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1. In January of 1989, Boys Club peaked in the top ten Billboard Chart songs with their hit song "I Remember Holding You". How should the lyrics to this song be completed?
"I remember holding you
Feeling felt so right
Now I find I'm reaching ____________
In the middle of the night"
2. In 1989, there was a one hit wonder band that managed to peak at number one. Oddly enough, the band Sheriff would be one of the few bands to have a successful one hit wonder song after the band had already split up. "When I'm With You" has become a reknowned love song. How should the introductory lyrics to this song be completed?
"I never needed love like I need you
And I never lived for ___________, but I live for you
Oooh, babe, lost in love is what I feel when I'm with you"
3. Featured on a 1989 episode of Miami Vice, "What I Am" by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians would eventually peak in the top ten on the Billboard Charts. It would be their only chart topper. How should this unique set of lyrics to their hit song be completed?
"I'm not aware of too many things,
I know what I know if you know what I mean.
Philosophy is the talk on a _______________.
Religion is the smile on a dog."
4. Probably better known for his role as the lead singer and guitarist for Cheap Trick, Robin Zander would go on to record a one hit wonder song as a solo artist in 1989. "Surrender To Me" peaked at number six on the Billboard Charts in March of that year. How should the lyrics from the "Tequila Sunrise" soundtrack be completed?
"Is it that we've been together much too long?
The answer may not be _______________.
We're always trying to prove who's right or wrong,
Yet now we're giving up without a fight.
But I know when you're gone,
I'll wish I held on."
5. "Heaven Help Me" was a big time hit for former Wham! bassist Deon Estus in April 1989. How should the lyrics to this popular chorus be completed?
"Heaven help me heaven help me
Talk to ____________"
6. Versions of the hit song "Iko Iko" date as far back as the 1920s. In 1983, The Belle Stars released their version of "Iko Iko", however, it was not until the soundtrack for the film "Rainman" came out in 1988, that they would have success with the song. According to the lyrics, what is grandma going to set on fire?
"My grandma and your grandma
Sitting by the fire
My grandma says to your grandma
"I'm gonna set your ___________ on fire"
7. During its original release in 1985, "Where Are You Now?" by Jimmy Harnen and Synch received very little airtime and peaked on the Billboard charts at number seventy-seven. Four years later, the song reappeared on the music scene, but this time, it would gain a tremendous amount of airtime. It peaked at number ten in June 1989. How should the chorus to this one hit wonder song be completed?
"Where are you now? Is someone there _______________
Holding what was mine?"
8. Love and Rockets consisted of former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash, David J, and Kevin Haskins. Unlike Bauhaus' style as a gothic rock group, Love and Rockets tended to perform alternative rock music. According to the lyrics, what is his head "filled" with?
"My head is full of ____________, baby,
And I can't share this with you."
9. Hailing from Canada, the Jeff Healey Band gained notoriety as their lead singer, Jeff Healey, had the ability to play a guitar even though he was legally blind in both eyes. Unfortunately, their song "Angel Eyes" would be the only hit they would have on the Billboard top 40. How should the lyrics to this popular song be completed?
"Girl, you're looking fine tonight,
and every guy has got you in his sights
What you're doing with a ___________ like me,
Is surely one of life's little mysteries"
10. Closing out the 1990s, Kix would go into the record book as a one hit wonder band when their hit song "Don't Close Your Eyes" peaked at number eleven on December 16. They disbanded in 1995, but then reformed with different band members (albeit, with little success) in 2003. How should the lyrics to this glam rock song be completed?
"So you think you're a little bit wild
In the middle __________________"
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