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1. The early 1970s saw this singer unleash a string of hits starting with 'Me And You And A Dog Named Boo', followed in quick succession by 'She Didn't Do Magic', 'Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend' (a Number 1 hit), and 'I'd Love You To Want Me' (another chart-topper). Later releases did not reach such lofty heights, with no more songs making the top 20. Who am I talking about?
2. This lady had a worldwide smash with the theme song of a movie about a school in a troubled area of inner London. Who is she?
3. Every now and then a non-English lyrics song hits the English-speaking charts. Some of these are 'Sukiyaki' in Japanese, 'Dominique' in French, 'La Bamba' in Spanish. There was a song released in German in 1984 by a band named Nena. What was the title?
4. In 1983 English duo Wham!, comprising Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael, had a worldwide hit with 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go'. Another couple of tracks from the same album were also huge performers. What was the name of the album which went platinum heaps of times?
5. This song is a real earworm and I bet it will be going round in your head for the next three hours. For this I apologise in advance. A Danish band released a single in 1997 which caused toy-maker Mattel to launch a lawsuit against them. What was the song?
6. Not all band names contain just letters. Some contain numbers, too, and this question is dedicated to them.
This Aussie band took their name from a Tom Waits song, which was later covered by The Eagles. They recorded for about ten years, and had a procession of musos going through their ranks in that time. Who are they?
7. Who is Eithne Patricia Ni Bhraonain? Not enough information? Okay, a small hint - this person released a single that contained the name of a Venezuelan river.
8. Best known for their 1980 single 'Whip It', Devo pioneered the Energy Dome headgear. Where did the band originate?
9. ABBA is probably the best-known four-letter band in the history of music, and probably contributes as much to the Swedish economy as Ikea and Volvo. It is widely known that they won Eurovision 1974 with 'Waterloo', but their attempt in 1973 was not selected as Sweden's entrant. They released the single anyway and it was charted well in several countries. What was the song?
10. One of Australia's most successful musical exports was started by Malcolm and Angus Young. Their first album was 'High Voltage' (1975), and other albums include 'Back in Black' (1980), 'Fly on the Wall' (1985), 'Stiff Upper Lip' (2000) and 'Black Ice' (2008). The Young brothers were not born in Australia but where did they come from?
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