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1. The song "Cum On Feel the Noize" experience chart success with two groups in two different decades. The 1980's success came from the band Quiet Riot where it charted on Billboard as high as number five. But in 1973, the artist who released it and originated the bad spelling originally reached the Number One spot in the United Kingdom. Who were the original writers of "Cum On Feel the Noize"?
2. To pay tribute to a group that had lost a member to a heart attack, this artist chose to spell the title of the eventual Billboard Number One song "California Gurls" to allude to the group's single "September Gurls". With assistance from rap artist Snoop Dogg, who was it that released this ubiquitous summer song in 2010?
3. Prince was the king of misspelled titles, having hits such as "Take Me With U" and "I Would Die 4 U" make the airwaves. But the song "Nothing Compares 2 U", a song that would reach the Number One spot in 1990, was written by Prince but would not be sung by him for this performance. Who was it that made this a big radio hit?
4. This artist would win "Best New Artist" at the Grammy Awards in 2000. She would make sure everyone would know she was an adult in 2002 with her fourth album "Stripped". Her first single, "Dirrty", emphasized that "I'm not a little girl from the 'Mickey Mouse Club' anymore." Who was this artist who felt she had license to use an extra 'R' in her song title?
5. A band from Los Angeles broke away from the restraints of college radio and alternative status and into the mainstream with their 1992 album "Blood Sugar Sex Magik". A song with the same name appears on the album, and was a minor hit getting some airplay, but mostly on alternative radio. It was overshadowed by others on the album. Who was the band to misspell "Magik" on their album and song titles?
6. Having established herself already as a solo artist, her seventh album, incorrectly spelled "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves", was released in 1971. The first single, titled and spelled the same as the album, was her first Billboard Number One single as a solo artist. She would find the Billboard Number One spot again an amazing 38 years later with the correctly spelled song "Believe". Who is this mega-star?
7. This artist reached the Top 10 in the United States with a misspelled song titled "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)". It wasn't her biggest hit; she had more success with songs like "For Your Eyes Only" and "Morning Train". Who is this artist?
8. "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" was a Number One hit single back in 1970. One of the more blatant misspelled titles, it also is looked on as one of the most influential funk songs of all time. Who is the artist or group that came up with this uniquely spelled song?
9. This artist broke onto the music scene in 2002 with the release of an album called "Let Go". The second single to be released from it was the text-style titled "Sk8er Boi", a pop-punk anthem that continued her success already established in her first single. Who is this Canadian punk-pop star?
10. The hip-hop song "Hot in Herre" was spelled the way it was in homage to his hometown residents of St. Louis, with the artist claiming that is the way they would pronounce it in his home. It would string seven weeks together at the Billboard Number One spot, strangely enough succumbing the top spot to...himself. Who is this native St. Louisian with the bad spelling?
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