Name the recording artists beginning with D
A music-based quiz today covering the 1950s to the modern day. Below are 25 pairs of songs, each pair being top 30 UK hits for the same recording artist(s) – you have to name them.
You have two big clues to each pair of songs – the year they were hits and the fact that every artist(s)’ name begins with the letter D. To clarify, the D will be the first letter of the name on the record with the one exception of groups starting with The. So, for example, Cliff Richard would be regarded as beginning with C but The Shadows would be regarded as beginning with S. Some easy but some more difficult. No internet use of course. Oh and watch out for my crafty trap on one answer.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to midnight tonight. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. 2017 – 18 New rules | One kiss
2. 2015 – 16 Hotline bling | Summer sixteen
3. 2008 Warwick Avenue | Rain on your parade
4. 2001 – 05 Dream on | Precious
5. 2000 – 01 Hey baby (Uhh, aah) | Do wah diddy
6. 2000 Say my name | Jumpin’ jumpin’
7. 1994 – 95 Action | When love and hate collide
8. 1988 Real gone kid | I’ll never fall in love again
9. 1982 Hungry like the wolf | Rio
10. 1982 I can’t go for that | Maneater
11. 1978 Come back my love | It’s raining
12. 1977 Going in with my eyes open | Silver lady
13. 1975 – 79 Golden years | Boys keep swinging
14. 1971 – 77 Fireball | Smoke on the water
15. 1971 – 75 Who put the lights out | Please tell him that I said help
16. 1971 Candida | What are you doing Sunday baby
17. 1971 Double barrel | Monkey spanner
18 1967 Death of a clown | Susannah’s still alive
19. 1966 – 67 Save me | Touch me, touch me
20. 1966 Michelle | Lovers of the world unite
21. 1964 – 66 The crying game | Mama
22. 1961 – 62 Moon river | The wonderful world of the young
23. 1961 – 62 Take five | Unsquare dance
24. 1956 Memories are made of this | You can’t be true to two
25. 1954 – 55 If I give my heart to you | Ready, willing and able
You have two big clues to each pair of songs – the year they were hits and the fact that every artist(s)’ name begins with the letter D. To clarify, the D will be the first letter of the name on the record with the one exception of groups starting with The. So, for example, Cliff Richard would be regarded as beginning with C but The Shadows would be regarded as beginning with S. Some easy but some more difficult. No internet use of course. Oh and watch out for my crafty trap on one answer.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to midnight tonight. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. 2017 – 18 New rules | One kiss
2. 2015 – 16 Hotline bling | Summer sixteen
3. 2008 Warwick Avenue | Rain on your parade
4. 2001 – 05 Dream on | Precious
5. 2000 – 01 Hey baby (Uhh, aah) | Do wah diddy
6. 2000 Say my name | Jumpin’ jumpin’
7. 1994 – 95 Action | When love and hate collide
8. 1988 Real gone kid | I’ll never fall in love again
9. 1982 Hungry like the wolf | Rio
10. 1982 I can’t go for that | Maneater
11. 1978 Come back my love | It’s raining
12. 1977 Going in with my eyes open | Silver lady
13. 1975 – 79 Golden years | Boys keep swinging
14. 1971 – 77 Fireball | Smoke on the water
15. 1971 – 75 Who put the lights out | Please tell him that I said help
16. 1971 Candida | What are you doing Sunday baby
17. 1971 Double barrel | Monkey spanner
18 1967 Death of a clown | Susannah’s still alive
19. 1966 – 67 Save me | Touch me, touch me
20. 1966 Michelle | Lovers of the world unite
21. 1964 – 66 The crying game | Mama
22. 1961 – 62 Moon river | The wonderful world of the young
23. 1961 – 62 Take five | Unsquare dance
24. 1956 Memories are made of this | You can’t be true to two
25. 1954 – 55 If I give my heart to you | Ready, willing and able
