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Quiz about Obscure Pop the UK Charts 1984 86

Obscure Pop - the UK Charts 1984 - 86 Quiz

Were you, like me, a "Child of the 80s"? These are some of the songs and artists that formed the "soundtrack to my teens" - How many of them can you remember?

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

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Rowena8482

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which band sang these lines?

"Twisting the bones until they snap
I scream but no-one knows
You say I'm familiar, cold to touch
But then you turn and go" Hint

Belouis Some

Fiction Factory

Furniture

Billy Idol

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Question 2 of 10

2. A solo artist rejoicing in the name of Jackmaster Funk reached number ten on the UK Singles Charts in 1986, singing "Love Can't Turn Around". What was his 'first name'? (____ Jackmaster Funk) Hint

Fabio

Farley

Fender

Flying

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which line, also the song's title, completes these lyrics?

"In her eyes two sapphires blue,
And you need her and she needs you (x5)
We were so in phase,
In our _____" Hint

Childhood plays

Dance hall days

Salad days

Loving ways

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Question 4 of 10

4. The song "What's the Colour of Money" reached number seven in the UK Singles Charts in 1986 - can you remember who sang it? Hint

Belouis Some

That Petrel Emotion

Wang Chung

Hollywood Beyond

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Question 5 of 10

5. Can you complete this lyric?

"Last night I had the strangest dream,
I sailed away to China,
In a little row boat to find ya
You said you _____" Hint

Needed to eat banana

Got to make a sky machine

Wanted to climb a tree

Had to get your laundry clean

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Question 6 of 10

6. Siouxsie and the Banshees sang "Cities in Dust", but can you remember what the song was about? Hint

The destruction of Pompeii

A massive earthquake in China

Nuclear War

The IRA bombing of a Brighton hotel

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who sang these lyrics?

"You're at the stage
You want your empty words heard
And everybody's ready
They want to know your secrets
But you are not telling, no" Hint

Furniture

Sheena Easton

They Might be Giants

Kissing the Pink

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Question 8 of 10

8. Singer Christopher Scott Stevens released "San Damiano" in the UK in 1984. What name did he use?

Answer: (Two Words 3,4)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The band It Bites were "Calling all the ____" in 1986. Who were they calling? Hint

Heroes

People

Angels

Children

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which song begins with a woman's voice saying

"Why does it hurt,
When my heart misses a beat",

and has a man's voice saying

"The man without shadow promises you the world"? Hint

Obsession

Adrian

Tinder

Dr. Mabuse

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which band sang these lines? "Twisting the bones until they snap I scream but no-one knows You say I'm familiar, cold to touch But then you turn and go"

Answer: Fiction Factory

"Feels Like Heaven" by Fiction Factory reached number six in the UK Singles Chart in 1984.
The band's only other UK chart success was their follow up single "Ghost of Love", also from 1984, which scraped into the charts at number sixty four.

2. A solo artist rejoicing in the name of Jackmaster Funk reached number ten on the UK Singles Charts in 1986, singing "Love Can't Turn Around". What was his 'first name'? (____ Jackmaster Funk)

Answer: Farley

Born Farley Keith Williams, "Farley Jackmaster Funk" had a hit with the song "Love Can't Turn Around" which was originally released in America by Steve Silk Hurley, who wrote it, and was Farley's college room mate.
Farley altered it slightly and released it in Europe under his own name. Whether the two remained on speaking terms afterward is not recorded...

3. Which line, also the song's title, completes these lyrics? "In her eyes two sapphires blue, And you need her and she needs you (x5) We were so in phase, In our _____"

Answer: Dance hall days

"Dance Hall Days" reached number 21 in the UK Singles Charts in 1984. It was the only single to chart for one hit wonder band Wang Chung; much kudos to you if you remembered this one :-)

4. The song "What's the Colour of Money" reached number seven in the UK Singles Charts in 1986 - can you remember who sang it?

Answer: Hollywood Beyond

"What's the Colour of Money" charted in July of 1986 for ten weeks. Hollywood Beyond's only other UK chart success was in the September of that year when "No More Tears" reached number 47.

5. Can you complete this lyric? "Last night I had the strangest dream, I sailed away to China, In a little row boat to find ya You said you _____"

Answer: Had to get your laundry clean

"Break my Stride" by Matthew Wilder reached number four on the UK Singles Charts in 1984, and was Matthew's only UK chart success.
More recently, he has worked as a producer for artists including Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, and No Doubt.

6. Siouxsie and the Banshees sang "Cities in Dust", but can you remember what the song was about?

Answer: The destruction of Pompeii

Released in 1985, "Cities in Dust" reached number 21 in the UK Singles Charts. Siouxie and the Banshees released 28 singles in the UK, between 1978 and 1994, and had two Top Ten hits. Their most successful single was a cover of the Lennon/McCartney track "Dear Prudence", which reached number three.

7. Who sang these lyrics? "You're at the stage You want your empty words heard And everybody's ready They want to know your secrets But you are not telling, no"

Answer: Furniture

Furniture were a one hit wonder when their only successful single "Brilliant Mind" reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart in 1986.
Two members of the band, Hamilton Lee and Tim Whelan, went on to find success with the dance band Transglobal Underground.

8. Singer Christopher Scott Stevens released "San Damiano" in the UK in 1984. What name did he use?

Answer: Sal Solo

"San Damiano" was written after Stevens visited the Italian village of the same name, and was performed with a boy's choir singing the treble parts.
Prior to his "Sal Solo" days, Stevens was the lead singer of Classix Nouveaux who were hugely successful in Poland, and also Roketz, who were one of the best selling pop bands of the time in Italy.

9. The band It Bites were "Calling all the ____" in 1986. Who were they calling?

Answer: Heroes

The song reached number six in the UK Singles Chart in the summer of 1986, and was the band's biggest UK hit. They released several follow up singles, but none of them made it higher than number 54 in the Chart.

10. Which song begins with a woman's voice saying "Why does it hurt, When my heart misses a beat", and has a man's voice saying "The man without shadow promises you the world"?

Answer: Dr. Mabuse

German band Propaganda reached the UK Top 30 with "Dr. Mabuse" when it was released in 1984. They followed up with two more singles in the 80s and one in 1990.

Source: Author Rowena8482

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