O/T Mega Poptastic Pop Quiz (45)

[great_fire]

6. Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton

[CAMiller]

6. Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton

Correct

[CAMiller]

So in the end about 7.5 went unsolved and goes to show 1990 (that's 33 years ago) is far too recent for most Madsters

1. Solitary sister Is there still a part of you that wants to give? Killer Adamski
2. Well, some of the crowd are on the pitch They think it's all over World In Motion New Order/England WC Squad
3. On the day that you were born the angels got together (They Long to Be) Close to You Carpenters
4. I don't know where you're going and I don't know why Listen To Your Heart Roxette
5. Watching every motion in this foolish lover's game Take My Breath Away Berlin
6. Warmer than May, her tender sighs Love was ours Blue Velvet Bobby Vinton
7. Somewhere 'cross the desert Sometime in the early hours Blue Savannah Erasure
8. Tonight you're gonna go down in flames Just Like Jesse James Cher
9. You're trying hard not to show it But baby, baby I know it You've Lost That Loving Feeling The Righteous Brothers
10. I take two steps forward, I take two steps back Opposites Attract Paula Abdul
11. You don't know what it's like Baby you don't know what it's like To Love Somebody Jimmy Sommerville
12. 'Cause we're the all time winners In the all time loser's game The King and Queen of America Eurythmics
13. How many times do I have to say I'm sorry, yes I'm sorry Something Happened on the Way to Heaven Phil Collins
14. Don't you forget Caught in the crowd It never ends It's My LIfe Talk Talk
15. Bang bang on the door baby, bang bang! On the door baby, bang bang! Love Shack B52s
16. Why do you lock yourself up in these chains? (These chains) Hold On Wilson Phillips
17. A spirit stronger than war was at work that night December 1914 cold, clear and bright All Together Now The Farm
18. If only I'd thought of the right words I could have held on to your heart Pictures of You The Cure
19. Quick to the point, to the point, no faking I'm cooking MC's like a pound of bacon Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice
20. I want success and all that goes with it And I'm gonna use my s.ex Dirty Cash (Money Talks) The Adventures of Stevie V
21. And we were snuggled up in the back seat Making up for lost time Steamy Windows Tina Turner
22. I'll get over you, I know I will I'll pretend my ship's not sinking The King of Wishful Thinking Go West
23. All the stars in heaven go dim To the lights on me and him Queen of the New Year Deacon Blue
24. You're gonna cry, cry, cry, cry now You're gonna cry, cry, cry, cry now 96 Tears The Stranglers
25. And we would especially like to welcome all the Representatives of Illinois' law enforcement community Everybody Needs Somebody The Blues Brothers
26. Every night, every night, it's just the same You leave me lonely Downtown Train Rod Stewart
27. I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you Wicked Game Chris Isaak
28. I couldn't ask for another No, I couldn't ask for another Groove is in the Heart Deee-lite
29. Some people call me Maurice The Joker Steve Miller Band
30. Cruised into a bar on the shore Her picture graced the grime on the door Dude (Looks Like A Lady) Aerosmith
31. It's getting', it's getting', it's gettin' kinda heavy I've Got The Power Snap
32. Cold cold heart Hard done by you Sacrifice Elton John
33. And they'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow Nothing Ever Happens Del Amitri
34. In a world full of people there's only some want to fly Crazy Seal
35. And how am I supposed to carry on? When all that I've been livin' for is gone How am I Supposed to Live Without You Michael Bolton
36. We must have been stone crazy When we thought we were just friends I've Been Thinking About You Londonbeat
37. Lay a whisper on my pillow Leave the winter on the ground It Must Have Been Love Roxette
38. Words are very unnecessary Enjoy the Silence Depeche Mode
39. I've hungered for your touch Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers
40. Don't you cry, you'll get by, you'll be back On your feet, in no time, you'll be fine Don't Worry Kim Appleby
41. God is watching us, god is watching us, God is watching us From a Distance Cliff Richard
42. Full length, half length Fully fashion calf length Kinky Boots Patrick Macnee & Honor Blackman
43. The things you say Your purple prose just give you away Unbelievable EMF
44. Grandpa says their happy now They sit with God in paradise Tell Me There's A Heaven Chris Rea
45. Now she's afraid to come out of the water And I wonder what she's gonna do Itsy Bitsy ****y Weeny.... Bombalurina
46. She really gets me high (Bam-ba-lam) You know that's no lie (Bam-ba-lam) Black Betty Ram Jam
47. I'll settle for the back of your hand Somewhere on my behind Hanky Panky Madonna
48. I am waiting At the counter For the man To pour the coffee Tom's Diner DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega
49. Third boxcar, midnight train Destination Bangor, Maine King of the Road The Proclaimers
50. And the wind blows hot and the wind blows cold Good Morning Britain Aztec Camera
51. Girl, you make my dreams come true You make my dreams come true Close to You Maxi Priest
52. Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers, dance on air Vogue Madonna
53. It's just time to pay the price For not listening to advice The Policy of Truth Depeche Mode
54. Ma il mio mistero è chiuso in me Nessun Dorma Pavarotti
55. Bully for you chilly for me Got to get a rain check on pain Fame David Bowie
56. He said, "Girl you better try to have fun, no matter what you do" Nothing Compares to U Sinead O'Conner
57. My, my, my, my U Can't Touch This MC Hammer
58. And you can try, to find her But you'll be looking in vain Spit in the Rain Del Amitri
59. I'll forgive and forget If you say you'll never go Better The Devil You Know Kylie Minogue
60. Lips that promise, fear the worst Tongue so sharp, the bubble burst A Little Time The Beautiful South

12. 'Cause we're the all time winners In the all time loser's game (Joe and Jill if stateside was a monarchy?)
13. How many times do I have to say I'm sorry, yes I'm sorry (Is he apologising to Peter Gabriel on the way to the pearly gates)
18. If only I'd thought of the right words I could have held on to your heart (Your images might help this remedy)
20. I want success and all that goes with it And I'm gonna use my s.ex (It's what your fiver would be if you dropped it in the toilets at Millmoor)
44. Grandpa says their happy now They sit with God in paradise (Last request as we shuffle off this mortal coil?)
51. Girl, you make my dreams come true You make my dreams come true (Top man in the church with his version of number 3)
57. My, my, my, my (Every randy ****age boy heard this from their first girlfriend)
58. And you can try, to find her But you'll be looking in vain (Rodney's brother getting phlegm blown back in his face)

I'd forgotten about this video for number 12. Quite funny.

[great_fire]

Very hot summer 1990 I remember.

[CAMiller]

Very hot summer 1990 I remember.

It was. Probably highlighted/remembered for England's performance at Lords against India where they scored 925 runs for the loss of only 8 wickets over 2 innings. Graham Gooch alone scored 456 of those runs (333,123). England won by 247 runs.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/...full-scorecard

[great_fire]

It was. Probably highlighted/remembered for England's performance at Lords against India where they scored 925 runs for the loss of only 8 wickets over 2 innings. Graham Gooch alone scored 456 of those runs (333,123). England won by 247 runs.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/...full-scorecard

And of course, Gazza and The Three Tenors.

[CTMilller]

Thanks, CAM. I was surprised how little I knew of this and that what I did know was an original artist version from decades before!

Hopefully you'll take us Madsters back to what you accurately described as our 'sweet spot' era(s) in future!