark, Jason

Rock and Pop Names 1

Using the internet, identify the name of the groups or artists from the clues of their names.
1. After a character in the film Barbarella (and also the name of the club in Birmingham
where the band first performed)
2. From ‘Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Inner Excellence’
3. A shock name referring to the assassination of two prominent US politicians
4. From ‘Ladies Love Cool James’
5. After a medieval torture instrument
6. Inspired by the answer to the meaning of life (according to Douglas Adams)
7. From the name of a famous agriculturalist and author of Horse-Hoeing Husbandry
8. After the band’s home town in Somerset
9. Taken from a French magazine title and meaning ‘fast fashion’
10. After a German art movement of the 1920’s and 1930’s
11. After a pair of characters in the Tintin cartoons by Hergé
12. Inspired by the band’s cramped living conditions while working on their debut album
13. Named after the Austrian whose assassination precipitated the First World War
14. After a term for obsessive computer enthusiasts
15. From a Muddy Waters song
16. Inspired by the Velvet Underground and their song ‘Venus in Furs’
17. From the title of a ‘video nasty’ featuring a large number of enraged antagonists
18. From a book by J. R. R. Tolkein
19. Originally as a parody of Fats Domino’s name
20. After the silver ball in the Woody Allen film, Sleeper, which had a drug-like effect
when touched
21. Taken from the title of a Steely Dan song
22. After the high priestess of Vulcan in Star Trek
23. After the German word for ‘power plant’
24. From the names of the two founder members added to that of a trucking magazine

Using the internet, identify the name of the groups or artists from the clues of their names.
1. After the lead singer’s bleached hair
2. Taken from the name on an unemployment benefit form
3. Changed their name from the ‘Chicago Transit Authority’ after legal action by the City
of Chicago
4. Prompted by a newspaper headline reporting Frank Sinatra’s move to California
5. Inspired by the term ‘rhythmic gymnastics’, a method of teaching music
6. From the desperate financial situation the band members once found themselves in
7. After the French town and football team
8. After a children’s programme on French TV about a little boy and his dog
9. From the slang term for the drug Dexedrine
10. As a parody of many groups whose names start with ‘the’
11. Named after the river in Greek mythology that separates the earth from the
underworld
12. From the slang term for lesbian
13. Taken from the name of a chain of cinemas
14. Meaning ‘beyond the voice’ in Latin
15. From a joke once made about the band’s future prospects ‘going down like a lead
balloon’
16. Based on the Italian phrase for ‘political writings’
17. Named after a character in the Back to the Future series of films
18. The nickname for the bouffant hairstyle sported by its female members
19. Originally named after a children’s book called Mr Crowe’s Garden
20. Spanish for ‘the Wolves’
21. After a book written by Herman Melville, this artist’s great-uncle
22. From the nicknames of the two lead singers, Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels
23. After a slang term for a drug user who takes a lot of speed
24. From a term for the detached gaze of a battle-weary or shell-shocked soldier
Novelty Records
Using the internet, research and identify the artists responsible for these novelty records.
1. ‘Can We Fix It?’ (2000)

2. ‘Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) (1976)
3. ‘ Say Eh-Oh!’ (1997)
4. ‘Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West’ (1971)
5. ‘There’s No-One Quite Like Grandma’ (1980)
6. ‘The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) (2014)
7. ‘Shaddap You Face’ (1981)
8. ‘Gangman Style’ (2012)
9. ‘Grandad’ (1971)
10. ‘Eat It’ (1984)
11. ‘Chocolate Salty Balls’ (1999)
12. ‘The Chicken Song’ (1986)
13. ‘Star Trekkin’’ (1986)
14. ‘Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Please’ (1980)
15. ‘My Ding-a-Ling’ (1972)
16. ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ (1960)
17. ‘The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) (2002)
18. ‘I’m Sexy and I Know It’ (2011)
19. ‘I’m too Sexy’ (1991)
20. ‘Barbie Girl’ (1997)
21. ‘Crazy Frog’ (2005)
22. ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ (1974)
23. ‘We All Stand Together’ (1984)
24. ‘Jilted John’ (1978)

ANSWERS
1. Gerry and the Pacemakers
2. Cliff Richard and the Shadows
3. Ian Dury and the Blockheads
4. Siouxsie and the Banshees
5. Paul McCartney and Wings
6. Bruce Hornsby and the Range
7. Doctor and the Medics
8. Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
9. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
10. Elvis Costello and the Attractions
11. Joan Lett and the Blackhearts
12. Prince and the Revolution
13. Katrina and the Waves
14. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
15. Neil Young and Crazy Horse
16. Gary Byrd and the G. B. Experience
17. Lonnie Donegan and His Skiffle Group
18. Acker Bilk and the Paramount Jazz Band
19. Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires
20. Harold Melvin and the Bluetones
21. Dr Hook and the Medicine Show
22. Johnny and the Hurricanes
23. Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs
24. Eddie and the Hotrods

Using the internet, research and complete the names of these groups by
naming the singer most closely associated with the backing band.
ANSWERS
1. Sly and the Family Stone
2. Bill Haley and the Comets
3. Derek and the Dominos
4. Echo and the Bunnymen
5. Booker and the MGs
6. Diana Ross and the Supremes
7. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
8. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
9. Prince and the New Power Generation
10. Yazz and the Plastic Population
11. Hootie and the Blowfish
12. Mike and the Mechanics
13. Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
14. Roy Wood and Wizzard
15. Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
16. Iggy Pop and the Stooges
17. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
18. Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
19. Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
20. Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians
21. Joe Brown and the Bruvvers
22. James Brown and the Famous Flames
23. Lulu and the Luvvers
24. Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders

ANSWERS
1. Adam and the Ants
2. KC and the Sunshine Band
3. Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine
4. Gladys Knight and the Pips
5. John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band
6. Bob Marley and the Wailers
7. Kool and the Gang
8. Huey Lewis and the News
9. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
10. Kid Creole and the Coconuts
11. Freddie and the Dreamers
12. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
13. Buddy Holly and the Crickets
14. Gary Numan and Tubeway Army
15. Cliff Richard and the Drifters
16. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
17. Sheila E and the E-Train
18. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
19. Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes
20. Wyclef Jean and the Refugee Allstars
21. Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
22. Brian Poole and the Tremeloes
23. Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
24. Bobby Angelo and the Tuxedos


ANSWERS

‘Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman’
(1975)
‘Stand By Your Man’ Tammy Wynette
‘This hit that ice cold Michelle Pfeiffer
that white gold’ (2015)
‘Uptown Funk’ Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars
‘A few questions that I need to know,
how you could ever treat me so’ (1997)
‘Never Ever’ All Saints
‘There’s nothing you can do that can’t be
done’ (1967)
‘All You Need is Love’ The Beatles
‘ There’s dancing behind the movie
scenes’ (1998)
‘Brimful of Asha’ Cornershop
‘I bet you’re wondering how I knew’
(1969)
‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ Marvin Gaye
‘I used to think maybe you loved me,
now baby I’m sure’ (1985)
‘Walking on Sunshine’ Katrina and The Waves
‘Today is gonna be the day that they’re
gonna throw it back to you’ (1995)
‘Wonderwall’ Oasis
‘When I’m feeling blue, all I have to do,
is take a look at you’ (1988)
‘Groovy Kind of Love’ Phil Collins
‘I wonder if one day that you’ll say that
you care’ (1967)
‘Puppet on a String’ Sandie Shaw
‘Fire in the disco’ (2003) ‘Danger High Voltage’ Electric Six
‘The silicon chip inside her head’ (1979) ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’ The Boomtown Rats
‘Just shoot for the stars if it feels right
and aim for my heart if you feel like’ ‘Moves like Jagger’ Maroon 5
(2010)
‘You keep saying you’ve got something ‘These Boots Are Made for
for me’ (1966)
Nancy Sinatra
Walking’
‘ Remember those walls I built, well baby
they’re tumbling down’ (2008)
‘Halo’ Beyoncé
‘ I know I stand in line until you think you
have the time to spend an evening with ‘Somethin’ Stupid’ Frank and Nancy Sinatra
me’ (1967)
‘ Some people might say my life is in a
rut’ (1980)
‘Going Underground’ The Jam
‘I get knocked down’ (1997) ‘Tubthumping’ Chumbawamba
‘I got my head checked by a jumbo jet’
(1997)
‘Song 2’ Blur
‘The Mississippi Delta was shining like a
national guitar’ (1986)
‘Graceland’ Paul Simon
‘Sometimes you’re better off dead,
there’s a gun in your hand, it’s pointing ‘West End Girls’ The Pet Shop Boys
at your head’ (1986)
‘Look into my eyes, you will see what
you mean to me’ (1991)
‘Everything I Do (I Do it for You)’ Bryan Adams
‘When I was young, it seemed that life
was so wonderful, a miracle’ (1970)
‘The Logical Song’ Supertramp
‘I’m here just like I said, though it’s
breaking every rule I’ve ever made’ ‘Leave Right Now’ Will Young
(2003)

ANSWERS

‘There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters
‘Stairway to Heaven’ Led Zeppelin
is gold’ (1971)
‘I remember when, I remember, I
‘Crazy’ Gnarles Barkley
remember when I lost my mind’ (2006)
‘We skipped the light fandango’ (1967) ‘Whiter Shade of Pale’ Procol Harum
‘Like the legend of phoenix all ends with
‘Get Lucky’ Daft Punk
beginnings’ (2013)
‘As I walk through the valley of the
‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Coolio feat. LV
shadow of death’ (1995)
‘It’s close to midnight and something
‘Thriller’ Michael Jackson
evil’s lurking in the dark’ (1983)
‘Please, please tell me now’ (1983) ‘Is There Something I should Know?’ Duran Duran
‘They say we’re young and we don’t
‘I Got You Babe’ Sonny and Cher
know’ (1965)
‘I’m coming up’ (2002) ‘Get the Party Started’ Pink
‘And you may find yourself living in a
‘Once in a Lifetime’ Talking Heads
shotgun shack’ (1981)
‘I met a gin-soaked-bar-room queen in
‘Honky Tonk Woman’ Rolling Stones
Memphis’ (1969)
‘Yes! So crazy right now’ (2003) ‘Crazy in Love’ Beyoncé
‘You were working as a waitress in a
‘Don’t You Want Me’ The Human League
cocktail bar when I met you’ (1981)
‘You’re insecure, don’t know what for’
‘What Makes You Beautiful’ One Direction
(2011)
‘I heard you on the wireless back in ‘52’
‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ The Buggles
(1979)
‘Well you’re dirty and sweet, clad in
black, don’t look back, and I love you’ ‘Get it On’ T-Rex
(1971)
‘Well, I don’t know why I came here
‘Stuck in the Middle with You’ Stealers Wheel
tonight’ (1973)
‘Now there’s a backstreet lover that is
‘Walk This Way’ Run DMC
always undercover’ (1986)
‘Holding you closer it’s time that I told
‘Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) Spiller
you everything’s going to be fine’ (2000)
‘Ever seen a blind man cross the road?’
‘Handbags and Gladrags’ Stereophonics
(2001)
‘Every night I grab some money and I go
‘Dead Ringer for Love’ Meatloaf
down to the bar’ (1981)
‘In my imagination, there is no
complication, I dream about you all the ‘I Should be so Lucky’ Kylie Minogue
time’ (1988)
‘You think I’m pretty without any make-
‘Teenage Dream’ Katy Perry
up on’ (2010)
‘Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking
when I said I’d like to smash every tooth ‘Big Mouth Strikes Again’ The Smiths
in your head’ (1986)

ANSWERS

‘Right about now’ (1998) ‘Rockafeller Skank’ Fatboy Slim
‘Enjoy this trip, enjoy this trip – and it is
‘Theme from S Express’ S Express
a trip’ (1988)
‘Why do birds suddenly appear?’ (1970) ‘(They Long to Be) Close to You’ The Carpenters
‘There lived a certain man in Russia long
‘Rasputin’ Boney M
ago’ (1978)
‘I wanna hold ‘em like they do in Texas
‘Poker Face’ Lady Gaga
please’ (2008)
‘Hell is gone and heaven’s here’ (1998) ‘Let Me Entertain You’ Robbie Williams
‘What you want, baby I got’ (1967) ‘Respect’ Aretha Franklin

‘One, two, three, four, five, everybody in
‘Mambo No.5’ Lou Bega
the car, so come on let’s ride’ (1999)
‘I make it alone’ (1980) ‘One Day I’ll Fly Away’ Randy Crawford
‘Poor old Johnny Ray’ (1982) ‘Come on Eileen’ Dexy’s Midnight Runners
‘I am just a poor boy though my story’s
‘The Boxer’ Simon and Garfunkel
seldom told’ (1969)
‘It might seem crazy what I’m about to
‘Happy’ Pharrell Williams
say’ (2014)
‘Street’s like a jungle so call the police’
‘Girls and Boys’ Blur
(1994)
‘I feel so extraordinary something’s got a
‘True Faith’ New Order
hold on me’ (1987)
‘There must be some kind of way out of
‘All Along the Watchtower’ Jimi Hendrix
here’ (1968)
‘Holly came from Miami FLA’ (1973) ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ Lou Reed
‘We’ll do it all, everything on our own’
‘Chasing Cars’ Snow Patrol
(2006)
‘Once upon a time not so long ago’
‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ Bon Jovi
(1986)
‘I was searchin’ on a one-way street’
‘Sweet Talkin’ Woman’ Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
(1978)
‘Who knows what tomorrow brings?’
‘Up Where we Belong’ Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
(1983)
‘You never close your eyes any more
‘You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling’ The Righteous Brothers
when I kiss your lips’ (1965)
‘We walked in the cold air, freezing
‘Vienna’ Ultravox
breath on the windowpane’ (1981)
‘I wake up every day it’s a daydream’
‘Bonkers’ Dizzee Rascal
(2009)
‘If you like to gamble, I tell you I’m your
‘The Ace of Spades’ Motorhead
man’ (1980)

the performers.
‘I heard that you’ve settled down’ (2011) ‘Someone Like You’ Adele
‘Get Up (I Feel Like Being) A Sex
‘Get up, get on up’ (1970) James Brown
Machine’
‘Oh baby baby, how was I supposed to
‘Baby One More Time’ Britney Spears
know?’ (1999)
‘Goodbye Norma Jean’ (1974) ‘Candle in the Wind’ Elton John
‘Help me escape this feeling of
‘Relight my Fire’ Take That/Lulu
insecurity’ (1993)
‘On a dark desert highway’ (1977) ‘Hotel California’ The Eagles
‘We’ve got stars directing our fate’
‘Millennium’ Robbie Williams
(1998)
‘My baby don’t mess around because
‘Hey Ya!’ OutKast
she loves me so’ (2004)
‘Hey there, here I am, I’m the man on
‘Hard to Handle’ Otis Reading
the scene’ (1968)
‘I see you driving around town with the
‘Forget You’ CeeLo Green
girl I love’ (2010)
‘You could have a steam train if you’d
‘Sledgehammer’ Peter Gabriel
just lay down your tracks’ (1986)
‘Nobody on the road, nobody on the
‘The Boys of Summer’ Don Henley
beach’ (1985)
‘Though I’ve tried before to tell her of
the feelings I have for her in my heart’ ‘Every Little Thing She Does is Magic’ The Police
(1981)
‘I’m the trouble starter, punkin’
‘Firestarter’ The Prodigy
instigator’ (1996)
‘My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
‘That You’ (Dido) or ‘Stan’ Eminem
got out of bed at all’ (2001/2000)
‘You’ve done it all, you’ve broken every
‘Make Me Smile’ Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
code’ (1975)
‘I want you to love me like I’m hot pie’
‘Only Girl (In the World)’ Rihanna
(2010)
‘You’ve been around all night and that’s
‘Mickey’ Toni Basil
a little long’ (1982)
‘There’s no point in asking, you’ll get no
‘Pretty Vacant’ The Sex Pistols
reply’ (1977)
‘I want to run, I want to hide’ (1987) ‘Where the Streets have No Name’ U2
‘Down, down, you bring me down’
‘I Am the Resurrection’ The Stone Roses
(1992)
‘Time goes by so slowly’ (2005) ‘Hung Up’ Madonna
‘Yeah, I’m out that Brooklyn, now I’m
‘Empire State of Mind’ Jay Z and Alicia Keys
down in Tribeca’ (2009)
‘Here comes Johnny Yen again’ (1996) ‘Lust for Life’ Iggy Pop

ANSWERS

‘Out on the wily, windy moors’ (1978) ‘Wuthering Heights’ Kate Bush
‘In the deserts of Sudan’ (1978) ‘Hit Me with your Rhythm Stick’ Ian Dury and the Blockheads
‘You’ve got a great car, yeah, what’s
‘Bohemian Like You’ Dandy Warhols
wrong with it today?’ (2001)
‘I met her in a club down in north Soho’
‘Lola’ The Kinks
(1970)
‘I thought I saw a man brought to life’
‘Torn’ Natalie Imbruglia
(1997)
‘Sometimes I feel I’ve got to run away’
‘Tainted Love’ Soft Cell
(1981)
‘You, you’re such a big star to me’ (2006) ‘Shine’ Take That
‘She came from Greece, she had a thirst
‘Common People’ Pulp
for knowledge’ (1995)
‘The lights are on, but you’re not home’
‘Addicted to Love’ Robert Palmer
(1986)
‘I made it through the wilderness’ (1984) ‘Like a Virgin’ Madonna
‘Look at the stars, look how they shine
‘Yellow’ Coldplay
for you’ (2000)
‘Once I had a love and it was a gas’
‘Heart of Glass’ Blondie
(1979)
‘So if you’re lonely you know I’m here
‘Take Me Out’ Franz Ferdinand
waiting for you’ (2004)
‘How many times have you woken up
‘Always the Sun’ The Stranglers
and prayed for the rain?’ (1986)
‘May I have you attention please?’
‘The Real Slim Shady’ Eminem
(2000)
‘It’s a beautiful night, we’re looking for
‘Marry You’ Bruno Mars
something dumb to do’ (2010)
‘When the moon is in the seventh house
‘Aquarius (Let the Sun Shine In) Fifth Dimension
and Jupiter aligns with Mars’ (1969)
‘Well I guess it would be nice if I could
‘Faith’ George Michael
touch your body’ (1987)
‘I’ve been cheated by you since I don’t
‘Mamma Mia’ Abba
know when’ (1975)
‘I’ve known a few guys who thought they
‘That Don’t Impress me Much’ Shania Twain
were pretty smart’ (1999)
‘Oh, yeah, I’ll tell you something’ (1963) ‘I Want to Hold your Hand’ The Beatles
‘Sexy, everything about you is so sexy’
‘Just a Little’ Liberty X
(2002)
‘Guess it’s true I’m not good at a one-
‘Stay with Me’ Sam Smith
night stand’ (2014)
‘Are you gonna take me home tonight’
‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ Queen
(1978)
Boy Bands
ANSWERS
1. Gary, Mark, Robbie, Jason, Howard Take That
2. Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, Zayn One Direction
3. Ronan, Stephen, Mikey, Shane, Keith Boyzone
4. Aston, JB, Marvin, Oritsé JLS
5. Micky, Davy, Michael, Peter The Monkees
6. Alan, Donny, Merrill, Jay, Wayne The Osmonds
7. Les, Eric, Woody, Alan, Derek The Bay City Rollers
8. Luke, Matt, Craig Bros
9. Joe, Kevin, Nick Jonas Brothers
10. Bryan, Shane, Mark, Nicky, Kian Westlife
11. Antony, Duncan, Lee, Simon Blue
12. Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael, Tito The Jackson 5
13. Danny, Donnie, Joey, Jonathan, Jordan New Kids on the Block
14. JC, Justin, Chris, Joey, James N Sync
15. J, Ritchie, Scott, Richard, Sean 5ive
16. Danny, Dougie, Harry, James, Matt, Tom McBusted
17. Nick, Howie, Brian, AJ, Kevin Backstreet Boys
18. Tony, Brian, John, Terry East 17
19. Danny, Donnie, Joey, Jonathan, Jordon, AJ, Brian, Howie, Nick NKOTBSB
20. Wanya, Michael, Shawn, Nathan Boyz II Men
21. George, Jaymi, JJ, Josh Union J
22. Barclay, Casey, Charlie, Chris, Jake, James, Reece, Tom Stereo Kids
23. Phil, Mark, Jason Big Fun


ANSWERS
1. After a character in the film Barbarella (and also the name of the club in Birmingham
where the band first performed) Duran Duran
2. From ‘Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Inner Excellence’ Beastie Boys
3. A shock name referring to the assassination of two prominent US politicians
Dead Kennedys
4. From ‘Ladies Love Cool James’ LL Cool J
5. After a medieval torture instrument Iron Maiden
6. Inspired by the answer to the meaning of life (according to Douglas Adams) Level 42
7. From the name of a famous agriculturalist and author of Horse-Hoeing Husbandry
Jethro Tull
8. After the band’s home town in Somerset Portishead
9. Taken from a French magazine title and meaning ‘fast fashion’ Depeche Mode
10. After a German art movement of the 1920’s and 1930’s Bauhaus
11. After a pair of characters in the Tintin cartoons by Hergé The Thompson Twins
12. Inspired by the band’s cramped living conditions while working on their debut album
Crowded House
13. Named after the Austrian whose assassination precipitated the First World War
Franz Ferdinand
14. After a term for obsessive computer enthusiasts The Propellerheads
15. From a Muddy Waters song The Rolling Stones

16. Inspired by the Velvet Underground and their song ‘Venus in Furs’
The Psychedelic Furs
17. From the title of a ‘video nasty’ featuring a large number of enraged antagonists
10,000 Maniacs
18. From a book by J. R. R. Tolkein Marillion
19. Originally as a parody of Fats Domino’s name Chubby Checker
20. After the silver ball in the Woody Allen film, Sleeper, which had a drug-like effect
when touched The Orb
21. Taken from the title of a Steely Dan song Deacon Blue
22. After the high priestess of Vulcan in Star Trek T’Pau
23. After the German word for ‘power plant’ Kraftwerk
24. From the names of the two founder members added to that of a trucking magazine
Bachman Turner Overdrive

ANSWERS
1. After the lead singer’s bleached hair Blondie
2. Taken from the name on an unemployment benefit form UB40
3. Changed their name from the ‘Chicago Transit Authority’ after legal action by the City
of Chicago Chicago
4. Prompted by a newspaper headline reporting Frank Sinatra’s move to California

Frankie Goes to Hollywood
5. Inspired by the term ‘rhythmic gymnastics’, a method of teaching music

Eurythmics
6. From the desperate financial situation the band members once found themselves in
Dire Straits
7. After the French town and football team St. Etienne
8. After a children’s programme on French TV about a little boy and his dog
Belle and Sebastian
9. From the slang term for the drug Dexedrine Dexy’s Midnight Runners
10. As a parody of many groups whose names start with ‘the’ The The
11. Named after the river in Greek mythology that separates the earth from the
underworld Styx
12. From the slang term for lesbian Scissor Sisters
13. Taken from the name of a chain of cinemas Roxy Music
14. Meaning ‘beyond the voice’ in Latin Ultravox
15. From a joke once made about the band’s future prospects ‘going down like a lead
balloon’ Led Zeppelin
16. Based on the Italian phrase for ‘political writings’ Scritti Politti
17. Named after a character in the Back to the Future series of films McFly
18. The nickname for the bouffant hairstyle sported by its female members
The B52’s
19. Originally named after a children’s book called Mr Crowe’s Garden The Black Crowes
20. Spanish for ‘the Wolves’ Los Lobos
21. After a book written by Herman Melville, this artist’s great-uncle Moby
22. From the nicknames of the two lead singers, Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels
Run DMC
23. After a slang term for a drug user who takes a lot of speed Motorhead
24. From a term for the detached gaze of a battle-weary or shell-shocked soldier
Thousand Yard Stare
Novelty Records
ANWERS
1. ‘Can We Fix It?’ (2000) Bob the Builder

2. ‘Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) (1976) The Wurzels
3. ‘ Say Eh-Oh!’ (1997) Teletubbies
4. ‘Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West’ (1971) Benny Hill
5. ‘There’s No-One Quite Like Grandma’ (1980) St. Winifred’s School Choir
6. ‘The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) (2014) Ylvis
7. ‘Shaddap You Face’ (1981) Joe Dolce Music Theatre
8. ‘Gangman Style’ (2012) Psy
9. ‘Grandad’ (1971) Clive Dunn
10. ‘Eat It’ (1984) Weird Al Yankovic
11. ‘Chocolate Salty Balls’ (1999) Chef
12. ‘The Chicken Song’ (1986) Spitting Image
13. ‘Star Trekkin’’ (1986) The Firm
14. ‘Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Please’ (1980) Splodgenessabounds
15. ‘My Ding-a-Ling’ (1972) Chuck Berry
16. ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ (1960) Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren
17. ‘The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) (2002) Las Ketchup
18. ‘I’m Sexy and I Know It’ (2011) LMFAO
19. ‘I’m too Sexy’ (1991) Right Said Fred
20. ‘Barbie Girl’ (1997) Aqua
21. ‘Crazy Frog’ (2005) Axel F
22. ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ (1974) Karl Douglas
23. ‘We All Stand Together’ (1984) Paul McCartney and The Frog Chorus
24. ‘Jilted John’ (1978) Jilted John

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Singers and Backers 1

1. and the Pacemakers

Singers and Backers 2

1. and the Family Stone

Singers and Backers 3

1. and the Ants

First Lines of Pop Songs 1

First Lines of Pop Songs 2

First Lines of Pop Songs 3

‘What you want, baby I got’ (1967)

‘Poor old Johnny Ray’ (1982)

First Lines of Pop Songs 4

‘Get up, get on up’ (1970)

First Lines of Pop Songs 5

‘In the deserts of Sudan’ (1978)

1. Gary, Mark, Robbie, Jason, Howard

2. Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, Zayn

3. Ronan, Stephen, Mikey, Shane, Keith

4. Aston, JB, Marvin, Oritsé

5. Micky, Davy, Michael, Peter

6. Alan, Donny, Merrill, Jay, Wayne

7. Les, Eric, Woody, Alan, Derek

8. Luke, Matt, Craig

9. Joe, Kevin, Nick

10. Bryan, Shane, Mark, Nicky, Kian

11. Antony, Duncan, Lee, Simon

12. Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael, Tito

13. Danny, Donnie, Joey, Jonathan, Jordan

14. JC, Justin, Chris, Joey, James

15. J, Ritchie, Scott, Richard, Sean

16. Danny, Dougie, Harry, James, Matt, Tom

17. Nick, Howie, Brian, AJ, Kevin

18. Tony, Brian, John, Terry

20. Wanya, Michael, Shawn, Nathan

21. George, Jaymi, JJ, Josh

22. Barclay, Casey, Charlie, Chris, Jake, James, Reece, Tom

23. Phil, Mark, Jason

Rock and Pop Names 1

2. From ‘Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Inner Excellence’

3. A shock name referring to the assassination of two prominent US politicians

4. From ‘Ladies Love Cool James’

5. After a medieval torture instrument

6. Inspired by the answer to the meaning of life (according to Douglas Adams)

7. From the name of a famous agriculturalist and author of Horse-Hoeing Husbandry

8. After the band’s home town in Somerset

9. Taken from a French magazine title and meaning ‘fast fashion’

10. After a German art movement of the 1920’s and 1930’s

11. After a pair of characters in the Tintin cartoons by Hergé

14. After a term for obsessive computer enthusiasts

15. From a Muddy Waters song

18. From a book by J. R. R. Tolkein

19. Originally as a parody of Fats Domino’s name

21. Taken from the title of a Steely Dan song

22. After the high priestess of Vulcan in Star Trek

23. After the German word for ‘power plant’

Rock and Pop Names 2

1. After the lead singer’s bleached hair

2. Taken from the name on an unemployment benefit form

4. Prompted by a newspaper headline reporting Frank Sinatra’s move to California