80's Lyrics Test

[MWC]

Could be she did a more recent cover of that; that's one I had to google, and Mandy is who came up.

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Originally Posted by SunKneeMarie

Is #88 right? I thought Mandy Moore was about 15 years old. Didn't Tiffany or some other chickie do Could've Been?

I'll post the answers I used when creating this test tomorrow, or the day after. The intention was that the questions be available for consideration for a few days - not everybody looks at the Forum Fun Features sub-forum very frequently - so people might have a litle time to test their memories, rather than just scrambling off to Google and posting the answers that you can dig up there. We all know just about any kind of information is available if you want to dig it out, but where's the fun in that? Google and other similar sources are where I get the data for the quizzes, after all - but the idea wasn't to show off your ability to use a search engine. The notion was to give your memory and personal knowledge a work out, rather than merely regurgitating.

After we get this test put to bed, I'll be posting the last one in the series, which will be the one of music from the 60's. A lot of you won't have much of a chance with that one, just because of your ages, but some of us old farts might like to stretch our heads a bit - a worthwhile concept when you're over the hill...gotta' keep mentally active, y'know - so I'd appreciate it if you would give us senior citizens a crack at coming up with some answers before you Google the information and throw it out there. I could post the questions, and then just lock the thread so no replies are possible, but I'd prefer to leave it open so everybody can participate in the conversation. So stay tuned for the finale to the 80's and COMING SOON...THE FABULOUS 60'S

Could've been was done by Tiffany in the late 80's, I was at a concert with her and New Kids on The Block Mandy Moore did a remake a couple years ago

[SunKneeMarie]

Originally Posted by Playaherewecome

Could've been was done by Tiffany in the late 80's, I was at a concert with her and New Kids on The Block Mandy Moore did a remake a couple years ago

Wow, New Kids On The Block... took my daughter to see them at a mall back in... 89? It was a circus!

Okay, Bump, I'll wait for the Official answers later on. The 80's was the only one I was really going to have even a smattering of a chance on, and I only remembered about half of the songs. Ah well.... However, I do listen to some classic rock stations and a lot of that is '60's. Hubby might do better here, being as he's many, many (count 'em: SIX) years older than me!

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80's Lyrics Test - The Official Answers

1. “Come up off your color chart. I know where you're coming from.”
“Call Me”, Blondie
2. “We don’t need no education, we don’t need no thought control.”
“Another Brick In The Wall”, Pink Floyd
3. “And if all your hopes survive your destiny will arrive
“Magic”, Olivia Newton-John
4. “Girl, close your eyes. Let that rhythm get into you.”
“Rock With You”, Michael Jackson
5. “Town to keep me movin'. Keep me groovin' with some energy
“Funkytown”, Lipps, Inc.
6. “Then she leaves me in a cool cool sweat.”
“Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, Queen
7. “What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing? Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?
“It's Still Rock And Roll To Me”, Billy Joel
8. “I can never get enough of a man like you, Whoa-oh-oh, kiss me like you just did.”
“Do That To Me One More Time”, Captain & Tennille
9. “You want a friend you- can rely on, One who will never fade away.”
“Coming Up”, Paul McCartney
10. “I say love it is a flower, and you it's only seed.”
“The Rose”, Bette Midler
11. “Her hair is Harlowe gold, her lips sweet surprise.”
“Bette Davis Eyes”, Kim Carnes
12. “Two hearts, Two hearts that beat as one. Our lives have just begun.”
“Endless Love”, Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
13. “Our life together, is so precious together. We have grown, we have grown.”
“(Just Like) Starting Over”, John Lennon
14. “I'm your knight in shining armour and I love you.”
“Lady”, Kenny Rogers
15. “ Jump on outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen. Pour myself a cup of ambition.”
“9 To 5", Dolly Parton
16. “There's a party goin' on right here, a celebration to last throughout the years.”
“Celebration”, Kool & The Gang
17. “My friends wonder why I call you all of the time. What can I say? I don’t feel the need to give such secrets away.”
“Kiss On My List”, Daryl Hall & John Oates
18. “Showers washed all my cares away, I wake up to a sunny day.”
“I Love A Rainy Night”, Eddie Rabbitt
19. “And she's watching him with those eyes, and she's lovin' him with that body, I just know it.”
“Jessie's Girl”, Rick Springfield
20. “I sit with emptiness waiting for your call, will you still love me after the fall?”
“Being With You”, Smokey Robinson
21. “You gotta know that you're bringin' out The animal in me.”
“Physical”, Olivia Newton-John
22. “Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet. Just a man and his will to survive.”
“Eye Of The Tiger”, Survivor
23. “We learn to live, we learn to give Each other what we need to survive together alive.”
“Ebony And Ivory”, Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
24. “I saw him dancin’ there by the record machine I knew he must a been about seventeen.”
“I Love Rock N' Roll”, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
25. “When I was a young boy, Said put away those young boy ways.”
“Hurts So Good”, John Cougar
26. “You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I met you.”
“Don't You Want Me”, Human League
27. “Suckin' on chili dog outside the Tastee Freeze.”
“Jack And Diane”, John Cougar
28. “Years go by I'm lookin' through a girly magazine, and there's my homeroom angel on the pages in-between.”
“Centerfold”, J. Geils Band
29. “Cryin' on the corner, waitin' in the rain I swear I'll never, ever wait again.”
“Harden My Heart”, Quarterflash
30. “Even lovers need a holiday oooh, far away from each other.”
“Hard To Say I'm Sorry”, Chicago
31. “Every game you play, every night you stay, I’ll be watching you.”
“Every Breath You Take”, Police
32. “She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son
“Billie Jean”, Michael Jackson
33. “Take your passion and make it happen.
“What A Feelin”, Irene Cara
34. “Oh here she comes, watch out boy she'll chew you up.”
“Maneater” Hall & Oates
35. “Don't wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man.”
“Beat It”, Michael Jackson
36. “Turnaround, every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never coming around.”
“Total Eclipse Of The Heart”, Bonnie Tyler
37. “I met a strange lady, she made me nervous. She took me in and gave me breakfast.”
“Down Under”, Men At Work
38. “Who am I to disagree?”
“Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”, Eurythmics
39. “And she's dancing like she's never danced before.”
“Maniac”, Michael Sembello
40. “Let me put my arms around you. This was meant to be. And I'm oh so glad I found you.”
“Baby Come To Me”, Patti Austin & James Ingram
41. “Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?”
“What's Love Got To Do With It”, Tina Turner
42. “Dream if you can a courtyard. An ocean of violets in bloom.”
“When Doves Cry”, Prince
43. “You’ve got to roll with the punches to get to what’s real.”
“Jump”, Van Halen
44. “Please, Louise, pull me offa my knees.”
“Footloose”, Kenny Loggins
45. “You’re the only one who really knew me at all.”
“Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)”, Phil Collins
46. “ Take, take, take what you need, but don't leave me with no direction.”
“Say Say Say”, Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
47. “Maybe he's no Romeo, but he's my loving one-man show.”
“Let's Hear It For The Boy”, Deniece Williams
48. “Shake - shake yourself. You’re every move you make. So the story goes.”
“Owner Of A Lonely Heart”, Yes
49. “ I remember the time, I visited the grave. My life on the line, only my life to save.”
“Ghostbusters”, Ray Parker Jr.
50. “I'm a man without conviction. I'm a man who doesn't know how to sell a contradiction.”
“Karma Chameleon”, Culture Club

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The Official Answers - Continued

51. “We could have been so good together, We could have made this last forever...”
“Careless Whisper”, Wham!
52. “I was beat incomplete, I'd been had, I was sad and blue.”
“Like A Virgin”, Madonna
53. “You take the grey skies out of my way. You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day.”
”Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”, Wham!
54. “I gotta take a little time, a little time to think things over.”
“I Want To Know What Love Is”, Foreigner
55. “Hey!, If we can solve any problem, then why do we lose so many tears?”
“Every Time You Go Away”, Paul Young
56. “ I wouldn't lie to you, baby, I'm physically attracted to you. This feeling that I got for you, baby, there's nothing that I wouldn't do.”
“I Feel For You”, Chaka Khan
57. “So glad we’ve almost made it, so sad they had to fade it.”
“Everybody Wants To Rule The World”, Tears For Fears
58. “We gotta install microwave ovens, custom kitchen deliveries.”
“Money For Nothing”, Dire Straits
59. “I never wanted anyone like this, it's all brand new, you'll feel it in my kiss.”
“Crazy For You”, Madonna
60. “Talking away, I don't know what I'm to say, I'll say it anyway.”
“Take On Me”, A-Ha
61. “Keep smiling, keep shining, knowing you can always count on me, for sure.”
“That's What Friends Are For”, Dionne & Friends
62. “And when we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in
Yeah, yeah, let us in, let us in.”
“Broken Wings”, Mr. Mister
63. “When I was young I thought of growing old, of what my life would mean to me. I have travelled down my chosen road, or only wished what I could be .”
“Kyrie”, Mr. Mister
64. “ This wasn't how it was supposed to end, I wish that we could do it all again.”
“On My Own” , Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
65. “I had a dream, I had an awesome dream. People in the park, playing games in the dark.”
“Say You, Say Me”, Lionel Richie
66. “I say a prayer with every heart beat. I fall in love whenever we meet.”
“How Will I Know”, Whitney Houston
67. “Girl, I can't understand it why you want to hurt me, after all the things I've done for you.”
“Party All The Time”, Eddie Murphy
68. “Does the crowd understand? Is it East versus West, or man against man?”
“Burning Heart”, Survivor
69. “I thought I heard your voice yesterday. When I turned around to say, that I loved you then I realized, and it was just my mind playing tricks on me.”
“I Miss You”, Klymaxx
70. “How could something so wrong be so right? I wish we didn’t have to keep our love out of sight, yeah.”
“Secret Lovers”, Atlantic Starr
71. “All the old paintings on the tombs, they do the sand dance don't you know.”
“Walk Like An Egyptian”, Bangles
72. “Gina works the diner all day, working for her man, she brings home her pay.”
“Livin' On A Prayer”, Bon Jovi
73. “The man in the silk suit hurries by, as he catches the poor ladies' eye, just for fun he says "get a job" .
“The Way It Is”, Bruce Hornsby & The Range
74. “It's the light of day that shows me how, and when the night falls, loneliness calls.”
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody” (Who Loves Me), Whitney Houston
75. “Let the world around us just fall apart, baby, we can make it if we're heart to heart.”
“Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now”, Starship
76. “Got a job, that's O.K., but they've got me workin' night and day. Punchin' in, punchin' out, is this really what life's all about?
“C'est La Vie”, Robbie Nevil
77. “Cause I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams.”
“Here I Go Again”, Whitesnake
78. “Girl, I've been watching you, from so far across the floor, now baby that's nothing new.”
“Shake You Down”, Gregory Abbott
79. “This is a town where everyone is reachin' for the top. This is a place where second best will never do.”
“Shakedown”, Bob Seger
80. “Till now I always got by on my own. I never really cared until I met you, and now it chills me to the bone.”
“Alone”, Heart
81. “Oh but I need some time off from that emotion. Time to pick my heart up off the floor.”
“Faith”, George Michael
82. “But it’s gonna take money, a whole lotta spending money.”
“Got My Mind Set On You”, George Harrison
83. “All you got is this moment, twenty-first century's yesterday.”
“Need You Tonight”, INXS
84. “ Kissing like a bandit stealing time, underneath the sycamore tree. Cupid by the hour sends valentines, to my sweet lover and me.”
“Wishing Well”, Terence Trent d'Arby
85. “She's got eyes of the bluest skies, as if they thought of rain. I hate to look into those eyes, and see an ounce of pain.”
“Sweet Child O' Mine”, Guns N' Roses
86. “I remember the way that we touch. I wish I didn't like it so much.”
“So Emotional”, Whitney Houston
87. “In this world we're just beginning, to understand the miracle of living.”
“Heaven Is A Place On Earth”, Belinda Carlisle
88. “The memories of our lovin' still linger in the air, like the faded scent of your roses
stay with me everywhere.”
“Could've Been”, Tiffany
89. “Tomorrow I must leave, the dawn knows no reprieve. God give me strength when I am leaving.”
“Hands To Heaven”, Breathe
90. “Now there’ll be a day you’ll get there, baby, you’ll hear the music play, you’ll dance, baby. You’ll leave bad times way behind, nothing but good times on your mind.”
“Roll With It”, Steve Winwood
91. “ When we both agreed as lovers, we were better off as friends. That's how it had to be, yeah, that's how it had to be.”
“Look Away”, Chicago
92. “Everybody's talking all this stuff about me. Why don't they just let me live? Tell me why I don't need commission. Make my own decisions.”
“My Prerogative”, Bobby Brown
93. “Just like every night has its dawn, just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song.”
“Every Rose Has Its Thorn”, Poison
94. “Lost in a dream, don't know which way to go. If you are all that you seem, then baby I'm movin' way too slow.”
“Straight Up”, Paula Abdul
95. “You've been you've been workin' workin' on the on the love, and he's been only playing undercover all the while.”
“Cold Hearted”, Paula Abdul
96. “Oceans apart day after day, and I slowly go insane. I hear your voice on the line, but it doesn't stop the pain.”
“Right Here Waiting”, Richard Marx
97. “It must have been cold there in my shadow, to never have sunlight on your face.”
“Wind Beneath My Wings”, Bette Midler
98. “I'm in love with you, girl, cause I have on my mind. You're the one I think about most every time.”
“Girl You Know Its True”, Milli Vanilli
99. “ Ooh baby I love your way every day. Ooh wanna tell you I love your way every day. Ooh wanna be with you night and day.”
“Baby, I Love Your Way”, Will To Power
100. “We love so strong and so unselfishly, and I tell you now that I made a vow.”
“Giving You The Best That I Got”, Anita Baker

[Moe418]

I was a metal head in those days.... Got a pretty decent amount of them, but most are fluffy music that I wasnt touching with a ten foot pole back then.

Wow, you guys are good. I read through the entire list and picked up on Pink Floyd circa '79 and Mandy Moore as my only two beefs. I think in the 80's Mandy Moore was suckling on her mothers....well, nevermind.

There werent enough heavy metal and hair bands on the list for me to make much headway on my own.