| Hint | Artist | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excessive wealth and extravagance | Eagles | Hotel California | 95%
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| Vietnam War | Bruce Springsteen | Born in the USA | 89%
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| Marilyn Monroe's tragic life | Elton John | Candle in the wind | 68%
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| Student who shot himself in front of class | Pearl Jam | Jeremy | 68%
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| Northern Ireland Troubles | U2 | Sunday bloody sunday | 63%
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| Life crisis | REM | Losing my religion | 58%
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| Lake Geneva hotel fire | Deep Purple | Smoke on the water | 58%
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| Lost love | Blondie | Heart of glass | 47%
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| Murdered South African activist | Peter Gabriel | Biko | 42%
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| Forced relocation of aborigines | Midnight Oil | Beds are burning | 37%
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| Abuse of authority | Public Enemy | Fight the power | 37%
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| Brenda Ann Spencer's murder rampage | Boomtown Rats | I don't like Mondays | 37%
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| Lake Superior marine disaster | Gordon Lightfoot | The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald | 37%
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| Wrongful murder conviction of a boxer | Bob Dylan | Hurricane | 32%
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| North American Indian Wars | Iron Maiden | Run to the hills | 32%
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| Syd Barret's mental health problems | Pink Floyd | Shine on you crazy diamond | 32%
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| Lynching of American Blacks | Billie Holiday | Strange fruit | 26%
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| Caribbean Slavery | Bob Marley | Redemption song | 21%
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| The narcisist's [futile] search for fulfilment | Rolling Stones | Satisfaction | 21%
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| Prostitution | Lou Reed | Take a walk on the wild side | 21%
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