Music Quiz: #1 Song to Artist Match-Up (1982)

 Who knows what tomorrow brings? But today brings a quiz about #1 songs of 1982.

https://www.sporcle.com/games/timschurz/match-bill-to-board-1982

There are mountains in our way. But we climb a step every day. I scored full marks with 2:16 remaining.

Last week, love lifted Tony up where he belonged, just beating Nostalgic Italian. I hope you enjoyed where the eagles cry on a mountain high.

I’ve been interested in ‘This Could Be The Night’. Harry Nilsson wrote it in 1966 (Phil Spector also claimed a credit). The Modern Folk Quartet originally recorded it, but their version wasn’t released until 1976. Tatsuro Yamashita included it on his album Big Wave, among a side of Brian Wilson covers, where it fits perfectly:

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    • Great work. Every time I listen to Tats’ Big Wave, I think to myself “this awesome Brian Wilson song doesn’t sound very familiar”. Didn’t realise it was a Nilsson song until I looked it up.

  1. 16/16 with 2:01 left on the clock. One of those pesky pop-ups got in the way of a click and threw me off, but it wouldn’t have mattered since there’s no way I would have had the quickest time.

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