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Subject: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz~FINISHED~
OK, thought I'd take a stab at this. Here are lyrics from the lineup of Midas 5: Flashback (recorded 5 years ago). Name the title and artist:
1. Philbo This will be my testimony "Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel
2. J.C. When you’ve taken down your guard "Shout" - Tears For Fears
3. J.C. The river of addiction flows "Pop Life" - Prince & The Revolution
4. Criz Down at the peepshow, watching all the creeps "The Message" - Grandmaster Flash
5. cornboy98 Apart from everyone away from your love "Perfect Way" - Scritti Politti
6. Philbo Only in my dreams I turn you on "Just An Illusion" - Imagination
7. cornboy98 Something has changed and I don’t know how "Point of No Return" - Nu Shooz
Hint: An all female band also had a hit by the same name in the mid 80's - different song. Their name was Expose.
8. cornboy98 Things I can't understand it's too close for comfort "Cruel Summer" - Bananarama
9. cornboy98 You made it easy then, we had a great time "Some People" - Belouis Some
10. cornboy98 Not under the thumb of the cynical few "New Song" - Howard Jones
11. Gis What religion or reason could drive a man "A Little Respect" - Erasure
12. cornboy98 It's not what's intended "The Promise" - When In Rome
13. cornboy98 One thing to remember is that I have feelings too "Walking Away" - Information Society
14. cornboy98 Meet you at the end of the block "Let's Go" - Wang Chung
15. cornboy98 I'm nothing but a pleasure seeker "Brand New Lover" - Dead Or Alive
16. cornboy98 I don’t want to make some sort of fuss "I'm Only Shooting Love" - Time Bandits
Hint: name of the band is same as that of a 1981 movie starring John Cleese & Sean Connery. Cleese played Robin Hood....Dwarfs in the movie...This song was a moderate club hit in the mid 80's...can be found on Discotech Dance Remix issue 42.
17. J.C. Can't get food for the kid "Electric Avenue" - Eddy Grant
18. cricket Sisters don’t be shy "The Bird" - The Time
Hint: Think Purple Rain.
19. cornboy98 Love would only conquer my head "The Glamorous Life" - Sheila E.
20. cornboy98 You’re qualified to fill your needs "Oh Sheila" - Ready For The World
Good Luck! :)
--Midas
Disclaimer: The information in this quiz is from sources believed to be reliable, but is not warranted by DJ Midas to be accurate or complete.
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz
11.Erasure - A little respect.
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz
Quoting:
1. This will be my testimony
6. Only in my dreams I turn you on
End Quote
Peter Gabriel/Sledgehammer
Imagination/Just an Illusion
(or the Russian planespotter's version Just an Illyushin)
Phil
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz
Both correct! :D
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz
2. Shout-Tears for Fears
3. Pop Life-Prince
17. Electric Avenue-Eddy Grant
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz
Quoting:
2. Shout-Tears for Fears
3. Pop Life-Prince
17. Electric Avenue-Eddy Grant
End Quote
Correct, J.C.! (I'll accept Prince for the answer for #3; he was still with The Revolution at this time. BTW, I almost used an alternate lyric for this song also, from the extended version's 4th verse.)
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz
5. Scritti Politti "Perfect Way"
8. Bananarama "Cruel Summer"
9. Belouis Some "Some People"
10. Howard Jones "New Song"
12. When In Rome "The Promise"
13. Information Society "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)"
14. Wang Chung "Let's Go"
15. Dead Or Alive "Brand New Lover"
---cornboy98
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz
19. Sheila E. "The Glamorous Life"
20. Ready for the World "Oh Sheila"
---cornboy98
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz
Quoting:
Disclaimer: The information in this quiz is from sources believed to be reliable, but is not warranted by DJ Midas to be accurate or complete.
End Quote
Lovely touch :) Wish I had done that now!
Quoting:
4. Down at the peepshow, watching all the creeps
6. Philbo Only in my dreams I turn you on "Just An Illusion" - Imagination
8. Things I can't understand it's too close for comfort
11. Gis What religion or reason could drive a man "A Little Respect" - Erasure
End Quote
Philbo and Gis beat me to the ones I knew immediatly! :)
4 seemed so familiar - and now that I've thought about it to the point where it was annoying me, its 'The Message by Gardndmaster Flash? :) ( I hope I'm correct now after all that!)
8 is Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz
4.Stray Cats - Runaway girls?
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz
Quoting:
5. Scritti Politti "Perfect Way"
8. Bananarama "Cruel Summer"
9. Belouis Some "Some People"
10. Howard Jones "New Song"
12. When In Rome "The Promise"
13. Information Society "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)"
14. Wang Chung "Let's Go"
15. Dead Or Alive "Brand New Lover"
19. Sheila E. "The Glamorous Life"
20. Ready for the World "Oh Sheila"
---cornboy98
End Quote
All correct except # 13 (wrong song!)
Quoting:
4 seemed so familiar - and now that I've thought about it to the point where it was annoying me, its 'The Message by Gardndmaster Flash? ( I hope I'm correct now after all that!)
End Quote
Correct Criz!
I see a similar disclaimer all the time at work...
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz
13. Information Society "Walking Away"
---cornboy98
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz
Quoting:
13. Information Society "Walking Away"
---cornboy98
End Quote
Correct, CB!
3 left!
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (3 left w/cl
I'll check back in the morning to see if the others were answered. :)
TTFN
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (3 left w/cl
18. The Bird-Morris Day and The Time
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (3 left w/cl
Quoting:
18. The Bird-Morris Day and The Time
End Quote
Correct! :D
I'll give more clues to the other ones... :)
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (2 left w/cl
7. Nu Shooz "Point of No Return"
I knew that sounded familiar. It was on the tip of my tongue.
---cornboy98
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (2 left w/cl
Quoting:
7. Nu Shooz "Point of No Return"
I knew that sounded familiar. It was on the tip of my tongue.
---cornboy98
End Quote
Correct! One More!
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (1 LEFT! CLU
16. Time Bandits "Only Shootin' Love"
I had the group name by the clue given. Thank gawd for Yahoo!
---cornboy98
Subject: Re: DJ Midas' 80s Mixtape Lyrics quiz (1 LEFT! CLU
Quoting:
16. Time Bandits "Only Shootin' Love"
I had the group name by the clue given. Thank gawd for Yahoo!
---cornboy98
End Quote
That's correct cornboy! Somehow I figured that would be the most difficult one; I couldn't find lyrics anywhere on the web and had to listen to the song over and over again. :P