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'80s Songs with Weird Lyrics

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.
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Last updated: May 16, 2026
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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
Chipping around, kick my brains 'round the floor
Only time will tell if we stand the test of time
You think you're tired now, but wait until three
Laughing at the Christmas lights you remember from December
(spoken) Good heavens, Miss Sakamoto, you're beautiful!
I've got a secret, I've been hiding under my skin
My heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain IBM
I wish I was in Tijuana
Eating barbecued iguana
And the Christmas bells that ring there
Are the clanging chimes of doom
Well, tonight thank God it's them instead of you
We were in motion, felt like lotion
You were the girl for me
Like a Burger King with a sack of Big Macs
We're throwin' down with a rack of Bozaks
Take your baby by the hand
And make her do a high handstand
Take your seaside arms and write the next line
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
I am not a man who believes in lies
Like an octopus with big x-ray eyes
Gold crocodiles (Oh-way-oh)
They snap their teeth on your cigarette
Leonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs
Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom
Modern medicine falls short of your complaint
Ooh, try a little harder
You're moving in circles, won't you dilate?
There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall
Now the king told the boogie men
"You have to let that raga drop"
That dreamy look in your eye
Give me a tropical contact high
He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich
Silk and satin, leather and lace
Black panties with an angel's face
We're heading for Venus and still we stand tall
Cause maybe they've seen us and welcome us all
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
Shake up the picture, the lizard mixture
With your dance on the eventide
Don't hang yourself with a celibate rope
You turned the tap dance into your crusade
Now here you are with your faith
And your Peter Pan advice
"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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5 Comments
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Level 75
May 15, 2026
Super fun quiz! I needed a little more time to sing them in my head.
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Level 37
May 15, 2026
Thanks! I never know quite what to do about the time limit.
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Level 37
May 15, 2026
I added a minute
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Level 78
May 15, 2026
Fun quiz!

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".

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Level 37
May 16, 2026
well, that makes a lot more sense, doesn't it? I think that was AI's genius that said "bring day". It's fixed.