1980s Rock Songs Quiz 🎸: Can You Identify Them?

Can You Name These 1980s Rock Songs?

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The 80's was one of the best decades for entertainment; mainly movies, TV, video games and music. 80's rock ran the gamut from punk to prog to hair metal. Rock bands like Guns N' Roses and Def Leppard blew people away with hit after hit.

Bring back some memories of the 80's by taking this quiz. See whether you can name the rock song from just a few lines of lyrics. You know you grew up in the 80's if you know every song in this quiz!

Question 1 / 18

"Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it. No one wants to be defeated. Showin' how funky strong is your fight. It doesn't matter who's wrong or right."

Michael Jackson — Beat It

Poison — Every Rose Has It's Thorn

Europe — The Final Countdown

Impressive! 👍

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

Question 2 / 18

"Mark my words believe my soul lives on. Don't worry now that I have gone. I've gone beyond to seek the truth."

Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name

Whitesnake - Still of the Night

Fugazi - Waiting Room

Stunning!

Having difficulty with this one?

Question 3 / 18

"Steve walks warily down the street. With the brim pulled way down low. Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet. Machine guns ready to go."

Queen - Another One Bites the Dust

Winger - Seventeen

Ratt - I Want A Woman

Terrific! 🥳

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

Question 4 / 18

"Turn it down you say, Well all I got to say to you is time and time again I say, "NO!" NO! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!"

Kiss — I Love It Loud

The Clash — This is Radio Clash

Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock

Thumbs up! 👍

Nope, sorry. 😢

Question 5 / 18

"Me and some guys from school, Had a band and we tried real hard. Jimmy quit, Jody got married, I should've known we'd never get far."

Wait — White Lion

Bryan Adams — Summer Of '69

18 & Life — Skid Row

Wonderful!

Doh! 🤬

Question 6 / 18

"That one guitar, felt good in his hands. Didn't take long, to understand, Just one guitar, slung way down low, Was one way ticket, only one way to go."

Foreigner — Juke Box Hero

Motorhead — Ace of Spades

Hooters — And We Danced

Sensational!

Doh! 🤬

Question 7 / 18

"Darkness.... Imprisoning Me, All That I See, Absolute Horror, I Cannot Live, I Cannot Die, Trapped in Myself, Body My Holding Cell."

White Lion – Little Fighter

Poison – Cry Tough

Metallica – One

Good work!

Not quite.

Question 8 / 18

“You say you want, Diamonds on a ring of gold, Your story to remain untold, Your love not to grow cold…”

Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild

Heart – These Dreams

U2 – All I Want Is You

Absolutely right! 👍

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

Question 9 / 18

"Born down in a dead man's town. The first kick I took was when I hit the ground. You end up like a dog that's been beat too much, Till you spend half your life just covering up."

Van Halen — When Its Love

Bruce Springsteen — Born in the U.S.A.

Guns N Roses — Welcome to the Jungle

Nice going!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

Question 10 / 18

"I keep looking at the sky cause it's gettin' me high, Forget the hearse cause I'll never die. I got nine lives, cat's eyes, Using every one of them and runnin' wild."

Cinderella - Gypsy Road

Judas Priest - Heading Out to the Highway

AC/DC — Back in Black

Thumbs up! 👍

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

Question 11 / 18

“Though his mind is not for rent, Don't put him down as arrogant. His reserve, a quiet defense, Riding out the day's events. The river.”

Rush – Tom Sawyer

Corey Hart– Never Surrender

Bruce Hornsby & The Range – The Way It Is

Was that too easy for you?

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

Question 12 / 18

"Now and then when I see her face She takes me away to that special place And if I stared too long I'd probably break down and cry."

Guns N Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine

Europe — Carrie

Tesla — Love Song

You've nailed it!

Not quite.

Question 13 / 18

"Hey! C'mon, take a bottle, shake it up. Break the bubble, break it up."

The Hooters - Day by Day

Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me

Dio - Rainbow in the Dark

You've got it! 🥳

Not quite.

Question 14 / 18

"Are you ready, hey, are you ready for this? Are you hanging on the edge of your seat? Out of the doorway the bullets rip To the sound of the beat."

The Clash — Police On My Back

Queen — Another One Bites The Dust

Van Halen — Jump

That's right!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

Question 15 / 18

“Tommy used to work on the docks, Union's been on strike. He's down on his luck... It's tough, so tough.”

I Can't Drive 55 – Sammy Hagar

Bon Jovi – Living On A Prayer

Dio – Holy Diver

That's the way!

Doh! 🤬

Question 16 / 18

“I've listened to preachers, I've listened to fools. I've watched all the dropouts, Who make their own rules. One person conditioned to rule and control, The media sells it and you live the role.”

Dire Straghts – Money For Nothing

Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train

Depeche Mode – People Are People

That's right!

Having difficulty with this one?

Question 17 / 18

“Face to face, out in the heat, Hanging tough, staying hungry, They stack the odds still we take to the street, For the kill with the skill to survive.”

Twister Sister – We're Not Gonna Take It

Dokken– Alone Again

Survivor – Eye of the Tiger

Thumbs up! 👍

That was incorrect.

Question 18 / 18

"I saw him dancing there by the record machine I knew he must have been about seventeen The beat was going strong Playing my favorite song"

Joan Jett — I Love Rock And Roll

Born to Be My Baby — Bon Jovie

Europe — The Final Countdown

Impressive! 👍

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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"Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it. No one wants to be defeated. Showin' how funky strong is your fight. It doesn't matter who's wrong or right."

"Mark my words believe my soul lives on. Don't worry now that I have gone. I've gone beyond to seek the truth."

"Steve walks warily down the street. With the brim pulled way down low. Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet. Machine guns ready to go."

"Turn it down you say, Well all I got to say to you is time and time again I say, "NO!" NO! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!"

"Me and some guys from school, Had a band and we tried real hard. Jimmy quit, Jody got married, I should've known we'd never get far."

"That one guitar, felt good in his hands. Didn't take long, to understand, Just one guitar, slung way down low, Was one way ticket, only one way to go."

"Darkness.... Imprisoning Me, All That I See, Absolute Horror, I Cannot Live, I Cannot Die, Trapped in Myself, Body My Holding Cell."

“You say you want, Diamonds on a ring of gold, Your story to remain untold, Your love not to grow cold…”

"Born down in a dead man's town. The first kick I took was when I hit the ground. You end up like a dog that's been beat too much, Till you spend half your life just covering up."

"I keep looking at the sky cause it's gettin' me high, Forget the hearse cause I'll never die. I got nine lives, cat's eyes, Using every one of them and runnin' wild."

“Though his mind is not for rent, Don't put him down as arrogant. His reserve, a quiet defense, Riding out the day's events. The river.”

"Now and then when I see her face She takes me away to that special place And if I stared too long I'd probably break down and cry."

"Hey! C'mon, take a bottle, shake it up. Break the bubble, break it up."

"Are you ready, hey, are you ready for this? Are you hanging on the edge of your seat? Out of the doorway the bullets rip To the sound of the beat."

“Tommy used to work on the docks, Union's been on strike. He's down on his luck... It's tough, so tough.”

“I've listened to preachers, I've listened to fools. I've watched all the dropouts, Who make their own rules. One person conditioned to rule and control, The media sells it and you live the role.”

“Face to face, out in the heat, Hanging tough, staying hungry, They stack the odds still we take to the street, For the kill with the skill to survive.”

"I saw him dancing there by the record machine I knew he must have been about seventeen The beat was going strong Playing my favorite song"

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