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| 1. | "I want to be with you. Be with you, night and day." are lyrics from what 1983 song? |
| 2. | What American soul and R&B duo had a worldwide hit in 1967 with Soul Man? |
| 3. | What English band was formed in 1980 by vocalist and guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris? |
| 4. | Who had a worldwide hit with the 1995 rap classic Gangsta's Paradise? |
| 5. | Whose worldwide concert tour from 1992 to 1993 was titled Zoo TV? |
| 6. | What band is best known for their 1970 hit single, Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)? |
| 7. | What 1946 song mentions Joplin, Missouri; Gallup, New Mexico; and Flagstaff, Arizona? |
| 8. | Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy is a 1971 compilation album of singles by what British rock band? |
| 9. | Joe Perry is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for what American rock band? |
| 10. | The last line of the chorus to what 1969 song is often misheard as "there's a bathroom on the right"? |
| 11. | Name the South Korean performer whose 2012 single Gangnam Style (강남스타일) has clocked, to date, nearly 880 million views on YouTube. |
| 12. | In what American city was Elvis found dead in 1977? |
| 13. | Whose three studio albums to date are + (2011), × (2014), and ÷ (2017)? |
| 14. | Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool comprise what American rock band, formed in 1986? |
| 15. | Richard Wright was an English musician who co-founded and played keyboards for what band? |
| 16. | "Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid." are lyrics from what 1983 song? |
| 17. | Formed in 1988, which band comprised Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty? |
| 18. | "Don't need reason, don't need rhyme. Ain't nothing I'd rather do." are lyrics from what 1979 song? |
| 19. | Who had hits in the early 90s with Hero and Anytime You Need a Friend? |
| 20. | Who saw The Whole of the Moon in 1985? |
| 21. | End of the Road, I'll Make Love to You, and On Bended Knee are among the chart-topping hits in the early 90s for what group? |
| 22. | "Load up on guns, bring your friends, it's fun to lose and to pretend" are the opening lyrics to what 1991 song? |
| 23. | Who sang with KLF on their 1991 hit single Justified & Ancient (Stand by The JAMs)? |
| 24. | Arnold George Dorsey was born in Madras, British India, in 1936, and toured England with the Walker Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, and Cat Stevens in 1967. Under what name is this crooner better known? |
| 25. | "I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited. But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it" are lyrics from what 2011 song? |
| 26. | Keep on Loving You and Can't Fight This Feeling are among the 1980s hits by what American rock band? |
| 27. | "Bum bum be-dum, bum bum be-dum bum" are lyrics frequently repeated in what 2008 Rihanna song? |
| 28. | Who sang lead vocals on Yellow Submarine and With a Little Help from My Friends? |
| 29. | What 1967 song is a narrative dealing with events at places like Choctaw Ridge and the Tallahatchie Bridge? |
| 30. | New Order was formed in 1980 by the surviving members of what gloomy guitar band? |
| 31. | What American band put a Man on the Moon in 1992 and asked What's the Frequency, Kenneth? in 1994? |
| 32. | Up Where We Belong was recorded by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for what 1982 film? |
| 33. | Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone is one of the hit singles from the soundtrack to what 1986 film? |
| 34. | How was the mythical Spanish island of San Pedro described in the title of a 1987 Madonna hit? |
| 35. | Bye Bye Bye, It's Gonna Be Me, and This I Promise You were 2000 hits for what band? |
| 36. | Blondie, Heart of Glass, Gloria Gaynor, I Will Survive, and M, Pop Muzik where among the biggest selling hits worldwide, in which year? |
| 37. | What unusually coloured creature did Sheb Wooley sing about in 1958? |
| 38. | I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes is the opening line to what 1967 song by the Troggs, covered in 1994 by Wet Wet Wet? |
| 39. | Whose biggest hits in the 50s include Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes, Wanted, Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom), and Magic Moments? |
| 40. | Formed in 1992, what British band's albums include Performance and Cocktails, Just Enough Education to Perform, and Pull the Pin? |
| 41. | What blues rock band, formed in spring 1970, included Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon, Dave Mason, and Duane Allman? |
| 42. | Formed in 2010, what South Korean boy band consists of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook? |
| 43. | Britney Spears, Kanye West and Kelly Clarkson have all had hits with what title in common? |
| 44. | Who features with The Weeknd on the 2016 singles Starboy and I Feel It Coming? |
| 45. | Selling more than 40 million albums worldwide since 1970, what is the name of this American rock band? |
| 46. | "Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness. I'll love you with all the madness in my soul. Oh, someday girl, I don't know when. We're gonna get to that place. Where we really want to go, and we'll walk in the sun." are lyrics from what 1975 song? |
| 47. | Name the former Beatle born in Edinburgh, Scotland who died in Hamburg, Germany in 1962, aged 21. |
| 48. | Whose Symphony No.1 impressed conductor Hans von Bülow so much, he dubbed it "Beethoven's Tenth"? |
| 49. | What 1984 song begins with the line: I've been alone with you inside my mind? |
| 50. | Complete the title of this 1967 debut country album: Hello, I'm ____. |
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