Lyrics Mixture Quiz: Name That Song | 10 Questions

Answer: Me and Bobby McGee

This was first recorded in 1970 by a country singer named Roger Miller, who was better known for writing novelty songs. But the version I have stuck in my head would be the version by Janis Joplin. This song was written by Kris Kristofferson, who has written hundreds of songs for a wide variety of artists.

He has also recorded many songs and appeared in several movies. He and Joplin had a brief affair.

Answer: Careless Whisper

In the summer of 1984 George unveiled a glimpse of what was to come by releasing the classic 'Careless Whisper'. His first solo single while still with Wham! became one of the signatures of the Eighties and one of the most-played radio songs of the decade. It was written when he was still only 17.

Answer: Magic Dance

Music and lyrics by David Bowie From the "Labyrinth" movie soundtrack from 1986. The lyrics from "Magic Dance" that starts with "You remind me of the ..." comes from a traditional spoken nursery game for children. And typical of such games there are different versions that use "voodoo" "whodoo" and "hoodoo", but all refer to a "man". Bowie substituted it with "babe"!

Answer: Love is a Battlefield

The movie "13 Going on 30", starring Jennifer Garner, features Pat Benatar's song "Love is a Battlefield". The song is also on the soundtrack album.

Answer: Mr. Roboto

Here is the translation of the Japanese phrases sung at the beginning of Styx's "Mr. Roboto":
"Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto
Mata ah-oo hima de
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto
Himitsu wo shiri tai"

can be translated to

"Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto
Until we meet again.
Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto
I want to know your secret."

Answer: Barracuda

"Barracuda" by Heart. Album: "Little Queen" Date: 1977
According to the band, this is a statement about the record industry in general. It was written at a time when there was friction between the band and their label.

Answer: Scenes From an Italian Restaurant

"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel Album: "The Stranger" Date: 1977 On an A&E special, Joel said he came up with the "Bottle of white bottle of red" line while he was dining at a restaurant and a waiter actually came up to him and said, "Bottle of white... bottle of red... perhaps a bottle of rose instead?" The "Things are okay with me these days..." part was an old piece of music he had written a long time before "The Stranger".

He just changed the words around to what they are now.

The third part of the song is an old song he had written called "The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie".

Answer: Danger Zone

"Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins
Album: "Top Gun Soundtrack" Date: 1986
This was featured in the action scenes of the 1986 movie "Top Gun", starring Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer. After the movie came out, the US Navy had a slew of applicants for it's flying program.

Answer: Girl You Know it's True

"Girl You Know It's True" by Milli Vanilli Date: 1989
This was playing when the group was exposed as a fraud. They always lip-synched their performances, but at a concert in Bristol, Connecticut (home of ESPN), the tape skipped, repeating the line "Girl you know it's..." over and over. Pilatus and Morvan sung with it for a little while, then ran off stage. The crowd didn't seem to care, but the media made a big deal out of it, and they were exposed soon after.

Answer: Baba O'Riley

"Baba O'Riley" by The Who Album: "Who's Next "
Date: 1971
The title is not mentioned in the lyrics. Some people know this as "Teenage Wasteland."