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On the heels of our Song Intro Quiz , it only made sense to follow up with a Song Fade Out Quiz. See how well you know 10 famous songs based on the very last few bars.
Take the Quiz: The Song Fade Out Quiz
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Great Quiz!
posted by Ian on 5-1-2009 at 12:04 pm
Awesome quiz….10 out of 10. And not to be picky but, it’s Lynyrd Skynyrd…not Lynard Skynard:-).
posted by Eli on 5-1-2009 at 12:24 pm
9/10.
If I had to miss any, I’m glad that it was #3.
Eli, you’re not being picky. Skynard is right up there with Led Zepplin or Jimmy Hendrix.
Awesome quiz!
posted by Lindsey on 5-1-2009 at 12:35 pm
Thanks Eli, but didn’t you ever hear of the cover band Lynard Skynard? They do ‘a’ heck of a Freebird… j/k
fixed the typo!
posted by David K. Israel on 5-1-2009 at 12:52 pm
10 out of 10! Excellent Quiz. Wouldn’t it be awesome if you had a way to track the time from the moment you hit play to the moment you guessed the song.
posted by Don on 5-1-2009 at 1:00 pm
9/10. Just as I clicked on PJ Harvey, I realized it was Alanis.
How about a “bass line” quiz?
posted by brian on 5-1-2009 at 1:25 pm
10 out of 10 baby. A much better showing than the opener quiz~
posted by Dana on 5-1-2009 at 1:36 pm
9 out of 10. John Mayer/Dave Matthews, really what’s the difference. I knew I would get that one wrong.
posted by David on 5-1-2009 at 1:48 pm
Agreed, David. Agreed.
posted by loripop on 5-1-2009 at 3:31 pm
9/10 I’m right there with ya David and Loripop.
recaptcha: deceiver Nixon
wow…
posted by Pam on 5-1-2009 at 9:42 pm
6/10. I got all the classic rock ones right, I grew up listening to it all the time because of my dad. The more recent songs? Not so much. I guess I should get with this century already.
posted by Sandy on 5-2-2009 at 12:30 am
6/10 for me, too. considering my sporadic listening over the years and general music habits- pretty good! Plus- some good ones on here!
posted by ann on 5-2-2009 at 10:37 am
Okay, best fade ever – the end of Layla, you have to wait to hear the “bird”. While Clapton is playing, Duane Allman plays slide guitar with a bottleneck to create the effect. If Duane had not been killed, his name would have been right up there with the greatest of greats…
posted by Zelda on 5-3-2009 at 12:20 am