80s Music Trivia Quiz # 185
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80s Pop Music - Who did the song 'Major Tom'?
The correct answer is 'Peter Schilling'
80s Music Question 2
Ska Revival: British Ska Late 70s-Early 80s - The Prodigy covered a Specials song for a compilation album in 2003. Which song?
The correct answer is 'Ghost Town'
'Ghost Town' had as a topic race-related violence and unemployment that exploded in England in 1981. It still reached number 1, and defined that era perfectly.
80s Music Question 3
Fabulous 80s Lyrics! - "Well, pick you up at ten, gotta have you home at two"?
The correct answer is 'Stray Cats'
From "Rock This Town", 1982. Peaked at Number 9.
80s Music Question 4
1980s Hard Rock Singers - Motley Crue
The correct answer is 'Vince Neil'
80s Music Question 5
Early 1980s Bands And Songs - "Pass The Dutchie"
The correct answer is 'Musical Youth'
In 1982, Musical Youth sang about passing a cooking pot. However, the song that this tune was based upon actually talked about passing around ganja.
80s Music Question 6
Music of the 1980s - 4 - Who sang 'Lost In Your Eyes'?
The correct answer is 'Debbie Gibson'
Today we have Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. In the late 1980's, we had Debbie Gibson and Tiffany...
80s Music Question 7
Lead Singers of the 80s - This 80s band's lead singer was Nick Heyward, who later became a solo artist:
The correct answer is 'Haircut 100'
Haircut 100 had a hit with "Love Plus One". Nick later went on to write "Blue Hat for a Blue Day" and "On a Sunday", among other hits.
80s Music Question 8
80s Behind the Lyrics IV - In "Lonely Ol' Night", John Mellencamp sings, "Radio playing softly some singer's sad sad song/ He's singing about standing in the shadows of love/ I guess he feels awfully alone." What group originally recorded "Standing in the Shadows of Love"?
The correct answer is 'The Four Tops'
"Don't you see me standing in the shadow of love/ Just tryin' my best to get ready for the heartaches to come." The Four Tops took this tune to #6 on the charts in 1967 behind the vocals of Levi Stubbs. The B-side of the 45 was the hit "Reach Out I'll Be There." The Jackson 5 did a cover of this song.
80s Music Question 9
Match the Lyric to the Artist - 80s - Out where the river broke,The bloodwood and the desert oak,Holden wrecks and boiling diesels,Steam in forty five degrees.
The correct answer is 'Midnight Oil'
from 'Beds Are Burning'
80s Music Question 10
Finish The Line : Classic 80s Tunes Part 1 - Artist: Bruce Springsteen: " Stay on the streets of this town, and they'll be___________"
The correct answer is 'carving you up all right'
From the song "Dancing In the Dark", off of his 1984 release "Born In the U.S.A.".