This quiz has two songs representing each year from 1970 through to 1984 inclusive, and respectively. :)

Title and artist please.

Limit 4




1.    Call the sun in the dead of the night Fuss
Holly Holy - Neil Diamond

2.    In a sleepy Sunday school  jaytee
Boom Sha La La Lo - Hans Poulsen

3.    My dog Sam eats purple flowers  jaytee
Draggin' The Line - Tommy James & The Shondells

4.    I'll tip my hat to the new constitution  Pandora
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

5.    You were Bonnie, I was Clyde  jaytee
You've Got The Gun - Sherbet

6.    And hear them echo through the hills  Fuss
I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - New Seekers

7.    You gotta give the other fellow hell  gemini61
Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings

8.    Planet Earth is blue  Pandora
Space Oddity - David Bowie

9.    I love the way you know you're the best  Paul
My Coo-Ca-Choo - Alvin Stardust

10.   What would the neighbours think  jaytee
My Girl Bill - Jim Stafford

11.   Public enemy number one  Powerslave
T.N.T. - AC/DC

12.   Catfish are jumpin' that paddle wheel thumpin'  Fuss
Black Water - Doobie Brothers

13.   Say you're coming home but you never phone  Bobo/jaytee
Every Little Bit Hurts - Graeme 'Shirley' Strachan

14.   Living like a princess with a frown  Paul
Money Honey - Bay City Rollers

15.   There'll be no parade, no TV or stage  gemini61
You Don't Have to Be a Star - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.

16.   Without you near me I got no place to go  Powerslave
Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - The Angels

17.   With doubt the vicious circle  Paul
Because The Night - Patti Smith

18.   They say I'm crazy but I have a have a good time  Fuss
Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh

19.   You can speak your mind but not on my time  Pandora
My Life - Billy Joel

20.   And I ain’t counting sheep  maddog
We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard

21.   Broken bottles, bricks and dirt  jaytee
Just Keep Walking - INXS

22.   Sometimes we shout, but that's no problem  Powerslave
I Got You - Split Enz

23.   Talk is cheap when the story is good  Pandora
Take It On The Run - Reo Speedwagon

24.   Out on the floor he shuffles his feet away  Fuss
The Night Owls - Little River Band

25.   Get into a car and drive to the other side  Paul
Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson

26.   A smile relieves a heart that grieves  Bobo
Waiting On A Friend - Rolling Stones

27.   Where the the pontoons bump and sway  jaytee
Reckless - Australian Crawl

28.   Especially at night, I worry over situations  Powerslave
Overkill - Men at Work

29.   Don't you know you're sleeping in the spotlight  maddog
Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics

30.   Don't call me on the phone to tell me you're alone  Indy Gent
Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

Hello

# 6  I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - New Seekers

# 12  Black Water - Doobie Brothers

# 18  Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh

# 24  The Night Owls - Little River Band


There ya go - multiples of 6  ;D

Hello

# 6  I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - New Seekers

# 12  Black Water - Doobie Brothers

# 18  Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh

# 24  The Night Owls - Little River Band


There ya go - multiples of 6  ;D


Smartie  ;D   You got 'em  ;)

Wow Fuss, you are fast.  You got to 3 of the ones I knew right away  :\'(.  However, #8 is Sapce Oddity- David Bowie and #19 My Life - Billy Joel.  Now, back to work on my other 2.

Wow Fuss, you are fast.  You got to 3 of the ones I knew right away  :\'(.  However, #8 is Sapce Oddity- David Bowie and #19 My Life - Billy Joel.   Now, back to work on my other 2.


Sorry Pandora  :)  Right place right time is all  ;)

Sorry Pandora  :)  Right place right time is all  ;)


:) ;) That's OK.  You just made it a little more challenging.  Here are my other 2.  #4 Won't Get Fooled Again- The Who and #23 Take It On The Run- Reo Speedwagon

Wow Fuss, you are fast.  You got to 3 of the ones I knew right away  :\'(.  However, #8 is Sapce Oddity- David Bowie and #19 My Life - Billy Joel.  Now, back to work on my other 2.


Correct Pandora  :)

:) ;) That's OK.  You just made it a little more challenging.  Here are my other 2.  #4 Won't Get Fooled Again- The Who and #23 Take It On The Run- Reo Speedwagon


As are these  :)

Hi Mandamoo  :)

7. Live and Let Die--Paul McCartney (&Wings?)
15. You Don't Have to Be a Star--Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.

#30 is driving me nuts, I'll kick myself when I find out what it is! :)

Hi Manda  :D

#2  Is it Boom Sha La La Lo - Hans Poulsen ?  that's a golden oldie  :)
#3  Draggin' The Line - Tommy James & The Shondells

Hi me again  :)

#11   The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde - Georgie Fame
#27    Reckless - Australian Crawl

A couple of the others are driving me nuts ???

30. Blue Morning, Blue Day - Foreigner

Hi Mandamoo  :)

7. Live and Let Die--Paul McCartney (&Wings?)
15. You Don't Have to Be a Star--Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.

#30 is driving me nuts, I'll kick myself when I find out what it is! :)


Hi gemini61....correct for your two, and I'm certain you know #30  ;) :)

Hi Manda  :D

#2  Is it Boom Sha La La Lo - Hans Poulsen ?  that's a golden oldie  :)
#3  Draggin' The Line - Tommy James & The Shondells


Hi jaytee....yes ! Well done  :D 8)

Hi me again  :)

#11   The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde - Georgie Fame
#27    Reckless - Australian Crawl

A couple of the others are driving me nuts ???


Hey there  :)

#27's right, but #11 is incorrect, unfortunately.

You definitely know a few of the others Janine  ;)

30. Blue Morning, Blue Day - Foreigner


Sorry Gaylon, that's not the song I'm after..

11. "TNT" - AC/DC
16. "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" - The Angels
22. "I Got You" - Split Enz
28. "Overkill" - Men at Work

11. "TNT" - AC/DC
16. "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" - The Angels
22. "I Got You" - Split Enz
28. "Overkill" - Men at Work



Excellent  Powerslave  :)

30. Eyes Without A Face-Billy Idol

30. Eyes Without A Face-Billy Idol


Correct Indy Gent  :)

Hiya mandamoo  :)

#20 is We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
#29 is Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics (whatever happened to them? This was a great song, reminds me of uni...)

I'm pretty embarrassed to 'fess up to #20 but I blame it on my girlfriend at age 16 who was madly in love with Cliff Richard, which
I thought was pretty weird even at the time given the 25 year age gap...

Hiya mandamoo  :)

#20 is We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
#29 is Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics (whatever happened to them? This was a great song, reminds me of uni...)

I'm pretty embarrassed to 'fess up to #20 but I blame it on my girlfriend at age 16 who was madly in love with Cliff Richard, which
I thought was pretty weird even at the time given the 25 year age gap...


Hi maddog  :)

Spot on !  The Romantics only had hits here with that song and 'What I Like About You'.  Both great songs ! As for Cliff, I wasn't keen on it the first time around, but it's grown on me over the years.....and he was pretty cute back then. ;)

#29 is Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics (whatever happened to them? This was a great song, reminds me of uni...)


Not sure what became of them, but the song's well remembered...

It was huge almost everywhere bar here (surprise!), until Bucks Fizz got hold of it...!!

Hi manda...just enough brain space to squeeze these in...

#9. 'My Coo-Ca-Choo' - Alvin Stardust...dear ol' Alvin was getting on even when he recorded this...thirty years on and he's still doing it - bless...!!

#14. 'Money Honey' - Bay City Rollers...(gulp!) - my eldest sister queued up for hours to get a copy of this on the day it was released...! She shouldn't have bothered...it's not their best effort by a long chalk...

#25. 'Steppin' Out' - Joe Jackson...great song...!

Not sure what became of them, but the song's well remembered...

It was huge almost everywhere bar here (surprise!), until Bucks Fizz got hold of it...!!



Bucks Fizz did a cover of it....? :o

Hi manda...just enough brain space to squeeze these in...

#9. 'My Coo-Ca-Choo' - Alvin Stardust...dear ol' Alvin was getting on even when he recorded this...thirty years on and he's still doing it - bless...!!

#14. 'Money Honey' - Bay City Rollers...(gulp!) - my eldest sister queued up for hours to get a copy of this on the day it was released...! She shouldn't have bothered...it's not their best effort by a long chalk...

#25. 'Steppin' Out' - Joe Jackson...great song...!



Hi Paul.....spot on !

So Alvin's still around hey ?  That was his one and only hit here and it went to #1 !  It's one of my all time faves ! :)

As a BCR fan in my (much) younger days, I have to agree they had better.

Bucks Fizz did a cover of it....? :o

They did, and had the hit...not that they ruined it, but I (for one) prefer the original...

So Alvin's still around hey ?  That was his one and only hit here and it went to #1 !  It's one of my all time faves ! :)


Yes, you'll normally find him on those 70s 'package' concerts, where half-dozen acts are squeezed into one show, and he's still dressed in leather with HUGE platforms...! He managed quite a few hits here (including a #1, but not with this), but this remains his best and most well-known...

Yes, you'll normally find him on those 70s 'package' concerts, where half-dozen acts are squeezed into one show, and he's still dressed in leather with HUGE platforms...! He managed quite a few hits here (including a #1, but not with this), but this remains his best and most well-known...


Yikes !  Yep, I know the shows ! There's one doing the rounds here in a few months time !

Don't ask me where I heard this gem, but somewhere along the line I was told that Alvin was the 'face' and Pete Shelley was the voice behind it !?  I think I must've dreamt it..... :P

Limit lifted

Hi Manda :)

#21  Just Keep Walking - INXS

Is #10  My Girl Bill - Jim Stafford ?? :-\\

A couple of the others are driving me crazy  ???

Don't ask me where I heard this gem, but somewhere along the line I was told that Alvin was the 'face' and Pete Shelley was the voice behind it !?  I think I must've dreamt it..... :P


Well, Pete certainly wrote it - but his original intention was early Brit-rocker Marty Wilde, who politely declined, but remembered a bloke from his early 60s touring days...Shane Fenton...who duly did record it and with a swift name-change (an obvious mick-take of Gary Glitter), became Alvin...

...anyway, apologies for hijacking the quiz with that...I've been running this one through my head over and over...

#17. 'Because The Night' - Patti Smith Group

...and jaytee has my sympathy - there's one driving me mad too...!!

26. The Strolling Bones - Waiting On A Friend

(What was that about stones? Methinks I need my ears cleaning..!)

PS. Which one is it driving you mad, Paul?

PS. Which one is it driving you mad, Paul?


It's unlucky for some, (well, for me at least...!) - #13...

I've had a couple of near scrapes with it, but it's just not happening...probably paralysed the grey matter pulling Patti Smith out...!

What I need is some soothing music to help me focus...Here! Alvin's Greatest Hits should do it...!

Oooh. I know that one. I'll leave you scratching your head for a while. Because I'm an evil guy.

It's unlucky for some, (well, for me at least...!) - #13...


#5 and #13 are doing my head in :P  Somebody, please put me out of my misery.  Come on Bobo tell us #13 :\'(

Okay then, I give in, I'll tell ya.. (what I think it is, at any rate)..

The Clash - Every Little Bit Hurts.

Hi Manda :)

#21  Just Keep Walking - INXS

Is #10  My Girl Bill - Jim Stafford ?? :-\\

A couple of the others are driving me crazy  ???


Hi jaytee.....I'm not surprised ! :D ;)

Correct for those two btw ! :)

Well, Pete certainly wrote it - but his original intention was early Brit-rocker Marty Wilde, who politely declined, but remembered a bloke from his early 60s touring days...Shane Fenton...who duly did record it and with a swift name-change (an obvious mick-take of Gary Glitter), became Alvin...

...anyway, apologies for hijacking the quiz with that...I've been running this one through my head over and over...



Not at all Paul !  I didn't know Pete wrote it, that's obviously where my confusion comes from. Thanks for that ! :)

#17. 'Because The Night' - Patti Smith Group

...and jaytee has my sympathy - there's one driving me mad too...!!


Spot on for #17. Hmmm.....wonder which one's driving you mad ?

26. The Strolling Bones - Waiting On A Friend

(What was that about stones? Methinks I need my ears cleaning..!)

PS. Which one is it driving you mad, Paul?


Good one Bobo ! 8)

It's unlucky for some, (well, for me at least...!) - #13...



I'm not sure you'd know #13 as it wasn't a hit over there....that I know of at least....

#5 and #13 are doing my head in :P  Somebody, please put me out of my misery.  Come on Bobo tell us #13 :\'(


I'm pretty sure you know #5 jaytee  :)

Okay then, I give in, I'll tell ya.. (what I think it is, at any rate)..

The Clash - Every Little Bit Hurts.


Right song, wrong artist I'm afraid Bobo ! :-\\

The year was 1976  ;)

Oh...and half a credit for you  :)

Okay then, I give in, I'll tell ya.. (what I think it is, at any rate)..

The Clash - Every Little Bit Hurts.


(Slaps head) That's the fella...!!
But I'll give up on the artist...the version I'm familiar with (tho' not on this occasion...!!) is Brenda Holloway's from 1964.

(Slaps head) That's the fella...!!
But I'll give up on the artist...the version I'm familiar with (tho' not on this occasion...!!) is Brenda Holloway's from 1964.


I'm gonna post clues now :)

Hi Manda  :)

#5  You've Got The Gun - Sherbet  ???

#10  Every Little Bit Hurts - Graham "Shirley" Strachan (RIP) :\'(

Hi !


# 1  Holly Holy - Neil Diamond  :)

Hi Manda  :)

#5  You've Got The Gun - Sherbet  ???

#10  Every Little Bit Hurts - Graham "Shirley" Strachan (RIP) :\'(


Hi jaytee  :)

Yep, #5 is Sherbet and #10 is indeed, Shirl :\'(

Hi !


# 1  Holly Holy - Neil Diamond  :)


Yep  :)

That completes this quiz !