80s and 90s pop quiz - answer one, ask one...

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City of origin of the band ‘they might be giants’... and go...

@Violetparis it was Blitz

Quincy Jones?

Aah, I don't think QJ was a backing singer...

Sheryl Crow.

What is the real name of Scritti Politti frontman Green?

Thanks tommyshaircut

Gartside.

Which 80s band was Edwyn Collins lead singer with?

Orange Juice.

Who was the lead singer of Ultravox before Midge Ure?

Orange Juice.

Icehouse had a UK hit with Hey Little Girl. Which country did they come from ?

John Foxx.

What was the first song played on MTV?

Video killed the radio star.

Who sang 'Say hello, wave goodbye'?

Soft cell

Which 80's male artist worked in a loo roll factory in the south

Soft Cell

I think Icehouse were Australian?

Which Edinburgh duo had a hit with Since Yesterday (and later a minor hit with a cover of Jolene)?

Soft Cell

What film clip prefaces the Kate Bush song the Hounds of Love?

Strawberry Switchblade.

Strawberry switchblade sang Since yesterday

Who wrote Sinead O'Connor's hit Nothing Compares to U and Chaka Khan's I Feel for You?

Prince

The Hounds of Love clip "It's in the trees! It's coming!" is from the 39 Steps. (I think)

What was Mel and Kim's surname?

Appleby

Who wrote "I want that man" performed by Debbie Harry?

The Thompson Twins.

Which 80s song is MTV’s most played music video of all time?

Not sure about most played but I'm guessing MJ's Thriller since it usually comes top in music video charts.

Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel is the most pla her mtv video. Who released the album 3 Feet high and rising?

@Bluesheep8 Eloise by The Damned

3 feet high and rising by De La Soul

Who wanted us to 'whip it good?'