Classic Hit Quiz: Song + Year (1)

[B] Bohemian Rhapsody | Six-minute suite smashed radio rules. Built at Rockfield with stacked harmonies and no chorus; Wayne’s World sent it roaring back up charts in 1992.

[B] Born To Run | A Spector‑sized wall of hope and chrome. Jersey escape myth, saxophone as exit ramp. 1987 reissue finally drove it to UK No.1.

[B] Yesterday | McCartney woke with the tune and placeholder lyrics about ‘scrambled eggs.’ A lone Beatle with a string quartet changed radio breakfast forever.

[A] Good Vibrations | Brian Wilson’s ‘pocket symphony’ spliced from modular tape sections and an Electro‑Theremin. Pop radio suddenly heard surfboards and science fiction in stereo.

[C] Billie Jean | A bassline that walks by itself, and sidewalk tiles that light up on cue. Thriller turned TV into a 24‑hour pop cinema.

[C] Hey Jude | Apple’s debut single. Paul wrote it for Julian Lennon; that endless ‘na‑na‑na’ coda turned pub crowds into choirs before last orders.

[A] God Only Knows | A love song with ‘God’ up front, rare then. French horn and stacked vocals float heartbreak like a message in sea‑spray.

[A] Hotel California | Cut in Miami, mixed in LA. Felder and Walsh’s trading solos are a road‑trip PhD. ‘You can never leave’ doubled as tour prophecy.

[A] Suspicious Minds | Memphis comeback single with a fake fade‑out that barges back in. If jealousy had a chorus, it’d sound like this.

[A] My Generation | A stutter that sneers and a bass solo that growls. Youth rebellion found three chords and a demolition budget.

[A] Wonderwall | Named from a Harrison film. Liam’s one‑take vocal made an eternal pub standard; Noel sometimes regrets gifting every busker their set opener.

[B] Bitter Sweet Symphony | That string sample triggered a legal saga with the Stones’ camp; decades later Ashcroft finally got his royalties back. Bittersweet was an understatement.

[B] Losing My Religion | Mandolin‑led, not religious, but near‑spiritual obsession. Title is Southern slang for ‘at my wits’ end.’ MTV slow‑mo turned angst elegant.

[C] Teenage Kicks | John Peel’s favorite forever. Two chords, ninety seconds of jet fuel. Punk discovered blushes are louder than poetry.

[C] No Woman No Cry | The hit version is live at London’s Lyceum. Title means ‘don’t cry,’ not ‘ban women.’ A friendly correction from Kingston.

[C] A Whiter Shade Of Pale | Bach‑tinged organ and surreal lines reportedly drafted after an all‑nighter. English gained ‘skip the light fandango’ and never gave it back.

[D] Like A Rolling Stone | Six minutes, no chorus, and Al Kooper’s accidental organ line. Folk plugged in and the charts never put the genie back.

[D] Let It Be | McCartney dreamed his mum Mary saying the line. Spector’s brass made the single bolder. Final Beatles single before the paperwork split.

[D] Don't Look Back In Anger | Noel on lead vocal, Lennon‑ish piano and a chorus made for arm‑around‑shoulder catharsis. Manchester turned it into a civic hymn after 2017.

[C] With Or Without You | First U2 US No.1. A homebuilt ‘Infinite Guitar’ sustained those sighing notes, turning heartache into widescreen desert romance.