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Quiz about Joe Jackson Lyrics

Quiz about Joe Jackson Lyrics

Joe Jackson Lyrics Trivia Quiz

I'll give you a lyric from a Joe Jackson song, and you pick which song it's from. The quiz spans everything from Joe's first album ('Look Sharp!') to 'Laughter and Lust.'

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

Author
enfranklopedia

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
51,691

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
452

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. 'I know that it's really not fair of me, but my heart's seen too much action.' Hint

'Moonlight'

'We Can't Live Together'

'Be My Number Two'

'The Best I Can Do'

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Question 2 of 20

2. 'And no one touches me...unless it's the way I want it to be.' Hint

'Cosmopolitan'

'Man On the Street'

'It's All Too Much'

'Right and Wrong'

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Question 3 of 20

3. 'Kung fu...That was one of my good ones.' Hint

'Shanghai Sky'

'Chinatown'

'Nineteen Forever'

'I'm the Man'

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Question 4 of 20

4. 'Girls that wore pink and boys that wore blue.' Hint

'Pretty Boys'

'Real Men'

'Pretty Girls'

'The Old Songs'

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Question 5 of 20

5. 'I try to sing but there's no sound.' Hint

'Blaze Of Glory'

'When You're Not Around'

'The Evil Eye'

'Tonight and Forever'

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Question 6 of 20

6. 'All gold is just glitter, all gains are ill-gotten -- but now what the hell do we do?' Hint

'Throw It Away'

'Tomorrow's World'

'Rant and Rave'

'It's All Too Much'

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Question 7 of 20

7. 'So maybe it's a play...or maybe someone's really getting hurt.' Hint

'Wild West'

'Down To London'

'Obvious Song'

'In Every Dream Home (A Nightmare)'

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Question 8 of 20

8. 'I'm gonna stomp and yell...We gonna bring a drummer.' Hint

'(Do the) Instant Mash'

'Cha Cha Loco'

'Jumpin' With Symphony Sid'

'Rhythm Delivery'

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Question 9 of 20

9. 'But if there's any doubt, then I think I'll leave it out.' Hint

'Throw It Away'

'Oh Well'

'You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)'

'Right and Wrong'

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Question 10 of 20

10. 'Are there any creatures more pathetic?' Hint

'Evil Empire'

'Fools In Love'

'The Jet Set'

'T.V. Age'

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Question 11 of 20

11. 'Don't you find this whole thing a little strange? I don't even know if I like you.' Hint

'Tonight and Forever'

'Stranger Than Fiction'

'We Can't Live Together'

'Mad At You'

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Question 12 of 20

12. 'Hey, that Puerto Rican hooker must be six feet tall.' Hint

'Cosmopolitan'

'My House'

'What's the Use Of Getting Sober (When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)'

'Another World'

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Question 13 of 20

13. 'We could stay at home and stare into each other's eyes.' Hint

'Soul Kiss'

'Happy Ending'

'Sentimental Thing'

'Breaking Us In Two'

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Question 14 of 20

14. 'I'm not a clever guy... but I'm sure not that dumb.' Hint

'Look Sharp!'

'Discipline'

'Crime Don't Pay'

'Man On the Street'

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Question 15 of 20

15. 'You were at the Monday Club, or a Communist demonstration.' Hint

'One To One'

'Stranger Than Fiction'

'(It's A) Big World'

'The Verdict'

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Question 16 of 20

16. 'Now he goes back home to a wife who's not a lover.' Hint

'Happy Loving Couples'

'Forty Years'

'The Human Touch'

'Geraldine and John'

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Question 17 of 20

17. 'I wash my hair and I kid myself I look real smooth.' Hint

'Pretty Boys'

'Down To London'

'Is She Really Going Out With Him?'

'Tango Atlantico'

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Question 18 of 20

18. 'All those drugs -- they can't be safe.' Hint

'Beat Crazy'

'Jack, You're Dead'

'Crime Don't Pay'

'Don't Wanna Be Like That'

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Question 19 of 20

19. 'So tell me why I'm feeling nothing...and tell me how you can't even cry.' Hint

'Sentimental Thing'

'Cancer'

'Trying To Cry'

'It's Different For Girls'

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Question 20 of 20

20. 'I want my mother...someone to cook for me.' Hint

'Amateur Hour'

'We Can't Live Together'

'Real Men'

'Laundromat Monday'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'I know that it's really not fair of me, but my heart's seen too much action.'

Answer: 'Be My Number Two'

From 'Body and Soul.'

2. 'And no one touches me...unless it's the way I want it to be.'

Answer: 'Cosmopolitan'

From the soundtrack to the motion picture 'Mike's Murder.' Not much of a movie, but a great album nonetheless.

3. 'Kung fu...That was one of my good ones.'

Answer: 'I'm the Man'

From the album of the same name.

4. 'Girls that wore pink and boys that wore blue.'

Answer: 'Real Men'

From my favorite Joe Jackson album, 'Night and Day.'

5. 'I try to sing but there's no sound.'

Answer: 'When You're Not Around'

From 'Laughter and Lust.'

6. 'All gold is just glitter, all gains are ill-gotten -- but now what the hell do we do?'

Answer: 'Rant and Rave'

From 'Blaze Of Glory.'

7. 'So maybe it's a play...or maybe someone's really getting hurt.'

Answer: 'In Every Dream Home (A Nightmare)'

From 'Beat Crazy.'

8. 'I'm gonna stomp and yell...We gonna bring a drummer.'

Answer: 'Rhythm Delivery'

From the soundtrack of the motion picture 'Tucker: The Man and His Dream.' 'Rhythm Delivery' is one of the few tracks on the album that actually has lyrics.

9. 'But if there's any doubt, then I think I'll leave it out.'

Answer: 'You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)'

From 'Body and Soul.'

10. 'Are there any creatures more pathetic?'

Answer: 'Fools In Love'

From 'Look Sharp!', Joe's debut album.

11. 'Don't you find this whole thing a little strange? I don't even know if I like you.'

Answer: 'Tonight and Forever'

From 'Big World,' an album composed of tracks performed live in front of a large audience asked to remain completely silent until the recording of each song could be completed. They had more restraint than I would have, I'd wager.

12. 'Hey, that Puerto Rican hooker must be six feet tall.'

Answer: 'My House'

From 'Laughter and Lust.'

13. 'We could stay at home and stare into each other's eyes.'

Answer: 'Breaking Us In Two'

From 'Night and Day,' this song was one of Joe's biggest commercial hits.

14. 'I'm not a clever guy... but I'm sure not that dumb.'

Answer: 'Man On the Street'

The final track on 'Big World.'

15. 'You were at the Monday Club, or a Communist demonstration.'

Answer: 'One To One'

From 'Beat Crazy.'

16. 'Now he goes back home to a wife who's not a lover.'

Answer: 'Geraldine and John'

From 'I'm the Man.'

17. 'I wash my hair and I kid myself I look real smooth.'

Answer: 'Is She Really Going Out With Him?'

From 'Look Sharp!', and probably the biggest hit Joe has enjoyed. If you missed this one, you probably have zero right so far. =)

18. 'All those drugs -- they can't be safe.'

Answer: 'Beat Crazy'

From the album of the same name.

19. 'So tell me why I'm feeling nothing...and tell me how you can't even cry.'

Answer: 'Sentimental Thing'

From 'Blaze Of Glory.' Joe actually doesn't sing this line -- lead vocals for this song are handled by Drew Barfield.

20. 'I want my mother...someone to cook for me.'

Answer: 'Laundromat Monday'

From the 'Mike's Murder' soundtrack.

Source: Author enfranklopedia

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