Hello again! I am pleased to bring you this very special quiz, as it has been developed not just by me, but also by the talented Odyssey. Much thanks to her! Besides her song contributions, she came up with the theme in the first place.

Anyhow, all of the lyrics in this quiz come from songs with animals in the title. Name the title and artist from the supplied lyric. No cheating! Have fun and good luck.

Starting limit = Six (6) Off!

Hint #1: The following is the alphabetical listing of animals represented by the unidentified lyrics: Bee, Coyotes

Hint #2: The following gives chart information for these songs in a few countries:
26. USA: #21/1965 (original #46/1961) NED: #23/1965 CAN: #16/1965
30. DNC/1984 - debut single from a band that achieved much greater popularity in the 1990's/2000's

Hint #3:
26. Don't get stung! This band shares its name with a John Wayne film.
30. This band had a popular remake of an Ohio Players song Henk IDed them as Red Hot Chili Peppers

Hint #4:
26. This is a British band known for its remakes, including this one. The original is by the same R&B songstress who had a hit with "Jim Dandy" was backed by The Gliders.
30. These guys may be hanging out under the bridge. Henk IDed them as Red Hot Chili Peppers

The last answers are in. Thanks for playing everyone!

1. They taught her how to take a bow and she took the crowd by storm
Paul (Nellie The Elephant / Toy Dolls)

2. You feel my heat I'm just a moment behind
Doc Brown (Hungry Like The Wolf / Duran Duran)

3. Rising up to the challenge of our rival
Doc Brown (Eye Of The Tiger / Survivor)

4. Near the village, the peaceful village
Quirk (The Lion Sleeps Tonight / Tokens)

5. I remember to this day the bright red Georgia clay
CeramicsFanatic (Me and You and a Dog Named Boo / Lobo)

6. You know he ain't gonna die.
Indy Gent (Rooster / Alice In Chains)

7. Time keeps on slipping into the future
Doc Brown (Fly Like An Eagle / Steve Miller Band)

8. My boy was just like me.
CeramicsFanatic (Cat's In The Cradle / Harry Chapin)

9. Well you tell me things I know you're not supposed to, then you leave me just out of reach
Doc Brown (Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses / U2)

10. Got this dance that's more than real
Henk/Paul (Brass Monkey / Beastie Boys)

11. So unplug the jukebox and do us all a favor
Paul (Antmusic / Adam and the Ants)

12. Voices in your body coming through on the radio
Indy Gent (Union of the Snake / Duran Duran)

13. Semolina pilchard
Paul (I Am The Walrus / Beatles)

14. Somebody went under a dock
Maddog (Rock Lobster / B-52's)

15. Maybe I'm just like my mother. She's never satisfied.
CeramicsFanatic (When Doves Cry / Prince)

16. Holding hands and skimming stones
CeramicsFanatic (Crocodile Rock / Elton John)

17. Take these broken wings and learn to fly
Paul (Blackbird / Beatles)

18. Sooner or later you'll get your second wind
Doc Brown (You're Only Human (Second Wind) / Billy Joel)

19. There she sits, a lofty perch
Gaylon (Bluebird / Buffalo Springfield)

20. Find yourself another house to run around and play
Paul (Pepino The Italian Mouse / Lou Monte)

21. After a while, crocodile
CeramicsFanatic (See You Later Alligator / Bill Haley and His Comets)

22. But you can be happy if you've a mind to
Gaylon (You Can't Roller Skate In a Buffalo Herd / Roger Miller)

23. There's blood in the streets. It's up to my ankles.
Mooster (Peace Frog / Doors)

24. Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo
CeramicsFanatic (Rhinestone Cowboy / Glen Campbell)

25. It seems they cannot leave their dream. There's something moving in the sidewalk steam.
Doc Brown (The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway / Genesis)

26. I'm gonna have to put you down. You've been treating me like a clown.
Bumble Bee / The Searchers or Lavern Baker

27. All the world seems in tune on a spring afternoon
DominEl (Poisoning Pigeons In The Park / Tom Lehrer)

28. Put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
Paul ((Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Elvis Presley)

29. Temperature's rising. Fever is high. Can't see no future. Can't see no sky.
Gaylon (Cold Turkey / Plastic Ono Band)

30. Well I'm gonna ride a saber tooth horse through the Hollywood hills
Henk (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - song? "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes"

31. All of a sudden I began to change
Maddog (Disco Duck / Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots)

32. Up up to the sky
Henk (Fly Robin Fly / Silver Convention)

33. Love, we shine like a burning star
Henk (The Fly / U2)

34. Don't be concerned. It will not harm you.
Zella (Elusive Butterfly / Bob Lind)

35. In the evening, floating in the soup
DominEl (Fish Heads / Barnes and Barnes)

36. One pill makes you larger
Paul (White Rabbit / Jefferson Airplane)

37. I'm gonna catch that horse if I can, and when I do I'll give her my brand
Zella/Gaylon (Chestnut Mare / Byrds)

38. I gotta feel it in my blood
Maddog (Animal / Def Leppard)

39. I've been drifting along in the same stale shoes
Henk (Jack-Ass / Beck)

40. Keep me cockatoo cool
Zella/Maddog (Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport / Rolf Harris)

41. Look, he's crawling up my wall
Gaylon (Boris the Spider / Who)

42. When I love I get a feeling like I'm traveling through the sky
Henk (On The Wings of a Nightingale / Everly Brothers)

43. He's gonna buy me a diamond ring
Gaylon (Mockingbird / Inez and Charlie Foxx or James Taylor and Carly Simon)

44. If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me
Zella (Free Bird / Lynyrd Skynyrd)

45. Billy don't like it living here in this town
Karen (Rat Trap / Boomtown Rats)

Hey, Nice to be first for a change! And here are my 'first' six answers:

2. Duran Duran, "Hungry Like The Wolf"
3. Survivor, "Eye Of The Tiger"
7. Steve Miller Band, "Fly Like An Eagle"
9. U2, "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses?"
18. (Verrrrry Funny!) Billy Joel, "You're Only Human"
25. Genesis, "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway"

Hope the limit rises soon, this is a fun quiz! Well done, you two.  ;)

Your Pal,
Doc
8)

Hey guys...nice job on the quiz, it's a good idea. I am not that great at guessing...but let me know if I am right.



#4 The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens

Hey, Nice to be first for a change! And here are my 'first' six answers:

2. Duran Duran, "Hungry Like The Wolf"
3. Survivor, "Eye Of The Tiger"
7. Steve Miller Band, "Fly Like An Eagle"
9. U2, "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses?"
18. (Verrrrry Funny!) Billy Joel, "You're Only Human"
25. Genesis, "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway"

Hope the limit rises soon, this is a fun quiz! Well done, you two.  ;)

Your Pal,
Doc
8)


Six for six!

Hey guys...nice job on the quiz, it's a good idea. I am not that great at guessing...but let me know if I am right.



#4 The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens

You are right!

Hey there, you two!  Great quiz!!  8)


5. Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Lobo
8. Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin
15. When Doves Cry - Prince
16. Honky Cat - Elton John
21. See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley & His Comets
24. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell

Hey there, you two!  Great quiz!!  8)


5. Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Lobo
8. Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin
15. When Doves Cry - Prince
16. Honky Cat - Elton John
21. See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley & His Comets
24. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell


Thanks :)

Almost perfect, CF! Look at #16 again... it's Elton, but a different one of his!

Thanks :)

Almost perfect, CF! Look at #16 again... it's Elton, but a different one of his!


Oh, silly me!

Okay, it's 'Crocodile Rock'... :)

Oh, silly me!

Okay, it's 'Crocodile Rock'... :)


There you go!

Hey! Good quiz both of you...!

#1. 'Nellie The Elephant' - originally done years and years ago by a lady called Mandy Miller, but there was also a version by The Toy Dolls...

#11. 'Antmusic' - Adam & The Ants

#13. 'I Am The Walrus' - Beatles

#17. 'Blackbird' - Beatles (again!)

#28. 'Teddy Bear' - Elvis Presley

#36. 'White Rabbit' - Jefferson Airplane

Hey! Good quiz both of you...!

#1. 'Nellie The Elephant' - originally done years and years ago by a lady called Mandy Miller, but there was also a version by The Toy Dolls...

#11. 'Antmusic' - Adam & The Ants

#13. 'I Am The Walrus' - Beatles

#17. 'Blackbird' - Beatles (again!)

#28. 'Teddy Bear' - Elvis Presley

#36. 'White Rabbit' - Jefferson Airplane


Those are all correct!

34. Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind

37. Strawberry Mare - Byrds

40. Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Ralph somebody

44. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd :P

34. Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind

37. Strawberry Mare - Byrds

40. Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Ralph somebody

44. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd :P


34/44 - correct!
40 - yep, and close on artist's first name
37 - You've got the wrong flavor of mare

19. Bluebird - Buffalo Springfield
22. You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller
29. Cold Turkey - John Lennon/ Plastic Ono Band
37. Chestnut Mare- Byrds
43. Mockingbird - James Taylor/Carly Simon

I think #41 may be "Boris the Spider" by the Who

34/44 - correct!
40 - yep, and close on artist's first name
37 - You've got the wrong flavor of mare



Ooops! Chestnut Mare  (It was an annoying song that I'd hoped to forget existed... ;D )

19. Bluebird - Buffalo Springfield
22. You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller
29. Cold Turkey - John Lennon/ Plastic Ono Band
37. Chestnut Mare- Byrds
41. Boris the Spider - The Who
43. Mockingbird - James Taylor/Carly Simon


Got all six  EDIT: But Zella beat you to the artist on 37, so you're at 5.5 if you want to fill in half of another...

Chestnut Mare
That's the one!

Edit: Oops, just seeing that Gaylon got this title in first. Sorry!

#31 Disco Duck - Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots

#38 Animal - Def Leppard - excellent!

#40 - well, the only version I know is by Rolf Harris

Oops sorry how on Earth did I miss this one?

#14 is the fantastic Rock Lobster by the B52s

#14 Rock Lobster - B52s

#31 Disco Duck - Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots

#38 Animal - Def Leppard - excellent!

#40 - well, the only version I know is by Rolf Harris


That's the only version I know too!

These are correct :)

There's not much left for me to take, but I'll have the robin and the nightingale please:

#32: Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
#42: On The Wings Of A Nightingale - Everly Brothers (just glad I got here before Marian  ;))

There's not much left for me to take, but I'll have the robin and the nightingale please:

#32: Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
#42: On The Wings Of A Nightingale - Everly Brothers (just glad I got here before Marian  ;))


They're all yours :)

#45 Rat Trap - Boomtown Rats

#45 Rat Trap - Boomtown Rats


Correct!

35 is Fish heads by Barnes & Barnes.

27 is Poisoning Pigeons in the Park

Tom Lehrer.

6. The Rooster-Alice In Chains
12. Union Of The Snake-Duran Duran

27 is Poisoning Pigeons in the Park - Tom Lehrer
35 is Fish heads by Barnes & Barnes.


Both correct!

6. The Rooster-Alice In Chains
12. Union Of The Snake-Duran Duran

Two for two!

I've taken the limit off this quiz, so here's a bump.

See original post for some green hints

Some more hints for you...

Hi there !

#23  Peace Frog - Doors

Loved the clue  ;)

Hi there !

#23  Peace Frog - Doors

Loved the clue  ;)


You got it! :)

Hi Andrew!

From your clues I gather that #33 must be The Fly by U2, and #10 must be a song by Beastie Boys that I'm not familiar with.

Hi Andrew!

From your clues I gather that #33 must be The Fly by U2, and #10 must be a song by Beastie Boys that I'm not familiar with.


1.5 more for you :)

Hi again...

Title for #10. is 'Brass Monkey'

and #20. is 'Pepino The Italian Mouse' - Lou Monte

Hi again...

Title for #10. is 'Brass Monkey'

and #20. is 'Pepino The Italian Mouse' - Lou Monte


1.5 more for you too!

More hints here!

I don't know any of the remaining songs, but... I think #30 is by Red Hot Chili Peppers and #39 might be by Beck. :-\\

I don't know any of the remaining songs, but... I think #30 is by Red Hot Chili Peppers and #39 might be by Beck. :-\\


Yep! Here's an additional hint: #39 is a one word title!

Yep! Here's an additional hint: #39 is a one word title!


Well, it's not the bee, that's for sure. And I think the coyotes are in the RHCP song title, so I'm going for Jackass (50/50 chance of getting it right first time).

Well, it's not the bee, that's for sure. And I think the coyotes are in the RHCP song title, so I'm going for Jackass (50/50 chance of getting it right first time).


You've got it!