Monday, July 31, 2023

Music Trivia: R

All of these songs have one-word titles that begin with the letter R.  How many can you get?

1.  This late-70s Styx hit was written by Tommy Shaw, but fellow guitarist JY played the guitar solo on it.

2.  This mid-70s Fleetwood Mac song cemented Stevie Nicks' witchy persona.

3.  This late-70s Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers hit reached #15 on the Billboard charts and, according to Wikipedia, "is widely regarded as one of Petty's best songs."

4.  This late-90s Collective Soul hit was from their platinum-certified 4th album. 

5.  This early-90s Black Crowes hit is said to be about the war on drugs.

8 comments:

  1. I could only get the first two without resorting to the internet.
    I'm a lamer... ;-)

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  2. Anonymous11:50 PM

    #3. Refugee?

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  3. Of course it is! Interestingly enough, though, it's not my favorite song on that album. That title goes to Here Comes My Girl.

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  4. Anonymous11:23 PM

    1. Renegade
    2. Rhiannon
    3. Refugee

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  5. Anonymous11:28 PM

    Early ’70s Yes hit whose title relates to traffic management infrastructure.

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  6. Anonymous11:31 PM

    1980 Herb Alpert #1 hit later sampled by Biggie Smalls.

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  7. Anonymous11:37 PM

    The Police broke through in 1979 with this song about the world’s oldest profession.

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