FLASHBACK

1. Name the rst single Diana Ross released after she and the Supremes broke up.

2. Who wrote and released “Your Song” in 1970?

3. Where did the ‘60s group e Marcels get their name?

4. Who released “I’ve Told Every Little Star” in 1961?

5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: “Wake up in the morning with the sunshine in your eyes, And the smell of owers blooming lls the air.”

Answers

1. “Reach Out and Touch Somebody’s Hand,” in 1970. Ross sang the song at a concert for the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway in 2008.

2. Elton John. is was the rst time John reached the Top 10 on international charts. He’d given the nod for it to be cut by ree Dog Night, but they gave him a shot instead.

3. From a hairstyle. e marcel was curls created with an early curling iron. e iron was heated on a gas stove.

4. Linda Scott. e song rst appeared in 1932. Dozens of artists have covered the song, including rapper Mac Miller in 2010.

5. “Love (Can Make You Happy),” by Mercy in 1969. e song went to No. 2 on the charts, denied the top slot by a Beatles song, “Get Back.”

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