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Music by Letter - E

Identify these musical things that start with the letter E.
The previous quiz in this series can be found here (Quiz D)
Quiz by kiwirage
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Last updated: February 15, 2018
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First submittedFebruary 19, 2017
Times taken21,448
Average score68.2%
Rating4.28
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Hint
Answer
Beatles song "_______ Rigby"
Eleanor
Reflection of sound
Echo
Wood used for black piano keys, once
Ebony
1983 hit "Total ______ of the Heart"
Eclipse
Jazz legend Fitzgerald
Ella
Irish singer of "Orinoco Flow" fame
Enya
Bonus performance at concert's end
Encore
"Rocket Man" singer who was knighted
in 1998 (first name)
Elton
The Bangles: "Walk like an ________"
Egyptian
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie duet:
"_______ Love"
Endless
Instrument that looks like a small tuba
Euphonium
Hint
Answer
International song contest won by
Celine Dion in 1988
Eurovision
He lived at Graceland
Elvis
Rapper also known as Slim Shady
Eminem
Composer of "Pomp and Circumstance"
Elgar
Nickname of Beethoven's 3rd Symphony
Eroica
"Don't cry for me, Argentina" musical
Evita
The Duke of jazz
Ellington
1988 power ballad:
"____ Rose Has Its Thorn"
Every
Mournful song of lament
Elegy
Son of Julio Iglesias
Enrique
Jay-Z's state of mind
Empire
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Level 69
Feb 13, 2018
Awesome job on this one, kiwi! Great mix of genres and eras, and just the right level of challenging!
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Level 69
Feb 13, 2018
Excuse the tangent, but I don't know the answer to this: If, when submitting a comment, I click on the box to also send it to Quizmaster, is that also going to the originator of the quiz (if other than Quizmaster), or is it JUST going to Quizmaster? If just Quizmaster, I really apologize for sending compliments on other people's quizzes (as if I'm not annoying enough). You always do a great job, too! :-)
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Level 66
Feb 14, 2018
I just now realized there's a box to tick. I'm level 56. Shame!
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Level 84
Feb 14, 2018
The check box is (relatively) new...
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Level ∞
Feb 14, 2018
Just me. All comments should go to the owner even if you don't check the box.
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Level 69
Feb 14, 2018
Oh, okay! So if the quiz creator's not you (you being Quizmaster), the creator gets *all* comments as a matter of course, but you only get them if we check the little box? Assuming I'm understanding properly now, I'm very sorry for all the comments I sent to you all those times I checked the box thinking that's what I had to do to contact the creator! MY BAD.
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Level 69
Feb 14, 2018
Yeah, PotatoBoy, don't feel badly ~ the checkbox wasn't always there!
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Level 77
Feb 14, 2018
ESC should also be accepted for the song contest.
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Level 76
Feb 14, 2018
Nice to see another muso quiz featured from the king of music quizzes :) Eminem's other moniker was my new fact for today...
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Level 68
Feb 14, 2018
Excellent quiz. Love the variety.
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Level 74
Feb 14, 2018
I guessed Eva. What a bummer.
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Level 71
Feb 14, 2018
Should be 'EVA'........ Evita was the stage show and sometimes nickname of Eva Peron. The question asks 'Don't cry for her?..... that is Eva Peron.
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Level 62
Feb 14, 2018
You're right, sorry about that! I've submitted an adjustment to the clue to make it clearer.
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Level 52
Mar 24, 2018
Why there was not great 90's band E-rotic? :)
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Level 71
May 19, 2018
I tried "Walk like an Elephant"...... worth a go I thought.
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Level 70
May 19, 2018
Elgar of course being Garth Elgar of Aurora, Illinois and public access television fame.
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Level 48
May 19, 2018
Exsqueeze me, but it's Garth Algar :o)
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Level 88
May 20, 2018
^ Does this guy know how to party, or what?!
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Level 66
May 19, 2018
The song contest isn't Eurovision, that is the company that made it, the contest is the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Level 81
May 19, 2018
Now that we have the like box for comments, can we also have a thumbs down box for comments like this one.
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Level 67
May 21, 2018
Can we add elegie as an alternative spelling please
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Level 77
Aug 4, 2018
Is it just me or is it faintly ridiculous that 91% got "Rocket man" whilst only 19% got the Beethoven? One has stood the test of time over two centuries and I somehow doubt that the other will. Glad to have bucked the trend by getting the Beethoven but not the other. Also got the next three least-guessed answers but only received 2 points in total.
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Level 66
Aug 20, 2019
For one the asked for the person for the other the music piece If beethoven would have been the answer and a random (meaning not one of his 3 best known) song was the answer for elton john I think the percentage would not be very different than is the case now.

I can only think of 2 elton john songs without looking it up, circle of life and candle in the wind.. btw,

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Level 82
Jun 10, 2022
Every single time there's a quiz like this there's someone who feels the need to write about how proud they are of being ignorant of popular culture.

It doesn't make you look erudite or clever, it just makes you look like an insufferable snob. Ignorance is never something to be proud of.

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Level 82
Jun 22, 2022
I mean, Elton John is famous right now and is still alive, plus it's asking for his name and not a song. You don't have to know a lot about music to know a guy's name. I know tons about Beethoven but couldn't pull the song nickname out of my head
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Level 66
May 7, 2023
I've only ever heard it called "Beethoven's 3rd". A lot of the time you never see the nicknames!
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Level 95
Aug 29, 2018
Elton John is a stage name, his first name is Reginald.
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Level 54
Oct 18, 2020
No he legally changed his name to Elton Hercules John in 1972
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Level 86
Jan 18, 2022
Etude would also be good
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Level 60
Jul 3, 2022
I read "song of Julio Inglesias" instead of "son"...