Many people remember the 80s singer Paul Young. However, there was another singer of the same name who was in the very successful bands Sad Café and Mike + The Mechanics. I refer to him as "the other Paul Young."
All you have to do is guess which Paul Young the following statements apply to.
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1.Who was born first?
The other Paul Young
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The famous Paul Young
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The other Paul Young was born on 17 June 1947, making him over eight years older than his more famous namesake.
2.Who sang Toast?
The famous Paul
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The other Paul
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Famous Paul was the lead singer of Streetband. It was originally the B-side to Hold On, issued by Logo Records on 8 September 1978. The label flipped the sides seven weeks later.
3.Who started singing at a younger age?
Other Paul
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Famous Paul
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Other Paul was 17 when The Toggery Five (his first band) released their debut single, I’m Gonna Jump, on 18 September 1964. By contrast, Famous Paul was 22 when Hold On was issued.
4.Who is alive today?
Famous Paul
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Neither
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Other Paul
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Both
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Other Paul died on 15 July 2000 at the age of 53.
5.Which former member of Toggery Five frequently collaborated with Other Paul?
Ken Mills
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Frank Renshaw
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Graham Smith
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Alan Doyle
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As the Young Brothers, they released I’ve Always Wanted Love on MCA on 27 September 1968. They later became Young and Renshaw and cut three singles for Bell in 1971–72.
6.Who grew up in the South of England?
Other Paul
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Both
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Neither
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Famous Paul
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Famous Paul is from Luton (East of England), while Other Paul was from Manchester (North West).
7.Did Other Paul ever have a solo hit?
Yes
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No
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He recorded six singles between 1967 and 1985. None charted and all are very rare.
8.Which Paul was signed to CBS (Sony’s Columbia) at some point in his career?
Neither
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Other Paul
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Famous Paul
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Both
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All of Famous Paul’s solo singles were on CBS. Other Paul had three flops on the label between 1973 and 1975.
9.Did both Pauls ever tour together?
Yes
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No
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Alongside David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, this happened shortly before Other Paul’s death.
10.True or false: Other Paul's middle name was Anthony.
False
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True
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That was Famous Paul. Other Paul didn't have any middle names.
11.True or false: between Sad Café and Mike + The Mechanics, Other Paul released at least one single.
False
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True
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They were Second Chance (1984, collaboration with Ian Devaney) and One More Heartache (credited to YPY, ironically standing for "Young Paul Young" despite him being older than Famous Paul)