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Subject: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2).....DONE!
Hi everyone! Here are 50 lyrics that were originally part of my last quiz but wouldn't fit because of the size. Limit: 6 No Limit!!!!
Have a fun trip down memory lane! ;D
1. "Rock and roll was simple and clear"
Indy ('65 Love Affair/Paul Davis)
2. "Go forward, move ahead"
Rice (Whip It/Devo)
3. "My whole life spins into a frenzy"
Mordor (Twilight Zone/Golden Earring)
4. "Hand in hand, you and I"
Paul (Cherish/Kool & The Gang)
5. "My thoughts, I confess, verge on dirty"
TD (Come On Eileen/Dexy's Midnight Runners)
6. "It can cut you like a knife"
Kenny (Maniac/Michael Sembello)
7. "The night is young and so am I"
TD (Safety Dance/Men Without Hats)
8. "And lovin' a music man ain't always what it's supposed to be"
Durania (Faithfully/Journey)
9. "Can't stand the thought of you with somebody else"
CB98 (Loverboy/Billy Ocean)
10. "You think you're in the movies"
LB15 (You Might Think/The Cars)
11. "I'm glad you picked up on my telepathy"
DJD (Shake You Down/Gregory Abbott)
12. "She cuts my security"
DJD (Sunglasses At Night/Corey Hart)
13. "Working for peanuts, not a dime to spare"
LB15 (Like A Rock/Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band)
14. "There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread"
Kenny (King Of Pain/The Police)
15. "Shush, darlin'-- she might overhear"
CB98 (Voices Carry/'Til Tuesday)
16. "A ship of fools sailing on"
CB98 (Everybody Have Fun Tonight/Wang Chung)
17. "My brain IBM"
Kenny (Mr. Roboto/Styx)
18. "Changes come around real soon, make us women and men"
Rice (Jack & Diane/John Cougar)
19. "The canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see"
DJD (Sailing/Christopher Cross)
20. "Please tell me you'll never have to say goodbye"
Paul (I Can't Wait/Nu Shooz)
21. "Call the police, there's a madman around"
Durania (West End Girls/Pet Shop Boys)
22. "Maybe it's the way you smile"
CB98 (When I'm With You/Sheriff)
23. "We're in for nasty weather"
Kenny (Burning Down The House/Talking Heads)
24. "Just the touch of your hand makes my pulse react"
Durania (What's Love Got To Do With It/Tina Turner)
25. "Oh baby refrain from breakin' my heart"
RP (A Little Respect/Erasure)
26. "Funny how I find myself in love with you"
FBVP (It's My Life/Talk Talk)
27. "Just like our love, everlasting"
DJD (And The Beat Goes On/The Whispers)
28. "The kind you don't take home to mother"
Rice (Superfreak/Rick James)
29. "You don't know me but you make me so happy"
Rice (867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone)
30. "But I ran out of places and friendly faces"
DJD (I've Never Been To Me/Charlene)
31. "Am I just another guy?"
DJD (More Than I Can Say/Leo Sayer)
32. "Till you've signed it on the dotted line"
CB98 (Don't Mean Nothin'/Richard Marx)
33. "Can't get food for the kid"
LB15 (Electric Avenue/Eddy Grant)
34. "Turn the pages of desire"
CB98 (I Can't Hold Back/Survivor)
35. "Hangin' on the promises and the songs of yesterday"
Kenny (Here I Go Again/Whitesnake)
36. "The city is crowded, my friends are away"
Maddog (Cruel Summer/Bananarama)
37. "No promises, no demands"
hannah (Love Is A Battlefield/Pat Benatar)
38. "Tryin' hard to look like Gary Cooper"
Rice (Puttin' On The Ritz/Taco)
39. "It's no better to be safe than sorry"
TD (Take On Me/A-ha)
40. "My body burns a gem-like flame"
LB15 (Kyrie/Mr. Mister)
41. "Fish in the sea, but that ain't me"
Paul (Who's Zoomin' Who/Aretha Franklin)
42. "It may be a chance we're taking"
CB98 (All I Need/Jack Wagner)
43. "And he could sing a song, his heart in every line"
Maddog (Night Shift/Commodores)
44. "You've got troubles of your own, no need to face them all alone"
Paul (My Oh My/Slade)
45. "And I count the steps to the door of your heart"
FBVP (Don't Dream It's Over/Crowded House)
46. "I'll be guiding you"
Durania (Magic/Olivia Newton-John)
47. "Once upon a time I was falling in love"
Rice (Total Eclipse Of The Heart/Bonnie Tyler)
48. "Now would I say something that wasn't true?"
Durania (Would I Lie To You?/Eurythmics)
49. "I don't know what the hell you want from me"
Paul (Everything She Wants/Wham!)
50. "It belongs to them -- let's give it back"
Durania (Beds Are Burning/Midnight Oil)
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
Hi buddy! :)
2. Devo--Whip It
18. Jack and Diane--John Mellencamp
28. Rick James -- Superfreak
29. 867-5309 (Jenny) -- Tommy Tutone
38. Puttin' on the Ritz--Taco
47. Total Eclipse of the Heart--Bonnie Tyler
Whew! :D
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
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Hi buddy! :)
2. Devo--Whip It
18. Jack and Diane--John Mellencamp
28. Rick James -- Superfreak
29. 867-5309 (Jenny) -- Tommy Tutone
38. Puttin' on the Ritz--Taco
47. Total Eclipse of the Heart--Bonnie Tyler
Whew! :D
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2 for 2, Rice! :D
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
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2 for 2, Rice! :D
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But wait, there's more! ;D ;D
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
Quoting:
But wait, there's more! ;D ;D
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Grrr! >:( Hate it when people do that! ::) ;)
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
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Grrr! >:( Hate it when people do that! ::) ;)
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Sowwy ;D :-[ :-*
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
6. Michael Sembello - Maniac
14. The Police - King of Pain
17. Styx - Mr. Roboto
23. Talking Heads - Burning Down the House
29. Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny
35. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
39. a-ha - take on me
7. the safety dance - men without hats
5. come on eileen - dexy's midnight runners
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
50 is Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil
48 is Would I Lie To You by The Eurythmics
46 is Xanadu by Olivia Newton-John
8 is Faithfully by Journey
21 is West End Girls by The Pet Shop Boys
24 is What's Love Got To Do With It by Tina Turner
Great quiz, btw...first one in a long time where I went down the list saying "Oh I know that...grr what is it tho?"
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
10. You Might Think--The Cars
13. Like a Rock--Bob Seger
33. Electric Avenue--Eddy Grant
40. Kyrie--Mr. Mister
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
37. Love is a Battlefield--Pat Benatar
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
Quoting:
6. Michael Sembello - Maniac
14. The Police - King of Pain
17. Styx - Mr. Roboto
23. Talking Heads - Burning Down the House
29. Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny
35. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
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All are correct, Kenny, but #29 was already answered by Rice.
Quoting:
39. a-ha - take on me
7. the safety dance - men without hats
5. come on eileen - dexy's midnight runners
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3 for 3, Tone-Def! :)
Quoting:
50 is Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil
48 is Would I Lie To You by The Eurythmics
46 is Xanadu by Olivia Newton-John
8 is Faithfully by Journey
21 is West End Girls by The Pet Shop Boys
24 is What's Love Got To Do With It by Tina Turner
Great quiz, btw...first one in a long time where I went down the list saying "Oh I know that...grr what is it tho?"
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Perfect score, Durania, and thanks for the compliment on my quiz! ;) I wish you had been around for the 100 lyrics I had in my previous quiz. :-/
Quoting:
10. You Might Think--The Cars
13. Like a Rock--Bob Seger
33. Electric Avenue--Eddy Grant
40. Kyrie--Mr. Mister
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Yes indeed, lebeiw! :D
Quoting:
37. Love is a Battlefield--Pat Benatar
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Correct, hannahbear! ;)
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
11. Shake you down-Gregory Abbott
12. Sunglasses at night-Corey Hart
19. Sailing-Christopher Cross
27. And the beat goes on-Whispers
30. I've never been to me-Charlene
31. More than I can say-Leo Sayer
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
3. Twighlight Zone - Golden Earring
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
25. A Little Respect - Erasure
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
Hi CF!
#36 Cruel Summer - Bananarama
#43 Nightshift - The Commodores
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
Hi CF...three from me before they all go...
#4. Cherish - Kool & The Gang
#44. My Oh My - Slade
#49. Everything She Wants - Wham
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
Hi CF
# 26 It's My Life - Talk Talk
# 45 Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
FB ;)
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
9. Billy Ocean "Loverboy"
16. Wang Chung "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
32. Richard Marx "Don't Mean Nothin' "
34. Survivor "I Can't Hold Back"
42. Jack Wagner "All I Need"
43. The Commodores "Nightshift"
---cornboy98
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
Darn, I'm a bit late, all the ones I knew have already been taken....Grrr :) Oh well, great quiz CeramicsFanatic! ;D
However, for #36, wasn't it Ace of Base that did Cruel Summer? ???
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
1. '65 Love Affair-Paul Davis
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
Quoting:
11. Shake you down-Gregory Abbott
12. Sunglasses at night-Corey Hart
19. Sailing-Christopher Cross
27. And the beat goes on-Whispers
30. I've never been to me-Charlene
31. More than I can say-Leo Sayer
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Excellent, DJ Dave! 8)
Quoting:
3. Twighlight Zone - Golden Earring
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Spot on, Mordor! :)
Quoting:
25. A Little Respect - Erasure
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Right you are, Rock Princess! :D
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
Quoting:
Hi CF!
#36 Cruel Summer - Bananarama
#43 Nightshift - The Commodores
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Hi maddog! 2 for 2 there! 8)
Quoting:
Hi CF...three from me before they all go...
#4. Cherish - Kool & The Gang
#44. My Oh My - Slade
#49. Everything She Wants - Wham
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Hi Paul! Good job on those 3! ;)
Quoting:
Hi CF
# 26 It's My Life - Talk Talk
# 45 Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
FB ;)
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Hi Fuss! Both are correct! :D
Quoting:
9. Billy Ocean "Loverboy"
16. Wang Chung "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
32. Richard Marx "Don't Mean Nothin' "
34. Survivor "I Can't Hold Back"
42. Jack Wagner "All I Need"
43. The Commodores "Nightshift"
---cornboy98
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Hi cornboy! :) You get credit for 5 of these. I'm afraid Maddog beat you to #43.
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
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Darn, I'm a bit late, all the ones I knew have already been taken....Grrr :) Oh well, great quiz CeramicsFanatic! ;DEnd Quote
Sorry about that, Spike. :-/ Hey, thanks for the nice words! :D
Quoting:However, for #36, wasn't it Ace of Base that did Cruel Summer? ???
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If Ace Of Base did a cover that song, I'm not aware of it.
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)
Quoting:
1. '65 Love Affair-Paul Davis
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Spot on, Indy Gent! ;)
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)..4 LEFT...No Limit
Bumped up with the limit removed! :D
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)..4 LEFT...No Limit
Hi once again, CF - and thank you so much for driving me half-mad with...
#20. I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
...that lyric has only been rattling around my head for the last couple of days!
I've got a feeling I know what #41 is, but I'll have to get home and listen to it properly...
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)..4 LEFT...No Limit
15. 'til tuesday "Voices Carry"
22. Sheriff "When I'm With You"
---cornboy98
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)..4 LEFT...No Limit
Quoting:
Hi once again, CF - and thank you so much for driving me half-mad with...
#20. I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
...that lyric has only been rattling around my head for the last couple of days!
Quoting:
Correct, Paul!! Oh, and I've had my share of lyrics that have driven me mad! Good to get the wheels turning tho'... ;D ;)
Quoting:I've got a feeling I know what #41 is, but I'll have to get home and listen to it properly...
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So.....? Have you figured it out? :D
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)..4 LEFT...No Limit
Quoting:
15. 'til tuesday "Voices Carry"
22. Sheriff "When I'm With You"
---cornboy98
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2 more for you, cornboy! :)
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)..4 LEFT...No Limit
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So.....? Have you figured it out? :D
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I think so, CF...having just listened to...
#41. Who's Zoomin' Who - Aretha Franklin
...I knew there was something about fish and hooks in it, but that line is buried towards the end of the song - talk about well hidden! You're getting too good at this...!
Although, after repeated playings, she seems to say "but they ain't me..." - oh, I'm not gonna nitpick...!
Subject: Re: CF's Big 80's Quiz (Part 2)..4 LEFT...No Limit
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I think so, CF...having just listened to...
#41. Who's Zoomin' Who - Aretha Franklin
...I knew there was something about fish and hooks in it, but that line is buried towards the end of the song - well hidden!
Although, after repeated playings, she seems to say "but they ain't me..." - oh, I'm not gonna nitpick...!
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Excellent, my friend! ;)
P.S. Stay tuned for my upcoming Big 70's Lyrics Quiz! :D