The Cryptic 1950's Pop Music Quiz..

[sonnetpete]

All answers relate to recordings from US singers/bands and should be from the 1950's (feel free to correct me). Usual rules apply, two guesses per person, per day until all are solved or I get bored...(no extra points but naming the singer and year is encouraged)

1 Mini mountain with avian connection... Mockin' Bird Hill (Les Paul and Mary Ford/Patti Page)

2 Uncooked skin... Rawhide (Frankie Laine 1959)

3 Caught without an umbrella... Just Walking In The Rain (Johnnie Ray)

4 Museum exhibit... Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole)

5 Throw away small change... Three Coins In A Fountain (Frank Sinatra 1955)

6 Property with potential... This Ole House (Rosemary Clooney)

7 Surprised by father... Oh, My Pa Pa! (Eddie Fisher)

8 Running a temperature... Fever (Little Willie John 1956/Peggy Lee)

9 A loaded HGV... Sixteen Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford)

10 If you write, it will be washed away. Love Letters In The Sand (Pat Boone)

11 Was a popular ice cream... Tutti Frutti (Little Richard 1955)

12 Cardiac fifth ace... Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams)

13 Needs room after failed affair... Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley)

14 Hip Hop might be played here... Rave On (Buddy Holly)

15 Cream that's stitched up... Chantilly Lace (Big Bopper 1958)

16 Large Italian delicacy, flambe... Great Balls Of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis)

17 Be back soon, toothy!!.. See You Later Alligator (Bill Hayley)

18 Variant on Scots Prince... The Great Pretender (The Platters)

19 In the jungle?.. Rumble (Link Wray)

20 He was deaf to being turned... Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry)

 

[ozumo]

2 Rawhide (Frankie Laine 1959)
3 Singing In The Rain (The Dave Brubeck Trio 1950)

 

[sonnetpete]

2 Rawhide (Frankie Laine 1959)
3 Singing In The Rain (The Dave Brubeck Trio 1950)

# 2
# 3

 

[dxhound2003]

1 Mockin' Bird Hill (Les Paul & Mary Ford)
4 Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole)

 

[PaulR]

5 - Three Coins in the Fountain (Frank Sinatra 1955)

 

[PaulR]

8 - Fever (Little Willie John 1956)

 

[sonnetpete]

1 Mockin' Bird Hill (Les Paul & Mary Ford)
4 Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole)

# 1
# 4

5 - Three Coins in the Fountain (Frank Sinatra 1955)

8 - Fever (Little Willie John 1956)

# 5
# 8

A couple of the artistes given are not the ones I found, however I'm not going to be finicky as it was the song you had to work out, not the singer..

 

[Llew]

6. This Ole House (Rosemary Clooney)
!0. Love Letters In The Sand (Pat Boone)

 

[Llew]

3. Just Walking In The Rain (Johnnie Ray)
17. See You Later, Alligator (Bill Haley And His Comets)

 

[PaulR]

11 - Tutti Frutti (Little Richard 1955)
15 - Chantilly Lace (The Big Bopper 1958)

 

[ozumo]

9 Sixteen Tons ("Tennessee" Ernie Ford 1955)

 

[sonnetpete]

6. This Ole House (Rosemary Clooney)
!0. Love Letters In The Sand (Pat Boone)

3. Just Walking In The Rain (Johnnie Ray)
17. See You Later, Alligator (Bill Haley And His Comets)

11 - Tutti Frutti (Little Richard 1955)
15 - Chantilly Lace (The Big Bopper 1958)

9 Sixteen Tons ("Tennessee" Ernie Ford 1955)

# 6 # 10 # 3 # 17 # 11 # 15 # 9

 

[ozumo]

14 On The Streets Of New York (Moondog 1953)

 

[sonnetpete]

14 On The Streets Of New York (Moondog 1953)

# 14 ....sorry, but you're way off...(which isn't a clue LOL..)

 

[davemurgtroyd]

16 Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis

 

[dxhound2003]

13 Heartbreak Hotel.
19 Wimoweh.

 

[sonnetpete]

16 Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis

# 16

13 Heartbreak Hotel.
19 Wimoweh.

# 13
# 19

 

[dxhound2003]

20 The Great Pretender.

 

[sonnetpete]

20 The Great Pretender.

# 20 ....no, but look at the remaining questions again...

 

[dxhound2003]

18 The Great Pretender.