70's and 80's Music Super Trivia....

[frankdracman23]

What was first rap song and by who?

 

You will get an argument on whatever answer you deem correct.

[Mack The Knife]

Through the first 20 years of the Rock And Roll Era (1955-75) only 3 artists had 18 consecutive Top 20 hits on the Billboard charts.

Elvis Presley and The Beatles were two of them. Who was the other?

[Mack The Knife]

Rod Stewart's Maggie May was originally the B side to what single?

 

Reason To Believe

[frankdracman23]

Reason To Believe

 

And who wrote and recorded that song?

[Mack The Knife]

And who wrote and recorded that song?

 

I have a version by the Carpenters, but not sure who penned it...

[Jim Schue]

What was first rap song and by who?

 

Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan.

[frankdracman23]

I have a version by the Carpenters, but not sure who penned it...

 

The Carpenters did cover it but the original writer also recorded it.

[jericho]

What was first rap song and by who?

 

Saw documentary on mtv and they say

Rapture by Blondi

[frankdracman23]

Through the first 20 years of the Rock And Roll Era (1955-75) only 3 artists had 18 consecutive Top 20 hits on the Billboard charts.

Elvis Presley and The Beatles were two of them. Who was the other?

 

I'm going to guess The Rolling Stones only because I cannot come up with anyone else.

[Mack The Knife]

Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan.

 

That would have been my pick, Jim.

[Mack The Knife]

I'm going to guess The Rolling Stones only because I cannot come up with anyone else.

 

Three Dog Night, whose streak began with "One" in 1969 and ended with "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" in 1974...

[frankdracman23]

Saw documentary on mtv and they say

Rapture by Blondi

 

That is not true. Blondie called the song "Rapture" because it had a Rap segment but they never claimed to be the first rap song. They deemed it a new emerging type of music as an off-shoot of hip-hop which was also semi-new.

[frankdracman23]

Three Dog Night, whose streak began with "One" in 1969 and ended with "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" in 1974...

 

I could come up with maybe 6 or 7 Three Dog Night songs......but not 18!!!

[Mack The Knife]

I could come up with maybe 6 or 7 Three Dog Night songs......but not 18!!!

 

Did a little research. Peak position in ( ).

 

One (5)

Easy To Be Hard (4)

Eli's Coming (10)

Celebrate (15)

Mama Told Me Not To Come (1)

Out In The Country (15)

One Man Band (19)

Joy To The World (1)

Liar (7)

An Old Fashioned Love Song (4)

Never Been To Spain (5)

Family Of Man (12)

Black And White (1)

Pieces Of April (19)

Shambala (3)

Let Me Serenade You (17)

The Show Must Go On (4)

Sure As I'm Sittin' Here (16)

[rockmom]

Saw documentary on mtv and they say

Rapture by Blondi

 

On the Autoamerican album, which I own on vinyl. Got it for Christmas 1980