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Mostly 70's and 80's Music PoP Pourri

written by: skyblu1
 
A mixed bag of trivia, centering mostly on Pop Music from the 1970's and 1980's. Put on your Leg Warmers, and let's begin!

Question 1:


It's the summer of 1976, and you're listening to one of your favorite songs on the radio. One of the lines in the song is, "we got the munchies, so I made some spaghetti." What song are you listening to?
Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)- The Greg Kihn Band
Ariel- Dean Friedman
Don't Go Breaking My Heart- Elton John and Kiki Dee
The Boys Are Back in Town- Thin Lizzy

Question 2:


In their smash hit, Hotel California, The Eagles make reference to 'steely' knives ("They stab them with their 'steely knives', but they stll can't kill the beast!"). What musical group might they be referring to?
Iron Butterfly
Iron Maiden
Thin Lizzy
Steely Dan

Question 3:


In the 'old school' Rap classic, "Rappers Delight" by Sugar Hill Gang, one of the rappers is rapping about a meal he ate. He exclaims that the chicken tastes:
like it's raw
like cardboard
like spinach
like wood

Question 4:


Continuing with the song 'Rappers Delight', in the next few stanzas, the rapper says he goes down to the corner to get:
a newspaper
a six pack of sodas
a Lottery ticket
a bottle of Kaopectate

Question 5:


This Power Pop band shares its name with a former Atlanta area supermarket chain. This band's name is:
Big Star
Winn Dixie
Buy Rite
Krogers

Question 6:


You're listening to an early 80's hit song, when you hear the line: "They don't write like that anymore!" The song you're listening to is:
The Breakup Song ("They Don't Write 'em") by The Greg Kihn Band
Rappers' Delight by The Sugarhill Gang
Jesse's Girl by Rick Springfield
Manic Monday by The Bangles

Question 7:


This 80's group had a hit song that sounds like the name of a Middle Eastern country. Name the song and the group. Was it:
Iraq, Iraq, by Nu Shoos
Yemen, by The B-52's
I Ran, by A Flock of Seagulls
Egypt, by Men Without Hats

Question 8:


What song from this 80's New Wave group is on the soundtrack for the movie "To Live and Die in L.A.?"
Tainted Love by Softcell
Dance Hall Days by Wang Chung
Somebody's watching Me by Rockwell
Rock Me, Amadeus by Falco

Question 9:


This one reaches a bit further back, but it should prove easy to you, fans of beach music! In their hit song, Beach Baby, The First Class sing: "We couldn't wait for graduation day, we took the car and drove to _______"
Ensenada
San Francisco
San Diego
San Jose

Question 10:


You're listening to a mid 80's hit song when you hear the phrase, "wish your bed was already made." What song are you listening to?
Mickey, by Toni Basil
Sister Christian, by Nightranger
Morning Train, by Sheena Easton
Manic Monday, by The Bangles

 
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