MUSIC MUSES

1 Which group won the prestigious Mercury Prize in 2006?

2 In 2003, who was charged with the murder of 40 year old Lana Clarkson?

3 Which singer’s official fan club is called The 69 Club?

4 Which song contains the lyric, “When came the time for cricket, they used to roll my trousers up and use me for the wicket”?

5 According to Johnny Cash life ain’t easy for which boy?

6 How old was Donny Osmond when he topped the UK charts with Puppy Love?

7 In September 1970, who was found dead in the basement flat of the Samarkand Hotel?

8 Which song contains the lyric, “Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near”?

9 Which drummer was born Brian Duffy?

10 Who was the first woman to top the UK singles charts as a solo artist, as part of a duo, as part of a quartet and as part of a quintet?

11 Who recorded the album Modern Times, his first studio album for thirty years?

12 Which city is to host the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest?

13 Which singer/songwriter is the son of Ross McManus a former vocalist for the Joe Loss Band?

14 Jonathan Berkley born in 1988 was proved via a positive DNA test to be the love child of which singer?

15 Which song opens with the lyric, “I’m sitting in a railway station”?

16 What middle name did John Lennon officially adopt in 1969?

17 Who was the first solo artist managed by Louis Walsh to have a number one hit in the UK?

18 Which variety of sandwich is mentioned in the lyrics of Down Under by Men At Work?

19 Which number one hit for Blondie features in the film American Gigolo?

20 Who has had hit records with The Move, ELO and The Traveling Wilburys?

21 In the 1990s who recorded the worlds best ever selling Spanish language album?

22 Which musical instrument is affectionately referred to by players as the liquorice stick?

23 Which band did Sid Vicious leave to join the Sex Pistols?

24 Which singer married Jordan Bratman in 2005?

25 Which pop superstar was seen crying at the 1984 FA Cup final?

26 The majority of which groups hit records were penned by the song writing duo of Difford and Tilbrook?

27 Which song contains the lyric, “The dream in which I’m dying is the best I’ve ever had”?

28 Who was the first Canadian solo female artist to top the US album charts?

29 The video for which Michael Jackson song saw him dancing with American Indians, gesticulating alongside Macaulay Culkin and cavorting atop the Statue of Liberty?

30 The glam rock group Sweet recorded just one number one hit in the UK, courtesy of the song Blockbuster. Name the five number two hits they recorded.

 

Answers

1 Arctic Monkeys

2 Phil Spector

3 Bryan Adams

4 Jake the Peg

5 A Boy Named Sue

6 Fourteen

7 Jimi Hendrix

8 Close To You

9 Jet Black of The Stranglers

10 Mel C

11 Bob Dylan

12 Helsinki

13 Elvis Costello

14 Tom Jones

15 Homeward Bound

16 Ono

17 Johnny Logan

18 Vegemite sandwich

19 Call Me

20 Jeff Lynne

21 Ricky Martin

22 Clarinet

23 Siouxie and the Banshees

24 Christina Aguilera

25 Elton John

26 Squeeze

27 Mad World

28 Alanis Moriessette

29 Black or White

30 Coco, Hellraiser, Ballroom Blitz, Teenage Rampage, Fox On The Run