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1970's Soft Rock

written by: Hitch
 
Are Fergie and Timberlake kind of getting on your nerves? Want to go back to a mellower and happier place? Goodbye Nickleback, hello Little River Band - here comes a "laid back" quiz to jog your soft rock memories!

Question 1:

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"And even though we ain't got money, I'm so in love with ya honey" goes the chorus from this 1972 Loggins & Messina hit. It describes how once upon a time the man was nothing but a lame college student (Lyric: "Seems as though a month ago I was Beta Chi, never got high, Oh, I was a sorry guy."), but now he's found his perfect girl and thinks he's "gonna have a son".
Song of Joy
Your Song
Danny's Song
Song Sung Blue

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Question 2:

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In 1972, Seals & Crofts released this relaxing tune about coming home (Lyric: "See the paper layin' in the sidewalk, a little music from the house next door. So I walked on up to the doorstep, through the screen and across the floor" ) where a man meets his lovely lady who's "waiting there, not a care in the world." He sees a "smile a-waitin' in the kitchen, food cookin' and the plates for two." Name the song.
Summer Breeze
Peg
Reminiscing
Annie's Song

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Question 3:


This TV star had a 1977 hit with "Don't Give Up on Us" which peacefully proclaimed that the future of the couple's relationship is "written in the moonlight, painted on the stars".
Jack Wagner
David Soul
Leif Garrett
Richard Kline

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These guys sang the song "Let Your Love Flow", which contains the words "There's a reason for the sunshinin' sky, and there's a reason why I'm feelin so high". The song hit #1 in May 1976 and was used at the end of the Kristy McNichol/Tatum O'Neal movie Little Darlings (1980).
Orleans
The Atlanta Rhythm Section
The Bellamy Brothers
Firefall

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Question 5:


In his 1977 song "Margaritaville" Jimmy Buffett describes an easy going lifestyle as a Key West beach bum. In a tragic turn of events, he cuts his heel and has to "cruise on back home". What does poor Jimmy step on to cause this to happen?
a diamond ring
a broken shaker of salt
a pop top
a seashell

Question 6:


With songs like "Make It With You", "If", "Baby, I'm-A Want You", and "Every Thing I Own" flooding the radio airwaves with a steady stream of relaxing grooves, this 1970's group was destined to become perhaps the softest of the soft rockers.
America
Bread
Pure Prairie League
Ambrosia

Question 7:


"Soft Rock" is a genre of rock music characterized by an easy-going ear-pleasing sound with non-confrontational lyrics which focus on love, relationships and everyday life. Which of the following bands would NOT be considered a "soft rock" group?
Midnight Star
Pablo Cruise
Firefall
Exile

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Which of the following songs was NOT released by the soft rock band America in the 1970's?  (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)
Ventura Highway
You Can Do Magic
Sister Golden Hair
A Horse With No Name

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"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight", a song by England Dan & John Ford Coley, begins with a phone conversation: "Hello, yeah it's been awhile, Not much, how 'bout you.." The man wants to see his lady that evening, and suggests a variety of things they could do. Which of the following is NOT an evening activity put forward in the song?
dinner by candlelight
a walk in a windy park
drive along the beach
stay at home and watch TV

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Question 10:

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Who is the easy rocker pictured here who released the soft rock ballad "When I Need You" (1977) which was performed on "The Muppet Show"?
Alan Parsons
Gary Wright
Leo Sayer
Falco

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