Many Grateful Dead songs tell tales of outlaws, wise men, outlaw wise men, and many other sorts of interesting characters. We've selected some of these songs for the quiz below. Match the lyrics provided with the song. To keep things simple, we've used only songs that are named after the characters of interest. Each correct answer will unlock a bit of trivia about the tune.
Rick Astley on "Never Gonna Give You Up," "Cry For Help," and his remarkable resurgence that gave him another #1 UK album.
Ian talks about his 3 or 4 blatant attempts to write a pop song, and also the ones he most connected with, including "Locomotive Breath."
The "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" singer makes a habit of playing with the best in the business.
His song "Into The Night" is one of the most-played of all time. For Benny, it took him to hell and back.
An Electronic music pioneer with Asperger's Syndrome. This could be interesting.
Dan cracked the Top 40 with "Ritual," then went to India and spent 2 hours with the Dalai Lama.
In the UK, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" returns to the chart every Halloween, a tradition started in 2007.
Eric Clapton wrote "Layla" about his love for Pattie Harrison, who was married to George Harrison at the time. He eventually married Pattie, and managed to stay friends with George.
The line in John Mellencamp's "Cherry Bomb" that sounds like "that's when a smoke was a smoke" is actually "that's when a sport was a sport," according to the published lyric. In that sense, "sport" is an endearment for someone of good nature.
The Men Without Hats lead singer wrote "The Safety Dance" after getting kicked out of a bar for dancing too aggressively. The song is literally about being safe to dance if you want to.
The setting for the Queensrÿche song "Jet City Woman" is Seattle, the "jet city."
