# What was the answer to that musical question? Or I've been listening to oldies again. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 16, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-answer-to-that-musical-question-or-ive-been-listening-to-oldies-again/119253 "2002-07-16T16:06:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-answer-to-that-musical-question-or-ive-been-listening-to-oldies-again/119253/1 "2002-07-16T16:06:41Z")
Did Dr. Hook ever make it on the cover of The Rolling Stone? Was Casey Jones ever bought up on reckless train driving charges? Did Ringo Starr ever find the door? Did Little Willy ever go home? Do any of you know what the hell I’m going on about? 1000 extra bonus points if you know and are under 21. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-answer-to-that-musical-question-or-ive-been-listening-to-oldies-again/119253/2 "2002-07-16T16:27:38Z")
Well,k I know whaqt you mean, but I don’t know the answers (which of course are Blowing in the Wind). I am really wondering about the Dr Hook one now - cos just a moment before I opened this, I had another Dr. Hook song runnning in my head. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-answer-to-that-musical-question-or-ive-been-listening-to-oldies-again/119253/3 "2002-07-16T16:44:05Z")
wow - I haven’t thought about “Little Willie” for years (decades or so, even!). Ah, the Sweet - anybody remember what was on the B side of the American 45 for Little Willie? Anybody? It was: Blockbuster (“Buster, buster, Blockbuster!!!”) They were cool to this 7th grader. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-answer-to-that-musical-question-or-ive-been-listening-to-oldies-again/119253/4 "2002-07-16T17:30:17Z")
Aint two out of three pretty sucky? The cracks on the wall were just an excuse, he really was in love wasn’t he? When you freed your mind, did your ass follow? Did she mind that Elton put it down in words? And were they blue or green? ---
**Author:** ![MisterThyristor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@MisterThyristor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterThyristor)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-answer-to-that-musical-question-or-ive-been-listening-to-oldies-again/119253/5 "2002-07-16T17:58:22Z")
Well, not all the answers are “Blowing in the Wind”. Dr. Hook did make it to the cover of the Rolling Stone, the 3/29/73 issue, to be exact. (Although the song was written by Shel Silverstein, who also wrote “Boy Named Sue”.) ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-answer-to-that-musical-question-or-ive-been-listening-to-oldies-again/119253/6 "2002-07-16T18:08:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > **Did Dr. Hook ever make it on the cover of The Rolling Stone?** Yep - Rolling Stone Issue 131 (March 29, 1973). You can see it [here](http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/bigphoto.asp?gid=47&s=1&e=9&seq=6&cf=). ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-answer-to-that-musical-question-or-ive-been-listening-to-oldies-again/119253/7 "2002-07-16T18:35:48Z")
Alas, Little Willie never did go home, because, well, you can’t push Willie. No, Willie won’t go. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-answer-to-that-musical-question-or-ive-been-listening-to-oldies-again/119253/8 "2002-07-16T18:36:12Z")
I _knew_ if they had someone here would have a link to it. You guys are the best! ---
**Author:** ![Delta-9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Delta-9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delta-9)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-answer-to-that-musical-question-or-ive-been-listening-to-oldies-again/119253/9 "2002-07-16T19:23:52Z")
Where, o’ where are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2002, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-answer-to-that-musical-question-or-ive-been-listening-to-oldies-again/119253/10 "2002-07-17T01:28:35Z")
Who DID write the Book of Love?