How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.
The subjects du jour are : Johnny Hates Jazz, Bryan Adams, Iron Maiden, ZZ Top, Julian Lennon, INXS, Cutting Crew, Saxon, B-Movie, Cocteau Twins, Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Pogues
They are the performers of twelve vintage amusing, puzzling and sometimes shocking videos of songs that were ranked in various charts, this week (13/52) BUT … in the Eighties 80s.
1. Which Cutting Crew track solidified their presence in the US market despite being less commercially successful than their debut hit?
- A One For The Mockingbird
- B (I Just) Died in Your Arms
- C Broadcast
2. Which track marked one of the final collaborations between Biff Byford and Steve Dawson of Saxon?
- A Innocence Is No Excuse
- B Broken Heroes
- C Rock’n’Roll Gypsy
3. Which band performed “Nowhere Girl” on the Spanish TV show “Tocata”?
- A B-Movie
- B The Smiths
- C Duran Duran
4. “Aikea-Guinea” is a Scottish colloquialism for what?
- A Seashell
- B Mountain
- C Starfish
5. Which Siouxsie and the Banshees cover song features a surreal, train-like setting in its music video?
- A Through the Looking Glass
- B The Passenger
- C Cities in Dust
6. What traditional folk song influenced the melody of The Pogues’ “A Pair of Brown Eyes”?
- A Scarborough Fair
- B Wild Mountain Thyme
- C Danny Boy
7. Which track by So Solid Crew reached number 62 on the UK Singles Chart in 2004?
- A 21 Seconds
- B So Grimey
- C Haters
8. Which Sugababes single contains a sample from a German DJ?
- A Round Round
- B In the Middle
- C Hole in the Head
9. What is notable about the number of vocal tracks produced during the recording of Sister Bliss’s “Deliver Me”?
- A 24 tracks
- B 36 tracks
- C 48 tracks
10. Which Kirsty MacColl song features the chorus line “No le gusta caminar, No puede montar a caballo” in Spanish?
- A In These Shoes?
- B Walking Down Madison
- C Tropical Brainstorm
11. Which single by Precious marked their shift towards a more contemporary pop sound?
- A Say It Again
- B Rewind
- C Weaker
12. Sholan’s “Can You Feel (What I’m Going Thru)” marked which type of debut for the artist?
- A Album debut
- B Live debut
- C Label debut
For TWENTY FOUR more ‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ – Vintage 80s Music Videos – week 13/52 – click here and here
Tracklist
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1 . Johnny Hates Jazz – Shattered DreamsFeatured on the 1988 album “Turn Back the Clock”.
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2 . Bryan Adams – Heat Of The NightFeatured on the 1987 album “Into the Fire”.
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3 . Iron Maiden – Can I Play With MadnessFeatured on the 1988 album “Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son“.
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4 . ZZ Top – TV DinnersFeatured on the 1983 album “Eliminator“.
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5 . Julian Lennon – Stick AroundFeatured on the 1986 album “The Secret Value of Daydreaming”.
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6 . INXS – Devil InsideFeatured on the 1988 album “Kick“.
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7 . Cutting Crew – One For The MockingbirdFeatured on the 1986 album “Broadcast”.
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8 . Saxon – Rock’n’Roll GypsyFeatured on the 1989 album “Rock ‘n’ Roll Gypsies”.
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9 . B-Movie – Nowhere GirlFeatured on the 1985 album “Forever Running”.
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10 . Cocteau Twins – Aikea-Guinea
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11 . Siouxsie And The Banshees – The PassengerFeatured on the 1987 album “Through the Looking Glass”. |
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12 . The Pogues – A Pair of Brown EyesFeatured on the 1985 album “Rum Sodomy & The Lash“.
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And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:
1. “One For The Mockingbird” helped Cutting Crew maintain their US presence. It reached No. 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100, despite not achieving the chart-topping success of “(I Just) Died in Your Arms.”
2. “Rock’n’Roll Gypsy” was a final collaboration between Byford and Dawson, featured on Saxon’s album “Innocence Is No Excuse.”
3. B-Movie performed “Nowhere Girl” on “Tocata,” reflecting the song’s widespread European appeal.
4. “Aikea-guinea” means seashell, a quaint Scottish expression referenced in the Cocteau Twins’ title.
5. Siouxsie and the Banshees’ “The Passenger” video used a surreal, moving train setting, enhancing its post-punk feel.
6. “Wild Mountain Thyme” provided the melodic bones for The Pogues’ “A Pair of Brown Eyes,” intertwining folk elements.
7. “So Grimey” by So Solid Crew briefly charted, reflecting the fusion of UK garage and grime styles.
8. “In the Middle” by Sugababes samples German DJ Moguai’s “U Know Y,” adding a unique flair.
9. Sister Bliss’s recording of “Deliver Me” involved 48 vocal tracks with John Martyn, blending house and folk.
10. “In These Shoes?” by Kirsty MacColl includes a Spanish chorus about fashionable yet impractical shoes.
11. “Rewind” shifted Precious away from Eurovision, towards chart-topping pop consistency in 2000.
12. Sholan’s “Can You Feel (What I’m Going Thru)” marked his label debut under Data Recordings’ imprint.