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Daily 80s Music Trivia

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

1

“Let Me Be the One” was a hit for which vocal trio?

MODERATE
1987 · Exposé
Company B
✓Exposé
Sweet Sensation
The Jets

Exposé was one of the early successful girl groups in freestyle and dance-pop, with “Let Me Be the One” gaining significant attention.

2

“You Give Love a Bad Name” was the lead single from which Bon Jovi album?

MODERATE
1986 · Bon Jovi
7800° Fahrenheit
Bon Jovi
New Jersey
✓Slippery When Wet

"You Give Love a Bad Name" was the breakout hit leading Bon Jovi's 1986 album "Slippery When Wet," which catapulted them to superstardom.

3

"Call Me" was a major 1980 hit for which band?

MODERATE
1980 · Blondie
✓Blondie
Talking Heads
The Cars
The Police

"Call Me" by Blondie was a No. 1 Billboard hit and the theme song for the movie American Gigolo in 1980.

4

The Talking Heads track "Wild Wild Life" was featured as a central musical sequence in which 1986 surrealist comedy film directed by David Byrne?

HARD
1986 · Talking Heads
Blue Velvet
Something Wild
Stop Making Sense
✓True Stories

"True Stories" was directed by David Byrne and prominently featured "Wild Wild Life" as part of its musical narrative.

5

The Doobie Brothers’ 1980 hit "One Step Closer" featured a polished jazz-inflected sound under the guidance of which longtime producer?

HARD
1981 · The Doobie Brothers
Phil Ramone
Quincy Jones
Richard Perry
✓Ted Templeman

Ted Templeman produced many Doobie Brothers hits, including the jazz-influenced "One Step Closer."

6

Which producer co-produced “Another Day in Paradise” with Phil Collins?

HARD
1989 · Phil Collins
David Foster
✓Hugh Padgham
Nile Rodgers
Trevor Horn

Hugh Padgham co-produced the hit song “Another Day in Paradise” with Phil Collins, contributing to its polished sound and commercial success.

7

“Learning to Fly” by Pink Floyd is driven by a repeating main-groove figure best described as what?

EXPERT
1987 · Pink Floyd
A Latin percussion break
A blues harmonica ostinato
✓A sequenced synthesizer motif
A slap-bass riff

"Learning to Fly" is propelled by a sequenced synthesizer motif that creates its signature atmospheric groove.

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