New Year Music Quiz. 1962, 1972, 1982 and 1992. 2 questions from each year. No Googling.

1) 1962. Which 1962 UK chart topper was also the 1st British single to be a no 1 in the USA charts?

2) 1962. Also a No1 hit, who was the female voice (later to be a v well known actress) who refused to 'Come Outside' despite Mike Sarne's exhortations

3) 1972. Which Wings 'A' side was banned by the BBC due to 'political connotations'? The 'B' side was ' Mary had little lamb'. It reached the top 10 (just).

4) 1972. Which instrumental, featuring a Grandmother on keyboards topped the charts for 4 weeks in October 1972.

5) 1982. True/False? ' Centerfold' by the J Geils band was written because the lead singer did see an ex girlfriend of his as centrefold in Playboy?

6) Which quite appalling ballad by a duet (my personal opinion - yours may vary) was No 1 for 4 weeks over Christmas 1982?

7) Which actor had a 1992 No 1 hit with 'Ain't no Doubt'?

8) Theme from MASH had already been a No 1 in 1980, but which group (still around today) took their version of the theme tune to No 7 in 1992?

No Googling or looking at others answers please. Fantastic prizes and answers circa 10.15.

Posted By: Saucerer on January 1st 2022 at 20:47:25

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