Flashback: Thompson Twins

By Mick Harper

Pop, Rock, and Soul Trivia.

1. Which song includes the phrase, "I know" over 20 times?

2. Who wrote and released "Spirit in the Sky"?

3. Where did the Thompson Twins get their name?

4. Who sang "I'm Never Giving Up" in a Eurovision contest?

5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: "I will love you longer than forever, Promise me that you will leave me never."

Answers

1. "Ain't No Sunshine," by Bill Withers in 1971. He'd intended to write another verse instead of all the "I know" phrases but was talked into leaving it alone.

2. Norman Greenbaum, in 1969. Greenbaum said he was inspired by watching Westerns on television to write the song.

3. From two detectives in the comic strip "The Adventures of Tintin," who looked alike but were not twins. The Thompson Twins group was never a duo, but ranged from three to seven members.

4. Sweet Dreams, in 1983. They represented the United Kingdom.

5. "The Hawaiian Wedding Song," by Andy Williams, in 1958. The song was also covered by Brook Benton, Elvis Presley and others. The original song, "Ke Kali Nei Aua" ("Waiting There for Thee"), was written in 1926 by Charles E. King, a Hawaiian legislator and songwriter.

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