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Cover Stars of The Smiths

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Cover Stars of The Smiths game quiz
"One of the UK's most influential and hard hitting musical groups of the 1980s, The Smiths gave birth to a plethora of amazing songs. This quiz, however, is based on the covers found on their various single and album sleeves."

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1. This song was released in November 1983 and reached number 25 in the UK singles chart. The cover had French actor Jean Marais, in the title role of the 1949 film 'Orphee' directed by Jean Cocteau. On the 12 inch version the picture was accompanied by the lyrics 'Will nature make a man of me yet?' Name the single please.
    This Charming Man
    Rusholme Ruffians
    Hand In Glove
    Panic


2. Terence Stamp was found on the front of this sleeve which the actor wanted removed due to being very unhappy at having his image being used on a pop cover. Only the intervention of Sandie Shaw helped the situation to be resolved and the picture remain. This single reached number 12 in January 1984 in the UK charts. What is the name of the single?
    Girlfriend In A Coma
    The Queen Is Dead
    What Difference Does It Make?
    How Soon Is Now?


3. The single 'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side' was released in September 1985 reaching number 23 in the UK charts, however, which author famous for writing 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' adorned the single sleeve?
    Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)


4. James Dean is seen astride his motorbike at the age of 17 and the photographer was his school friend Nelva Jean Thomas. The sleeve also had 'The Smiths' written on it which was on the second occasion this would happen in the bands history, but what was the single?
    Shakespeare's Sister
    Bigmouth Strikes Again
    That Joke Aint Funny Anymore
    Sheila Take A Bow


5. Elvis Presley starred on the front cover of this January 1987 single, which was believed to be a picture of his first photo shoot having just signed for 'Sun Records', what was the single?
    Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
    Ask
    Shoplifters Of The World Unite
    How Soon Is Now?


6. 1950s rocker Billy Fury appeared on this single sleeve. The original 12 inch single was scrapped after the band removed the lyrics from two of their songs ('Well I Wonder' and 'When I Sleep With That Picture Beside Me'). But which single could Fury be found on?
    Panic
    Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
    Ask
    That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore


7. This album had an American soldier serving in Vietnam with the original words on his helmet stating "Make War, not Peace", but what self named album was doctored on to the helmet?
    Answer: (Three Words)


8. This album sleeve had a group of unknown boys photographed by Jurgen Vollmer. The back of the sleeve had four teenage girls striking an uncanny resemblance to the band members, seen as a joke by Morrissey, but what was this album?
    The Queen Is Dead
    Hatful Of Hollow
    The Smiths
    The World Won't Listen


9. This album sleeve had an actress from the 1960s drama 'The Champions' pictured, which album does she adorn?
    Meat Is Murder
    Rank
    Louder Than Bombs
    The Smiths


10. Which Hollywood star refused to have his face on the sleeve of the album 'Strangeways Here We Come' because he had not heard of them, only to relent years later and allow Morrissey to use the picture of him laughing with a cigarette in his hand on the artists 'Kill Uncle' tour poster?
    Harvey Keitel
    Al Pacino
    Richard Gere
    Robert De Niro


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