80's music lyrics -- COMPLETE - Don't look if you don't want to know
Chris Trump
1980s Music Quiz
Below are 222 lines from 80s pop music songs. Your job is to guess the
song and artist of each. Hint: No 2 songs are by the same artist, and all
were produced between 1980 - 1989. The average person should be familiar
with almost all of the songs, if he/she owned a radio in the 80s.
Good luck! No answers are provided...
1. Suckin on chili dogs outside the Tastee-Freez
"Jack and Diane" - John Cougar Mellencamp
2. I've done no harm, I keep to myself
"Who Can it Be, Now" - Men At Work
3. There's a freeway runnin' through the yard
"Free Fallin'" - Tom Petty
4. I've seen a million faces and I've rocked them all
"Wanted Dead or Alive" - Bon Jovi
5. Your mom threw away your best porno mag
"Fight for Your Right to Party" - Beastie Boys
6. Can you hear them? They talk about us, telling lies, well that's no
surprise
"Our Lips Are Sealed"- Go-Gos
7. One that won't make me nervous, wonderin what to do
"I Want a New Drug" - Huey Lewis & the News
8. Are you more than hot for me, or am I a page in your history(book)
"Straight Up" - Paula Abdul
9. I can hear you comin, I know what you're after
"Lunatic Fringe" - Red Rider
10. And it's true we are immune when fact is fiction and TV reality
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" - U2
11. Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts
"Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
12. I've got my back against the record machine
"Jump" - Van Halen
13. You take me by the heart when you take me by the hand
"Mickey" - Toni Basil
14. A cloud appears above your head, a beam of light comes shining down on
you
"I Ran" - Flock of Seagulls
15. I'm lying in the rain, but I never wave bye-bye
"Modern Love" - David Bowie
16. He's the one that makes ya feel alright
"Dr Feelgood" - Motley Crue
17. Are you happy, are you satisfied, how long can you stand the heat
"Another One Bites the Dust" - Queen
18. I think I thought you were someone else
"Pop Song 89" - REM (from the album "Green")
19. I tried my imagination but I was disturbed
"8675309/Jenny" - Tommy Tutone
20. I tell you one and one makes three
"Cult of Personality" - Living Colour
21. I'll be stretching my mouth to let those big words come right out
"Big Time" - P. Gabriel
22. And though she will mess up your life, you want her just the same
"Invisible Touch" - Genesis
23. You can listen as well as you hear
"Living Years" - Mike & the Mechanics
24. Think of the tender things that we were working on
"Don't You Forget About Me" - Simple Minds
25. They gave you life and in return you gave them hell
"Shout" - Tears for Fears
26. Knew he must've been about seventeen
"I Love Rock & Roll" - Joan Jett
27. I am the maker of rules, dealing with fools
"Eye in the Sky" - Alan Parsons Project
28. Can't get food for the kid
"Electirc Avenue" - Eddie Grant
29. Step on a crack, break your momma's back
"Whip It" - Devo
30. Her hair reminds me of a warn safe place where as a child I'd lie
"Sweet Child o' Mine" - Guns N Roses
31. You're like the sun chasing all of the rain away
"Always" - Atlantic Starr
32. Everyone you meet, they're jamming in the streets
"All Night Long" - Lionel Ritchie
33. I'm not internationally known, but I'm known to rock a microphone
"It Takes Two" - M.C. Rob Base & D.J. Easy Rock
34. Every time I see you falling, I get down on my knees and pray
"Bizarre Love Triangle" - New Order
35. We'll take your car, yes we will, we'll take your car and drive it
"Angel in the Centerfold" - J. Giels Band
36. I said to my reflection. Let's get out of this place?
"Tempted" - Squeeze
37. Easy ready willing overtime
"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" - Hall & Oates
38. The five years we have had have been such good times
"Don't You Want Me" - Human League
39. Didn't know how lost I was until I found you
"Like a Virgin" - Madonna
40. People of the world today are we looking for a better way of life
"Rhythm Nation 1814" - Janet Jackson
41. You in that dress my thoughts I confess verge on dirty
"Come on Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners
42. I'm about to lose control and I think I like it
"I'm So Excited" - Pointer Sisters
43. Write it on a pound note, pound note
"Goody Two-Shoes" - Adam Ant
44. We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong
"Love is a Battlefield" - Pat Benetar
45. Out on the road today, I saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac
"Boys of Summer" - Don Henley
46. Caught up in the action I've been looking out for you
"Heat is On" - Glen Frey
47. An invisible man sleeping in your bed
"Ghostbusters" - Ray Parker Jr.
48. But somewhere sometime when you're curious, I'll be back around
"You Might Think" - Cars
49. I know her love is true but it's so damn easy makin' love to you
"Run to You" - Bryan Adams
50. Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" - Cindi Lauper
51. And incidents arose from circumstance
"Heat of the Moment" - Asia
52. You know I like my girls a little bit older
"Your Love" - The Outfield
53. You always live your life never thinking of the future
"Owner of a Lonley Heart" - Yes
54. Now we're sharing the same dreams, and our hearts can beat as one
"Carribean Queen" - Billy Ocean
55. She don't need a man's touch
"The Glamorous Life" - Sheila E.
56. She'll get a hold on you, believe it
"Easy Lover" - Phil Collins & Phillip Bailey
57. You're everywhere, but you're so hard to find
"Urgent" - Foreigner
58. You hold the percentage, but I'm the fool payin' the dues
"Hold Me" - Fleetwood Mac
59. No April rain, no flowers' bloom, no wedding Saturday within the month
of June
"I Just Called to Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder
60. There's a skeleton chokin' on a crust of bread
"King of Pain" - Police
61. With my body and soul I want you more than you'll ever know
"Time of My Life" - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
62. I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that it's true
"Walking on Sunshine" - Katrina & the Waves
63. Animals strike curious poses
"When Doves Cry" - Prince
64. Religion is a light in the fog
"What I Am" - Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians
65. I don't know where I'm goin' but I sure know where I've been
"Here I Go Again" - Whitesnake
66. If you want to find all the cops they're hanging out in the donut shop
"Walk Like an Egyptian" - Bangles
67. And there's a heart that's breaking down this long distance line
tonight
"Missing You" - John Waite
68. I'm always workin', slavin', every day
"Nothin' But a Good Time" - Poison
69. Feel like I could run away, run away from this empty heart
"Shattered Dreams" - Johnny Hates Jazz
70. Kick off your Sunday shoes
"Footloose" - Kenny Loggins
71. Daddy says she's too young, but she's old enough for me
"Seventeen" - Winger
72. He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
"Africa" - Toto
73. You're not naive, you must be strong
"Too Shy" - Kajagoogoo
74. Darken the city night is a wire, steam in the subway earth is afire
"Hungry Like the Wolf" - Duran Duran
75. She had the body of a venus, Lord imagine my surprise
"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" - Aerosmith
76. I can't help recalling how it felt to kiss and hold you tight
"Always Something There to Remind Me" - Naked Eyes
77. Will you meet him on the main line, or will you catch him on the
rebound?
"Gloria" - Laura Brannigan
78. Watching every motion in this foolish lover's game
"Take My Breath Away" - Berlin
79. You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day
"Wake Me Up (Before You Go-Go)" - Wham!
80. Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream, red, gold and
green
"Karma Chameleon" - Culture Club
81. They threw an American flag in our face
"Allentown" - Billy Joel
82. When I'm dancing close to her, I can smell the chemicals
"Blinded by Science" - Thomas Dolby
83. She told me to come but I was already there
"You Shook Me All Night Long" - AC/DC
84. Streetlight people, living just to find emotion
"Don't Stop Believin" - Journey
85. It belongs to them, let's give it back
"Beds are Burning" - Midnight Oil
86. Everything you do is quite angelicate
"Why Can't I Be You" - The Cure
87. Rolling like thunder under the covers
"I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" - Elton John
88. I don't know what you expect staring into the TV set
"Burning Down the House" - Talking Heads
89. My eyes dilate, my lips go green
"Start Me Up" - Rolling Stones
90. I touch you once, I touch you twice
"If You Leave" - OMD
91. To have you with me I would swim the seven seas
We'll Be Together" - Sting
92. Crazy little woman in a one man show
"Pour Some Sugar On ME" - Def Leppard
93. Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
"Eye of The Tiger" - Survivor
94. Got in a little hometown jam, so they put a rifle in my hand
"Born in the USA" - Bruce Springsteen
95. There is freedom within, there is freedom without
"Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House
96. But whatever road you choose, I'm right behind you win or lose
"Forever Young" - Rod Stewart
97. I need fifty dollars to make you holler
"Wild Thing" - Ton Loc
98. So let's sink another drink cause it'll give me time to think
"Dancing With Myself" - Billy Idol
99. Goddess on the mountain top
"Venus" - Bananarama
100. Couldn't see how much I missed you (now I do)
"Only In My Dreams" - Debbie Gibson
101. They even bother my poor father cos he's down with me
"It's Tricky" - Run D-M-C
102. Where can I find a woman like that
"Jesse's Girl" - Rick Springfield
103. Paul, I think I told you I'm a lover not a fighter
"Girl is Mine" - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
104. Mine's an ordinary life, working when it's daylight and sleeping when
it's night
"Take Me Home" - Phil Collins
105. I had a whiskey on the rocks and change of a dollar for the jukebox
"Rock This Town" - Stray Cats
106. Just don't ask me how I am
"Luca" - Suzanne Vega
107. Your lights are on but you're not home
"Addicted to Love" - Robert Palmer
108. Take your passion and make it happen
"Flashdance (What a Feeling") - Irene Cara
109. That little faggot he's a millionaire
"Money for Nothing" - Dire Straits
110. I was wrong, now I find just one thing makes me forget
"Red Wine" - UB40
111. So if you're feeling low, turn up your radio
"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" - Wang Chung
112. It's no better to be safe than sorry
"Take On Me" - A-ha
113. Darlin' in my wildest dreams I never thought I'd go
"Harden My Heart" - Quarterflash
114. The road is long, there are mountains in your way
"Up Where We Belong" - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
115. The Salvation Army band played and the children drank lemonade
"Life in a Northern Town" - Dream Academy
116. The more you live, the faster you will die
"Der Kommissar" - After the Fire
117. I've got a secret I've been hiding under my skin
"Mr. Roboto" - Styx
118. I love you though you hurt me so
"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell
119. Wouldn't wanna be swept away, far away from the one that I love
"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" - Chicago
120. The sheik he drove his Cadillac
"Rock the Casbah"- Clash
121. She showed me the beach, gave me a peach, and pulled out the suntan
lotion
"Goin' back to Cali" - LL Cool J
122. Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate
"Come Dancing" - The Kinks
123. Have some more chicken, have some more pie
"Eat It" - Weird Al Yankovic
124. I asked the doctor to take your picture so I could look at you from
inside as well
"Turnin' Japanese" - The Vapors
125. Well it's all right riding around in the breeze
"End Of The Line" - Traveling Wilburys
126. I'm just going to keep on counting until you are mine
"1-2-3" - Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine
127. Every time you call my name, I heat up like a burnin' flame
"Abracadabra" - Steve Miller Band
128. This is it boys, this is war
"99 Red Balloons" - Nena
129. I can't understand what makes a man hate another man
"People are People" - Depeche Mode
130. I can't sleep at night, I toss and turn
"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell
131. I know you really want to tell me goodbye
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" - Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty
132. Food is served and you're stone cold munchin'
"Bust A Move" - Young MC
133. Don't let go while I'm hangin' on, 'cause I been hangin' on so long
"Jeopardy" - Greg Kihn Band
134. We can dance, everybody look at your hands
"Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats
135. I know a place where we can dance the whole night away underneath
electric stars
"Rythm of the Night" - El Debarge
136. I know a good thing must come to an end but it's hard to take losing
a friend
"I Know There's Something Going On" - Frida
137. Well Superman looked up at me, he said "You rock so naturally"
"Jam on it" - Newcleus
138. You can say anything you like, but you can't touch the merchandise
"She's A Beauty" - The Tubes
139. You want a piece of my heart, you better start from the start
"Everybody's Working for the Weekend" - Loverboy
140. But when the wrong word goes in the right ear, I know you been lyin'
to me
"One Thing Leads to Another" - The Fixx
141. I follow where my mind goes
"Love My Way" - Psychedellic Furs
142. What's your definition of dirty, baby
"I Wan't Your Sex" - George Michael
143. We'll leave the TV and the radio behind
"Stepping Out" - Joe Jackson
144. All you sittin' in high places, the rain's gonna fall on you
"All You Zombies" - Hooters
145. I turn the switch and check the number, I leave it on when in bed I
slumber
"Mexican Radio" - Wall of Voodoo
146. So when the night falls, my lonely heart calls
"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" - Whitney Houston
147. So you better go back to your bars, your temples, your massage
parlors
"One Night in Bangkok" - Murray Head
148. Did you really think about it before you made the rules
"The Way It Is" - Bruce Hornsby & the Range
149. So you think my singing's out of time, well it makes me money
"Come on Feel the Noise" - Quiet Riot
150. Across the north and south to Key Largo, love for sale
"Smooth Operator" - Sade
151. Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
"Kokomo" - Beach Boys
152. I swear that I could see forever in your eyes
"Almost Paradise" - Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
153. Nothing had the chance to be good, nothing ever could
"Holding Back the Years" - Simply Red
154. Take my license and all that jive
"I Can't Drive 55" - Sammy Hagar
155. Well by the force of will my lungs are filled, and so I breathe
"Like The Weather" - 10,000 Maniacs
156. Dreams stay with you like a lover's voice fires the mountainside
"In a Big Country" - Big Country
157. No huggin' no kissin' til I get a wedding ring
"Keep Your Hands To Yourself" - Georgia Satellites
158. I don't worry 'cause my wallet's fat
"Sharp Dressed Man" - ZZ-Top
159. Sister's sighing in her sleep
"Our House" - Madness
160. Better make it fast or else I'm gonna get pissed
"Lick It" - Salt 'N Pepa
161. Wish I knew what you were looking for
"Under the Milky Way" - The Church
162. What's your price for flight
"Sister Christian" - Night Ranger
163. I know a guy who's tough but sweet
"I Want Candy" - Bow Wow Wow
164. And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
"Fast Car" - Tracey Chapman
165. Why do I find it so hard to write the next line, oh I want the truth
to be said
"True" - Spandau Ballet
166. Every time he pulls me near, I just wanna cheer
"Let's Hear It For the Boy" - Denise Williams
167. Put the needle on the record.
"Pump Up the Volume" - M.A.R.R.S
168. Whoa no, I've got to keep on moving
"Break My Stride" - Musical Youth
169. Once upon a time there was light in my life, but now there's only
love in the dark
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" - B. Tyler
170. I stain my sheets, I don't even know why
"Blister in the Sun" - Violent Femmes
171. There were incidents and accidents, there were hints and allegations
"Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" - Paul Simon
172. I can't get any rest, people say I'm obsessed
"She Drives Me Crazy" - Fine Young Cannibals
173. She dances like she's never danced before
"Maniac" - Michael Sambelo
174. Do your fancy dances
"The Stroke" - Billy Squier
175. Your moves are so raw, I've got to let you know you're one of my kind
"You're My Kind" - INXS
176. Get up, get up, get up, get up, let's make love tonight
"Sexual Healing" - Marvin Gaye
177. But when I win your heart, I'm gonna paint it cherry red
"Midnight Blue" - Lou Gramm
178. All the doors I closed on time will open up again
"Back In the High Life Again" - Steve Winwood
179. Dream of better lives, the kind which never hate
"I Melt With You" - Modern English
180. You can feel the punishment but you can't commit the sin
"No One Is to Blame" - Howard Jones
181. I'm not the one to tell you what's wrong or what's right
"Burnin' for You" - Blue Oyster Cult
182. He wants me, but only part of the time
"Voices Carry" - Til Tuesday
183. People don't you know, don't you know it's about time
"Shake Your Body" - Teknotronik
184. You were the first, you'll be the last
"The Flame" - Cheap Trick
185. You think you're mad, too unstable, kicking in chairs and knocking
down tables
"West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys
186. Your heart's been achin' but you're too shy to say it
"Never Gonna Give You Up" - Rick Astley
187. The only one who'll hang out with me is my dear Old Granddad
"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" - George Thoroughgood
188. Things are going great, and they're only getting better
"Future's so Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)" - Timbuk3
189. So you better treat her right
"She Works Hard for Her Money" - Donna Summer
190. It's time to bring this ship in to the shore and throw away the oars
forever
"I Can't Fight this Feeling" - REO Speedwagon
191. We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
"We are the World" - USA for Africa
192. We could dance and party all night, and drink some cherry wine
"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" - Jermain Stewart
193. Dressed up like a million-dollar trooper
"Puttin' on the Ritz" - Taco
194. You've got to find a way, say what you want to say
"Break Out" - Swing out Sister
195. Sail away with me to another world
"Islands in the Stream" - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
196. I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
"Lean On Me" - Club Nouveau
197. Welcome to the big time, you're bound to be a star
"Don't Mean Nothing" - Richard Marx
198. Yo no soy marinero, por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere
"La Bamba" - Los Lobos
199. Work all day to earn his pay, so we can play all night
"Morning Train (Nine to Five)" - Sheena Easton
200. Ever since you've been leaving me, I've been wanting to cry
"Too Late for Goodbyes" - Jullian Lennon
201. Baby baby when I look at you, I get a warm feeling inside
"I Feel For You" - Chaka Kahn
202. And when we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and
let us in
"Broken Wings" - Mr. Mister
203. Some of them want to abuse you, some of them want to be abused
"Sweet Dreams" - Eurythmics
204. He's licking his lips, he's ready to win, on the hunt tonight for
love at first sting
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" - Scorpion
205. I have a picture pinned to my wall
"Hold Me Now" - Thompson Twins
206. I can see a new horizon underneath the blazin' sky
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" - John Parr
207. You'll flow down her river, she'll ask and you'll give her
"Lips Like Sugar" - Echo and the Bunnymen
208. Earth below us drifting falling floating weightless
"Major Tom" - Peter Schilling
209. Ooh baby, do you know what that's worth?
"Heaven is a Place on Earth" - Belinda Carlisle
210. I know when to pull you closer and I know when to let you loose
"Making Love Out of Nothing at All" - Air Supply
211. Let me hear your body talk
"Let's Get Physical" - Olivia Newton John
212. Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight
"Take Me Home Tonight" - Eddie Money
213. The beating of our hearts is the only sound
"I Think We're Alone Now" - Tiffany
214. And if this world runs out of lovers, we'll still have each other
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" - Starship
215. Is it so wrong to be human after all?
"Something About You" - Level 42
216. There is good and bad (mmmm-hmmm) in everyone
"Ebony & Ivory" - Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney
217. Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
"What's Love Got to do With It?" - Tina Turner
218. It's gonna take money, a whole lotta spendin' money
"(I Got My Mind) Set On You" - George Harrison
219. I'm not the kind of girl who gives up just like that
"Tide is High" - Blondie
220. It must've been some kind of kiss, I shoulda walked away
"I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight" - Cutting Crew
221. You see it all around you, good lovin' gone bad
"Good Lovin' Gone Bad" - Bad Company
222. Ronny, Bobby, Ricky and Mike, if I like a girl, who cares who you
like
"Candy Girl" - New Edition
cooler
"Chris Trump" <cat...@tidalwave.net> wrote:
>1980s Music Quiz
>
>Below are 222 lines from 80s pop music songs. Your job is to guess the
>song and artist of each. Hint: No 2 songs are by the same artist, and all
>were produced between 1980 - 1989. The average person should be familiar
>with almost all of the songs, if he/she owned a radio in the 80s.
>
>Good luck! No answers are provided...
> 171. There were incidents and accidents, there were hints and allegations
>"Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" - Paul Simon
should be "Call Me Al" from the Graceland album
cooler
Spped race
Another correction.
221 is hold on loosely by .38 special not Bad company