War and Peace Music Quiz
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In the Elton John hit Daniel, where is his brother heading to forget the horrors of war?
Thailand
Australia
Spain
The Bahamas
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Who released protest song War first as a single?
The Temptations
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Bruce Springsteen
Edwin Starr
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Cat Steven's hit Peace Train was from which classic album?
Mona Bone Jakon
Tea for the Tillerman
Matthew and Son
Teaser and the Firecat
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Which of these lines from Billy Joel's 1983 hit Goodnight Saigon opens the song?
We held the day in the palm of our hands
We were sharp, as sharp as knives
We held the coastline, they held the highlands
We met as soul mates on Parris Island
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19 was a 1985 hit for whom?
Paul Young
Paul Hardcastle
Paul Simon
Paul McCartney
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Bruce Springsteen wrote Born in the USA about a Vietnam vet - but why did The Boss not get drafted?
He failed a drug test
He had concussion after a motorbike accident
He feigned mental illness
He had poor eyesight
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Which is true about John Lennon's Give Peace a Chance?
It was his first hit away from the Beatles
It was recorded in a hotel room
The lyrics were sold in 2008 for NZ$800,000
All of the above are true
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Who called Marvin Gaye's What's Going On "the worst song I have ever heard in my life"?
Marvin's wife Anna Gordy
Motown head Berry Gordy
US president Richard Nixon
Music critic Jon Landau
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Which of the Rolling Stone's hits, written about the Vietnam War, was named by Rolling Stone magazine as the band's best?
Gimme Shelter
Not Fade Away
Time is on My Side
As Tears Go By
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All Along the Watchtower became associated with the war - but who wrote it?
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen
Mick Jagger/Keith Richards
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