PUB QUIZ

[Kes]

Nope, sorry, neither of those, but we are talking early seventies-ish.

[Kes]

A clue: There's no words in this, in the first 90 seconds of the single.

[JLP]

A clue: There's no words in this, in the first 90 seconds of the single.

Not 100% sure of the lyrics but Papa Was a Rolling Stone has a very long intro.

[Kes]

Sort of getting warmer.

[JLP]

Sort of getting warmer.

There is a Curtis Mayfield one too but again, don't know the lyrics. Nice on Up I think it is calked.

[Kes]

Nope. This one was written as part of a film score. In fact, the artist behind the song was the first African American to win an Oscar in a non-acting role for this piece of music.

[JLP]

Nope. This one was written as part of a film score. In fact, the artist behind the song was the first African American to win an Oscar in a non-acting role for this piece of music.

Ah. Got it. Shaft

[Kes]

Correct. There's also a line in it where Isaac Hayes says "He's a real mother.." and gets cut off by the backing singers saying "Watch your mouth!"

The backing singers were basically two members of Dawn, yep, Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree, Dawn.

[JLP]

Not sure if we had this before.

What foreign language song holds the record for the longest run at number one in the UK singles chart?

[Kes]

Despacito - Justin Beiber?