One Hit Wonder Lyrics By Year: 1980

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1. Charlie Dore was a one hit wonder best known for her song "Pilot of the Airwaves". What is the next verse in this popular song? "Pilot of the airwaves, ___________________" "please come to my desk" "I hope you do your best" "here is my request" "here's my flight request"

2. The Korgis produced their one and only major hit in 1980. The popular song was entitled "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime". How should the lyrics be completed? "Change your heart, look around you Change your heart, ___________________" "it will astound you" "it will find you" "look around you" "it will hound you"

3. The song "Funkytown" was first introduced to the music world by the group Lipps Inc. It was recorded in August of 1979, however, it finally became a hit around the world in the spring of 1980. How should they lyrics to this popular song be completed? "Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me. Town to keep me movin' keep me groovin' __________________" "with some synergy" "with some energy" "with some history" "with some beats"

4. Benny Mardones had a popular romantic hit which peaked at #11 on the Billboard charts in 1980. How should the lyrics be completed? "If I could fly I'd pick you up I'd take you into the night And show you a love _________? "like you haven't seen" "like you've never felt" "like you've never seen" "like you've always dreamed"

5. The New Wave band The Vapors release the hit song "Turning Japanese" in 1980. The song is a bizarre song that is considered by many to have two possible meanings. According to the lyrics, what is the colour of the hair and eyes of the person who wrote the letter? "I've got your picture of me and you You wrote "I love you" I wrote "me too" I sit there staring and there's nothing else to do Oh it's in color Your hair is ________ Your eyes are ________ And soft as clouds I often kiss you when there's no one else around" brown and hazel brown and green black and blue black and green

6. Gary Numan was a significant influence to the music genre of New Wave as he popularized the use of synthesizers during the late 1970s and early 1980s. His most popular hit and only one to gain any chart topping success in North America was the song "Cars". What is the missing word to complete the lyrics to this popular synthetic song? "Here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors It's the only way to _________ In cars" drive live hide give

7. Steve Forbert reached #11 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1980 with his song "Romeo's Tune". The song was originally thought to be about the Supremes singer Florence Ballard, however, it was later revealed that the song was really about a girl from Forbert's hometown of Meridian, Mississippi. What is the missing word to complete these lyrics from "Romeo's Tune"? "Meet me in the middle of the day Let me hear you say everything's okay Bring me _________ kisses from your room Meet me in the middle of the night" southern eastern northern western

8. "Rappers Delight" is considered by many to be the first hip hop single to become popular on a global scale. How should the lyrics by the Sugarhill Gang be completed? "Check it out, I'm the C-A-S-A, the N-O-V-A, And the rest is _______ D-R-Y S-L-Y F-L-Y F-I-N-E

9. Amy Holland is most noted for her one hit wonder single "How Do I Survive" which peaked at #22 in 1980. Her follow up hit "Aint Nothing Like The Real Thing" was not as great of a success. How would you correctly complete the lyrics to her song "How Do I Survive"? "I'm not strong enough Just to smile and make things easy I can't put on that _______ face anymore I always took it for granted strange brave plain happy

10. Johnny Lee had a great deal of success in the country music world, however, he only had one hit that was successful on the US pop charts. His hit "Lookin' For Love" spent three weeks on the pop charts in 1980, peaking at #5. How should the lyrics to this popular country tune be completed? "I was lookin for love in all the wrong places, lookin' for love in too many faces, searchin her eyes, lookin' for traces, of _____________. "what I desire" "what I'm believin' in" "what I'm dreamin' of" "the one i'm in love with"