Lyric Quiz Weekend: Answers Revealed!
This past weekend, we ran a lyrics quiz through our Twitter feed (@nadamucho, #LyricQuizWknd). Here are the clues and the answers.
These are all songs we love, so, check them out if you aren’t already familiar. The links will take you to the Wikipedia page for the album each song was taken from.
1) “I got wasted she got mad / called me names and she called her Dad” (80s)
“Anything, Anything” by Dramarama
2) “I took her to a supermarket / I don’t know why but I had to start it somewhere / so it started there (90s)
“Common People” by Pulp
3) Cynthia wore the prettiest dress withdifferent color socks / sometimes I’d wonder if her mates were in her lunchbox (80s)
“Starfish and Coffe” by Prince
4) “Half the club is calling out for Born to Run / the other half’s calling for Born to Lose / baby we were born to choose”
“Barfruit Blues” by The Hold Steady
5) “Boot the grime of this world in the crotch, dear / and don’t come home tonight”
“Sheila Take a Bow” by The Smiths
6) “Childlike no on understand / jack knife in your sweaty hands” (60s)
“Hey Bulldog” by The Beatles
7) “We said if you don’t got Mojo Nixon then you’re store could use some fixin'” (80s)
“Punk Rock Girl” by The Dead Milkmen
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJYjr-vUKZM]8) “Every time a car drives past I think you / every time somebody laughs I think it’s you” (80s)
“I’m Not Always so Stupid” by The Wedding Present
9) “My momma she said to me / there’s only one girl in the world for you / and she probably lives in Tahiti” (70s)
“I’d Go the Whole Wide World” by Wreckless Eric
10) “Cops, come ‘n try to snatch my crops / these pigs wanna blow my house down”
“Insane in the Brain” by Cypress Hill
11) “You told yourself something funny the other day / you said you can make you laugh”
“Virginia Reel Around the Fountain” by Built to Spill
12) “I’m in the corner / watchin’ you kiss her / I’m right over here / why can’t you see me?” (2010)
“Dancin’ on my Own” by Robyn
13) Like some hotels, we skipped this number.
14) “Why can’t you see yourself / as beautiful as I see you?” (00s)
“Will You Return” by The Avette Brothers
15) “Tonight there’s gonna be trouble / some of us won’t survive / see the boys and me mean business” (70s)
“Jailbreak” by Thin Lizzy
16) “Tell me what you know about dreams, dreams / tell me what you know about night terrors, nothin’” (00s)
“Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)” by Kid Cudi (ft. MGMT & Ratatat)
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