80s (or thereabouts) song lyrics thread 11

[CoffeeBeansGalore]

Here we go you lovely lot, Thread 11.

Post some lyrics of a song 70s, 80s, 90s (boundaries may be slightly pushed either way). State the decade & we will try to guess Artist(s) and song.

Yes to Ultravox

Hey I'm not good under pressure!

I've been in love and lost my senses
Spinning through the town
Sooner or later, the fever ends
And I wind up feeling down

Whitney H, wanna dance with somebody

Hey I'm not good under pressure!

Clearly!

Can you just feel the howls of outrage from everyone else reading this later on today? I'm absolutely sitting here in giggles at the thought!

Yes to Whitney.

The phone rings in the middle of the night
My father yells, "What you gonna do with your life?"
Oh daddy dear, you know you're still number one

Cyndi Lauper, Girls just wanna have fun

^Can you just feel the howls of outrage from everyone else reading this later on today? I'm absolutely sitting here in giggles at the thought!^

😝 sweating now 😂🤣

It's just unfortunate you outed yourself by posting in the middle of my list.

Truth is, the rest of the regulars are probably on here right now, lurking, but too ashamed to admit there's one or two they don't know so letting you take the fall.

yes to Cyndi

They can beg and they can plead
But they can't see the light (that's right)
'Cause the boy with the cold hard cash
Is always Mister Right

Madonna, Material girl

[they don't know I've got more equally easy ones to lob in later. there's going to be a fight before bedtime!]

yup.

Yep it's gonna be a bunfight later!

@FlouncerInDenial

You send my soul sky high when your lovin' starts Jitterbug into my brain (yeah, yeah) Goes a bang-bang-bang 'til my feet do the same

Wake me up before you go go - Wham

@FlouncerInDenial

Hey girl Move a little closer

Too Shy Kajagoogoo

@FlouncerInDenial

Because my love for you Would break my heart in two If you should fall into my arms And tremble like a flower

Is this David Bowie - Lets Dance

@FlouncerInDenial

So many times, it happens too fast You trade your passion for glory Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past You must fight just to keep them alive

Eye of the Tiger ?

@FlouncerInDenial

Everybody sing, everybody dance Lose yourself in wild romance We're going to Party, Karamu, Fiesta, forever Come on and sing along!

Lionel Ritchie All Night Long

@FlouncerInDenial

Tommy used to work on the docks, union's been on strike He's down on his luck, it's tough, so tough

Livin on a Prayer Bon Jovi

Welcome back by the way @FlouncerInDenial these songs are just at my level ! And I still can't get them all

@FlouncerInDenial

Won't you come see about me? I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby Tell me your troubles and doubts Giving me everything inside and out and

This is Simple Minds , one of those songs we all know all the words to but not sure if the title . Don't you forget about me ?

@FlouncerInDenial

I'm a man (a man) without conviction I'm a man (a man) who doesn't know How to sell (to sell) a contradiction

Karma Chameleon Culture Club

@FlouncerInDenial

And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas-time

Band Aid

All you've guessed are correct, shiny.

I hope you enjoyed the experience (I might have slightly tarnished flea's by scaring the bejesus out of her. Opps 🤭)

[You do realise you'll be the focus of everyone else's ire by getting in before them???]

Evening all

The cold is biting
Through each and every nerve and fibre
My broken spirit is frozen to the core
I don't want to be here no more

Nik Kershaw, Wouldn't it be good

@FlouncerInDenial

I've seen you on the beach and I've seen you on TV Two, of a billion stars it means so much to me Like a birthday or a pretty view

And I think this is Duran Duran. Not sure which song though