80's Synth Pop Music Quiz 🎵| Guess The Song

In today's quiz we look as some of the iconic songs from the 80s Synth Pop genre. Despite being born in the 90s, this is actually one of my favourite genre's of music. The aim is a simple, guess the song and/or artist for each clip. Don't forget to let me know how you get on and which song used you like best :)
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00:00 Example Question
00:20 House Rules
00:53 Quiz
06:35 Thank You!
06:50 Quiz Continues
18:42 Round Up
18:54 See You Soon

[@joannedj1]

You saved the best til last! I love synth music in general but especially the Pet Shop Boys. I might have included “To Cut a Long Story Short” by Spandau Ballet as well. Although their overall sound wasn’t massively synthy, their debut single was definitely an 80s synth classic. You could also have included The Communards, which was the duo Jimmy Somerville formed with Richard Coles after he left Bronski Beat. Coles went on to become Reverend Richard Coles, so he is the only vicar to have had a UK number one! (Don’t Leave Me This Way in 1986).

[@yvonnehoney3399]

Art of noise was one of 3 we didn't know

[@NomenLuni1975]

Great quiz. I think I got all but three correct (Thompson Twins, Real Life and Naked Eyes, in case you're wondering). Another brilliant song of that era that should be included is Yellow Pearl by the late, legendary Phil Lynott. You will probably remember it as the theme tune of Top of the Pops in the earl9 80s.

[@SHQuiz]

Very impressive score 👏 I wasn't familiar with Yellow Pearl, but I've just had a listen, and you're right. It would have been perfect for this quiz!

[@sandy6604]

Thanks for keeping the whole family entertained. Absolutely love all you do. Looking forward to many more 💪

[@SHQuiz]

😲 wow! Thank you so much! You and the whole family are absolutely welcome, I'm so glad you're still enjoying and am extremely grateful to you, especially as you've been watching along and supporting for so long. I best ask if you're happy to be thanked in next week's video? 😁 thank you so much again

[@sandy6604]

@@SHQuiz More awesome quizzes is the only thanks we need. We just wanted to thank you for all the hard work you put into these & as I said before, looking forward to many more ❤️❤️

[@SHQuiz]

@sandy6604 oh I'll absolutely do my best to keep making them, don't you worry. At the very least, I'll have to say thank you in the description next week, I'm ever so grateful, thank you! 😊

[@dragonmaster613]

Thanks to my mother being a teen in the 80's, I as a 90's kid knew most of these songs by heart. I would crush anyone at Singstar with these tunes.

[@SHQuiz]

Nothing can top Singstar!

[@SHQuiz]

As soon as i came up with the idea, i always had in mind to end with Pet Shop Boys 😁 I realised a couple of days after I'd finished creating the quiz that I'd missed out including Spandau Ballet and The Communards, particularly Don't Leave Me This Way. As they're both excellent suggestions, I'll make note of them in case this video does quite well and I feel the need to make a sequel 😄 thank you!!

[@NeonRainAU]

Best way to end it ❤

[@mutedbanshee]

Yet another awesomely fun look through my playlist now haha being 80's kids me and hubby loved this so much, you really do put together good quizzes sweetie, Thank you so much for doing these for us all to kick back and enjoy, big hugs Tracey and Andy :) 🥰

[@SHQuiz]

Thank you so much. Your positive words are always ever so appreciated 😊

[@geraldcoulot1708]

i have 76 points i missed Tube army "Are friends electric" and Japan "Quiet life" but very good quizz

[@SHQuiz]

Thank you very much, and a terrific score 👏

[@janaputnova2150]

Hi, I got about 50% right. I was born in 89 but love 80s music, especially synthesizers. My favourite is Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, A-ha, Tears for Fears. I really enjoyed your quiz but I have still much to learn ;-) Thank you!

[@SHQuiz]

That's excellent, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. And you certainly have great taste in music 😁 thank you!

[@julieblackstock8650]

I didn't know Art of Noise song at all but all the others I knew ..definitely my era

[@michaeljohnson3396]

Cars was re-released in the mid 80s and called cars e reg version, so you can legitimately put it on a 80s quiz👍

[@SHQuiz]

Those sorts of facts that back me up are exactly what I like to see 😁

[@jenniferrowland1339]

This was fun. I was a teen in the late 80s so I knew about 99% of these songs (and still listen to quite a few of them)

[@SHQuiz]

Excellent! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I totally understand why you'd continue to listen to them, they're fantastic!

[@andrewhazeldine7540]

Thank you great quiz 1980s my era

[@SHQuiz]

Excellent! I'll have another 80s specific one in a month or so 😁

[@NeonRainAU]

Loved it again mate, few I didn’t know but I think I got 32 out of 40. Bit of a vent but I’m genuinely shattered I didn’t grow up in this era. I live vicariously through the old mans stories with these songs. Very jealous of his teen years

[@SHQuiz]

Haha, I feel that vent deep within me. I can only imagine how amazing it would have been to be a teenager listening to all these songs for the 1st time, and they just keep coming and coming! Terrific score (unsurprisingly), thank you!

[@ExclusiveLM]

How could you have forgotten Enjoy The Silence by Depeche Mode since it is considered one of the best electronic songs of the 80s. I'm American and I know that.

[@SHQuiz]

Ahh, I can see how you'd think that, but as a big Depeche Mode fan, I can assure you I did not forget it. At the time of recording, I'd recently used it in another quiz, so I thought I'd pick another one of their very popular songs. It also meant I could hold Enjoy The Silence back in case I made a follow-up quiz 😉

[@estudiantes68]

I was in a hostel with English young people last week. They knew the Pet Shop Boys, but had never heard about Depeche Mode. I couldn't believe it.

[@SHQuiz]

@@estudiantes68 😲

[@markmuller3078]

Enjoy the silence was only released in 1990, so it is fine it doesn’t show up in your 80s quiz.

[@SHQuiz]

@markmuller3078 Oh, you're right! I hadn't even realised! Now I feel I need to include it in a future 90s quiz 😁 thank you for the info

[@ChrisInTheNorth]

Given the breadth of your knowledge I'm surprised you have Heaven 17 down as 1 Hit wonders; Come Live with me was also top 10 and a few others made top 40

[@SHQuiz]

I think that's a very fair point. I've always seen two different types of One Hit Wonders. The true One Hit Wonders who came, produced/performed one song and either disappeared or completely failed with any follow up song. The other is what is probably more widely seen as a One Hit Wonder. The two examples that always come to mind for me are Barbie Girl and Take On Me. A lot of people put them in One Hit Wonder lists, yet both Aqua & A-ha had three or four number 1 hits beyond those two songs. Perhaps one day I'll do a 'One Hit Wonders, But Their Other Songs' quiz....

[@ChrisInTheNorth]

@@SHQuiz Some lists gives songs as one hit wonders from a USA perspective but I can tell from your accent thats not where you are from.. I don't thin A-ha can be a 1 hit wonder in any UK PoV; 'Take on me wasn't even their No. 1 in the UK, and they have several other top 10s including the sign that you've been 'noticed' by the 'powers that be' - A Bond theme! I thought a 'true 1 hot wonder' is A number 1.. and no other record, or at least no other hit - Like Japanese Boy' by Aneka' however, I should drop any criticism, I really enjoyed your Quiz about 80%, so your knowledge outstrips mine and this was 'my decade;; I'd put you at a bit younger (going on voice)

[@dragonmaster613]

I don't know about anyone else, but I like Dead or Alive's version of KC and the Sunshine Band's "that's the Way" (probably because of the flexing buff girls and Pete's outfit).

[@1108chuck]

New Order's Blue Monday could have also been Two of Hearts by Stacey Q.

[@estudiantes68]

I was getting upset, until my all time favourite band (in fact, a duo) came at the end of the list.

[@SHQuiz]

😁 they are superb aren't they!

[@estudiantes68]

@@SHQuiz Yes, they are. I saw the live last week, in Buenos Aires.

[@SHQuiz]

@@estudiantes68 that's awesome!

[@cam21333]

Heaven 17 are by no means a one-hit wonder.

[@mikel4065]

Awesome and lots of hard ones!

[@SHQuiz]

Thank you!

[@jeanlongsden1696]

can anyone name the synth player who appeared 3 times in this list ? Vince Clarke ... Depeche Mode ... Yahoo and Erasure

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

Considering I don't like either synthpop or 1980s music, I actually got most of these! Love 'Together In Electric Dreams' and 'Sometimes' though. Surprised to see no Spandau Ballet there.

[@SHQuiz]

I know, I'm quite frustrated I forgot to include Spandau Ballet to be honest. Together in Electric Dreams in an excellent song, in my opinion. I'm glad you did so well in a not so desirable category for you though, thank you 🙂

[@kimshaky]

A lot of those songs/artists actualky have relation to each other,,,,when frontman of joy devision ian curtis died they changed their name to new order and made the best selling 12" ever (blue monday) sold nearly 60 million copies, when the human league started they were only male member they then broke up and phill oakey got to keep the name 2 of the other members formed a short lived grupe called BEF but when thy found glen gregory they changed name to heaven 17 but keept the BEF name as their record company.....Midge ure was in both visage and ultravox as vince clarke was founding member of depeche mode,yazoo and erasure BTW no DEVO ??

[@SHQuiz]

That's some absolutely top tier fact knowledge. I didn't realise the stuff about Heaven 17, so that's new to me - thank you. I love learning about these kind of details

[@grahamthomas1022]

The ironic thing about the 12 inch of Blue Monday it was the best selling 12" but due to the packaging of it they actually lost money on every copy !

[@kimshaky]

@@grahamthomas1022 That was only the first pressing further pressings was in a cover without the holes (i hasve 1 of each)

[@julieblackstock8650]

BTW Love Talk Talk, Gutted by Mark Hollis death

[@DJStupidful]

60. Though i was expecting yo hear Big In Japan

[@jaynesheehy5237]

I got 71 points

[@SHQuiz]

Wow, well done. It seems you know your 80s music 👏

[@jacobclueryear7318]

Heaven 17 are not a one hit wonder. They also had 2 other top 10 hits and a top 10 album.

[@SHQuiz]

Although in my opinion, they are very good, I think they're was 'most' people consider a one hit wonder. One of their other top 10s is a remix of the same song 😁 but I totally see your point, and strictly speaking, they did have other hits.

[@thefreeman4340]

1470

[@crestavid]

What no Alphaville?