🎸 25-Question B-Side Quiz: “Only the Deep Survive”
Welcome to the flip side — where the real gems live.
As has become the norm on Hidden Gems, we end each month with 25 questions. All deep cuts.
If you’ve lived in the shadows of the A-side, this is your moment.
No hints. No hype. Just pure B-side brilliance.
Take the Quiz:
1. “You’re gonna carry that weight” — Which Beatles B-side ends with this haunting chant?
2. Which David Bowie B-side shares its name with a Shakespearean fool and opens with the line, “There’s a brand new dance…”?
3. Which Nirvana B-side features the lyric: “I miss the comfort in being sad”?
4. Which Rolling Stones B-side was originally banned by the BBC for its lyrics, “Where can I go but to the Lord?”
5. This Radiohead B-side first appeared on the "No Surprises" single and features the line, “I used to fly like Peter Pan.” Name it.
6. Which Pink Floyd B-side opens with eerie laughing and a ticking clock, predating Dark Side of the Moon?
7. Which deep-cut Led Zeppelin B-side is named after a mythical Norse land and features no vocals?
8. Which Queen B-side track has the lyric: “She’s my soul, it seems, in tangled dreams”?
9. Which Oasis B-side begins with the line: “I met my maker, I made him cry”?
10. Which B-side by The Who features Keith Moon on lead vocals and is sometimes called their weirdest track ever?
11. Which B-side from The Smiths starts with the lyric: “Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools”?
12. Which Pearl Jam B-side is built around the words: “I gather speed from you f*ing with me”?
13. Which track did R.E.M. release as a B-side that’s also a haunting tribute to Andy Kaufman?
14. Which Smashing Pumpkins B-side opens with the lyric: “Stay with me, I’ll set you free…” and was later remastered in Pisces Iscariot?
15. Which rare U2 B-side track appears on the “Even Better Than the Real Thing” single and has the lyric: “I gave you everything you ever wanted / wasn’t what you wanted”?
16. Which Joy Division B-side was the last song recorded by the band before Ian Curtis’ death?
17. This Arctic Monkeys B-side references vampires, Count Dracula, and ends with “The mirror's image tells me it's home time.” Name the song.
18. Which Blondie B-side ends with “Fade away and radiate”?
19. Which B-side by The Clash borrows a reggae rhythm and features the line: “You lot, what? Don’t you dare watch my man”?
20. Which Soundgarden B-side features “Blind dogs that sleep in the rain”?
21. Which Muse B-side was included on the Japanese edition of Absolution and references “a cry for help from the ones who decide”?
22. Which deep Radiohead B-side features reverse vocals and appears on “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”?
23. Which Patti Smith B-side talks about a factory job and dreaming beyond the grind?
24. Which Nine Inch Nails B-side is a reworked version of “Hurt” that includes subtle distorted ambient noise throughout?
25. Which Beatles B-side has a droning, rain-like vibe and was considered a psychedelic breakthrough?
Score Level Your B-side Vibe
0–5 Casual Listener You know the hits. Now dig deeper.
6–10 Cult Collector You’ve scratched the surface of the vault.
11–17 True B-Side Believer You live where the radio rarely dares to go.
18–22 Rock Archaeologist Obscure pressings? Rare outtakes? You own 'em.
23–25 B-Side Deity You are the flip side. Worshipped in vinyl.
How deep did you go?
Tally your score, claim your level, and spin the answer playlist.
Because legends don’t live on the charts — they live on the B-side.
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