Loaded Questions 12/21/22 - Pop Music
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Happy Wednesday everyone, and happy solstice! Hope your holiday plans are going well. I’m back after a fun trip to New York, and now back in my hometown to spend time with family. We’ve got a pop music set of questions, with not a lot of Christmas songs. Enjoy, and feel free to listen to Classic Vinyl on Sirius.
1. What two sisters surnamed Wilson formed the band Heart in 1970?
2. What musician known for his overdub experimentation, Caribbean fusion sounds, and tenor work created the 1971 song "Coconut", and the 1968 song "Everybody's Talkin'", which was featured in "Midnight Cowboy"?
3. While Bryan Adams's song "(Everything i Do) I Do It for You" dominated the charts in 1991, Bryan Abrams was a founding member of what R&B group that had the 1991 song "I Wanna Sex You Up"?
4. Although Ice Cube had left by 1990, who were the four members of NWA at the time of their 1992 breakup?
5. The title of a 2022 hit, what phrase has been defined by the rapper Gunna as "keep it real"?
6. What Cuban-American actress voiced Luise Madrigal in "Encanto", where her song "Surface Pressure" became a Top 10 hit in 2022?
7. The chorus of Olivia Newton-John's "Physical' is featured in what 2021 song by Doja Cat featuring SZA, found on her album "Planet Her"?
8. Who won the 1983 Grammy for Song of the Year for his version of the song "Always on My Mind"?
9. What member of the Beach Boys that isn't a Wilson wrote the 1975 Barry Manilow song "I Write the Songs"?
10. What 1998 song by The Goo Goo Dolls was nominated for two Grammys and is one of the biggest crossover hits in music history?
11. What can love do, according to the title of a country music hit performed by The Judds?
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1. What two sisters surnamed Wilson formed the band Heart in 1970?
Ann, Nancy
2. What musician known for his overdub experimentation, Caribbean fusion sounds, and tenor work created the 1971 song "Coconut", and the 1968 song "Everybody's Talkin'", which was featured in "Midnight Cowboy"?
Harry Nilsson
3. While Bryan Adams's song "(Everything i Do) I Do It for You" dominated the charts in 1991, Bryan Abrams was a founding member of what R&B group that had the 1991 song "I Wanna Sex You Up"?
Color Me Badd
4. Although Ice Cube had left by 1990, who were the four members of NWA at the time of their 1992 breakup?
DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren
5. The title of a 2022 hit, what phrase has been defined by the rapper Gunna as "keep it real"?
Pushin P
6. What Cuban-American actress voiced Luise Madrigal in "Encanto", where her song "Surface Pressure" became a Top 10 hit in 2022?
Jessica Darrow
7. The chorus of Olivia Newton-John's "Physical' is featured in what 2021 song by Doja Cat featuring SZA, found on her album "Planet Her"?
Kiss Me More
8. Who won the 1983 Grammy for Song of the Year for his version of the song "Always on My Mind"?
Willie Nelson
9. What member of the Beach Boys that isn't a Wilson wrote the 1975 Barry Manilow song "I Write the Songs"?
Bruce Johnston
10. What 1998 song by The Goo Goo Dolls was nominated for two Grammys and is one of the biggest crossover hits in music history?
Iris
11. What can love do, according to the title of a country music hit performed by The Judds?
Build A Bridge