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Neon Lights Trivia Quiz

In 2001, Simple Minds released their "Neon Lights" album. Can you remember who originally had hits with these ten songs which were covered on the album?

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Rowena8482

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
336,582

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The title track of the album, "Neon Lights" was originally written and performed by a German band. Who were they? Hint

Propaganda

Kraftwerk

Rammstein

Opus

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Question 2 of 10

2. The song "Gloria", written by Van Morrison, also features on the "Neon Lights" album. What was the name of Van Morrison's band, with whom he recorded the song in 1965? Hint

Them

Goat

Asia

Lobo

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Question 3 of 10

3. The song "Bring on the Dancing Horses" originally featured on the soundtrack of the film "Pretty in Pink". Who performed it? Hint

That Petrel Emotion

Echo and the Bunnymen

Belouis Some

Icicle Works

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Question 4 of 10

4. The song "For Your Pleasure" was originally the title track of a 1973 album by which British band? Hint

E.L.O

Yes

Pink Floyd

Roxy Music

5. The track "Being Boiled" was originally released in 1978 as a single. It was written by Martin Ware and Ian Marsh, and the lyrics were by the lead singer of their band, Phil Oakey. Which band was this? Hint

Visage

Dead or Alive

Culture Club

Human League

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Question 6 of 10

6. The song "The Needle and the Damage Done" was recorded live for the writer's "Harvest" album, and also appeared on his "Decade" and "Greatest Hits" compilation albums. Who is he? Hint

Leonard Cohen

Bryan Adams

Bruce Springsteen

Neil Young

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote "The Man who Sold the World", which is covered by Simple Minds on their "Neon Lights" album? Hint

Lennon and McCartney

Carly Simon

Malcolm McLaren

David Bowie

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Question 8 of 10

8. The song title "Love Will Tear Us Apart" is also the epitaph for the lead singer of the band which originally performed it. Which band was this? Hint

Joy Division

Spear of Destiny

Killing Joke

New Model Army

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Question 9 of 10

9. The song "Hello I Love You" was a massive hit for the band who originally performed it in 1968. It also featured on their album "Waiting for the Sun". Which band was this? Hint

T. Rex

The Supremes

The Beatles

The Doors

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Question 10 of 10

10. The song "Dancing Barefoot" originally featured on the album "Wave" in 1979. Which band released it? Hint

Jefferson Airplane

The Go-Gos

Heart

Patti Smith Group

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The title track of the album, "Neon Lights" was originally written and performed by a German band. Who were they?

Answer: Kraftwerk

The song was first released as the B side of the single "The Model" in 1978, and also featured on Kraftwerk's seminal album "Man Machine", (German "Die Mensch-Maschine").

2. The song "Gloria", written by Van Morrison, also features on the "Neon Lights" album. What was the name of Van Morrison's band, with whom he recorded the song in 1965?

Answer: Them

In 1999, the song "Gloria" by Them, was given a Grammy Hall of Fame award. It has also featured on several lists of "greatest songs of all time" compiled by various music industry publications.

3. The song "Bring on the Dancing Horses" originally featured on the soundtrack of the film "Pretty in Pink". Who performed it?

Answer: Echo and the Bunnymen

The song was included on the 1985 Echo and the Bunnymen album "Songs to Learn and Sing" as well as the "Pretty in Pink" soundtrack.
The 1986 film starred Molly Ringwald as Andie, and Jon Cryer as Duckie.

4. The song "For Your Pleasure" was originally the title track of a 1973 album by which British band?

Answer: Roxy Music

"For Your Pleasure" was the second studio album released by Roxy Music, and it reached number four in the UK Album Chart in 1973. The actual track "For Your Pleasure" featured the voice of Judi Dench in the outro.

Answer: Human League

Although "Being Boiled" was unsuccessful in the charts on its first release, Human League went on to have several Top Ten hits on the UK Singles Charts, and the song was included on their "Greatest Hits" compilation album, released in 1988.

6. The song "The Needle and the Damage Done" was recorded live for the writer's "Harvest" album, and also appeared on his "Decade" and "Greatest Hits" compilation albums. Who is he?

Answer: Neil Young

The song is about heroin addiction, and was first released commercially on the "Harvest" album in 1972.
As well as the Simple Minds version on "Neon Lights", it has been covered by artists as diverse as Duran Duran, Andrea Corr, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among others.

7. Who wrote "The Man who Sold the World", which is covered by Simple Minds on their "Neon Lights" album?

Answer: David Bowie

"The Man who Sold the World" was the title track of Bowie's third studio album, and it was released in the UK in 1971.
The song was perhaps most famously covered by Nirvana at their "Unplugged in New York" concert in 1993.

8. The song title "Love Will Tear Us Apart" is also the epitaph for the lead singer of the band which originally performed it. Which band was this?

Answer: Joy Division

After Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980, his widow Deborah had the words "Love Will Tear Us Apart" inscirbed on his gravestone.
The song was declared "Best Single of all Time" by "NME" magazine, in 2002.

9. The song "Hello I Love You" was a massive hit for the band who originally performed it in 1968. It also featured on their album "Waiting for the Sun". Which band was this?

Answer: The Doors

The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the US, and sold over a million copies when it was first released in 1968. It also reached number fifteen on the UK Singles Charts of that year.

10. The song "Dancing Barefoot" originally featured on the album "Wave" in 1979. Which band released it?

Answer: Patti Smith Group

The song was written by Patti Smith and Ivan Kral. The album "Wave" reached the top twenty in the album charts in America, Austria, and Sweden. It's most successful chart showing was in Norway where it reached number seven.

Source: Author Rowena8482

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