Saturday, January 20, 2007

1980s One-Hit Wonder Lyrics, Part 2 - Random Trivia Questions

A question to start things off... What was the real name of the singer M, who just missed making the last quiz by topping the charts with "Pop Muzik" in November 1979?

The following lyrics come from the beginnings of the songs, the songs are by one-hit wonders, and the chart dates are from 1985 to 1989 in chronological order. (Disclaimer: leave this page right now if you don't want any of these tunes stuck in your head for the rest of the day). Scoring: one point for each correct song title and one point for each correct artist.

1980s One-Hit Wonder Lyrics Questions

  • Q1) "Well you can just believe I'm the only girl in your life...".
  • Q2) "Watch where you walk...".
  • Q3) "Sitting with the thinker, trying to work it out. It's a traffic jam of the brain, makes you want to scream and shout...".
  • Q4) "Riding on the range, I've got my hat - on; I've got my boots - dusty...".
  • Q5) "Boy, there's no one home tonight; the timing could be right to forget the rules...".
  • Q6) "I would do anything to hold on to you; that's just about anything until you pull through...".
  • Q7) "Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me...".
  • Q8) "Something in the moonlight catches my eye. The shadow of a lover goes dancing by...".
  • Q9) "Woo, ah, can you feel it, baby I can; Ooh, excuse me, do you think that I might be able to touch you...".
  • Q10) "Something's coming over me; I'm so dizzy I can't see. Can't make out the forest for the trees...".
  • Q11) "Here is a little song I wrote. You might want to sing it note for note...".
  • Q12) "I'm not aware of too many things, but I know what I know if you know what I mean...".
Answer to start things off: Robin Scott. The single was the only hit from his album New York, London, Paris, Munich, cities also cited in the lyrics.

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