80s Music Trivia Quiz # 334
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80s Lyrics - What song features the spoken words 'Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight, two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate'?
The correct answer is ''Come Dancing''
'Come Dancing' by the Kinks, from 1983. The Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
80s Music Question 2
80s Behind the Lyrics III - Joel also invokes the classics when he sings, "I thought I was the Duke of Earl/ When I made it with a red-haired girl/ In a Chevrolet."
Which solo artist originally recorded the song "Duke of Earl"?
Which solo artist originally recorded the song "Duke of Earl"?
The correct answer is 'Gene Chandler'
Gene Chandler (born Eugene Dixon) topped the charts in 1962 with the hypnotic "Duke of Earl", and he was the lead singer of the Dukays, who recorded it in 1961. Later in life, he dressed in a cape and top hat and called himself by the regal name.
New Edition did a cover of the song in the 80's.
From Joel's song "Keeping the Faith."
New Edition did a cover of the song in the 80's.
From Joel's song "Keeping the Faith."
80s Music Question 3
80s Behind the Lyrics III - When Prince sang, "Little red Corvette/ Baby you're much 2 fast", I wonder if he knew in what year the Corvette was introduced? Do you?
The correct answer is '1953'
The all-American sports car was introduced in this year and all models came in Polo White with Sportsman Red interior. Evidently, Prince's metaphorical lover wasn't a '53 model!
80s Music Question 4
Obscure 1980s Music 2 - What band originally recorded the song "Superman", made famous later by R.E.M. in 1986?
The correct answer is 'The Clique'
The Texas group The Clique released the song "Superman" as the B-side of its sole hit in 1969. R.E.M. covered the song on the 1986 album "Lifes Rich Pageant" and released it as the follow-up to the single "Fall On Me". "Lifes Rich Pageant" was the first major success in the U.S. for R.E.M., scoring a Gold record in 1986 and reaching Platinum in 1987.
80s Music Question 5
Classic Albums of the 1980s - Bruce Springsteen: "I'm on Fire", "Cover Me", "Glory Days" and "My Hometown".
The correct answer is 'Born in the USA'
One of "The Boss's" greatest albums, "Born in the USA" spawned seven top ten singles and is one of the best selling albums of all time. The album is a gritty look at America in all of its working class splendor. Ronald Reagan attempted to use songs from the album, released in 1984, as part of his campaign.
80s Music Question 6
Fill In the 80s Song Title - "I Wanna _______ With You" by Michael Jackson.
The correct answer is 'Rock'
Michael Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2001.
80s Music Question 7
The Best 80s Hair Band Songs - 'so many stormy nights, so many wrong or rights, neither can change their head-strong ways'
The correct answer is 'Journey'
'Who's Crying Now' comes from their 1981 album, 'Escape', the 2nd album put out by the band that year.
80s Music Question 8
80s Artists in Alpha Order - Who sang 'Mexican Radio' in 1981?
The correct answer is 'Wall of Voodoo'
80s Music Question 9
Pure 80s Rock and Roll - The David Lee Roth single 'Yankee Rose' was on what album?
The correct answer is ''Eat 'em and Smile''
Diamond Dave's first solo album after Van Halen.
80s Music Question 10
80s Behind the Lyrics II - Pat Benatar sings “Fire and ice, you come on like a flame then you turn a cold shoulder.” Who wrote the poem “Fire and Ice.”
The correct answer is 'Robert Frost'
“Some say the world will end in fire/Some say in ice…” One of Frost's most famous poems.