80's Music Trivia

[Cerek]

Here's a little trivia contest I put together. I've listed the song titles - all you have to do is list the artist. Some of the songs were "One Hit Wonders" and some are lesser known songs by artists that were big during the 80's. Enjoy!

BTW Mods, if this should be moved to the "Books, Movies and TV " forum, that's fine. I just figured it would get more exposure here.


001 Turn Me Loose
002 Come On Eileen
003 Der Kommisar
004 Your Love
005 Final Countdown
006 Heat of the Moment
007 True
008 Bette Davis Eyes
009 Walking On Sunshine
010 Total Eclipse of the Heart
011 Church of the Poison Mind
012 Human Nature
013 867-5309/Jenny
014 Too Shy To Shy
015 I Ran
016 Whisper to a Scream
017 Freeze Frame
018 Eyes Without a Face
019 Freeway of Love
020 Maniac
021 That's All
022 Walk of Life
023 Hungry Like A Wolf
024 The Safety Dance
025 Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive
026 Broken Wings
027 We Got the Beat
028 Dancing in the Dark
029 Holiday
030 Flashdance (What a Feeling...)
031 Mickey
032 Puttin on the Ritz
033 She Blinded Me with Science
034 Electric Avenue
035 Mr. Roboto
036 Dirty White Boys
037 Everybody Have Fun Tonight
038 One Thing Leads To Another
039 Tainted Love
040 Relax (Don't Do It..)
041 Rock and Roll Heart
042 Heart of Rock and Roll
043 Rock This Town
044 Human Touch
045 Our House
046 Obsession
047 Cars
048 Sister Christian
049 Abracadabra
050 Melt With You
051 Don't You Forget About Me
052 No More Words
053 You Make My Dreams Come True
054 Need You Tonight
055 Some Like It Hot
056 Here I Go Again
057 Once Bitten Twice Shy
058 Round and Round
059 Cherry Pie
060 Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)
061 Don't Need Nothin' (But A Good Time)
062 Wild, Wild West
063 My Best Friends Girl
064 Get Out Of My Dreams (and Into My Car)
065 All Night Long
066 Bed's Are Burning
067 She's A Beauty
068 Land of Confusion
069 Tuff Enuff
070 I'm So Excited
071 Everybody Wants You
072 Hold Me Now
073 Promises, Promises
074 Roseanna
075 Video Killed The Radio Star
076 Hold Me Now
077 Eye Of The Tiger
078 Conga
079 She Drives Me Crazy
080 Rock Me Amadeus
081 Here Comes The Rain Again
082 The Way It Is
083 It's Still Rock and Roll To Me
084 Come Dancing
085 Time After Time
086 Hurt So Good
087 It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
088 Can't Fight This Feeling
089 Burnin' Down the House
090 Red Red Wine
091 Don't You Want Me
092 Hold On Loosely
093 St. Elmo's Fire
094 She's A Beauty
095 One Night In Bangkok
096 West End Girls
097 Should I Stay or Should I Go
098 Eyes Without A Face
099 Legs
100 Goody Two Shoes

[wellard]

Seeing as I answered this on OASIS i will give it a miss here Cerek. But great taste in music none the less [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

[Bozos of Bones]

OK, from what I've counted, I know the artists of 30 of the songs. Is that weird, considering I'm only 18.4? [img]tongue.gif[/img]
I used to listen to a bunch of those while I was a kid(Bette Davis Eyes, Come on Eileen...), around 9-10 I guess. And the rest I guess are quite popular now(Maniac, Final Countdown).

[Cerek]

Originally posted by Bozos of Bones: OK, from what I've counted, I know the artists of 30 of the songs. Is that weird, considering I'm only 18.4? [img]tongue.gif[/img] I used to listen to a bunch of those while I was a kid(Bette Davis Eyes, Come on Eileen...), around 9-10 I guess. And the rest I guess are quite popular now(Maniac, Final Countdown).

Then copy the songs and put in the artists beside the ones you know. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

[Variol (Farseer) Elmwood]

sigh.. I'll just pick a few..

1 loverboy
2 dexys midnight runners
5 survivor
9 catrina and the waves
10 bonnie tyler
11 boy queer.. uhh george
17 j giles band
18 billy (m)ilod
21 phil collins
22 dire straits
23 duran duran
24 ssss aaaa ffff eeee tttt yyyy dance men w/o
hats
25 men at work
27 gogo's
28 bruce springstein
32 soda?
33 thomas dolby
34 eddie grant
35 styx
37 wang chung
38 the fixx ( one of my all-time favs)
39 soft cell (you just can't beat it)
40 frankie goes to holywood
42 hewy lewis and the news
43 stray cats
44 rick springfield
47 gary newman (maybe second only to tainted love)
49 steve miller
52 simple minds (still a hugh fan)
54 inxs (shame about him)
55 robert palmer (did anyone like this guy?)
63 the cars
65 lionel ritchie
66 midnight oil (..think I'll play on my way to
work today)
68 genesis
72 thompson twins
81 eurythmics (funny, it just started raining)
83 billy joel
84 the kinks
85 cindy lauper
86 john mellancamp
87 rem
88 reo speedwagon
89 talking heads... I'm an ordinary guy..
90 eddie grant
93 john parr
96 pet shop boys
98 billy idol.. again
99 zz top

ok, there's a few, time for work..

[Cerek]

Originally posted by Variol (Farseer) Elmwood: sigh.. I'll just pick a few.. 1 loverboy 2 dexys midnight runners 5 survivor 9 catrina and the waves 10 bonnie tyler 11 boy queer.. uhh george 17 j giles band 18 billy (m)ilod 21 phil collins 22 dire straits 23 duran duran 24 ssss aaaa ffff eeee tttt yyyy dance men w/o hats 25 men at work 27 gogo's 28 bruce springstein 32 soda? 33 thomas dolby 34 eddie grant 35 styx 37 wang chung 38 the fixx ( one of my all-time favs) 39 soft cell (you just can't beat it) 40 frankie goes to holywood 42 hewy lewis and the news 43 stray cats 44 rick springfield 47 gary newman (maybe second only to tainted love) 49 steve miller 52 simple minds (still a hugh fan) 54 inxs (shame about him) 55 robert palmer (did anyone like this guy?) 63 the cars 65 lionel ritchie 66 midnight oil (..think I'll play on my way to work today) 68 genesis 72 thompson twins 81 eurythmics (funny, it just started raining) 83 billy joel 84 the kinks 85 cindy lauper 86 john mellancamp 87 rem 88 reo speedwagon 89 talking heads... I'm an ordinary guy.. 90 eddie grant 93 john parr 96 pet shop boys 98 billy idol.. again 99 zz top ok, there's a few, time for work..

Good job so far, Variol, but I think it would help if you just copied the song list and then typed in the names besides the songs. It would be much easier to match up - if it isn't too much trouble. Thanks.

[Davros]

001 Turn Me Loose - Loverboy
002 Come On Eileen - Dexy Midnight Runners
003 Der Kommisar - Falco
004 Your Love - nope - no go
005 Final Countdown - Europe
006 Heat of the Moment - another miss
007 True - Spandau Ballet
008 Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
009 Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
010 Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
011 Church of the Poison Mind - nope
012 Human Nature - nadda
013 867-5309/Jenny - man - I didn't have a clue till I tried to sing the number then the chorus hit me - Tommy T
014 Too Shy To Shy - pass
015 I Ran - Flock of seagulls
016 Whisper to a Scream - miss
017 Freeze Frame - JJ Geils Band
018 Eyes Without a Face - whoosh
019 Freeway of Love - batting 0 here
020 Maniac - ah - from the Flashdance move - remember the song and the title track was Irene Cara, but this song was someone else - a guy
021 That's All - having a bad trot
022 Walk of Life - Dire Straits
023 Hungry Like A Wolf - Duran x 2
024 The Safety Dance - Men without Hats
025 Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive - never heard of it
026 Broken Wings - remember the song but ....
027 We Got the Beat - nope
028 Dancing in the Dark - Bruce [img]smile.gif[/img]
029 Holiday
030 Flashdance (What a Feeling...) - Irene Cara
031 Mickey - Toni Basil - and I have never forgiven her
032 Puttin on the Ritz - Billy Fields (did an OZ version)
033 She Blinded Me with Science
034 Electric Avenue - Eddie Grant
035 Mr. Roboto
036 Dirty White Boys
037 Everybody Have Fun Tonight
038 One Thing Leads To Another
039 Tainted Love - Soft Cell (but I think this was a cover of someone elses work wasn't it?
040 Relax (Don't Do It..) -
041 Rock and Roll Heart
042 Heart of Rock and Roll
043 Rock This Town
044 Human Touch
045 Our House - Madness
046 Obsession
047 Cars - Garn Numan
048 Sister Christian
049 Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
050 Melt With You
051 Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
052 No More Words
053 You Make My Dreams Come True
054 Need You Tonight
055 Some Like It Hot
056 Here I Go Again
057 Once Bitten Twice Shy
058 Round and Round
059 Cherry Pie
060 Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)
061 Don't Need Nothin' (But A Good Time)
062 Wild, Wild West
063 My Best Friends Girl
064 Get Out Of My Dreams (and Into My Car)
065 All Night Long - Oh - the guy that sings Hello - hah - Lionel Ritchie
066 Bed's Are Burning - Midnight Oil
067 She's A Beauty
068 Land of Confusion
069 Tuff Enuff
070 I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
071 Everybody Wants You
072 Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
073 Promises, Promises
074 Roseanna
075 Video Killed The Radio Star - LOL - The Buggles
076 Hold Me Now - Is there another one, or can I answer the Thompson Twins again?
077 Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
078 Conga
079 She Drives Me Crazy- Fine young cannibals
080 Rock Me Amadeus
081 Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics
082 The Way It Is
083 It's Still Rock and Roll To Me - Billy Joe;
084 Come Dancing
085 Time After Time - Cyndi L (distinctive voice)
086 Hurt So Good - John Cougar Mellancamp
087 It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
088 Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
089 Burnin' Down the House
090 Red Red Wine - UB 40
091 Don't You Want Me - Human League
092 Hold On Loosely
093 St. Elmo's Fire - oh - Martin St James - no, he's the hypnotist - pass
094 She's A Beauty
095 One Night In Bangkok - from the musical Chess - written by the guys from Abba and Tim Rice, but no idea who sang it
096 West End Girls
097 Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash.
098 Eyes Without A Face
099 Legs - ZZ Top
100 Goody Two Shoes

[Bungleau]

Without looking at any other answers... I think I've got 55. I don't remember the artists for many of the others, but I remember the songs...

Thanks, Cerek. I think I feel ancient now.

Never mind. I've killed too many brain cells, and I've got too many that are close, but not there. I'll look again at ones that haven't been answered yet.

Okay, of those...


067 She's A Beauty - The Tubes
071 Everybody Wants You - Billy Squier
080 Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
082 The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby and the Range
094 She's A Beauty - The Tubes (again?)

[ 03-08-2005, 11:15 AM: Message edited by: Bungleau ]

[Marathon]

Here are a few, I tried not to repeat answers but probably did...

003 Der Kommisar - isn't this After The Fire (of which Falco was a member)?
004 Your Love - The Outfield
006 Heat of the Moment - Asia
014 Too Shy To Shy - Kashagugu (??)
019 Freeway of Love - Aretha Franklin
025 Dr. Hekyll and Mr. Jive - Men At Work
026 Broken Wings - Mister Mister
027 We Got the Beat - Go Go's
035 Mr. Roboto - Styx
036 Dirty White Boys - Foreigner
037 Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
040 Relax (Don't Do It..) - Frankie goes to Hollywood
042 Heart of Rock and Roll - Huey Lewis
043 Rock This Town - Stray Cats
044 Human Touch - Rick Springfield
048 Sister Christian - Night Ranger
050 Melt With You - New Order
055 Some Like It Hot - Power Station
056 Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
057 Once Bitten Twice Shy - Great White
058 Round and Round - Ratt
059 Cherry Pie - Warrant
060 Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)- Cinderella
061 Don't Need Nothin' (But A Good Time)- Poison
064 Get Out Of My Dreams (and Into My Car)- Billy Ocean
068 Land of Confusion - Genesis
074 Roseanna - Toto
077 Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
100 Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant

[Cerek]

Originally posted by Bungleau: Without looking at any other answers... I think I've got 55. I don't remember the artists for many of the others, but I remember the songs... Thanks, Cerek. I think I feel ancient now. Never mind. I've killed too many brain cells, and I've got too many that are close, but not there. I'll look again at ones that haven't been answered yet. Okay, of those... 067 She's A Beauty - The Tubes 071 Everybody Wants You - Billy Squier 080 Rock Me Amadeus - Falco 082 The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby and the Range 094 She's A Beauty - The Tubes (again?)

Aggghhh....I was AFRAID I would do that. I made this list over a couple of months and tried my best to make sure that NO artist or band was entered more than once...and then I end up putting the same SONG in twice.

Edit: And now I've discovered another repeated song. Eyes Without a Face appears at #18 & #98. Crap. Guess I'll need to revise the list and make two new entries.

Sheesh...is my face double red. [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

[ 03-08-2005, 01:24 PM: Message edited by: Cerek ]