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| 1. | Yeah!, Burn, and My Boo were hits in 2004 for who? |
| 2. | Complete this line from the 1977 song Hotel California: We haven't had that spirit here since ____ |
| 3. | From 1999 to 2011, by what name were Russian duo Lena Katina and Julia Volkova collectively known? |
| 4. | What song title links Depeche Mode (1981) and The Black Eyed Peas (2011)? |
| 5. | What nationality was Johann Sebastian Bach? |
| 6. | How many vestal virgins were leaving for the coast in Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale? |
| 7. | Who was the youngest member of The Beatles? |
| 8. | Name this group, formed in 1964 in Manchester, England. |
| 9. | Who had hits in 1988 with Don't Be Cruel and My Prerogative? |
| 10. | Whose 1982 album Saints & Sinners included the songs Crying in the Rain and Here I Go Again? |
| 11. | Who had a worldwide hit in 1982 with Heat of the Moment? |
| 12. | For a decade, beginning in 1964, The Mothers of Invention were the backing band for who? |
| 13. | Anthony Kiedis is lead vocalist of what band, formed in Los Angeles in 1982? |
| 14. | Who wound his way down on Baker Street in 1978? |
| 15. | What pop group comprised Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet? |
| 16. | Popularised by UB40 in 1983, who wrote and recorded the original Red Red Wine in 1967? |
| 17. | What rock band was was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee in 1981? |
| 18. | The title of which traditional Spanish folk song translates into English as "The Cockroach"? |
| 19. | What 1977 song includes these lyrics? But he started shakin' His big heart was breakin' He turned to the woman and said |
| 20. | What Beatles album was re-recorded by various artists in 2013 to celebrate its 50th anniversary? |
| 21. | Originally written and recorded by Badfinger in 1970, Without You was a worldwide hit in 1971 for what artist? |
| 22. | What American hip-hop/rap trio said Push It in 1987? |
| 23. | What 80s-90s boy band includes brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight? |
| 24. | Who said Don't Stop Believin' in 1981? |
| 25. | What 1968 song includes these lyrics? This world has lost it's glory Let's start a brand new story now my love |
| 26. | What American musician wrote Sinéad O'Connor's 1990 hit Nothing Compares 2 U? |
| 27. | What English singer-songwriter was born George Alan O'Dowd on 14th June 1961? |
| 28. | Who sang an Ode to Billie Joe in 1967? |
| 29. | The End of the World was a worldwide hit in 1962 for who? |
| 30. | What 1987 song by Roxette is on the soundtrack of the 1990 film Pretty Woman? |
| 31. | Who were Stuck with You in 1986? |
| 32. | Born in 1969, my first name is Jakob and I'm an American who rose to fame as the lead singer and songwriter for the 90s rock band The Wallflowers. What is my famous father's name? |
| 33. | Born in Santa Barbara, California on 25th October, 1984, by what name is singer/songwriter Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson better known? |
| 34. | Most successful in the 1980s, which British New Wave group is headed by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys? |
| 35. | I Got You Babe was a 1965 hit for Sonny & Cher. Which group had a hit with it 20 years later, accompanied by Chrissie Hynde? |
| 36. | Released in September 1991, Nevermind was an album by what band? |
| 37. | Who sang Celebration in 1980? |
| 38. | What Czech-born American musician had a worldwide hit in 1985 with the Miami Vice Theme? |
| 39. | Formed in 2001, which group took their name from a lesbian sexual position? |
| 40. | Castle on the Hill (2017), Galway Girl (2017), and Bad Habits (2021) are among the many songs by who? |
| 41. | Formed in Sheffield in 1977, Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catherall are the female components of what British new wave band? |
| 42. | The Dakotas are best known as the backing group for what singer in the 1960s? |
| 43. | What 18th century Italian composer was nicknamed il Prete Rosso, "The Red Priest"? |
| 44. | What actress had a hit in 1961 with Let's Get Together? |
| 45. | Which 1959 musical features the song Climb Ev'ry Mountain? |
| 46. | "Baby I got sick this morning. A sea was storming inside of me." are lyrics from what 1982 song? |
| 47. | "Now I've got that feeling once again. I can't explain you would not understand. This is not how I am." are lyrics from what 1980 song? |
| 48. | Heat Wave was a 1963 hit for what group? |
| 49. | Who featured on lead vocals when Big Brother and the Holding Company had a worldwide hit in 1968 with Piece of My Heart? |
| 50. | Whose video for the 1989 hit Opposites Attract featured her dancing with cartoon character MC Skat Kat? |
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