update: We're done! wow! and thanks to everyone
I got this 2 days ago (02-24-98) via email. Being a geek, I HTML-ified it and started to try to get them all right. We used to do things like this at school all the time.
A good resource is The Lyrics Server
Below are 222 lines from 80s pop music songs. Your job is to guess the song and artist of each.
Hint: No 2 songs are by the same artist, and all were produced between 1980 - 1989.
THIS IS NOT TRUE AT LEAST IN ONE CASE!! (cdg: multiple Michael Jackson for example, also multiple Phil Collins and Stevie Wonder)
The average person should be familiar with almost all of the songs, if he/she owned a radio in the 80s.
1. Suckin on chili dogs outside the Tastee-Freez John Cougar Mellencamp, Jack and Diane (drw)
2. I've done no harm, I keep to myself Men At Work, Who Can It Be Now (cm)
3. There's a freeway runnin' through the yard Tom Petty, Free Fallin (cdg)
4. I've seen a million faces and I've rocked them all Bon Jovi, Dead or Alive (teh)
5. Your mom threw away your best porno mag Beastie Boys, Fight For Your Right (To Party) (teh)
6. Can you hear them? They talk about us, telling lies, well that's no surprise Go Gos, Our Lips Are Sealed (ehs)
7. One that won't make me nervous, wonderin what to do Huey Lewis and the News, I Want A New Drug (cdg)
8. Are you more than hot for me, or am I a page in your history(book) Paul Abdul, Straight Up (cm/lys)
9. I can hear you comin, I know what you're after Red Rider, Lunatic Fringe (jt) - it's "We" not "I"
10. And it's true we are immune when fact is fiction and TV reality U2, Sunday Bloody Sunday (cdg)
11. Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts Michael Jackson, Billy Jean (cdg)
12. I've got my back against the record machine Van Halen, Jump (cdg)
13. You take me by the heart when you take me by the hand Toni Basil, Mickey (jt/lys/cm/cdg)
14. A cloud appears above your head, a beam of light comes shining down on you Flock of Seagulls, I Ran (rjw)
15. I'm lying in the rain, but I never wave bye-bye David Bowie, Modern Love (uci)
16. He's the one that makes ya feel alright Motley Crue, Dr. Feelgood? (cm)
17. Are you happy, are you satisfied, how long can you stand the heat Queen, Another One Bites the Dust (rjw)
18. I think I thought you were someone else R.E.M., Pop Song 89 (lys)
19. I tried my imagination but I was disturbed Tommy Tutone, 867-5309/Jenny (lys)
20. I tell you one and one makes three Living Colour, Cult of Personality (lys)
21. I'll be stretching my mouth to let those big words come right out Peter Gabriel, Big Time (cdg)
22. And though she will mess up your life, you want her just the same Genesis, Invisible Touch (cdg)
23. You can listen as well as you hear Mike+The Mechanics, The Living Years (ah)
24. Think of the tender things that we were working on Simple Minds, Don't You (Forget About Me) (jt/rjw/ah)
25. They gave you life and in return you gave them hell Tears For Fears, Shout (teh)
26. Knew he must've been about seventeen Joan Jett, I Love Rock 'n' Roll (ehs)
27. I am the maker of rules, dealing with fools Alan Parsons Project, Eye in the Sky (teh)
28. Can't get food for the king Eddy Grant, Electric Avenue (rjw)
29. Step on a crack, break your momma's back Devo, Whip It (uci)
30. Her hair reminds me of a warn safe place where as a child I'd lie Guns and Roses, Sweet Child 'O Mine (cdg)
31. You're like the sun chasing all of the rain away Atlantic Starr, Always (cm)
32. Everyone you meet, they're jamming in the streets Lionel Richie, All Night Long (ehs)
33. I'm not internationally known, but I'm known to rock a microphone Rob Bass & DJ EZ Rock, It Takes Two (teh/cm/rjw)
34. Every time I see you falling, I get down on my knees and pray New Order, Bizarre Love Triangle (cdg)
35. We'll take your car, yes we will, we'll take your car and drive it J. Geils Band, Centerfold (uci)
36. I said to my reflection. Let's get out of this place? Squeeze, Tempted (cdg)
37. Easy ready willing overtime Hall and Oates, I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (rjw)
38. The five years we have had have been such good times Human League, Don't You Want Me (ehs)
39. Didn't know how lost I was until I found you Madonna, Like a Virgin (uci)
40. People of the world today are we looking for a better way of life Janet Jackson, Rhythm Nation (rjw)
41. You in that dress my thoughts I confess verge on dirty Dexy's Midnight Runners, Come On Eileen (jt)
42. I'm about to lose control and I think I like it Pointer Sisters, I'm So Excited (cdg)
43. Write it on a pound note, pound note Adam Ant, Goody Two Shoes (uci)
44. We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong Pat Benatar, Love is a Battlefield (cdg)
45. Out on the road today, I saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac Don Henley, Boys of Summer (cdg)
46. Caught up in the action I've been looking out for you Glenn Frye, The Heat Is On (cm)
47. An invisible man sleeping in your bed Ray Parker Jr, Ghostbusters (jt)
48. But somewhere sometime when you're curious, I'll be back around Cars, You Might Think (cm/lys)
49. I know her love is true but it's so damn easy makin' love to you Bryan Adams, Run to You (uci)
50. Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones Cyndi Lauper, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (ehs)
51. And incidents arose from circumstance Asia, Heat of the Moment (rjw)
52. You know I like my girls a little bit older The Outfield, Your Love (rjw)
53. You always live your life never thinking of the future Yes, Owner of a Lonely Heart (rjw)
54. Now we're sharing the same dreams, and our hearts can beat as one Billy Ocean, Carribean Queen (cdg)
55. She don't need a man's touch Sheila E, The Glamorous Life (rjw)
56. She'll get a hold on you, believe it Phil Collins with Philip Bailey, Easy Lover (drw/cm/jt)
57. You're everywhere, but you're so hard to find Foreigner, Urgent (rjw)
58. You want your percentage, but I'm the fool paying the dues Fleetwood Mac, Hold Me (rjw)
59. No April rain, no flowers' bloom, no wedding Saturday within the month of June Stevie Wonder, I Just Called To Say I Love You (cdg)
60. There's a skeleton chokin' on a crust of bread The Police, King of Pain (teh)
61. With my body and soul I want you more than you'll ever know Bill Medley and Jenifer Warnes, I Had The Time Of My Life (rjw)
62. I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that it's true Katrina and the Waves, Walking on Sunshine (teh)
63. Animals strike curious poses Prince, When Doves Cry (cdg)
64. Religion is a light in the fog Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, What I Am (cdg)
65. I don't know where I'm goin' but I sure know where I've been Whitesnake, Here I Go Again (cm/lys)
66. If you want to find all the cops they're hanging out in the donut shop Bangles, Walk Like An Egyptian (cdg)
67. And there's a heart that's breaking down this long distance line tonight John Waite, Missing You (cdg/rjw)
68. I'm always workin', slavin', every day Poison, Nothin' But A Good Time (rjw)
69. Feel like I could run away, run away from this empty heart Johnny Hates Jazz, Shattered Dreams (cm)
70. Kick off your Sunday shoes Kenny Loggins, Footloose (cdg)
71. Daddy says she's too young, but she's old enough for me Winger, Seventeen (ms/rjw)
72. He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you" Toto, Africa (teh)
73. You're not naive, you must be strong Kajagoogoo, Too Shy (rjw)
74. Darken the city night is a wire, steam in the subway earth is afire Duran Duran, Hungry Like The Wolf (jt)
75. She had the body of a venus, Lord imagine my surprise Aerosmith, Dude Looks Like a Lady (cdg)
76. I can't help recalling how it felt to kiss and hold you tight Naked Eyes and/or Dionne Warwick, Always Something There To Remind Me (jt/rjw)
77. Will you meet him on the main line, or will you catch him on the rebound? Laura Branigan, Gloria (rjw)
78. Watching every motion in this foolish lover's game Berlin, Take My Breath Away (drw)
79. You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day Wham, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (jt)
80. Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream, red, gold and green Culture Club, Karma Chameleon (ehs)
81. They threw an American flag in our face Billy Joel, Allentown (rjw)
82. When I'm dancing close to her, I can smell the chemicals Thomas Dolby, She Blinded Me With Science (rjw)
83. She told me to come but I was already there AC/DC, You Shook Me All Night Long (cdg)
84. Streetlight people, living just to find emotion Journey, Don't Stop Believing (cdg)
85. It belongs to them, let's give it back Midnight Oil, Beds are Burning (cdg)
86. Everything you do is quite angelicate The Cure, Why Can't I Be You (rjw)
87. Rolling like thunder under the covers Elton John, I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues (cdg)
88. I don't know what you expect staring into the TV set Talking Heads, Burning Down the House (rjw)
89. My eyes dilate, my lips go green The Rolling Stones, Start Me Up (rjw)
90. I touch you once, I touch you twice Orchestral Manouvres In The Dark, If You Leave (ehs/rjw)
91. To have you with me I would swim the seven seas Sting, We'll Be Together (rjw)
92. Crazy little woman in a one man show Def Leppard, Pour Some Sugar On Me (rjw)
93. Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet Survivor, Eye of the Tiger (cdg)
94. Got in a little hometown jam, so they put a rifle in my hand Bruce Springsteen, Born in the USA (cdg)
95. There is freedom within, there is freedom without Don't Dream It's Over, Crowded House (cm/cdg)
96. But whatever road you choose, I'm right behind you win or lose Rod Stewart, Forever Young (cm)
97. I need fifty dollars to make you holler Tone-Loc, Wild Thing (cdg)
98. So let's sink another drink cause it'll give me time to think Billy Idol, Dancing With Myself (rjw)
99. Goddess on the mountain top Bananarama, Venus (teh)
100. Couldn't see how much I missed you (now I do) Debbie Gibson, Only In My Dreams (rjw)
101. They even bother my poor father 'cause he's down with me Run DMC, It's Tricky (uci/rjw)
102. Where can I find a woman like that Rick Springfield, Jesse's Girl (cdg)
103. Paul, I think I told you I'm a lover not a fighter Michael Jackson&Paul McCartney, The Girl Is Mine (teh)
104. Mine's an ordinary life, working when it's daylight and sleeping when it's night Phil Collins, Take Me Home (cm/cdg)
105. I had a whiskey on the rocks and change of a dollar for the jukebox Stray Cats, Rock This Town (rjw)
106. Just don't ask me how I am Suzanne Vega, My Name is Luka (uci)
107. Your lights are on but you're not home Robert Palmer, Addicted To Love (cdg)
108. Take your passion and make it happen Irene Cara, Flashdance (rjw)
109. That little faggot he's a millionaire Dire Straits, Money for Nothing (cdg)
110. I was wrong, now I find just one thing makes me forget UB40, Red Red Wine (jt)
111. So if you're feeling low, turn up your radio Wang Chung, Everybody Have Fun Tonight (rjw)
112. It's no better to be safe than sorry Aha, Take On Me (jt)
113. Darlin' in my wildest dreams I never thought I'd go Quarterflash, Harden My Heart (rjw)
114. The road is long, there are mountains in your way Joe Cocker and Jenifer Warnes, Up Where We Belong (rjw/cdg)
115. The Salvation Army band played and the children drank lemonade Dream Academy, Life in a Northern Town (teh)
116. The more you live, the faster you will die Der Kommissar / Falco, After The Fire (rjw/jt)
117. I've got a secret I've been hiding under my skin Styx, Mr Roboto (rjw)
118. I love you though you hurt me so Soft Cell, Tainted Love (rjw)
119. Wouldn't wanna be swept away, far away from the one that I love Chicago, Hard To Say I'm Sorry (rjw)
120. The sheik he drove his Cadillac The Clash, Rock the Casbah (cdg)
121. She showed me the beach, gave me a peach, and pulled out the suntan lotion LL Cool J, Goin' Back to Cali (cm)
122. Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate The Kinks, Come Dancing (rjw)
123. Have some more chicken, have some more pie Wierd Al Yankovic, Eat It (cdg)
124. I asked the doctor to take your picture so I could look at you from inside as well The Vapors, Turning Japanese (uci)
125. Well it's all right riding around in the breeze Traveling Wilburys, End of The Line (jt/rjw)
126. I'm just going to keep on counting until you are mine Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, 1,2,3 (cm)
127. Every time you call my name, I heat up like a burnin' flame Steve Miller Band, Abracadabra (jt)
128. This is it boys, this is war Nena, 99 Luftballoons (cdg)
129. I can't understand what makes a man hate another man Depeche Mode, People are People (teh)
130. I can't sleep at night, I toss and turn Bobby Brown, Every Little Step I Take (cm/rjw)
131. I know you really want to tell me goodbye Stevie Nicks, Stop Dragging My Heart Around (rjw)
132. Food is served and you're stone cold munchin' Young MC, Bust a Move (cm/rjw)
133. Don't let go while I'm hangin' on, 'cause I been hangin' on so long Greg Khin Band, Jeopardy (rjw)
134. We can dance, everybody look at your hands Men Without Hats, Safety Dance (teh)
135. I know a place where we can dance the whole night away underneath electric stars El deBarge, The Rhythm of the Night (cm)
136. I know a good thing must come to an end but it's hard to take losing a friend Frida, Something Going On (rjw)
137. Well Superman looked up at me, he said "You rock so naturally" Newcleus, Jam-on-it (cm)
138. You can say anything you like, but you can't touch the merchandise Tubes, She's A Beauty (rjw)
139. You want a piece of my heart, you better start from the start Loverboy, Working For the Weekend (rjw)
140. But when the wrong word goes in the right ear, I know you been lyin' to me The Fixx, One Thing Leads To Another (rjw)
141. I follow where my mind goes Psychedelic Furs, Love My Way (rjw)
142. What's your definition of dirty, baby George Michael, I Want Your Sex (cdg)
143. We'll leave the TV and the radio behind Joe Jackson, Steppin' Out (rjw)
144. All you sittin' in high places, the rain's gonna fall on you Hooters, All You Zombies (rjw)
145. I turn the switch and check the number, I leave it on when in bed I slumber Wall of Voodoo, Mexican Radio
146. So when the night falls, my lonely heart calls Whitney Houston, I Wanna Dance with Somebody (cdg)
147. So you better go back to your bars, your temples, your massage parlors Murray Head, One Night in Bangkok (cdg)
148. Did you really think about it before you made the rules Bruce Hornsby, The Way it Is (teh)
149. So you think my singing's out of time, well it makes me money Quiet Riot, Cum On Feel The Noize (cdg)
150. Across the north and south to Key Largo, love for sale Sade, Smooth Operator (cm)
151. Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama Beach Boys, Kokomo (cdg)
152. I swear that I could see forever in your eyes Mike Reno And Nancy Wilson, Paradise (rjw)
153. Nothing had the chance to be good, nothing ever could Simply Red, Holding Back The Years (rjw)
154. Take my license and all that jive Sammy Hagar, I Can't Drive 55 (teh)
155. Well by the force of will my lungs are filled, and so I breathe 10,000 Maniacs, Like The Weather (teh)
156. Dreams stay with you like a lover's voice fires the mountainside Big Country, In a Big Country (ms)
157. No huggin' no kissin' til I get a wedding ring Georgia Satellites, Keep Your Hands To Yourself (cm/rjw)
158. I don't worry 'cause my wallet's fat ZZ Top, Sharp Dressed Man (teh)
159. Sister's sighing in her sleep Our House, Madness (jt)
160. Better make it fast or else I'm gonna get pissed Salt N Pepa, Push It (teh)
161. Wish I knew what you were looking for The Church, Under The Milky Way (rjw)
162. What's your price for flight Night Ranger, Sister Christian (cdg)
163. I know a guy who's tough but sweet Bow Wow Wow, I Want Candy (cm/rjw)
164. And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone Tracy Chapman, Fast Car (cdg)
165. Why do I find it so hard to write the next line, oh I want the truth to be said Spandau Ballet, True (jt)
166. Every time he pulls me near, I just wanna cheer Denice Williams, Let's Hear It For The Boy (jt)
167. Put the needle on the record Marrs, Pump Up The Volume (jt)
168. Whoa no, I've got to keep on moving Matthew Wilder, Break My Stride (cdg/rjw)
169. Once upon a time there was light in my life, but now there's only love in the dark Bonnie Tyler, Total Eclipse of the Heart (cdg)
170. I stain my sheets, I don't even know why Violent Femmes, Blister In the Sun (cdg)
171. There were incidents and accidents, there were hints and allegations Paul Simon, You Can Call Me Al (cdg)
172. I can't get any rest, people say I'm obsessed Fine Young Cannibals, She Drives Me Crazy (rjw)
173. She dances like she's never danced before Michael Sembello, Maniac (cdg)
174. Do your fancy dances Billy Squier, The Stroke (cdg)
175. Your moves are so raw, I've got to let you know you're one of my kind INXS, Need You Tonight (cdg)
176. Get up, get up, get up, get up, let's make love tonight Marvin Gaye, Sexual Healing (ehs)
177. But when I win your heart, I'm gonna paint it cherry red Lou Gramm, Midnight Blue (rjw)
178. All the doors I closed on time will open up again Steve Winwood, Back in the High Life Again (cdg)
179. Dream of better lives, the kind which never hate Modern English, I Melt With You (rjw)
180. You can feel the punishment but you can't commit the sin Howard Jones, No One Is To Blame (teh)
181. I'm not the one to tell you what's wrong or what's right Blue Oyster Cult, Burning For You (rjw)
182. He wants me, but only part of the time Til Tuesday, Voices Carry (teh)
183. People don't you know, don't you know it's about time Technotronic, Move This (rjw/cdg)
184. You were the first, you'll be the last Cheap Trick, The Flame (cm)
185. You think you're mad, too unstable, kicking in chairs and knocking down tables Pet Shop Boys, West End Girls (teh)
186. Your heart's been achin' but you're too shy to say it Rick Astley, Never Gonna Give You Up (rjw)
187. The only one who'll hang out with me is my dear Old Granddad George Thorogood, I Drink Alone (rjw)
188. Things are going great, and they're only getting better Timbuk3, The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades, (teh)
189. So you better treat her right Donna Summer, She Works Hard For The Money (cdg)
190. It's time to bring this ship in to the shore and throw away the oars forever REO Speedwagon, I Can't Fight This Feeling (teh)
191. We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving USA For Africa, We Are the World (cdg)
192. We could dance and party all night, and drink some cherry wine Jermaine Stewart, We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off To Have a Good Time (cm/rjw)
193. Dressed up like a million-dollar trooper Taco (Irving Berlin?), Puttin On the Ritz (teh)
194. You've got to find a way, say what you want to say Swing Out Sister, Breakout (jt)
195. Sail away with me to another world Islands In the Stream, Bee-Gees and/or Kenny Rogers (cm/cdg)
196. I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on Bill Withers / Club Nouveau, Lean on Me (cdg/rjw)
197. Welcome to the big time, you're bound to be a star Richard Marx, Don't Mean Nothing (cm/rjw)
198. Yo no soy marinero, por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere Richie Valens/Los Lobos, La Bamba (cdg)
199. Work all day to earn his pay, so we can play all night Sheena Easton, Morning Train (rjw)
200. Ever since you've been leaving me, I've been wanting to cry Julian Lennon, Too Late for Goodbyes (rjw)
201. Baby baby when I look at you, I get a warm feeling inside Chaka Khan, I Feel For You (rjw)
202. And when we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in Mr Mister, Broken Wings (jln)
203. Some of them want to abuse you, some of them want to be abused Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams (cdg)
204. He's licking his lips, he's ready to win, on the hunt tonight for love at first sting Scorpions, Rock You Like A Hurricane (rjw)
205. I have a picture pinned to my wall Thompson Twins, Hold Me Now (ehs)
206. I can see a new horizon underneath the blazin' sky John Parr, Man in Motion (cm/rjw)
207. You'll flow down her river, she'll ask and you'll give her Echo and the Bunnymen, Lips Like Sugar (rjw)
208. Earth below us drifting falling floating weightless Peter Schilling, Major Tom (cdg)
209. Ooh baby, do you know what that's worth? Belinda Carlisle, Heaven Is a Place on Earth (teh)
210. I know when to pull you closer and I know when to let you loose Air Supply, Making Love Out Of Nothing At All (rjw)
211. Let me hear your body talk Olivia Newton-John, Physical (cdg)
212. Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight Eddie Money, Two Tickets for Paradise (cm)
213. The beating of our hearts is the only sound Tiffany, I Think We're Alone Now (cdg)
214. And if this world runs out of lovers, we'll still have each other Jefferson Starship, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (jt)
215. Is it so wrong to be human after all? Level 42, Something About You (rjw)
216. There is good and bad (mmmm-hmmm) in everyone Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, Ebony and Ivory (rjw)
217. Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken? Tina Turner, What's Love Got To Do With It (cdg)
218. It's gonna take money, a whole lotta spendin' money George Harrison, I Got My Mind Set on You (cdg)
219. I'm not the kind of girl who gives up just like that Blondie, The Tide Is High (jt)
220. It must've been some kind of kiss, I shoulda walked away Cutting Crew, Died in Your Arms Tonight (cm/lys)
221. You see it all around you, good lovin' gone bad 38 Special, Hold On Loosely (rjw)
222. Ronny, Bobby, Ricky and Mike, if I like a girl, who cares who you like New Edition, Cool It Now (gc)

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cdg = cgori@rescomp.stanford.edu
drw = douglas@leland.stanford.edu
teh = thertens@ea.oac.uci.edu
ehs = esherrat@uci.edu
jln = Janice
uci = Various UC-Irvine Art HistoryTAs
ms = stutz@dsl.org
jt = julian.tysoe@uk.hboc.com
ah = hardiand@mle.co.uk
gc = photog@star.net
lys = lysander@onlychildclub.com
cm = charles.matulac@mci2000.com
jt = jturner@xingtech.com
rjw = R.Winder@surrey.ac.uk
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