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80s (or thereabouts) song lyrics thread 9

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 08/08/2020 10:00

Ok folks here we go again!

Post a few lines of lyrics with the decade & let the rest of us have a go at guessing the song & artist.
Songs from 70s, 80s 90s. 😊

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KatherineJaneway · 15/08/2020 06:49

@SingingBabooshkaBadly

80s
I spoke a million words
They didn't mean that much to me

Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure?

SingingBabooshkaBadly · 15/08/2020 07:34

Well done Katherine

NeedToKnow101 · 15/08/2020 08:23

So here I am in front of you
Not really knowing what to do
My heart is feeling something new
Nervously I turn away from you
I see the looks you're sending me
Is this the way it's meant to be?
It's something we should talk about
Just give me time to work it out

80s pop (one-hit wonder?)

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TwigTheWonderKid · 15/08/2020 08:26

@SingingBabooshkaBadly, your last one is David Bowie, Lady Grinning Soul.

NeedToKnow101 · 15/08/2020 08:26

@TwigTheWonderKid - I wanna be your lover...

I ain't got no money
I ain't like those other guys you hang around
It's kinda funny
But they always seem to let you down
And I get discouraged
'Cause I never see you anymore
And I need your love, babe
That's all I'm living for, yeah
I didn't want to pressure you, baby
But all I ever wanted to do
I ...

TwigTheWonderKid · 15/08/2020 08:29

Yay, @NeedToKnow101!

Now, just the last one, which I thought was the easiest.

NeedToKnow101 · 15/08/2020 08:30

@ThatLibraryMiss

The Madonna was yours for free
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Could keep you unharmed

I feel like it's Joni Mitchell but I don't know why! Grin

NeedToKnow101 · 15/08/2020 08:35

@TwigTheWonderKid

Yay, *@NeedToKnow101*!

Now, just the last one, which I thought was the easiest.

Yess!!

The last one, my mind has gone completely blank of all 90s Prince. Is Purple Rain a 90s album?

TwigTheWonderKid · 15/08/2020 08:52

Purple Rain was 80s @NeedToKnow101. This track shares the same name as the album it comes from.

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 15/08/2020 09:00

Don't want to talk about the weather
Don't want to talk about the news
Just want to get to the real you inside
1980s

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 15/08/2020 09:02

We don't need romance,
we only want to dance
We're gonna let our hair hang down
1990s

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NeedToKnow101 · 15/08/2020 09:02

@TwigTheWonderKid

Purple Rain was 80s *@NeedToKnow101*. This track shares the same name as the album it comes from.
@TwigTheWonderKid - Lovesexy?
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CoffeeBeansGalore · 15/08/2020 09:04

There's nothing that I wouldn't do
It's not the way I planned it
Show me how you want it to be
1990s

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TwigTheWonderKid · 15/08/2020 09:08

@NeedToKnow101, nope!

Do you want any more lyrics or clues?

SingingBabooshkaBadly · 15/08/2020 09:16

[quote TwigTheWonderKid]@SingingBabooshkaBadly, your last one is David Bowie, Lady Grinning Soul.[/quote]
I thought you might get that one Twig! 😊

Fleamaker123 · 15/08/2020 09:18

Start your journey early or maybe later
Get your boots on
Look for rainbows
it's cloudy
Take your hairdryer
Blow them all away.
80s

Twig, that's King, love and pride!

SingingBabooshkaBadly · 15/08/2020 09:18

I don’t think anyone’s got these yet - all from the 80s

And in her mouth, an amethyst
And in her eyes, two sapphires blue

In coats of many colour
Reptile man drop

Touch we touch was the heat too much
I felt I lost you from the start

Fleamaker123 · 15/08/2020 09:32

Don't want to talk about the weather
Don't want to talk about the news
Just want to get to the real you inside
1980s

Coffee, that's Howard jones, like to get to know you well

Fleamaker123 · 15/08/2020 09:36

So here I am in front of you
Not really knowing what to do
My heart is feeling something new
Nervously I turn away from you
I see the looks you're sending me
Is this the way it's meant to be?
It's something we should talk about
Just give me time to work it out

Racey, some girls

NeedToKnow101 · 15/08/2020 09:54

[quote TwigTheWonderKid]@NeedToKnow101, nope!

Do you want any more lyrics or clues?[/quote]
Ooh go on then! Tbh the 90s is not my strong point. Dunno where that decade went!

NeedToKnow101 · 15/08/2020 09:54

@Fleamaker123

"Racey, some girls" - Correct!!

NeedToKnow101 · 15/08/2020 09:56

@SingingBabooshkaBadly -

Touch we touch was the heat too much
I felt I lost you from the start

Is that Time - Culture Club?

SingingBabooshkaBadly · 15/08/2020 10:16

yes, it is @NeedToKnow101 - well done!

TwigTheWonderKid · 15/08/2020 10:21

Ok @NeedToKnow101,here you go:

This will be the day
That you will hear me say
That I will never run away
I am here for you
Love is meant for two
Now tell me what you're gonna do
If I gave you ...
Would you be a happy boy or a girl
If I could I would give you the world
But all I can do is just offer you my love
Which one of us is right
If we always fight
Why can't we just let love decide (let love decide)
Am I the weaker man
Because I understand
That love must be the master plan

ThatLibraryMiss · 15/08/2020 11:25

@SingingBabooshkaBadly, you're right about the last song and Dylan.

@NeedToKnow101, not Joni Mitchell.

The middle song is about Dylan not by him.

Lyrics again:
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love
When he's standing in front of you
60s

The Madonna was yours for free
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Could keep you unharmed
70s

Reputations changeable
Situations tolerable
Baby, you're adorable
80s