Free Quiz Questions about the first lines of popular songs. Some giveaway words are st*rred out. Some of these are pretty obscure: make sure you know your audience before asking these!

 

  1. 25 years and my life is still trying to get up that great big hill

    What's Up by 4 Non Blondes

  2. A* C***** guns don't argue

    Al Capone by Prince buster

  3. Avalanche or Roadblock, I was a s******* i* h****, avalanche or roadblock, a jailer trapped in his cell

    Snowball in Hell by They Might be Giants

  4. B**** H** he do, he hop along, a lonely bird upon a window there

    Birdy Hop by Sid Barrett

  5. Baby I C*** W***, My Love tell me what its all about you got something that I can't live without

    I Can't Wait - by Nu Shooz

  6. Backstroke lover always hidin' 'neath the covers till I talked to your daddy, he say.

    Walk This Way - Aerosmith

  7. Busted. This here's a tale for all the fellas, try to do what those ladies tell us,

    Bust a Move by Young MC

  8. Come here sister, papa's in the swing, he aint too hip about that new breed babe

    Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown

  9. D*** does not exist but if he does he lives above me in the fattest largest cloud up there

    Deus by Sugarcubes

  10. Daddy told me look into the future, sit at your computer, be a good girl.

    No Good Advice (by Girls Aloud)

  11. Do you remember a guy that's been in such an early song?

    Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie

  12. Don't wish it away. Don't look at it like its forever

    I Guess thats why they call it the Blues by Elton John

  13. Even in my heart I see that you’re not being true to me.

    Quit Playing Games With My Heart - Backstreet Boys

  14. Every day is so wonderful and suddenly it’s hard to breathe.

    Breathe (Cristina Aguilera)

  15. Every night I grab some money and I go down to the bar.

    Dead Ringer For Love - Meat Loaf

  16. Four letter word just to get me along, it’s a difficulty and I’m biting on my tongue.

     

  17. Got on board a westbound seven forty seven, didn’t think before deciding what to do

    it never rains in Southern California by Albert Hammond

  18. He had what yo might call a trivial occupation, he cleaned the platforms at his local railway station

    2 for the price of 1 - by ABBA

  19. Hell is gone and heaven’s here, there’s nothing left for you to fear.

    Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams)

  20. Here comes my happiness again, right back to where it should have been.

    Dance The Night Away (by the Mavericks)

  21. He's gone t** t******* m****, It's very far.

    2000 Miles by The Pretenders

  22. Hey Heyyyy-eeey ey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

    Rock n Roll part 2 by Gary Glitter

  23. Hope everything is all right. Hope everything is aaaall righ-igh-ight,

    Mister Grieves by Pixies

  24. I am not Jesus but I have the same initials

    Dishes by Pulp

  25. I gotta take a little time, a little time to think thing over.

    I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner

  26. I really love you - and I mean you. The star above you, crystal blue. Well baby, my hair's on end about you.

    Terrapin by Syd Barrett

  27. I should have known better than to let you go alone, Its times like these I can't make it on my own

    Is This Love by Whitesnake

  28. I still hear your voice when you sleep next to me, I still feel your touch in my dream

    Everytime We Touch by Cascada

  29. I was working all night in my office, when a man I had recently killed, called me up from a phone near my building so I looked out my window at him.

    Turn Around by They Might Be Giants

  30. I would have given you all of my heart.

    The First Cut Is The Deepest - Rod Stewart

  31. I* Y** L**** M* N** you'll take away the biggeest part of me, ooh ooh ooh no baby please don't go.

    If You Leave Me Now by Chicago

  32. If you need me, call me, no matter where you are, no matter how far…

    Aint no Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross & Supremes

  33. If you see me walking down the street, staring at the sky & dragging my two feet.

    Whole Again (by Atomic Kitten)

  34. If you wake up and dont want to smile - if it takes just a little while,

    Don't Stop by Fleetwood Mac

  35. I'm back in Liverpool and everything seems the same

    Lets Dance to Joy Division by The Wombats

  36. I'm on guard again but unprpared to fend for myself in the battle, you won't tell me why the shrubbery moves or why there always has to be a subterfusion

    Reinforcements by Sparks

  37. In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway American dream.

    Born To Run (by Bruce Springsteen)

  38. In the morning don't say you love me

    Stay With Me by Rod Stewart & Small Face

  39. It's been a long time since I rock n rolled, it's been a long time since I got down and strolled .

    Rock n Roll by Led Zeppelin

  40. It's so easy but I can't do it, so risky but I've got to chance it

    In the lap of the Gods (revisited) by Queen

  41. I've known a few guys who thought they were pretty smart.

    That Don't Impress Me Much (Shania Twain)

  42. Just a small town girl, livin’ in a lonely world.

    Don't Stop Believin (by Journey)

  43. K**** P****** arrest this man, he talks in maths, he buzzes like a fridge

    Karma Police by Radiohead

  44. Kids are spitting on the town hall steps and frightening old ladies, I dreamt that I was living back in the mid 1980s

    Last Day of the Minders strike by Pulp

  45. L*** M**** in C***, L*** M**** in C***, everyday every place I go, L*** M**** in C***

    Loud Music in Cars by Billy Bremner

  46. Lake is frozen over, trees are white with snow, all around reminders of you

    Wintersong by Sarah McLachlan

  47. let the sun beat down upon my face and stars to fill my dream

    Kashmir by Led Zeppelin

  48. Lucky you were born that far away so we could both make fun of distance.

    Whenever, Wherever - Shakira

  49. M***** L****** (S*****), M***** L****** (S*****),M***** L****** (S*****)

    Mister Loverman by Shabba Ranks

  50. M****** P*********, can you help me out today in your usual lovely way, oh M****** P********* -

    Mister Pharmacist by The Fall

  51. Momma's in her kitchen - shes stirring in her pot, daddy's sittin waiting to see what she's got

    Funky by Chambers Brothers

  52. My baby don’t mess around because she loves me so and this I know for sure.

    Hey Ya - Outkast

  53. no d*** s*** t** c******* , no d*** s*** t** c******* , you'll never find a better way

    Don't Stop The Carnival by Alan Price

  54. Now that you’re out of my life I’m so much better.

    Survivor (by Destiny's Child)

  55. Oh life is bigger, it’s bigger than you and you are not me.

    Losing My Religion (by REM)

  56. Oh mother I can feel the soil pouring over my head!

    I Know It's Over by The Smiths

  57. Oh the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful

    Let it Snow by Frank Sinatra

  58. On the corner of main street, just tryin’ to keep it in line.

    Read My Mind - The Killers

  59. Oooh I'm not satisfied. We get so fed up, fed up with the whole town - we dream of deserts and fast motorbikes

    No Memory by Scarlet Fantastic

  60. P****** you're happy when you're blue, it isn't very hard to do

    Pretend by Alvin Stardust

  61. S**** B***, slip a sable under the tree, for me.

    Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt

  62. S**** D****** (A** M*** O* T***) who am I to disagree?

    Sweet Dreams are made of This by Eurythmics

  63. S**********, S********** S**********(******) S**********(******)In the middle of Manhattan when the whole town sleeps, there stands a lonely figure he's the guardian of the steets.

    Superwomble by The Wombles

  64. Sammy was low, just watching the show, over and over again

    Spread Your Wings by Queen

  65. She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene.

    Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)

  66. Sitting here wasted and wounded at this old piano.

    Bed of Roses (by Bon Jovi)

  67. so come on every people get on the floor, do you feel its all right so come on raise your hands up, hands in the air, M**** S***** N****

    Magic Summer Night by Cascada

  68. So many times you said it was forever. Said our love would always be true,

    On My Own by Patti Labelle & Michael Macdonald

  69. Some expression in your eyes overtook me by surprise,

    Oh Yeah by Roxy Music

  70. Storming through the party like my name was El Niño.

    Fat Lip (by Sum 41)

  71. Swaying room as the music starts, strangers making the most of the dark.

    Crazy for You (by Madonna)

  72. the cadillac stood by the house and the yanks they were within

    Body of an American by the Pogues

  73. The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling way down in the valley tonight.

     

  74. Those schoolgirl days of telling tales and biting nails are gone

    To Sir With Love by Lulu

  75. Tom get your plane right on time, I know your part'll go fine

    The Only Living Boy in New York by Simon & Garfunkel

  76. tu t'en vas, l'amour a pour toi le sourire d'une autre

    Apres Toi by Vicky Leandros

  77. Turn off your mind relax and float downstream

    Tomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles

  78. Until Sally I was never happy, I needed so much more

    Sally Cinnamon by Stone Roses

  79. Used to think that life was sweet, used to think we were so complete

    We Don't Talk by Cliff Richard

  80. Well I built me a raft and she's ready for floating, old Mississippi shes calling my name, catfish are jumping

    Old Black Water (by Doobie Brothers)

  81. We're W****** I* T** A**, we're floating in the moonlit skyyyyyyyy

    Walking in the Air by Peter Auty

  82. What’ll you do when you get lonely and nobody’s waiting by your side?

    Layla (by Eric Clapton)

  83. Who's going to tell you when its too late

    Drive by The Cars

  84. Why don't you shut the door and close the curtains cos you're not going anywhere

    Underwear by Pulp

  85. Woke up this mornin' feelin' fine, there's somethin' special on my mind.

    I'm Into Something Good (Herman's Hermits)

  86. yo party people get ready for this, this is a serious song that cant be missed.

    Hip House by Fast Eddie

  87. You had my heart, we’ll never be worlds apart.

    Umbrealla - Rihanna

  88. You light the skies up above me.

    Rule The World - Take That

  89. You put the boom-boom into my heart.

    Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (by Wham)

  90. You're into Japanese fastfood and I drop you off with your Japanese Lover

    Bone Machine by Pixies


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