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Quiz about 80s Electronic Pop Lyrics
Quiz about 80s Electronic Pop Lyrics

80s Electronic Pop Lyrics Trivia Quiz


In the early 80s the world went electronics daft and created some timeless pop tunes with their new gadgets. This quiz is a tribute to those synth pioneers and the (normally rather banal) lyrics they sang. Just guess who sang what....

A multiple-choice quiz by SuperFurryAnimal. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
52,826
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1397
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'It's cold outside, and the paint's peeling off of my walls. There's a man outside, in a long coat, grey hat, smoking a cigarette.' Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. 'Can't stop now, don't you know, I ain't never gonna let you go.' Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. 'It's not the make-up, and it's not the way that you dance. It's not the evening sky. It's more the way your eyes are laughing as they glance across the great divide.' Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 'I stand still stepping on the shady streets, and I watch that man to a stranger. You think you only know me when you turn on the light, now the room is lit with danger.' Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 'Dancing, laughing, drinking, loving, and now I'm all alone in bedsit land, my only home.' Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. 'One man on a lonely platform, one case sitting by his side. Two eyes staring cold and silent, shows fear as he turns to hide.' Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 'She's posing for consumer products now and then. I even saw her on the cover of a magazine. She's playing her game and you can hear them say, She's looking good for beauty we will pay.' Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. 'Better watch out, better beware, Albert says E=MC squared.' Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 'The turbine cracked up. The buildings froze up. The system choked up. What can we do? Please remember to mention me in tapes you leave behind.' Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. 'Ich liebe dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, aha. Ich liebe dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, aha. Ich liebe dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, aha. Ich liebe dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, da, da, da.' Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'It's cold outside, and the paint's peeling off of my walls. There's a man outside, in a long coat, grey hat, smoking a cigarette.'

Answer: Tubeway Army

It's from 'Are Friends Electric'.
2. 'Can't stop now, don't you know, I ain't never gonna let you go.'

Answer: Yazoo

From 'Don't Go'.
3. 'It's not the make-up, and it's not the way that you dance. It's not the evening sky. It's more the way your eyes are laughing as they glance across the great divide.'

Answer: Flock Of Seagulls

Flock Of Seagulls aren't really up there as pioneers, but will stay with us forever due to that amazing hairdo.
4. 'I stand still stepping on the shady streets, and I watch that man to a stranger. You think you only know me when you turn on the light, now the room is lit with danger.'

Answer: Depeche Mode

'New Life'.
5. 'Dancing, laughing, drinking, loving, and now I'm all alone in bedsit land, my only home.'

Answer: Soft Cell

'Bedsitter'. Soft Cell have now reformed in order to flog yet another dead horse. Lord have mercy.
6. 'One man on a lonely platform, one case sitting by his side. Two eyes staring cold and silent, shows fear as he turns to hide.'

Answer: Visage

'Fade To Grey'. A couple of years ago Visage's lynchpin Steve Strange was arrested trying to steal a Teletubby for his niece's birthday. If he'd asked I'm sure someone would have bought it for him. I would have. Shame...
7. 'She's posing for consumer products now and then. I even saw her on the cover of a magazine. She's playing her game and you can hear them say, She's looking good for beauty we will pay.'

Answer: Kraftwerk

'The Model'. My favourite model has to be Kate Moss, but I don't think I'd like her if I met her...
8. 'Better watch out, better beware, Albert says E=MC squared.'

Answer: Landscape

'Einstein A Go-Go'. An extremely catchy tune indeed. 'Munich Machine' is an album by DJ Hell. Black Lace are FROM Hell.
9. 'The turbine cracked up. The buildings froze up. The system choked up. What can we do? Please remember to mention me in tapes you leave behind.'

Answer: Ultravox

'All Stood Still'. Famously, Ultravox's 'Vienna' was kept off the UK number one spot by Joe Dolce's 'Shaddupayaface'. These were dark, dark days indeed.
10. 'Ich liebe dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, aha. Ich liebe dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, aha. Ich liebe dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, aha. Ich liebe dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, da, da, da.'

Answer: Trio

'Da Da Da'. This means 'Yes, yes, yes' in Russian, which is extremely positive I'm sure you'll agree. I know next to nothing about this band except that they're German. Thanks for playing my quiz.
Source: Author SuperFurryAnimal

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