Flashback 9/1/11

FLASHBACK

1. Name the band that was the first to release the famous “Tequila” instrumental.

2. What was the follow-up song that Shelley Fabares released after her No. 1 hit “Johnny Angel”?

3. Which group wrote and released “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” and when?

4. What was Chicago’s first No. 1 hit single?

5. Name the big 1980 hit by Lipps Inc.

6. Who released “Black Velvet” in 1988? What’s the song about?

Answers

1. The Champs, in 1958. The song won a Grammy. Numerous groups have covered “Tequila,” including Dr. Feelgood.

2. “Johnny Loves Me,” released in 1962 on her “The Things We Did Last Summer” album. It only reached No. 21 on the charts.

3. The Four Seasons, in 1975. Legend says the song was originally to be about Prohibition ending in 1933.

4. “Beginnings,” in 1971. The band didn’t have another hit until “Call On Me” in 1974.

5. Lipps Inc. (pronounced “lip sync”) scored No. 1 status all around the world with “Funkytown,” sometimes on multiple charts.

6. Alannah Myles. It’s said the song is about Elvis Presley and his many images being painted on black velvet. It charted around the world.