Quiz time!

This one's a little tough, but try your best.

(cue Sesame Street song)
Three of these things belong together
Three of these things are kind of the same
Can you guess which one of these doesn't belong here?
Now it's time to play our game (time to play our game).



If you tagged sightless Stevie Wonder, who's been blind from birth, you are wrong! Babyface is also an incorrect response, even though he is the only one with a babyface. Anyone who chose Garth Brooks—the only one of the four wearing a hat—gets ten points.

Now what do these four actually have in common? Believe it or not, they are four of the singers that performed at the Dream Concert at Radio City Music Hall a couple nights ago to raise money for the building of the Martin Luther King Memorial in DC. The rest of the lineup included Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, and Joss Stone. Now, I'm not trying to say that there isn't room for a person of non-color at an event celebrating a great civil rights advocate. We're not talking Nation of Islam, here; MLK would've wanted whitey to represent. But if you're going to hire a token white man, why the fuck Garth Brooks?

Well, I do believe Google can shed some light on the manner. Do a search for "Garth Brooks" and "Civil Rights" you get Wikipedia page about Garth's 1990 song "The Dance."

The song is written with a double meaning both as a love song about the end of a passionate relationship and the lyrics also work to tell the story of someone dying because of something they believe in, or a moment of glory. Brooks illustrated this in the music video for the song.

The song's video shows several American icons and examples of people who died for a dream they had. These include archive footage of the following:

* Lane Frost - World Champion Bull rider, who was killed by a bull after riding it for a full eight seconds in the arena.
* Keith Whitley - Country singer who died after he became addicted to alcohol.
* Martin Luther King, Jr. - Baptist minister who is best known for his involvement in the American civil rights movement and was assassinated in 1968.
* The crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger, shortly before it exploded after its launch in 1986.
* John Fitzgerald Kennedy - President of the United States who was assassinated in 1963.
* John Wayne - Film actor best known for his roles in Westerns.

The song has since become an anthem. In 2001, after the death of Dale Earnhardt, Brooks was invited to an awards ceremony that was honouring him to play the song as a tribute. It is has also been played at funerals.

Aw, Garth... I'm really touched that that you put MLK in the same class as Lane Frost. Eight seconds in the ring with a bull? That's something alright!