By Mick Harper
Pop, Rock, and Soul Trivia.
1. Though nominated for several Academy Awards after being used in the film by the same name, "The Rose" didn't get a nomination for Best Original Song. Why is that?
2. Who was the first to release "You Don't Know Me"?
3. Which group released "I'm Telling You Now"?
4. Who had a hit with "Seventh Son"?
5. Name the song that contains this lyric: "Now the night has gone, Now the night has gone away, Doesn't seem that long we hardly had two words to say."
Answers
1. To receive a nomination for Best Original Song, a song must be written specifically for that film, and it wasn't. Bette Midler did, however, get a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
2. Eddy Arnold, in 1956. It was the 1962 version by Ray Charles that became most popular. Several others have released covers, including Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson.
3. Freddie and the Dreamers, in 1963.
4. Johnny Rivers, in 1965.
5. "The One That You Love" by Air Supply, in 1981. Penned by band member singer-songwriter Graham Russell, the song topped the charts in the U.S. but not in the duo's home country of Australia. There the song only hit No. 10.
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