Answers to '80s Music Video Quiz!
[Yeah, okay, so I said I was gonna post these, like, two weeks ago, but then... I only got halfway into writing the post, and it was time to go out of town for a week, and... yeah. But better late than never, I hope!]
Nice job, everyone! Among you, you managed to figure out every video!
1. Mexican Radio, Wall of Voodoo
Guessed in Round 1: rikibeth, bibulb
Guessed in Round 2: shadowflyer (who got the song but not the band)
Guessed in Round 3: immlass, nicoleallee (who also got the song but not the band)
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): ...that it was probably something by an Australian band -- possibly "Beds are Burning" or "Down Under". (Nope, that comes later!)
2. The Reflex, Duran Duran
Guessed in Round 1: nobody
Guessed in Round 2: nobody
Guessed in Round 3: arenson9, nicoleallee (of course), bibulb
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "Master and Servant" by Depeche Mode, "...because of the handcuffs".
3.Whip It, Devo
Guessed in Round 1: rikibeth, drives_a_mini and maerson, omorka, bibulb, theneonpenguin, arenson9
Guessed in Round 2: kid_lit_fan, shadowflyer, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: immlass, nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): ...actually, I think everyone who guessed this one got it right.
4. I'm Your Man, Wham
Guessed in Round 1: nobody
Guessed in Round 2: nobody
Guessed in Round 3: drives_a_mini and maerson
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): Several people guessed "I Want Your Sex" by George Michael, as well as other George Michael songs. Good non-George-Michael guesses: "Girls on Film", Duran Duran, and "Relax", Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
5. Don't Come Around Here No More, Tom Petty
Guessed in Round 1: immlass
Guessed in Round 2: omorka, bibulb, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: drives_a_mini and maerson, nicoleallee; arenson9 knew the artist but not the song title
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "Some Eurythmics Song That's Not 'Sweet Dreams'"
6. The Boys of Summer, Don Henley
Guessed in Round 1: drives_a_mini and maerson, bushi7, arenson9 knew the title but not the artist, theneonpenguin gave the right artist but the wrong title
Guessed in Round 2: nobody
Guessed in Round 3: nobody
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "'The Boys of Summer' by ???, or maybe 'The End of the Innocence' by Don Henley"
7. Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper
Guessed in Round 1: drives_a_mini and maerson, bushi7
Guessed in Round 2: omorka, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: nicoleallee, bibulb
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "Thriller" (followed in the next round by "Definitely NOT Thriller")
8. Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
Guessed in Round 1: rikibeth, drives_a_mini and maerson, bibulb, arenson9, bushi7, kid_lit_fan
Guessed in Round 2: theneonpenguin, omorka, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): ...actually, I think everyone who gave an answer for this one got it right, too.
9. Every Breath You Take, The Police
Guessed in Round 1: rikibeth
Guessed in Round 2: shadowflyer
Guessed in Round 3: nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): Again, everyone who gave an answer got it right.
10. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Eurythmics
Guessed in Round 1: immlass, rikibeth, bushi7, kid_lit_fan; arenson9 got the artist but not the title
Guessed in Round 2: theneonpenguin, shadowflyer, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: drives_a_mini and maerson, nicoleallee; bibulb got the artist but not the title
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "'Here Comes The Rain Again', or in any case THIS would be 'Some Eurythmics Song Other Than "Sweet Dreams"', by Eurythmics."
11. Take On Me, a-ha
Guessed in Round 1: drives_a_mini and maerson, omorka, arenson9, bushi7
Guessed in Round 2: rikibeth, theneonpenguin, bibulb, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): Again, none.
12. White Wedding, Billy Idol
Guessed in Round 1: rikibeth,
Guessed in Round 2: kid_lit_fan, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: immlass, nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "...is a zz top video of some sort?"
13. Shock the Monkey, Peter Gabriel
Guessed in Round 1: nobody
Guessed in Round 2: bibulb
Guessed in Round 3: rikibeth, nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): None, again.
14. Like a Prayer, Madonna
Guessed in Round 1: drives_a_mini and maerson
Guessed in Round 2: theneonpenguin, arenson9, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "'White Wedding', by Billy Idol?" (Nope, that was a couple of slots up....); also, amusingly, "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol
15. Down Under, Men at Work
Guessed in Round 1: nobody
Guessed in Round 2: nobody
Guessed in Round 3: rikibeth, arenson9; nicoleallee got the song but not the artist
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "Let's Dance", David Bowie; Men Without Hats (whom I also considered putting on this quiz, but I couldn't find a sufficiently good-quality copy of "Safety Dance" to cap from)
Nice job, everyone! Among you, you managed to figure out every video!
1. Mexican Radio, Wall of Voodoo
Guessed in Round 1: rikibeth, bibulb
Guessed in Round 2: shadowflyer (who got the song but not the band)
Guessed in Round 3: immlass, nicoleallee (who also got the song but not the band)
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): ...that it was probably something by an Australian band -- possibly "Beds are Burning" or "Down Under". (Nope, that comes later!)
2. The Reflex, Duran Duran
Guessed in Round 1: nobody
Guessed in Round 2: nobody
Guessed in Round 3: arenson9, nicoleallee (of course), bibulb
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "Master and Servant" by Depeche Mode, "...because of the handcuffs".
3.Whip It, Devo
Guessed in Round 1: rikibeth, drives_a_mini and maerson, omorka, bibulb, theneonpenguin, arenson9
Guessed in Round 2: kid_lit_fan, shadowflyer, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: immlass, nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): ...actually, I think everyone who guessed this one got it right.
4. I'm Your Man, Wham
Guessed in Round 1: nobody
Guessed in Round 2: nobody
Guessed in Round 3: drives_a_mini and maerson
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): Several people guessed "I Want Your Sex" by George Michael, as well as other George Michael songs. Good non-George-Michael guesses: "Girls on Film", Duran Duran, and "Relax", Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
5. Don't Come Around Here No More, Tom Petty
Guessed in Round 1: immlass
Guessed in Round 2: omorka, bibulb, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: drives_a_mini and maerson, nicoleallee; arenson9 knew the artist but not the song title
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "Some Eurythmics Song That's Not 'Sweet Dreams'"
6. The Boys of Summer, Don Henley
Guessed in Round 1: drives_a_mini and maerson, bushi7, arenson9 knew the title but not the artist, theneonpenguin gave the right artist but the wrong title
Guessed in Round 2: nobody
Guessed in Round 3: nobody
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "'The Boys of Summer' by ???, or maybe 'The End of the Innocence' by Don Henley"
7. Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper
Guessed in Round 1: drives_a_mini and maerson, bushi7
Guessed in Round 2: omorka, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: nicoleallee, bibulb
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "Thriller" (followed in the next round by "Definitely NOT Thriller")
8. Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
Guessed in Round 1: rikibeth, drives_a_mini and maerson, bibulb, arenson9, bushi7, kid_lit_fan
Guessed in Round 2: theneonpenguin, omorka, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): ...actually, I think everyone who gave an answer for this one got it right, too.
9. Every Breath You Take, The Police
Guessed in Round 1: rikibeth
Guessed in Round 2: shadowflyer
Guessed in Round 3: nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): Again, everyone who gave an answer got it right.
10. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Eurythmics
Guessed in Round 1: immlass, rikibeth, bushi7, kid_lit_fan; arenson9 got the artist but not the title
Guessed in Round 2: theneonpenguin, shadowflyer, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: drives_a_mini and maerson, nicoleallee; bibulb got the artist but not the title
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "'Here Comes The Rain Again', or in any case THIS would be 'Some Eurythmics Song Other Than "Sweet Dreams"', by Eurythmics."
11. Take On Me, a-ha
Guessed in Round 1: drives_a_mini and maerson, omorka, arenson9, bushi7
Guessed in Round 2: rikibeth, theneonpenguin, bibulb, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): Again, none.
12. White Wedding, Billy Idol
Guessed in Round 1: rikibeth,
Guessed in Round 2: kid_lit_fan, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: immlass, nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "...is a zz top video of some sort?"
13. Shock the Monkey, Peter Gabriel
Guessed in Round 1: nobody
Guessed in Round 2: bibulb
Guessed in Round 3: rikibeth, nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): None, again.
14. Like a Prayer, Madonna
Guessed in Round 1: drives_a_mini and maerson
Guessed in Round 2: theneonpenguin, arenson9, jldecker
Guessed in Round 3: nicoleallee
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "'White Wedding', by Billy Idol?" (Nope, that was a couple of slots up....); also, amusingly, "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol
15. Down Under, Men at Work
Guessed in Round 1: nobody
Guessed in Round 2: nobody
Guessed in Round 3: rikibeth, arenson9; nicoleallee got the song but not the artist
Favorite Wrong Guess(es): "Let's Dance", David Bowie; Men Without Hats (whom I also considered putting on this quiz, but I couldn't find a sufficiently good-quality copy of "Safety Dance" to cap from)