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1. Don McLean had previously hit number one with one of his own compositions, but "Crying" was a top-rated cover in 1980. It was co-written by Joe Melson and which singer?
2. Staying in 1980, Barbra Streisand hit the top slot with "Woman in Love". Which song-writing brothers had the credit for this?
3. This was a strange one! Captain Sensible, from punk act, The Damned, covered the song "Happy Talk". Happy for him anyway; it got to number one in 1982. Do you know who wrote it?
4. "The Tide is High" was a number one success for Blondie in 1980. Do you know which reggae singer penned this one?
5. In 1989, Marc Almond got together with the original singer of "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart", Gene Pitney, and the duo went to number one. Which 'sixties song-writing team wrote this song?
6. Kelly Marie had a number one with a 'syn-drum' laden number, "It Feels Like I'm in Love", in 1980. Now who wrote this one? (Clue: do this question "In the Summertime".)
7. Back in 1983, UB40 took "Red Red Wine" to the top spot. Which of these guys wrote the song?
8. This song had already been taken to top spot by another artist but Boy George took it back there in 1987. Who wrote "Everything I Own"?
9. Chaka Khan reached the top in 1984 with "I Feel for You". Who wrote it?
10. What a boon to music-lovers were Stock, Aitken and Waterman! Complex musical compositions coupled with deep and meaningful lyrics; what's not to like? Which of these 'classic' 'eighties number ones were they not responsible for?
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