| Speaking in tongues in the 80s (Major hits with partial or full foreign language lyrics) | Second Time's a Charm(covers that are better known than the original) | What's in a name? Artists known by a single name |
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What is Der Kommissar?
Austrian artist Falco had a hit with this song in German 1981, and After the Fire charted with the English version a year later.
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Who is Bruce Springsteen?
Manfred Mann's better known version of Blinded By The Light was written and performed by this legendary New Jersey rocker.
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Who is Madonna?
She's the Material Girl
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What is Rock Me Amadeus?
Falco continued his chart success with this movie tie in to a film about Mozart
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Who is Otis Redding?
The Black Crowes had a smash hit with Hard to Handle in 1990, but it was originally done by this Dock of the Bay singer in 1968.
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What is
This Minnesota native
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Who is Nena?
She recorded and charted with the German language 99 Luftballoons and it's English language version 99 Red Balloons.
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Who are The Fugees?
Roberta Flack's cover of Killing Me Softly got an up tempo treatment by this 1990s hip hop group.
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Who is Peter Gabriel?
Jeux Sans Frontieres was the French chorus of Games without Frontiers, by this former Genesis front man.
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Who is Bob Dylan?
This Jimi Hendrix favorite, also covered by Dave Mason, was originally written and performed by this folk legend.
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What is La Bamba?
Los Lobos made it big with a Mexican folk song made famous by Ritchie Valens for this movie of the same name.
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Who is Bow Wow Wow.
The Strangeloves' I Want Candy found a new audience in the 1980s when covered by this British new wave band.
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