80s Music Trivia Quiz # 9
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Music Videos From the 1980s - The singer is wandering the streets with his gang chasing after a girl he likes. They do a synchronised dance in an alleyway with her watching and the video ends with the singer and the girl making up. What is this number one song?
The correct answer is 'The Way You Make Me Feel'
All number one hits by Michael Jackson in the early 80s. "The Way You Make Me Feel" featured on the "Rush Hour 2" soundtrack which starred Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in the film. "Billie Jean" had another memorable video with tiles lighting up every time Michael steps on them, and "Thriller" is probably one of the best videos of its time with Michael turning into a werewolf and scaring his girlfriend after seeing a movie.
80s Music Question 2
80s Punk/HC - Album and song: Get It Away--"Glue"
The correct answer is 'SS Decontrol'
To paraphrase the title of a major 1982 compilation LP, SSD were from Boston, not LA like the other bands listed (even though they weren't on that comp). A little piece of Straightedge history.
80s Music Question 3
Name that 80s Band - "Walk of Life": Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say.
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say.
The correct answer is 'Dire Straits'
On the album "Brothers in Arms", recorded in 1985.
80s Music Question 4
80s Music: Days Of Mousse & Plastic Pants - Where was Duran Duran's video for "Lonely In Your Nightmare" filmed?
The correct answer is 'Sri Lanka'
While there, they also filmed videos for "Hungry Like The Wolf" and "Save A Prayer"; in Antigua they filmed the video for "Rio".
80s Music Question 5
80s Music Survey for Generation Y'ers - Part II - 1984: A new artist with a one-word name, 'Shannon', burst onto the dance and pop scene. What was the name of her first and biggest single, which hit #8 on the U.S. Pop charts and #1 on the Dance/R&B charts?
The correct answer is 'Let the Music Play'
"I Feel For You" was a hit for Chaka Khan; "Encore" was a hit for disco diva Cheryl Lynn (of "Got To Be Real" fame); and "You Give Good Love" was a hit for emerging diva Whitney Houston. By the way, Shannon (born Brenda Shannon Greene) has continued in the music biz but has not duplicated her former success.
80s Music Question 6
More 80s Lyrics - Many songs are titled by women's names. What female name is featured in the song that these gramatically incorrect lyrics belong to: 'But you know that there's a fever that you'll never find nowhere else. Can't you feel it burnin on and on..'?
The correct answer is 'Sherrie'
From 'Oh Sherrie' by Steve Perry, former lead singer of Journey.
80s Music Question 7
80s Movie Music Trivia - What movie is the song 'The Boys are back in Town' from?
The correct answer is ''48 hrs.''
80s Music Question 8
Early 1980s Bands And Songs - "Harden My Heart"
The correct answer is 'Quarterflash'
Quarterflash, hailing from Portland, Oregon, experienced a 1981 Top 5 hit single with “Harden My Heart”.
80s Music Question 9
There Are Some Words Missing! - What completes this well known 80s song?:
"Walked out this morning, don’t believe what I saw
______ bottles washed up on the shore"
"Walked out this morning, don’t believe what I saw
______ bottles washed up on the shore"
The correct answer is 'Hundred billion'
The Police sang "Message In A Bottle":
"Walked out this morning, don’t believe what I saw
Hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore
Seems I’m not alone at being alone
Hundred billion castaways, looking for a home"
And as you can see, they were not at all prone to over-exaggeration!
"Walked out this morning, don’t believe what I saw
Hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore
Seems I’m not alone at being alone
Hundred billion castaways, looking for a home"
And as you can see, they were not at all prone to over-exaggeration!
80s Music Question 10
No.1 Hits 1955-2000 - How many number one hits did Bon Jovi have in the 1980s?
The correct answer is '4'
Bon Jovi was another highly popular rock group of the 1980s. "You Give Love A Bad Name" went to number one for one week in November, 1986. "Livin' On A Prayer" went to number in February, 1987, and stayed there for four weeks. "Bad Medicine" reached the number one position in November, 1988 for two weeks. "I'll Be There For You" hit number one for one week in May, 1989. Lead singer Jon bon Jovi made a solo album in 1990 and the title track "Blaze Of Glory" went to number one for one week that September.