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'80s Songs with Weird Lyrics (Challenging!)
If you're familiar with '80s music, you know that there are often lyrics that go by and make you say "wait what?" Some are intentionally goofy or bizarre; with others it's not so clear, but try to match the creatively distinct line with the song. (If you're hungry for more, see the sequel to this quiz.
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Last updated: June 5, 2026
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| First submitted | May 15, 2026 |
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You think you're tired now, but wait until three
Laughing at the Christmas lights you remember from December
We were in motion, felt like lotion
You were the girl for me
I've got a secret, I've been hiding under my skin
My heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain IBM
Gold crocodiles (Oh-way-oh)
They snap their teeth on your cigarette
Modern medicine falls short of your complaint
Ooh, try a little harder
You're moving in circles, won't you dilate?
And the Christmas bells that ring there
Are the clanging chimes of doom
Well, tonight thank God it's them instead of you
Last night, I had the strangest dream
I sailed away to China in a little rowboat to find ya
And you said you had to get your laundry clean
You turned the tap dance into your crusade
Now here you are with your faith
And your Peter Pan advice
Take your seaside arms and write the next line
Leonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs
Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom
He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich
Marconi plays the mamba
Listen to the radio
I'm wearing fur pajamas / I ride a hot potato
It's tickling my fancy / Speak up, I can't hear you
It's tickling my fancy / Speak up, I can't hear you
Only time will tell if we stand the test of time
We're heading for Venus and still we stand tall
Cause maybe they've seen us and welcome us all
I am not a man who believes in lies
Like an octopus with big x-ray eyes
Chipping around, kick my brains 'round the floor
Silk and satin, leather and lace
Black panties with an angel's face
I wish I was in Tijuana
Eating barbecued iguana
That dreamy look in your eye
Give me a tropical contact high
Don't hang yourself with a celibate rope
Like a Burger King with a sack of Big Macs
We're throwin' down with a rack of Bozaks
Now the king told the boogie men
"You have to let that raga drop"
Look for the purple banana
'Til they put us in the truck, let's go
Get Thai'd! You're talking to a tourist
Whose every move's among the purest
I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine
(spoken) Good heavens, Miss Sakamoto, you're beautiful!
There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall
Take your baby by the hand
And make her do a high handstand
Shake up the picture, the lizard mixture
With your dance on the eventide
"Abracadabra," The Steve Miller Band
"Break My Stride," Matthew Wilder
"Bust a Move," Young MC
"Dance Hall Days," Wang Chung
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" Band Aid
"Down Under," Men at Work
"It's The End of the World As We Know It," R.E.M.
"Jam On It," Newcleus
"King of Pain," The Police
"Kokomo," The Beach Boys
"Let's Go Crazy," Prince
"Let's Go To Bed," The Cure
"Mexican Radio," Wall of Voodoo
"Mr. Roboto," Styx
"New Moon on Monday," Duran Duran
"One Night in Bangkok," Murray Head
"Pressure," Billy Joel
"Rock The Casbah," The Clash
"She Blinded Me With Science," Thomas Dolby
"Strip," Adam Ant
"The Final Countdown," Europe
"Too Shy," Kajagoogoo
"True," Spandau Ballet
"Under Pressure," Queen & David Bowie
"Walk Like an Egyptian," The Bangles
"We Built This City," Starship
"Why Can't This Be Love?, Van Halen
"Wild Wild Life," Talking Heads
"You Dropped a Bomb on Me," The Gap Band
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I think there's a mistake in the lyrics for "Do they know it's Christmas?" - it should be "and the Christmas bells that ring there", not "bring day".