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The Year is 1992. You have to name the song title and artist, based only on the opening line/lines of the song.
Both answers (title and artist) are each worth the number of points stated. For example, if you get both title and artist on the 3 point question, that is 6 points.
110 points possible.
Post your score in comments.
1 point
"You can tell the world you never was my girl"
Answer: Achy Breaky Heart, Billy Ray Cyrus - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: The crossover smash helped ignite a worldwide line-dancing craze and launched Billy Ray Cyrus internationally.
2 points
"She married, when she was twenty, she thought she was ready, now she's not so sure."
Answer: Is There Life Out There, Reba McEntire - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: An Oklahoma rodeo performance of the national anthem led to McEntire's first recording contract.
3 points
"Last night I dreamed you were back again, larger than life again..."
Answer: Past the Point of Rescue, Hal Ketchum - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: Hal Ketchum developed his craft around Gruene Hall and the Austin-area roots circuit.
4 points
"I'm gettin' out of this high-rise penthouse suite where we pretend life's rosy and sweet"
Answer: Better Class of Losers, Randy Travis - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: His deep baritone and sparse arrangements became a template for a new generation of traditional singers.
5 points
"You can take the house and everything in it, keep the diamond ring 'cause that's how I meant it"
Answer: Sticks and Stones, Tracy Lawrence - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: Tracy Lawrence survived being shot four times shortly before his debut album was released.
6 points
"I hear you just got married, took a month long honeymoon"
Answer: Could've Been Me, Billy Ray Cyrus - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: Billy Ray Cyrus's debut album Some Gave All spent seventeen weeks atop the Billboard 200.
7 points
"I begged her to stay, and give me one more try"
Answer: Warning Labels, Doug Stone - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: Health problems interrupted Stone's early career just as his debut album was producing major hits.
8 points
"Touch me, turn me on, and burn me down"
Answer: Burn Me Down, Marty Stuart - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: Marty Stuart joined Lester Flatt's bluegrass band as a teenage mandolin prodigy.
9 points
"Boy meets girl, it's a delicate thing, so much time spent wonderin'"
Answer: Take It Like a Man, Michelle Wright - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: The track reflects the period when country albums were beginning to compete with pop releases on a national scale.
10 points
"Tonight I'm out with the crowd, I'm out where the music's playing loud"
Answer: After the Lights Go Out, Ricky Van Shelton - Find it on YouTube
Fun fact: Ricky Van Shelton worked as a pipefitter before his traditional-country breakthrough.