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First Lines of Songs - Blondie Quiz

Blondie is one of my favourite groups from the 70's and 80's. This quiz is on the first lines of some of their classic songs.

A multiple-choice quiz by craig1jack. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
craig1jack

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
321,483

Updated
Feb 03 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
567

Last 3 plays: JOHNCzee (7/10), Guest 73 (10/10), Guest 81 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What song begins with this lyric:
"Was it destiny
I don't know yet
Was it just by chance
Could this be kismet"? Hint

X Offender

One Way or Another

(I Am Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear

I'm Gonna Love You Too

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Question 2 of 10

2. Can you guess this track from the first lines:
"All I want is a room with a view
A sight worth seeing, a vision of you"? Hint

Picture This

Island Of Lost Souls

Denis

Rip Her to Shreds

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Question 3 of 10

3. What Blondie classic begins:
"Once had love and it was a gas"? Hint

Heart Of Glass

Denis

Will Anything Happen

11:59

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Question 4 of 10

4. What song begins:
"(Hey! Psst PSST! Here she comes now)
Oh, you know her, would you look at that hair"?
Hint

Rip Her to Shreds

Island of Lost Souls

One Way or Another

Pretty Baby

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Question 5 of 10

5. What song are these the first lines to:
"I know a girl from a lonely street
Cold as ice cream but still as sweet"?
Hint

Hanging on the Telephone

Sunday Girl

War Child

Contact in Red Square

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Colour me your colour, baby
Colour me your car"
This is the first line of which Blondie song?
Hint

Island of Lost Souls

Picture This

Maria

Call Me

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Question 7 of 10

7. What song opens with"
"Toe to toe
Dancing very slow
Barely breathing
Almost comatose"? Hint

Atomic

Rapture

Sunday Girl

Picture This

8. This is a not a very well known track, but still a quality song.
Which song begins:
"Leaning in your corner like a candidate for wax
Sidewalk social scientist don't get no satisfaction from your cigarette"?
Hint

Rapture

1159

Just Go Away

Backfired

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Question 9 of 10

9. Only a few words were used in this song, but it's still a classic track.
Which track begins:
"Uh-huh make me tonight
Tonight
Make it right"? Hint

Union City Blue

Atomic

Denis

The Tide is High

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Question 10 of 10

10. What song starts:
"She moves like she don't care
Smooth as silk, cool as air
Ooh, it makes you wanna cry"? Hint

Maria

Heart of Glass

Picture This

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What song begins with this lyric: "Was it destiny I don't know yet Was it just by chance Could this be kismet"?

Answer: (I Am Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear

From their 1977 album "Plastic Letters" which was released in 1977.
The album only reached number 72 on the US album charts; however, it did reach number ten on the UK charts.

This is the first album I ever bought.

2. Can you guess this track from the first lines: "All I want is a room with a view A sight worth seeing, a vision of you"?

Answer: Picture This

Taken from the classic album "Parallel Lines", released in 1978.
The album only reached number six on the US album charts but it went on to reach number one in the UK in February 1979.
The album sold 20 million copies worldwide.

This is the second album I ever bought.

3. What Blondie classic begins: "Once had love and it was a gas"?

Answer: Heart Of Glass

This song is also from the album "Parallel Lines".
This song caused controversy because of an obscene lyric. The BBC changed the lyric for radio play, but the song was banned in Australia.
This track went on to sell around two million copies in the US and 1.3 million in the UK.
The song became a disco classic with several remixes made.

4. What song begins: "(Hey! Psst PSST! Here she comes now) Oh, you know her, would you look at that hair"?

Answer: Rip Her to Shreds

This song was taken from their 1976 album "Rip Her to Shreds".
This song was released, but never charted in the UK or US.
The song is all about gossip columns.

5. What song are these the first lines to: "I know a girl from a lonely street Cold as ice cream but still as sweet"?

Answer: Sunday Girl

This song was also taken from the album "Parallel Lines".
It was Blondie's second number one hit in the UK in May of 1979.
It was never released as a single in the US.
This song even had a French version.
Debbie Harry and the French language, "Super sexy"!

6. "Colour me your colour, baby Colour me your car" This is the first line of which Blondie song?

Answer: Call Me

This went to number one in the UK and US.
It was produced by Giorgio Moroder, who also did "Together in Electric Dreams" with Phil Oakey from Human League.
"Call Me" was featured in the film "American Gigolo" with Richard Gere.

7. What song opens with" "Toe to toe Dancing very slow Barely breathing Almost comatose"?

Answer: Rapture

One of my favourite tracks.
This was the second single from the 1980 album "Autoamerican".
With lyrics like "Fab Five Freddie saying everyones fly, DJ spinning and he saying my my", the song was one of the earliest to feature rap as a feature of the song.
Rap, rock, punk, pop, disco...is there anything they can't do?

8. This is a not a very well known track, but still a quality song. Which song begins: "Leaning in your corner like a candidate for wax Sidewalk social scientist don't get no satisfaction from your cigarette"?

Answer: 1159

This song also was featured on the classic album "Parallel Lines".
Jimmy Destri, who wrote several great songs for the band, wrote this track.

9. Only a few words were used in this song, but it's still a classic track. Which track begins: "Uh-huh make me tonight Tonight Make it right"?

Answer: Atomic

This was the third single from the 1979 album "Eat to the Beat".
The song went to number one in the UK but only number 39 in the US.

10. What song starts: "She moves like she don't care Smooth as silk, cool as air Ooh, it makes you wanna cry"?

Answer: Maria

This song was taken from the 1999 album "No Exit".
It was their sixth UK number one.
Debbie Harry was 53 at the time of the song's release, making her the oldest female singer to achieve that feat.
20 years since their first number one, "Heart of Glass", they have this smash hit, and back at number one where they belong.
Jimmy Destri, Clem Burke, Chris Stein and Debbie Harry, we salute you.

Source: Author craig1jack

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