80s Pop Quiz 2
Here are the answers I have so far (Most of which were told to me by members of
the mailing list). Please email corrections and/or additions to
disneyitis@geocities.com.
When sending me answers, please specify if you're referring to Quiz 1 (the other
one) or Quiz 2 (this one)
NOTE: I am NOT guaranteeing the complete accuracy of this list -- there may be
mistakes -- so don't sue me if you find that I'm wrong ;-)
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Okay here it is folks...just how much attention were you paying during that
wonder of decades? Below are listed 222 lines from popular songs all from the
years 1980 through 1989. Your goal is to name the artist and title of each song.
You can use your own record collections as reference (giving a distinct advantage
to any of you who ever purchased one of those "Hits of 80s" compilations)
Hint: no artist appears more than once on the list
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
4.I've seen a million faces and I've rocked them all
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
WE'VE GOT THE BEAT (GO-GOs)
7.One that won't make me nervous, wonderin what to do
I WANT A NEW DRUG (HUEY LEWIS AND 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
10.And it's true we are immune when fact is fiction and TV reality
11.Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts
BILLY JEAN (MICHAEL JACKSON)
12.I've got my back against the record machine
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
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
17.Are you happy, are you satisfied, how long can you stand the heat
18.I think I thought you were someone else
19.I tried my imagination but I was disturbed
867-5309 (JENNY) (TOMMY TUTON)
20.I tell you one and one makes three
21.I'll be stretching my mouth to let those big words come right out
22.And though she will mess up your life, you want her just the same
MANEATER (HALL AND OATES)
23.You can listen as well as your hear
LIVING YEARS (MIKE & THE MECHANICS)
24.Think of the tender things that we were working on
25.They gave you life and in return you give them hell
26.Knew he must've been about seventeen
I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL (JOAN JETT)
27.I am the maker of rules, dealing with fools
28.Can't get food for the king
29.Step on a crack, break your momma's back
WHIP IT (DEVO)
30.Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place where as a child I'd lie
SWEET CHILD OF MINE (GUNS & ROSES)
31.You're like the sun chasing all the rain away
FOR ALWAYS
32.Everyone you meet, they're jamming in the streets
ALL NIGHT LONG (LIONEL RICHIE)
33.I'm not internationally known, but I'm known to rock a microphone
34.Every time I see you falling, I get down on my knees and pray
35.We'll take your car, yes we will, we'll take your car and drive it
36.I said to my reflection "Let's get out of this place"
37.Easy ready willing overtime
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
WHEN I'M WITH YOU
40.People of the world today are we looking for a better way of life
41.You in that dress my thoughts I confess verge on dirty
COME ON EILEEN
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
44.We are strong, no one can tell us we are wrong
LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD (PAT BENETAR)
45.Out on the road today, I saw a dead head sticker on a Cadillac
46.Caught up in the action I've been looking out for you
HEAT IS ON (GLENN 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 (THE CARS)
49.I know her love is true but it's so damn easy making love to you
RUN TO YOU (BYRAN ADAMS)
50.Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN (CYNDI LAUPER)
51.And incidents arose from circumstance
52.You know I like my girls a little bit older
(I DON'T WANT TO) LOSE YOUR LOVE
53.You always live your life never thinking of the future
54.New we're sharing the same dreams, and our hearts can beat as one
55.She don't need a man's touch
56.She'll get a hold on you, believe it
EASY LOVE (GENESIS)
57.You're everywhere, but you're so hard to find
58.You want your percentage, but I'm the fool paying the dues
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
61.With my body and soul I want you more than you'll ever know.
62.I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that it's true
WALKING ON SUNSHINE (KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND)
63.Animals strike curious poses
WHEN DOVES CRY (PRINCE)
64.Religion is a light in the fog
65.I don't know where I'm goin' but I sure know where I've been
HERE I GO AGAIN
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
68.I'm always workin', slavin', every day
NOTHING BUT A GOOD TIME (POISON)
69.Feel like I could run away, run away from this empty heart
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
74.Darken the city night is a wire, steam in the subway earth is a fire
HUNGRY LIKE A WOLF (DURAN DURAN)
75.She had the body of a Venus, Lord imagine my surprise
DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY
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 BRANIGAN)
78.Watching every motion in this foolish lover's game
TAKE MY BREATH AWAY (BERLIN -- "TOP GUN")
79.You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day
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
83.She told me to come but I was already there
84.Streetlight people, living just to find emotion
DON'T STOP BELIEVING (JOURNEY)
85.It belongs to them, lets give it back
BEDS ARE BURNING (MIDNIGHT OIL)
86.Everything you do is quite angelicate
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
89.My eyes dilate, my lips go green
90.I touch you once, I touch you twice
91.To have you with me I would swim the seven seas
92.Crazy little woman in a one man show
POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME (DEF LEOPARD)
93.Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
94.Go 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 (TONE LOC)
98.So let's sink another drink 'cause it will 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)
101.They even bother my poor father 'cause he's down with me
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
104.Mine's an ordinary life, working when it's daylight and sleeping when it's
night
105.I had a whiskey on the rocks and change of a dollar for the jukebox
106.Just don't ask me how I am
MY NAME IS LUCA (SUZANNE VEGA)
107.Your lights are on but you're not home
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 STRAIGHTS)
110.I was wrong, now I find just one thing makes me forget
RED 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
113.Darlin' in my wildest dreams I never thought I'd go
114.The road is long, there are mountains in your way
115.The Salvation Army bank played and the children drank lemonade
LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN
116.The more you live, the faster you will die
117.I've got a secret, I've been hiding under my skin
118.I love you though you hurt me so
TAINTED LOVE
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
121.She showed me the beach, gave me a peach, and pulled out the suntan lotion
122.Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate
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
CENTERFOLD (J. GEILS BAND)
125.Well it's all right riding around in the breeze
END OF THE LINE
126.I'm just going to keep on counting until you are mine
127.Every time you call my name, I heat up like a burning flame
ABRACADABRA (STEVE MILLER)
128.This is it boys, this is war
99 LUFTBALLONS (NENA)
129.I can't understand what makes a man hate another man
130.I can't sleep at night, I toss and turn
EVERY LITTLE STEP I TAKE
131.I know you really want to tell me goodbye
132.Food is served and you're stone cold munchin
133.Don't let go while I'm hangin' on, 'cause I been hangin' on so long
JEOPARDY
134.We can dance, everybody look at your hands
135.I know a place where we can dance the whole night away underneath
electric stars
136.I know a good thing must come to an end but it's hard to take losing a
friend
137.Well superman looked up at me, he said "You rock so naturally"
138.You can say anything you like, but you can't touch the merchandise
SHE'S A BEAUTY
139.You want a piece of my heart, you better start from the start
WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND
140.But when the wrong word goes in the right ear, I know you've been lyin' to
me
ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER (THE FIXX)
141.I follow where my mind goes
142.What's your definition of dirty, baby
I WANT YOUR SEX (GEORGE MICHAEL)
143.We'll leave the TV and the radio behind
144.All you sittin' in high places, the rain's gonna fall on you
145.I turn the switch and check the number, I leave it on when in bed I slumber
146.So when the night falls, my lonely heart calls.
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (WHITNEY HOUSTON)
147.So you better go back to your bars, your temples, your massage parlors
ONE NIGHT IN BANKOK
148.Did you really think about it before you made the rules
THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS
149.So you think my singing's out of time, will it makes me money
150.Across the north and south to Key Largo, love for sale
151.Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
KOKOMO (BEACH BOYS)
152.I swear that I could see forever in your eyes
153.Nothing had the chance to be good, nothing ever could
154.Take my license and all that jive
155.Well by the force of my lungs are filled, and so I breathe
156.Dreams stay with you like a lover's voice fires the mountainside
157.No huggin' no kissin' til I get a wedding ring
KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF (GUNS & ROSES)
158.I don't worry 'cause my wallet's fat
159.Sister's sighing in her sleep
OUR HOUSE
160.Better make it fast or else I'm gonna get pissed
PUSH IT (SALT 'N PEPPA)
161.Wish I knew what you were looking for
162.What's your price for flight
163.I know a guy who's tough but sweet
164.And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
165.Why do I find it so hard to write the next line, oh I want the truth to be
said
166.Every time he pulls me near, I just wanna cheer
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY (DENIECE WILLIAMS -- "FOOTLOOSE")
167.Put the needle on the record
PUMP UP THE VOLUME
168.Whoa no, I've got to keep on moving
NOBODY'S GOING TO BREAK MY STRIDE
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 (BONNIE TYLER)
170.I stain my sheets, I don't even know why
171.There were incidents and accidents, there were hints and allegations
YOU CAN CALL ME AL (PAUL SIMON)
172.I can't get any rest, people say I'm obsessed
173.She dances like she never danced before
MANIAC (MICHAEL SEMBELLO)
174.Do your fancy dances
175.Your moves are so raw, I've got to let you know you're one of my kind.
NEED YOU TONIGHT (INXS)
176.Get up, get up, get up, get up, let's make love tonight
SEXUAL HEALING
177.But when I win your heart, I'm gonna paint it cherry red
178.All the doors I closed on time will open up again
BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE (STEVE WINWOOD)
179.Dream of better lives, the kind which never hate
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
182.He wants me, but only part of the time
183.People don't you know, don't you know it's about time
184.You were the first, you'll be the last
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
187.The only one who'll hang out with me is my dear Old Granddad
188.Things are going great, and they're only getting better
189.So you better treat her right
190.It's time to bring this ship to the shore and throw away the oars forever
KEEP ON LOVING YOU (REO SPEEDWAGON)
191.We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
WE ARE THE WORLD (AID TO AFRICA)
192.We could dance and party all night, and drink some cherry wine
WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF
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
195.Sail away with me to another world
ISLAND IN THE STREAM (DOLLY PARTON)
196.I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
LEAN ON ME
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 (SHEENA EASTON)
200.Every since you've been leaving me, I've been wanting to cry
TOO LATE FOR GOODBYE (SEAN LENNIN)
201.Baby baby when I look at you, I get a warm feeling inside
I FEEL FOR YOU (CHAKA KHAN)
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
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
208.Earth below us drifting falling floating weightless
MAJOR TOM
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
PHYSICAL (OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN)
212.Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight
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 NOW (STARSHIP)
215.Is it so wrong to be human after all?
216.There is good and bad (mmmm-hmmm) in everyone
EBONY AND 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'VE GOT MY MIND) SET ON YOU
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
221.You see it all around you, good lovin' gone bad
222.Ronny, Bobby, Ricky and Mike, if I like the girl, who cares who you like