Opening Song Lyrics
Start at the very beginning in this musical trivia game featuring famous opening song lyrics.
15 questions · Published January 21, 2025
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What legendary rock band's anthemic 1971 song "Stairway to Heaven" begins with, "There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold"?
FUN FACT
Despite never releasing as a single, Led Zeppelin's eight-minute-long 1971 song "Stairway to Heaven" was one of the most-requested songs on FM radio stations throughout the decade.
- Multiple Choice
2. Which Britpop band declared, "Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you," in 1995?
Oasis's 1995 album "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" reached the top ten in fifteen countries and was the best-selling album of the decade in the United Kingdom.
- Multiple Choice
3. What colorful "sole" song by Elvis Presley begins with the countdown, "Well, it's one for the money, two for the show"?
FUN FACT
Elvis Presley's 1956 single "Blue Suede Shoes" is widely considered to be the first popular rockabilly song.
- Multiple Choice
4. Which of these rappers asked "May I have your attention, please?" on a 2000 single about his alter ego Slim Shady?
FUN FACT
Eminem's 2002 album "The Eminem Show" was the year's best-selling album worldwide.
- Multiple Choice
5. Whose 1965 single "The Sound of Silence" begins, "Hello darkness, my old friend / I've come to talk with you again"?
1965's "The Sound of Silence" was the first of three chart-topping hits by folk duo Simon & Garfunkel; "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" followed in 1968 and 1970, respectively.
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