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Quiz about 80s Song Lyrics
Quiz about 80s Song Lyrics

80s Song Lyrics Trivia Quiz

Match the song lyric to the 80s artist or band.

A multiple-choice quiz by debra5552000. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
debra5552000
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
112,881
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
12 / 25
Plays
1240
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Question 1 of 25
1. "When she smiles my way, my eyes go out in vain. She's got perfect skin". Hint


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Question 2 of 25
2. "She's got a birthmark that looks just like a staple, she's from New Jersey, she wants to be an actress".

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Question 3 of 25
3. "A sweet romance is not for me, I need electricity. If you wanna make me flip, hit me with a micro chip."

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Question 4 of 25
4. "You're in New York, but I'm not. You're in Tokyo, but I'm not. You're in Nova Scotia but I'm not. Yeah, you're eveywhere that I'm not." Hint


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Question 5 of 25
5. "The streets are dirty- not made of gold.
city lights, city nights - it's hot and cold."

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Question 6 of 25
6. "And I can't believe that anyone would want to do such a terrible thing, but why should I care?" Hint


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Question 7 of 25
7. "They say that a stitch in time saves nine, they say I better stop or I'll go blind."
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Question 8 of 25
8. "I love you whether or not you love me, I love you even if you think that I don't".

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Question 9 of 25
9. "I am on fire and it's the rainy season, in this desert you made me create". Hint


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Question 10 of 25
10. "Can you hear them, they talk about us, telling lies, well that's no surprise".

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Question 11 of 25
11. "And the ride is so smooth. Girl, you must be a limousine". Hint


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Question 12 of 25
12. "Open fire on my burning heart, I've never been lucky in love".
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Question 13 of 25
13. "We're riding on the escalator of life, we're shopping in the human mall".
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Question 14 of 25
14. "There's more besides joyrides, a little house in the countryside. Understand, learn to demand, comprimise, sometimes lie". Hint


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Question 15 of 25
15. "You think you're smart, you're stupid".


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Question 16 of 25
16. "We can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind, cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance then they ain't no friends of mine".

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Question 17 of 25
17. "I wish I was in Tijuana eating bar-be-qued iguana".

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Question 18 of 25
18. "Two buffalo girls go around the outside, round the outside, round the outside".
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Question 19 of 25
19. "I'm the boy they can't ignore for the first time in my life I'm sure".

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Question 20 of 25
20. "Did I ask for your love?, did I ask for your dedication? I don't want, I don't want your love. I don't want, I don't want your affection".



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Question 21 of 25
21. "Don't talk to me about love, yesterday's shattered, tomorrows don't matter".

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Question 22 of 25
22. "I went to high school and majored in looking real bad, I got a real ugly mom and a real ugly dad".



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Question 23 of 25
23. "Always searching for paradise, I'll admit that I'm good as blind darling".

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Question 24 of 25
24. "I'm so tall, I'm so tall. You raise me and then you let me fall." Hint


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Question 25 of 25
25. "Stop dreaming of the quiet life, cause it's the one you'll never know". Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "When she smiles my way, my eyes go out in vain. She's got perfect skin".

Answer: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

 From the song "Perfect Skin" from the album "Rattlesnake".
"Perfect Skin", their first single, reached the U.K. Top 30.
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions also had a follow up hit with "Jennifer She Said".
2. "She's got a birthmark that looks just like a staple, she's from New Jersey, she wants to be an actress".

Answer: Maurice and the Cliches

 From the song "Soft Core" from the album "C'est La Vie".
3. "A sweet romance is not for me, I need electricity. If you wanna make me flip, hit me with a micro chip."

Answer: Polecats

 From the song "Make a Circuit with Me" from the album "Polecats are Go" produced by Dave Edmunds.
4. "You're in New York, but I'm not. You're in Tokyo, but I'm not. You're in Nova Scotia but I'm not. Yeah, you're eveywhere that I'm not."

Answer: Translator

 From the song "Everywhere That I'm Not" from the album "Heartbeats and Triggers". Translator formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, California.
5. "The streets are dirty- not made of gold. city lights, city nights - it's hot and cold."

Answer: Peter Godwin

 From the song "Baby's in the Mountains" from the album "Correspondence".
Peter Godwin also released "Images of Heaven". He was once a member of the band "Metro".
6. "And I can't believe that anyone would want to do such a terrible thing, but why should I care?"

Answer: Oingo Boingo

 From the song "Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me". Danny Elfman eventually went solo from Oingo Boingo and now writes soundtracks including the theme song to "The Simpsons".
7. "They say that a stitch in time saves nine, they say I better stop or I'll go blind."

Answer: Cyndi Lauper

 From the song "She Bop". Cyndi was once in a band called Blue Angel in New York.
8. "I love you whether or not you love me, I love you even if you think that I don't".

Answer: Howard Jones

 From the song "What is Love" from the album "Human's Lib".
9. "I am on fire and it's the rainy season, in this desert you made me create".

Answer: Howard Devoto

 From the song "Rainy Season". Howard Devoto was once with a band called Magazine.
10. "Can you hear them, they talk about us, telling lies, well that's no surprise".

Answer: Go-Gos

 From the song "Our Lips are Sealed" which was later covered by Fun Boy Three.
11. "And the ride is so smooth. Girl, you must be a limousine".

Answer: Prince

 From the song "Little Red Corvette" from the album "1999".
12. "Open fire on my burning heart, I've never been lucky in love".

Answer: Real Life

 From the song "Send Me an Angel" Real Life also had another single called "Babies".
13. "We're riding on the escalator of life, we're shopping in the human mall".

Answer: Robert Hazard

 From the song "Escalator of Life". Robert Hazard also wrote "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" later recorded by Cyndi Lauper.
14. "There's more besides joyrides, a little house in the countryside. Understand, learn to demand, comprimise, sometimes lie".

Answer: Depeche Mode

 From the song "Get the Balance Right" from the album "Construction Time Again". 'Depeche Mode' is French for Fashion Dispatch.
15. "You think you're smart, you're stupid".

Answer: ABC

 From the song "Poison Arrow" from the album "The Lexicon of Love".
16. "We can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind, cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance then they ain't no friends of mine".

Answer: Men Without Hats

 From the song "Safety Dance" from the album "Rhythm of Youth". "Antarctica" and "I Like" were also minor hits from this same album.
17. "I wish I was in Tijuana eating bar-be-qued iguana".

Answer: Wall of Voodoo

 From the song "Mexican Radio". Stan Ridgeway eventually left Wall of Voodoo. He and Stewart Copeland (drummer for the Police) recorded "Don't Box Me In" a song from the soundtrack to the movie "Rumblefish".
18. "Two buffalo girls go around the outside, round the outside, round the outside".

Answer: Malcolm McLaren

 From the song "Buffalo Girls" from the album "Duck Rock". Malcolm McLaren was the former manager of the Sex Pistols and later Bow-Wow-Wow.
19. "I'm the boy they can't ignore for the first time in my life I'm sure".

Answer: Replacements

 From the song "The Ledge" from the album "Please to Meet Me".
20. "Did I ask for your love?, did I ask for your dedication? I don't want, I don't want your love. I don't want, I don't want your affection".

Answer: Lena Lovich

 From the song "New Toy". Lena Lovich is German and also had some other hits with "Blue Hotel", "Lucky Number" and "Say When".
21. "Don't talk to me about love, yesterday's shattered, tomorrows don't matter".

Answer: Altered Images

 From the song "Don't Talk to Me about Love". Altered Images also recorded "Happy Birthday" and "I Could be Happy".
22. "I went to high school and majored in looking real bad, I got a real ugly mom and a real ugly dad".

Answer: Sparks

 From the song "I Wish I Looked a Little Better". Sparks also recorded "Cool Places" with Jane Weidlan of the Go-Gos.
23. "Always searching for paradise, I'll admit that I'm good as blind darling".

Answer: English Beat

 From the song "I Confess" from the album "Special Beat Service".
24. "I'm so tall, I'm so tall. You raise me and then you let me fall."

Answer: Blancmange

 From the song "Living on the Ceiling" from the album "Happy Families".
25. "Stop dreaming of the quiet life, cause it's the one you'll never know".

Answer: The Jam

 From the song "A Town Called Malice". Paul Weller later left The Jam and formed Style Council.
Source: Author debra5552000

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