80's Trivia Questions

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80's Music from Australia

Australia gave the world many great bands and artists back in the 80's. INXS, Men At Work, Midnight Oil, Rick Springfield, Real Life, and Kylie Minogue all came from the continent down under. These artists established themselves in Australia, then got noticed in the U.S. through the import bin at the record store and exposure on MTV. While some hit the U.S. charts early on and then faded away, others had a series of hits in the United States. Then there was Kylie Minogue, who had U.S. hits in the 80's, but not again until 2002.

Anyways, for the Aussie band The Church, getting recognition in the United States involved a slow and steady climb. From early on, their records were available on import, and they got airplay on alternative and college radio. But the band's search for major label support in the U.S. led them to associations with a couple of different record companies. It was after the band signed with Arista that they had their most successful release in the states. The album they put out in 1988 was called "Starfish," and while it didn't put them up there with U2 or R.E.M,. they did score their first and only Billboard Top 40 hit. What was the name of the song?

Bonus Question: The 80's band Eurogliders weren't actually from Europe. True, they had an English singer, but the band was formed in Perth, Australia. The one Eurogliders song that made it into the U.S. charts only got to #65, what was the name of this song?

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At February 01, 2007, Blogger Bill Cook said...

The answer to the Trivia Question (The 1988 album release by The Church was called "Starfish," and while it didn't put them up there with U2 or R.E.M,. they did score their first and only Billboard Top 40 hit. What was the name of the song?) was "Under The Milky Way."

The answer to the bonus Question (The Australian band Eurogliders had a single that made it to #65 on the U.S. charts. What was the name of this song?) was "Heaven Must Be There".

 

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