Strange Tunes In Other Words Trivia Quiz
The titles to these strange songs through the years have been re-worded. Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to decipher the song titles and match them to their artists. All songs, though weird, got actual air play on the radio.
A matching quiz
by bigjohnsludge.
Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Very Thin Walking Appendages Plus Everything"
Answer:
Joe Tex
"Skinny Legs and All" by soul singer Joe Tex was released in 1967 and reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other songs by Tex include "Hold What You've Got", "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)", "I Gotcha", and "A Sweet Woman Like You".
"Skinny Legs and All" by soul singer Joe Tex was released in 1967 and reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other songs by Tex include "Hold What You've Got", "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)", "I Gotcha", and "A Sweet Woman Like You".
2. "Small Cobra Killing Mammal"
Answer:
Elephant's Memory
"Mongoose" by Elephant's Memory was released in 1970 and reached number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In Chicago, the song reached number five on radio
station WCFL. Between 1971 and 1973 the band was the back-up band for John Lennon and Yoko Ono and went by the name Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band.
"Mongoose" by Elephant's Memory was released in 1970 and reached number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In Chicago, the song reached number five on radio
station WCFL. Between 1971 and 1973 the band was the back-up band for John Lennon and Yoko Ono and went by the name Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band.
3. "Rifle Manufacturer House of Worship"
Answer:
New Vaudeville Band
"Winchester Cathedral" by the New Vaudeville Band was released in 1966 and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The vocals of the song were done in a Rudy Vallee megaphone-style as was done in the 1920s. The song won a Grammy for Contemporary (R&R) Recording.
"Winchester Cathedral" by the New Vaudeville Band was released in 1966 and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The vocals of the song were done in a Rudy Vallee megaphone-style as was done in the 1920s. The song won a Grammy for Contemporary (R&R) Recording.
4. "People Are Arriving With the Intent of Transporting Me Somewhere Else, Chuckle Chuckle!"
Answer:
Napoleon XIV
"They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa" by Napoleon XIV was released in 1966 and reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is a novelty song about a man who sinks into madness after a break-up with a woman which causes him to be committed to mental institution, or as the song says, the 'funny-farm'.
"They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa" by Napoleon XIV was released in 1966 and reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is a novelty song about a man who sinks into madness after a break-up with a woman which causes him to be committed to mental institution, or as the song says, the 'funny-farm'.
5. "Greetings Female Birth Parent and Greetings Daddy (A Bivouac Correspondence)"
Answer:
Alan Sherman
"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)" by Alan Sherman was released in 1963 and reached number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is a novelty tune that Sherman came up with when he received a complaint letter from his own son who was attending a summer camp.
The lyrics talk about the fun he would be having if so many bad things weren't happening. The song was the inspiration for a TV sitcom in 1963 called "Camp Runamuck" and a children's book in 2004 called "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah!".
"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)" by Alan Sherman was released in 1963 and reached number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is a novelty tune that Sherman came up with when he received a complaint letter from his own son who was attending a summer camp.
The lyrics talk about the fun he would be having if so many bad things weren't happening. The song was the inspiration for a TV sitcom in 1963 called "Camp Runamuck" and a children's book in 2004 called "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah!".
6. "Scary Broom Riding Physician"
Answer:
David Seville
"Witch Doctor" by Ross Bagdasarian, under his stage name David Seville, was released in 1958 and reached number one on the US Cash Box Top 100 chart. Seville got the idea for the song from reading the book "Duel with the Witch Doctor". In the book, the narrator asks a witch doctor for advice about a love gone wrong and the witch doctor answers with "Oo-ee, oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla bing-bang".
"Witch Doctor" by Ross Bagdasarian, under his stage name David Seville, was released in 1958 and reached number one on the US Cash Box Top 100 chart. Seville got the idea for the song from reading the book "Duel with the Witch Doctor". In the book, the narrator asks a witch doctor for advice about a love gone wrong and the witch doctor answers with "Oo-ee, oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla bing-bang".
7. "Movie Theater Snack Made From Maize Kernels"
Answer:
Hot Butter
"Popcorn" by Hot Butter was released in 1972 and reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The tune is an instrumental with a synthesizer recreating the sound of popcorn popping in a musical arrangement and rhythm, much in the same way that the barking dogs do on the song "Jingle Bells".
"Popcorn" by Hot Butter was released in 1972 and reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The tune is an instrumental with a synthesizer recreating the sound of popcorn popping in a musical arrangement and rhythm, much in the same way that the barking dogs do on the song "Jingle Bells".
8. "South of the River Manner"
Answer:
PSY
"Gangnam Style" by South Korean rapper PSY was released in 2012 and reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was a world wide hit and reached the number one position on charts in 31 countries. The song also reached the number one position on the YouTube Top 100 Music Videos during the week of August 28, 2012.
"Gangnam Style" by South Korean rapper PSY was released in 2012 and reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was a world wide hit and reached the number one position on charts in 31 countries. The song also reached the number one position on the YouTube Top 100 Music Videos during the week of August 28, 2012.
9. "The Young Female William Belonging To Me"
Answer:
Jim Stafford
"My Girl Bill" by Jim Stafford was released in 1974 and reached number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The lyrics of the song lead the listener into thinking that the narrator is in a relationship with another man named Bill but, at the end of the song, you find that he's actually not saying "My Girl Bill" in the chorus, he's saying that she's "My Girl,....Bill".
He's explaining to Bill that the girl is not his any more and belongs to me now.
"My Girl Bill" by Jim Stafford was released in 1974 and reached number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The lyrics of the song lead the listener into thinking that the narrator is in a relationship with another man named Bill but, at the end of the song, you find that he's actually not saying "My Girl Bill" in the chorus, he's saying that she's "My Girl,....Bill".
He's explaining to Bill that the girl is not his any more and belongs to me now.
10. "Vine Swinging, Loin Cloth Wearing, Six Stringed Instrument Playing Jungle Man"
Source: Author bigjohnsludge
Answer:
Ray Stevens
"Gitarzan" by Ray Stevens was released in 1969 and reached number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is a novelty song about a Tarzan like character in a jungle who puts a band together consisting of himself, his girl named Jane with no last name, and a monkey who likes to get drunk and sing boogie-woogie.
"Gitarzan" by Ray Stevens was released in 1969 and reached number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is a novelty song about a Tarzan like character in a jungle who puts a band together consisting of himself, his girl named Jane with no last name, and a monkey who likes to get drunk and sing boogie-woogie.
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