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Daily 80s Music Trivia

Saturday, May 2, 2026

1

The song “Invincible (Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean)” by Pat Benatar was written for which film?

MODERATE
1985 · Pat Benatar
Desperately Seeking Susan
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
✓The Legend of Billie Jean
Vision Quest

"Invincible" was created as the theme song for the 1985 movie The Legend of Billie Jean, complementing the film’s themes of empowerment.

2

“Let’s Groove” helped reestablish which long-running R&B/funk group in the early 1980s?

MODERATE
1982 · Earth, Wind & Fire
✓Earth, Wind & Fire
Kool & the Gang
Ohio Players
The Commodores

“Let’s Groove” marked a resurgence for Earth, Wind & Fire in 1981, revitalizing their signature fusion of R&B and funk.

3

The 1985 hit “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” by Dead or Alive was produced by which British production team?

MODERATE
1985 · Dead or Alive
Clivillés and Cole
Langer and Winstanley
✓Stock Aitken Waterman
Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes

Stock Aitken Waterman were the powerhouse British production team behind Dead or Alive’s iconic synth-pop hit “You Spin Me Round.”

4

“Welcome to the Boomtown” by David & David was released on which label?

HARD
1986 · David & David
✓A&M
Arista
Capitol
EMI America

David & David’s hit “Welcome to the Boomtown” was released on the A&M Records label in the mid-1980s.

5

“Coming Up” originally appeared on which Paul McCartney album?

HARD
1980 · Paul McCartney
✓McCartney II
Ram
Tug of War
Wings at the Speed of Sound

“Coming Up” was a track on Paul McCartney’s 1980 album McCartney II, marking his transition into a more experimental solo sound.

6

The dramatic keyboard opening of Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” was written and produced by which songwriter-producer?

HARD
1983 · Bonnie Tyler
✓Jim Steinman
Rupert Hine
Todd Rundgren
Trevor Horn

Jim Steinman, known for his bombastic style, wrote and produced the powerful introduction to “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”

7

“Every Breath You Take” won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year with songwriting credit going solely to which member of The Police?

EXPERT
1983 · The Police
Andy Summers
Hugh Padgham
Stewart Copeland
✓Sting

Sting was the sole songwriter for “Every Breath You Take,” which won the Grammy for Song of the Year, highlighting his role as the creative force behind The Police’s biggest hit.

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