How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.
The subjects du jour are : Zhané, Technotronic, Kristine Blond, Heaven 17, UB40, Snow, Yazz, Blur, East 17, Bananarama, Cher, Captain Hollywood Project
They are the performers of twelve vintage dance tunes that were ranked in various charts, this week (14/52) BUT … in the Nineties 90s.
1. Who provided the lead vocals for Technotronic’s “This Beat Is Technotronic”?
- A Ya Kid K
- B MC Eric
- C Jo Bogaert
2. Which song did the bassline in Kristine Blond’s “Love Shy” interpolate?
- A Funky Town
- B Music and Lights
- C Good Times
3. What is the debut album by Heaven 17 called?
- A Penthouse and Pavement
- B Promise
- C Real Thing
4. Which successfully charted single followed UB40’s “Higher Ground”?
- A Kingston Town
- B C’est La Vie
- C Red Red Wine
5. What notable line can be heard in Snow’s “Informer”?
- A A licky boom boom down
- B Pass the dutchie
- C She was only 16
6. Which record label did Yazz part ways with, leading to the cancellation of the album “One True Woman”?
- A Sony Music
- B Polydor Records
- C RCA Records
7. What song topped the UK chart for seven weeks in 1998 for Cher?
- A If I Could Turn Back Time
- B Believe
- C Strong Enough
8. Which band featured a music video intercut with vacation footage in their song “Girls & Boys”?
- A Oasis
- B Blur
- C Suede
9. What track by East 17 includes lines about clouds parting and the sky opening?
- A Let It Rain
- B Stay Another Day
- C House of Love
10. Who originally performed the song that “More, More, More” by Bananarama covers?
- A Donna Summer
- B Andrea True Connection
- C Gloria Gaynor
11. Which important request was made in Queens of the Stone Age’s “Little Sister”?
- A Don’t tell mom
- B Don’t eat the cookies
- C Don’t do what your big sister does
12. Who was the uncredited vocalist on Captain Hollywood Project’s “Flying High”?
- A Lori Glori
- B Sandra K.
- C Jenny B.
For TWENTY FOUR more ‘Music For The Dancers’ – Vintage 90s Music Videos – week 14/52 – click here and here
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1 . Zhané – Groove ThangFeatured on the 1994 album “Pronounced Jah-Nay”.
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2 . Technotronic – This Beat Is Technotronic (w/ MC Eric)Featured on the 1989 album “Pump Up the Jam”.
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3 . Kristine Blond – Love Shy
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4 . Heaven 17 – Penthouse And PavementFeatured on the 1981 album “Penthouse And Pavement“.
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5 . UB40 – C’est La VieFeatured on the 1993 album “Promises and Lies”.
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6 . Snow – InformerFeatured on the 1993 album “12 Inches of Snow”.
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7 . Yazz – One True Woman
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8 . Blur – Girls And BoysFeatured on the 1994 album “Parklife“.
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9 . East 17 – Let It RainFeatured on the 1994 album “Steam”.
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10 . Bananarama – More, More, MoreFeatured on the 1976 album “More, More, More”.
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11 . Cher – BelieveFeatured on the 1998 album “Believe”. |
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12 . Captain Hollywood Project – Flying HighFeatured on the 1995 album “Animals or Human”.
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And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:
1. MC Eric from Technotronic led with his vocals on “This Beat Is Technotronic,” a significant single from the album. His contribution spanned both performing and writing.
2. “Love Shy” by Kristine Blond cleverly uses the bassline from Imagination’s “Music and Lights,” giving the track its distinctive rhythmic vibe.
3. “Penthouse and Pavement” marked the debut for Heaven 17, mixing synth-pop with biting social commentary, setting the stage for their future works.
4. UB40’s follow-up to “Higher Ground” was “C’est La Vie,” which continued the reggae-influenced track list from their album *Promises and Lies*.
5. Snow’s “Informer” features the catchy line “a licky boom boom down,” becoming a hallmark of its contagious reggae rhythm.
6. Yazz’s “One True Woman” album was stymied by a split with Polydor Records, leaving certain tracks to appear on her later works.
7. Cher’s track “Believe” took the top UK spot with its catchy dance beats and pioneering use of Auto-Tune, giving Cher her final UK number one.
8. Blur’s “Girls & Boys” video cleverly juxtaposed band performances with nostalgic vacation clips, epitomizing ’90s Britpop flair.
9. “Let It Rain” by East 17 involves repeated pleas as they sing of weather metaphors, continuing their pop successes of the ’90s.
10. Bananarama covered “More, More, More,” originally performed by Andrea True Connection, keeping the disco spirit alive with their rendition.
11. Queens of the Stone Age reimagined a plea from Elvis’s famous song with their own twist: “Little sister, don’t you do what your big sister does.”
12. Lori Glori sang uncredited vocals on “Flying High” by Captain Hollywood Project, a eurodance staple of the mid-’90s. Her voice anchored the track’s success.
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