Hello all!  :)

Here's another quiz that Paul and I have put together, and all the lines were taken from songs of the 70's and 80's.  It's up to you to identify the songs and the artists.

Limit: 3

(As always, NO CHEATING, please!!)


1. "...I heard she threw the letter away"
(There were two groups in two different countries who did this song around the same time. I'll accept either.)
Mushroom / WD (Billy, Don't Be A Hero - Paper Lace OR Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods)

2. "...if I could, I would, I swear'
AnnieBanannie / ladybug (A Different Corner - George Michael)

3. "...you'd better let somebody love you before it's too late"
gemini (Desperado - The Eagles)

4. "...now she's a big success, I want to meet her again"
maddog (The Model - Kraftwerk)

5. "...just to touch you once again"
gemini (Everything I Own - Bread)

6. "...and you just have to say goodbye"
Mushroom (Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine)

7. "...oh, how I love you"
holicman (Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues)

8. "...beautiful like a rainbow"
ladybug (True Colors - Cyndi Lauper)

9. "...come on baby and I'll show you a good time"
ladybug (The Joker - Steve Miller Band)

10. "...how do I escape from you"
maddog (I Could Be Happy - Altered Images)

11. "...oh, I miss him so much"
gemini (Daniel - Elton John)

12. "...ridicule is nothing to be scared of"
Henk (Prince Charming - Adam & The Ants)

13. "...owe it to the wind my love"
loki (We're All Alone - Rita Coolidge)

14. "...or it will prove that I was wrong"
Henk (Kayleigh - Marillion)

15. "...nothing really matters to me"
mooster (Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen)

16. "...I wasn't really sure what was going on"
Henk (19 - Paul Hardcastle)

17. "...let me slip away, slip away on you"
Mushroom (Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot)

18. "...and I couldn't live without you tonight"
WD (Something About You - Level 42)

19. "...you know we'll have a good time then"
mooster (Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin)

20. "...Oh no!  Look at all that washing up!  Heav-ee!"
maddog (Hole In My Shoe - Neil)

I bet this one isn't finished in record time...not if it's got my involvement!  ;)

I bet this one isn't finished in record time...not if it's got my involvement!  ;)


I bet you it is!  ;)

I bet this one isn't finished in record time...not if it's got my involvement!  ;)



I bet you it is!  ;)


We'll just have to wait and see... ::)

Here's three to start (or rather: end) with...

#14: Kayleigh - Marillion
#16: 19 - Paul Hardcastle
#20: Loadsamoney (Doin' Up the House) - Harry Enfield (I think)

Here's three to start (or rather: end) with...

#14: Kayleigh - Marillion
#16: 19 - Paul Hardcastle
#20: Loadsamoney (Doin' Up the House) - Harry Enfield (I think)


You got 2 out of 3, Henk...

I'm afraid #20 is incorrect... ???

I'm afraid #20 is incorrect... ???


Very close, though...British comedian with one hit to his name!  ;)

You got 2 out of 3, Henk...

I'm afraid #20 is incorrect... ???


Rats! :(


Very close, though...British comedian with one hit to his name!  ;)


Sorry - drawing a blank there. :-\\

I'll go for #12 instead: Prince Charming - Adam & the Ants

I'll go for #12 instead: Prince Charming - Adam & the Ants


There ya go!  :)

Hi Karen and Paul! I finally got here in time!  :)

3. Desperado--Eagles
5. Everything I Own-Bread
11. Daniel--Elton John  :)

Hi Karen and Paul! I finally got here in time!  :)

Excellent, Rhonda!  8)

3. Desperado--Eagles
5. Everything I Own-Bread
11. Daniel--Elton John  :)


Perfect score!

(And I just knew you'd get #11!  ;))

1.  Billy Don't Be A Hero - Paper Lace
6.  Anything For You - Miami Sound Machine
17.  Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot

Hi Karen and Paul  :)


#15  Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

#19  Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin


I might add, last lines are definitely more difficult than first lines ! :P ;D

#8 is "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper

Is #9 "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band?

Hi, guys...

Thanks for the quiz.

Sadly, out of what's left I only know one:

#2 A Different Corner by Wham!

Another cool quiz! 8)

I got here a wee bit late, but I do recognize one that is left ...

18 | Something About You - Level 42


1.  Billy Don't Be A Hero - Paper Lace


or Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods ;)

Hiya Karen and Paul

#4  The Model - Kraftwerk
#20 Living Doll - Cliff Richard and The Young Ones ??

or Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods ;)


Well, Bo's version was more well known, but it was Paper Lace that wrote and recorded it first.  This song is much like "One Tin Soldier" and "I Love Rock And Roll", where the cover is much more famous then the original version was.

No.7 is nights in white satin by the Moody blues :)

Justin Hayward and I celebrate our birthdays on the same day :)

Hi Karen, this is a shot in the dark.  ;D

#13...We're All Alone...Rita Coolidge?

1.  Billy Don't Be A Hero - Paper Lace
6.  Anything For You - Miami Sound Machine
17.  Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot


3 for 3!  :)


Hi Karen and Paul  :)


#15  Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

#19  Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin


I might add, last lines are definitely more difficult than first lines ! :P ;D

Hi Amanda!  :)

Your answers are both correct...and yes, last lines are much harder!  :o


#8 is "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper

Is #9 "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band?



Both are correct!  :)


Hi, guys...

Thanks for the quiz.

Sadly, out of what's left I only know one:

#2 A Different Corner by Wham!


Thanks, AnnieBannie!  :)

You're close, but not quite there with the artist... :D


Another cool quiz! 8)

I got here a wee bit late, but I do recognize one that is left ...

18 | Something About You - Level 42

or Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods ;)


Thank you, Jason!  :)

That is correct...and Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods is definitely the other artist for #1...


Hiya Karen and Paul

#4  The Model - Kraftwerk
#20 Living Doll - Cliff Richard and The Young Ones ??


Hiya Graham!  Long time, no see!  :D

#4 is correct, but I'm afraid that #20 is not... ???

No.7 is nights in white satin by the Moody blues :)

Right on!  :)

Justin Hayward and I celebrate our birthdays on the same day :)


Cool!  8)

Hi Karen, this is a shot in the dark.  ;D

#13...We're All Alone...Rita Coolidge?


You got it, Kevin!  ;)

That is correct...and Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods is definitely the other artist for #1...


Ironically, the Paper Lace version hit #1 in the UK, but only #96 in the US.  Even though Bo Donaldson is the group most people recognize with the song, my mom constantly played the Paper Lace album.  It had both that song and The Night Chicago Died on it.  So for that reason, I always associate it with Paper Lace.

And I actually found a video of Paper Lace singing it. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDq_xJlF0TE

No.7 is nights in white satin by the Moody blues :)




Right on!  :)


I hate to be picky... but "Nights in White Satin" dates from the 1960s. It peaked at #2 in our charts in 1968.

#4 is correct, but I'm afraid that #20 is not... ???


Well #20 is definitely the actor Nigel Planer in his character as Neil from "The Young Ones", I can hear him saying this line in my head, so my only other guess would be that it's

"Hole In My Shoe" - by Neil ???

I hate to be picky... but "Nights in White Satin" dates from the 1960s. It peaked at #2 in our charts in 1968.


Maybe so over in your country, Henk...but here in the U.S. it peaked at #2 in 1972... :)

Well #20 is definitely the actor Nigel Planer in his character as Neil from "The Young Ones", I can hear him saying this line in my head, so my only other guess would be that it's

"Hole In My Shoe" - by Neil ???


That's the one, Graham!  :)

I've removed the limit now... :)

Hello CF,

I think #2 might be by George Michael and not Wham!

Also, the unanswered clue is driving me a little... :D.  Whattheheckisit?????????

Hello CF,

I think #2 might be by George Michael and not Wham!

Hi!

I think you might be...correct!  8)

Also, the unanswered clue is driving me a little... :D.  Whattheheckisit?????????


If nobody answers this one in the next day or so, I'll post hints... :)

Thanks, AnnieBannie!  :)

You're close, but not quite there with the artist... :D

You sure Karen?  It was on the "Music from the Edge of Heaven" album...which was Wham!...not George Michael alone...  ?

You sure Karen?  It was on the "Music from the Edge of Heaven" album...which was Wham!...not George Michael alone...  ?


Allow me to adjudicate on this one...

'A Different Corner' was indeed featured on a Wham! LP (in Britain, it was included on their last album called 'The Final' in Britain - and also on that LP you mentioned), but to all intents and purposes it was a George Michael solo effort...

(In fact, it was such a solo effort that he performed, wrote, played all the instrumentation and produced the thing!)

On this occasion, as you have mentioned George (and let's face it, Wham! was George!), I'm inclined to let you have it... :)

MTA - apologies! I see someone already has answered it!  :-[

Allow me to adjudicate on this one...

'A Different Corner' was indeed featured on a Wham! LP (in Britain, it was included on their last album called 'The Final' in Britain - and also on that LP you mentioned), but to all intents and purposes it was a George Michael solo effort...

(In fact, it was such a solo effort that he performed, wrote, played all the instrumentation and produced the thing!)

On this occasion, as you have mentioned George (and let's face it, Wham! was George!), I'm inclined to let you have it... :)
AR did contributed something towards Wham!, the home recording were done at his house when his mother was out.

AR did contributed something towards Wham!, the home recording were done at his house when his mother was out.


It's generally accepted that their 'image' was concocted by Ridgeley, but by the time of 'ADC' he was just making up the numbers...

AR did contributed something towards Wham!, the home recording were done at his house when his mother was out.


Maybe he was George's muse for the song, LOL.

Anyways...you and Karen do what y'all think is right in terms of the quiz.  It's not like it's the game point or anything...LOL

Anyways...you and Karen do what y'all think is right in terms of the quiz.  It's not like it's the game point or anything...LOL


As it says in your avatar, you're fair and balanced!

I know people have a lot of confusion with 'Careless Whisper'...perhaps I should add this one to the list!

OK with that clue #10 came to me, in a little sing-song Glaswegain accent it's

I Could Be Happy - Altered Images

Also Paul, Karen - just as a point of interest, isn't there a sort of whispered bit at the end of "Bohemian Rhapsody" that says "Any way the wind blows...."?
So isn't that really the last line of the song?

I don't want to come across as all pedantic, just engaging in some light hearted chit-chat, is all  :).

OK with that clue #10 came to me, in a little sing-song Glaswegain accent it's

I Could Be Happy - Altered Images


That's the one, Graham!  :)


Also Paul, Karen - just as a point of interest, isn't there a sort of whispered bit at the end of "Bohemian Rhapsody" that says "Any way the wind blows...."?
So isn't that really the last line of the song?

I don't want to come across as all pedantic, just engaging in some light hearted chit-chat, is all  :).


Oh dear!  I think you're right!  :-[

I don't want to come across as all pedantic, just engaging in some light hearted chit-chat, is all  :).


Heavens Graham, you're getting as bad as me (if that's at all possible!  ;))