Ada's Friday Night 80's Song Story Quiz

[TheGoodGuy]

Due to a request for an 80's music quiz.....

Let's give this slightly different approach a go......

If you remember 80's music you might like to read my story below.
Literally all of it is made up of song titles & lyrics from...you've guessed it...the 80's.

I will post it in its entirety (there are a lot of answers)....so you have a choice....
1.You can name every song and artist that you can spot (which could result in multiple large posts with answers) or...recommended...
2. Just answer the questions asked at the end of the story.

NOTE... I have "de-Americanised" it, and added my own British songs, so googling the source will not totally help you, so please don't from the start.

Also, to make the story readable, I have had to slightly change some song titles/lyrics to ensure it makes grammatical sense, but you should still be able to spot the song/lyric despite the modifications.

Here goes...

I was working part time in a five and dime. My boss was Mr. Magee. He was six foot four and full of muscles and walked like an Egyptian, but I was happy to be stuck with him.
One manic Monday, while I was busy working with fire and steel, I overheard him make a careless whisper. He told two of my co-workers, Jack and Diane, that I gave love a bad name.
Well, I got so emotional. I told him to say say say what he wants, but don't play games with my affection. He told me it was hard for him to say he's sorry and don’t worry, be happy. Then he blamed it on the rain. He was so out of touch. It just took my breath away. I couldn't fight this feeling any longer. I asked him "What's love got to do with it?" He told me to get outta
his store and his dreams and into my car. So I figured I might as well jump.

I cut footloose, went home and called my girl, Joanna.
She was on the other line with Shirley. They were talking about Mickey. Was she really going out with him? I told her that I had just called to say I love her. She told me she had been saving all her love for me, but now she was looking for a new love.
I thought "I can't go for that - no can do! Bring me a higher love!"

I called up some of my old West End girls, hoping that one of them would
want to get physical all night long. First I called Billie Jean - she told me to beat it. Next I called Rosanna - her crazy flatmate, Kayleigh answered, blessed the rains down in Africa and then hung up on me. There was one person left to try…..Come on Eileen! ... no answer. Nobody told me there'd be days like these! I was feeling like the owner of a lonely heart.

Then, out of the blue, my best friend's girl Roxanne called. She told me she still hadn't found what she was looking for and that she wanted to take on me.
I said "I thought you were Jessie's girl."
She said "Don't you want me baby? You don't have to put on the red light - I'm on my own."
What a feeling! I had the eye of the tiger. She drives me crazy like no one else. She blinded me with science. There was always something
there to remind me of her and I just knew that I'd have the time of my
life. I wasn't about to la-di-da.

I jumped in my little red Corvette and rocked down to Electric Avenue. I got my mind set on her.
When I got to her house in the middle of her street I ran up the front drive. I rapped on the green door and to this rapper's delight, I heard a voice say "Hello darling.”
"You’re looking hot tonight", I replied. I let my love open the door and was immediately lost in her eyes. I felt like a virgin touched for the very first time.
She loosened her blouse and said "Rock me Amadeus!"
Well, I felt it was my prerogative to bust a move. I told her "I'll tumble for ya!" as I pinned her on the stairs, hungry like the wolf.

Just then I felt an invisible touch on my shoulder. "Turn around bright
eyes!" said a familiar voice. As I did, Jessie hit me with a sledgehammer of an uppercut that spun me right round like a record. He was hangin' tough and continued to roll with it, knocking the wind from beneath my wings - broken wings by this time. I couldn’t stand up for falling down. My true colours had showed through and blood was spilling from my mouth like red, red wine.
"You don't owe me money for nothing!" he snarled. At this point I was
livin' on a prayer.

I crawled back to my car and drove home thinking about
how my tainted love had cut me down and how it seemed that every rose has its thorn. No longer do I want to know what love is. To me, love is a battlefield. THE END.


Questions:

RED = SOLVED

1. There are 10 artists/groups that have MORE than 1 song title/lyrics featured in the story. Name them.
MICHAEL JACKSON - BILLIE JEAN / BEAT IT GLOS
TOTO - ROSANNA / AFRICA GLOS
BON JOVI - YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME / LIVING ON A PRAYER GLOS
SHAKIN STEVENS - SHIRLEY / GREEN DOOR SAM1303
BANGLES - WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN / MANIC MONDAY SAM 1303
PRINCE - RASPBERRY BERET / LITTLE RED CORVETTE SAM1303
WHITNEY HOUSTON - SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU / SO EMOTIONAL SAM 1303
2. There is 1 artist/group that has a song that is featured MORE than once in the story. Name the artist, song and what lyrics appear. POLICE - ROXANNE / YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT ON THE RED LIGHT MATT R
3. Name every 10th song (and artist/group) that appears in the story.
4. Which Thomas Dolby song is featured in the story? SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE SAM1303
5. Which New Kids On the Block song is featured in the story? HANGIN TOUGH SAM1303
6. Finally, in total, how many songs do you think appear in the story? (Count the song that appears more than once as a separate song each time it appears)

Ada.

[samantha1303]

Human League - Dont you want me
Bangles - Walk like an Egyption
Bangles - Manic Monday
John Cougar - Mellancamp

[samantha1303]

George Michael - Careless Whisper

[samantha1303]

Bon Jovi - You give love a bad name

[samantha1303]

Hall and Oates - Out of touch

[samantha1303]

Berlin - take my breath away

[samantha1303]

R.E.O. Speedwagon - I can't fight this feeling

[samantha1303]

Tina Turner - Whats love got to do with it

[samantha1303]

Billy Ocean - get outta my dream and into my car

[samantha1303]

Pointer sisters - Jump

[samantha1303]

Kenny Logins - Footloose

[samantha1303]

Cool and gand - Joanna

[samantha1303]

Toni Basil - Mickey

[sparkyminer]

Six feet four and full of muscle. Men at Work, Land down under or summat.

[samantha1303]

Joe Jackson - was she really going out with him
Marillion - Kayleigh

[TheGoodGuy]

Hang on Sam...

Are you going to name EVERY song...!!

It'll take a while...

What about the questions at the end?

Ada.

[Fadetoblack]

Haha....there's so many!!!!! I see men at work there straight away...

[samantha1303]

Stevie Wonder - I just called to say I love you

[sparkyminer]

"I can't go for that - no can do! - Hall and Oates.

[samantha1303]

Whitney Huston - Saving all my love

[samantha1303]

Hall and Oates - I cant go for that
Stevie Winwood - Bring me higher love

[sparkyminer]

she still hadn't found what she was looking for - U2

[samantha1303]

Pet shop boys - west end girls
lionel Ritchie - all night long

[samantha1303]

Olivia newton john - Physical

[sparkyminer]

take on me.- Aha

[samantha1303]

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean and Beat it
Toto - Africa

[sparkyminer]

(Turn around bright eyes!) Total eclipse of the heart. Bonnie Tyler.

[samantha1303]

Dexys - Come on Eileen
Yes - Owner of a lonely heart
Police - Roxanne

[sparkyminer]

Don't you want me baby? Human League

[GlosRFC]

Good grief...I think I've spotted one so far and we're nearly on the next page!!

[samantha1303]

Yeah Im trying to name every song then answer the questions

[sparkyminer]

red, red wine. UB40
"You don't owe me money for nothing!" Dire Straits
livin' on a prayer. Bon Jovi

[samantha1303]

Prince - Little red corvette
Eddie Grant - Electric Avenue
Thomas Dolby - She blinded me with science

[TheGoodGuy]

The idea was to answer the questions....not EVERY song/artist but hey hum...
Ada.

[sparkyminer]

out of the blue-ELO?

[samantha1303]

Shakin Stevens - Green Door - ( sorry Ruby )
Madonna - Virgin

[MattR]

2: Two lyrics from same song - Police: Roxanne and You don't have to put on the red light

Also Jump - van halen

[sparkyminer]

The idea was to answer the questions....not EVERY song/artist but hey hum...
Ada.
Sorry. :wiggle: Let's have a look then. :D

[samantha1303]

Survivor - Eye of the tiger
The Who - My love opened the door

[samantha1303]

Fine young canibals - You drive me crazy
Prince - Little red corvette

How am I doing Ada Im getting confused

[samantha1303]

Bobby Brown - My perogative
Duran Duran - Hungry like a wolf

[samantha1303]

The idea was to answer the questions....not EVERY song/artist but hey hum...
Ada.

Wouldn't you like us to give every song / artist though to make it easier for people to answer the end questions?

[TheGoodGuy]

Your doing brilliantly Sam....very quick with the songs/artists

Just hope you can answer the questions.....Matt R has got 1 already.

Good luck

Ada.

[samantha1303]

Genesis - Invisible touch
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
Oasis - Roll with it

[TheGoodGuy]

Answer them all if you want....
I just thought it would make the thread excessively big.....

AND....I've got to check all your answers :yikes:

Ada.

[samantha1303]

New kids on block - Hanging tough
Bette midler - wind beneath my wings
Cindi lauper - true colours

[TheGoodGuy]

OASIS... In the Eighties????

NO

Ada.

[samantha1303]

Madonna - living on a prayer
soft cell - tainted love
laura brannigan - love is a battlefield

[samantha1303]

Poison - every rose has its thorn
Foreigner - know what love is

[TheGoodGuy]

Slow down Sam....

Madonna - living on a prayer
soft cell - tainted love
laura brannigan - love is a battlefield

ALL WRONG...

Ada.

[samantha1303]

sorry got a bit carried away in the haste-

Mr Mister - Broken Wings

[GlosRFC]

1. Michael Jackson Billie Jean/Beat It

[samantha1303]

Bon Jovi - Living on a prayer - ( who knows what made me put madonna)

Tainted love has to be soft cell or Marc Almond

[samantha1303]

Pat Benatar - Love is a battlefield

[samantha1303]

Men at work - land down under

[TheGoodGuy]

Sorry Sam,

Too hasty myself...

Tainted Love / Soft Cell... correct

Apologies

Ada.

[samantha1303]

Chicago - Had to say Im sorry

[GlosRFC]

Another for Q1. Lionel Ritchie All Night Long/Hello

[samantha1303]

Aha - take on me

[samantha1303]

Dead or alive - spin me right round baby right round like a record baby right round ( officially title ???)

[TheGoodGuy]

Glos,
No can't accept Hello for Lionel Richie . The "Hello Darling" quote is another song in its own right....

Sorry

Ada.

[samantha1303]

Sorry Ada - didn't want to make it difficult for you, I just jumped in with both feet and started answering.

[GlosRFC]

Q1 again Toto Rosanna/Africa

[TheGoodGuy]

No probs...

Just see if you can do the questions as well.....Glos has got 1.

I think you have proved to be the Queen of 80's music by a long shot...Well done!

Ada. :)

[samantha1303]

q 4 = She blinded me with science

[GlosRFC]

Final Q1. Bon Jovi Living on a Prayer/You Give Love A Bad Name

[samantha1303]

q 5 - new kids on the block - hanging tough

[GlosRFC]

No probs...

Just see if you can do the questions as well.....Glos has got 1.

I think you have proved to be the Queen of 80's music by a long shot...Well done!

Ada. :)

Only 1?

And she's the queen of 80's 'cos she's eighty :D

[samantha1303]

Rick Springfield - Jessies Girl

[samantha1303]

Only 1?

And she's the queen of 80's 'cos she's eighty :D

I aint bloody 80 I'm only 78 :hearty

[samantha1303]

Anyhow Im giving you the groups surely you can work out the answers to the questions :hearty

[samantha1303]

Bobby Mc ferrin - dont worry be happy

Can you highlight the words that we are missing the groups for please Ada

[GlosRFC]

You've got two of the answers so I'll let you work out every tenth song as I'm off to bed. Night all

[samantha1303]

Prince - working part time in a five and dime - raspberry beret

[TheGoodGuy]

Are you asking for clues for Q1. Sam?
If you are, then I'm sorry Ruby isn't taking part....she'd get the other S...y song!
More clues??

Ada.

[TheGoodGuy]

Shurely you'll get the S...y song with:
One of the girl's names in the story
PS Is my spelling as good as it should be?

If you want more clues...just say so.

Ada.

[samantha1303]

Shakin Stevens - Shirley

[TheGoodGuy]

was immediately "lost in her eyes"
Then, "out of the blue",

Both the same artist...

Ada.

[samantha1303]

Falco - Rock me amadeus

[samantha1303]

Roxy Music - out of the blue?

[TheGoodGuy]

Out of the blue.... she's American but got into our charts in the late 80's. No number Ones...her highest entry reached No.7.......First name Debbie..

Ada.

[samantha1303]

Q1 - 7 of the 9 are

Bon Jovi
Shakin Stevens
Hall and Oates
Prince
Bangles
Police
Michael Jackson

[TheGoodGuy]

Clue for No.1:
Well, I got so "emotional"
She told me she had been "saving all her love for me" (Saving All My Love For You)

Ada.

[TheGoodGuy]

Sam,
The following are correct as regards more than 1 song featured

Bon Jovi
Shakin Stevens
Prince
Bangles
Michael Jackson

+ Toto

3 to go for Q1.

Ada.

[samantha1303]

Whitney Houston

[samantha1303]

Time to leave this to others now Ada - thanks for a great quiz it sure got the brain working overtime

[TheGoodGuy]

Sam
Yep Whitney is another of the artists with more than 1 song in the story.

PS. I hope this 80's 'quiz' has kept you amused for the last couple of hours. I thought this would be something slightly different (and hopefully enjoyable)

Ada.

[samantha1303]

Debbie Gibson for out of the blue.

Thanks for the quiz Ada

[TheGoodGuy]

Update:

The highlighted text below show the songs that you have so far spotted correctly.
However, there are still more to find (approx 24 or so) in the rest of the text, if you're still interested, that is.

Ada.


I was working part time in a five and dime. My boss was Mr. Magee. He was six foot four and full of muscles and walked like an Egyptian, but I was happy to be stuck with him.
One manic Monday, while I was busy working with fire and steel, I overheard him make a careless whisper. He told two of my co-workers, Jack and Diane, that I gave love a bad name.
Well, I got so emotional. I told him to say say say what he wants, but don't play games with my affection. He told me it was hard for him to say he's sorry and don’t worry, be happy. Then he blamed it on the rain. He was so out of touch. It just took my breath away. I couldn't fight this feeling any longer. I asked him "What's love got to do with it?" He told me to get outta
his store and his dreams and into my car. So I figured I might as well jump.

I cut footloose, went home and called my girl, Joanna.
She was on the other line with Shirley. They were talking about Mickey. Was she really going out with him? I told her that I had just called to say I love her. She told me she had been saving all her love for me, but now she was looking for a new love.
I thought "I can't go for that - no can do! Bring me a higher love!"

I called up some of my old West End girls, hoping that one of them would
want to get physical all night long. First I called Billie Jean - she told me to beat it. Next I called Rosanna - her crazy flatmate, Kayleigh answered, blessed the rains down in Africa and then hung up on me. There was one person left to try…..Come on Eileen! ... no answer. Nobody told me there'd be days like these! I was feeling like the owner of a lonely heart.

Then, out of the blue, my best friend's girl Roxanne called. She told me she still hadn't found what she was looking for and that she wanted to take on me.
I said "I thought you were Jessie's girl."
She said "Don't you want me baby? You don't have to put on the red light - I'm on my own."
What a feeling! I had the eye of the tiger. She drives me crazy like no one else. She blinded me with science. There was always something
there to remind me of her and I just knew that I'd have the time of my
life. I wasn't about to la-di-da.

I jumped in my little red Corvette and rocked down to Electric Avenue. I got my mind set on her.
When I got to her house in the middle of her street I ran up the front drive. I rapped on the green door and to this rapper's delight, I heard a voice say "Hello darling.”
"You’re looking hot tonight", I replied. I let my love open the door and was immediately lost in her eyes. I felt like a virgin touched for the very first time.
She loosened her blouse and said "Rock me Amadeus!"
Well, I felt it was my prerogative to bust a move. I told her "I'll tumble for ya!" as I pinned her on the stairs, hungry like the wolf.

Just then I felt an invisible touch on my shoulder. "Turn around bright
eyes!" said a familiar voice. As I did, Jessie hit me with a sledgehammer of an uppercut that spun me right round like a record. He was hangin' tough and continued to roll with it, knocking the wind from beneath my wings - broken wings by this time. I couldn’t stand up for falling down. My true colours had showed through and blood was spilling from my mouth like red, red wine.
"You don't owe me money for nothing!" he snarled. At this point I was
livin' on a prayer.

I crawled back to my car and drove home thinking about
how my tainted love had cut me down and how it seemed that every rose has its thorn. No longer do I want to know what love is. To me, love is a battlefield. THE END.

[samantha1303]

Heres a few more - some I can't remember the singer

Stuck with you - Huey Lewis
Say say say - Paul Mcartney
Rain - Cult
My Girl - Michael Jackson
My Best Friends Girl - Cars
On my own - ?
Ive had the time of my life - Dirty Dancing
Got my mind set on you ?
There is always something there to remind me - Housemartins
Our House - Madness
This time - Footballers
I cant stand up for falling down - Elvis Costello
Cars - Gary Numan

[TheGoodGuy]

Answers:

I was working part time in a five and dime.My boss was Mr.Magee. (Prince, “Raspberry Beret)
He was six foot four, full of muscles (Men At Work, “Land Down Under”)
walked like an Egyptian. (Bangles, [same name])
happy to be stuck with him. (Huey Lewis and The News, “Stuck With You”)
manic Monday (Bangles, [same name]),
working with fire and steel (China Crisis,[same name])
careless whisper. (George Michael, [same name])
Jack and Diane (John Cougar, [same name])
gave love a bad name. (Bon Jovi, “You Give Love a Bad Name”)
10.so emotional, baby .(Whitney Houston, “Emotional”)
say, say, say (Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson)
hard for him to say he's sorry (Chicago, “Hard For Me To Say I'm Sorry”)
don’t worry, be happy. (Bobby McFerrin, “Don't Worry, Be Happy”)
blamed it on the rain. (Milli Vanilli, “Blame It On the Rain”)
out of touch. (Hall and Oates, [same name])
took my breath away. (Berlin, “Take My Breath Away”)
couldn't fight this feeling any longer. (REO Speedwagon, “Can't Fight This Feeling”)
"What's love got to do with it?" (Tina Turner, [same name])
get out of his store and his dreams and into my car. (Billy Ocean, “Get Outta My Dreams”)
20. jump. (Van Halen, “Jump”)
footloose, (Kenny Loggins, [same name])
Joanna. (Kool & The Gang, [same name])
Shirley. (Shakin Stevens, [same name])
Mickey. (Tony Basil, “Mickey”)
Was she really going out with him? (Joe Jackson, "Is She Really Going Out With Him?")
I had just called to say I love her. (Stevie Wonder, “I Just Called”)
saving all her love for me (Whitney Houston, “Saving All My Love”)
looking for a new love (Jody Watley, [same name])
"I can't go for that, no can do! (Hall & Oates, “Can't Go For That”)
30.Bring me a higher love!" (Steve Winwood, “Higher Love”)
west end girls, (Pet Shop Boys, [same name])
get physical (Olivia Newton-John, “Physical”)
all night long. (Lionel Richie, [same name])
Billie Jean (Michael Jackson, [same name]), but she told me to
beat it. (Michael Jackson,
Rosanna. (Toto, [same name])
Kayleigh (Marillion [same name])
blessed the rains down in Africa, (Toto, “Africa”)
Come on, Eileen! (Dexy's Midnight Runners, [same name]
40.Nobody told me there'd be days like these! (John Lennon, "Nobody Told Me")
owner of a lonely heart. (Yes, [same name]),
out of the blue (Debbie Gibson, [same name]),
my best friend's girl (Cars, “My Best Friend's Girlfriend”),
Roxanne, (The Police, [same name])
still hadn't found what she was looking for (U2, “ I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For”),
take on me. (Aha, [same name])
Jesse's girl. (Rick Springfield, [same name])
"Don't you want me, baby?" (Human League, [same name])
You don't have to put on the red light (Police [Roxanne])
50.I'm on my own. (Michael McDonald and Patti LaBelle, [same name])
What a feeling! (Irene Cara, [same name])
eye of the tiger. (Survivor, [same name])
drove me crazy like no one else. (Fine Young Cannibals, “She Drives Me Crazy”)
she blinded me with science (Thomas Dolby, [same name).
always something there to remind me of her, (Naked Eyes, [same name])
I'd have the time of my life. (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes "I've Had the Time of My Life")
la-di-da. (Sad Cafe, [same name])
little red Corvette (Prince, [same name])
rocked down to Electric Avenue. (Eddy Grant, [same name])
60.I got my mind set on her. (George Harrison, “Got My Mind Set On You”)
her house in the middle of her street, (Madness, “Our House”)
I ran. (Flock of Seagulls, [same name])
green door (Shakin Stevens [same name])
rapper's delight, (Sugarhill Gang, "Rapper's Delight")
"Hello darling" (Tippa Irie, [same name])
"You’re looking hot tonight" I replied. (Barry Manilow, [same name])
I let my love open the door (Pete Townsend, [same name])
lost in her eyes. (Debbie Gibson, “Lost In Your Eyes”)
like a virgin, touched for the very first time. (Madonna, “Like a Virgin”)
70."Rock me, Amadeus!" (Falco, [same name])
my prerogative (Bobby Brown, [same name])
bust a move. (Young MC, [same name])
"I'll tumble for you!" (Culture Club, [same name])
hungry like the wolf. (Duran Duran, [same name])
invisible touch (Genesis, [same name])
"Turn around bright eyes!" (Bonnie Tyler, “Turn Around”)
sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel, [same name])
spun me right round like a record. (Dead or Alive, “You Spin Me Round”)
hangin' tough (New Kids on the Block, [same name])
80.roll with it, (Steve Winwood, [same name])
wind from beneath my wings (Bette Midler, [same name]) –
broken wings, by this time. (Mister Mister, [same name])
I couldn’t stand up for falling down, (Elvis Costello
[I]true colors (Cyndi Lauper, [same name])
red, red wine. (UB40, [same name])
money for nothing!" (Dire Straits, [same name])
livin' on a prayer. (Bon Jovi, [same name])
tainted love (Soft Cell, [same name])
cut me down (Lloyd Cole, [same name]
90. every rose, has its thorn. (Poison, “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”)
I want to know what love is. (Foreigner, [same name])
92.Love is a battlefield. (Pat Benatar, [same name])


Well there you go.....these are my answers.
If you find any more.... well done

Thanks to those of you who contributed......especially SAM.

Ada.

[samantha1303]

Thanks for the quiz Ada