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🎶 80s (or thereabouts) song lyrics thread26 🐇🐣

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 18/03/2021 20:33

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FlouncingBabooshka · 05/04/2021 20:23

I’m exhausted!

FlouncingBabooshka · 05/04/2021 20:24

Are there any left?

dexterslockedintheshedagain · 05/04/2021 20:24

I'm fizzing!

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FlouncingBabooshka · 05/04/2021 20:25

What you want?
Baby, I got it
60s

Respect, aretha Franklin

shinynewapple21 · 05/04/2021 20:25

It was Christmas Eve - pogues fairytale of New York

Jitterbug - wham wake me up befor you go go

Get your motor - born to be wild steppen wolf

No New Year's Day - stevie wonder - I just called to say I love you

NeedToKnow101 · 05/04/2021 20:26

@FlouncingBabooshka

I’m exhausted!
Me too!! And I'm imagining Rogue rubbing her hands together with glee at us all scurrying around to pip each other to the post Grin She's the PuppetMaster, Twisted Puppet Master.
RogueMNerKnowsNoShame · 05/04/2021 20:26

@FlouncingBabooshka

Bonus points if anyone can name the punk artist who covered it, and what was the next line, that doesn’t appear in the original? Treble bonus points for naming i

It was Sid Vicious - was it the line about kicking a cat?

That line is at the end

Sid (give Babooshka the bonus point) rather charmingly sings
And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
You cunts, I'm not a queen
I'll state my case
Of which I'm certain.

Song name and original singer, please?

dexterslockedintheshedagain · 05/04/2021 20:26

It’s a goodawful small affair
To the girl with the mousy hair

Bowie - life on Mars

RogueMNerKnowsNoShame · 05/04/2021 20:27

Queer, not queen. Britney!

CoffeeBeansGalore · 05/04/2021 20:27

Birds flying high, you know how I feel

Feeling Good, loads of covers, one was Michael Buble

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NeedToKnow101 · 05/04/2021 20:27

Is the Bollocks one Poly Styrene?

FlouncingBabooshka · 05/04/2021 20:27

Out on the wiley, windy moors
70s

I’m so bamboozled I missed Wuthering Heights 😂

shinynewapple21 · 05/04/2021 20:27

I may not always love you - beach boys god only knows

Don't start me - Elvis Costello - Oliver's army

Skipped the light fandango - whiter shade of pale procul harem

FlouncingBabooshka · 05/04/2021 20:28

My Way was by Frank Sinatra and hundreds of other people. Paul anka wrote and origins,ly recorded it I think.

RogueMNerKnowsNoShame · 05/04/2021 20:29

All done?

CoffeeBeansGalore · 05/04/2021 20:30

Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk I’m a woman’s man
70s

Bee Gees Stayin Alive

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dexterslockedintheshedagain · 05/04/2021 20:30

Once I had a love and it was a gas
70s
Heart of glass blonde

FlouncingBabooshka · 05/04/2021 20:30

I don’t know Rogue, I’m very confused. Are any outstanding?

RogueMNerKnowsNoShame · 05/04/2021 20:31

@CoffeeBeansGalore

Birds flying high, you know how I feel

Feeling Good, loads of covers, one was Michael Buble

I have not ever knowingly posted Michael buble lyrics and never would shudders Name a different better artist, please
shinynewapple21 · 05/04/2021 20:31

Why do birds - carpenters close to you

I've been alone - Lionel Ritchie hello

Johnny's in the basement - Bob Dylan

It's Christmas time - band aid do they know it's Christmas

That's the second Christmas song !!

I never thought it would happen - squeeze up the junction

CoffeeBeansGalore · 05/04/2021 20:31

Any left to get?

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RogueMNerKnowsNoShame · 05/04/2021 20:32

@NeedToKnow101

Is the Bollocks one Poly Styrene?
No, its by my favourite punk band drums fingers
dexterslockedintheshedagain · 05/04/2021 20:32

There must be some kinda way out of here
Said the joker to the thief
60s

Crosstown traffic - Hendrix

NeedToKnow101 · 05/04/2021 20:32

Nina Simone!!!!

RogueMNerKnowsNoShame · 05/04/2021 20:32

@FlouncingBabooshka

I don’t know Rogue, I’m very confused. Are any outstanding?
Hang your head in shame at what you've missed, FlouncingB.

There's one in there the others won't get

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