Finish this advertising jingle: Oh, I wish I were ......
Correct answer: an Oscar-Mayer weiner
The Oscar Mayer advertising jingle begins, “Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener.”
Chart Hits, Jingles & Music History
Explore the links between a song, its performer and the wider musical tradition around it. The 10 questions range from advertising jingles and pop recordings to opera, country, brass instruments and protest songs. Pay particular attention to attribution and wording: identifying the artist behind a recording is different from identifying a composer or interpreting a lyric.
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- Finish this advertising jingle: Oh, I wish I were ......
- Which singer released the 2006 album Back to Basics?
- What artist said, People deserve the truth. They deserve honesty. The best music, you can seek some shelter in it momentarily, but its essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.?
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Which singer released the 2006 album Back to Basics?
Correct answer: Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera released Back to Basics in 2006. The album draws on older jazz, blues and soul styles while combining them with contemporary pop and R&B production.
What artist said, People deserve the truth. They deserve honesty. The best music, you can seek some shelter in it momentarily, but its essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.?
Correct answer: Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen made this statement about music offering honesty, temporary shelter, and strength to face the world.
This singers song Me and Mrs. Jones is frequently heard on oldies stations, which is not surprising, since it reached number one in 1972. For some reason we rarely heard his follow up, Thanks for Saving My Life.
Correct answer: Billy Paul
Billy Paul recorded “Me and Mrs. Jones,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972, and later released “Thanks for Saving My Life.”
Which artist achieved her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single with Like a Virgin?
Correct answer: Madonna
Like a Virgin became Madonna's first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single.
How many commas are there in the written version of the song, Good Morning to All?
Correct answer: 4
The commonly written lyrics contain four commas: two after “you” and two in the line “Good morning, dear children,”
Who composed the opera Aida?
Correct answer: Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi composed Aida, an opera first performed in Cairo in 1871. Its story follows an Ethiopian princess and an Egyptian military commander caught between love and political loyalty.
What country music singer performed the breakthrough hit, Walkin after Midnight in 1957?
Correct answer: Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline scored her breakthrough hit with “Walkin’ After Midnight” in 1957.
Which instrument is a member of the brass family?
Correct answer: Trumpet
The trumpet produces sound through lip vibration and belongs to the brass family.
The 1950s and early 1960s saw a rise of the protest song. According to Bob Dylans lyrics, where would you find the answer to How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man?
Correct answer: Blowin in the Wind
In Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind,” the refrain says that the answer is “blowin’ in the wind.”
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- Finish this advertising jingle: Oh, I wish I were ......
- Which singer released the 2006 album Back to Basics?
- What artist said, People deserve the truth. They deserve honesty. The best music, you can seek some shelter in it momentarily, but its essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.?
- This singers song Me and Mrs. Jones is frequently heard on oldies stations, which is not surprising, since it reached number one in 1972. For some reason we rarely heard his follow up, Thanks for Saving My Life.
- Which artist achieved her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single with Like a Virgin?
- How many commas are there in the written version of the song, Good Morning to All?
- Who composed the opera Aida?
- What country music singer performed the breakthrough hit, Walkin after Midnight in 1957?
- Which instrument is a member of the brass family?
- The 1950s and early 1960s saw a rise of the protest song. According to Bob Dylans lyrics, where would you find the answer to How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man?
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