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Let it Be — Answers

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The first question relates to both today’s date, April 10th, and music. The remaining questions are not date-related but follow the music theme.

The Beatles Let it Be.
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One

On this day in 1970, who became the first to publicly announce that he was leaving The Beatles?

Answer: Paul McCartney.

The Beatles’ internal strife, evident in the White Album and Get Back sessions, escalated over business disagreements, leading to Lennon’s departure in September 1969 and McCartney’s making the first public announcement when he issued a press release advising of his departure in April 1970.

Two

Name the official theme song for Mission: Impossible III; whose song it was, and who featured on it?

Answer: Impossible; Kanye West featuring Twista, Keyshia Cole and BJ.

Impossible by American hip-hop artist Kanye West featuring Twista, Keyshia Cole, and BJ. Composed for the film Mission: Impossible III, it served as its official theme but wasn’t included on the soundtrack. The song charted on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Bubbling Under Hot 100 charts in 2006.

Three

Add up the numbers from the titles that these clues point you to, and the total sum is the answer.

  1. The Beatles — Days of the Week (1964)
  2. The Rolling Stones — Nervous Breakdown (1966)
  3. Bob Marley and the Wailers — Little Birds (1977)
  4. Bryan Adams — Summer (1985)
  5. The Proclaimers Miles (1988)
  6. Vanessa Carlton — Miles
  7. Adele — Album (2008)
  8. Christina Perri — Years (2011)
  9. Adele — Album (2021)
  10. Belinda Carlisle — Loneliest Number (2025) (A long time previously Harry Nilsson followed by Three Dog Night)

Answer: 2,649.

  1. 8 — Eight Days a Week (1964) The Beatles
  2. 19 — 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966) Rolling Stones
  3. 3 — Three Little Birds (1977) Bob Marley & The Wailers
  4. 69 — Summer of ’69 (1985) Bryan Adams
  5. 500 — I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) (1988) The Proclaimers
  6. 1,000 — A Thousand Miles (2002) Vanessa Carlton
  7. 19 — 19 (2008) Adele
  8. 1,000 — A Thousand Years (2011) Christina Perri
  9. 30 — 30 (2021) Adele
  10. 1 — One (Is the Loneliest Number) Belinda Carlisle (2025) (Originally Harry Nilsson in 1968, followed by Three Dog Night in 1969.)

Four

Creedence Clearwater Revival topped the UK singles charts and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969 with a song from their Green River album, which had a three-word title. What song?

Answer: Bad Moon Rising.

Bad Moon Rising, a song by John Fogerty and performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival, was their lead single from the album Green River. Released on 16 April 1969, four months before the album’s release, it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 28 June 1969. It also spent three weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in September of the same year. Bad Moon Rising became CCR’s second gold single.

Five

Who were the four named members of the rock supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young?

Answer: David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young.

CSN formed in 1968 after Crosby, Stills, and Nash discovered their harmonious blend. Crosby left the Byrds in late 1967, Buffalo Springfield (Stills) disbanded in early 1968, and Nash departed the Hollies in December. In early 1969, they released their debut album, Crosby, Stills & Nash, which featured Top 40 hits Suite: Judy Blue Eyes and Marrakesh Express. They added Neil Young, Stills’s former Buffalo Springfield bandmate, and as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, performed at Woodstock in 1969. Their first album with Young, Déjà Vu (1970), topped international charts, selling over eight million copies and producing hits like Woodstock and Teach Your Children. Tensions during their second tour led to the group’s disbandment. They reunited multiple times, releasing eight studio and four live albums, with their final studio album, Looking Forward, in 1999. CSN was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with individual members also recognised for their work with other groups. Crosby passed away in 2023.

Let it Be

The post-title ‘Let it Be’, released in 1970, was their final single before McCartney’s departure. The song, written by McCartney, topped charts internationally and was certified Platinum in several locations and double Platinum in both the UK and US.

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