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Name the Artist from these 80s Lyrics Quiz

I will give you a few lines of the lyrics, and you tell me the artist who recorded the song. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by taumpytom. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
taumpytom
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
402,041
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
251
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Question 1 of 15
1. Who sang these lyrics in 1987?

"With an endless desire, I kept on searching
Sure in time our eyes would meet
And like a bridge that's on fire, the hurt is over
One touch and you set me free" Hint


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Question 2 of 15
2. Who was the artist that shot up the US charts with these lyrics in 1986?

"Worlds are turning and we're just hanging on
Facing our fear and standing out there alone
A yearning, and it's real to me
There must be someone who's feeling for me" Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. Who sang the following lyrics, from a 1985 movie of the same name?

"Earth's crystal tears, the fall of snowflakes on your body
First time in years to drench your skin in lover's rosy stain" Hint


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Question 4 of 15
4. What rock band sang these lyrics in 1981?

"I'm not the one to tell you what's wrong or what's right
I've seen suns that were freezing and lives that were through" Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. Which lady rocker(s) sang these lyrics in 1985?

"This shattered dream you cannot justify
We're gonna scream until we're satisfied
What are we running for?
We've got the right to be angry" Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. Someone sang these lyrics in a hit song from 1984, that was also from a musical. Who was it?

"Get thai'd, you're talking to a tourist
Whose every move's among the purest
I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine" Hint


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Question 7 of 15
7. In 1981, what band sang these lyrics before asking the question that is the song title?

"I've done no harm, I keep to myself
There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health
I like it here with my childhood friend
Here they come, those feelings again!" Hint


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Question 8 of 15
8. What artist released the following lines in 1982?

"One by one
We're collecting lies
When you can't give love
You give alibis" Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. Which artist was it that was wondering in 1988?

"What in the world can make a brown-eyed girl turn blue
When everything I'll ever do I'll do for you" Hint


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Question 10 of 15
10. These lyrics were from a movie soundtrack in 1987. Who sang them?

"Her heart is on the street, tu corazon es suyo
Now you're falling at her feet
You try to get away but you can't" Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. Who sang the following hard-luck lyrics in 1983?

"Industry don't pay a price that's fair
All the common people breathing filthy air (Lord have mercy)
Roof caved in on all the simple dreams
And to get ahead your heart starts pumping schemes" Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. Who was it in 1981 that sang these lyrics?

"'Cause you gotta blame someone
For your own confusion
We're on guard this time
Against your final solution" Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. What artist in 1987 was crooning the lines?

"Kissing like a bandit stealing time underneath a sycamore tree
Cupid by the hour sends Valentines to my sweet lover and me" Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. Who sang the following lyrics in both 1984 and again on a rerecording in 1985?

"Too many shadows whispering voices
Faces on posters too many choices
If when why what how much have you got" Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. What band with a quirky lead singer sang these lines in 1980?

"Water dissolving and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Under the water, carry the water
Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean" Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who sang these lyrics in 1987? "With an endless desire, I kept on searching Sure in time our eyes would meet And like a bridge that's on fire, the hurt is over One touch and you set me free"

Answer: Aretha Franklin and George Michael

 The song is "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me". Perhaps surprisingly, it was tied with "Respect" for Aretha's highest charting song in the US. Both songs spent two weeks at number one.
2. Who was the artist that shot up the US charts with these lyrics in 1986? "Worlds are turning and we're just hanging on Facing our fear and standing out there alone A yearning, and it's real to me There must be someone who's feeling for me"

Answer: Steve Winwood

 The song is "Higher Love" from "Back in the High Life", and was Steve Winwood's first number one single as a solo artist - but in the US. He never charted that high in his native Britain, despite having been a staple of the music scene for decades as a member of bands such as the Spencer Davis Group and Traffic.
3. Who sang the following lyrics, from a 1985 movie of the same name? "Earth's crystal tears, the fall of snowflakes on your body First time in years to drench your skin in lover's rosy stain"

Answer: Duran Duran

 "A View to a Kill" was Duran Duran's entry into the storied list of James Bond film songs. The wrong answers were too! Wings gave us "Live and Let Die", Sheena Easton sang "For Your Eyes Only", and A-ha "The Living Daylights".
4. What rock band sang these lyrics in 1981? "I'm not the one to tell you what's wrong or what's right I've seen suns that were freezing and lives that were through"

Answer: Blue Oyster Cult

 The song is "Burnin' For You" from the album "Fire of Unknown Origin". Some of the other lyrics of this song ("Ain't no home for me" and "Home I'll never be") are an homage to Jack Keroauc's "On the Road".
5. Which lady rocker(s) sang these lyrics in 1985? "This shattered dream you cannot justify We're gonna scream until we're satisfied What are we running for? We've got the right to be angry"

Answer: Pat Benatar

 "Invincible" was a top ten hit in the US for Pat Benatar. It also served as the theme song for the movie "The Legend of Billie Jean".
6. Someone sang these lyrics in a hit song from 1984, that was also from a musical. Who was it? "Get thai'd, you're talking to a tourist Whose every move's among the purest I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine"

Answer: Murray Head

 "One Night in Bangkok" is from the musical "Chess". Murray Head is an actor/singer who is the brother of fellow actor Anthony Stewart Head.
7. In 1981, what band sang these lyrics before asking the question that is the song title? "I've done no harm, I keep to myself There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health I like it here with my childhood friend Here they come, those feelings again!"

Answer: Men At Work

 "Who Can It Be Now?" was the first single from the band Men At Work. It reached number one in the US and number two in their native Australia.
8. What artist released the following lines in 1982? "One by one We're collecting lies When you can't give love You give alibis"

Answer: Kenny Loggins

 The song is "Heart to Heart" Also, while Michael McDonald does guest vocals and has songwriting credit for this song, he is not credited as the performing artist, only Kenny Loggins is.
9. Which artist was it that was wondering in 1988? "What in the world can make a brown-eyed girl turn blue When everything I'll ever do I'll do for you"

Answer: Roxette

 "The Look" was the third single in their native Sweden, but the first in the rest of the world from the album "Look Sharp!" It went to number one in five countries, including the US, Canada, and Australia.
10. These lyrics were from a movie soundtrack in 1987. Who sang them? "Her heart is on the street, tu corazon es suyo Now you're falling at her feet You try to get away but you can't"

Answer: Madonna

 "Who's That Girl?" is from the movie of the same name. Madonna contributed four songs in total to the soundtrack, including other singles "Causing a Commotion" and "The Look of Love".
11. Who sang the following hard-luck lyrics in 1983? "Industry don't pay a price that's fair All the common people breathing filthy air (Lord have mercy) Roof caved in on all the simple dreams And to get ahead your heart starts pumping schemes"

Answer: Pointer Sisters

 "Neutron Dance" was originally from the Pointer Sister's album "Break Out", but it was also featured on the soundtrack for the movie "Beverly Hills Cop".
12. Who was it in 1981 that sang these lyrics? "'Cause you gotta blame someone For your own confusion We're on guard this time Against your final solution"

Answer: Red Rider

 "Lunatic Fringe" from Red Rider's "As Far As Siam", was written by lead singer Tom Cochrane as a response to racism and anti-semitism, and the need to safeguard freedoms against a return of fascist aggression ("final solution" in the lyrics being a direct reference to Hitler and the Holocaust.)
13. What artist in 1987 was crooning the lines? "Kissing like a bandit stealing time underneath a sycamore tree Cupid by the hour sends Valentines to my sweet lover and me"

Answer: Terrance Trent D'arby

 The song, "Wishing Well", was D'arby's biggest hit. It hit number one in the US in May of 1988.
14. Who sang the following lyrics in both 1984 and again on a rerecording in 1985? "Too many shadows whispering voices Faces on posters too many choices If when why what how much have you got"

Answer: Pet Shop Boys

 "West End Girls" was the Pet Shop Boys' first single, released in 1984. That version charted in the UK and Canada, but did poorly. The song was re-recorded and re-released in 1985, and that is the version that reached number one in multiple countries.
15. What band with a quirky lead singer sang these lines in 1980? "Water dissolving and water removing There is water at the bottom of the ocean Under the water, carry the water Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean"

Answer: Talking Heads

 "Once in a Lifetime" from the album "Remain in Light" is a fairly well known song in the US today, but it failed to make the Billboard Hot 100. It did chart in the UK, reaching number 14.
Source: Author taumpytom

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