Re: The 1980's Lyric Challenge

Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 18:58:58 +0100
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A long, long time ago, in an underground far away, Cybernetic Tiger so
spoke:
>Seen this before, possibly here, but I'm posting it again. Sue me.
>Answers... some other time.
Whazzit?
Lines from songs from the '80?
OK... I think I recognized ONE of them. The last one. Good, hein? §;-[)>
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>Play the guitar on the MTV
Hey, I hadn't noticed THIS one ^_^
Dire Straits feat. Sting, "Money for Nothing" ^_^
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>Slight of hand and a twist of fate, on a bed of nails she makes me
>wait
Uh, OK, OK, I've ran through your list too fast ^_^
U2, "With or Without You"
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>So many times, it happens too fast, you trade your passion for glory
Heh ^_^
"Rocky IV" soundtrack... "The Eye [or Eyes?] of the Tiger", Survivor ^_^
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>Every claim you stake I'll be watching you
The Police, "Every Breath You Take"
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>Don't take money, don't take fame, don't need no credit card to ride
>this train
Huey Lewis and the News, "The Power of Love"
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>No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away
...and the evergreen "I just Called to Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder
^_^
Well, a poor score, but... I was born in 1975 AND I'm not a native
English speaker, so I may have not caught the lyrics of most of the
songs I have heard at least until 1995 (if I didn't search for 'em
somewhere, I mean), so...
Marco
NP Dream Theater - Live Scenes from New York
--
"Before the next joke, there will be a short raspberry."
Cybernetic Tiger (AUG)