CDWM: Belgian Music

Which of the three following 1960's songs is Belgian?

• The Human Beinz - Nobody but me

• Johnny Burnette - You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful (And You're Mine)

• Soeur Sourire - Dominique

Answer explanation

For the first question I wanted to keep the answer a bit easier to guess then.

This should be a free point, so hopefully everybody got it right!

Also about Soeur Sourire, she actually charted in the top 100 in the US and toppled Elvis from the number 1 spot.

What a women, NUN other could have done it!

Which of the three following 1970's songs is Belgian?

• Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky

• Blondie - Heart Of Glass

• Wallace Collection - Daydream

Answer explanation

This could have been an easier question, apparently this song didn't get as popular in English speaking countries.

So hopefully it wasn't the most obvious.

Yet it is the most sampled song in Belgian History.

It's also is the Belgian song most used in movies until this day.

Which of the three following 1980's songs is Belgian?

• Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane pour moi

• Swede - Hooked On A Feeling

• Journey - Don't stop believin'

Answer explanation

Every one thinks the song is French.

This because a crazy French boy claims it. But no no no, it is indeed Belgian.

Look at this guy, a true Belgian!

Which 2 of these 5 songs is Belgian?

• Dr. Alban - Sing Hallelujah!

• The sound of C - Confetti's

• What is love - Haddaway

• SNAP! - Rhythm is a dancer

• Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic

Answer explanation

This was globally the most famous age of Belgian music.

Electronic music was almost born in Belgium.

At the time, all big artist of the time took Belgian electro groups to open up their acts. Just because of their massive global popularity.

As was the case for the last song you just heard, who went touring with Madonna.

Because of the lack of English spoken Belgian music in the 2000's, we're making a stop in 1995-2000 instead. So which one of these three songs is Belgian

• 2 Unlimited - No Limit

• Aaliyah - Try Again

• R. M. - Livin' la Vida Loca

Answer explanation

No Limit from 2 Unlimited was the last real international hit. Afterwards we still had a lot of amazing DJ's, they just all moved to Ibiza.

Where until this day a lot of loads of Belgian DJ's still reside. Even generations later, a lot of great DJ's break through and are considered to be the best of the world. Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike for example.

This will be a lightning round, almost all of the famous songs of the time where Dutch or French spoken and didn't get famous outside of Belgium. So which of these 2 songs are Belgian

• Lifehouse - You and me

• Gabriel Rios - Broad Daylight

Answer explanation

Well nothing more to say about this song.

Other than it was literally the only famous song that was made in Belgium at the time, we're English.

Welcome to the 2010. Coming out of the dark ages, we get into the revival of English sung songs again. Which one of these four songs is Belgian? (because I want to keep it not to obvious this round, I won't mention the artist name by each song)

• Get Lucky

• Somebody that I used to know

• Airplanes

• Dancing on my own

Answer explanation

Gotye until this day made the most famous/listened to song ever coming out of Belgium.

Only on Spotify alone, he has more than a billion listenings.

Sadly though, he did have a bid of a hard time after his breakthrough song to match his old glory days.

This got to him so badly that he even refused royalties from YouTube, ... to get away from his old song.

Which of the three following 2015's songs is Belgian?

• How deep is your love

• Lean on

• Are you with me

Answer explanation

Are you with me from Lost Frequencies is one of the only 2 artists in Belgium who still get several hundred millions of listenings to a few of their songs each album they get out.

And last but not least, we finally got to the 2020's. Which one of the three following songs is Belgian?

(If you have a good memory, this answer was already mentioned in one of the previous questions.)

• Scared to be lonely - Martin Garrix

• Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - Instagram

• Dua Lipa - Physical

Answer explanation

Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike are at the moment the most famous Belgian artist. Due to them, the Belgian electronic music has seen a revival in popularity.

Without them Tomorrowland wouldn't be a thing. It came to a point this year, that planes from every continent left for Belgium with DJ's on board to go to Tomorrowland.

Who do you think is going to win the quiz?