How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.
The subjects du jour are : Pop Will Eat Itself, The Fixx, Matt Bianco, Kraftwerk, Thompson Twins, Stump, Yazoo, David Bowie, The Brat, Killing Joke, Huey Lewis And The News, Boy George
They are the performers of twelve vintage amusing, puzzling and sometimes shocking videos of songs that were ranked in various charts, this week (29/52) BUT … in the Eighties 80s.
1. Which track by Pop Will Eat Itself faced limited UK radio airplay?
- A Wise Up! Sucker
- B Def Con One
- C There Is No Love Between Us Anymore
2. Who primarily wrote the Fixx’s song ‘Red Skies’ ?
- A Rupert Hine
- B Cy Curnin and Jamie West-Oram
- C Charlie Barrett and Adam Woods
3. What chart position did Matt Bianco’s ‘Whose Side Are You On?’ reach in the UK?
- A 83
- B 57
- C 22
4. Which song by Kraftwerk was later re-arranged for their album ‘The Mix’ ?
- A Autobahn
- B Computer Love
- C Trans-Europe Express
5. Which well-known artist contributed backing vocals to the album version of Thompson Twins’ ‘Watching (You Watching Me)’ ?
- A Grace Jones
- B Annie Lennox
- C Cyndi Lauper
6. Which track by Stump features the recurring phrase ‘Charlton Heston put his vest on’ ?
- A Buffalo
- B Charlton Heston
- C Chaos
7. In which synth-pop hit does Vince Clarke portray Victor Frankenstein in the music video?
- A Don’t Go
- B Only You
- C Situation
8. What role did David Bowie play in the film for which ‘Underground’ served as the theme song?
- A Jareth, the Goblin King
- B Ziggy Stardust
- C Aladdin Sane
9. What nickname related to tennis player John McEnroe inspired The Brat’s song?
- A The Machine
- B The Brat
- C The Rebel
10. Which Killing Joke song first appeared as a non-album single and featured a video?
- A Requiem
- B A New Day
- C Love Like Blood
11. How many top-ten singles did Huey Lewis and The News achieve from the ‘Fore!’ album?
- A Three
- B Five
- C Seven
12. Which political system is Boy George’s ‘Sold’ known for addressing explicitly?
- A Communism
- B Apartheid
- C Fascism
For TWELVE more ‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ – Vintage 80s Music Videos – week 29/52 – click here
Tracklist
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1 . Pop Will Eat Itself – Def Con OneFeatured on the 1987 album “This Is the Day…This Is the Hour…This Is This!”.
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2 . The Fixx – Red SkiesFeatured on the 1982 album “Shuttered Room”.
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3 . Matt Bianco – Whose Side Are You On?Featured on the 1984 album “Whose Side Are You On? “.
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4 . Kraftwerk – Computer LoveFeatured on the 1981 album “Computer World“.
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5 . Thompson Twins – Watching [You Watching Me]Featured on the 1983 album “Quick Step & Side Kick”.
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6 . Stump – Charlton HestonFeatured on the 1988 album “A Fierce Pancake”.
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7 . Yazoo – Don’t GoFeatured on the 1982 album “Upstairs at Eric’s”.
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8 . David Bowie – UndergroundFeatured on the 1986 album “Labyrinth : Soundtrack”.
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9 . The Brat – Chalk Dust [The Umpire Strikes Back]
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10 . Killing Joke – New Day
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11 . Huey Lewis And The News – Doing It All For My BabyFeatured on the 1986 album “Fore!“. |
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12 . Boy George – SoldFeatured on the 1987 album “Sold”.
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And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:
1. ‘Def Con One’ by Pop Will Eat Itself faced limited radio airplay due to its commercial references and was edited to remove specific brand names.
2. ‘Red Skies’ was primarily written by members Cy Curnin, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods, Rupert Greenall, and Charlie Barrett.
3. Matt Bianco’s ‘Whose Side Are You On?’ reached number 83 on the UK Singles Chart.
4. Kraftwerk’s ‘Computer Love’ was re-arranged for their 1991 album ‘The Mix’ , becoming part of the track’s evolution.
5. Grace Jones contributed backing vocals to the album version of ‘Watching (You Watching Me)’ by Thompson Twins, though not on the single remix.
6. Stump’s ‘Charlton Heston’ features the eccentric line ‘Charlton Heston put his vest on’ as part of its offbeat lyrics.
7. In Yazoo’s ‘Don’t Go’ , Vince Clarke portrays Victor Frankenstein, enhancing the song’s gothic-themed music video.
8. David Bowie played Jareth, the Goblin King, in the film ‘Labyrinth’ , which featured the theme song ‘Underground’ .
9. The Brat’s song ‘Chalk Dust – The Umpire Strikes Back’ is inspired by John McEnroe’s nickname ‘The Brat’ .
10. ‘A New Day’ by Killing Joke was the first non-album single to have a promotional video, marking a milestone for the band.
11. Huey Lewis and The News had five top-ten singles from the album ‘Fore!’ , setting a record for the group.
12. Boy George’s ‘Sold’ directly addressed apartheid, making a clear stand against South Africa’s political regime.