George Michael?

No...here are more hints:

The artist was a drag queen and performed at Studio 54.

He's not Ru Paul.

He went by one name, e.g. Madonna, Cher, Yanni.

He died of AIDS in the late '80s.

The name of his song in Trading Places is "Do You Wanna Funk?"

Good lord...you can't mean Divine?

That's a very interesting guess, but no...Divine did not sing "Do You Wanna Funk" nor did he/she die of AIDS.

Should I just give up the name? It seems like I went way too obscure on this one.

Yes.

Never heard of him. Your turn again.:worried:

Someone will get this one right away, I just know it.

What Washington, DC punk band got its name from a Ramones song?

mmmm.... probally won't be anyone this side of the pond....

Isn't it 3 in the morning on your side of the pond?

The Sedateds?
The Rock N Roll High Schoolers?
The Joeys?

it is indeedy, footycubed.

But there's still a drop or two in the rum bottle......

No, no and no. The Joeys sound like they could be an Aussie pre-teen pop band, though.

Have you had Mojitos over there?

My favorite rum drink at the moment.

In High school (and it was) my pals and I created a drink with 151 proof rum

1 part grape juice
1 part apple juice or fresh cider (not fermented)
1 part pinapple juice
2 parts ice
3 parts 151 rum

frappe until smooth.

thrilling, as I recall.

gabba gabba hey?