1980's Music Quiz Answers

Back in the October issue of Renaissance, we printed a list of 221 lines from 80s pop music songs. The goal was to name as many of the song titles and artist names as possible. Below is a list of the answers in several places, even we were stumped so feel free to email us if you know the answer (thanks to Michael Reynolds who emailed us 11 of the titles that had stumped us).

1. John Cougar - "Jack and Dianne"
2. Men at Work - "Who Can It Be Now"
3. Tom Petty - "Freefalling"
4. Bon Jovi - "Dead or Alive"
5. Beastie Boys - "Fight for your Right to Party
6. Go Go's - "Our Lips are Sealed"
7. Huey Lewis & the News - "Want a New Drug"
8. Paula Abdul - "Straight Up"
9. send us the answer
10. U2 - "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
11. Michael Jackson - "Billy Jean"
12. Van Halen - "Jump"
13. Toni Basil - "Mickey"
14. Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran"
15. David Bowie - "Modern Love"
16. Motley Crue - "Dr. Feelgood"
17. Queen - "Another One Bites the Dust"
18. REM - "Hello"
19. Tommy Two Tone - "Jenny"
20. Living Colour - "Cult of Personality"
21. Peter Gabriel - "Big Time"
22. Genesis - "Invisible Touch"
23. Mike & The Mechanics - "The Living Years"
24. Simple Minds - "Don't You Forget About Me"
25. Tears for Fears - "Shout"
26. Joan Jett - "I Love Rock and Roll"
27. Alan Parson's Project - "Eye in the Sky"
28. Eddie Grant - "Electric Avenue"
29. Devo - "Whip It"
30. Guns n' Roses - "Sweet Child of Mine"
31. Ashford and Sampson - "Far Away"
32. Lionel Ritchie - "All Night"
33. Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock - "It Takes Two"
34. New Order - "Bizarre Love Triangle"
35. J. Geils - "Centerfold"
36. Squeeze - "Tempted"
37. Hall and Oates - "Man Eater"
38. Human League - "Don't You Want Me"
39. Madonna - "Virgin"
40. Janet Jackson - "Rythmn Nation"
41. Dexy's - "Midnight Runner"
42. Pointer Sisters - "I'm So Excited"
43. Adam Ant - "Goody Two Shoes"
44. Pat Benetar - "Love Is a Battlefield"
45. Don Henley - "Boys of Summer"
46. Glenn Frey - "The Heat Is On"
47. Foreigner - "Paranoia"
48. The Cars - "You Might Think"
49. Bryan Adams - "Run to You"
50. Cyndi Lauper - "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
51. Asia - "Heat of the Moment"
52. The Outfield - "Use Your Love"
53. Yes - "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
54. Billy Ocean - "Carribean Dream"
55. Sheila E. - "Glamorous Life"
56. Philip Bailey and Phil Collins - "Easy Lover"
57. Foreigner - "Urgent"
58. Fleetwood Mac - "Hold Me"
59. Stevie Wonder - "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
60. Police - "King of Pain"
61. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
62. Katrina and the Waves - "Walking On Sunshine"
63. Prince - "Doves Cry"
64. Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians - "What I Am"
65. Jon Bon Jovi - "Blaze of Glory"
66. Bangles - "Walk Like An Egyptian"
67. John Waite - "I Ain't Missing You"
68. Poison - "Nothin' But A Good Time"
69. Johnny Hates Jazz - "Shattered Dreams"
70. Kenny Loggins - "Footloose"
71. Winger - "17"
72. Toto - "Africa"
73. Kajagoogoo - "Too Shy"
74. Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"
75. Aerosmith - "Dude Looks Like A Lady"
76. Naked Eyes - "Always Sopmething There to Remind Me"
77. Laura Brannigan - "Gloria"
78. Berlin - Take My Breath Away"
79. Wham! - "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
80. Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon"
81. send us the answer
82. Thomas Dolby - "Blinded Me With Science"
83. AC/DC - "You Shook Me All Night Long"
84. Journey - "Don't Stop Believing"
85. Midnight Oil - "Beds Are Burning"
86. The Cure - "Why Can't I Be U"
87. Elton John - "Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues"
88. Talking Heads - "Burning Down the House"
89. Rolling Stones - "Start Me Up"
90. OMD - "If You Leave"
91. Sting - "We'll Be Together Tonight"
92. Def Leppard - "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
93. Survivor - "Eye of the Tiger"
94. Bruce Springsteen - "Born In the USA"
95. Crowded House - "Don't Say It's Over"
96. Rod Stewart - "Forever Young"
97. Tone Loc - "Wild Thing"
98. Billy Idol - "Dancing With Myself"
99. Bananarama - "Venus"
100. send us the answer
101. Run DMC - "It's Tricky"
102. Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl"
103. Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - "The Girl Is Mine"
104. send us the answer
105. Stray Cats - "Rock This Town"
106. Susanne Vega - "Luca"
107. Robert Palmer - "Simply Irresistable"
108. Irene Cara - "What A Feeling"
109. Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing"
110. UB40 - "Red Wine"
111. send us the answer
112. Aha - "Take On Me"
113. Quarterflash - "Harden My Heart"
114. Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warren - "Up Where We Belong"
115. Dream Academy - "Life In A Northern Town"
116. After the Fire - "Der Komisar"
117. send us the answer
118. Soft Cell - "Tainted Love"
119. Chicago - "Hard Habit to Break"
120. The Clash - "Rock the Casbah"
121. LL Cool J - "Goin' Back to Cali"
122. The Kinks - "Let's Go Dancing"
123. Weird Al - "Eat It"
124. The Vapors - "Turning Japanese"
125. Traveling Wilburys - "All Right"
126. Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam - "1-2-3-4 Come On Baby Say You Love Me"
127. Steve Miller - "Abracadabra"
128. Nena - "99 Red Ballons"
129. Depeche Mode - "People Are People"
130. send us the answer
131. Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks - "Stop Dragging My Heart Around"
132. Young MC - "Busta Move"
133. Greg Kihn - "Our Love's In Jeopard"
134. Men Without Hats - "Safety Dance"
135. DeBarge - "Rythmn of the Night"
136. send us the answer
137. Nucleus - "Jam On It"
138. The Tubes - "She's A Beauty"
139. Lover Boy - "Working For the Weekend"
140. Fixx - "One Thing Leads to Another"
141. send us the answer
142. George Michael - "I Want Your Sex"
143. B-52's - "Love Shack"
144. Hooters - "Zombies"
145. Wall of Voodoo - "Mexican Radio"
146. Whitney Houston - "Dance With Somebody"
147. Taco - "One Night in Bankok"
148. Bruce Hornsby - "That's Just the Way"
149. Quiet Riot - "Come On Feel the Noise"
150. Shade - "Smooth Operator"
151. Beach Boys - "Kokomo"
152. Mike Reno and Ann Wilson - "Almost Paradise"
153. Simply Red - "Holding Back the Tears"
154. Sammy Hagar - "I Can't Drive 55"
155. 1,000 Maniacs -
156. Big Country - "Big Country"
157. Georgia Satellites - "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"
158. ZZ Top - "Sharp Dressed Man"
159. Madness - "Our House"
160. Salt n' Peppa - "Push It"
161. Church - "Under the Milky Way"
162. Night Ranger - "Sister Christian"
163. send us the answer
164. Tracy Chapman - "Fast Car"
165. Spandeux Ballet - "True"
166. Denise Williams - "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
167. Mars Needs Women - "Pump Up the Volume"
168. Matthew Wilder - "Break My Stride"
169. Bonnie Tyler - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
170. Violent Femmes - "Blister in the Sun"
171. Paul Simon - "Call Me Al"
172. Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"
173. Michael Sembello - "Maniac"
174. Billy Squire - "Stroke Me"
175. INXS - "Need You Tonight"
176. Marvin Gaye - "Sexual Healing"
177. Lou Graham - "Midnight Blue"
178. Steve Winwood - "Back in the Highlife"
179. Modern English - "Melt With You"
180. Howard Jones - "No One Is to Blame"
181. send us the answer
182. Til Tuesday - "Voices Carry"
183. Technotronic - "Move It"
184. Firehouse - "The Flame"
185. Petshop Boys - "West End Girls"
186. send us the answer
187. George Thoroughgood - "I Drink Alone"
188. Timbuk3 - "Gotta Wear Shades"
189. Billy Joel - "Tell Her About It"
190. Reo Speedwagon - "I Can't Fight This Feeling"
191. "We Are the World"
192. James Stewart - "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
193. Taco - "Puttin' On the Ritz"
194. Swing Out Sister - "Breakout"
195. Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton - "Islands in the Stream"
196. Club Noveau - "Lean On Me"
197. Richard Marx - "It Don't Mean Nothing"
198. Los Lobos - "La Bamba"
199. Sheena Easton - "Morning Train"
200. Julian Lennon - "Too Late to Cry"
201. Chaka Khan - "Feel For You"
202. Mr. Mister - "Broken Wings"
203. Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams"
204. Scorpions - "Rock You Like A Hurricane"
205. Thompson Twins - "Hold Me Now"
206. "St. Elmos Fire"
207. send us the answer
208. Peter Schilling - "Major Tom"
209. Belinda Carlisle - "Heaven On Earth"Peter Shelling 210. Air Supply - "Making Love Out of Nothing At All"
211. Olivia Newton John - "Let's Get Physical"
212. Eddie Money - "Two Tickets to Paradise"
213. Tiffany - "I Think We're Alone Now"
214. Jefferson Starship - "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
215. Level 42 - "Something About You"
216. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder - "Ebony and Ivory"
217. Tina Turner - "What's Love Got to Do With It"
218. George Harrison - "Got My Mind Set On You"
219. Blondie - "The Tide Is High"
220. The Cutting Crew - "Died In Your Arms Tonight"
221. .38 Special - "Hold On Loosely"

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