80s (or thereabouts) song lyrics thread 12

[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.

@shinynewapple2020 the questions questions one is Spandau Ballet’s to Cut a long story short.

@xsquared your one from a few pages ago is High Fidelity by the kids from Fame.

@Fleamaker123

NeedToKnow101

The clips from the show are on YouTube, they're brilliant. It was a live stream from his house with guests, the last one was 2016. I'm slowly working my way through them!

I'll check them out!!

Correct @Honeyroar.

@Fleamaker123 and @Honeyroar

Both correct with Depeche Mode and Spandau Ballet

@shinynewapple2020

Evening all

Here's a few early 80s

(1)
Questions questions
Give me no answers
That's all they ever give me
Questions questions

(2)
The graph on the wall
Tells the story of it all
Picture it now
See just how the lies and deceit
Gained a little more power

(3)
Make a shroud pulling combs through a backwash frame
Find the copies in a carbon mount
Pass around
Stroke a pocket with a print of a laughing sound

(4)
It's dark all day and it glows all night
Factory smoke and acetylene light
I face the day with my head caved in

@shinynewapple2020

(3) sound of the crowd - Human League ?

@midgebabe

So that puts me in mind of this song

"I've looned with them screamed at the moon
Behaved like a buffoon but I soon discovered "

70's

@midgebabe

Lindisfarne -Run for home ?

Oh yeah @CarnageAtTheGardenCentre, the pass around gives it away now you’ve said it!

Yes @CarnageAtTheGardenCentre

Human League Sound of the Crowd

@CarnageAtTheGardenCentre , yes!

Is the last one Sting, shiny? Invisible Sun.

In honour of the fact that the longest dry September on record is finally over, here's a few lyrics which will give a clue to my evening's activities tonight...

I was wrong, now I find
Just one thing makes me forget

80s

You gotta make it happen!
You gotta make it happen!
You gotta make it happen!
You gotta make it happen!

90s

What a good place to be
Don't believe her
'Cause they speak a different language
And it's never really happened to me

80s

I like your stories
I love your gun
Shooting out truck tires
Sounds like loads and loads of fun

But in my room
Wish you were dead
You bawl like a baby
In Eraserhead

80s

Oh, in the middle of the night
It feels alright, but then tomorrow morning

90s (not really, but I wish...)

He was just a hired hand
Workin' on the dreams he planned to try
The days go by

70s

Everybody's waitin' for me to arrive
Sendin' out the message to all of my friends
We'll be lookin' flashy in my Mercedes Benz

2001, but I've picked very well-known lyrics!

I'll be drinkin' to forget you
Lite another cigarette
And the band's playin' something
By Tammy Wynette
And the drinks are on me tonight

70s

Got up, I walked out
To the car, start it up
Feel bad, sad night
I never saw a red light

Sirens were a screamin' all around
I pulled on over and I shut her down
A black cop gave me a shove with his gun
Said up against the wall and don't make a run

70s

@FlouncerInDenial

Yes it's Invisible Sun by the Police

Looking at yours

First one is Red Red Wine UB40

I think the third one might be Happy Hour , the House Martins ?

I can see Let's Get this party started (the 2001 one)

Will have a further think of the others

Have a good evening 🍷🍸🥤

You have pulp in there..

Correct midge and shiny. Chin chin x

Is the last one Milk and Alcohol ?

Yup

Evening all

When I look into your eyes
I can see a love restrained
But darlin' when I hold you
Don't you know I feel the same…

When we were strangers
I watched you from afar
When we were lovers
I loved you with all my heart

1990s

November Rain - Guns N Roses

@xsquared yes, well done 👍😊

I think that you knew right from the start that there was this restlessness in my heart
80s

Not milli vanilli. I don't think it is.
Gutted I missed g and r

First one is Red Red Wine UB40

It was by Neil Diamond before it was UB40.

You're store-bought, woman
But you make me sing like a guitar hummin'

70s

@ThatLibraryMiss

You're store-bought, woman But you make me sing like a guitar hummin'

70s

Cracklin Rosie Neil Diamond

Bit of a giveaway your Neil Diamond comment