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Quiz about 1980 Song Titles In Other Words

1980 Song Titles In Other Words Quiz

It's 1980. Your favorite song titles have been replaced by words of similar meaning. Decipher the title and match it with the recording artist that made it big. For example, "Gimme a ring" leads to "Call Me" and the answer Blondie.

A multiple-choice quiz by bottle_rocket. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bottle_rocket

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
225,231

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What group had a song that could be called "Insane Tiny Item Named Amor"? Hint

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Pink Floyd

Queen

The Police

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Question 2 of 10

2. What female singer could've had her song retitled "Feet On The Ceiling, Head On The Floor"? Hint

Barbra Streisand

Donna Summer

Pat Benatar

Diana Ross

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Question 3 of 10

3. What male singer could rephrase the title of his hit song "6 Ft. Versus 5 Ft."? Hint

Dan Fogelberg

Cliff Richard

Kenny Loggins

Robbie Dupree

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Question 4 of 10

4. What legend had a hit with "Voracious Cardiac Tissue" (titling it in slightly different words)? Hint

Paul Simon

Pete Townsend

John Lennon

Bruce Springsteen

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Question 5 of 10

5. What female singer had a hit that could be thought of as "Fortune's Partner"? Hint

Stephanie Mills

Kim Carnes

Irene Cara

Linda Rondstadt

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Travel By Airplane" is another way of saying the title of a hit by what recording act? Hint

Christopher Cross

Doobie Brothers

Air Supply

Little River Band

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which top-selling recording act had a hit with a song that could be translated as "Tiny Barbara Eden"? Hint

The Eagles

Billy Joel

Paul McCartney

Elton John

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whose hit song could be thought of as "On Your Way To A 'Bruisin'"? Hint

Michael Jackson

Stevie Wonder

James Brown

Smokey Robinson

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Question 9 of 10

9. What recording act's song is also the place of "Kublai Khan's Stately Pleasure-Dome"? Hint

Billy Preston and Syreeta

Teri Desario and K.C.

Olivia Newton-John and E.L.O.

The Captain and Tennille

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Squash Out That Fire!" would be another way of representing the title of what R&B group's hit song? Hint

Brothers Johnson

Manhattans

S.O.S. Band

Kool and the Gang

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What group had a song that could be called "Insane Tiny Item Named Amor"?

Answer: Queen

"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" was Queen's first number one song in the United States. It began its four week run at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 23rd, 1980.

2. What female singer could've had her song retitled "Feet On The Ceiling, Head On The Floor"?

Answer: Diana Ross

"Upside Down" was Diana Ross' record-setting fifth number one song, the most for a solo female artist at that time. It shot to number one on September 6th, 1980, stayed there for four weeks, and remained on the Billboard Hot 100 long enough to become one of the 80s biggest songs.

3. What male singer could rephrase the title of his hit song "6 Ft. Versus 5 Ft."?

Answer: Dan Fogelberg

"Longer" by Dan Fogelberg was a popularly requested love song and wedding song that year. (Even included in the wedding ceremony of Alexander Payne's "About Schmidt"). It got as high as number two in March, 1980 and was kept out of the top spot by now classic rock songs "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another Brick In The Wall".

4. What legend had a hit with "Voracious Cardiac Tissue" (titling it in slightly different words)?

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

"Hungry Heart" is often remembered as Bruce Springsteen's first top ten hit. In the last week of 1980 it reached number five and stayed there for four weeks.

5. What female singer had a hit that could be thought of as "Fortune's Partner"?

Answer: Irene Cara

"Fame" was the title song from the popular movie that later inspired a successful TV show. Irene Cara took the song all the way up to Number four on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 13th, 1980.

6. "Travel By Airplane" is another way of saying the title of a hit by what recording act?

Answer: Christopher Cross

"Ride Like The Wind" was the first charted song for Grammy-Award winning Texan Christopher Cross. With the Doobie Brothers' Michael McDonald providing background vocals, the song rocketed to number two for four weeks, but was unable to dethrone Blondie's "Call Me", the year's number one song.

7. Which top-selling recording act had a hit with a song that could be translated as "Tiny Barbara Eden"?

Answer: Elton John

"Little Jeannie" by Elton John held firm to the number three spot for four weeks in the summer of 1980. Its popularity that summer was eclipsed by Billy Joel's "It's Still Rock 'n Roll To Me" and Olivia Newton-John's "Magic".

8. Whose hit song could be thought of as "On Your Way To A 'Bruisin'"?

Answer: Smokey Robinson

"Cruisin'" became Smokey Robinson's first top ten hit when it peaked at number four in February, 1980. It later was recorded as a duet between Huey Lewis and Gwenyth Paltrow for the movie "Duets".

9. What recording act's song is also the place of "Kublai Khan's Stately Pleasure-Dome"?

Answer: Olivia Newton-John and E.L.O.

"Xanadu" was the movie title song that hit number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in October, 1980. The word is found in a famous passage from a Samuel Coleridge poem alluded to in the clue.

10. "Squash Out That Fire!" would be another way of representing the title of what R&B group's hit song?

Answer: Brothers Johnson

"Stomp!" by the Brothers Johnson climbed to number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in May of 1980 and all the way to the top of the Billboard R & B charts for two weeks.

Source: Author bottle_rocket

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