Music Of The 80s: Lyric Quiz - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

quadro2000 · 11-04-2003, 12:08 PM

Oh man, I usually don't post or forward things like these but this was just too damn good not to share...

Take the quiz (you'll probably sing half the songs out loud to get the answers) and post your score.

80s Lyrics Quiz

My score was 121.

Darkeryet · 11-04-2003, 12:48 PM

lol score 36.....and I grew up with this crap.

Holo · 11-04-2003, 12:48 PM

dammit! 99 points. so many were right there but I couldn't think of that particular line.

torgone · 11-04-2003, 12:59 PM

Bleh

78.2

Well, I wasn't really paying attention to music in the 80's.
I did recognize almost everything once the answers came up though.

Redlemon · 11-04-2003, 01:04 PM

102 for me.

Should have been higher, but I got tripped up on a few verb tense issues.

The answers page is a good read, lots of commentary (I disagree with their opinions in several parts, but that's the fun of it!). One example: "Everybody misses this. Look up the lyrics to {removed} on the cheatsheet."

I think the author was a late-80s person, s/he seems to think that the early 80s songs should be more difficult.

anti fishstick · 11-04-2003, 01:44 PM

well dammit i spelt 'billy' and 'jesse' wrong. so it gypped me like 2 points.

i only got 56.5
must've slept thru the 80's...

mb99usa · 11-04-2003, 02:27 PM

40.7. but I was only 3 when the 80's started.

Troublebot · 11-04-2003, 02:31 PM

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I got 105 and should have got more, if they weren't counting for capitalization.

God of Thunder · 11-04-2003, 04:22 PM

69.5

I feel so ashamed. I was smacking my head afeter I read some of the answers. I knew the songs, I just couldn't think of the answers at the time.

I resisted the urge not to cheat. I have most of those songs on my hard drive. It would have been very easy to just pull up "80's list.m3u"

quadro2000 · 11-04-2003, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mb99usa
40.7. but I was only 3 when the 80's started.

So was I. Bad excuse!

bundy · 11-04-2003, 05:44 PM

aw man!
i only got 78.6
i was born in the ´80s so its really no excuse.
i totally freaked when i saw some of those answers.
thanks quadro - great game.

onetime2 · 11-05-2003, 06:35 AM

57 for me. Just couldn't get the beat going in my head for them.

Redlemon · 11-05-2003, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Troublebot
I got 105 and should have got more, if they weren't counting for capitalization.

They weren't counting for capitalization, but they do count for spelling, verb tense, and singular/plural nouns.

Derwood · 11-05-2003, 07:56 AM

67.5, but i was in a hurry

SecretMethod70 · 11-05-2003, 09:45 AM

69.5 - I should have known more. Definitely will help me search out 80's songs I've missed downloading though

ShaniFaye · 11-05-2003, 10:40 AM

150.5

quadro2000 · 11-05-2003, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ShaniFaye
150.5

who got the Elvira song and the schoolhouse rock song?

*bows down to ShaniFaye*

I got Schoolhouse Rock but not Elvira.

Redlemon · 11-05-2003, 11:02 AM

Ha, I got the 1976 question! Neener neener!!

ShaniFaye · 11-05-2003, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ShaniFaye
150.5

who got the Elvira song and the schoolhouse rock song?

and now Im dizzy with all those songs running thru my head!! ha ha ha Kudos to the schoolhouse rock song...I wonder how many people outside the US will get that one....

Exodus · 11-05-2003, 06:09 PM

I was born in '81.... scored 33.

bach · 11-05-2003, 06:59 PM

81.5

Derwood · 11-05-2003, 07:49 PM

i got the schoolhouse rock one. I was born in '75, and i'm sure i would've scored higher had i not been late for work

Bob Biter · 11-05-2003, 09:25 PM

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I got the "Hotel California" one, the "School House Rock" one, but not the "Elvira" one. Oh, I got 90 and I was born in 1978.

Junchbailey · 11-07-2003, 11:23 AM

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59.5

I should have done better than that.

crow_daw · 11-09-2003, 11:44 AM

I was born like halfway through the 80's and I got a 45.5.

shred_head · 11-10-2003, 10:37 PM

I got a 66. I was born in '82 and didn't really listen to pop music till the 90's. And a lot of those songs I never hear on 80s music stations, they usually just loop the most popular ones. But needless to say I was saddened by my performance.

Gortexfogg · 11-11-2003, 08:09 AM

23.7...I was born in the 80s but I thought I knew the songs a little better than that. Oh well, I'll probably do well on a 90s one...

laconic1 · 11-11-2003, 09:16 AM

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I got a 24
I was born in 1979 and I like '80s music. This is pathetic.

gremlinx8 · 11-11-2003, 01:34 PM

I got a 47, but I was born in 1985.

MSD · 11-11-2003, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by redlemon
Ha, I got the 1976 question! Neener neener!!

So did I, and I was born in '84

54.5

frankx · 11-11-2003, 06:29 PM

122.5 - Did most of my partying in the 80's

Jadey · 11-15-2003, 11:14 AM

108.5. I really only remember part of the 80's, but I love that music.

jvwgtr · 11-18-2003, 07:06 AM

I got a disappointing 95.5. Some of them I smacked my forehead afterwards, and should have gotten. Argh.

Snakebyt · 11-18-2003, 02:36 PM

holy shit.. i only got 43.5 and i grew up in the 80's.. but i did feel dumb after i saw the answers.. i knew most of them

high_way · 11-19-2003, 03:35 AM

i got the worst

16

my only excuse is that i was born in 83 and my parents didnt listen to musis, which sucked hard cause i missed out on all the great bands... ahh well shit happens

holtmate · 11-20-2003, 07:45 PM

I only got a 93.5...I am disappointed in myself for that performance.

taliendo · 11-21-2003, 11:00 PM

47!!!

and I was born in 81 -- i missed a few that i really really should have gotten.

Stargazer01 · 11-22-2003, 04:04 AM

44 Born in 1985, I can't spell =\

Tophat665 · 11-22-2003, 07:09 AM

128. With two exceptions, if I didn't get it, I had never heard it. (Elvira and a U2 question I am still smarting about.)

itchy93 · 11-22-2003, 03:05 PM

I got a 52.3. I was born in '85, but my brother was 11 years older than me, so I knew most of the hair metal stuff.

11-04-2003, 12:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
quadro2000 All Possibility, Made Of Custard Location: New York, NY	Music Of The 80s: Lyric Quiz Oh man, I usually don't post or forward things like these but this was just too damn good not to share... Take the quiz (you'll probably sing half the songs out loud to get the answers) and post your score. 80s Lyrics Quiz My score was 121.

11-04-2003, 12:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Darkeryet Upright	lol score 36.....and I grew up with this crap. __________________ Darkeryet

11-04-2003, 12:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Holo A Real American	dammit! 99 points. so many were right there but I couldn't think of that particular line. __________________ I happen to like the words "fuck", "cock", "pussy", "tits", "cunt", "twat", "shit" and even "bitch". As long as I am not using them to describe you, don't go telling me whether or not I can/should use them...that is, if you want me to continue refraining from using them to describe you. ~Prince

11-04-2003, 12:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
torgone What's beyond psycho? Location: Still out there	Bleh 78.2 Well, I wasn't really paying attention to music in the 80's. I did recognize almost everything once the answers came up though. __________________ "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx

11-04-2003, 01:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	102 for me. Should have been higher, but I got tripped up on a few verb tense issues. The answers page is a good read, lots of commentary (I disagree with their opinions in several parts, but that's the fun of it!). One example: "Everybody misses this. Look up the lyrics to {removed} on the cheatsheet." I think the author was a late-80s person, s/he seems to think that the early 80s songs should be more difficult. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

11-04-2003, 01:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
anti fishstick Post-modernism meets Individualism AKA the Clash Location: oregon	well dammit i spelt 'billy' and 'jesse' wrong. so it gypped me like 2 points. i only got 56.5 must've slept thru the 80's... __________________ And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin Last edited by anti fishstick; 11-04-2003 at 02:31 PM..

11-04-2003, 02:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
mb99usa Keep on rolling. It only hurts for a little while. Location: wherever I am	40.7. but I was only 3 when the 80's started. __________________ So, what's your point? It's not an attitude, it's a way of life.

11-04-2003, 02:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
Troublebot Intently Rocking Location: Davey's	<center> <a href="http://www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s.html"> <img src="http://www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s5.jpg" border=0> </a> </center> I got 105 and should have got more, if they weren't counting for capitalization. __________________ Howard Moon: The wind is my only friend. Wind: [whistling] I hate you.

11-04-2003, 04:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
God of Thunder Talk nerdy to me Location: Flint, MI	69.5 I feel so ashamed. I was smacking my head afeter I read some of the answers. I knew the songs, I just couldn't think of the answers at the time. I resisted the urge not to cheat. I have most of those songs on my hard drive. It would have been very easy to just pull up "80's list.m3u" __________________ I reject your reality, and substitute my own -- Adam Savage

11-04-2003, 05:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	aw man! i only got 78.6 i was born in the ´80s so its really no excuse. i totally freaked when i saw some of those answers. thanks quadro - great game. __________________ Ohayo!!!

11-05-2003, 06:35 AM	#12 (permalink)
onetime2 Junkie Location: NJ	57 for me. Just couldn't get the beat going in my head for them. __________________ Strive to be more curious than ignorant.

11-05-2003, 07:56 AM	#14 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	67.5, but i was in a hurry __________________ "You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel

11-05-2003, 09:45 AM	#15 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	69.5 - I should have known more. Definitely will help me search out 80's songs I've missed downloading though __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

11-05-2003, 10:40 AM	#16 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	150.5 __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!* Last edited by ShaniFaye; 11-05-2003 at 06:25 PM..

11-05-2003, 11:02 AM	#18 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Ha, I got the 1976 question! Neener neener!! __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

11-05-2003, 06:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
Exodus Psycho	I was born in '81.... scored 33.

11-05-2003, 07:49 PM	#22 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	i got the schoolhouse rock one. I was born in '75, and i'm sure i would've scored higher had i not been late for work __________________ "You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel

11-05-2003, 09:25 PM	#23 (permalink)
Bob Biter Non-smokers die everyday Location: Montreal	<center> <a href="http://www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s.html"> <img src="http://www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s4.jpg" border=0> </a> </center> I got the "Hotel California" one, the "School House Rock" one, but not the "Elvira" one. Oh, I got 90 and I was born in 1978. __________________ A plan is just a list of things that don't happen.

11-07-2003, 11:23 AM	#24 (permalink)
Junchbailey Psycho Location: Columbia Falls, MT	<center> <a href="http://www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s.html"> <img src="http://www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s3.jpg" border=0> </a> </center> 59.5 I should have done better than that. __________________ Hey guys -- I finally got a semen sample after pumping on my wiener for 2 whole days

11-09-2003, 11:44 AM	#25 (permalink)
crow_daw Idolator Location: Vol Country	I was born like halfway through the 80's and I got a 45.5. __________________ "We each have a star, all we have to do is find it. Once you do, everyone who sees it will be blinded." - Earl Simmons

11-10-2003, 10:37 PM	#26 (permalink)
shred_head Psycho Location: Atlanta, GA	I got a 66. I was born in '82 and didn't really listen to pop music till the 90's. And a lot of those songs I never hear on 80s music stations, they usually just loop the most popular ones. But needless to say I was saddened by my performance. __________________ "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" -- Albert Einstein "A clear indication of women's superiority over man is their refusal to play air guitar." --Frank Zappa

11-11-2003, 08:09 AM	#27 (permalink)
Gortexfogg I and I Location: Stillwater, OK	23.7...I was born in the 80s but I thought I knew the songs a little better than that. Oh well, I'll probably do well on a 90s one...

11-11-2003, 09:16 AM	#28 (permalink)
laconic1 Junkie	<center> <a href="http://www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s.html"> <img src="http://www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s2.jpg" border=0> </a> </center> I got a 24 I was born in 1979 and I like '80s music. This is pathetic.

11-11-2003, 01:34 PM	#29 (permalink)
gremlinx8 Insane Location: Illinois	I got a 47, but I was born in 1985. __________________ Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. -Lennon

11-11-2003, 06:29 PM	#31 (permalink)
frankx Psycho Location: The Tip of the Boot	122.5 - Did most of my partying in the 80's __________________ Louisiana: We're Not ALL Drunken Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign

11-15-2003, 11:14 AM	#32 (permalink)
Jadey This Space For Rent Location: Davenport, Iowa	108.5. I really only remember part of the 80's, but I love that music.

11-18-2003, 07:06 AM	#33 (permalink)
jvwgtr Completely bananas Location: Florida	I got a disappointing 95.5. Some of them I smacked my forehead afterwards, and should have gotten. Argh.

11-18-2003, 02:36 PM	#34 (permalink)
Snakebyt Psycho Location: Lubbock Texas	holy shit.. i only got 43.5 and i grew up in the 80's.. but i did feel dumb after i saw the answers.. i knew most of them

11-19-2003, 03:35 AM	#35 (permalink)
high_way Addict Location: Australia	i got the worst 16 my only excuse is that i was born in 83 and my parents didnt listen to musis, which sucked hard cause i missed out on all the great bands... ahh well shit happens __________________ A stranger is just a friend you havent met yet. Impostor of the imposturous

11-20-2003, 07:45 PM	#36 (permalink)
holtmate Flailing White Boy Location: Cincinnati	I only got a 93.5...I am disappointed in myself for that performance. __________________ "Give her your coat" "Why me?" "Because you're perfect." "You have a point there."

11-21-2003, 11:00 PM	#37 (permalink)
taliendo Insane Location: an indelible crawl through the gutters	47!!! and I was born in 81 -- i missed a few that i really really should have gotten. __________________ -LIFE IS ABSURD-

11-22-2003, 04:04 AM	#38 (permalink)
Stargazer01 Tilted	44 Born in 1985, I can't spell =\

11-22-2003, 07:09 AM	#39 (permalink)
Tophat665 Minion of the scaléd ones Location: Northeast Jesusland	128. With two exceptions, if I didn't get it, I had never heard it. (Elvira and a U2 question I am still smarting about.) __________________ Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.

11-22-2003, 03:05 PM	#40 (permalink)
itchy93 Tilted Location: Wandering North America	I got a 52.3. I was born in '85, but my brother was 11 years older than me, so I knew most of the hair metal stuff. __________________ That's just my opinion; I could be wrong.