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Quiz about 80s Opening Lines Who Sings It
Quiz about 80s Opening Lines Who Sings It

80s Opening Lines: Who Sings It? Quiz

I'll give you the opening lines of a song from the 80s and you name the artist that sings it. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by shelleybean. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
shelleybean
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
72,703
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
3930
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Question 1 of 15
1. 'I would walk home every evening through the pyramids of light. I would feed myself on silence, wash it down with empty nights.' Hint


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Question 2 of 15
2. 'You might think I'm crazy, but I'm serious. It's better you know now. What I thought was happiness was only part-time bliss. You can take a bow.' Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. 'I met a fan dancer down in South Side Birmingham. She was running from a fat man selling salvation in his hand.' Hint


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Question 4 of 15
4. 'What I want you've got and it might be hard to handle. But like the flame that burns the candle, the candle feeds the flame.' Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. 'I guess this time you're really leavin'. I heard your suitcase say goodbye. Now as my broken heart lies bleedin', you say true love is suicide.'

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 15
6. 'Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me. Town to keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy.'

Answer: (two words)

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Question 7 of 15
7. 'You run, run... run away. It's your heart that you betray. Feeding on your hungry eyes. I bet you're not so civilized.' Hint


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Question 8 of 15
8. 'Take your baby by the hand and make her do a high hand stand. Take your baby by the heel and do the next thing that you feel.' Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. 'There's a boy I know he's the one I dream of. Looks into my eyes, takes me to the clouds above.' Hint


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Question 10 of 15
10. 'If you said goodbye to me tonight, there would still be music left to write. What else can I do? I'm so inspired by you.'

Answer: (The original 'back street guy'.)

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Question 11 of 15
11. 'Born down in a dead man's town. The first kick I took was when I hit the ground.'

Answer: (Who's the boss?)

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Question 12 of 15
12. 'We both lie silently still in the dead of the night. Although we both lie close together, we feel miles apart inside.' Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. 'There was a time when broken hearts and broken dreams were over. There was a place where all you could do was wish on a four-leaf clover.' Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. 'Walking like a man, hitting like a hammer. She's a juvenile scam. Never was a quitter, tasty like a raindrop.' Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. 'The're pickin' up the prisoners and puttin' 'em in a pen and all she wants to do is dance, dance.'

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'I would walk home every evening through the pyramids of light. I would feed myself on silence, wash it down with empty nights.'

Answer: Heart

 -from the song 'Nothin' At All' off their 1985 self-titled album.
2. 'You might think I'm crazy, but I'm serious. It's better you know now. What I thought was happiness was only part-time bliss. You can take a bow.'

Answer: Janet Jackson

 -from the song 'The Pleasure Principle' from the 1986 album 'Control'.
3. 'I met a fan dancer down in South Side Birmingham. She was running from a fat man selling salvation in his hand.'

Answer: Huey Lewis and The News

 - from the song 'Jacob's Ladder' off the 1986 album 'Fore!'.
4. 'What I want you've got and it might be hard to handle. But like the flame that burns the candle, the candle feeds the flame.'

Answer: Hall and Oates

 - from the song 'You Make My Dreams' off their 1980 album 'Voices'.
5. 'I guess this time you're really leavin'. I heard your suitcase say goodbye. Now as my broken heart lies bleedin', you say true love is suicide.'

Answer: Bon Jovi

 - from the song 'I'll Be There For You' from 1988's 'New Jersey' album.
6. 'Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me. Town to keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy.'

Answer: Lipps Inc

- from the song 'Funkytown' originally done by Lipps, Inc. in 1980 and later covered by Pseudo Echo in 1987.
7. 'You run, run... run away. It's your heart that you betray. Feeding on your hungry eyes. I bet you're not so civilized.'

Answer: Scandal

 - from the song 'The Warrior'. One of my favorites from the 80's.
8. 'Take your baby by the hand and make her do a high hand stand. Take your baby by the heel and do the next thing that you feel.'

Answer: Wang Chung

 -from the song 'Dance Hall Days' off the 1984 album 'Points on the Curve'.
9. 'There's a boy I know he's the one I dream of. Looks into my eyes, takes me to the clouds above.'

Answer: Whitney Houston

 -from the song 'How Will I Know' off Whitney's self-titled debut album from 1985.
10. 'If you said goodbye to me tonight, there would still be music left to write. What else can I do? I'm so inspired by you.'

Answer: Billy Joel

 - from the song 'The Longest Time' off the album 'An Innocent Man' from 1983. The hint is a play on the lyrics to 'Uptown Girl'!
11. 'Born down in a dead man's town. The first kick I took was when I hit the ground.'

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

 - from the song 'Born In The U.S.A.' off the 1984 album of the same name.
12. 'We both lie silently still in the dead of the night. Although we both lie close together, we feel miles apart inside.'

Answer: Poison

 - from the song 'Every Rose Has Its' Thorn' from the 1988 album 'Open Up And Say Ahh.'
13. 'There was a time when broken hearts and broken dreams were over. There was a place where all you could do was wish on a four-leaf clover.'

Answer: Debbie Gibson

 - from the song 'Foolish Beat' off the 1987 album 'Out of the Blue'.
14. 'Walking like a man, hitting like a hammer. She's a juvenile scam. Never was a quitter, tasty like a raindrop.'

Answer: Roxette

 -from the song 'The Look' off of the 1988 album 'Look Sharp'.
15. 'The're pickin' up the prisoners and puttin' 'em in a pen and all she wants to do is dance, dance.'

Answer: Don Henley

 - from the song 'All She Wants To Do Is Dance' from the 1984 album 'Building The Perfect Beast'. I hope you enjoyed the quiz! Thanks for playing!
Source: Author shelleybean

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