Questions Eighties Music Quiz Two

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The second of our eighties rounds, and a lyrics-heavy one. Two questions ask for opening lines rather than titles, which is where most teams drop a point.

Careless Whisper, Appetite For Destruction and the motorway that inspired Chris Rea all feature, along with a Eurovision winner from 1987.

  1. What year did George Michael release 'Careless Whisper'?
  2. What is the opening line to Duran Duran's song 'Save A Prayer'?
  3. What was the title of Guns N' Roses' best-selling album of 1987?
  4. Complete the opening line to Spandau Ballet's song 'Gold': Thank you for coming home...?
  5. Which UK motorway was Chris Rea's 1989 song 'The Road To Hell' written about?
  6. Which male artist won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1987 with 'Hold Me Now'?
  7. Which member of Queen wrote 'Who Wants To Live Forever'?
  8. 'Born In The U.S.A' became a hit song for which male artist in 1985?
  9. Which 1981 Duran Duran music video was banned by the BBC?
  10. Which song earned Madonna the number one spot in 1989 in both the US and the UK?
  11. What year did Michael Jackson's song 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You' reach number one in the UK and the US?
  12. Which singer is Gordon Matthew Sumner better known as?
  13. Which famous female singer was cousin to Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick and god-daughter to Aretha Franklin?
  14. What year did Abba have a UK number one hit with Super Trouper'?
  15. Which band sang 'Kokomo' from the soundtrack to the movie Cocktail?
  16. What is the opening line to Diana Ross' 1986 hit song 'Chain Reaction'?
  17. Which heavy metal band is James Hetfield a member of?
  18. Which male artist sang 'Ebony and Ivory' with Paul McCartney in 1982?
  19. Which band released songs in the 80's called 'Bodytalk' and 'Just An Illusion'?
  20. With which song did Bucks Fizz won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest?