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Quiz about 1980s Songs Lyrics

Quiz about 1980s Songs Lyrics

1980s Songs Lyrics Trivia Quiz

These lyrics are all from the 80s, mostly new wave or synth-pop bands. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by lunaskye17. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
lunaskye17

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
114,697

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Laying in the afterglow, I only want to learn what you know" Hint

Tears for Fears, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"

Duran Duran, "The Chauffer"

Talk Talk, "It's My Life"

Spandau Ballet, "Only When You Leave"

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Mr. Pressman, with your penknife, always asking about my sex life" Hint

Arcadia, "Election Day"

Huey Lewis and the News, "I Want a New Drug"

Culture Club, "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?"

Adam Ant, "Desperate but Not Serious"

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Question 3 of 10

3. "The new day breaks like a speeding train or an old friend, ever expected but never knocking" Hint

Hall & Oates, "Cold Dark and Yesterday"

New Order, "True Faith"

INXS, "To Look at You"

Duran Duran, "Secret Oktober"

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Question 4 of 10

4. "And all my friends just might ask me, they say, 'Martin, maybe one day you'll find true love'" Hint

Heaven 17, "Let Me Go"

Depeche Mode, "New Life"

ABC, "The Look of Love"

Talk Talk, "Dum Dum Girl"

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Question 5 of 10

5. "That's the price that we all pay, our valued destiny comes to nothing
I can't tell you where we're going; I guess there was just no way of knowing" Hint

New Order, "True Faith"

Pet Shop Boys, "West End Girls"

Depeche Mode, "People are People"

Human League, "Fascination"

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Too many shadows, whispering voices; faces on posters, too many choices" Hint

Pet Shop Boys, "West End Girls"

Human League, "Don't You Want Me?"

Tears for Fears, "Head Over Heels"

Alphaville, "Big In Japan"

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Question 7 of 10

7. "It's obvious you hate me though I've done nothing wrong
I've never even met you so what could I have done"

Answer: (Depeche Mode)

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Cut the night just like a razor
Rarely talk and that's the danger"

Hint

Arcadia, "Election Day"

Talk Talk, "Life's What You Make It"

Tears for Fears, "Head Over Heels"

INXS, "The One Thing"

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Funny how I find myself in love with you
If I could buy my reasoning I'd pay to lose
One half won't do
I've asked myself
How much do you commit yourself?" Hint

Alphaville, "Big In Japan"

Talk Talk, "It's My Life"

Heaven 17, "Penthouse and Pavement"

The Fixx, "Sign of Fire"

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Question 10 of 10

10. "They gave you life, and in return you gave them Hell
As cold as ice, I hope we live to tell the tale
I hope we live to tell the tale" Hint

Tears for Fears, "Shout"

INXS, "To Look at You"

Duran Duran, "All She Wants Is"

General Public, "Tenderness"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Laying in the afterglow, I only want to learn what you know"

Answer: Spandau Ballet, "Only When You Leave"

"Only When You Leave" is a track off of Spandau Ballet's 1984 LP, "Parade".

2. "Mr. Pressman, with your penknife, always asking about my sex life"

Answer: Adam Ant, "Desperate but Not Serious"

"Desperate but Not Serious" was from Adam Ant's 1982 album, "Friend or Foe". According to Billboard, "Friend or Foe" reached #16 in 1983.

3. "The new day breaks like a speeding train or an old friend, ever expected but never knocking"

Answer: Duran Duran, "Secret Oktober"

"Secret Oktober" is a B-side to the Duran Duran hit "Union of the Snake". The song "Union of the Snake" was on the platinum album "Seven and the Ragged Tiger".

4. "And all my friends just might ask me, they say, 'Martin, maybe one day you'll find true love'"

Answer: ABC, "The Look of Love"

"The Look of Love" was ABC's hit from the album "The Lexicon of Love", which reached #24 on the billboard pop charts.

5. "That's the price that we all pay, our valued destiny comes to nothing I can't tell you where we're going; I guess there was just no way of knowing"

Answer: New Order, "True Faith"

"True Faith" was released on the album "Substance", which reached #36 on the Billboard charts.

6. "Too many shadows, whispering voices; faces on posters, too many choices"

Answer: Pet Shop Boys, "West End Girls"

"West End Girls" was released in 1984 but became a hit in 1986 after being produced by Stephen Hague for the Pet Shop Boys' debut LP, "Please".

7. "It's obvious you hate me though I've done nothing wrong I've never even met you so what could I have done"

Answer: People are People

"People are People" was a hit off of the 1984 album, "Some Great Reward".

8. "Cut the night just like a razor Rarely talk and that's the danger"

Answer: INXS, "The One Thing"

"The One Thing" reached #2 on the Modern Rock Charts in 1983. It was on INXS's album, "Shabooh Shoobah"

9. "Funny how I find myself in love with you If I could buy my reasoning I'd pay to lose One half won't do I've asked myself How much do you commit yourself?"

Answer: Talk Talk, "It's My Life"

"It's My Life" was from Talk Talk's second album, of the same name, which reached #42 on the Billboard Charts.

10. "They gave you life, and in return you gave them Hell As cold as ice, I hope we live to tell the tale I hope we live to tell the tale"

Answer: Tears for Fears, "Shout"

"Shout" was from the 1985 album, "Songs from the Big Chair", which reached #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The song itself reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the same year.

Source: Author lunaskye17

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