| Hint | Extra Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| Lennon | “Yesterday” (Parlophone (UK); Capitol (US)), 1965 | Lennon and McCartney. Iconic songwriting duo John Lennon and Paul McCartney, one-time members of The Beatles. | McCartney | 88%
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| Bennie | Elton John, 1974 | Bennie and the Jets. A 1974 Elton John single recorded for the 1973 Yellow Brick Road album. Written by songwriting duo Elton John and Bernie Taupin. | the Jets | 73%
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| Huey Lewis | “The Power of Love” (Chrysalis), 1985 | Huey Lewis and the News. San Francisco-based rock band (1979-present). | the News | 71%
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| Ariana Grande | “Stuck with U” (Republic; Def Jam; Silent), 2020 | Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber. Label credit on the single “Stuck with U,” a duet that debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Listen on YouTube | Justin Bieber | 65%
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| Marky Mark | “Good Vibrations” [featuring Loleatta Holloway] (Interscope), 1991 | U.S. hip-hop group fronted by Mark Wahlberg (1991-1993). | the Funky Bunch | 55%
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| Frank Zappa | "Eat That Question" (Bizarre/Reprise), 1972 | Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. U.S. rock band (1964-1975). | the Mothers of Invention | 53%
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| Jan | “Surf City” (Liberty), 1963 | Jan & Dean. U.S. rock duo Jan Berry and Dean Torrance (1958-1968). Pioneers of the California Sound and vocal surf music styles popularized by The Beach Boys. | Dean | 49%
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| Ashford | “Solid” (Capitol), 1984 | Ashford & Simpson. U.S. husband-and-wife songwriting and recording duo Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson (1964-2011). | Simpson | 43%
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| Barbra | “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” (Columbia), 1978 | Barbra & Neil. The credit on the single version of the duet sung by Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond. Diamond had released a solo version of the song on his 1977 I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight album, which Streisand covered on her early 1978 album Songbird. | Neil | 35%
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| Gary Puckett | “Lady Willpower” (Columbia), 1968 | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (also credited as The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett). U.S. pop rock group, 1967-1971. | The Union Gap | 31%
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| England Dan | “I'd Really Love to See You Tonight” (Big Tree (US); Atlantic (UK)),1976 | England Dan & John Ford Coley. U.S. soft rock duo (1970-1980). | John Ford Coley | 29%
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| Elvis Costello | “Oliver’s Army” (Radar), 1978 | Elvis Costello and the Attractions. English new wave singer/musician and his sometime backing band (1978-1996). | the Attractions | 29%
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| Chad | “A Summer Song” (Ember; World Artists Records), 1964 | Chad & Jeremy. English musical duo Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde, 1962–68, 1983–87, 2003–2016. | Jeremy | 27%
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| Sam the Sham | “Wooly Bully” (MGM), 1965 | Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs. U.S. garage rock band (1963-1967) fronted by Domingo Samudio. | The Pharaohs | 27%
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| Nino Tempo | “Deep Purple” (Atco), 1963 | Nino Tempo & April Stevens. Brother and sister pop rock duo from Niagara Falls, New York (1960s). | April Stevens | 20%
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| Frankie Lymon | “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” (Gee), 1956 | Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. U.S. doo-wop/R&B group (1954-2020), an incarnation of a group formerly billed as The Coup De Villes, The Earth Angels, The Ermines, The Premiers, and The Teenagers. | the Teenagers | 20%
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| Patti LaBelle | “On My Own” (MCA), 1985 | Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald. The label credit on the single version of “On My Own,” which was the lead single for LaBelle’s 1986 album Winner in You. | Michael McDonald | 18%
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| Gary Lewis | “This Diamond Ring” (Liberty), 1965 | Gary Lewis & the Playboys. U.S. pop/rock group fronted by the son of comedian Jerry Lewis (1964-1970). | the Playboys | 18%
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| Davie Allan | “Blue’s Theme” (Tower), 1966 | Davie Allan & The Arrows. U.S. instrumental surf rock band (1964-1972). | The Arrows | 16%
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| Kenny | “Journey to Tyme” (United Artists), 1966 | Kenny and the Kasuals. Garage rock/psychedelic rock band from Dallas, Texas (1964-1967). | the Kasuals | 16%
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| Wayne County | “Thunder When She Walks” (Illegal Records), 1979 | Wayne County & the Electric Chairs (later Jayne County & the Electric Chairs). U.S. punk rock/glam punk band (1977-1979). | the Electric Chairs | 14%
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| Teenage Jesus | “Baby Doll” (Migraine Records), 1979 | Teenage Jesus and the Jerks. A New York City-based no wave band (1976-1979, 2008). | the Jerks | 14%
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| Charles Wright | “Express Yourself” (Warner Bros. Records), 1970 | Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. U.S. soul/funk/R&B band (1962-present). | the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | 14%
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| Danny | “Roll Over Beethoven” (Jamie Records), 1961 | Danny and the Velaires. US rock and roll band from Sioux City, Iowa (1958-1970). Formed as The Screamers in 1958, they went through several name changes: The Flares, The Velaires, and finally Danny and The Velaires. | The Velaires | 10%
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| Ray Brown | “Fool Fool Fool” (Leedon), 1965 | Ray Brown & the Whispers. Australian rock/pop band (1964-1967). | The Whispers | 10%
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