Note: the number after the answer denotes the highest position reached on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart.
1. You take me by the heart when you take me by the hand.
Ans : Toni Basil - Mickey - 1
2. I get a knockin' in my knees and a wobble in my walk.
Ans : The Blasters - I'm Shakin' - track from "The Blasters"
3. I won't hide it, I won't throw your love away.
Ans : Cheap Trick - If You Want My Love - 45
4. Sometimes love don't feel like it should.
Ans : John Cougar - Hurts So Good - 2
5. I can't stand to see you sad, I can't bear to hear you cry.
Ans : Marshall Crenshaw - Someday, Someway - 36
6. No, don't you trip (no, no) child.
Ans : Dazz Band - Let It Whip - 5
7. I don't want no damage, but how'm I gonna manage you?
Ans : Fleetwood Mac - Hold Me - 4
8. She never had dreams, so they never came true.
Ans : J. Geils Band - Angel In Blue - 40
9. See the kids just getting out of school.
Ans : Go-Go's - We Got The Beat - 2
10. It makes me wonder how I keep from going under.
Ans : Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five Featuring: Melle Mel And Duke Bootee - The Message - 62
11. You'd better change it back or we will both be sorry.
Ans : Human League - Don't You Want Me - 1
12. Shake your body all over me, woman.
Ans : Rick James - Dance Wit' Me-Part 1 - 64
13. Here you are with your faith and your Peter Pan advice.
Ans : Billy Joel - Pressure - 20
14. Laughing in the sun, laughing in the rain.
Ans : Elton John - Blue Eyes - 12
15. Oh no Ma, oh no Da, I'll be your golden boy.
Ans : Men At Work - Be Good Johnny - track from "Business As Usual"
16. Do you hear me? Do you care?
Ans : Missing Persons - Words - 42
17. Tell me am I getting in too deep, every night I'm talking in my sleep.
Ans : Monroes - What Do All The People Know - 59
18. I'm about to lose control, and I think I like it.
Ans : Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited - 30
19. And forever, I will be your lover.
Ans : Lionel Richie - Truly - 1
20. I want you to remember.
Ans : Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots - 23
21. I cannot stand the way you tease.
Ans : Soft Cell - Tainted Love - 8
22. Love hurts when only one's in love.
Ans : Rick Springfield - Don't Talk To Strangers - 2
23. Well, there's a real square cat, he looks from 1974.
Ans : Stray Cats - Rock This Town - 9
24. I got it, I got your number on the wall.
Ans : Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny - 4
25. Never thought that a girl like you could ever care for me.
Ans : Toto - Rosanna - 2
Bonus questions:
B1. Usually, when a band is named for a band member, it's named after
the lead singer. Two of the above bands, however, were named for band
members other than the lead singers. Which two? (2 points)
Ans : Fleetwood Mac was named for drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist
John McVie while lead vocal duties were shared (in the late-70s,
early-80's lineup) by Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie and Stevie
Nicks. The J. Geils Band was named for guitarist Jerome Geils while
Peter Wolf provided lead vocals.
B2. Two of the above bands featured married couples. One couple
had broken up prior to 1982. The second couple were still married
at the time. Name both bands and the two couples. (3 points)
Ans : Fleetwood Mac featured John and Christine McVie who divorced
in 1976 but remained together in the band. Missing Persons featured
Terry and Dale Bozzio. Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were never
actually married.
B3. Two of the singers on the above songs later appeared in the same
1987 movie. Name the movie, the singers/actors, and the roles they
played.
Ans : In the Ritchie Valens biopic "La Bamba", Marshall Crenshaw
portrayed Buddy Holly, and Brian Setzer of Stray Cats played Eddie
Cochran. Also of note, Steve Berlin, with Los Lobos in 1987, was
previously a member of the Blasters.
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