New Wave 80s Music

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1. It wouldn't be right not to start with the best band of the decade, the singer is 'Andrew Eldritch' and the drummachine is called 'Dr Avalanche'. The name of the band please? the Simple Minds the Mission the Sisters of Mercy Joy Division

2. 'Close to me', 'In between days' and 'A forest' are all well known songs of which band? The Cure The Virgin Prunes Siouxsie and the Banshees The Simple Minds

3. Pioneers of the Electronic Body Music were 'FRONT242'. This Belgian band has been Belgium's biggest export product in the 80's. Which title isn't one of their songs? 'No shuffle' 'Tragedy-for-you' 'Headhunter' 'Tyranny-for-you'

4. A very nice song was 'In strict tempo', can you give me the singer? Extra hint: he used to play keyboards with the band 'Soft Cell'? Answer: (Two Words, or just surname)

5. With songs as for instance 'Just like Honey', 'Never Understand', 'Some Candy Talking' and 'April Skies' the British band 'The Jesus and Mary Chain' became very popular. Which word completes the title of their debut album 'Psycho ... ' ? killer candy case no word, the title was just Psycho

6. What is the name of the band giving very poor birth control advice in the song 'Coitus Interruptus'? Also 'Collapsing New People' was one of their most famous songs? 'the Neon Judgement' 'DAF' 'Fad Gadget' 'Yello'

7. Belgium is a small country, but they had a lot of new wave bands at the time. Which band is not a Belgian band? Red Zebra the Neon Judgement Grauzone Siglo XX

8. And now for some coverversions. New Wave fans didn't want to be seen listening to Madonna. Which band solved this problem partially by covering her biggest hit 'Like a Virgin'?. Also 'caucasian walk' was a big hit for them? Answer: (their name is somewhat similar to the titleI)

9. Ahead of their time, 'The Sisters of Mercy' used an 'ABBA' song at their concerts to everyone's satisfaction. Do you know which song was brilliantly performed? 'Waterloo' 'Super Trouper' 'I have a dream' 'Gimme Gimme Gimme'

10. Also 'Dolly Parton' was not a safe choice for 'The Sisters of Mercy'. Which song was performed at a little uptempo pace? Answer: (One Word, a girls name)

11. 'Our darkness', 'sleeper in Metropolis', 'Heaven' and 'The Power Game' are all songs from? Answer: (Two Words, or just surname (it's a woman, by the way))

12. After being kicked out of 'The Sisters of Mercy', 'Wayne Hussey' formed his own band. What is the name of this band? Ghostdance Dead or Alive the Sisterhood the Mission

13. 'Killing Moon', 'The Cutter' and 'Bring on the Dancing Horses' are all songs of which band? TC Matic Siouxsie and the Banshees Echo and the Bunnymen Killing Joke

14. 'Brothers', 'Die Rauber und der Prinz' and 'Der Mussolini' are songs of which notorious band? DAF Bauhaus Yello Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

15. 90's band 'Therapy' got inspiration from a new wave band, and covered a song of them called 'isolation'. Which band was it? Aroma di Amore the Virgin Prunes Joy Division the Bollock Brothers

16. 'Horror movies' and 'The Bunker' are two well-known songs of which band? P.I.L. Soft Cell the Triffids the Bollock Brothers

17. 'A.G.N.E.S.' was a great song from a band with a very unusual name, you know which? '1000 Volts' '1000 Ohm' '1000 V' '1000 A'

18. Which band with a very funny name performed the song 'Nelly the Elephant'? the Teardrop Explodes Men Without hats the Toy Dolls (We've got a) Fuzzbox (and we're gonna use it)

19. 'Is Vic there?' is a song of which band? Siglo XX Fisher Z Department S Trans X

20. This last question is pour les connaisseurs of 'the sisters of mercy'. I put down 4 songs by them, three of them are very much linked, name the outsider? First and Last and Always Red skies dissappear Lucretia Marian