Hotel Caledonia Trivia Quiz

Answer: "Happy Birthday" (1981)

"Happy Birthday" (1981) saw Glasgow band, Altered Images, fronted by 19 year old Clare Grogan reach number two in the UK charts. It was kept off the number one spot by the Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin cover of "It's My Party" (1981) and "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (1981) from The Police. Interestingly, "Happy Birthday" (1981) entered the UK charts, just as "Happy Birthday" (1981) by Stevie Wonder was dropping out of the top 20.
Altered Images' other hits included "I Could Be Happy" (1981), "See Those Eyes" (1982) and "Don't Talk to Me About Love" (1983).

Answer: "Look Away" (1986)

Big Country were formed by Stuart Adamson, who could easily have also featured in this quiz with his previous band Skids, who had a massive UK hit with "Into The Valley" in 1979.
Adamson, together with Bruce Watson, Tony Butler and Mark Brzezicki formed Big Country in Dunfermline in 1981 and it didn't take long for them to achieve chart success as "Fields of Fire (400 Miles)" became a UK top ten hit in 1983.
They followed this with hits such as "In a Big Country" and "Chance" (both 1983) and the band's blend of traditional Scottish folk music with pop/rock ensured their longevity as they continued to have hits and tracks such as "Alone" and "Ships (Where Were You)" (both 1993) were UK top 30 hits for them a decade after first tasting success.
Following the death of Adamson in 2001, the band went on hiatus for several years before reforming in 2010 with Mike Peters, former vocalist for Welsh band, The Alarm, on vocal duties.

Answer: "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" (1984)

The Cocteau Twins from Grangemouth were active between 1979 and 1997 and were early pioneers of what would later be described as shoegaze music, influencing artists such as My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive and Deer Hunter.
The Cocteau Twins managed just five UK top 40 hits between 1984 and calling it a day in 1997, the biggest of which was their debut single, "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" (1984) which reached number 29 in the charts.
Commercial success may not have been huge for the band but their influence was certainly far reaching.

Answer: "Nothing Ever Happens" (1990)

Del Amitri were formed in Glasgow in 1980 and have made several great tracks including "Roll To Me" and "Driving with the Brakes On" (both 1995) but it is "Nothing Ever Happens" (1990) that gave them their highest UK chart position, peaking at number 11.
Following the introduction of a separate Scottish top 40 chart in 1994 which is based on sales in Scotland alone, Del Amitri have had five top ten hits on this chart, including the number one single, "Don't Come Home Too Soon" in 1998, which only reached number 15 on the UK chart.

Answer: "9 to 5 (Morning Train)" (1980)

Bellshill native Sheena Easton has had quite the career as she started in BBC TV reality show, "The Big Time: Pop Singer". In the show, she had the chance to make a record, if industry executives thought she was talented enough, and after seeking advice from Dusty Springfield and Lulu, Easton gave it her all, and secured the deal.
The resulting single was "Modern Girl" (1980) which became a UK top ten hit and this success was swiftly followed by "9 to 5 (Morning Train)" (1980) which peaked at number three in the charts.
The following year she was chosen to record the theme song for the James Bond movie, "For Your Eyes Only" (1981) but then the hits faltered, apart from a top 30 UK chart entry when she duetted with Kenny Rogers on "We've Got Tonight" (1983).
Her career appeared to be over but then in 1987, she was invited to appear in the Prince film, "Sign O' The Times" (1987) in which she sang with him on "U Got the Look" (1987) which was a huge hit and revitalised her career.
Further solo success followed with hits such as "The Lover in Me" (1988), "101" (1989), which was written by Prince, and another Prince duet, "The Arms of Orion" (1989) from the movie soundtrack to "Batman" (1989).
It seems that nothing can keep this Scottish talent down and in 1984 Easton became the first artist ever to have a top five hit on each of Billboard's primary singles charts in USA as "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" (1980) was a top five hit on both the Pop and Adult Contemporary charts, "We've Got Tonight" (1983) with Kenny Rogers did the same on the Country chart and "Sugar Walls" (1984) managed the feat on both the R&B and Dance charts.

Answer: "Take Me Out" (2004)

Franz Ferdinand are another talent from Glasgow and after forming in 2002 and having a minor hit in 2003 with "Darts of Pleasure", hit the big time in 2004 with "Take Me Out" which peaked at number three on UK charts.
The band went on to have two more UK top ten hits with "The Dark of the Matinée" (2004) reaching number eight and "Do You Want To" (2005) hitting number four, while on the Scottish chart they have achieved more success, including back to back top three hits with "Ulysses" (2008) and "No You Girls" (2009), neither of which troubled the UK charts.

Answer: "Daddy's Gone" (2008)

Rock band Glasvegas hail from the Dalmarnock area of Glasgow and although their name is presumed to be a combination of Glasgow and Las Vegas, the band have always denied this, stating on one occasion that it is a combination of the Gaelic 'Glas' meaning grey and the Spanish word 'vegas' meaning meadow.
Whatever the origin of their name, there is no doubting their talent as their first big hit, "Geraldine" (2008) was swiftly followed the same year by "Daddy's Gone" which peaked at number 12 on the UK chart.

Answer: "The Honeythief" (1986)

Following the break up of Altered Images, guitarist Johnny McElhone formed Hipsway and although the band never achieved the success of Altered Images, they did manage a UK top 20 hit with "The Honeythief" (1986) which got to number 17 on the chart.
The band is also well remembered for the track "Tinder" from their 1986 debut, self titled album, which although never released as a single was used to great effect in TV commercials for McEwan's lager.
Hipsway disbanded in 1989 but McElhone would go on to have more chart success with a band that will feature later in this quiz.

Answer: "You Held the World in Your Arms" (2002)

Edinburgh rockers Idlewild have been around since 1995 and achieved peak success between 1999 and 2005 when they had a string of UK top 30 singles, including "You Held the World in Your Arms" (2002) which reached number nine on the chart.
The band, who take their name from the quiet meeting place in L. M. Montgomery's novel "Anne of Green Gables" (1908) have toured as support to Coldplay and have friends in high places as their vocalist Roddy Woomble is friends with Scottish Makar (poet laureate) Edwin Morgan who co-wrote and appears on the song "In Remote Part / Scottish Fiction" (2002).

Answer: "April Skies" (1987)

The Jesus and Mary Chain are from East Kilbride and were formed in 1983 by brothers Jim and William Reid, who have been the only constant members of the band.
Although they had some minor success with their debut album, "Psychocandy" (1985) and the tracks released as singles, it was "April Skies"(1987) from the follow up album, "Darklands" (1987) which brought them to a wider audience as it reached number eight on UK charts.
This was no one hit wonder for the band as they produced a string of UK top 40 singles, and also cracked the UK top ten again in 1992 with "Reverence".
Although they disbanded in 1999, the brothers reunited with a new line up in 2007 and in 2017 released "Damage and Joy", their first new album since 1998.

Answer: "When I Call Your Name" (1995)

Mary Kiani may not be as well known as some others in this quiz, but the Drumchapel native can be heard in dance clubs throughout Scotland.
She first had chart success as vocalist for The Time Frequency when their track "Real Love" (1992) was remixed the following year, released as "Real Love '93" and went to number eight on UK charts.
Kiani began a solo career which found instant success as her debut album, "Long Hard Funky Dreams" (1997) yielded five hit singles, the most successful of which on UK charts was "When I Call Your Name" (1995) which peaked at number 18. This was also her biggest hit on the Scottish chart, reaching number three and on the UK Dance chart; all five singles released were top 20 hits.
Internationally, Kiani may perhaps be best known as one of the vocalists on "The Ten Commandments of Bart", a track from "The Yellow Album" (1986) by perennial TV favourites The Simpsons.

Answer: "The Man Who Sold the World" (1974)

What a career the ever youthful Lanarkshire lassie Lulu has had, starting with her first hit, "Shout", way back in 1964. She has continually adapted, while retaining her amazing voice, and has had UK top ten hits in the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s.
Her cover of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World" (1974) reached number three in UK and remains her biggest solo hit, although she did reach number one in 1993 when she teamed up with Take That to record "Relight My Fire".
One of her other big hits was also a duet when in 2002 she covered Bob Seger's "We've Got Tonight" with Ronan Keating.

Answer: "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (1968)

Glasgow band The Marmalade became the first ever Scottish band to top the UK charts when their cover of The Beatles' track "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" went all the way to number one in 1968. They followed this with five further UK top ten hits including "Reflections of My Life" (1969) and "Rainbow" (1970), both of which made it to number three.
In 1973, the band changed their name (sort of) by dropping "The" and recording simply as Marmalade, but under their new guise, they had just one UK hit, "Falling Apart at the Seams" (1976) which reached number nine on UK charts.

Answer: "Broken Down Angel" (1973)

If there was ever a band that knew how to put on a proper rock n roll show, it was Nazareth. These Dunfermline rockers were great on record but simply outstanding live and I had the pleasure of seeing them a few times.
Although the band's first few singles failed to chart, they shot into the public gaze when Roger Glover of Deep Purple agreed to produce their third album, "Razamanaz" (1973) which yielded the hit singles "Broken Down Angel" and "Bad Bad Boy" (both 1973), both of which were UK top ten hits.
The hits continued for the next few years, but by the 1980s had dried up, but that didn't stop the band from releasing new material regularly and touring to great acclaim from their fans. Sadly original guitarist Manny Charlton and Dan McCafferty, vocalist and occasional bagpiper both died in 2022, but the band continue to tour with Aberdeen boy Jimmy Murrison on guitar and former Krokus vocalist Carl Sentance taking the place of McCafferty.

Answer: "Rip It Up" (1983)

Orange Juice, from Bearsden, were only together a short time, between 1979 and 1985, and had only one UK top 30 hit, this being "Rip It Up" (1983). That rose all the way to number eight, but the influence they had on the music scene makes them a worthy inclusion in this quiz with bands such as Franz Ferdinand and The Smiths citing them as a major influence.
Orange Juice were led by the very talented Edwyn Collins who, following the demise of the band, embarked on a solo career which in many ways mirrors that of the band.
He continues to release material, has had only one major hit as a solo artist, 1994s "A Girl Like You" which reached number five in UK, yet remains a strong influence on many alternative and indie musicians.

Answer: "Country Girl" (2006)

Glasgow band Primal Scream, led by former Jesus and Mary Chain drummer Bobby Gillespie on vocals, are one of the finest 80s rock bands to come out of Scotland.
Every album released between 1991s "Screamadelica" and 2016s "Chaosmosis" has been a top 20 hit on UK album chart and these have yielded almost 20 hits on the UK top 40 singles chart.
Highlights include "Rocks" (1994) which peaked at number seven, "Kowalski" (1997) which reached number eight and of course "Country Girl" which went all the way to number five in 2006.

Answer: "Even After All" (1997)

"Maverick A Strike" (1997) was the debut album for Edinburgh born Quaye and what an album it proved to be as it rose to number three in the UK album charts and gave him four UK top 30 hits, the highest charting of which was "Even After All" (1997) which peaked at number ten.
This trip hop/soul artist was looking at a bright future ahead of him, especially when his second album, "Vanguard" (2000) also gave him a top 30 single with "Spiritualized" (2000) but after that the chart success unexpectedly dried up, with even a sure fire winner such as "Dice" (2003), a duet with William Orbit, failing to chart.
Hopefully we haven't seen the last of Quaye and he rediscovers the magic formula again to produce many more chart hits.

Answer: "Loch Lomond (Hampden Remix)" (2007)

Runrig hail from the Isle of Skye and quite a lot of their songs are sung in Scottish Gaelic. Most of their hits on the UK chart are in English though, other than their second biggest hit after "Loch Lomond (Hampden Remix)" (2007), which was "An Ubhal as Àirde" (1995).
This track made it all the way to number 18 on the UK chart, due in large part to the fact it was used in TV commercials for Carlsberg lager.
Runrig first released "Loch Lomond" in 1982 from their 1979 album, "The Highland Connection" and it fared ok, becoming a minor UK hit for them, but the 2007 remix took the band and the song to new heights. It was recorded with the Tartan Army (supporters of the Scottish football team) on backing vocals, including Rod Stewart, and was released to raise funds for the BBC Children in Need appeal.
The song shot up the UK charts, finally reaching number nine and remains Runrig's only UK top ten UK hit. If you do get a chance to see the band live, make sure you know the words to this one.

Answer: "Belfast Child" (1989)

Simple Minds are another on this quiz that hail from Glasgow and were formed way back in 1977 by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill.
These two have remained the only constant members of the band in their long history, which has seen the band register over 20 UK top 30 singles, the highest charting of which was "Belfast Child" (1989) which went all the way to number one.

Answer: "Say What You Want" (1997)

Remember the name Johnny McElhone? He has been mentioned on this quiz as a former member of both Altered Images and Hipsway and now here he is again as a founder member, along with Sharleen Spiteri, of these Glasgow alternative rockers.
Texas had success right from the start when their debut single, "I Don't Want a Lover" (1989) from their debut album, "Southside" (1989) went top ten in UK, peaking at number eight.
Between then and now, there have been several top ten hits, including "Black Eyed Boy" (1997), "In Our Lifetime" (1999) and "Sleep" (2006) but none have charted as high as "Say What You Want" (1997) which reached number three.
In 1998, the track was re-released, featuring the Wu-Tang Clan, and almost repeated its UK chart position, but stalled at number four.

Answer: "If I Was" (1985)

Cambuslang native Midge Ure has had quite a career, being a member of Slik, who had a UK number one with "Forever and Ever" in 1976, Rich Kids, who made number 24 in UK charts with "Rich Kids" (1978), and Visage who hit number eight on UK charts with "Fade To Grey" (1980).

He was also the front man of mega successful band, Ultravox, best remembered for "Vienna" (1980) and the co-writer, along with Bob Geldof of the charity single, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (1984) as well as organising Live Aid, again alongside Geldof. As if all that wasn't enough, he has also found time to have a solo career, which as well as giving him a handful of UK top 30 hits also produced a UK number one, when "If I Was" took the top spot in 1985.

Answer: "Same Jeans" (2007)

The View, from Dundee, were formed as recently as 2005 but have already notched up eight top ten hits on the Scottish chart, including two number one hits.
But what of the UK chart? Well, not quite as successful, but their first three singles were all top 20 hits, the biggest being "Same Jeans" (2007) which rose to number three.
In 2017, the band decided to take a twelve month hiatus to allow them to concentrate on other projects and one year became five years until 2022 when they finally reformed to start work on their sixth album, "Exorcism of Youth" (2023) with fans hoping they can recapture their success.

Answer: "The Whole Of The Moon" (1991)

The Waterboys are one of the finest folk rock bands to hail from Edinburgh and have been making great music since 1983.
Their first two albums didn't produce much in the way of singles chart success, but when they released "The Whole Of The Moon" (1985) from their third album , "This Is The Sea" (1985) the world sat up and took notice. The track reached number 26 on UK charts and became such a radio staple that it was re-released in 1991, when it went all the way to number three, giving the band their biggest UK hit.
Unfortunately the same couldn't be said for my personal favourite track by the band, "Fisherman's Blues" which peaked at number 32 originally in 1988 and then only managed to get to number 75 when re-released in 1991 as the follow up to the reissued "The Whole Of The Moon".

Answer: "Ma! (He's Making Eyes at Me)" (1974)

Zavaroni from Greenock was just ten years old when she won UK TV talent show, "Opportunity Knocks" (1956-1978), singing the song that made her famous, "Ma! (He's Making Eyes at Me)" (1974).
She went on to win the show five weeks in a row and whirlwind success followed including singing with Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball, singing at the White House for President Ford, numerous TV appearances and even her own TV show.
This all took its toll though and Zavaroni began suffering from anorexia nervosa and depression, while her musical career ground to a halt.
She was never able to recreate the magic of her debut single, and in fact had only one other minor UK hit and sadly by her early 30s was living with her father and surviving on state benefits, with no other income.
Zavaroni died aged 35 from bronchial pneumonia, contracted following a pioneering psychosurgical operation intended to alleviate her depression.