Do You Know Your 80's Music?

Those of us lucky enough to be around in the 1980's had a plethora of music to choose from. New Wave arrived and hair bands were king. This quiz will quickly reveal whether you should be "Institutionalized" like Suicidal Tendencies or if you're "Turning Japanese". Either way, get ready to flaunt your 80's music muscles.

Valley girls, Gloria Vanderbilt jeans, O.P, Reaganomics and "Family Ties." All relics from the yuppy-loving 80's. But what about the music? Do you think you can reach back that far into your mental haze and recall one-hit wonders and obscure bands with strange names? Good luck to you, Waver, let the games begin!

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1. Who sang "Safety Dance"?
Men At Work
Kajagoogoo
George Michael
Men Without Hats
The Village People
2. What was the name of Total Cuelo's one-hit wonder?
Total Eclipse of the Heart
I Eat Cannibal
Feliz Navidad
Bourbon and Qualudes
3. What was the first song ever played on MTV?
Little Red Corvette
I Ran
Pour Some Sugar On Me
Video Killed the Radio Star
4. This performer asks you to "Shock the Monkey"
Annie Lennox
Peter Gabriel
Phil Collins
Steve Winwood
5. Billy Idol's "Dancing With Myself" is really about:
Ballet
Shadow play
Loneliness
Masturbation
His solo career
6. "Lips Like Sugar" was a hit by this strangely named band:
Echo and the Bunnymenr
Aztec Camera
Bow Wow Wow
The Sugarcubes
7. Who was the Thin White Duke and Ziggy Stardust?
Zig Zigler
Ric Ocasek
David Bowie
Iggy Pop
8. When this artist died in his native Austria, the fuineral was bigger than any of their political leader's.
Maximillian Schell
Arnold Schwarzen-----
Falco
Mozart
9. What band was worried they were "Turning Japanese"?
The Clash
Wu Tang Clan
Tokyo Surprise
The Vapors
The Connie Chungs
10. Who was lead singer of Soft Cell?
Markie Mark
Marc Almond
Michael McDonald
Marcus Welby
11. From what movie did Duran Duran garner it's name?
Metropolis
Valley Girl
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Barberella
12. What The Clash song was banned from airplay?
Only A Lad
London Calling
God Save the Queen
Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?
13. The band, A-ha hailed from what country?
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
The Netherlands
14. In the 80's who claimed to be a "Slave to Love"?
Chaka Khan
Brian Ferry
Brian Adams
Madonna
15. What 80's song by Queen was co-opted and copied by a white rapper?
Another One Bites the Dust
Bohemian Rhapsody
Fat-Bottomed Girls
Bicycle
Under Pressure
16. What band won a Grammy only to have it taken away for lip-synching?
Milli Vanilli
Devo
Dexy's Midnight Runners
Mr. Mister
The Bangles
17. What band covered a famous Willie Nelson song in the 80's?
The Oak Ridge Boys
Kool and the Gang
Pet Shop Boys
Duran Duran
Whitesnake
18. "Pride (In the Name of Love)" by U2 was about what great historical figure?
Leo Busgalia
Cezar Chavez
Nelson Mandela
Martin Luther King
Don Juan
John Lennon
19. Sugarcubes lead singer Bjork hails from what country?
Sweden
Czech Republic
Norway
Iceland
Greenland
Germany
20. Who sang that they were "tempted by the fruit of another"?
Carmen Miranda
Tainted Love
George Michael
k.d. lang
Liberace
Squeeze
21. Which one of these hits was featured in the 80's classic movie, "Sixteen Candles"?
It's My Party, I'll Cry if I Want To
If You Leave
Don't You Forget About Me
Like A Virgin
Danicing Queen
(Gonna Party Like it's) 1999
22. Information Society sampled which actor in their 80's hit, "I Wanna Know (What You're Thinking)"?
Dirk Benedict
James Earl Jones
C. Thomas Howell
Leonard Nimoy
Ricardo Mantalban
William Shatner
23. Finally, what song did Moon Unit Zappa make famous in the 80's?
Major Tom
Afternoon Delight
Night-clubbing
Sprach Zarathustra [2001- A Space Odyssey
Valley Girl
Cosmic Evidence

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