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Name that Tune Play-Along Copy: October 14, 2020 For the Hearing Impaired or Unable to Watch the Stream

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Part 1:

1. Whose debut single was "Please Mr. Postman?" a. b. The Velvelettes c. d. 2. were originally known as… a. The Primettes b. The Dixie Cups c. d. The Flirtations 3. What Motown group sings “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)”? a. b. The Commodores c. The Jackson Five d. The 4. What is true about ? a. He has recorded for only one b. He received an honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Princeton c. With all his success, he never hosted SNL d. He performed, "I Just Called to Say I Love You" on Sesame Street 5. Who made the pivotal call that got The Four Tops a contract with Motown? a. b. Tina Turner c. d. 6. Which fun fact about “Midnight Train to ” is NOT true? a. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame b. Delta Airlines used it in a TV campaign c. Farrah Fawcett inspired the lyrics d. It was featured in the "The Deer Hunter" 7. This group who performed “Just my Imagination” was originally called "The Elgins." Who are they? a. The Spinners b. The Fantastic Four c. The Temptations d. The Satintones 8. What is NOT true about Smokey Robinson? a. He contributed two songs to Pippin b. He wrote over 4,000 songs c. He served as Vice President of Motown Records d. His group, The Miracles, garnered Motown’s first # 1 R&B hit 9. The song with the lyrics “Do you get what you’re hoping for? When you look behind you there’s no open doors” by Diana Ross is from which of her movies? a. Mahogany b. Double Platinum c. Land Before Time d. Out of Darkness 10. What is true about Marvin Gaye? a. After his death, his high school was renamed for him b. He was Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1984 c. He was nominated for an Academy Award for "Troubled Man" d. He suffered from performance anxiety

Part 2: Songs that make you dance

1. Who sings “Shout!”? a. The Stylistics b. The O'Jays c. The Isley Brothers d. The Spinners 2. Who choreographed the arm movements to YMCA? a. An American Bandstand audience b. Jennifer Lopez c. San Francisco Giants fans d. A Methodist Church Choir 3. In what movie do you find “Twist and Shout”? a. "The Buddy Holly Story" b. "Imagine" c. "La Bamba" d. "Sid and Nancy" 4. What is true about “Hava Nagila”? a. recorded a rock version b. It literally means, "Get up and dance" c. Its melody originates from Africa d. Harry Belafonte sang it at most of his concerts 5. What is true about the "Macarena?" a. "Macarena" means woman who wants a man to take her on a date b. Macarena was danced at the '96 Republican National Convention c. It's a song about a woman who cheats on her boyfriend d. The Macarena is danced in the second act of Mamma Mia 6. What is NOT true about “Sweet Caroline”? a. It is played after NY Yankee baseball wins b. This song was written to honor President and Mrs. Kennedy c. Diamond wrote it after seeing a photo of Caroline Kennedy d. Neil Diamond sang it to Caroline Kennedy at her 50th bday 7. What is true about the song, "Dancing Queen?" a. It was not in "Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again!" b. Cher sang it as a solo in the movie "Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again" c. It was released in 1972 by ABBA d. It was written by Benny & Stig Andersen and Björn Ulvaeus 8. What is true about the song “Celebration” and the group who sang it? a. It is this group's only number 1 hit b. Hilary Rodham Clinton played it at her rallies c. The Miami Marlins used it as their theme song d. They performed this song on American Bandstand 9. What is true about the song, "We Are Family?" a. It was number 1 on the Billboard Top 100 b. Sister Sledge performed it c. Donna Summer sang it on Sesame Street d. It was co-written by Stevie Wonder 10. What's true about “Saturday Night Fever” and the ? a. The Bee Gees wrote and performed this song for the movie b. There were originally four brothers in the Bee Gees c. The Bee Gees were the opening act for Tom Jones d. The Bee Gees were raised in Ireland before moving to Australia