Saturday, September 15, 2007

Lyrics Quiz: 80's Dance Party vol. 3


It has almost been two years since I last rolled out the last 80’s Dance Party themed version of the lyrics quiz so it has way too long since I rolled out a quiz full of lyrics from the greatest (and by greatest I mean cheesiest) decade for music. If my memory serves me correctly, the first two 80’s Dance Party have been the only two lyrics quizzes not to need any hints. Let’s see if you can make it three in a row even though these will be harder. Much like every Lyrics Quiz, please post your guesses, title and artist, in the comment section (or you can e-mail me) and if you are correct I will unbold the lyric and give you credit. The Lyrics Quiz is for entertainment purposes only so please do not use anything besides your own meandering mind to help you up with the answers. Now onto the Lyrics Quiz:


1. I could see it was a rough-cut Tuesday. Slow-motion weekdays stare me down. (Freeze-Frame - J. Geils Band; guessed by Angie)
2. Born of the years, is it so wrong to be human after all? (Something About You - Level 42; guessed by Angie)
3. I got a job waiting for my graduation, fifty thou a year’ll buy a lot of beer. (The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3; guessed by Dara)
4. I knew by the way that she kissed me that she knew how to kiss. (Raspberry Beret - Prince; guessed by Angie)
5. Hugging like a monkey see monkey do right beside a riverboat gambler. (Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby)
6. I need fifty dollars to make you holla. (Wild Thing - Tone Loc; guessed by Angie)
7. I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face. (Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen; guessed by Dara)
8. I brought my pencil. Give me something to write on. (Hot for Teacher - Van Halen; guessed by Dara)
9. As we taxied down the runway I could hear the people shout. They said, “Don’t come back here Yankee!” (All She Wants to Do Is Dance - Don Henley; guessed by Dara)
10. Please, Louis, pull me off of my knees. (Footloose - Kenny Loggins; guessed by Dara)
11. I can’t get any rest. People say I'm obsessed. Everything you say is lies. But to me there's no surprise. (She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals; Angie)
12. I catch a paper boy. But things don't really change. I’m standing in the wind. But I never wave bye-bye. (Modern Love - David Bowie; guessed by Angie)
13. Don’t forget it’s me who put you where you are now and I can put you back down too. (Don't You Want Me - Human League; guessed by Dara)
14. And the river was deep I didn't falter. When the mountain was high I still believed. When the valley was low it didn't stop me. (I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin and George Michaels; guessed by Dara)
15. He got the action, he got the motion. Yeah, the boy can play. Dedication, devotion, turning all the night time into the day. (Walk of Life - Dire Straits; guessed by Dara)
16. Philosophy is the talk on a cereal box. Religion is a smile on a dog. (What I Am - Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians; guessed by Dara)
17. The crème de la crème of the chess world in a show with everything but Yul Brynner. (One Night in Bankok - Murry Head; guessed by Angie)
18. Big hands I know you’re the one. (Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes; guessed by Dara)
19. To do the dishes. To clean up my room. To do the laundry. And in the bathroom. (Girls - Beastie Boys; guessed by Dara)
20. Turn it down you say, well all I got to say to you is time and time again, I say “No!” (I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister; guessed by Angie)
21. You didn’t know that rock ‘n’ roll burned so you bought a candle and you lived and you learned. (Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Great White; guessed by Dara)
22. Top coat, top hat, I don't worry cause my wallet's fat. (Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top; guessed by Dara)
23. Well who is he baby, who is he and tell me what he means to you. (Cuts Like Knife - Bryan Adams; guessed by Dara)
24. From out of the shadows she walks like a dream. Makes me feel crazy, makes me feel so mean. (On the Dark Side - John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band; guessed by Angie)
25. It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you. There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do. (Africa - Toto; guessed by Angie)

4 comments:

  1. 3. The Future's So Bright I've Gotta Wear Shades, Timbuk3
    7. Dancing in the Dark, Bruce Springsteen
    8. Hot for Teacher, Van Halen
    9. All She Wants To Do is Dance, Don Henley
    10. Footloose, Kenny Loggins
    13. Don't You Want Me, Human League
    14. Knew You Were Waiting, George Michael and Aretha Franklin
    15. Money for Nothing, Dire Straits
    16. What I Am, Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians
    18. Blister in the Sun, Violent Femmes
    21. Once Bitten Twice Shy, Great White
    22. Sharp Dressed Man, ZZ Top
    23. Cuts Like A Knife, Bryan Adams

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  2. 1) Freeze Frame by The J Geils Band
    2) Something About You by Level 42
    4) Raspberry Beret by Prince
    6) Wild Thing by Tone Loc
    12) Modern Love by David Bowie
    17) One Night in Bangkok by Murray Head
    20) I Wanna Rock by Twisted Sister
    24) On the Dark Side by John Cafferty
    25) Africa by Toto

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  3. 5) Wishing Well by Terence Trent DArby
    11) She Drives Me Crazy by The Fine Young Cannibals

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  4. Just heard #19 in the car -- Girls, the Beastie Boys.

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