Lyrics Quiz

Each of the following is a first line from a certified Classic rock song (though not all are Classic Rock™). Without looking them up, how many can you identify ?

Leave your answers in comments, and I'll mark them off, as people get them - unclaimed are in red.

All done!

I must say I'm impressed. There are a few in there which I thought would be too obscure. But, no - you people got em. There is hope for humanity after all.

Now, we need to get more bands with names that start with "X", "Y" and "Z". I don't know how many more times I can use XTC, Yes, the Yardbirds and ZZ-Top...

  1. I've been run down and I've been lied to nikkos
  2. It's been such a long time Gary K
  3. It's getting near dawn SolidPhil
  4. Crack that whip nikkos
  5. You got me runnin' goin' out of my mind Bobby L
  6. Feeling down 'n' dirty, feeling kinda mean Gary K
  7. Can you hear them, they talk about us Jim V
  8. You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar Rob C
  9. All you got is this moment, twenty-first century's yesterday Ugh
  10. After all the jacks are in their boxes nikkos
  11. I feel uptight on a Saturday night Gary K
  12. Singing in the sunshine, laughing in the rain nikkos
  13. If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man Rob C
  14. I'm so happy, cause today I found my friends. Atlantys
  15. Sittin' in the mornin' sun nikkos
  16. The mama pajama rolled out of bed SolidPhil
  17. Ooh, you make me live Gary K
  18. Heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who nikkos
  19. Some people call me the space cowboy Rob C
  20. It's alright if you love me, it's alright if you don't SolidPhil
  21. If you twist and turn away Chris
  22. When I'm a' walking, I strut my stuff nikkos
  23. I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand nikkos
  24. Never been near a university Bobby L
  25. Cars and girls are easy come by in this day and age SolidPhil
  26. Rumor spreadin' a-'round in that Texas town nikkos

Hints:
There are 26 of them.
None are newer than 91, and most are much older.

You can click here for the answers. But give it a good try, first!

18 thoughts on “Lyrics Quiz”

  1. nikkos

    Here’s a few. Thanks for the Friday diversion…

    1. I’ve been run down and I’ve been lied to, Whipping Post, Allmans
    4. Crack that whip, Whip It, Devo
    10. After all the jacks are in their boxes, The Wind Cries Mary, Hendrix
    12. Singing in the sunshine, laughing in the rain, The Ocean, Zep
    14. I’m so happy, cause today I found my friends. I’m So happy, Nirvana
    15. Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun, Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding
    18. Heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who, Take It On the Run REO Speedwagon
    19. Some people call me the space cowboy, Space Cowboy, Steve Miller Band
    22. When I’m a’ walking, I strut my stuff, Blister IN the Sun, Violent Femmes
    23. I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand, Werewolves of London, Warren Zevon
    26. Rumor spreadin’ a-’round in that Texas town: La Grange, ZZ Top

  3. nikkos

    I guess I’ll just have to check back later to see which ones I got wrong. You’re not penalizing for short-handing song titles, e.g., “Dock of the Bay” rather than “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay,” right? :)

  6. SolidPhil

    26 is Over Under Sideways Down, Yardbirds
    16 is Me and Julio down by the Schoolyard, Paul Simon
    20 is Breakdown (?), Tom Petty & Heartbreakers

  7. Rob Caldecott

    8. Don’t You Want Me, The Human League
    13. Ace Of Spades, Motorhead
    19. The Joker, Steve Miller

  11. SolidPhil

    I am an old person. and Yardbirds were one of my favorites back when dinosaurs still roamed the earth.

  13. Gary Kirkham

    2) Long Time – Boston
    6) Double Vision – Foreigner
    11) Detroit Rock City – Kiss
    17) You’re My Best Friend – Queen

  17. bobby lightfoot

    Hey pappy-

    5. Reckon that’s “Don’t Bring Me Down” by, I think, ELO?

    14. “In Bloom” by that wholesome wedding band Nirvana?

    24. “Mayor of Simpleton” by the Nirvana-esque XTC.

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