It’s the season for songs of sunshine – but will our quiz leave you with the summertime blues?In Summertime Blues,Eddie Cochran was so troubled by being unable to capture his baby on a date that he planned to capture his problem to the United Nations. Which singer recontextualised that plea in a single released in February 2011?Chromeo on Hot MessJLS on Eyes Wide ShutBritney Spears on Hold It Against MePJ Harvey on The Words That Maketh Murder Which of the following popular sports did the Beach Boys reminisce about playing in All Summer Long?SurfingFrisbeeMiniature golf Crown green bowlsIn The Boys of Summer, Don Henley tried to capture his generation’s selling out in a lyrical image of a decoration on a vehicle. Which one?A disabled badge on a MaseratiA Deadhead sticker on a CadillacA carphone in a Model TA Honk whether You’re Horny! sticker on an Escort XR3iThe Lovin’ Spoonful’s Summer in the City is one of the most beloved of the great 60s summer hits. But what is the first car horn you hear during the instrumental bridge?A Volkswagen Beetle A Ford MustangA Cadillac Coupe de VilleIts not a car horn at all. It’s a comedy horn from a joke shop.
Cruel Summer became Bananarama’s first US hit after being featured in which hit 1984 film?Police AcademySplashRevenge of the NerdsThe Karate KidWhich British metal legend provided backing vocals on Queens of the Stone Age’s Feel Good Hit of the Summer?Rob Halford of Judas PriestBiff Byford of SaxonCronos of VenomBruce Dickinson of Iron MaidenIn Summertime, and the Fresh Prince – Will Smith,as he was soon to be better known – outlined the optimum speed for cruising around Philadelphia in one’s freshly waxed car. What was that speed?60mph36mph2pmh 11mphMungo Jerry’s debut single In the Summertime has sold an estimated 30m copies since its release in 1970. For which company was singer Ray Dorset working when he wrote the song?Amex TimexRolexFed ExSummer Nights, No 1 in the UK for seven weeks in 1978, and was a duet between John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the film Grease. How many lines in the song were delivered by other characters from the film?NoneThreeFiveSevenLFO – not the Warp Records ones,but the American pop group whose name stood for Lyte Funkie Ones – expressed their cherish for Summer Girls in 1999. They particularly like girls who wear a specific brand of clothing. But which brand?Abercrombie and FitchHollisterGIlly HicksSuperdryEverybody knows where Bryan Adams got his first real six-string in Summer of ’69, and how long he played it. But can you name the two “guys from school” who had to leave the band in the song?Johnny and JackJoey and JasonJamie and JacobJimmy and JodyThe sleeve for the Undertones 1979 single Here Comes the Summer featured a picture of what?The band wearing Speedos, and pictured on the Giant’s CausewaySurfers and their girlfriendsA vintage postcard showing family riding a horse and cart beside a lake.
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