MUSIC QUIZ FROM LOONEY’S TUNES SHOW Feb 8, 2026 #349

*So much music is the result of influences, and this 1973 song had more than a few.  Comic books, movies and German photographer, Helmut Newton were just a few for the man that wrote this one. He'd always had a wacky science fiction idea about a futuristic rock & roll band of androids fronted by androgynous kind of Helmut Newton style beauty, something that got depicted on this double album's cover art.  Name the writer, the artist who performed the song and extra credit for the name of the song...
 
*It's easy to see why radio listeners loved this band in the 70's and a bit beyond, but why critics kind of hated them.  The band's rock studio chops allowed them to play any current pop style at the drop of a hi-hat...one minute prog rock, the next, hard rock and then a bit of funky R& B.  All this from a band that also had plenty of credits as session musicians for any number of others, including Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, George Benson and even Micharl Jackson.  Name the band...
 
*A debut album for this artist in 1979 established him as part of the camp of angry, intelligent young new wavers (think Elvis Costello, Graham Parker types), artists who approached pop with a sardonic attitude and tense, aggressive energy of punk. An ode to dying print media...name the artist and extra credit for the name of the song we'll enjoy...
 
*One of this outstanding North of the border artist's greatest songs is about the breakup of his first marriage, a rather common theme that showed up in other songs of his as well.  He blamed himself for the failure and he was correct in doing so.  He carries the weight of empathy for his 1st wife as he is tormented by the breakdown.  Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the song...
 
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Hold On Loosely  by 38 Special  vs Heard It In A Love Song by Marshall Tucker Band
 
ANSWERS
1. Bernie Taupin, Elton John, Bennie & The Jets
2. Toto
3. Joe Jackson,   Sunday Papers
4. Gordon Lightfoot,   If You Could Read My Mind
Battle of the Bands : Marshall Tucker Band won the Battle with 53% of votes