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Broadway/Movie musicals
Chicago isn't the first Kander and Ebb musical to hit it big, be made into
a movie, and win lots of awards. Their first huge hit was, of course,
Cabaret!
All the songs in this triplet are from 'Cabaret'. Name the song from the
clip. Some clips are from the stage musical and some from the film.
1. Name the song.
'Maybe This Time'
2. Name the song.
'Don't Tell Mama'
3. Name the song.
'Tomorrow Belongs to Me'
Rap/rock
Some pretty famous rap songs have used equally famous pop songs as their
melodic base. And surprisingly enough, some rap songs get covered by
well-known pop bands. For these pairs, name the original song, original
artist, OR rap/cover artist.
4. Name the original song, original artist, or rap/cover artist.
'Superfreak'; Rick James; MC Hammer [U Can't Touch This] [remix]
5. Name the original song, original artist, or rap/cover artist.
'Pastime Paradise'; Stevie Wonder; Coolio [Gangsta's Paradise] [remix]
6. Here's one that goes the other way! Name the original song,
original artist, or cover artist.
Fight the Power; Public Enemy; Barenaked Ladies [cover]
Classical piano
In all cases, name the composer.
7. Name the composer
Debussy [Clair de Lune]
8. Name the composer
Brahms [Waltz in A Flat Major]
9. Name the composer.
Rachmaninov [Prelude in C Sharp Minor]
Famous American Speeches
In all cases, name the speaker.
10. Name the speaker.
Malcolm X
11. Name the speaker.
Adlai Stevenson
12. Name the speaker.
Gloria Steinem
Opera
Name the composer of the following selections. (These were
performed live on the clarinet at the Final.)
13. ("Je veux vivre" from Romeo et Juliette)
Charles Gounod
14. ("Chanson boheme" from Carmen )
Georges Bizet
15. ("Che gelida manina" from La Boheme)
Giacomo Puccini