Flashback: Baron von Richthofen

By Mick Harper

Pop, Rock, and Soul Trivia.

1. Who wrote and released "We've Got Tonight"?

2. Which group performs in costumes such as cowboy, soldier, construction worker, police officer and Indian chief?

3. Baron von Richthofen was immortalized in which Royal Guardsmen songs?

4. Which group released "Cloud Nine"?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: "Guess mine is not the first heart broken, My eyes are not the first to cry."

Answers

1. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band in 1978. Because it was his mother's favorite song, Seger always includes it in live concerts in memory of her.

2. The Village People. The group's "Y.M.C.A." was designated a "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" song and was added to the National Recording Registry in 2020. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame that same year.

3. "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" in 1966 and "Snoopy's Christmas" in 1967. Von Richthofen, aka the Red Baron, was a German Air Force flying ace during World War 1.

4. The Temptations, in 1968.

5. "Hopelessly Devoted to You," by Olivia Newton-John, in 1978, in the film "Grease." The song received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song and topped charts in numerous countries around the globe.