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Answer: Cricket

10cc are an English rock band formed in 1972. The released "Dreadlock Holiday" on their 1978 album "Bloody Tourists" and it ended up being the band's third number on single on the UK chart. It only managed a forty-fourth position on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart though.

"I say
I don't like cricket oh no
I love it
I don't like cricket oh no
I love it
Don't you walk thru my words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet"

Answer: Little Boxes

Malvina Reynolds composed "Little Boxes" in 1962 in response to seeing a number of cookie cutter housing developments being built in suburbia. Reynolds was a political activist and folk singer who composed a number of songs in her career. While her version did not chart, her close friend Pete Seeger charted with his cover version reaching position seventy on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Various artists have covered this song through the years including Elvis Costello, Engelbert Humperdinck, Linkin Park and even Billy Bob Thornton.

"And they all play on the golf course
And drink their martinis dry
And they all have pretty children
And the children go to school
And the children go to summer camp
And then to the university
Where they are put in boxes
And they come out all the same"

Answer: Jack and Diane

John "Cougar" Mellencamp recorded "Jack and Diane" in 1982 for his album "American Fool". It went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and US Cashbox charts and was even selected as one of the songs of the century by the Recording Industry Association of America.

"Little ditty bout jack and diane
Two American kids growin' up in the heartland
Jacky's gonna be a football star
Diane debutante backseat of Jacky's car"

Answer: John McEnroe

Roger Kitter was an English actor who starred in the television series "'Allo 'Allo!". He recorded "Chalk Dust" as The Brat and it managed a top ten position on charts all over the world, including the Netherlands, Belgium and South Africa.

"The ball's in
Everyone could see that the ball's in
Chalk dust
Everyone could see that there was chalk dust

(I'm awfully sorry but the ball was out
I'd be jolly greatfull if you didn't shout
If you don't like it here, well, you shouldn't come
Frankly, sir, you're a pain in the bum)"

John McEnroe courted much controversy throughout his playing career for the manner in which he disputed umpire calls and he is well known for his trademark phrase of "you cannot be serious" which he shouted at an umpire at Wimbledon.

Answer: Born in the U.S.A.

"Glory Days" was released on the album "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen in 1985. It made the top ten on the UK chart, US Billboard Hot 100 and U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts achieving a fifth, ninth and eighth position respectively.

It managed a top position on the New Zealand and Irish charts. The song was ranked at 275th position on Rolling Stone magazine's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list and it features at position fifty-nine on "Song of the Century" list by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Answer: The Rumble in the Jungle

Johnny Wakelin is an English musician who started his career in 1974. He recorded twelve albums from 1975 to 2007. "Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" is of the 1975 album "Black Superman" and "In Zaire" is from the 1976 album "In Zaire". Both songs are about the 1974 boxing match called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century" between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman held in the city of Kinshasa, Zaire. "Black Superman(Muhammad Ali)" reached seventh position on the UK singles chart:

"This here's the story of Cassius Clay
Who changed his name to Muhammad Ali
He knows how to talk and he knows how to fight
And all the contenders were beat out of sight

Sing, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali
He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee
Mohammed, the black superman
Who calls to the other guy I'm Ali catch me if you can"

And "In Zaire":

"All those people came from far
In Zaire, in Zaire
To see the rumble in the jungle there...
In Zaire!

And who was the victim in the night?
Elijah Mohammed's boy Ali won the fight!"

Answer: Wrestling

"Man on the Moon" was recorded by R.E.M. for their 1992 album "Automatic for the People". The lyrics of the song are all about Andy Kaufman, with references made to his wrestling career with the World Wrestling Federation Entertainment as well as a film he starred in called "My Breakfast with Blassie" (1983). Kaufman was well known for his impersonations of Elvis Presley as well and the song makes reference to that, "Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby Are we losing touch?".

"Mott the Hoople and the game of Life yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, Twenty one, checkers, and chess yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'll see you in heaven if you make the list yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah"

Answer: Baseball & boxing

"We Didn't Start the Fire" was recorded by Billy Joel in 1989 for his album "Storm Front". Nominated for a Grammy Award for Record of the Year, it managed to reach top position on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The sports references are as follows:

Joe DiMaggio (baseball great, played for the New York Yankees), Sugar Ray Robinson (US champion boxer), Rocky Marciano (US heavyweight champion boxer), Ray Campanella (baseball star, played for the Brooklyn Dodgers), Brooklyn's got a winning team (Brooklyn Dodgers wins the World Series), Micky Mantle (famous New York Yankee baseball player), California baseball (Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants moved to California to play), Liston beats Patterson (Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson fight in 1962).

Answer: Queen

"Bicycle Race" and "Fat Bottomed Girls" were both written by Freddie Mercury after watching a stage of the Tour de France cycling race. "Bicycle Race" made it to seventh position on the UK chart and "Fat Bottomed Girls" made it to eleventh position. While both songs were released as singles from this popular album which reached second place on the UK album chart, the songs are almost better known for the controversial music video. Sixty-five nude women racing at the Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium which was banned in a number of countries.

Answer: The Beach Boys

"Surfin' Safari" was released on the album of the same name in 1962. It reached position fourteen on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It featured on the soundtrack of the film "American Graffiti" (1973). The album itself managed a thirty-second position on the US Billboard Album chart. This song has been covered by the likes of The Ramones, Jan & Dean and even Alvin and the Chipmunks.