I think the Year By Year quiz's are probably too easy for most of you - they're usually solved in a matter of hours. So here's a set of random lyrics from my music collection. Most of you probably know my main tasted in music, so that might be a clue to solving these (even though all these are chosen randomly, from a mixed genre playlist that I'm listening to at the moment!) Basically, think along the lines of new wave, punk pop, synth pop, indie and soft rock. Neway here they are:

1. News Flash: Vacuum Cleaner Sucks Up Budgie J.C

2. I wear black on the outside, cause black is how I feel on the inside J.C

3. I lost a lifetime thinking of it, and lost an era daydreaming like I do J.C

4. You were the same as me, but on your knees J.C

5. When the skies go clear, the threat of rain is always here with you chris

6. Romeo and Juliet, are together in eternity J.C

7. I was your sorry-ever-after J.C

8. You were waiting there, swimming through apologies J.C

9. But you were up to your old tricks in Chapters Four, Five and Six Davester

10. The night was heavy but the air was alive Bobo

11. And I'm as good as dead DJ Midas

12. Words are very unnecessary chris

13. I said to my reflection, let's get out of this place crazydon

14. I have stood here before in the pouring rain crazydon

15. And I Just can't contain, this feeling that remains chris

16. And I had a feeling that I belonged chris

17. We share the same biology regardless of ideology Goreripper

18. You had to sneak into my room, just to read my diary merry-beth

19. I said, 'Be careful, his bowtie is really a camera'. Rob

20. I close my eyes and fly out of my mind Davester

21. Look now, all around, there's no sign of life chris

22. Every day I hear a different story merry-beth

23. For what it's worth, it was worth all the while J.C

24. Remember why you came and while you're alive DJ Midas

25. It's not the ribbons in your hair crazydon

26. That music's lost its tatse, so try another flavour Rob

27. It was always mesh and lace DJ Midas

28. Eyes wide, like a child in the form of man chris

29. Over ground, watch this space, I'm open to falling from grace chris

30. I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes Jonman

Good luck :)

By the way - I might accept covers for these ones, just to be nice :)

#13 is "Tempted" by Squeeze.  (I used this already in one of my 1980's quizzes!)
#14 is "King of Pain" by the Police.
#25 is "Just What I Needed" by the Cars.

5. "Marblehead Johnson" - The Bluetones
12. "Enjoy the Silence" - Depeche Mode
15. "There She Goes" - The La's
16 "Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman
21 "planet Earth" -Duran Duran
28 "China In Your Hand" - T'pau
29 "6 Underground" - Sneaker Pimps

1. The Magnificent Seven-The Clash
2. Unloveable-The Smiths
3. Absolute Beginners-The Jam
4. Black Balloon-The Goo Goo Dolls
6. Don't Fear the Reaper-Blue Oyster Cult
7. '74-'75-The Connells
8. The Metro-Berlin
23. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)-Green Day

#18-- "Suedehead" Morrissey
#22-- "Freedom" Wham

17. is 'Russians' by Sting.

9. "But you were up to your old tricks in Chapters Four, Five and Six"

"Everyday I Write the Book" - Elvis Costello

20. "I close my eyes and fly out of my mind"

"Sunny Came Home" - Shawn Colvin

10. Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield
11. Erasure - Heart Of Stone

Ouch, this is hard, I'll try again later.

30. 3 AM by Matchbox 20

19. America - Simon & Garfunkel
26. Antmusic - Adam & the ants

27.  "I Melt With You" - Modern English

11. "Sincerely Me" - A New Found Glory

24. "The Warmth" - Incubus