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80s (or thereabouts) song lyrics thread 12

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 18/09/2020 21:55

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.

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ThatLibraryMiss · 02/10/2020 21:11

@shinynewapple2020, correct.

Bit of a giveaway your Neil Diamond comment

I know, but after no-one got my Hall and Oates song I thought I'd better throw an easy one in.

FlouncerInDenial · 02/10/2020 22:24

I can't believe no one got oasis 😮😮😮😲

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 03/10/2020 09:21

There's a break in the chain, a skip in the clock
Girl that's where I'm gonna find you
Between the boy I was before and what I'm gonna be
There's a clash on the border, a flame in the sky
Girl that's where you're gonna find me
1980s

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 03/10/2020 09:25

Finding all are insecure
Opening the same door
Leaving out a stubborn pride
Seeing from another side
1980s

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NeedToKnow101 · 03/10/2020 09:29

Morning! Don't know those ones..

This is a bit niche 80s

Partners in crime
Way down the line
So many memories
How sweet the love can be
I do, I do
Really love you

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 03/10/2020 09:31

Themed 😊

You know I never meant to see you again
But I only passed by as a friend, yeah
All this time I stayed out of sight
I started wondering why

I never wanted to be your weekend lover
I only wanted to be some kind of friend
Baby, I could never steal you from another
It's such a shame our friendship had to end

Tall, blonde, dark and lean
Rough and tough and strong and mean

1980s

I can't sleep tonight
Everybody's saying everything is alright
Still I can't close my eyes
I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all of these lights
1990s

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 03/10/2020 09:35

Morning @NeedToKnow101 👋

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NeedToKnow101 · 03/10/2020 09:35

I never wanted to be your weekend lover
I only wanted to be some kind of friend
Baby, I could never steal you from another
It's such a shame our friendship had to end

Is that Prince Purple Rain? Theme... rain!

NeedToKnow101 · 03/10/2020 09:36

Morning @CoffeeBeansGalore ! A perfect day for some tunes! 🌨💨💦

NeedToKnow101 · 03/10/2020 09:39

You know I never meant to see you again
But I only passed by as a friend, yeah
All this time I stayed out of sight
I started wondering why

Is that Oran Juice Jones, walking in the rain?

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 03/10/2020 09:45

@NeedToKnow101 Yes to Purple rain, no to Oran. I thought the theme was apt 😄

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NeedToKnow101 · 03/10/2020 09:50

Definitely apt!

Tossing and turning another sleepless night
The rain crashes against my window pane
Jumped into my car--didn't drive too far
That moment I knew I would never be the same
80s Grin

Fleamaker123 · 03/10/2020 10:18

Tall, blonde, dark and lean
Rough and tough and strong and mean

Coffee, Raining Men?

Happy Soggy Saturday everyone!

Fleamaker123 · 03/10/2020 10:22

And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothing seems to fit

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 03/10/2020 10:31

@Fleamaker123 correct 👍😊

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FlouncerInDenial · 03/10/2020 10:54

@Fleamaker123

And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed Nothing seems to fit
Because I'm freeeee
CrepuscularCritter · 03/10/2020 11:18

Dropping in with another recommendation for Live from Daryl's House on You Tube. There are some fab collabs from people like Jimmy Wayne (great version of Sara Smile), Johnny Reznik, Todd Rundgren. Loads of content to explore there and not just for Hall and Oates fans.

Fleamaker123 · 03/10/2020 12:42

It's great isn't it Crepuscular... I loved KT Tunstall when she was on.

ThatLibraryMiss · 03/10/2020 13:20

@Fleamaker123

And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed Nothing seems to fit
Raindrops keep falling on my head, song from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
ThatLibraryMiss · 03/10/2020 13:21

Funny, but it seems I always wind up here with you
Nice to know somebody loves me

70s

NeedToKnow101 · 03/10/2020 13:44

His brain is squirmin' like a toad
Take a long holiday
Let your children play
If ya give this man a ride
1970s

midgebabe · 03/10/2020 13:53

@NeedToKnow101

His brain is squirmin' like a toad Take a long holiday Let your children play If ya give this man a ride 1970s
Riders on the storm , the doors
NeedToKnow101 · 03/10/2020 14:29

Correct @midgebabe - a cheery ditty about a serial killer

shinynewapple2020 · 03/10/2020 14:55

@CoffeeBeansGalore

Themed 😊

You know I never meant to see you again
But I only passed by as a friend, yeah
All this time I stayed out of sight
I started wondering why

I never wanted to be your weekend lover
I only wanted to be some kind of friend
Baby, I could never steal you from another
It's such a shame our friendship had to end

Tall, blonde, dark and lean
Rough and tough and strong and mean

1980s

I can't sleep tonight
Everybody's saying everything is alright
Still I can't close my eyes
I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all of these lights
1990s

The first one is Phil Collins , something about raining (!)

The last one is why does it always rain on me , I think it's Travis

shinynewapple2020 · 03/10/2020 14:58

@ThatLibraryMiss

Funny, but it seems I always wind up here with you Nice to know somebody loves me

70s

This is the carpenters
Rainy days and Mondays