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Pop music trivia answers

Gut Music in Elie's Expositions had me recall my favorite songs. So I referred back to a post I had written in his comment section. In that post I asked three questions about pop music.
1) What future #1 hit did Brandy have an effect on?
Answer: Barry Manilow's "Mandy." The song, written by Scott English and Richard Kerr, was originally "Brandy," but after the Looking Glass hit, the name wa changed to avoid confusion.
2) What did Meat Loaf and Harry Anderson have in common? Ellen Barkin was the "Meat Loaf girl" on the "Bat out of Hell" album. (Though not in concert.) She also was the PD on "Night Court" for a few episodes until the role went to Markie Post.
3) What hit did Jr. Walker appear on in 1981? Foreigner's "Urgent."