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Quiz about Who Sang These Lyrics
Quiz about Who Sang These Lyrics

Who Sang These Lyrics? Trivia Quiz

A very difficult lyric identification quiz. If you can get these, you're very good and have very little social life whatsoever. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by bolan. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
bolan
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
10,176
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
756
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Question 1 of 15
1. Blackout, Heatwave, .44 caliber homicide? Hint


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Question 2 of 15
2. I started to cry, they poured Gin in my cup I started to crawl, and they swaddled me up? Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. I feel a little shaky, I can't control my nerves I know you think I'm fakin', but can't you feel the curves? I swear to you I feel it, it scares me half to death It gathers in my throat and it gathers up my breath? Hint


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Question 4 of 15
4. They'll break your pretty cranium, and fill it full of air And tell you that you're eighty, but lover you won't care You'll be shooting up as usual like tomorrow wasn't there Beware the sound mixture of 1984? Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. I don't remember, I don't recall I got no memory of anything at all I don't remember, I don't recall I got no memory of anything -anything at all? Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. I used to think that when this was all over You might feel different 'bout me Yeah I always knew, one of these days you'd come around Now I wonder if dreams are just dreams? Hint


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Question 7 of 15
7. You've been around for such a long time now Or maybe I could leave you but I don't know how And why should I be lonely every night When I can be with you, oh yes you make it right Hint


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Question 8 of 15
8. Prince of Players, Pawn of none Born with steel reins on the heart of the Sun Gypsy explorer of the New Jersey Heights Exalted companion of cocaine nights? Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. Astrovia sweet comrade your nation is your gun Your love reads like the broken code you sent me One last contact in red square Unless I have to run and the long arms of the KGB detect me? Hint


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Question 10 of 15
10. Back in the sixties: they stood there 'Fight, fight for the dreams, fight for the right' In the seventies: follow, follow to go over to the place So went to San Francisco, somewhere far out the space In the eighties: I don't know, some did it for the money, some did it for the show Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. Hey, we can't really be dumb If we're just following God's Orders Hey, let's get serious... God knows what he's doin' He wrote this book here An' the book says: He made us all to be just like Him,' so... If we're dumb... Then God is dumb... And maybe even a little ugly on the side Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. Feel so light This is all I wanna feel tonight Feel so light Tonight and the rest of my life? Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. Heathcliff, It's Me, I'm Cathy I've come home I'm - so cold, let me in your window? Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap We gotta get out while we're young Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. I've got this great idea, Why don't we pitch it to the Franklin Friggin' Mint, Fine pewter portraits of General Apathy And Major Boredom singing: Whatever and ever amen? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Blackout, Heatwave, .44 caliber homicide?

Answer: Billy Joel

 This lyric is from the song 'Close to the Borderline' by Billy Joel. It appears on his 1980 album Glass Houses. He's better known for songs like Uptown Girl, Piano Man and River of Dreams.
2. I started to cry, they poured Gin in my cup I started to crawl, and they swaddled me up?

Answer: Richard Thompson

 Richard Thompson sang these words on the song 'Can't Win', which appeared on his 1988 album Amnesia. A much longer and much better live version appears on the box set Watching The Dark.
3. I feel a little shaky, I can't control my nerves I know you think I'm fakin', but can't you feel the curves? I swear to you I feel it, it scares me half to death It gathers in my throat and it gathers up my breath?

Answer: Pat Benatar

 Pat Benatar's 'Get Nervous' was the title track to her 1982 album. The album featured the hit 'Shadows of the Night' and featured a rather bizarre photo of her in a straight jacket.
4. They'll break your pretty cranium, and fill it full of air And tell you that you're eighty, but lover you won't care You'll be shooting up as usual like tomorrow wasn't there Beware the sound mixture of 1984?

Answer: David Bowie

 David Bowie's 1984 appeared on his 1974 album Diamond Dogs. This album spawned the hit song 'Rebel Rebel'. Bowie is better known for his days as Ziggy Stardust and for his stint as the Thin White Duke, not to mention for the 80's staple 'Let's Dance'.
5. I don't remember, I don't recall I got no memory of anything at all I don't remember, I don't recall I got no memory of anything -anything at all?

Answer: Peter Gabriel

 'I Don't Remember' from Peter Gabriel's third solo album. This album is probably best remembered for the hit single 'Games Without Frontiers', not to mention to artwork with his face melting off.
6. I used to think that when this was all over You might feel different 'bout me Yeah I always knew, one of these days you'd come around Now I wonder if dreams are just dreams?

Answer: Tom Petty

 The song is called 'Letting You Go' from Tom Petty's 1981 album Hard Promises. It was better known for the hit 'The Waiting' and the singles 'Insider' and 'A Woman In Love (It's Not Me)'.
7. You've been around for such a long time now Or maybe I could leave you but I don't know how And why should I be lonely every night When I can be with you, oh yes you make it right

Answer: Kirsty MacColl

 This is from Kirsty MacColl's 1979 song 'They Don't Know'. It's probably better known as the one hit wonder from comedienne Tracy Ullmann. MacColl has worked with the Pogues and many other musicians in a career spanning over two decades.
8. Prince of Players, Pawn of none Born with steel reins on the heart of the Sun Gypsy explorer of the New Jersey Heights Exalted companion of cocaine nights?

Answer: Marc Bolan and T.Rex

 He a Dandy in the Underworld, Marc Bolan was. This song was the title track to his 1977 album Dandy In The Underworld. Marc and his band T.Rex were trying to climb back to the top on the back of this album when his life tragically ended in a car accident.
9. Astrovia sweet comrade your nation is your gun Your love reads like the broken code you sent me One last contact in red square Unless I have to run and the long arms of the KGB detect me?

Answer: Blondie

 This is from Contact in Red Square, from Blondie's Plastic Letters album. You all know Blondie from Rapture and Heart of Glass, but did you recognize this little ditty?
10. Back in the sixties: they stood there 'Fight, fight for the dreams, fight for the right' In the seventies: follow, follow to go over to the place So went to San Francisco, somewhere far out the space In the eighties: I don't know, some did it for the money, some did it for the show

Answer: Falco

 This is from the song 'No Time For Revolution', the first track on Falco's final album, posthumously entitled 'Out of the Dark (Into The Light)'. Falco is best known for the quirky Rock Me Amadeus and is generally thought of as a one hit wonder despite several hit albums in German speaking territories.
11. Hey, we can't really be dumb If we're just following God's Orders Hey, let's get serious... God knows what he's doin' He wrote this book here An' the book says: He made us all to be just like Him,' so... If we're dumb... Then God is dumb... And maybe even a little ugly on the side

Answer: Frank Zappa

 Frank Zappa's 'Dumb All Over' was a hard slap in the face of religious hypocrisy. The original song appeared on his 'You Are What You Is' album, though the live version on 'Have I Offended Someone?' is much more potent because it's easier to understand.
12. Feel so light This is all I wanna feel tonight Feel so light Tonight and the rest of my life?

Answer: Nina Gordon

 This is the title track to Nina Gordon's 'Tonight and the Rest of My Life'. Gordon is also known for being the front woman for the band Veruca Salt, which she left to go solo.
13. Heathcliff, It's Me, I'm Cathy I've come home I'm - so cold, let me in your window?

Answer: Kate Bush

 This lyric is from the song 'Wuthering Heights' a 1970's hit for Kate Bush based on Emily Bronte's story. Bush is also well known for her vocal work on Peter Gabriel's songs 'Games Without Frontiers' and 'Don't Give Up'.
14. It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap We gotta get out while we're young

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

 This is the title track from Bruce Springsteen's 1975 breakthrough album 'Born To Run'. The Boss, as his fans call him, is known for his blistering three hour shows and hit albums like Born In the USA.
15. I've got this great idea, Why don't we pitch it to the Franklin Friggin' Mint, Fine pewter portraits of General Apathy And Major Boredom singing: Whatever and ever amen?

Answer: Ben Folds Five

 This is from the song 'The Battle of Who Could Care Less' by Ben Folds Five. They are better known for their hit song 'Brick'. Ben Folds was seen lately goofing off in the background of one of William Shatner's Priceline.com commercials.
Source: Author bolan

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