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What is the formal name for a guitar pick?
[ "Plectrum", "Plectorian", "Pickery", "Phlanger" ]
Plectrum
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Choose the best definition of Arpeggio from the following list?
[ "Pattern of individually played chord notes", "Strumming pattern", "Faced paced chord changes", "Happy chord progression" ]
Pattern of individually played chord notes
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Waltz is defined as a piece of music with how many beats to the measure (bar)?
[ "2", "6", "3", "4" ]
3
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This is traditionally played at the end of a twelve bar blues pattern to separate verses and add some pizazz.
[ "The come along", "The turn around", "The jam along", "The tag along" ]
The turn around
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In what year did Garth Brooks release the song Two Pina Coladas, which hit #1 on the Billboard Country Charts?
[ "1999", "1998", "1996", "1997" ]
1998
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Who originally recorded the song Red Red Wine?
[ "The Hobos", "Vic Dana", "Roy Drusky", "Neil Diamond" ]
Neil Diamond
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What country group released the song Cool Drink of Water in 1991?
[ "Brooks and Dunn", "Sawyer Brown", "Little Texas", "Alabama" ]
Brooks and Dunn
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According to the lyrics and title of a George Thorogood song, he would have one bourbon, one scotch and what else?
[ "One jack", "One good time", "One beer", "One shot" ]
One beer
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Which song do the following lyrics come from?
[ "ll the first drop burns, but the second one goes down smooth, then that old black label gets a hold of you", "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound", "Me and Jack Daniels", "Whiskey in My Blood", "Drinkin Dark Whiskey" ]
Drinkin Dark Whiskey
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Who sang the following lyrics?
[ "ree cups of coffee, but I cant clear my head from what went down last night", "Bad Company", "Loverboy", "Foreigner", "Free" ]
Foreigner
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What band recorded the song Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers in 1973?
[ "AC/DC", "ZZ Top", "The Allman Brothers", "Molly Hatchet" ]
ZZ Top
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What type of wine did Deana Carter sing about in 1996?
[ "White", "Red", "Strawberry", "Watermelon" ]
Strawberry
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Guess the band or the singer performing the song on the sound clip.
[ "Paula Abdul", "The Bangles", "Belinda Carlisle", "Go-Gos" ]
The Bangles
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Which band or singer performs this song that contains a reference to the Watergate scandal?
[ "Sugarhill Gang", "Public Enemy", "Run Dmc", "Beastie Boys" ]
Beastie Boys
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Guess the band or the singer performing this 1999 single.
[ "Foo Fighters", "Cake", "Audioslave", "Weezer" ]
Foo Fighters
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Name the psychedelic/heavy metal band who performs the song on the sound clip.
[ "Boston", "Golden Earring", "Blue Oyster Cult", "Steppenwolf" ]
Blue Oyster Cult
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Guess singer who performs this classic rock song.
[ "Don McLean", "Bob Dylan", "Gordon Lightfoot", "Jim Croce" ]
Don McLean
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Which band recorded this Grammy Award-winning song?
[ "Stone Temple Pilots", "Smashing Pumpkins", "Soundgarden", "Nirvana" ]
Smashing Pumpkins
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Who performed this song included in the album Kill Em All?
[ "Metallica", "Slayer", "Megadeth", "Iron Maiden" ]
Metallica
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Which band performed this Grammy Award-winning song?
[ "Soundgarden", "Pearl Jam", "Stone Temple Pilots", "Alice In Chains" ]
Soundgarden
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Which band released this song on their album Blood Sugar Sex Magik?
[ "Nine Inch Nails", "Red Hot Chili Peppers", "Janes Addiction", "Sublime" ]
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Billy Idol was born in Middlesex, England on this date.
[ "November 22nd, 1958", "November 22nd, 1956", "November 30th, 1955", "November 30th, 1960" ]
November 30th, 1955
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What is the birth name of pop/rock artist Billy Idol, who achieved massive success in the 1980s?
[ "Wills Mathew Jonathen Broaden", "Micheal William Albert Broad", "William Micheal Albert Broad", "Billy Micheal Broad" ]
William Micheal Albert Broad
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Billy Idols first stint as a guitar player was with which punk band?
[ "Chelsea", "The Sex Pistols", "The Ramones", "The Doors" ]
Chelsea
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What punk rock band was formed in 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and Terry Chimes?
[ "Generation X", "The Clash", "Irate", "Williams Warriors" ]
Generation X
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Billy Idol played in the movie The Doors, directed by Oliver Stone.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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This 1990 film, directed by Renny Harlin, features Billy Idols song Cradle of Love.
[ "Ford Fairmont", "Detroit Rock City", "Thundering Heights", "Ford Fairlane" ]
Ford Fairlane
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Is it true that Billy Idol once dropped his spiky peroxide hairstyle in place of dreadlocks, and experimented with techno beats?
[ "Yes", "No" ]
Yes
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Billy Idol played himself in the romantic comedy, The Wedding Singer, starring Adam Sandler and this actress.
[ "Cameron Diaz", "Brooke Shields", "Lindsay Lohan", "Drew Barrymore" ]
Drew Barrymore
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Has Billy Idol ever been featured on the VH-1 series, Behind The Music?
[ "No", "Yes" ]
Yes
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This album, released in 2005 by Billy Idol, includes the songs Super Overdrive and Evil Eye .
[ "Playing With The Devil", "Alive and Kicking", "Devils Desire", "Devils Playground" ]
Devils Playground
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He is often cited as the ideal rock drummer. He first became famous as the drummer for Led Zeppelin. He later played with Band of Joy and Terry Web and the Spiders. Who is this drummer known as Bonzo?
[ "Zach Sandel", "Buddy Salzman", "John Bonham", "Terry Bozzio" ]
John Bonham
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He was the drummer for Nirvana. When Cobain died, he formed The Foo Fighters.
[ "John Bonham", "Zach Sandel", "Dave Grohl", "Neil Pert" ]
Dave Grohl
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This sensational drummer is often called the hit maker for his work as a sessions drummer. He claims that he over-dubbed the drums on all the early Beatles albums. Who is he?
[ "Chad Smith", "Kenny Aronoff", "Jim Keltner", "Bernie Purdie" ]
Bernie Purdie
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While many people dont know his name, most people know the albums of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. This drummer helped make this groups albums so great.
[ "Ron Wilson", "Earl Palmer", "Greg Reeves", "Dallas Taylor" ]
Dallas Taylor
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Everyone who tries to be a rock drummer attempts to learn Wipe Out by the Surfaris. Who was their drummer?
[ "Al Jackson", "Ron Wilson", "Jon Fishman", "Jim Keltner" ]
Ron Wilson
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He was the drummer for Bruce Springsteen and for the E-Street Band. He also has been the leader of Conan OBriens band on The Late Show.
[ "Zach Sandel", "Ian Paice", "Jim Keltner", "Max Weinberg" ]
Max Weinberg
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In 1962 he became the drummer for The Rolling Stones.
[ "Charlie Watts", "Dr, Chud", "Buddy Salzman", "Damon Che" ]
Charlie Watts
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He was the drummer on Green Onions with Booker T and the MGs.
[ "Ron Wilson", "Damon Che", "Buddy Miles", "Al Jackson" ]
Al Jackson
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Jack Bruce played bass, Eric Clapton played lead guitar, and this man played drums in the group Cream.
[ "Mike Portnoy", "Damon Che", "Ginger Baker", "Buddy Miles" ]
Ginger Baker
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He is most famous as Jimi Hendrix drummer. He has also worked for Carlos Santana, Wilson Pickett, The Delfonics, Ruby and the Romantics, and many other famous rock groups.
[ "Paul Goldberg", "Kenny Aronoff", "Buddy Miles", "Chad Smith" ]
Buddy Miles
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He was the drummer for The Eagles.
[ "Ian Paice", "Don Henley", "Zach Sandel", "Jim Keltner" ]
Don Henley
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He was the drummer for The Allman Brothers Band.
[ "Jachi Leibezell", "Carmine Appice", "Jai Johanny Johanson", "Ian Paice" ]
Jai Johanny Johanson
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He is perhaps best known for his work on Deep Purples Fire Ball.
[ "Ian Paice", "Zach Starkey", "Neil Peart", "Mike Portnoy" ]
Ian Paice
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He was born in Philadelphia in 1965. His most famous group used his nickname as the name of the group.
[ "Chad Smith", "Jon Fishman", "Damon Che", "Zach Starkey" ]
Jon Fishman
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This musician was the drummer on most of the hits by Cactus and Vanilla Fudge.
[ "Buddy Miles", "Damon Che", "Carmine Appice", "Chad Smith" ]
Carmine Appice
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This drummer first became prominent as the drummer for Frank Zappa. He later became famous for his work with Jeff Beck and Korn.
[ "CHad Smith", "Buddy Miles", "Terry Bozzio", "Buddy Salzman" ]
Terry Bozzio
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He was the drummer for Rush.
[ "Chad Smith", "Zach Starkey", "Terry Bozzio", "Neal Peart" ]
Neal Peart
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This drummer joined The Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1988.
[ "Chad Smith", "Zach Starkey", "Earl Palmer", "Dr. Chud" ]
Chad Smith
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He is a fine drummer whose popular father played drums in a famous quartet.
[ "Earl Palmer", "Zach Starkey", "Damon Che", "Buddy Salzman" ]
Zach Starkey
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Singer/Songwriter Jim Croce gave us this mammoth hit song in 1973.
[ "Abraham, Martin and John", "Run Joey Run", "Elis Coming", "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" ]
Bad Bad Leroy Brown
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You Can Call Me Al was a hit song for this singer in the 1980s.
[ "Art Garfunkel", "Paul Weller", "Paul McCartney", "Paul Simon" ]
Paul Simon
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Jimmy Mack was a big hit song for this female group in 1967.
[ "Honey Cone", "Diana Ross the Supremes", "Martha and the Vandellas", "The Marvelettes" ]
Martha and the Vandellas
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The song Mickey was a big hit song for this singer in 1982.
[ "Bonnie Tyler", "Madonna", "Kim Carnes", "Toni Basil" ]
Toni Basil
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The Beatles Hey Jude was a song written for John Lennons son Julian.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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The first Pink Floyd album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, premiered in what year?
[ "1973", "1967", "1965", "1971" ]
1967
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What was the birth name of Syd Barrett, the original front man of Pink Floyd?
[ "David Syd Barrett", "Roger Keith Barrett", "Roger Syd Barrett", "Syd Max Barrett" ]
Roger Keith Barrett
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This drummer, famous as the only member who appeared on every Pink Floyd album, wrote the book Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd.
[ "Roger Waters", "Richard Wright", "David Gilmour", "Nick Mason" ]
Nick Mason
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In 1975, Syd Barrett appeared unexpectedly at Abbey Road Studios, while Pink Floyd were recording which album?
[ "Echoes", "The Wall", "Wish You Were Here", "Animals" ]
Wish You Were Here
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Which of these tracks from Pink Floyds album Meddle contains a line spoken by Nick Mason?
[ "One of These Days", "Have a Cigar", "Arnold Layne", "Matilda Mother" ]
One of These Days
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What was the first album, that Pink Floyd recorded with guitarist David Gilmour?
[ "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn", "Saucerful of Secrets", "Atom Heart Mother", "Ummagumma" ]
Saucerful of Secrets
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This 1973 album by Pink Floyd spent 741 weeks on the Billboard Top 200.
[ "Wish You Were Here", "The Wall", "Momentary Lapse of Reason", "Dark Side of the Moon" ]
Dark Side of the Moon
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Who performed the vocals on Pink Floyds song Have a Cigar?
[ "Richard Wright", "Tim Renwick", "David Gilmour", "Roy Harper" ]
Roy Harper
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Name Roger Waters first solo album, released in 1984.
[ "When the Wind Blows", "Radio KAOS", "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking", "Amused to Death" ]
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
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What was the original, working title of Pink Floyds album, Dark Side of the Moon?
[ "Eclipse: A Piece for Assorted Lunatics", "Music for the Mad", "Lunatics", "Brain Damage" ]
Eclipse: A Piece for Assorted Lunatics
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In which movie did Frank Sinatra play a Korean War veteran who was plagued by recurring dreams of the time he was being brainwashed while a prisoner of war?
[ "The Man With the Golden Arm", "Suddenly", "The Manchurian Candidate", "On Trial" ]
The Manchurian Candidate
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Which Frank Sinatra musical also starred Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly?
[ "In the Good Old Summertime", "The Philadelphia Story", "The Pirate", "High Society" ]
High Society
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Which of the following was not one of the films in which Gene Kelly co-starred with Frank Sinatra?
[ "Take Me Out to the Ballgame", "An American in Paris", "On the Town", "Anchors Aweigh" ]
An American in Paris
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The infamous Rat Pack made a few movies together. Which of them has been remade into a series of films?
[ "Oceans 21", "Oceans 13", "Oceans 11", "Oceans 7" ]
Oceans 11
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This Rat Pack film, set in Chicago during the Prohibition Era, starred Bing Crosby in addition to the usual bunch.
[ "Higher and Higher", "A Face in the Crowd", "Robin and the Seven Hoods", "The Kissing Bandit" ]
Robin and the Seven Hoods
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Frank Sinatra played a hard-nosed detective in a few movies. What was the name of this recurring title character?
[ "Angelo Beneditto", "Vince Bono", "Romeo Albucci", "Tony Rome" ]
Tony Rome
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Which of the following was not a regular in the Rat Pack movies?
[ "Joey Bishop", "Dean Martin", "Gene Kelly", "Sammy Davis, Jr." ]
Gene Kelly
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Which movie, starring Frank Sinatra, centers on a trio of assassins and their plot to murder a president?
[ "The Assassins", "The Man With the Golden Arm", "Suddenly", "The Detective" ]
Suddenly
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In which movie did the Rat Packers vie for the title of Gambling King?
[ "Oceans 11", "Robin and the Seven Hoods", "Four For Texas", "Oceans 13" ]
Four For Texas
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Which Frank Sinatra musical was the first MGM film to be shot on location in 1949?
[ "Take me Out to the Ballgame", "The Kissing Bandit", "Higher and Higher", "On the Town" ]
On the Town
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The Allman Brothers classic rock instrumental, Jessica, was used in what popular baseball movie?
[ "Major League II", "For the Love of the Game", "Field of Dreams", "The Rookie" ]
Field of Dreams
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On what Derek and the Dominoes song about unrequited love did guitarist Duane Allman join Eric Clapton?
[ "Rita Mae", "Slow Down Linda", "Layla", "Lay Down Sally" ]
Layla
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Which Rolling Stones hit was rumored to be about Mick Jaggers affair with David Bowies wife?
[ "Lady Jane", "Angie", "Ruby Tuesday", "Jiving Sister Fanny" ]
Angie
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Which song from the Beatles album Rubber Soul was so named only because Paul McCartney thought it sounded nice?
[ "Martha My Dear", "Maggie Mae", "Michelle", "Julia" ]
Michelle
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The English group Dexys Midnight Runners had a #1 hit in 1982 with this song.
[ "Gloria", "Rosanna", "867-5309/Jenny", "Come On Eileen" ]
Come On Eileen
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What fictional female, according to a Beatles song, died in the church and was buried along with her name?
[ "Eleanor Rigby", "Sexie Sadie", "Polythene Pam", "The unnamed girl in the song, Shes Leaving Home" ]
Eleanor Rigby
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What David Crosby song, recorded by Crosby, Stills and Nash, is about a woman who had green eyes and drew pentagrams?
[ "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes", "Guinnevere", "Kinda Fonda Wanda", "Lady of the Island" ]
Guinnevere
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What famous Beach Boys hit was first recorded in 1961 by The Regents, who took it to #13 on Billboards Hot 100 chart?
[ "Barbara Ann", "Wendy", "Caroline, No", "Help Me, Rhonda" ]
Barbara Ann
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Which song by The Police, written about prostitutes seen near the bands hotel, didnt become a hit until it was re-released a year after it first came out?
[ "Oh Carol", "My Sharona", "Sarah", "Roxanne" ]
Roxanne
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What rock band recorded Rosanna, the 1982 song which won a Record of the Year Grammy Award?
[ "The Rolling Stones", "The Moody Blues", "Jethro Tull", "Toto" ]
Toto
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I remember when we used to sit
[ " the government yard in Trenchtown.", "d then Georgie would make the fire lights,", " it was logwood burnin ...", "in my sight", "through the night", "all night", "every night" ]
through the night
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I mean it, when I analyze the stench -
[ " me it makes a lot of sense:", "w the dreadlock rasta was the buffalo soldier,", "d he was taken from africa, brought to america,", "ghting on arrival, ...", "fighting his rival", "fighting them all", "fighting for survival", "fighting for revival" ]
fighting for survival
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Freedom came my way one day
[ "d I started out of town, yeah!", "l of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown", "ming to shoot me down,", " I shot - I shot - I shot him down and I say:", "If I am guilty I will pay", "I am here to stay", "Now I am OK", "Release me if you may" ]
If I am guilty I will pay
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Im on the run but I aint got no gun
[ "e they want to be the star", " they fighting tribal war", "d they saying ...", "Iron like a Lion in Zion", "in Zion there is an Iron Lion", "Iron my Lion though Zion", "there is a Lion in Iron Zion" ]
Iron like a Lion in Zion
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My choice is what I choose to do
[ "d if Im causing no harm", " shouldnt bother you", "ur choice is who you choose to be", "d if your causin no harm", "en ...", "you are just like me", "you can come with me", "youre alright with me", "you are part of me" ]
youre alright with me
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Preacher man dont tell me heaven is under the earth
[ "know you dont know what life is really worth", " not all that glitters in gold and", "Nothing has been told", "Half the story has been told", "You see that Im broke", "You should stand up for your rights" ]
Half the story has been told
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Cause Ive got love, darlin.
[ "ve, sweet love, darlin.", "iet as the night,", "ease ...", "turn on my light", "let me be your knight", "turn off your light", "dont start a fight" ]
turn off your light
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Yeah-yeah-yeah, well!
[ "! open your eyes and look within:", "e you satisfied (with the life youre living)? uh!", " know where were going, uh!", " know where were from.", "re leaving babylon,", "re going to ...", "our father land", "Kingston", "our home", "a distant land" ]
our father land
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No bullet can stop us now, we neither beg nor we wont bow;
[ "ither can be bought nor sold.", " all defend the right; jah - jah children must unite:", "ur life is worth ...", "much more than gold", "my gold", "some more gold", "all the gold" ]
much more than gold
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Keep on knockin, but you cant come in.
[ "get to understand you been livin in sin,", "t walk right in, woman, sit right down.", "will keep on lovin you; ...", "Ill calm down", "I play the clown", "Ill be around", "Ill stay in town" ]
I play the clown
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This band had a mammoth hit in the States with Free Ride.
[ "Steve Miller Band", "The Doobie Brothers", "The Edgar Winter Group", "Boston" ]
The Edgar Winter Group
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This feel good song was a big hit for the group Vanity Fare in the 1970s.
[ "Slow Ride", "Magic Carpet Ride", "Ride My Seesaw", "Hitchin a Ride" ]
Hitchin a Ride
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Riders on the Storm was a big hit song for this band in 1971.
[ "The Doors", "New Riders of the Purple Sage", "Pink Floyd", "The Animals" ]
The Doors
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This one hit wonder had a huge hit in 1970 with Ride Captain Ride.
[ "Uriah Heep", "Blue Magic", "Blues Image", "Utopia" ]
Blues Image
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This group had a big hit in 1975 with the song Low Rider.
[ "War", "Earth, Wind and Fire", "The Gap Band", "P-Funk" ]
War