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Subject: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz~FINISHED~

Written By: DJ Midas on 06/20/02 at 05:47 a.m.

OK, thought I'd take a stab at this.  Here are lyrics from the lineup of Midas 5: Flashback (recorded 5 years ago).  Name the title and artist:

1.     Philbo This will be my testimony "Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel

2.      J.C. When you’ve taken down your guard "Shout" - Tears For Fears

3.      J.C. The river of addiction flows "Pop Life" - Prince & The Revolution

4.      Criz Down at the peepshow, watching all the creeps "The Message" - Grandmaster Flash

5.      cornboy98 Apart from everyone away from your love "Perfect Way" - Scritti Politti

6.      Philbo Only in my dreams I turn you on "Just An Illusion" - Imagination

7.      cornboy98 Something has changed and I don’t know how "Point of No Return" - Nu Shooz
Hint:  An all female band also had a hit by the same name in the mid 80's - different song. Their name was Expose.

8.      cornboy98 Things I can't understand it's too close for comfort "Cruel Summer" - Bananarama

9.      cornboy98 You made it easy then, we had a great time "Some People" - Belouis Some

10.      cornboy98 Not under the thumb of the cynical few "New Song" - Howard Jones

11.      Gis What religion or reason could drive a man "A Little Respect" - Erasure

12.      cornboy98 It's not what's intended "The Promise" - When In Rome

13.      cornboy98 One thing to remember is that I have feelings too "Walking Away" - Information Society

14.      cornboy98 Meet you at the end of the block "Let's Go" - Wang Chung

15.      cornboy98 I'm nothing but a pleasure seeker "Brand New Lover" - Dead Or Alive

16.      cornboy98 I don’t want to make some sort of fuss "I'm Only Shooting Love" - Time Bandits
Hint: name of the band is same as that of a 1981 movie starring John Cleese & Sean Connery. Cleese played Robin Hood....Dwarfs in the movie...This song was a moderate club hit in the mid 80's...can be found on Discotech Dance Remix issue 42.

17.      J.C. Can't get food for the kid "Electric Avenue" - Eddy Grant

18.      cricket Sisters don’t be shy "The Bird" - The Time
Hint: Think Purple Rain.

19.      cornboy98 Love would only conquer my head "The Glamorous Life" - Sheila E.

20.      cornboy98 You’re qualified to fill your needs "Oh Sheila" - Ready For The World



Good Luck!  :)

--Midas

Disclaimer:  The information in this quiz is from sources believed to be reliable, but is not warranted by DJ Midas to be accurate or complete.

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz

Written By: Gis on 06/20/02 at 05:49 a.m.

11.Erasure - A little respect.

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz

Written By: philbo_baggins on 06/20/02 at 05:53 a.m.


Quoting:
1.      This will be my testimony
6.      Only in my dreams I turn you on
End Quote


Peter Gabriel/Sledgehammer
Imagination/Just an Illusion
(or the Russian planespotter's version Just an Illyushin)

Phil

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz

Written By: DJ Midas on 06/20/02 at 05:55 a.m.

Both correct!  :D

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz

Written By: Indy Gent on 06/20/02 at 06:29 a.m.

2. Shout-Tears for Fears
3. Pop Life-Prince
17. Electric Avenue-Eddy Grant

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz

Written By: DJ Midas on 06/20/02 at 06:31 a.m.

Quoting:
2. Shout-Tears for Fears
3. Pop Life-Prince
17. Electric Avenue-Eddy Grant
End Quote



Correct, J.C.!  (I'll accept Prince for the answer for #3; he was still with The Revolution at this time. BTW, I almost used an alternate lyric for this song also, from the extended version's 4th verse.)

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz

Written By: cornboy98 on 06/20/02 at 10:48 a.m.

5.   Scritti Politti  "Perfect Way"
8.   Bananarama  "Cruel Summer"
9.   Belouis Some  "Some People"
10. Howard Jones  "New Song"
12.  When In Rome  "The Promise"
13.  Information Society  "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)"
14.  Wang Chung  "Let's Go"
15.  Dead Or Alive  "Brand New Lover"

---cornboy98

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz

Written By: cornboy98 on 06/20/02 at 10:49 a.m.

19.  Sheila E.  "The Glamorous Life"
20.  Ready for the World  "Oh Sheila"

---cornboy98

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz

Written By: Criz on 06/20/02 at 10:56 a.m.


Quoting:
Disclaimer:  The information in this quiz is from sources believed to be reliable, but is not warranted by DJ Midas to be accurate or complete.
End Quote


Lovely touch :) Wish I had done that now!

Quoting:
4.      Down at the peepshow, watching all the creeps

6.      Philbo Only in my dreams I turn you on "Just An Illusion" - Imagination

8.      Things I can't understand it's too close for comfort

11.      Gis What religion or reason could drive a man "A Little Respect" - Erasure
End Quote



Philbo and Gis beat me to the ones I knew immediatly! :)

4 seemed so familiar - and now that I've thought about it to the point where it was annoying me, its 'The Message by Gardndmaster Flash? :) ( I hope I'm correct now after all that!)

8 is Bananarama - Cruel Summer

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz

Written By: Gis on 06/20/02 at 10:59 a.m.

4.Stray Cats - Runaway girls?

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz

Written By: DJ Midas on 06/20/02 at 11:01 a.m.


Quoting:
5.   Scritti Politti  "Perfect Way"
8.   Bananarama  "Cruel Summer"
9.   Belouis Some  "Some People"
10. Howard Jones  "New Song"
12.  When In Rome  "The Promise"
13.  Information Society  "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)"
14.  Wang Chung  "Let's Go"
15.  Dead Or Alive  "Brand New Lover"

19.  Sheila E.  "The Glamorous Life"
20.  Ready for the World  "Oh Sheila"


---cornboy98
End Quote



All correct except # 13 (wrong song!)


Quoting:
4 seemed so familiar - and now that I've thought about it to the point where it was annoying me, its 'The Message by Gardndmaster Flash?  ( I hope I'm correct now after all that!)
End Quote



Correct Criz!

I see a similar disclaimer all the time at work...

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz

Written By: cornboy98 on 06/20/02 at 11:50 a.m.

13.  Information Society  "Walking Away"

---cornboy98

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz

Written By: DJ Midas on 06/20/02 at 11:57 a.m.


Quoting:
13.  Information Society  "Walking Away"

---cornboy98
End Quote



Correct, CB!

3 left!

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (3 left w/cl

Written By: DJ Midas on 06/20/02 at 03:09 p.m.

I'll check back in the morning to see if the others were answered.  :)

TTFN

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (3 left w/cl

Written By: southernspitfire on 06/20/02 at 10:21 p.m.


18. The Bird-Morris Day and The Time

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (3 left w/cl

Written By: DJ Midas on 06/21/02 at 05:44 a.m.


Quoting:

18. The Bird-Morris Day and The Time
End Quote



Correct!  :D

I'll give more clues to the other ones... :)

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (2 left w/cl

Written By: cornboy98 on 06/21/02 at 07:03 a.m.

7.  Nu Shooz  "Point of No Return"

I knew that sounded familiar.  It was on the tip of my tongue.

---cornboy98

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (2 left w/cl

Written By: DJ Midas on 06/21/02 at 07:26 a.m.


Quoting:
7.  Nu Shooz  "Point of No Return"

I knew that sounded familiar.  It was on the tip of my tongue.

---cornboy98

End Quote



Correct!  One More!

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (1 LEFT! CLU

Written By: cornboy98 on 06/21/02 at 07:56 a.m.

16.  Time Bandits  "Only Shootin' Love"

I had the group name by the clue given.  Thank gawd for Yahoo!

---cornboy98

Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (1 LEFT! CLU

Written By: DJ Midas on 06/21/02 at 08:05 a.m.


Quoting:
16.  Time Bandits  "Only Shootin' Love"

I had the group name by the clue given.  Thank gawd for Yahoo!

---cornboy98
End Quote



That's correct cornboy!  Somehow I figured that would be the most difficult one; I couldn't find lyrics anywhere on the web and had to listen to the song over and over again.  :P