Flashback: All Around the World

By Mick Harper

Pop, Rock, and Soul Trivia.

1. Which artist wrote and released "Abracadabra"?

2. What was Phil Vassar's "Just Another Day in Paradise" about?

3. Name the singer who wrote and released "All Around the World" on her debut album.

4. Which group released "Careless Whisper"?

5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: "In a cafe or sometimes on a crowded street, I've been near you, but you never noticed me."

Answers

1. The Steve Miller Band, in 1982. The song was ignored by U.S. record companies ... until it became a chart topper in Europe. The song was then released in the U.S., and it shot to No. 1.

2. The 2000 country/pop crossover single (from his debut album) was about homelessness.

3. Lisa Stansfield, on her "Affection" album in 1989. The song received a nomination for a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Stansfield had won the "Search for a Star" competition at the age of 14 in the U.K. in 1980.

4. Wham!, in 1984.

5. "My Cherie Amour," by Stevie Wonder, in 1969. The song was originally titled "Oh, My Marsha." Legend says that once record producers got involved, they wanted to add a French flavor to it similar to the Beatles' "Michelle" and changed the name.

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