FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Very Strange Lyrics I Trivia Quiz

Music motivates people in many ways. To some, it brings joy and a sense of freedom. To others, it brings stories of trees, sickness and aliens. Try this quiz on really odd lyrics.

A multiple-choice quiz by neon000. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
neon000

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
256,614

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1021

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Reggae artists Michigan and Smiley wrote about people who become ill, and supposedly deserve it because they did bad things. Shaky philosophy and lousy biology at once. What two perilous conditions did they rhyme, in the song "Diseases"? Hint

Pancreatitis and hepatitis

Elephantitis and polio myelitis

Bursitis and arthritis

Colitis and meningitis

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Jamaican producer King Tubby lost his life in a tragic shooting. His friend, Lee "Scratch" Perry, told the story of the death in "Colt the Game." What did Perry declare himself to be? Hint

"The space police"

"The fire ant in the garden of life"

"The voice of justice"

"A flying vampire bat"

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. The group Nu Shooz had a big hit with the dance single, "Point of No Return." However, the song opens with an unusual assertion. What is it? Hint

"Love's a ditch, and I'm going to run into it"

"Love's a bridge, and I'm going to jump off of it"

"Love's a glitch, and I'm going to write over it"

"Love's a cliff, and I'm pushing you over it"

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. Another big dance hit of the 1980s was "AEIOU," by the group Freeeez. It had a lively beat and a very catchy chorus. What other factor etched the track into listeners' memories? Hint

On an extended remix, they also sang the consonants

In concert, they would write the letters on a giant blackboard

On the flip side, they sang the alphabets from other languages

They never explained just why they are singing the vowels

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. The Counting Crows song "Mr. Jones" tells us about two people commiserating over the state of their lives. One of the characters says he had a strange feeling the other day. What was it? Hint

"I felt very symbolic yesterday"

"I felt like a Ramada today"

"I felt like a potato yesterday"

"I felt like a beer bottle today"

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. Blondie's song "Rapture" starts off talking about the euphoria people experience when out on the floor at a dance club. Fair enough. The plotline soon changes to something else, though. What takes up the rest of the story? Hint

A Martian lands and transforms someone else into an alien; they run around eating stuff

She goes home and watches preachers on television (hence, 'Rapture')

There is a drug bust and she has to bail out a friend

She is robbed at a train station and has to tell the cops

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. Syd Barrett, one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, eventually left the group. He wrote a tune called "Dark Globe." A moving love song, it told of his wishes to find someone so he wouldn't be lonesome. However, that part is toward the end; he's spent most of the verses talking about something else. What was that? Hint

Dad's classic car, which Syd always wanted

A tree outside his window

His favorite dog, which just died

A globe in the library at his former school

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. On the Prince track "Play in the Sunshine," the singer tells us, "We['re] gonna love all our enemies." Good! However, Prince adds something to the prediction that is not so easy to understand. What is it? Hint

"'Til the gorilla falls off the wall"

"In a kingdom made of marzipan"

"And we'll live on the moon, one and all"

"'Til we freeze the bees in the hall"

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. Work is a topic addressed by many musicians. Everyone can relate to putting in a good effort to make a living. With all due respect, however, perhaps the young man singing the following enjoyed his job a little too much: "I've got Flossie, and Bossie, and Rosebud too! / They switch their tails and they all say moo." He wasn't talking about milking them, either. What group gave us this relentless tribute to farm implements? Hint

Bob Dylan, "Maggie's Farm"

Georgie Fame, "Parchman Farm"

Piebald, "Life on the Farm"

Guadalcanal Diary, "Cattle Prod"

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. Quite a few groups broached the subject of science fiction in the 1970s; the funk group Capricorn was one of them. Consider this lyric, from their imaginatively titled single "Capricorn": "There are no women on our stars, baby! / Yes, they're lived on only by men / So I've come to this planet, baby..." What completes the line? Hint

"To clone all your people, it's true"

"To be like the tigers in the zoo"

"To kidnap a girl like you"

"To hijack your children from you"

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Elephantitis and polio myelitis

Unbelievable, but true. It's terrible if they're joking...and even worse if they're not.

2. Jamaican producer King Tubby lost his life in a tragic shooting. His friend, Lee "Scratch" Perry, told the story of the death in "Colt the Game." What did Perry declare himself to be?

Answer: "The space police"

"I am the space police." The murder of Tubby did not occur in outer space. Thus, one wonders if Perry would have jurisdiction.

3. The group Nu Shooz had a big hit with the dance single, "Point of No Return." However, the song opens with an unusual assertion. What is it?

Answer: "Love's a cliff, and I'm pushing you over it"

Is this person deeply in love? Or just off their medication?

4. Another big dance hit of the 1980s was "AEIOU," by the group Freeeez. It had a lively beat and a very catchy chorus. What other factor etched the track into listeners' memories?

Answer: They never explained just why they are singing the vowels

"And sometimes Y!" No one in the poignant story of love gone wrong takes time to let us know what this part of the alphabet has to do with anything. On the other hand, who says popular culture is not educational?

5. The Counting Crows song "Mr. Jones" tells us about two people commiserating over the state of their lives. One of the characters says he had a strange feeling the other day. What was it?

Answer: "I felt very symbolic yesterday"

Symbolic of what? He doesn't say. A fact which might, after all, be for the best.

Answer: A Martian lands and transforms someone else into an alien; they run around eating stuff

Yes, a spaceship lands, and a Martian zaps you with a laser beam. This turns you into another alien, and the two of you proceed to eat people and clubs, before he lets you go. After that, he moves on alone, still eating things. Well, it makes as much sense as the rest of it did in the first place.

Answer: A tree outside his window

Syd looks at the tree. Syd describes the tree in great detail. Most love songs are written about people. Syd wouldn't let that stop him.

Answer: "'Til the gorilla falls off the wall"

Prince is known for his grandiose visions, which often include dreams of love and world peace. Apparently, this means having to deal with zoo animals that break into your room.

Answer: Guadalcanal Diary, "Cattle Prod"

The narrator gleefully describes proud how he is, because he can run around applying the device to all the livestock he meets. "Use only as directed" apparently didn't register with the lad.

Answer: "To kidnap a girl like you"

She gets to be kidnapped and taken to another planet? Gee, thanks! Even more of a howler is the singer's assertion about how nobody lives on the other stars. I should hope not, considering that stars are gigantic flaming orbs of gas, and have no solid surfaces.

Source: Author neon000

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor Bruyere before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.