I only caught the last five seconds of the question so no idea about anything leading up to it. The question was: "A 2007 book about misheard music lyrics, 'Hold Me Closer, Tony Danza' has a title that references a hit song by whom?" The choices were Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Elton John and Bruce Springsteen. The contestant answered it correctly with Elton John.
Very cool, thanks to the game show people for the shout out!