Music Trivia Games, 70's, 70s, Seventies, Country, Rock, Folk, Pop

Stanza: Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say

Song: Hotel California

Artist: Eagles

Year: 1976, Chart: 1

Theme: Allegory about hedonism & greed in southern California in the 1970s

When she gets there she knows

If the stores are all closed ...

Stanza: With a word she can get what she came for

Song: Stairway to Heaven

Artist: Led Zeppelin

Year: 1971, Chart: 1

Theme: About a woman who accumulates money, but finds out the hard way her life had no meaning and will not get her into heaven

Stanza: I'm on the highway to hell

Song: Highway to Hell

Artist: AC/DC

Year: 1979, Chart: 47

Theme: Nickname for a road in Bon Scott's home town in Australia where many were killed on their way to a pub called The Raffles

And I knew if I had my chance,

That I could make those people dance ...

Stanza: And maybe they'd be happy for awhile

Song: American Pie

Artist: Don McLean

Year: 1971, Chart: 1

Theme: McLean admits this is about Buddy Holly, but has never said what the lyrics are about

Stanza: Their faces fade as the years go by

Song: More Than a Feeling

Artist: Boston

Year: 1976, Chart: 5

Theme: Group leader Tom Scholz wrote this song, inspired by the "heart-tugging mood" of the Left Banke's 1967 song "Walk Away Renee."

Stanza: They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said

Song: Come Sail Away

Artist: Styx

Year: 1977, Chart: 8

Theme: An allusion to the Bible verse of Ezekiel chapter 1:1-28 where a large wheel/cloud appears to Ezekiel and gives him instructions from God

Stanza: You're lookin' fancy and I like your style

Song: Rock & Roll All Night

Artist: Kiss

Year: 1975, Chart: 68

Theme: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley wrote this track as an anthem, a song that could be the rallying cry for all of their fans.

I take home my hard earned pay all on my own

I get down on my knees

and I start to pray ...

Stanza: Till the tears run down from my eyes

Song: Somebody to Love

Artist: Queen

Year: 1976, Chart: 13

Theme: A man calling out to God, asking why he works so hard, but can't find love. At the end of the song, he finds hope and decides he will not accept defeat.

If you're havin' trouble with your high school head

He's givin' you the blues ...

Stanza: You wanna graduate but not in his bed

Song: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Artist: AC/DC

Year: 1976, Chart: 47

Theme: Inspired by the 1962 animated cartoon series Beanie and Cecil. The main villain carried a business card that said, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap."

All our times have come

Here but now they're gone

Seasons don't fear the reaper ...

Stanza: Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain

Song: (Don't Fear) The Reaper

Artist: Blue Oyster Cult

Year: 1976, Chart: 12

Theme: About the inevitability of death and the belief that we should not fear it. Dharma was thinking about what would happen if he died and if he would be reunited with loved ones in the afterlife.

I close my eyes

Only for a moment and the moment's gone

All my dreams ...

Stanza: Pass before my eyes, a curiosity

Song: Dust in the Wind

Artist: Kansas

Year: 1977, Chart: 6

Theme: Kansas guitarist Kerry Livgren wrote this song about the true value of material things and success. Livgren started thinking about how he would eventually die just like everyone else.

I've got to run to keep from hiding, And I'm bound to

keep on riding

And I've got one more silver dollar ...

Stanza: But I'm not gonna let them catch me, no

Song: Midnight Rider

Artist: The Allman Brothers Band

Year: 1970, Chart: 19

Theme: This is Gregg Allman's signature song, describing how he continues on in the face of obstacles

When you're down

and out

When you're

on the street ...

Stanza: When evening falls so hard, I will comfort you

Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water

Artist: Simon & Garfunkel

Year: 1970, Chart: 1

Theme: Simon wrote this about providing comfort to a person in need. It started as a modest Gospel hymn but became more dramatic as he put it together.

Stanza: I hope someday you'll join us, And the world will be as one

Song: Imagine

Artist: John Lennon

Year: 1971, Chart: 3

Theme: Lennon was asking us to imagine a place where things that divide people (religion, possessions, etc.) did not exist. He felt that would be a much better place.

On the first part of the journey

I was looking at all the life

there were plants and birds and rocks and things ...

Stanza: there was sand and hills and rings

Song: A Horse With No Name

Artist: America

Year: 1972, Chart: 1

Theme: Some think "Horse" is slang for heroin. The band claims it is not. Lead singer Bunnell says its based on the things he saw while visiting the US.

Stanza: Behind a gun, I make my final stand

Song: Bad Company

Artist: Bad Company

Year: 1974, Chart:

Theme: The name of the band and single were inspired by the 1972 critically acclaimed Western of the same name staring Barry Brown and Jeff Bridges.

Just a few more hours

And I'll be right home to you

I think I hear them callin'

...

Stanza: Oh, Beth what can I do

Song: Beth

Artist: Kiss

Year: 1976, Chart: 7

Theme: The original title was "Beck," the nickname of songwriter Stan Penridge's girlfriend Becky

Stanza: Them wild-eyed boys, that'd been away

Song: The Boys Are Back In Town

Artist: Thin Lizzy

Year: 1976, Chart: 12

Theme: Inspired by their fans, the group wrote it after noticing that their shows were full of working-class guys looking to get out and have some fun

Well we got no class

And we got no principles

And we got no innocence

...

Stanza: We can't even think of a word that rhymes

Song: School's Out

Artist: Alice Cooper

Year: 1972, Chart: 7

Theme: Inspired by a warning said often in Bowery Boys movies in which one of the characters declares to another "School is out," meaning "to wise up."

Stanza: And another man named Bello, movin' around mysteriously.

Song: Hurricane

Artist: Bob Dylan

Year: 1975, Chart: 33

Theme: About Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer who spent 19 years in jail for a murder Dylan felt he did not commit.