‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°121 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.

The subjects du jour are : The Human League, Morrissey, Living Colour, Tatyana Ali, Sophie B. Hawkins, Bryan Adams, Sinead O’Connor, Tony Hadley, Sam Brown, Rod Stewart, Julia Fordham, Deep Purple

They are the performers of twelve vintage love songs that were ranked in various charts, this week (10/52) BUT … in the Nineties 90s.

QUIZ QUESTIONS
QUIZ QUESTIONS

1. What inspired the lyrics for The Human League's "Don't You Want Me"?

  • A Philip Oakey's dream
  • B A photo-story in a magazine
  • C A 1980s fashion show

2. Which Morrissey song features a music video directed by Mark Romanek?

  • A "Suedehead"
  • B "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get"
  • C "Everyday Is Like Sunday"

3. Which artist's sample appears in Living Colour's "Love Rears Its Ugly Head"?

  • A Nat King Cole
  • B Billie Holiday
  • C Ella Fitzgerald

4. Which well-known artist contributed a rap to Tatyana Ali's "Boy You Knock Me Out"?

  • A Will Smith
  • B LL Cool J
  • C Snoop Dogg

5. In which city was the music video for Sophie B. Hawkins' "As I Lay Me Down" filmed?

  • A Los Angeles
  • B New York City
  • C Chicago

6. Bryan Adams' "When You're Gone" originally featured which pop artist?

  • A Shania Twain
  • B Melanie C
  • C Mariah Carey

7. Who directed the music video for Sinéad O'Connor's "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart"?

  • A David Fincher
  • B Spike Jonze
  • C Jim Sheridan

8. "Lost in Your Love" marked Tony Hadley's solo career post which band's breakup?

  • A Duran Duran
  • B Spandau Ballet
  • C Level 42

9. The song "Stop!" was originally released by which artist?

  • A Edyta Górniak
  • B Sam Brown
  • C Flying Pickets

10. Which boxer appeared in Tom Waits' promo video for "Downtown Train"?

  • A Mike Tyson
  • B Jake LaMotta
  • C Muhammad Ali

11. What film featured Julia Fordham's "(Love Moves in) Mysterious Ways" on its soundtrack?

  • A *Four Weddings and a Funeral*
  • B *The Butcher's Wife*
  • C *Notting Hill*

12. Which Deep Purple album includes "Love Conquers All"?

  • A *Perfect Strangers*
  • B *Slaves and Masters*
  • C *The Battle Rages On*

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Tracklist

1 . The Human League - Don't You Want Me

Featured on the 1981 album "Dare".

Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

2 . Morrissey - The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get

Featured on the 1994 album "Vauxhall and I".

Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Wikipedia

3 . Living Colour - Love Rears Its Ugly Head

Featured on the 1990 album "Time's Up".

Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

4 . Tatyana Ali - Boy You Knock Me Out

Featured on the 1998 album "Kiss the Sky".

Lyrics >> More by the same : Instagram

5 . Sophie B. Hawkins - As I Lay Me Down

Featured on the 1994 album "Whaler".

Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Wikipedia

6 . Bryan Adams - When You're Gone (w/ Melanie C)

Featured on the 1998 album "On a Day Like Today".

Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

7 . Sinead O'Connor - You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart

Featured on the 1994 album "In the Name of the Father: Original Soundtrack Album".

Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Twitter

8 . Tony Hadley - Lost In Your Love

Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Twitter

9 . Sam Brown - Stop

Featured on the 1988 album "Stop!".

Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

10 . Rod Stewart - Downtown Train

Featured on the 1991 album "Vagabond Heart".

Lyrics >> Review >> More by the same : Official Site

11 . Julia Fordham - Love Moves in Mysterious Ways

Featured on the 1991 album "Swept ".

Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site

12 . Deep Purple - Love Conquers All

Featured on the 1990 album "Slaves and Masters".

Lyrics >> More by the same : Official Site

And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:

1. The lyrics of "Don't You Want Me" were inspired by a photo-story in a teen-girl's magazine. Philip Oakey initially recorded the track solo but later revised it as a duet.

2. "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" has a video directed by Mark Romanek. It was released in 1994 alongside its single.

3. Living Colour's "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" features a sample from Nat King Cole's "Lush Life." The song blends funk guitar styles.

4. Will Smith contributed a rap to the single edit of Tatyana Ali's "Boy You Knock Me Out." This track marked Ali's progress in her music career.

5. Sophie B. Hawkins filmed the music video for "As I Lay Me Down" in New York City. The video includes scenes of Hawkins both indoors and in forest settings.

6. "When You're Gone" features Melanie C alongside Bryan Adams. Released as a single from his album *On a Day Like Today*.

7. Jim Sheridan directed Sinéad O'Connor's video for "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart." The video was recognized with an MTV Video Music Awards nomination.

8. Tony Hadley's "Lost in Your Love" was his first solo release after Spandau Ballet. Hadley fronted the band for a decade.

9. "Stop!" is a song by Sam Brown, from her album of the same name. It eventually saw multiple reissues and chart success.

10. Jake LaMotta makes a cameo in Tom Waits' "Downtown Train" promo video. The song later gained wider popularity through Rod Stewart's cover version.

11. "(Love Moves in) Mysterious Ways" was used in the film *The Butcher's Wife*. Julia Fordham recorded it for the movie's soundtrack.

12. Deep Purple's track "Love Conquers All" is from their album *Slaves and Masters*. Featuring Joe Lynn Turner on vocals, this marked their Mark V lineup.

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(*) According to our own statistics, updated on February 15, 2026