One Hit Wonder Lyrics By Year: 1985 Quiz

Answer: To be sure what I feel

Jack Wagner has been very successful as a popular soap opera actor. He is best known for his roles as Frisco Jones on the soap opera "General Hospital", as well as Warren Lockridge on "Santa Barbara", Dominick Marone on "The Bold and The Beautiful", and Dr. Peter Burns on "Melrose Place".

As a singer, Jack Wagner produced five music albums between 1984 and 2005. His only success as a singer, however, came from his album "Lighting Up The Night" in 1985. From this album, "All I Need" reached number two on the Billboard charts and stayed there for two weeks.

Answer: snow

After seeing a report outlining various statistics and information about the famine in Africa, Irish singer/songwriter Bob Geldof determined that the world should be aware of the severity of the situation in Ethiopia. He came up with a fundraising campaign to sell copies of "Do They Know It's Christmas" to raise money for famine victims in Ethiopia. "Do They Know It's Christmas" stayed at number one in the United Kingdom for five weeks and sold more than three million copies during this period.

In the United States, "Do They Know It's Christmas" would peak at number thirteen on January 19, 1985.

Answer: She'll get a hold on you

Philip Bailey is one of the long time members of funk/soul band Earth, Wind, and Fire. Bailey has recorded duets with various popular singers including Little Richard, Eric Benet, and Phil Collins. His only success as a solo/duo artist was with Phil Collins singing the hit song "Easy Lover".

The song was included as the theme song for the inaugural Wrestlemania in 1985, and continues to be a success as it has been used for various purposes including being featured in the video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories".

Answer: can we close our eyes

"Tears Are Not Enough" was one of three major hit songs recorded in 1985 to raise money for those suffering in a widespread famine throughout Africa. The lyrics to the Canadian recording were sung both in English and French (representing Canada's two major languages).

Although the song was used to raise money for Africa, 10 percent of the donations raised were used to support various social assistance programs within Canada as well. "Tears Are Not Enough" touched the hearts of many people worldwide and many of Canada's top singers have been forever remembered because of their powerful voices in the song. Solo performances in the supergroup Northern Lights included Bryan Adams, Burton Cummings, Anne Murray, Dan Hill, and Neil Young.

Answer: go to it

Frankie Goes To Hollywood had great success in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe, however, only their hit song "Relax" would top the Billboard charts in North America. British DJ Mike Read announced his distaste for this song in January 1984 and refused to give the song any airtime.

He thought that the lyrics were far too sexual for mainstream radio. The push to stop playing "Relax" was supported by the British Broadcasting Corporation who officially banned the song from the radio. As it turned out, however, banning the song seemed to give other British late night programs the desire to play "Relax". "Relax" went to number one in Britain.

In North America, "Relax" went to number ten when it peaked in March 1985.

Answer: children

"We Are The World" was specifically recorded to assist victims of the widespread famine in Ethiopia due to a bizarre drought that occurred in 1984-85. The supergroup USA For Africa included many of the United States' top musicians including Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Willie Nelson, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, and Diana Ross. "We Are The World" is remembered for being played on April 5th, 1985 (which was Good Friday). Throughout the United States, over 5000 radio stations played the song at the same time in support for the cause to raise money for Africa.

At the 1986 Grammy's, "We Are The World" would go on to win multiple awards including Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Music Video, and Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group. On April 13th, 1985, "We Are The World" went to number one on the Billboard charts and remained there for four weeks.

Answer: on the pages

In 1984, the movie "The Neverending Story" went on to be a huge success in North America. In conjunction with the film, the song "The Neverending Story" was also a huge success. Written by popular Italian writer Giorgio Moroder and English composer Keith Forsey, the song reached number six on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts and peaked at number four on the UK Charts. Unlike most popular songs, it fades in at the beginning of the song and then fades out at the end of the song.

This experiment with the in and out fading gives the listener a sense that the song keeps going, thus, making it a "neverending" song.

Answer: 2689

"19" reached number fifteen in the United States and would top the charts in the United Kingdom for five straight weeks. It was written and performed as an informative song about the severe effects of the Vietnam War (specifically, the effects on American and Vietnamese soldiers).

The commentary in the song features various clips from an ABC documentary entitled "Vietnam Requiem" that discussed post-traumatic stress disorder that many soldiers suffered after returning from the war. The meaning of the title, "19", has been disputed by many.

It has been suggested that the title was taken from the average age of an American soldier during the war, which was 19 years old.

Answer: You cheat, you lie

Following their departure from 10cc, Godley and Creme began their journey as a music duo. In 1985, they released the album "The History Mix Volume 1", which included a variety of remixed songs from Godley and Creme's former bands 10cc, Doctor Father, and Hotlegs. On this album, a new release "Cry" became an instant success. "Cry" is best remembered for its music video which was unique at the time of recording.

It was one of the first music videos to include morphing. In the video, various faces change from one to another while miming the lyrics to the song.

This new video technology may have helped the song reach number sixteen in the United States and number nineteen in the United Kingdom.

Answer: make the girls go crazy

In 1985, Welsh band Scritti Politti released their album "Cupid and Psyche 85" which incorporated a variety of sampling techniques including MIDI. Scritti Politti had limited success during their short tenure as a band. Following this success, the band's frontman Green Gartside became stressed and disillusioned in the music industry.

As a performer, he retired for over two decades, although he worked with various pop artists such as Chaka Khan writing and producing music. In the early 2000s, Gartside delved into the hip hop music scene recording the album "Anomie and Bonhomie", which gained minimal success.

In 2006, in London, United Kingdom, Gartside performed live for the first time in over twenty years with a new group called Double G and The Traitorous 3.