# 70's Lyrics Quiz \[Game Over\]

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**Created:** [May 5, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-lyrics-quiz-game-over/538401 "2010-05-05T13:52:47Z")\
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Putting “pass” will work, **Ellen**. I don’t have a scoring tool like I do for the Feuds. Thanks for fixing up the rules.

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1. sand
2. razor
3. starlight
4. FBI
5. melody
6. Spain
7. cold
8. sheer
9. 29
10. showgirl
11. jester
12. Dolores
13. confidence
14. advice
15. Yasgur’s
16. Jane
17. crystal
18. Richard Pryor
19. hesitate
20. 
* * *
21. shadow
22. corridor
23. harpoon
24. silicone
25. gambler
26. oulaws
27. colitas
28. paradise
29. 
* * *
30. stash
31. fandango
32. jokers
33. 
* * *
34. summit
35. tango
36. suicide
37. distant
38. security
39. fine
40. wheel
41. here
42. silhouette
43. Redwood
44. chance
45. Mayfair
46. sing
47. judgment
48. melody
49. obstacles
50. ladder

1, 8, 9, 14, 16, 19, 22, 25, 26, 30, 35, 39, 40, 41, 44 , 47 and 50 are all guesses.

The ones where I left it blank it just seemed too silly to try and guess. The stupid thing is I know almost all of these songs, but just can’t think of some of the words. Thought I knew a lot more of these, too.

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1. 
2. razor
3. starlight
4. FBI
5. melody
6. Spain
7. cold
8. supernatural
9. 29
10. showgirl
11. jester
12. 
13. confidence
14. consolation
15. Yasgar’s
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. comfort
21. face
22. alleyway
23. harpoon
24. soul
25. gambler
26. 
27. 
28. paradise
29. illusion
30. splash
31. 
32. jokers
33. devil
34. 
35. tango
36. 
37. fisted
38. 
39. insane
40. engine
41. Frisco
42. 
43. redwood
44. 
45. 
46. sing
47. judgment
48. melody
49. obstacles
50.

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I know I’m gonna kick myself when I see a few of these…they’re right on the tip of my tongue, but I just can’t get them…

And then I’ll kick myself again when I find out how horrible wrong I am on some of the ones i ‘know’…

1. sound
2. razor
3. campfire
4. FBI
5. melody
6. 
* * *
7. 
* * *
8. 
* * *
9. 29
10. showgirl
11. jester
12. Dolores
13. confidence
14. consolation
15. Yasgur
16. 
* * *
17. crystal
18. 
* * *
19. hesitate
20. comfort
21. face
22. corridor
23. harp
24. silicone
25. 
* * *
26. deserters
27. colitas
28. 
* * *
29. illusion
30. stash
31. fandango
32. jokers
33. devil
34. summit
35. tango
36. suicide
37. fisted
38. security
39. 
* * *
40. halo
41. pasture
42. silhouette
43. redwood
44. chance
45. Mayfair
46. sting
47. judgement
48. melody
49. obstacles
50. 
* * *

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Question 18 has two answers? No. No way.

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1. sound  
2. razor  
3. mountains  
4. FBI  
5. melody  
6. London  
7. cruel  
8. supernatural  
9. 29  
10. dancer  
11. jester  
12. my dear  
13. confidence  
14. consolation  
15. Yasgur  
16. Katie  
17. mystic  
18. Chuck Berry  
19. hesitate  
20. message  
21. wars  
22. tracks  
23. harpoon  
24. silicone  
25. gambler  
26. hoodlums  
27. colitas  
28. paradise  
29. illusion  
30. dash  
31. fandango  
32. jokers  
33. devil  
34. moment  
35. disco  
36. suicide  
37. distant  
38. time  
39. insane  
40. grill  
41. play  
42. face  
43. redwood  
44. dime  
45. Surrey  
46. sing  
47. destruction  
48. song  
49. obstacles  
50. rain

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[spoiler]

1. sound
2. razor
3. starlight
4. FBI
5. melody
6. Brighton
7. cruel
8. downome
9. twenty-nine
10. showgirl
11. Jester
12. Dolores
13. confidence
14. comfort
15. Yasgur
16. Sadie
17. neato
18. softcore porno
19. hesitate
20. comfort
21. shadow (also face)
22. aisle
23. hair
24. silicone
25. rebel
26. deserters
27. colitas
28. Heaven
29. illusion
30. stash
31. fandango
32. jokers
33. devil
34. daydream
35. tango
36. suicide
37. velvet
38. a dime
39. dynamite
40. wheels
41. pasture
42. face
43. Redwood
44. ten
45. Mornington Crescent
46. sing
47. judgment
48. song
49. obstacles
50. ladder[/spoiler]

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23 is harpoon? I’ve heard that song a million times and can’t remember that at all! :eek:

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1. 
2. 
3. 
4. FBI
5. melody
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. showgirl
11. jester
12. 
13. confidence
14. 
15. 
16. Katie
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. comfort
21. face
22. 
23. 
24. silicone
25. 
26. deserters
27. colitas
28. paradise
29. illusion
30. stash
31. fandango
32. jokers
33. devil
34. 
35. tango
36. suicide
37. fisted
38. security
39. 
40. halo
41. pasture
42. 
43. redwood
44. ten
45. Mayfair
46. sting
47. judgement
48. 
49. obstacles
50.

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> [@Leaffan](#):
>
> Question 18 has two answers? No. No way.

A _two word_ answer. Sorry for the confusion.

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21 definitely has two different answers depending on which verse or chorus you pick.

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[spoiler]

1. Life
2. Razor
3. Campfire
4. FBI
5. Melody
6. Spain
7. Cruel
8. Supernatural
9. 29
10. Showgirl
11. Jester
12. Delores
13. Confidence
14. Loving
15. Yasgur
16. Kate
17. Crystal
18. Richard Pryor
19. Hesitate
20. Comfort
21. Shadow
22. Corridor
23. Harpoon
24. Silicone
25. Rambler
26. Deserter
27. Colitas
28. Paradise
29. Illusion
30. Stash
31. Fandango
32. Jokers
33. Devil
34. Summit
35. Tango
36. Suicide
37. Distant
38. Something
39. Insane
40. Halo
41. Pasture
42. Silouette
43. Redwood
44. Money
45. Mayfair
46. Sing
47. Darkness
48. Melody
49. Obstacles
50. Ladder[/spoiler]

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There is only one that is driving me crazy: What freakin’ song is #44 ???

(spoilerize, obviously)

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La Grange - ZZ Top

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Only answered about 30 of these; I’ll be interested to see how many of them I got right.

Funny how you hear some songs hundreds of times and still can’t remember all the words.

1. light
2. 
3. starlight
4. 
5. melody
6. 

7.cruel  
8.  
9. seventeen  
10. showgirl  
11. jester  
12. Dolores  
13. confidence  
14.  
15.Yasger  
16.Sadie  
17.crystal  
18.Richard Pryor  
19.  
20.comfort  
21. shadow  
22.  
23. harmonica  
24.silicone  
25.  
26.  
27.  
28.paradise  
29.illusion  
30.stash  
31. fandango  
32. jokers  
33. devil  
34.summit  
35.tango  
36.suicide  
37. fisted  
38.  
39.insane  
40.  
41.  
42.  
43. Redwood  
44.  
45.Mayfair  
46.  
47.judgment  
48.  
49.  
50.

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> [@Sparky812](#):
>
> 21 definitely has two different answers depending on which verse or chorus you pick.

No it doesn’t.

There is a distinct difference between which verb the subject in question is doing around the singer’s door at any given chorus. The verb corresponds consistently with the noun that the singer doesn’t want to see, IIRC.

So as worded, there is only one answer. The hard part is remembering which is which.

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> [@pravnik](#):
>
> 23 is harpoon? I’ve heard that song a million times and can’t remember that at all! :eek:

That’s the way it always sounded to me, and this site agrees with me.

[Linky](http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Me-Bobby-McGee-lyrics-Janis-Joplin/DB4A0F6EDA995B334825695900340DC4)

As for your :eek:, you’d have to talk to the composer about it. My guess is he wanted a two-syllable word.

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[spoiler]Regarding #21:

Don’t come hangin’ around my door  
I don’t wanna see your face no more

**\<or\>**

Don’t come knockin’ around my door  
Don’t wanna see your shadow no more

And yep, she pulled her _harpoon_ out of her dirty red bandana.

Also, Sparky812, thanks for the La Grange answer (though it came to me out of the blue much later when I wasn’t even thinking about this thread).

[/spoiler]

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> [@kunilou](#):
>
> That’s the way it always sounded to me, and this site agrees with me.
> 
> [Linky](http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Me-Bobby-McGee-lyrics-Janis-Joplin/DB4A0F6EDA995B334825695900340DC4)
> 
> As for your :eek:, you’d have to talk to the composer about it. My guess is he wanted a two-syllable word.

Harpoon

is a slang term for

a harmonica

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1. 

sounds

2. 

switchblade

3. 

campfire

4. 

man

5. 

melody

6. 

Spain

7. 

cruel

8. 

supernatural

9. 

twenty-nine

10. 

showgirl

11. 

jester

12. 

Delores

13. 

confidence

14. 

consolation

15. 

Yasgur

16. 

Sadie

17. 

crystal

18. 

Richard Pryor

19. 

hesitate

20. 

comfort

21. 

face

22. 

corridor

23. 

harpoon

24. 

silicone

25. 

gambler

26. 

deserters

27. 

colitas

28. 

paradise

29. 

illusion

30. 

stash

31. 

fandango

32. 

jokers

33. 

devil

34. 

summit

35. 

tango

36. 

suicide

37. 

fisted

38. [spoiler]security[/spoile]r

39. 

insane

40. 

halo

41. 

pasture

42. Pass

43. 

redwood

44. 

ten

45. 

mayfair

46. 

sing

47. 

judgement

48. 

melody

49. 

obstacles

50. 

ladder

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