The music, people and stupid moments that make up the nightlife
Congratulations to Alex and Jean-Claude. These are the two folks who won our two PDP trivia challenges. Here are the answers, if you are curious.
For
The Young Ones Challenge:
1. Rik played "Things That Dreams Are Made Of" off of
Dare, thus causing the cops to bust the boys' hi-fi.
2. Christopher Ryan went on to play Eddie's first husband, Marshall, on
Absolutely Fabulous.
3. Neneh Cherry's old band, Rip Rig and Panic, appeared on the episode titled "Interesting."
4. Madness played on
The Young Ones twice.
5. At the end of the last episode of series two, the boys went over a cliff in a double-decker bus.
For the 80s Music Challenge:
1. James was a favorite of Morrissey. It is said that he wrote "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" after they hit it big in the UK. However, this was before they edged into the US pop charts in 1993 with "Laid."
2. Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is known for his catchphrase, "Scream for me." It's also the URL for his website.
3. Bobby Gillespie drummed for the Jesus and Mary Chain before Primal Scream.
4. Some might say that the Scorpions brought down the Berlin Wall with 1990's hit "Wind of Change."
5. Radio and TV host Jools Holland was indeed a member of Squeeze.
6. Sir Bob Geldof was knighted for his work on Live Aid and "Do They Know It's Christmas."
7. Before her untimely death a few years ago, Ofra Haza was Kylie-huge in most of the world. Back in the late-80s, she made a bit of a mark in the U.S. after being sampled on "Paid in Full."
8. Bobby Orlando, aka Bobby O., produced the original (and my favorite) version of West End Girls.
9. Grandmaster Flash may be best associated with "White Lines" and "The Message," but it was Melle Mel who provided the rhymes.
10. After ditching Human League, Martyn Ware went on to form Heaven 17.