Listen Up Late 80s Pop Quiz

[ozumo]

Relax, if Michael Fish says there won't be a hurricane, there won't be one! The clues refer to song titles from the top 100 selling singles from either 1987, 1988, or 1989. Because I'm soft I'll make this quiz two correct answers per day.

1. Fruit preserve inflation Pump Up The Jam (Techtronic)
2. Fire that can't be put out Eternal Flame (The Bangles)
3. A Hackney Carriage named after Mr. Bloggs Joe le Taxi (Vanessa Paradis)
4. Posh own brand food at Morrisons - The Best (Tina Turner)
5. The brilliant actor - The Great Pretender (Freddie Mercury)
6. Elvis had one - Pink Cadillac (Natalie Cole)
7. Don't stop!
8. On the road from dusk till dawn - I drove all night (Cyndi Lauper)
9. If you're going to do drugs at least pronounce it properly We Call It Aceeid (D Mob featuring Gary Haisman)
10. Wasn't us that caused the inferno - We didnt start the fire (Billy Joel)

11. Ferrari or Porsche for example - Fast car (Tracy Chapman)
12. Fibs - Little Lies (Fleetwood Mac)
13. An Italian #1? - Numero uno (starlight)
14. One believes there's no one else here - I think we're alone now (Tiffany)
15. Bond's privilege - License to kill (Gladys Knight)
16. All a hair trigger requires The Slightest Touch (Five Star)
17. Featured Joker, Cowboy and Eightball - Full metal jacket (i wanna be your drill instructor) (Abigail Mead Nigel Goulding)
18. Mr. Mears found religion in Haiti Voodoo Ray (A guy called Gerald)
19. Can't stop thinking about you - Always on my mind (Petshop boys)
20. Planting heart shaped flowers - Sowing the seeds of love (Tears for Fears)

21. Put the seat down when you're finished Wee Rule (Wee Papa Girl Rappers)
22. Dance like a crazy train The Loco-motion (Kylie Minogue)
23. Double journey Voyage Voyage (Desireless)
24. ...violets are blue Roses Are Red (The Mac Band)
25. Space travel with Spock Star trekkin' - The Firm
26. Be careful dropping coins down it Timmy! Wishing well (Terence Trent D'Arby)
27. Unable to ever bid farewell Never can say goodbye (The Communards)
28. That's Life C'est La Vie (Robbie Nevil)
29. All my possessions Everything I own (Boy George)
30. Broken glass in your sleep Shattered dreams - (Johnny Hates Jazz)

 

[Analoguesat]

8: I drove all night - Cyndi lauper
10 - We didnt start the fire - Billy Joel

 

[ozumo]

8: I drove all night - Cyndi lauper
10 - We didnt start the fire - Billy Joel

8.
10.

 

[ozumo]

Whoops #9 is missing a word, it should be:
9. If you're going to do drugs at least pronounce it properly

 

[Analoguesat]

Whoops #9 is missing a word, it should be:
9. If you're going to do drugs at least pronounce it properly

Sorted

R

 

[dxhound2003]

1 Pump Up The Jam (Techtronic)
2 Eternal Flame (The Bangles)

 

[ozumo]

1 Pump Up The Jam (Technotronic)
2 Eternal Flame (The Bangles)

1.
2.

 

[hvdh]

25. Star trekkin' - The Firm
30. Shattered dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz

 

[ozumo]

25. Star trekkin' - The Firm
30. Shattered dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz

25.
30.

 

[Jimmy H]

3. Joe le Taxi - Vanessa Paradis
6. Pink Cadillac - The Boss

 

[ozumo]

3. Joe le Taxi - Vanessa Paradis
6. Pink Cadillac - The Boss

3.
6. correct title but wrong singer

 

[Jimmy H]

3.
6. correct title but wrong singer

Natalie Cole

 

[ozumo]

Natalie Cole

6.

 

[Analoguesat]

12: Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac

 

[Analoguesat]

15 License to kill - Gladys Knight

 

[ozumo]

12: Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
15: License to kill - Gladys Knight

12.
15.

 

[purplemarina]

11 fast car tracy chapman
17 full metal jacket i wanna be your drill instructor abigail mead nigel goulding

 

[ozumo]

11 fast car - tracy chapman
17 full metal jacket (i wanna be your drill instructor) - abigail mead nigel goulding

11.
17.

 

[dxhound2003]

4 The Best (Tina Turner)
5 The Great Pretender (Freddie Mercury)

 

[ozumo]

4 The Best (Tina Turner)
5 The Great Pretender (Freddie Mercury)

4.
5.