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Quiz about Guess the 1980s ArtistPart 2
Quiz about Guess the 1980s ArtistPart 2

Guess the 1980s Artist-Part 2 Trivia Quiz


So, another quiz from me about music from the great 1980s -some mainstream, some slightly more obscure. All you need to do is tell me who sang these songs.

A multiple-choice quiz by tizzy741. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
tizzy741
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
280,790
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1114
Last 3 plays: Stephc71 (7/10), Guest 38 (3/10), sprayman75 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. To start with, a deep and meaningful song. Who sang "every generation blames the one before and all of their frustrations come beating on your door"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which female artist sang "clock strikes upon the hour and the sun begins to fade"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who proclaimed "I've always said that one's enough to love now I hear you're bragging one is not enough"?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1988, who sang "I don't know why it is you scare me"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Last night I was dreaming I was locked in a prison cell" was the opening line to whose 1987 hit? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who told us "it's not the way you lead me by the hand into the bedroom"?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This next song was orginally a hit in 1982, but you may also remember it being used in a 2000 film about a boy who liked ballet dancing: "Better stop dreaming of the quiet life cos its the one we'll never know". Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "I hear the ticking of the clock, I'm lying here the room's pitch dark" is the start of whose 1987 hit? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who told us "I can't fight this feeling any longer and yet I'm still afraid to let it flow"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Last but not least, who had a UK Christmas number one in 1983 with a song that starts, "Looking from a window above, it's like a story of love"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. To start with, a deep and meaningful song. Who sang "every generation blames the one before and all of their frustrations come beating on your door"?

Answer: Mike and the Mechanics

Mike and the Mechanics are from the UK and this song "The Living Years" was their highest chart hit, reaching number two in 1989.
2. Which female artist sang "clock strikes upon the hour and the sun begins to fade"?

Answer: Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1963. This song "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" reached number one in the UK in 1986.
3. Who proclaimed "I've always said that one's enough to love now I hear you're bragging one is not enough"?

Answer: Elton John

This is one of my favourite Elton John songs - it's called "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That" and was a hit in 1988. Elton has had lots of hits, not many number ones, but some great songs. Elton turned 60 in 2007.
4. In 1988, who sang "I don't know why it is you scare me"?

Answer: The Icicle Works

The song was "Little Girl Lost" by The Icicle Works. This song only got to number 59 in the UK charts, most of their hits didn't make it into the Top 40 - the only one that did was "Love is a Wonderful Colour" which achieved number 15 in 1983.
5. "Last night I was dreaming I was locked in a prison cell" was the opening line to whose 1987 hit?

Answer: Bananarama

I think if I was locked in a prison cell it would be a nightmare rather than a dream! However, these were the opening lyrics to Banarama's "Love in the First Degree". The song reached number three in 1987. Bananarama were Sarah Dallin, Keren Woodward and Siobhan Fahey.
6. Who told us "it's not the way you lead me by the hand into the bedroom"?

Answer: Erasure

The song was "Sometimes" by Erasure. Erasure are a UK duo of Vince Clarke and Andy Bell - Vince Clarke had previously been in Depeche Mode and Yazoo. This was a number two UK hit for them in 1986.
7. This next song was orginally a hit in 1982, but you may also remember it being used in a 2000 film about a boy who liked ballet dancing: "Better stop dreaming of the quiet life cos its the one we'll never know".

Answer: The Jam

The film was "Billy Elliott" and the song was "Town Called Malice" by The Jam. This song was a double A side with "Precious" and was a UK number one. Vocals were provided by Paul Weller, who went on to have solo success in the 90s.
8. "I hear the ticking of the clock, I'm lying here the room's pitch dark" is the start of whose 1987 hit?

Answer: Heart

It was the start of "Alone" by Heart. I didn't know these were the lyrics until I checked them out for this quiz - you do learn something new every day! Heart are an an American/Canadian group who had hits in the 70s, 80s and 90s. This song reached number three in the UK charts.
9. Who told us "I can't fight this feeling any longer and yet I'm still afraid to let it flow"?

Answer: REO Speedwagon

It was REO Speedwagon with "Can't Fight This Feeling" from 1985. REO Speedwagon are touring in the USA with Def Leppard and Styx in 2008.
10. Last but not least, who had a UK Christmas number one in 1983 with a song that starts, "Looking from a window above, it's like a story of love"?

Answer: The Flying Pickets

I hope you weren't too confused there, as Yazoo did the original version of this song, "Only You", back in 1982, however it was the Flying Pickets who took it to number one in 1983. Yazoo's version only made number two in the UK charts.
Source: Author tizzy741

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