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1. Which group's songs have been covered by Erasure, A*Teens, Westlife and Ash?
2. Aaron Carter did an appalling version of 'Surfin' USA'. Who was the original by?
3. Who reached number 3 in the UK with a blissed-out version of 'Strawberry Fields Forever'?
4. 'The Power of Love' was originally a UK number 1 in 1985 for Jennifer Rush. Who took it to number 1 in the US nine years later?
5. Karen Ramirez reached the UK Top 10 in 1998 with 'Looking for Love'. Who did the original?
6. Who first had a hit with 'Dreams' - later covered by the Corrs?
7. Which of these Guns n' Roses hits *wasn't* a cover?
8. True or False - Rolf Harris covered 'Stairway to Heaven'.
9. What standard has been covered by Cake, Chantay Savage, and Diana Ross?
10. What song was a hit for Van Halen in 1984 and for Bus Stop in 1999?
11. Name the band who topped the UK charts in 1992 with a version of KC and the Sunshine Band's 'Please Don't Go'.
12. Which female singer made a covers album called 'Medusa', which featured 'A Whiter Shade of Pale', 'Waiting in Vain', 'Something So Right' and 'No More I Love You's'?
13. In 1995, who remade The Small Faces' 'Itchycoo Park'?
14. Third World had a hit with it in {1978;} Heavy D and the Boyz made a rap version of it in 1991. What track?
15. Boyzone's debut single was 'Love Me for a Reason'. Who did the original?
16. In 1993, The Village People tune 'Go West' was brought back to the charts by whom?
17. Who covered Hot Chocolate's 'Brother Louie' (also in 1993)?
18. Who revived 'California Dreamin' in 1990?
19. In the 1970s, their hits included 'Amateur Hour' and 'This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us'. In the 1990s, they released an album called 'Plagiarism', on which they teamed up with modern acts such as Faith No More and Erasure to 'cover' their own songs! Which band am I talking about?
20. Which Bee Gees song gave Steps their first UK number 1?
21. Which early 90s covers band remade 'Baker Street', 'Never Let Her Slip Away' and 'I Wanna Stay with You'?
22. Which female singer covered 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' in 1993?
23. East-17 covered a Pet Shop Boys song on the insistence of their manager Tom Watkins. Which song?
24. What classic did Wet Wet Wet rehash for the soundtrack of the movie 'Bean'?
25. Who covered Elvis's 'Viva Las Vegas' in 1992?
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