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

372 replies

LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 28/09/2019 15:47

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

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tommyshaircut · 29/09/2019 21:37

@Violetparis it was Blitz

xsquared · 29/09/2019 21:37

Quincy Jones?

xsquared · 29/09/2019 21:37

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

rosegoldwatcher · 29/09/2019 21:41

Sheryl Crow.

What is the real name of Scritti Politti frontman Green?

Violetparis · 29/09/2019 21:44

Thanks tommyshaircut

TinDogTavern · 29/09/2019 22:06

Gartside.

Which 80s band was Edwyn Collins lead singer with?

kalinkafoxtrot45 · 29/09/2019 22:08

Orange Juice.

Who was the lead singer of Ultravox before Midge Ure?

WildRosie · 29/09/2019 22:09

Orange Juice.

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

WildRosie · 29/09/2019 22:09

John Foxx.

VQ1970 · 29/09/2019 22:13

What was the first song played on MTV?

MrsGarethSouthgate · 29/09/2019 22:16

Video killed the radio star.

Who sang 'Say hello, wave goodbye'?

MarthasGinYard · 29/09/2019 22:22

Soft cell

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

TinDogTavern · 29/09/2019 22:22

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)?

Dontgobacktorockville · 29/09/2019 22:23

Soft Cell

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

xsquared · 29/09/2019 22:23

Strawberry Switchblade.

Dontgobacktorockville · 29/09/2019 22:24

Strawberry switchblade sang Since yesterday

TwigTheWonderKid · 29/09/2019 22:35

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

MarthasGinYard · 29/09/2019 22:35

Prince

TinDogTavern · 29/09/2019 22:46

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?

xsquared · 29/09/2019 22:49

Appleby

xsquared · 29/09/2019 22:52

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

TwigTheWonderKid · 29/09/2019 23:10

The Thompson Twins.

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

xsquared · 29/09/2019 23:12

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

Tarrarra · 29/09/2019 23:39

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

barcodescanner · 30/09/2019 00:12

@Bluesheep8 Eloise by The Damned

3 feet high and rising by De La Soul

Who wanted us to 'whip it good?'