Only Real '80s Kids Can Fill In The Missing Word To These Lyrics
Everybody wants to rule the world... and ace this totally tubular quiz! If you were around for the big hair and neon jumpsuits of the 1980s, then you can confirm that the era's music was unlike anything ever heard before. From Madonna's pop anthems to Prince's smooth ballads, the decade was defined by eardrum-shattering drums, futuristic synthesizers, and sexy saxophones. But can you finish the lyrics to the most memorable hits and one-hit-wonders of the '80s? Beware: cheesy lyrics abound!
Let's start with an easy one: Cyndi Lauper once sang, "If you're lost you can look and you will find me, _____ after time."
A small-town girl took a "______ train going anywhere" in Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'".
Eurythmics "travel[ed] the world and the seven seas" because "Everybody's looking for _____."
Apparently, "you put the _____-_____ into" Wham!'s heart.
As Joan Jett & the Blackhearts passionately sang, "And I could tell it wouldn't be long 'til he was with me, yeah, me, _____..."
A-ha sang "_____ away, I'll be coming for your love, okay?" in the song "Take On Me."
According to Van Halen, you "might as well _____."
Referring to the sweet object of his affections, Axl Rose once wailed, "She's got eyes of the bluest skies, as if they thought of _____."
Don't cross Duran Duran! "Smell like I sound, I'm lost in a crowd, and I'm hungry like the _____."
Talking Heads are just as confused as we are when they sing, "And you may ask yourself, 'How do I work this?' And you may ask yourself, 'Where is that _____ ______?'"
In "Total Eclipse of the Heart," what does Bonnie Taylor implore you to do?
In Africa, Toto heard "the _____ echoing tonight, but she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation."
Simple Minds wants to know, "As you walk on by, will you _____ ___ _____?"
"You made me feel, yeah, you made me feel _____ and _____," Madonna crooned while wearing an ironic white wedding dress.
According to the B-52s, there's "Glitter on the mattress, glitter on the highway, glitter on the front porch, glitter on the _____."
What year did Public Enemy rap was "the number, another summer (get down)"?
Tina Turner keeps asking you "Who needs a heart when a heart can be _____?"
In "With Or Without You," U2 sings that "Sleight of hand and _____ __ _____, on a bed of nails, she makes me wait."
What does Cyndi Lauper say girls want to do "When the workin' day is done"?
Watch out for The Police, because with "every bond you break, every step you take," they'll "be _____ you."
If Rick Astley's said it once, he's said it a hundred times: He's "never gonna ___ ___ ___, never gonna let you down."
"You took me for everything that I had and kicked me out on my ____," Freddie Mercury cries in this bass-heavy Queen jam.
As Bon Jovi narrates, "Gina works the diner all day, working for her man she brings home her pay, for ____..."
What does Whitney Houston say she wants to do? "Oh, I wanna dance with somebody. I wanna feel the ____ with somebody."
In this song, Kenny Loggins is ready to party: "Tonight I gotta cut loose, footloose, kick off your Sunday _____."
"Believe me, believe me. I can't tell you why, but I'm _____ by your love," Pat Benatar cries in this bittersweet song.
We're not quite sure what Blondie meant when they wrote, "Color me your color baby, color me your ____."
Survivor got us almost as pumped as Rocky when they sang, "Face to face, out in the heat. Hanging tough, staying _____."
Michael Jackson urged against violence when he sang, "You better run, you better do what you can. Don't wanna see no blood, don't be a _____ ____."
"Let's dance! Put on your ____ ____ and dance the blues," David Bowie suggests in this funky rock song.
Tom Petty describes a typical American teen with the lyric, "She's a good girl, who's crazy 'bout _____. Loves horses, and her boyfriend too."
Prince claims he had the best of intentions when he sang, "I only wanted to see you _____ in the purple rain."
According to Bruce Springsteen, "You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a _____."
Now an Australian anthem, Men at Work once sang "Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better ____ ____."
If you want to rule the world, Tears for Fears hopes that "We will find you acting on your best behavior, turn your back on _____ _____."
Let's accept Lionel Richie's invitation to "Party, Karamu, _____, forever. Come on and sing along!"
In the song Karma Chameleon, Culture Club claims that "Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams. ____, ____, and green."
Beware of a "man-eating" lover in this Hall & Oates tune: "Oh, here she comes. Watch out boy she'll ___ ___ ___."
The Clash were weighing the pros and cons of a big decision when they sang, "If I go, there will be trouble. And if I stay it will be _____."
A betrayal ended in heartbreak when George Michael sang, "I'm never gonna dance again. Guilty feet have got no _____."