# I Can Name That 70's/80's Tune in Ten Words! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 6, 2005, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049 "2005-04-06T16:07:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/1 "2005-04-06T16:07:12Z")
Look, the file room at work is broken (yes, the whole entire room) and I’ve got nothing to do. I know I’ve done the Name That Tune in Ten Words game, the Name That 70’s Tune and Name That 80’s Tune already. But I haven’t done them all at once! Plus I’m bored, so please play with me. For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, you have to name the 70s or 80’s tune from 10 consecutive words from the lyrics. Please give artist and song title. If you guess one, add one. Example: Clue: No, not us. We are far too young and clever. Answer: Come On Eileen-- Dexy’s Midnight Runners. My clues– 1. here making myself nauseous with this ugly food that stinks. 2. lost the key. So little left for you and me. 3. So I can look at you from inside as well. 4. Carried your books from school playin’ make believe you’re married 5. a slippery rock. Religion is a smile on a dog. 6. A compromise would surely help the situation. Agree to disagree 7. to me you’re worth what you have within. I don’t 8.Just one touch. Just one look. A dangerous dance. One 1. mama and daddy say it’s a shame, it’s a downright 2. Child is born with a heart of gold, way of ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/2 "2005-04-06T16:13:18Z")
1. The Vapors - Turning Japanese 2. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am Mine: 11. Bacon and cigarettes, a lousy dinner 12. It ain’t Coca-Cola, it’s rice ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/3 "2005-04-06T16:13:59Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > 1. Child is born with a heart of gold, way of That’s The Way of The World - Earth, Wind & Fire 1. All the times, When we were close, I’ll remember these ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/4 "2005-04-06T16:19:31Z")
1. Rapper’s Delight - The Sugarhill Gang 2. Turning Japanese - The Vapors 3. My Eyes Adored You - Franki Valli 4. What I Am - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians 5. The Things We Do For Love - 10cc Here’s some replacements: 6. tonight, a little wine, a little candlelight, just for you 7. the city streets are empty, the light don’t shine no 8. Things that they say, Just don’t make it right, If 9. not get another chance, You know the night is fallin’ 10. And I am never invited, Now I am here, talking ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/5 "2005-04-06T16:20:32Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > 1. It ain’t Coca-Cola, it’s rice The Clash, “Straight to Hell” 1. Is it so frightening to have me at your shoulder? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/6 "2005-04-06T16:21:04Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > 1. The Vapors - Turning Japanese > 2. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am > > Mine: > 11. Bacon and cigarettes, a lousy dinner > 12. It ain’t Coca-Cola, it’s rice Correct! Minus points for not having 10 words in your clue. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/7 "2005-04-06T16:21:04Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > 1. Rapper’s Delight - The Sugarhill Gang > > 2. Turning Japanese - The Vapors > > 3. My Eyes Adored You - Franki Valli > > 4. What I Am - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians > > 5. The Things We Do For Love - 10cc > Here’s some replacements: > > 6. tonight, a little wine, a little candlelight, just for you > > 7. the city streets are empty, the light don’t shine no > > 8. Things that they say, Just don’t make it right, If > > 9. not get another chance, You know the night is fallin’ > > 10. And I am never invited, Now I am here, talking 12 should read: the city streets are empty now, the lights don’t shine ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/8 "2005-04-06T16:25:51Z")
1. And I am never invited, Now I am here, talking ABBA-- Name of the Game. P.S. Everybody’s got mine right so far. ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/9 "2005-04-06T16:27:20Z")
1. the city streets are empty, the light don’t shine no Too easy for a fellow ELO addict, even if you did get it wrong. Turn To Stone. Of course, the problem with this quiz is it’s dead easy to google cheat. ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/10 "2005-04-06T16:29:50Z")
“Wound up, can’t sleep, can’t do anything right little honey…” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/11 "2005-04-06T16:31:09Z")
> [@Futile Gesture](#): > > 1. the city streets are empty, the light don’t shine no > > Too easy for a fellow ELO addict, even if you did get it wrong. Turn To Stone. > > Of course, the problem with this quiz is it’s dead easy to google cheat. Yeah, but that’s a problem with all the lyric game-type thingies. Also, you didn’t replace your clue! ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/12 "2005-04-06T16:32:10Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Correct! Minus points for not having 10 words in your clue. Ah, sorry! > [@The Big Cheese](#): > > 1. All the times, When we were close, I’ll remember these THe Clash - Train In Vain 16(?). tournament of lies offer me solutions offer me alternatives and ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/13 "2005-04-06T16:32:17Z")
My submission: 1. Semaphore out on the floor messages from outer space deep ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/14 "2005-04-06T16:35:53Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > 16(?). tournament of lies offer me solutions offer me alternatives and REM - End of the World As We Know It Give you mine in just a second. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/15 "2005-04-06T16:37:45Z")
Complete guess here– 1. tonight, a little wine, a little candlelight, just for you Moonlight Feels Right-- Starbuck? 18.?be there. Whenever you need me, I’ll be there. I’ll ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/16 "2005-04-06T16:37:54Z")
Okay 16. “Request. You don’t have to play it but I hope” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/17 "2005-04-06T16:42:21Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Complete guess here– > > 1. tonight, a little wine, a little candlelight, just for you > Moonlight Feels Right-- Starbuck? Very close, but not quite > [@](#): > > 18.?be there. Whenever you need me, I’ll be there. I’ll I’ll Be Around - The Spinners ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/18 "2005-04-06T17:57:09Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > 1. mama and daddy say it’s a shame, it’s a downright “If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don’t Wanna Be Right)” Luther Ingram And just to avoid the numbering hassles: F1) “You get too much you get too high, not enough…” ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/19 "2005-04-06T17:59:10Z")
> [@Reloy3](#): > > Okay 16. > > “Request. You don’t have to play it but I hope” “Pilot of the Airwaves” Charlie Dore F2) “Get the camera rolling, get the action going. Baby, you…” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049/20 "2005-04-06T18:14:16Z")
F2) “Get the camera rolling, get the action going. Baby, you…” More, More, More (how do ya like it? how do ya like it?) by, um. . . look over there----\> I’ll take a guess. Andrea True? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-name-that-70s-80s-tune-in-ten-words/298049.md?page=2)