Flashback: Caribbean Queen

By Mick Harper

Pop, Rock, and Soul Trivia.

1. Who wrote and released "Never Surrender"?

2. "Caribbean Queen" was also known under what other titles?

3. Which group released "Won't Get Fooled Again"?

4. Name the hit instrumental by the Surfaris.

5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: "Livin' alone, I think of all the friends I've known, But when I dial the telephone nobody's home."

Answers

1. Corey Hart, in 1985. The song won numerous awards and was used in both "Future Man" and "Stranger Things" television episodes.

2. Depending on where it was released, the 1984 song was also titled "African Queen" and "European Queen."

3. The Who, in 1971. The song was written by band member Peter Townsend. Over the years he penned over 100 songs for the group.

4. "Wipe Out," released in 1963. The song started as the B-side to "Surfer Joe," a song that never got much attention. "Wipe Out," on the other hand, has been used in 20 television shows and movies.

5. "All By Myself," by Eric Carmen in 1975. Singer-songwriter Carmen modeled the song after Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto (1901), which he mistakenly thought was free for the taking, in the public domain. The Rachmaninoff family let him know that, no, the song was legally protected and he had to pay them royalties.

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