
Test your knowledge of classic rock lyrics with this groovy quiz! See how many correct answers you can get out of 10.
1. Which classic rock song includes the lyric 'Excuse me, while I kiss the sky'?
Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Life's Been Good by Joe Walsh
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
2. In which song does the lyric 'If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now – it's just a spring clean for the May Queen' appear?
The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
Dream On by Aerosmith
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Sympathy For the Devil by The Rolling Stones
3. 'Well, I know what’s right, I got just one life' is from which song?
Imagine by John Lennon
The Needle and the Damage Done by Neil Young
I Won’t Back Down by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
4. Which song includes the lyric 'Life’s been good to me so far'?
Life's Been Good by Joe Walsh
Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Against the Wind by Bob Seger
Tuesday's Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd
5. 'The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls' is a lyric from which song?
Hotel California by Eagles
My Generation by The Who
The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
6. Which song contains the lyric 'Mama, I don't wanna die – I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all'?
My Back Pages by The Byrds
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Sympathy For the Devil by The Rolling Stones
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
7. In which song does the lyric 'There must be some kind of way outta here, said the joker to the thief' appear?
All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix
Levon by Elton John
Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
Enter Sandman by Metallica
8. 'Negotiations and love songs are often mistaken for one and the same' is from which song?
Changes by David Bowie
Train in the Distance by Paul Simon
Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac
Substitute by The Who
9. Which song includes the lyric 'You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes well you just might find you get what you need'?
The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel
No Surrender by Bruce Springsteen
You Can't Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones
Wouldn't It Be Nice by The Beach Boys
10. 'Hope I die before I get old' is a lyric from which song?
Imagine by John Lennon
My Generation by The Who
Life’s Been Good by Joe Walsh
The Needle and the Damage Done by Neil Young