Flashback: Mr. Bojangles

By Mick Harper

Pop, Rock, and Soul Trivia.

1. Which group released "Where Were You When I Needed You"?

2. Who was Mr. Bojangles in the song by Jerry Jeff Walker?

3. Name the Bangles song that appeared in the 1987 film "Less Than Zero."

4. Which artist wrote and released "She Bop"?

5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: "When you're all alone in your lonely room, And there's nothing but the smell of her perfume."

Answers

1. The Grass Roots, in 1966. It was released on the group's debut album of the same name. The song had been written for Herman's Hermits, who never released it, in favor of recording a different song.

2. Mr. Bojangles was a homeless street performer Walker met in jail. Bojangles had taken his name from another street performer born in 1878.

3. "Hazy Shade of Winter." The song was written and originally released by Simon & Garfunkel in 1966.

4. Cyndi Lauper, in 1984 on her debut album.

5. "Cry To Me," by Solomon Burke, in 1962. Although the song has become a standard over the years, it never rose above No. 44 on the Hot 100 list. It was included in the 20th anniversary edition of the soundtrack for "Dirty Dancing."

(c) 2023 King Features Syndicate