Pairs #51 (Music Edition) - Statistics

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Hint Extra Hint Explanation Answer % Correct
Kool “Celebration” (De-Lite Records), 1980 Kool & the Gang. U.S. R&B, soul, funk and disco group from Jersey City, New Jersey (1964-present).

the Gang
98%
Gilbert The Pirates of Penzance, 1879 Gilbert and Sullivan. The partnership between librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, that resulted in fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, including H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1879), and The Mikado (1885).

Sullivan
93%
Joan Jett “I Love Rock 'n' Roll” (Boardwalk Records), 1982 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. U.S. rock, hard rock and punk rock band (1975-present).

the Blackhearts
88%
George Michael “Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me” (Columbia Records), 1991 George Michael and Elton John. The label credit on the duet version of “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” (1991).

Elton John
85%
Lerner My Fair Lady, 1956 Lerner and Loewe. The partnership between lyricist/librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe that resulted in nine musical plays, including Brigadoon (1947), My Fair Lady (1956), and Camelot (1960), and the musical film Gigi (1958). Loewe
80%
Eric Burdon “The House of the Rising Sun” (MGM Records), 1964 Eric Burdon and the Animals. English rock band (1966-1969, 2003-2008, 2016-present).

the Animals
80%
Frankie Valli “Big Girls Don't Cry” (Vee-Jay), 1962 Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. U.S. vocal quartet from Newark, New Jersey (1960-1977, 1979-present).

the Four Seasons
80%
A Bushel Guys and Dolls, 1950 “A Bushel and a Peck,” a song introduced by Vivian Blaine and a women’s chorus in the 1950 Broadway musical Guys and Dolls. The song was covered by a number of artists such as Perry Como/Betty Hutton and Margaret Whiting/Jimmy Wakely in popular recordings.

a Peck
78%
Martha “Dancing in the Street” (Gordy Records), 1964 Martha (Reeves) and the Vandellas. U.S. girl group from Detroit, Michigan, previously called the Del-Phis and the Vels.

the Vandellas
75%
Patti LaBelle “I Sold My Heart to the Junkman” (Newtown Records), 1962
Patti LaBelle & the Blue-Belles. East Coast (Philadelphia and Trenton) girl group, and one of the many incarnations of the group that later became LaBelle (“Lady Marmalade,” 1974). The single “I Sold My Heart to the Junkman” that hit on the charts was actually recorded by another group (The Starlets), but was credited on the label to the Blue-Belles due to The Starlets’ conflicting contractual obligations. The Blue-Belles (also styled as Bluebelles) recorded their own version on Goldisc Records in 1962. Both versions are linked below.

Listen on YouTube (charted version recorded by The Starlets but credited to The Blue-Bells)

the Blue-Belles
73%
Paul “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” (Apple Records),1971 Paul & Linda McCartney. The label credit on the single versions of songs from the Ram album (1971).

Linda McCartney
68%
Friend “Reach Out of the Darkness” (Verve Forecast Records), 1967 Friend & Lover. U.S. folk-singing duo composed of husband-and-wife team Jim and Cathy Post (1965-1970).

Lover
63%
The Kid Laroi “Stay” (Columbia Records), 2021
The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber. The label credit on the single version of “Stay,” the lead single from Laroi's reloaded mixtape, F*ck Love 3: Over You.

Listen on YouTube
Justin Bieber
58%
Big Brother “Piece of My Heart” (Columbia Records), 1968 Big Brother and the Holding Company. San Francisco psychedelic/acid/blues rock band (1965-1968, 1969-1972, 1987-present), that at one time featured Janis Joplin on lead vocals.

the Holding Company
48%
Les Paul “Vaya con Dios” (Capitol Records), 1953 Les Paul and Mary Ford. Husband-and-wife duo who sang and played guitars (1945-1963), and who churned out 28 hits for Capitol Records between 1950 and 1957.

Mary Ford
43%
Country Joe “Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine” (Vanguard Records), 1967 Country Joe and the Fish. Berkeley, California psychedelic, acid and folk rock band (1965-1970).

the Fish
40%
Delaney “Never Ending Song of Love” (Atco Records), 1971 Delaney & Bonnie. Husband and wife singer/songwriters Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett of Los Angeles (1967-1972). Their group Delaney & Bonnie and Friends at various times included Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Leon Russell and Rita Coolidge, among others.

Bonnie
38%
Big Balls “I’m a Punk” (Nova), 1977 Big Balls and the Great White Idiot. One of the first German punk rock bands (1975 - present).

the Great White Idiot
38%
Santo “Sleep Walk” (Canadian-American Records), 1959 Santo & Johnny. U.S. rock and roll instrumental duo (1959-1978).

Johnny
35%
Wayne Fontana “The Game of Love” (Fontana Records), 1965 Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders. English beat group (1963-1965).

the Mindbenders
35%
Jay “Cara Mia” (United Artists Records), 1966 Jay and the Americans. U.S. rock group from Belle Harbor, Queens, New York (1960-1973, 2006-present).

the Americans
33%
Cliff Bennett "Got to Get You into My Life" (Parlophone), 1966 Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers. British R&B, soul and beat group (1965-1967).

the Rebel Rousers
25%
Maurice Williams “Stay” (Herald Records), 1960 Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs. U.S. doo-wop group (1959-2000). Their biggest hit, “Stay” was featured on the soundtrack of Dirty Dancing (1987).

The Zodiacs
25%
Danny Diaz “It's So Easy” (Diamond; Stateside), 1966 Danny Diaz and The Checkmates. A Filipino rock band based in Hong Kong (1964-1969).

The Checkmates
20%
Ray Columbus “She’s a Mod” (Zodiac Records), 1964 Ray Columbus & the Invaders. New Zealand rock group from Christchurch (1964-1966).

the Invaders
18%
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