The last days of reading period are lays of quiet desperation, during which we occupy ourselves with an increased number of trivial activities. To accommodate anyone who wants to think about something other than Akkadian 132hf, we present the following rock and roll quiz. The first person to bring all the answers to the CRIMSON before Friday with a warped copy of the answer to question number 24.
Name the songs from which these lines come:
1. "I'll never kiss your lips again, they buried you today."
2. "Slander my name all over the place."
3. "Zip my pants up."
4. "Her tears were shed in vain and her every word was lost, in the rumble of his engine and the smoke from his exhaust."
5. "When I was a little boy, 'bout the age of five, I felt somethin' in my pocket that keep a lot of folks alive."
6. "I'd like to help you, son, but you're too young to vote."
Who made the original rock and roll recordings of the following songs?
7. Tragedy
8. Little Bitty Pretty One
9. Over and Over (the recent Dave Clark Five hit)
10. Mountain of Love
11. High School U.S.A.
12. High-Heel Sneakers
13. Blue Moon
14. Money
15. The All-American Boy
16. Barbara Anne
17. Little Latin Lupe Lu>
18. Since I Don't Have You
19. Black Slacks
20. C.C. Rider (the 1958 rock-and-roll version)
21. Rockin' Robin
22. Itchy Twitchy Feeling
23. Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night
24. Name a song by the Del Vikings besides Come Go With Me
25. Name a song by Lonnie Donegan besides Does your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?
26. What was Bobby Lewis' follow-up to Tossing and Turning?
27. What was Bobby Freeman's follow-up to Do You Wanna Dance?
28. What do the artists who recorded What Am I Living For? Summertime Blues, and Rave On have in common?
29. What was Elvis Presley's first record.
30. What was the first hit by Patience and Prudence?
31. What was Jay and the Americans' first hit?
32. Name two hits by Conway Twitty.
33. Name a hit by Tommy Roe besides Sheila.
34. Who recorded At my Front Door before Pat Boone?
35. What was Bill Haley's last record?
36. Name a record by Tommy Sands
Identify these people:
37. Richard Penniman
38. Harold Lloyd Jenkins
39. Ronald, Rudolph, and O'Kenny
40. Vernon and Gladys
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