- A1) "In My House" - Mary Jane Girls. Joanne "Jojo" McDuffie, Candice "Candi" Ghant, Kim "Maxi", and Ann "Cheri" Bailey started out as Rick James's backup singers but made their own way to #7 on the pop chart and #1 on the dance chart in 1985.
- A2) "Sidewalk Talk" - Jellybean. John Benitez snuck into the Top 20 in 1986 with vocals help from Catherine Buchanan and Madonna.
- A3) "Let's Go All the Way" - Sly Fox. Gary "Mudbone" Cooper and Michael Camacho peeked into the Top 10 in 1986.
- A4) "I Wanna Be a Cowboy" - Boys Don't Cry. The British band also borrowed another piece of Americana by naming the horse in the song Trigger.
- A5) "Baby Love" - Regina. Regina Richards also reached #10 with her only hit in 1986.
- A6) "Emotion in Motion" - Ric Ocasek. The lead singer of the Cars had a #15 song as a solo artist in 1986, two years before the Cars broke up.
- A7) "Funky Town" - Pseudo Echo. Slight trick question on the band, since Lipps Inc. hit #1 with this song in 1980. The Australian band created their electro-pop version seven years later.
- A8) "Heart and Soul" - T'Pau. Carol Decker and her British band named themselves for a female Vulcan from Star Trek.
- A9) "Nite and Day" - Al B. Sure. The singer, born in Boston as Albert Brown, crossed over with this single from his In Effect Mode debut album, which monopolized the #1 spot on the R&B charts for seven weeks.
- A10) "Rush Hour" - Jane Wiedlin. The former Go-Go's guitarist made the Top 10 on her own in 1988 with this single from her Fur album.
- A11) "Don't Worry, Be Happy" - Bobby McFerrin. The #1 song appeared in Tom Cruise's movie Cocktail.
- A12) "What I Am" - Edie Brickell and New Bohemians. Brickell was performing this song on Saturday Night Live when future husband Paul Simon first caught her eye and made her mess up.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
1980s One-Hit Wonder Lyrics, Part 2 - Random Trivia Answers
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