Dave Sandell's Music Quiz

So, Dave Sandell who has the best blog in the world posted this quiz and challenged others to do it too. It has been hard to fill in as I am very easily pleased when it comes to music, and in my collection you will find Simply Red rubbing shoulders with Led Zeppelin, next to Alicia Keys, the CSO playing Mahler, the best of Jethro Tull, the latest Coldplay CD, a collection of musicals etc, etc. So amidst my confusion, I endeavored to answer the questions. Give it a go yourself and see what you come up with.

1. song from the last record bought: hard to say as I tend to 'steal' music from CDs my kids have bought

2. a blues song: "The Boogie Man" by Freddie King

3. song that gets you going in the morning:

4. romantic song: "Nothing compares to you" Sinead O'Conner

5. one of the earliest records that you can remember listening to: "A Kind of Hush" by Peter Noone and the Hermans Hermits

6. song discovered from a film: "That Darn Cat" by Bobby Darin

7. song from fav band/artist: don't really have a fave, so will just choose something from the top of my head "Ripples" by Genesis

8. song from an artist/band that you otherwise don’t like, but this one: "Without you" by Nilson - can't say I really like this son, but for interest I listened to a CD by Nilson and really hated it, so out of all the songs I heard, this was the least offensive!

9. a lullaby: just for laughs - "Liverpool Lullaby" by Cilla Black

10. song that makes you laugh/ you find funny: "The Laughing Gnome" by David Bowie/"Stairway to Heaven" by Rolf Harris (you need a very strong stomach to listen to more than a few seconds of that...)

11. really good cover version: "Respect" by Aretha Franklin, written and originally recorded by Otis Redding

12. song that reminds you of school days: "School's Out" by Alice Cooper/ "Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson

13. song for those quiet rainy days: "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty

14. feel good song: "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" by Queen

15. wildcard: "68 guns" by The Alarm - for no other reason than I was at school with them!