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Daily 80s Music Trivia

Saturday, April 25, 2026

1

Kylie Minogue's 1988 hit "The Loco-Motion" was a cover. Who had the original hit with this song in 1962?

MODERATE
1988 · Kylie Minogue
Brenda Lee
Connie Francis
Lesley Gore
✓Little Eva

Little Eva had the original hit with 'The Loco-Motion' in 1962, and Kylie Minogue's cover became a major pop success in the late 80s.

2

Before his solo hit “Every Step of the Way,” John Waite was best known as the lead singer of which band?

MODERATE
1985 · John Waite
Foreigner
Mr. Mister
Survivor
✓The Babys

John Waite gained fame as the lead vocalist of The Babys before achieving solo success.

3

“Say It Isn’t So” by Hall & Oates appears on which compilation album?

MODERATE
1984 · Hall & Oates
H2O
Private Eyes
✓Rock ’n Soul Part 1
Voices

“Say It Isn’t So” was released as a new track on Hall & Oates' 1983 compilation album 'Rock ’n Soul Part 1.'

4

The Jermaine Jackson hit "I Think It's Love" was released on which label, famously headed at the time by Clive Davis?

HARD
1986 · Jermaine Jackson
✓Arista
Columbia
Epic
MCA

Jermaine Jackson’s "I Think It's Love" was released on Arista Records, then led by Clive Davis.

5

“Leather and Lace” was written by which singer-songwriter who also sang on the hit recording?

HARD
1982 · Stevie Nicks
Carly Simon
Carole King
Linda Ronstadt
✓Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks co-wrote "Leather and Lace" and sang it as a duet with Don Henley, making it a memorable 1981-82 soft rock hit.

6

Van Halen's 'Finish What Ya Started' from the 1988 album OU812 features which instrument driving the verses, replacing the band's usual distorted electric guitar sound?

HARD
1988 · Van Halen
Clean-tone electric guitar fingerpicked in open tuning
✓Nylon-string acoustic guitar
Slide guitar over a shuffle groove
Twelve-string acoustic guitar

'Finish What Ya Started' is notable for its sparse arrangement centered around a nylon-string acoustic guitar in place of electric guitar distortion.

7

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark scored with “So in Love” from which album?

EXPERT
1985 · Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Architecture & Morality
✓Crush
Junk Culture
Pacific Age

“So in Love” was a hit single from OMD’s 1985 album 'Crush,' which marked a polished, pop-oriented direction for the band.

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