80's Trivia Questions

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Hooters Music Trivia

The Hooters were a big part of the Philadelphia scene in the early 80’s, and were the first band to take to the stage at JFK Stadium for the American half of the Live Aid concerts. Rolling Stone named the Hooters Best New Band, and they placed three songs on the Billboard Top 40 from their major label debut. But it was and continues to be songwriting skills that brought success to the Hooters. The band’s principle songwriting team, Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian, penned numerous tunes for other artists. Joan Osbourne’s "One Of Us" was one of theirs, and they also wrote for Sophie B. Hawkins and Jon Bon Jovi. Back in 1984, Rob Hyman wrote a song with Cyndi Lauper that went to 1 on the charts and got a Grammy nomination. What was the song?

Bonus Question: There was another organization from the 80’s that used the name ’Hooters’: the infamous restaurant chain. Hooters restaurants started showing up right around the same time as the band did, ironically. The source of the chain’s name and notoriety didn’t come from melodicas, though, and probably didn’t have a whole lot to do with the food. It was the nature of the service personnel that brought Hooters its fame, as well as a fair amount of controversy. For better or worse, the Hooters girl is the restaurant’s central icon, and was created for its earliest advertising campaigns. The very first Hooters girl was a former cheerleader who used the celebrity status she obtained to launch a successful career in modeling, acting, and radio. What was her name?

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At April 07, 2008, Blogger Bill Cook said...

The answer to the Trivia Question for (Back in 1984, Rob Hyman of The Hooters wrote a song with Cyndi Lauper that went to 1 on the charts and got a Grammy nomination. What was the song?) was "Time After Time."

The answer to the Bonus Question (The very first Hooters girl was a former cheerleader who used the celebrity status she obtained to launch a successful career in modeling, acting, and radio. What was her name?) was Lynne Austin.

 

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