I seem to be having quite a lot of spare time lately... ::)

Here's a new quiz I made for you. It's a lyrics quiz, so everyone can participate.
There's a theme that's yet to be discovered...Five Bonus Points if you get it right.
It shouldn't be too hard to find it.

Let's start with a raise the limit to 7 for this quiz, and see how it goes from there.

LIMIT = OFF


Have fun, and please: no cheating!  8)


Hints!

14. This 1981 song, by a Dutch drummer (former member of Kayak), was popular in Germany and The Netherlands but didn't make UK Top 40, and only got to #74 in US.

17. A US #19 hit from this band, named after a US State, internationally known for 'Dust In The Wind'.

21. This 1978 song reached #18 in UK and #14 in US. One of the bands' other songs (they had many) was succesfully covered by Limp Bizkit.

23. A song from a one man band, basically. "Band" name consists of two identical words The The. The song peaked at #25 in UK and at #2 in US Modern Rock Charts.

58. Not a hit in UK or US for The House of Lords. I wasn't aware of this, but apparently it's a cover of a Stan Bush song.

61. A pan-European #1 hit (in a way) for this Irish singer Johnny Logan, although it just failed to make #1 in UK in 1987.




Scores so far:
7.0 + 5.0 Paul
8.0          whistledog
7.0          bookmistress4ever / ladybug316
5.5          karen
5.0          GypsyRoad
4.0          Midas / mooster
3.0          loki 13 / snozberries
2.0          maddog / Philip Eno / Tam-A-DUH!
1.0          CeramicsFanatic / Foo Bar / nally / wildcard
0.5          Mr. Mister




01 And she feeds me love and tenderness and macaroons | Sweet City Woman - Stampeders

02 And she lives in a poor part of town | Fool To Cry - Rolling Stones

03 And the mountains should crumble to the sea | Stand By Me - Ben E. King

04 And we weren't even married | On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald

05 And you all get the power, you all get the best | Live Is Life - Opus

06 Beyond the door there's peace I'm sure | Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton

07 Boy I can feel love's on the rise | Prove Your Love - Taylor Dayne

08 'cause the spirit of Jah you know He leads you on | Pass The Dutchie - Musical Youth

09 Dishing up love for a hungry world | If I Was - Midge Ure

10 Don't be afraid to let this love affair begin | Say It Again - Jermaine Stewart

11 Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow | Brimful Of Asha - Cornershop

12 Find a girl, settle down | Father And Son - Cat Stevens

13 Fix the toaster | Coming Around Again - Carly Simon

14 Frozen feet and the snowflakes are falling | Rain In May - Max Werner

15 Got the Human League into advise her | My Perfect Cousin - The Undertones

16 He said: One chance to make it to the silver screen | Enough Is Enough - April Wine

17 How many times till I break / You're hurting me the way I'm loving you the way I do | All I Wanted - Kansas

18 I did a two-step, quick step and a bossa nova | Long Tall Glasses - Leo Sayer

19 I don't think I meant anything to you | Are 'Friends' Electric? - Tubeway Army

20 I fell for you like a child | Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash

21 I felt a little like a dying clown / with a streak of Rin Tin Tin | Who Are You? - The Who

22 I get the feeling I've never been here before | Say You Will - Foreigner

23 I got it blue. I got it bad. / I got the sweetest sadness I ever had | Dogs Of Lust - The The

24 I hear the laughter, I taste the tears | Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx

25 I hope this letter finds its way to you | Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor

26 I know she's the kind of girl who'd throw my love away | Tell Her No - The Zombies

27 I let her take advantage of me | Heart And Soul - Exile / Huey Lewis & The News

28 I remember holding you while you sleep | Day After Day - Badfinger

29 I saw a shooting star go by | Love Takes Time - Orleans

30 I shake and I shiver when I know you're near | Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott

31 I try to forget and yet still rush to the telephone | I Missed Again - Phil Collins

32 I wake up to the sound of music | Let It Be - Beatles

33 I was waiting for the operator on the line | Sweet Talking Woman - E.L.O.

34 I wish I could just make you turn around | Against All Odds - Phil Collins

35 I wrestle with your conscience | Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads

36 I'm not superstitious about ya | Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd / Amii Stewart

37 I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you | I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

38 I'm walking too far ahead | Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

39 It's better than any alcohol or aphrodisiac | Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc

40 It's hard to leave this carrousel | Still They Ride - Journey

41 It's not in the way that you came back to me | Hold The Line - Toto

42 I've been waiting to awaken from these dreams | Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne

43 Looking for a love where the climate is cold | Out Of Touch - Hall & Oates

44 Looking windward for my compass | Miss You Nights - Cliff Richard

45 My fear is fading fast | Like A Virgin - Madonna

46 No devil ever cast a voodoo so long and dark and real | Chug All Night - Eagles

47 No plastic money anymore | Rock Me Amadeus - Falco

48 No-one beside you, and no-one to hold | Run To Me - Bee Gees

49 Pleasures remain | Enjoy The Silence

50 Round up the posse, jump in my ride | Just Got Paid - Johnny Kemp

51 She really gave all a boy could take | Arms Of Mary - Sutherland Brothers & Quiver

52 She was gonna be my wife | Help Me Rhonda - Beach Boys

53 So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills | Let's Go Crazy - Prince

54 So you think it's the easy way out? | Don't Try Suicide - Queen

55 Soon found out I was losing my mind | Heart Of Glass - Blondie

56 Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground | Fire And Rain - James Taylor

57 The arms I long for will open wide | One Fine Day - The Chiffons / Carole King

58 The days are filled with laughter / and the nights are filled with tears | Love Don't Lie - Stan Bush & Barrage / The House of Lords

59 The world drags me down | She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult

60 Then you find you're back in Vegas | Do It Again - Doobie Brothers

61 Time - time will be kind once we're apart | Hold Me Now - Johnny Logan

62 Two priests came round our house tonight | All This Time - Sting

63 Well the pistons keep on churnin' | Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers

64 You can tell your dog to bite my leg | Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus

65 Your mother cannot comfort you tonight | Night Of Fear - The Move

#12. Father And Son ~ Cat Stevens

#32. Let It Be ~ The Beatles

#12. Father And Son ~ Cat Stevens



#32. Let It Be ~ The Beatles


So far, so good. :)

So far, so good. :)
Thanks, and #13 is annoying me now!

Thanks, and #13 is annoying me now!


Only #13...? ::)

Yay!  Thanks for the great quiz, Henk.  I will answer a couple of my favorites:

33 is Sweet Talking Woman by ELO
35 is Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads
41 is Hold The Line - Toto
49 is Enjoy The Silence by Depeche Mode

Only #13...? ::)
There are others, but that sticks out the most.

Yay!  Thanks for the great quiz, Henk.  I will answer a couple of my favorites:

33 is Sweet Talking Woman by ELO
35 is Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads
41 is Hold The Line - Toto
49 is Enjoy The Silence by Depeche Mode


Hello Shannon! :) Thanks for the compliment.

Your answers are all spot-on. 8)

Good quiz Henk

11 Brimful of Asha - Cornershop

37 I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

55 Heart of Glass - Blondie

59 She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult

53 is Lets Go Crazy - Prince
63 Wheel in the Sky - Journey

For the Bonus Points...

Are all the performers left-handed?

45 Like a Virgin - Madonna
57 One Fine Day - Carole King

Yay!  A Henk quiz.  Just what I need for stress relief.  well...maybe...since I don't know many songs at first glance... ;D

30. Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott

38. Time after Time - Cindy Lauper

56. Fire and Rain - James Taylor

64. Achey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus

Yay!  A Henk quiz.  Just what I need for stress relief.  well...maybe...since I don't know many songs at first glance... ;D

30. Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott

38. Time after Time - Cindy Lauper

56. Fire and Rain - James Taylor

64. Achey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus


I knew I knew 38 . . .


You know the lyrics to Achy Breaky Heart huh?  :-X


;D

Hiya, Henk!  Nice to see you doing another quiz!!  :)


Unfortunately, most of the ones I know have already been taken...but I do have one...

27. Heart & Soul - Huey Lewis & The News (Probably not the artist you're looking for, but it's the only one I know... ::))

27. Heart & Soul - Huey Lewis & The News (Probably not the artist you're looking for, but it's the only one I know... ::))

I also know one by T`pau, but he could be looking for some other performer...we'll just have to find out!

Edit: that particular line doesn't come from Tpau's song, so I could be wrong anyways

Number 24 is "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx.

I notice all the lines are alphabetically arranged...but I'm assuming that that's NOT the 'hidden theme'

Excellent quiz yet again Henk!!!

6 Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton


Only one from me so far - I am so out of practice on lyrics quizzes... I'm sure after I re-read them I will find more ;)


oooooooooooooooH!!!!

8 Pass the dutchie - Musical Youth?

Hi Henk...superb stuff once again!  We're glad you've got a lot of time on your hands!  ;)

#39. 'Funky Cold Medina' - Tone Loc
#44. 'Miss You Nights' - Cliff Richard
#51. 'Arms Of Mary' - Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
#65. 'Night Of Fear' - The Move

Theme?

It all seems too easy, but I'll bite...all titles are made up of three words!

Good quiz Henk

11 Brimful of Asha - Cornershop

37 I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

55 Heart of Glass - Blondie

59 She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult


These are all correct, Karen. :)


53 is Lets Go Crazy - Prince
63 Wheel in the Sky - Journey



45 Like a Virgin - Madonna
57 One Fine Day - Carole King


I can give you only 3, Q. #63 is incorrect, I'm afraid (or at least not the song I'm looking for). And as for #57: I was actually thinking of the Chiffons, but you can't tell from the lyrics. ;)

These are all correct, Karen. :)

I can give you only 3, Q. #63 is incorrect, I'm afraid (or at least not the song I'm looking for). And as for #57: I was actually thinking of the Chiffons, but you can't tell from the lyrics. ;)



I was going to say the Chiffons but I thought you'd be more familiar with Carole King's version.  Oh Well...


Okay so 63 is not Wheel in the sky  but that line does appear in Wheel in the sky doesn't it?  Just for my own clarification purposes  ;)

Yay!  A Henk quiz.  Just what I need for stress relief.  well...maybe...since I don't know many songs at first glance... ;D

30. Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott

38. Time after Time - Cindy Lauper

56. Fire and Rain - James Taylor

64. Achey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus


You're doing fine there, Patty. :)

BTW: I only recently found out that James Taylor was in a band called Flying Machines before going solo, so I don't think it's entirely coincidental that he mentions "flying machines in pieces on the ground".


Hiya, Henk!  Nice to see you doing another quiz!!  :)


Unfortunately, most of the ones I know have already been taken...but I do have one...

27. Heart & Soul - Huey Lewis & The News (Probably not the artist you're looking for, but it's the only one I know... ::))


Is that really the only one you know...? ??? I'd have thought you'd gone for #46. ::)

Oh, and FYI: the original version of the song was done by Exile - but for this quiz, it doesn't really matter. ;)

Number 24 is "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx.


Which is correct, Jeff. :)


I notice all the lines are alphabetically arranged...but I'm assuming that that's NOT the 'hidden theme'


Indeed it isn't.


For the Bonus Points...

Are all the performers left-handed?


And neither is this, Philip (but you never know...Maybe one day... ::) ;))


Excellent quiz yet again Henk!!!

6 Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton


Only one from me so far - I am so out of practice on lyrics quizzes... I'm sure after I re-read them I will find more ;)


oooooooooooooooH!!!!

8 Pass the dutchie - Musical Youth?


I'm pleased to say that you are spot-on with those two, Tam. 8)


Hi Henk...superb stuff once again!  We're glad you've got a lot of time on your hands!  ;)

#39. 'Funky Cold Medina' - Tone Loc
#44. 'Miss You Nights' - Cliff Richard
#51. 'Arms Of Mary' - Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
#65. 'Night Of Fear' - The Move

Theme?

It all seems too easy, but I'll bite...all titles are made up of three words!


That's four for four, Paul.


Or rather: five for five, 'cause you've correctly guessed the theme. :)

Is that really the only one you know...? ??? I'd have thought you'd gone for #46. ::)

I'm afraid so... :-[

Or rather: five for five, 'cause you've correctly guessed the theme. :)


Well done for coming up with the theme here, Paul!  ;)

I was going to say the Chiffons but I thought you'd be more familiar with Carole King's version.  Oh Well...


Not really... :-\\



Okay so 63 is not Wheel in the sky  but that line does appear in Wheel in the sky doesn't it?  Just for my own clarification purposes  ;)


Actually...No, it doesn't. :(

On the up side: Journey are in this quiz somewhere. ::)

Not really... :-\\


Actually...No, it doesn't. :(

On the up side: Journey are in this quiz somewhere. ::)


ah well maybe Chucky can make a new addition to misheard lyrics for I've been singing one line wrong for years then... ;D

Hi Henk, great stuff as usual.  ;)

#1...Sweet City Woman.....The Stampeders?

#2...Fool To Cry.....The Rolling Stones?

#3...Stand By Me.....Ben E. King?

Fine quiz Henk :)

9 | If I Was - Midge Ure
29 | Love Takes Time - Orleans
43 | Out of Touch - Hall and Oates (or the excellent cover by Uniting Nations)

Hi Henk, great stuff as usual.  ;)


I know. ::) :P ;D ;)


#1...Sweet City Woman.....The Stampeders?

#2...Fool To Cry.....The Rolling Stones?

#3...Stand By Me.....Ben E. King?


And you've come up with three correct answers, Kevin. :)


Fine quiz Henk :)

9 | If I Was - Midge Ure
29 | Love Takes Time - Orleans
43 | Out of Touch - Hall and Oates (or the excellent cover by Uniting Nations)


You've also got three for three, Jason. 8)

07. "Prove Your Love" - Taylor Dayne
22. "Say You Will" - Foreigner
47. "Rock Me Amadeus" - Falco
50. "Just Got Paid" - Johnny Kemp

07. "Prove Your Love" - Taylor Dayne
22. "Say You Will" - Foreigner
47. "Rock Me Amadeus" - Falco
50. "Just Got Paid" - Johnny Kemp


You got 'em! :)

63. Long Train Runnin Doobie Brothers 

63. Long Train Runnin Doobie Brothers 


Correctamundo, Ann. 8) Nice to see you having a go at my quiz. :)

Hi Henk  :)

#18  Long Tall Glasses - Leo Sayer

#28  Day After Day - Badfinger

#31  I Missed Again - Phil Collins

#34  Against All Odds - Phil Collins

Hi Henk  :)

#18  Long Tall Glasses - Leo Sayer

#28  Day After Day - Badfinger

#31  I Missed Again - Phil Collins

#34  Against All Odds - Phil Collins


Hi Amanda! :) Hope you had a good day yesterday.

Your answers are all spot-on. 8)

, Ann. 8) Nice to see you having a go at my quiz. :)


One of my favorates and no one had taken it yet

Hiya Henk  :)

#15 (the excellent) "My Perfect Cousin" by The Undertones

#36 "Knock On Wood" - Amii Stewart

#36 "Knock On Wood" - Amii Stewart


I'm not sure if he's looking for that version, or the original one by Eddie Floyd. :-\\

Hiya Henk  :)

#15 (the excellent) "My Perfect Cousin" by The Undertones

#36 "Knock On Wood" - Amii Stewart



Well hello Graham! :)

What can I say? Your answers are both correct.


I'm not sure if he's looking for that version, or the original one by Eddie Floyd. :-\\


It doesn't really matter much for this quiz, does it? The lyrics are the same, as far as I know.

The limit has now been raised to 7. :)

You know the lyrics to Achy Breaky Heart huh?  :-X


;D


Yes, shoot me now.  ;D

4. On my own - Michael McDonald and Patti Labelle

Well hello Graham! :)

What can I say? Your answers are both correct.

It doesn't really matter much for this quiz, does it? The lyrics are the same, as far as I know.

Yes they are. :) Often times when I post a lyric quiz, I look for the original performer, and give partial credit if a cover is identified.

13. Coming Around Again - Carly Simon (I just love her and can sing in her key!)

Think I've got one more left...

35.  Don't Try Suicide - Queen  (from their album "The game" - I think I've had at least 5 copies of this particular album in various forms over the years.  ;D )

Hello again.

#60 is Do It Again by Steely Dan

and I'm going to take a guess at #5:

Live Is Life by Opus

Yes, shoot me now.  ;D

4. On my own - Michael McDonald and Patti Labelle


Correct.


13. Coming Around Again - Carly Simon (I just love her and can sing in her key!)


Correct again.


Think I've got one more left...

35.  Don't Try Suicide - Queen  (from their album "The game" - I think I've had at least 5 copies of this particular album in various forms over the years.  ;D )


35...?  :-\\ That can't be correct, Patty. Try again.

Yes they are. :) Often times when I post a lyric quiz, I look for the original performer, and give partial credit if a cover is identified.


How very kind of you.

Hello again.

#60 is Do It Again by Steely Dan

and I'm going to take a guess at #5:

Live Is Life by Opus


And I'll add another 2 points to your score, Shannon. :)

#25 is Indiana Wants Me by R. Dean Taylor

#42 is Doctor My Eyes by Jackson Browne

#25 is Indiana Wants Me by R. Dean Taylor

#42 is Doctor My Eyes by Jackson Browne


Both are correct. :)

Think I've got one more left...

35.  Don't Try Suicide - Queen  (from their album "The game" - I think I've had at least 5 copies of this particular album in various forms over the years.  ;D )

35...?  :-\\ That can't be correct, Patty. Try again.


lol  Oops...that's what happens when you try to type in the dark.  Let's see if it's 54.

lol  Oops...that's what happens when you try to type in the dark.  Let's see if it's 54.


That would be correct. :)

Let's see if there's anything left...

#19. 'Are Friends Electric' - Tubeway Army
#20. 'Ring Of Fire' - Johnny Cash
#48. 'Run To Me' - Bee Gees

Let's see if there's anything left...

#19. 'Are Friends Electric' - Tubeway Army
#20. 'Ring Of Fire' - Johnny Cash
#48. 'Run To Me' - Bee Gees


Another three down. :)

BTW: I expected the Bee Gees one to be gone a whole lot quicker.

10 | Say It Again - Jermaine Stewart
26 | Tell Her No - The Zombies or Juice Newton.  I grew up with the Juice Newton version.  It has steel drums, an instrument rarely heard in pop songs at the time.  Loved it!

10 | Say It Again - Jermaine Stewart
26 | Tell Her No - The Zombies or Juice Newton.  I grew up with the Juice Newton version.  It has steel drums, an instrument rarely heard in pop songs at the time.  Loved it!


You nailed those two, Jason. :)

Juice Newton did a cover of "Tell Her No"...? I didn't know that. But then again, I didn't know the Zombies version either. Neither songs were hits over here, you see.

I thought you might have a go at #16. It's by a Canadian band, celebrating their 40th anniversary next year. ::)

Juice Newton did a cover of "Tell Her No"...? I didn't know that

In 1983.  It was her final Top 40 hit in North America




I thought you might have a go at #16. It's by a Canadian band, celebrating their 40th anniversary next year. ::)


I knew those lyrics were familiar:  'Enough is Enough' by April Wine

I had to think of bands soon celebrating 40 years, and the only thing I could think of was April Wine.  They formed 39 years ago, but they haven't been together for 39 conesutive years though, so that threw me off a little LOL

Did April Wine have any hits in NL?

#40 is Still They Ride by Journey
#46 is Chug All Night by The Eagles
#62 is All This Time by Sting

I knew those lyrics were familiar:  'Enough is Enough' by April Wine


Yep. :)


I had to think of bands soon celebrating 40 years, and the only thing I could think of was April Wine.  They formed 39 years ago, but they haven't been together for 39 conesutive years though, so that threw me off a little LOL


I didn't realize that. Sorry to throw you off.


Did April Wine have any hits in NL?


None whatsoever.

#40 is Still They Ride by Journey
#46 is Chug All Night by The Eagles
#62 is All This Time by Sting


Another three correct answers. 8)

LIMIT=OFF

No guesses anymore?  :-\\



Need hints...?  ???

I haven't entered into one of these for ages . ... almost forgot these things existed !

Is no. 17 'Only when you leave'~ Spandau Ballet ?

No guesses anymore?  :-\\



Need hints...?  ???


I need hints :)

52 She was gonna be my wife


...and I was gonna be her man.

Can't help with the rest of the unknown ones, but this is Beach Boys, Help me Rhonda, 1974, or some cover thereof.

I haven't entered into one of these for ages . ... almost forgot these things existed !

Is no. 17 'Only when you leave'~ Spandau Ballet ?


Probably not because this is a three word song title quiz.  Have you been at the "pop" again?  ;D

I haven't entered into one of these for ages . ... almost forgot these things existed !

Is no. 17 'Only when you leave'~ Spandau Ballet ?



Probably not because this is a three word song title quiz.  Have you been at the "pop" again?   ;D


Yeah, what Karen said. Sorry Alan. :(



...and I was gonna be her man.

Can't help with the rest of the unknown ones, but this is Beach Boys, Help me Rhonda, 1974, or some cover thereof.


You're absolutely right! :)


I need hints :)


Hints will be added ASAP.

I was singing the lyric of #17 through my head for hours.  It came to me as I was listening to a homemade 80s mix I made:  'All I Wanted' by Kansas

#14 is also very familiar, but I can't quite place it

As promised. I've also added some extra lyrics.


14. This 1981 song, by a Dutch drummer (former member of Kayak), was popular in Germany and The Netherlands but didn't make UK Top 40, and only got to #74 in US.

17. A US #19 hit from this band, named after a US State, internationally known for 'Dust In The Wind'.

21. This 1978 song reached #18 in UK and #14 in US. One of the bands' other songs (they had many) was succesfully covered by Limp Bizkit.

23. A song from a one man band, basically. "Band" name consists of two identical words. The song peaked at #25 in UK and at #2 in US Modern Rock Charts.

58. Not a hit in UK or US for this band, named after a parliamentary institute in Britain.

61. A pan-European #1 hit (in a way) for this Irish singer, although it just failed to make #1 in UK in 1987.




I was singing the lyric of #17 through my head for hours.  It came to me as I was listening to a homemade 80s mix I made:  'All I Wanted' by Kansas

#14 is also very familiar, but I can't quite place it


Oops...Missed this one earlier on. You're absolutely right, Jason. :)