HIT SONGS BASED ON TRUE EVENTS

[Selby White]

HIT SONGS BASED ON TRUE EVENTS
Given the year of release and a synopsis of the true story behind it, name the song and artist ?
1.
1980: Titled after a bomb, and the fact that pilot named the aircraft that dropped it after his mother.
2.
1969. The song writer tells of the events of his marriage and their publicly held honeymoon activities.
3.
1972. The band travel to Switzerland to record, but a fire means the place is burnt down the night before.
4.
1983. Song titled after a woman who claims that the narrator is the father of her newborn son, which he denies.
5.
1979. Following a shooting in a San Diego school, the 16 year old shooter was asked "why".
6.
1991. Song written following the death of the artist's son aged 4.
7.
1989. More than 100 headline events between 1949 and 1989
8.
1971. Describes the emotions of a 13 year old boy when he hears of the death of his musical icon.
9.
1983. Lyrics describe the horror felt by an observer in Northern Ireland after witnessing a major incident in Derry
10.
1885. Anti Vietnam war song, where the singer draws attention the young average age of the US troops.

[Davycc]

1 OMD Enola Gay re the A bomb on Hiroshima
6 Eric Clapton Tears in Heaven
8 Don Mclean American Pie
10 Paul Hardcastle 19

[Another Northern Soul]

Not sure at all about no.2.
And 7 - I think I'm wrong in thinking it is something to do with balloons!

Couldn't remember the Clapton title, thanks Davy. Def wouldn't have got 8 even though it's a classic!

[Wigan White]

3. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple

5. I Don't Like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats

[kk white]

5 - Boomtown Rats, I Don't Like Mondays
9 - U2, Sunday Bloody Sunday

Two Irish bands, would be poor form if I didn't get them

[Deleted User 2747]

HIT SONGS BASED ON TRUE EVENTS






5. Boomtown Rats - I don't like Mondays
1979. Following a shooting in a San Diego school, the 16 year old shooter was asked "why".

9. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
1983. Lyrics describe the horror felt by an observer in Northern Ireland after witnessing a major incident in Derry

[Deleted User 2747]

Not sure at all about no.2.
And 7 - I think I'm wrong in thinking it is something to do with balloons!

Couldn't remember the Clapton title, thanks Davy. Def wouldn't have got 8 even though it's a classic!

99 Red Ballons

Nina

[Wigan White]

2. The Ballad Of John And Yoko. Not sure if it was a Beatles song or a solo by John Lennon.

[Deleted User 2747]

4.Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
1983. Song titled after a woman who claims that the narrator is the father of her newborn son, which he denies.

[Selby White]

2. The Ballad Of John And Yoko. Not sure if it was a Beatles song or a solo by John Lennon.

Was Beatles, their final No1 I believe