Music 118024

Music 118024 is a selection of 10 questions. Music 118024 is the filename to differentiate it from other Music quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.

1   Who sang with the Young Ones on their 1986 version of ‘Living Doll’?
A   Cliff Richard, featuring Hank Marvin

2   In which year were all these titles at no.1 ? ‘I Got You Babe’, ‘Dancing In The Street’ and ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’?
A   1985

3   Who had a hit with ‘You Sexy Thing’, released in October 1975?
A   Hot Chocolate. “You Sexy Thing” was written by Errol Brown, the band’s lead singer, and Tony Wilson, the bass guitarist.

4   Name the song and artist with the lyrics “Long nights crying by the record machine, dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans”?
A   Crocodile Rock by Elton John

5   Which Young One reached number two in 1984 with his remake of Traffic’s ‘Hole In My Shoe’?
A   Neil (Nigel Planer). In July 1984, Nigel Planer, who played Neil in the BBC sitcom The Young Ones , recorded a cover version of the song, which reached the same number 2 peak as the original. It also peaked at number 29 in Australia. His version featured Barbara Gaskin on backing vocals and was produced by Dave Stewart.

6   Whose first British hit was ‘No Woman No Cry’ in 1974?
A   Bob Marley and the Wailers – recorded in 1974 and released on the studio album Natty Dread

7   Name the Song and artist ’24 years just waitin’ for a chance’?
A   Living Next Door to Alice – Smokie

8   Whose first British hit was ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ in 1987?
A   Kylie Minogue from her debut studio album Kylie (1988).

9   Which group had number one hits with “Rubber Bullets” (1973), “I’m Not in Love” (1975) and “Dreadlock Holiday” (1978)?
A   10 CC – formed in Stockport in 1972

10   Which group had a top ten hit with Dedicated Follower of Fashion in 1966?
A   the Kinks. It lampoons the contemporary British fashion scene and mod culture in general.