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1980-1983 Pop Songs by Artist and Lyric

Given the artist and a lyric from each song, guess the song titles.
All songs were either released, hit #1, or were in a movie between 1980 and 1983.
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Last updated: September 28, 2020
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Lyric
Artist
Song Title
(instrumental piece from the film of the same name)
Vangelis
Chariots of Fire
Sister's sighing in her sleep / Brother's got a date to keep / He can't hang around
Madness
Our House
Suckin' on chili dogs outside the Tastee Freez
John Cougar
Jack & Diane
Give your free will a chance / You've got to want to succeed
Yes
Owner of a Lonely Heart
I get up and nothing gets me down / You got it tough / I've seen the toughest all around
Van Halen
Jump
Nobody's gonna slow me down / Oh, no / I got to keep on movin'
Matthew Wilder
Break My Stride
Rising up, straight to the top / Had the guts, got the glory
Survivor
Eye of the Tiger
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
Toto
Africa
You're wondering who I am / Secret, secret / I've got a secret / Machine or mannequin?
Styx
Mr. Roboto
Well, if you told me you were drowning / I would not lend a hand
Phil Collins
In the Air Tonight
Oh-oh, here she comes / Watch out boy / She'll chew you up
Hall and Oates
Maneater
She was a fast machine / She kept her motor clean
AC/DC
You Shook Me All Night Long
It's poetry in motion / She turned her tender eyes to me / As deep as any ocean / As sweet as any harmony
Thomas Dolby
She Blinded Me With Science
Makes me feel so fine / Helps to relieve my mind
Marvin Gaye
Sexual Healing
It's time to come together / It's up to you, what's your pleasure? / Everyone around the world, come on!
Kool and the Gang
Celebration
The sky was all purple / There were people runnin' everywhere
Prince
1999
Midnight / Not a sound from the pavement
Barbra Streisand
Memory
Put on your red shoes and dance the blues
David Bowie
Let's Dance
I've been phoning / Night and morning / I heard you say "Tell him I'm not home"
Huey Lewis and the News
If This Is It
Every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never coming round
Bonnie Tyler
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Since you've gone / I've been lost without a trace / I dream at night / I can only see your face
The Police
Every Breath You Take
If you said goodbye to me tonight / There would still be music left to write
Billy Joel
The Longest Time
I bought a ticket to the world / But now I've come back again
Spandau Ballet
True
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Jan 11, 2023
That was fun. I got 21/23.