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Quiz about 1980s Music 1st Lines  Volume 5
Quiz about 1980s Music 1st Lines  Volume 5

1980s Music 1st Lines : Volume 5 Quiz


I'll give you the first line of the song. You pick the band that sang it.

A multiple-choice quiz by addytude. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
addytude
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
60,013
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
13 / 25
Plays
1873
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1. 'Well you're a real tough cookie.' Hint


2. 'Down on the street there was violence and a lot of work to be done.' Hint


3. 'Standing in line mocking time, waiting for the welfare dime.' Hint


4. 'Doesn't matter who gets the best of who.' Hint


5. 'I don't want to hear about it anymore.' Hint


6. 'Sayin' I love you is not the words I thought to hear from you.' Hint


7. 'I can't tell you baby what went wrong.' Hint


8. 'I should have known better than to let you go alone.' Hint


9. 'Time and time again I see, a love that seems strong was not meant to be.' Hint


10. 'Gone, the voice that used to fill the room is all but gone.' Hint


11. 'My features form with a change in the weather.' Hint


12. 'I don't know, I don't know which side I'm on.' Hint


13. 'What's got you so jumpy?' Hint


14. 'Woke up to the sound of pouring rain.' Hint


15. 'I never needed love like I need you.' Hint


16. 'I see forever when I look in your eyes.' Hint


17. 'When lights fall down, I see no reason for you to cry.' Hint


18. 'Little child, dry your crying eyes.' Hint


19. 'Got a picture of your house, you're standing by the door.' Hint


20. 'Hold on little girl, show me what he's done to you.' Hint


21. 'Morning came and I was on my way.' Hint


22. 'What ya doing out in the nighttime?' Hint


23. 'Well I see him on the t.v. preaching about the promised land.' Hint


24. 'All you've got is this moment, the 21st century is yesterday.' Hint


25. 'Didn't know I'm on a slip trip.' Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'Well you're a real tough cookie.'

Answer: Pat Benatar

'Hit Me with Your Best Shot' - On the "Crimes of Passion" cd released in 1980.
2. 'Down on the street there was violence and a lot of work to be done.'

Answer: Eddy Grant

'Electric Avenue'
3. 'Standing in line mocking time, waiting for the welfare dime.'

Answer: Bruce Hornsby and the Range

'The Way It Is' From the "Way It Is" cd, released in 1986.
4. 'Doesn't matter who gets the best of who.'

Answer: Tesla

'The Way It Is'
5. 'I don't want to hear about it anymore.'

Answer: Damn Yankees

'High Enough' - Damn Yankees was a band formed by (already famous) musicians Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, and Michael Cartellone.
6. 'Sayin' I love you is not the words I thought to hear from you.'

Answer: Extreme

'More Than Words'
7. 'I can't tell you baby what went wrong.'

Answer: Cinderella

"Don't Know What You Got (Till it's Gone)" - This song is on their second cd, "Long Cold Winter", released in 1988.
8. 'I should have known better than to let you go alone.'

Answer: Whitesnake

'Is This Love'
9. 'Time and time again I see, a love that seems strong was not meant to be.'

Answer: April Wine

'Just Between You and Me' - On the cd "Nature of the Beast", released in 1981.
10. 'Gone, the voice that used to fill the room is all but gone.'

Answer: Giant

'I'll See You In My Dreams'
11. 'My features form with a change in the weather.'

Answer: Tears For Fears

'Mothers Talk' - This is one of their lesser known hits but, I think one of their best. It was on the cd "Songs from the Big Chair".
12. 'I don't know, I don't know which side I'm on.'

Answer: U2

'Two Hearts Beat As One'
13. 'What's got you so jumpy?'

Answer: Poison

'Unskinny Bop' - This song is on the cd "Flesh and Blood."
14. 'Woke up to the sound of pouring rain.'

Answer: Skid Row

'I Remember You'
15. 'I never needed love like I need you.'

Answer: Sheriff

'When I'm With You' - This song is on the cd "Sheriff" and was pretty much their only hit in America.
16. 'I see forever when I look in your eyes.'

Answer: Firehouse

'When I Look Into Your Eyes'
17. 'When lights fall down, I see no reason for you to cry.'

Answer: Europe

'Carrie' - This song is on the cd "Final Countdown", released in 1987.
18. 'Little child, dry your crying eyes.'

Answer: White Lion

'When the Children Cry'
19. 'Got a picture of your house, you're standing by the door.'

Answer: Warrant

'Heaven' - From the cd "Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich" released in 1989. It's always amused me that the lead singer "Jani Lane" (male), married a woman named "Bobbi Brown".
20. 'Hold on little girl, show me what he's done to you.'

Answer: Mr. Big

'To Be With You'
21. 'Morning came and I was on my way.'

Answer: Winger

'Headed for a Heartbreak' - This song is from the cd "Winger", released in 1988. This band is on the "Hollyweird" tour, opening for Poison.
22. 'What ya doing out in the nighttime?'

Answer: Kix

'Don't Close Your Eyes'
23. 'Well I see him on the t.v. preaching about the promised land.'

Answer: Poison

'Something to Believe In' - Poison is one of the few 80's "hair bands" that is still touring. I saw their "Hollyweird" tour this summer.
24. 'All you've got is this moment, the 21st century is yesterday.'

Answer: INXS

'Need You Tonight'
25. 'Didn't know I'm on a slip trip.'

Answer: Tesla

'Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)' - Tesla was named for inventor Nikola Tesla, one of the men who pioneered radio.
Source: Author addytude

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