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When something groovy happens, you hear about it: a feel-good song moment and one true fact, usually every week or two.

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Song facts and a quiz

Short facts about well-loved songs, each with its source named, and a quiz with the answers right here.

Each year the Library of Congress adds 25 recordings to its National Recording Registry.
Library of Congress, Recording Registry, checked
A recording has to be at least 10 years old before it can join the National Recording Registry.
Library of Congress, Recording Registry nominations, checked
Aretha Franklin's "Respect" was in the registry's very first class, named in 2002.
Library of Congress, registry by year of induction, checked
The Beach Boys' album "Pet Sounds", from 1966, joined the National Recording Registry in 2004.
Library of Congress, complete Registry listing, checked

Name the year

  1. Which of these was in the National Recording Registry's first class, in 2002?

    • "Respect", Aretha Franklin
    • "Born to Run", Bruce Springsteen
    • "Tapestry", Carole King

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  2. Name the year: when did Aretha Franklin's "Respect" come out?

    • 1963
    • 1967
    • 1971

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