Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Duke Ellington's biggest hit was #1 for 5 weeks in a row in 1964. The song was so popular that Spike Jones's parody of it became a #4 hit in 1945. What was the song's name?

2) Benny Goodman had a hit with this 1936 song by Billy Hill that advised, "you've got to give a little, take a little, and let your poor heart break a little." What was the song?

3) This 1941 song was #1 for 10 weeks, making it the Jimmy Dorsey Band's biggest hit. What was the name of the tune that compared the singer's sweetheart to a "pretty little poppy"?

Answers:

1) "Cocktails for Two"

2) "Glory of Love"

3) "Amapola"

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