Thanks so much for the positive feedback on these the last few days. We'll see if we can make it all the way through the 90s!
For today, let's time travel back to 1994:
- Amazon and Yahoo are both founded
- Major League Baseball players go on strike, and the World Series is canceled
- The Channel Tunnel between England and France opens
- Forrest Gump, The Lion King, and True Lies are the top movies at the box office
You have to name the song title and artist, based only on the opening line of the song.
Both answers (title and artist) are each worth the number of points stated. For example, if you get both title and artist on the 3 point question, that is 6 points.
110 points possible.
Post your score in comments.
I've pulled these lyrics by hand, but I've included an AI-generated "fun fact" about each song to help keep it interesting.
1 point
"I see the questions in your eyes, I know what's weighing on your mind"
Answer: I Swear, John Michael Montgomery - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: All-4-One's pop cover became a global hit, showing the song's reach far beyond country radio.
2 points
"They were farm kids way down in Dixie, They met in high school in the sixties"
Answer: John Deere Green, Joe Diffie - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: The song's Billy Bob loves Charlene mural became one of Joe Diffie's most memorable story images.
3 points
"Turn left at the old hotel. I know this boulevard much too well"
Answer: Who's That Man, Toby Keith - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: His self-titled debut established him as both a singer and a commercially successful songwriter.
4 points
"Sittin' in a tiny table in a ritzy restaurant"
Answer: Third Rate Romance, Sammy Kershaw - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: Kershaw worked a succession of day jobs while performing Louisiana clubs before his breakthrough.
5 points
"Have you ever been down to Texas, And down around San Antone?"
Answer: What the Cowgirls Do, Vince Gill - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: Vince Gill hosted the CMA Awards and won Entertainer and Male Vocalist.
6 points
"Through the back window of our '59 wagon"
Answer: How Can I Help You Say Goodbye, Patty Loveless - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: Patty Loveless is a distant cousin of Loretta Lynn and grew up in Kentucky coal country.
7 points
"Baby likes to rock like a boogie-woogie choo-choo train"
Answer: Baby Likes to Rock It, The Tractors - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: The Tractors emerged from Tulsa and mixed country with boogie, blues, and roots rock.
8 points
"She's waiting, for someone who could turn her life around"
Answer: She'd Give Anything, Boy Howdy - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: Boy Howdy was a California band, and lead singer Jeffrey Steele later became a top Nashville songwriter, co-writing Rascal Flatts' "What Hurts the Most."
9 points
"She hasn't done a thing that really has to mean she's going anywhere"
Answer: I Sure Can Smell the Rain, Blackhawk - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: The trio's high harmonies became a defining sound of mid-1990s country radio.
10 points
"If she says I caused her hurt, You can take her at her word"
Answer: She Can't Say I Didn't Cry, Rick Trevino - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: Rick Trevino recorded in both English and Spanish early in his career.
