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1. Even the original singer and writer of this song agreed that the person who remade this song was "...born to sing that song". It was number one for 14 weeks in 1992, ten years after the original made it to number 53; both times it was the featured song from a movie. Who was the original performer and writer of this song?
2. This song from 1966 was remade in 1980 by the Spinners. It originally charted to number nine, but the Spinner's version hit number two. What group performed the original?
3. The first American hit by The Kinks was remade by a rock/heavy metal group in 1978, being this rock group's first hit as well. What was the rock group's name?
4. In 1984, a group named Talk Talk had their only top 40 hit in 1984, which was remade in 2003. What group remade the song?
5. Roy Orbison had a ballad redone by two female singers; the first remake made it to number three in early 1978, the second remake was done by k.d. lang which scored on the Adult Contemporary Chart in 1987 and 1993. Who did the first remake?
6. Roy Orbison had another ballad remade by an artist who performed one of the biggest classic hits of all time, "American Pie". What was the single that was remade?
7. In 1977, B.J. Thomas improved upon a Beach Boys hit from 1964, hitting number 17. What was this song?
8. Sometimes disco wasn't always a bad thing--an obscure disco studio project specializing in Latin flavored disco called Santa Esmeralda remade a song from 1965 that made it to number 15, as did the original. Who did the original?
9. In 1976, Dorothy Moore remade a song entitled "Misty Blue", charting to number 3. The original was done by a star in the 1960's. Who was it?
10. Once again, disco managed to improve upon a song. It was originally done by both Eddie Floyd in 1966 and Otis & Carla in 1967, both versions charting modestly at number 28 and number 30 respectively. Who took this disco-ed remake to number one in 1979, making it a platinum single in the process?
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