80's Trivia Questions

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Billy Idol Trivia

80's Rocker Billy Idol was one of many artists from the era who benefited greatly from exposure on the fledgling MTV network. When Billy Idol was trying to get noticed in the early 80's, it wasn't radio airplay that initially put him on the map. In fact, one of his best known songs, "Dancing With Myself" barely registered on the Billboard Hot 100. It did make it to 27 on the Club Play chart, but it was heavy rotation of that song and "White Wedding" on MTV that made Billy Idol a star.

If you examine Idol's success on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (so named and based on radio play at the time) during the 80's, you might be in for a surprise. "Eyes Without A Face" charted higher than most of his other songs. Billy Idol only had one single that did better: it was his only 1 hit in the U.S., and it was actually a re-recording of an earlier release. What was the song?

Bonus Question: Billy Idol wasn't born with that name, and the story goes that he got the idea from a report card comment from a teacher that read "William is Idol." What's Billy Idol's real name?

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At November 04, 2007, Blogger Bill Cook said...

The answer to the Trivia Question (Billy Idol's only 1 hit in the U.S. was actually a re-recording of an earlier release. What was the song?) was "Mony Mony."

The answer to the Bonus Question (Billy Idol wasn't born with that name, and the story goes that he got the idea from a report card comment from a teacher that read "William is Idle." What's Billy Idol's real name?) was William Michael Albert Broad.

 

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