How many classic rock songs can you guess from one line?
Classic rock has a way of living in the body rather than just the memory. The opening chord, the first word of a line, and the rest of the room finish without thinking.
Ten songs, one lyric each. Name the song and the artist before scrolling.
See how many you get right.
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Song 1
“New car, caviar, four-star daydream. Think I’ll buy me a football team”
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Answer
Money by Pink Floyd (1973). Built on a 7/4 time signature, one of the few top-forty hits in rock history to use it.
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Song 2
“In Birmingham, they love the governor (boo-hoo-hoo). Now, we all did what we could do”
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Answer
Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974). Neil Young later said the band was right and the song was great.
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Song 3
“When it all was over. We had to find another place. But Swiss time was running out. It seemed that we would lose the race”
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Answer
Deep Purple released “Smoke on the Water” (1972). The fire was started during a Frank Zappa concert. Deep Purple watched from across Lake Geneva.
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Song 4
“Then she lit up a candle. And she showed me the way”
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Answer
Hotel California by The Eagles. The album Hotel California was released in 1976, and the song was released as a single in 1977. The closing dual guitar solo is widely considered one of the finest in rock history.
Editor’s Note: This story was updated April 10 to clarify the release dates of Hotel California as a single and Hotel California, the album.
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Song 5
“Half my life’s in books’ written pages. Storing facts learned from fools and from sages”
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Answer
Dream On by Aerosmith (1973). Tyler wrote it as a teenager. A 1976 re-release finally made it a hit.
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Song 6
“Buddy, you’re a young man, hard man. Shouting in the street, gonna take on the world someday”
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Answer
We Will Rock You by Queen (1977). Brian May wrote it so any audience could participate without knowing a single word.
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Song 7
“See-saw swingin’ with the boys in the school. With your feet flyin’ up in the air”
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Answer
Walk This Way by Aerosmith (1975). The riff was improvised at a soundcheck and recorded on the spot.
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Song 8
“Carry on, my wayward son. There’ll be peace when you are done”
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Answer
Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas (1976). Written overnight by Kerry Livgren after the rest of the album was finished.
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Song 9
“She is like a cat in the dark. And then she is to darkness. She rules her life like a fine skylark”
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Answer
Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac (1975). Nicks wrote it before joining Fleetwood Mac, inspired by a novel on a plane.
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Song 10
“In a tree by the brook, there’s a songbird who sings. Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven”
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Answer
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin (1971). Page wrote the progression in one evening. Plant wrote the lyrics, hearing it for the first time.
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How did you do?
Ten for ten, and this music is genuinely in your bones. Fewer than six, and there is a playlist worth building.
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