Flashback: The Proclaimers

By Mick Harper

Pop, Rock, and Soul Trivia.

1. Name the singer who released the most popular version of "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"

2. Which artist released "Run to Him"?

3. Where were The Proclaimers from and when did they get started?

4. Name the song Richard Marx wrote to his wife while she was in Africa on a film shoot.

5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: "I've cried through many endless nights just holding my pillow tight, Then you came into my lonely days with your tender love and sweet ways."

Answers

1. Elvis Presley, in 1960. Presley's version was delayed, as the recording company thought it didn't match his image, but it immediately went to No. 1 after it was released.

2. Bobby Vee, in 1961. Vee's career was launched the night the Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly were killed in a plane crash. Vee and others were quickly recruited to play the gig.

3. The duo began in Scotland in 1983. They still tour today. Their newest album was released in 2022.

4. "Right Here Waiting," in 1989.

5. "Heaven Must Have Sent You," by the Elgins, in 1966. Bonnie Pointer followed with a disco version in 1979. Pointer's version was the only one that ever topped the charts ... in Mexico.

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