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| 1. | What is the title of the song performed by Labelle in 1974, Sabrina in 1987, All Saints in 1998, and Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink in 2001? |
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Lady Marmalade
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| 2. | Carol Decker is an English musician best known as the lead vocalist for what band, most successful in the late 80s? |
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T'Pau | |
| 3. | In what year were all the songs in this medley first released as singles?
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1980 (Queen - Another One Bites the Dust, David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes, Blondie - Atomic, Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb, Bob Marley and the Wailers - Could You Be Loved, The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me, OMD - Enola Gay, Visage - Fade to Grey, Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers, Siouxsie and the Banshees - Happy House) | |
| 4. | What 1986 song begins with these lyrics? We're leaving together, But still it's farewell. |
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Europe|The Final Countdown
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| 5. | Formed in 1985, which British band comprises lead singer Thom Yorke, plus Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway? |
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Radiohead | |
| 6. | Formed in Virginia in 1999, who is lead vocalist of the band N.E.R.D.? |
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Pharrell Williams | |
| 7. | Jake Shears, Randy Real, Del Marquis, Ana Matronic and Babydaddy are best known as members of which pop group formed in 2001? |
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Scissor Sisters | |
| 8. | Who is dressed in pink and holding a trumpet on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band? |
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Ringo Starr | |
| 9. | "And how could I ever refuse. I feel like I win when I lose." are lyrics from what 1974 song? |
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Abba|Waterloo
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| 10. | Which Canadian rock band released their biggest selling album Moving Pictures in 1981? |
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Rush | |
| 11. | Name the AC/DC lead singer and co-songwriter who died of "acute alcohol poisoning" in 1980? |
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Bon Scott | |
| 12. | According to the title of her 2008 hit, what was Adele Chasing ...? |
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Pavements | |
| 13. | Yeah!, Burn, and My Boo were hits in 2004 for who? |
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Usher | |
| 14. | John Paul Jones is best known as the bassist, keyboardist, and co-songwriter for what English rock band? |
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Led Zeppelin | |
| 15. | Keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, lead guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald are current members of what group, formed in 1983? |
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Bon Jovi (with Jon Bon Jovi as lead singer) | |
| 16. | What iconic 1973 album is this? |
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Mike Oldfield|Tubular Bells | |
| 17. | By what 'Spice' nickname is Melanie Chisholm known? |
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Sporty Spice | |
| 18. | Whose hits in the 2000s include Gold Digger, Stronger, and Heartless? |
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Kanye West | |
| 19. | Who replaced Signe Anderson as female vocalist of Jefferson Airplane in 1966? |
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Grace Slick | |
| 20. | It doesn't matter whether you're a rocket scientist, Brad Pitt, if you've got a car, or you think you're Elvis; how did Shania Twain respond in 1997? |
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That Don't Impress Me Much
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| 21. | Identify this 1979 song from the muted video. |
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Buggles|Video Killed the Radio Star | |
| 22. | An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down is the 1969 debut solo album by what artist? |
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Rod Stewart | |
| 23. | What English rock band was formed in 1977 by Rick Savage, Joe Elliott, Pete Willis and Tony Kenning? |
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Def Leppard (current members are Rick Savage, Joe Elliott, Rick Allen, Phil Collen, and Vivian Campbell ) | |
| 24. | Broken Wings and Kyrie were worldwide hits in 1985 for what American pop rock group? |
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Mr. Mister | |
| 25. | Aged 13, who had a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 with Fingertips? |
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"Little" Stevie Wonder | |
| 26. | "You say that you love me (Say you love me) All of the time (All of the time)" are the opening lyrics to what 1963 song? |
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The Dave Clark Five|Glad All Over
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| 27. | His debut single, who said This Is How We Do It in 1995? |
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Montell Jordan | |
| 28. | Who said It’s Oh So Quiet in 1995? |
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Björk | |
| 29. | Judith Durham was lead singer of what band, formed in Melbourne in 1962? |
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The Seekers | |
| 30. | "We're talking away. I don't know what I'm to say. I'll say it anyway" are the opening lyrics to what 1984 song? |
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A-ha|Take On Me
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| 31. | Who had hits in the early 90s with How Am I Supposed to Live Without You, Love Is a Wonderful Thing, Time, Love and Tenderness, and When a Man Loves a Woman? |
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Michael Bolton | |
| 32. | Who released the album The Joshua Tree in 1987? |
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U2 | |
| 33. | At the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio on 3rd December 1979, what band's warm-up was mistaken by fans outside as the start of the concert, resulting in a stampede and the deaths of eleven people? |
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The Who | |
| 34. | What 1970 album and single by the Jackson 5 is also the name of an English pop band formed in Sheffield in 1980? |
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ABC | |
| 35. | Formed in Sheffield in 1977, Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catherall are the female components of what British new wave band? |
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The Human League | |
| 36. | What English singer-songwriter was born George Alan O'Dowd on 14th June 1961? |
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Boy George | |
| 37. | What 1979 hit song was sampled in Sugababes' 2002 song Freak Like Me? |
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Tubeway Army|Are 'Friends' Electric?
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| 38. | Famous for his orchestral suite The Planets, what was the first name of English composer Holst? |
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Gustav | |
| 39. | What two female singers did Madonna famously kiss on stage at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards? |
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Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera | |
| 40. | English singer Douglas Trendle, better known as Buster Bloodvessel, has been the frontman of what ska revival band since 1976? |
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Bad Manners | |
| 41. | Who was just 14-years-old when she recorded You Don't Know and Walkin' Back to Happiness in 1961? |
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Helen Shapiro | |
| 42. | What American singer-songwriter was born Peter Gene Hernandez in Honolulu, Hawaii on 8th October 1985? |
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Bruno Mars | |
| 43. | What 1965 hit song includes the lyrics I am alone. Gazing from my window to the streets below? |
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Simon & Garfunkel|I Am A Rock
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| 44. | In what year was the Woodstock Festival held in New York state? |
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1969 (15th to 18th August) | |
| 45. | What duo had a worldwide hit in 1978 with You Don't Bring Me Flowers? |
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Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand | |
| 46. | What American singer-songwriter was born Stacy Ann Ferguson on 27th March 1975? |
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Fergie | |
| 47. | Of the current band members of the Rolling Stones, name the only two to have been with them from the very beginning in 1962. |
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Mick Jagger & Keith Richards | |
| 48. | During the late 80s and early 90s, which English band's biggest worldwide hits were Just Like Heaven, Lovesong, and Friday I'm in Love? |
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The Cure | |
| 49. | Name the artist and title of the 1979 song which features Mister Fahrenheit in the lyrics? |
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Queen|Don't Stop Me Now
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| 50. | Active from the late 1950s until his death in 2006, what performer is often referred to as "The Godfather of Soul"? |
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James Brown | |
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