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Quiz about Lyrical Eighties I
Quiz about Lyrical Eighties I

Lyrical Eighties I Trivia Quiz


These are lyrical lines from some of my favorite Eightie's songs. Can you guess the song title and artist?

A multiple-choice quiz by neoblake. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
neoblake
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
47,628
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
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4424
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Question 1 of 20
1. 'Through the wind and the chill and the rain, and the storm and the flood. I can feel his approach like a fire in the blood.' Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. 'Leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case, Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face.' Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Name the Duran Duran song these lines come from. 'Dark in the city, night is a wire, Scene in the subway, earth is afire.' Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. 'Love comes down upon us through your floor like water, Burning with the hopes of insights. Feathers, look at the colors with a bright elation, stolen in the side of love.' Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Name the title of the song that this line comes from. 'Cover me with kisses baby, cover me with love, Roll me in designer sheets, I'll never get enough.'

Answer: (Two Words (...but I always get the answering machine))
Question 6 of 20
6. 'Modern medicine, far short of your complaints. Oooh, try a little harder. You're moving in circles, won't you dilate. Oooh, baby try.' Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. 'Dream of better lives, the kind which never hate, Wrapped in a state of imaginary grace.' Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. 'Now you don't care a thing about me, You're just using me, hey abusing me.' Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. 'I'm lost and found, it's my final mistake, She's loving by proxy, no give and all take.' Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. To which song do these lines belong? 'And now we meet in an abandoned studio, We hear the playback and it seems so long ago, And you remember the jingles used to go...'

Answer: (5 Words (MTV flagship))
Question 11 of 20
11. 'Talking about the right time to be working for peace, Wanting all the tensions in the world to ease.' Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. 'Stolen away, slowly learning that life is okay, Say after me, at least we're better to be safe than sorry.' Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. From which Culture Club song do these lines spring? 'Didn't you hear your wicked words every day, And you used to be so sweet I heard you say.' Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. To which Pat Benatar song do these lines belong? 'Have we become a habit, do we distort the facts, Now there's no looking foward, now there's no turning back.' Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Can you recall the Nik Kershaw song that spoke these harsh words? 'The cold is biting through each and every nerve and fibre, My broken spirit is frozen to the core.' Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. 'You tell a story like tokyo rose, I got the picture from the stains on your clothes. Didn't they tell you about the shape I'm in, in this condition of carnal sin.' Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. 'Will you marry for the money, take a lover in the afternoon. Feel your innocence slipping away, don't believe it's coming back soon.' Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. 'Don't answer me, don't break the silence, don't let me win. Don't answer me, stay on your island, don't let me in. Run away and hide from everyone, can you change the things we've said and done.' Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Everyone remembers and loves the song these lines are from. 'Now everytime I go for the mailbox I gotta hold myself down, Cause I just can't wait 'til you write me you're coming around.'

Answer: (Three Words (Alternative title-I Got Blisters On The Soles Of My Feet))
Question 20 of 20
20. 'First when there's nothing, but a slow burning dream, That your fear seems to hide deep inside your mind.' Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'Through the wind and the chill and the rain, and the storm and the flood. I can feel his approach like a fire in the blood.'

Answer: Bonnie Tyler

From the song 'Holding Out For A Hero', which I believe was used to great effect in the movie 'Footloose'.
2. 'Leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case, Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face.'

Answer: Bronski Beat

From 'Smalltown Boy'.
3. Name the Duran Duran song these lines come from. 'Dark in the city, night is a wire, Scene in the subway, earth is afire.'

Answer: Hungry Like The Wolf

The song that most captures the eighties for me, it always ignites nostalgia.
4. 'Love comes down upon us through your floor like water, Burning with the hopes of insights. Feathers, look at the colors with a bright elation, stolen in the side of love.'

Answer: Icicle Works

From 'Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream)'. And the band was named before 'Basic Instinct' was released.
5. Name the title of the song that this line comes from. 'Cover me with kisses baby, cover me with love, Roll me in designer sheets, I'll never get enough.'

Answer: Call Me

As performed by those crazy rap originators, Blondie.
6. 'Modern medicine, far short of your complaints. Oooh, try a little harder. You're moving in circles, won't you dilate. Oooh, baby try.'

Answer: Kajagoogoo

From the song 'Too Shy'.
7. 'Dream of better lives, the kind which never hate, Wrapped in a state of imaginary grace.'

Answer: Modern English

From the song 'Melt With You', which was used quite liberally in the movie 'Valley Girl'.
8. 'Now you don't care a thing about me, You're just using me, hey abusing me.'

Answer: Kim Wilde

From 'You Keep Me Hanging On', which was originally performed by Diana Ross and the Supremes.
9. 'I'm lost and found, it's my final mistake, She's loving by proxy, no give and all take.'

Answer: Cutting Crew

From the song '(I Just) Died In Your Arms'.
10. To which song do these lines belong? 'And now we meet in an abandoned studio, We hear the playback and it seems so long ago, And you remember the jingles used to go...'

Answer: Video Killed The Radio Star

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you The Buggles. Weston does a cool punk cover of this song.
11. 'Talking about the right time to be working for peace, Wanting all the tensions in the world to ease.'

Answer: Parachute Club

From the song 'Rise Up', because the eighties were all about social and political consciousness.
12. 'Stolen away, slowly learning that life is okay, Say after me, at least we're better to be safe than sorry.'

Answer: A-Ha

From 'Take On Me', which still has one of the coolest videos to go along with it, even after all this time.
13. From which Culture Club song do these lines spring? 'Didn't you hear your wicked words every day, And you used to be so sweet I heard you say.'

Answer: Karma Chameleon

Really Boy George should be talked about in the kind of hushed tones normally reserved for royalty. Brilliant.
14. To which Pat Benatar song do these lines belong? 'Have we become a habit, do we distort the facts, Now there's no looking foward, now there's no turning back.'

Answer: We Belong

She was riot grrl and never even knew it.
15. Can you recall the Nik Kershaw song that spoke these harsh words? 'The cold is biting through each and every nerve and fibre, My broken spirit is frozen to the core.'

Answer: Wouldn't It Be Good

16. 'You tell a story like tokyo rose, I got the picture from the stains on your clothes. Didn't they tell you about the shape I'm in, in this condition of carnal sin.'

Answer: Idle Eyes

From the song 'Tokyo Rose', taken from the name of a Japanese radio announcer who tried to convince invading American GI's that their spouses were not being faithful.
17. 'Will you marry for the money, take a lover in the afternoon. Feel your innocence slipping away, don't believe it's coming back soon.'

Answer: Laura Branigan

From the song 'Gloria'.
18. 'Don't answer me, don't break the silence, don't let me win. Don't answer me, stay on your island, don't let me in. Run away and hide from everyone, can you change the things we've said and done.'

Answer: The Alan Parsons Project

From 'Don't Answer Me'.
19. Everyone remembers and loves the song these lines are from. 'Now everytime I go for the mailbox I gotta hold myself down, Cause I just can't wait 'til you write me you're coming around.'

Answer: Walking On Sunshine

Of course, Katrina And The Waves.
20. 'First when there's nothing, but a slow burning dream, That your fear seems to hide deep inside your mind.'

Answer: Irene Cara

From the song 'What A Feeling', also called 'Flashdance' after the movie of the same name.
Source: Author neoblake

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