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Friday, October 07, 2005

The Friday Brain-teaser from Xrefer

The Friday Brain-teaser from Xrefer - this week: Song Titles. Answers here

1. Which song did Elton John revive in 1997 as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales?
2. A special phrase was popularized by singer Pearl Bailey in her 1952 hit song It Takes Two to...what?
3. Complete the title of this song performed by Procol Harum in the late 1960s: A Whiter Shade of...what?
4. A hit song performed by Bill Haley and the Comets popularized the 1950s phrase: See You Later...what?
5. Lou Reed's 1972 hit song "Walk on the Wild Side" was an ode to the denizens of the movies of which film-maker of the 1960s?
6. Which song by Bob Dylan, released in 1965 on his album "Bringing It All Back Home," became a hit for the Byrds?
7. Complete the title of this jazzy song from "The Threepenny Opera," which was a hit for Bobby Darin in 1959: Mack the... what?
8. What was the title of the song recorded by Band Aid in 1984 to help famine victims in Ethiopia?
9. Which 1996 hit song by the British rock band Oasis echoed the title of a 1956 play by John Osborne?
10. Dolly Parton was enabled to launch her solo career in 1974 with the international success of which song?

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