Help needed - cryptic music quiz

[pottsy]

We are doing a cryptic music quiz at work - all 70s and 80s bands. I will give you some examples so you get the feel of things. Nuclear Cockerel = Atomic Rooster, Pale Serpent = Whitesnake.

Here is where I need is help with a couple that are driving me nuts -


Japanese Crash:question:
Desperate trouble:question:

 

[codonly]

funpark magnetic,could be
fairground attraction

 

[pottsy]

ta much! yes that sounds more like it

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Plasters - Band Aid?

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Plasters

Plasters

...or Adam and the Ants? (...sycophants LOL Keith )

 

[pottsy]

adam and the ants is the answer to first man and insects. I reckon Band Aid is right though. Just need Japenese Crash now

 

[davem2005]

Could plasters

Be
band Aid?

 

[davem2005]

Remind me to hit refresh before posting in future.

Only thing I can think of for the Japanse crash is

Wang Chung.

Bit obscure though.

 

[bigh]

Desperate Trouble = Dire Straits

 

[pottsy]

ta much

 

[davem2005]

Japanese accident = clash

 

[pottsy]

Japanese accident = clash

yes it was thanks for your help everybody

 

[TOMMY NEPTUNE]

Ali, how about for japanese crash..... the Clash...?

 

[TOMMY NEPTUNE]

Damn....Just pipped...lol.

 

[pottsy]

I will try and get hold of the full quiz and post it so you can try all 50 of them. It was good fun

 

[alan]

Foreigner = not from this land

 

[alan]

Spinning Rocks = Rolling Stones
Hard Shelled Insects = The Beatles
Revolvers and Flowers = Guns and Roses
Venom = Poison
Poison = Venom
FM Cranium = Radiohead

 

[alan]

American Bomber = B52s

 

[alan]

Maggie Thatcher = Iron Maiden
Rodent = Ratt
Big Apple Bratz = New York Dolls
Over-indulge =INXS
Broken Squash - Smashing Pumpkins
Variety of ships personel = Motley Crue