The 80's and 90's Lyrics game

With as much respect to the 70's lyric and AM Gold fellows as I can offer, I would like to modernize the lyrics game a little for those of us who weren't alive when we landed on the moon.  I enjoy the 70's lyrics game and AM gold tremendously and I try my best to keep up and such, but when you weren't alive or weren't more than 7 during those times, it's really hard to make out the B-sides and less popular songs.  And I realize the threads allow for more recent songs but I feel there's enough good lyrics of my generation to begin a new modernized lyric thread.  Again, nothing but respect for Florida, Fans, Rhino and the gang but here goes....  A little tune from the late 80's that's been in my head lately.......

"I used to do a little but a little wouldn't do so a little got more and more-uh,I just keep trying to get a little better, said a little better than before-uh...."

(dang, that's a great song...")

"we've been dancing with Mr. Brownstone, he's been knockin he wont leave me alone!"

Mr Brownstone - Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction

I wasn't sure of the rules so I gave ya the next line, the title, the band and the album. I figure the answer has to be one of those.

Next:

"the bullets took his best friends in Saigon, the lawyers took his wife, his kids, no regrets. In a time I can't remember in a war he can't forget"

something to believe in - poison   (nice tune steelers)   ya just name the song and band and then put a new lyric.


"We spent the summer with the top rolled down, wished ever after would be like, this....."

Hey Trav!
Great idea for a thread!
There were some really great songs from the 80's and 90's - especially the 80's in my opinion.


"We spent the summer with the top rolled down, wished ever after would be like, this
I Remember You - Skid Row

Going to the late 90's for this connection:

Once there was a darkness, deep and endless night
You gave me everything you had, oh you gave me light

"I Will Remember You - Sara McGlachlan

"I'll not be a gentleman, Behind the boathouse, I'll show you my dark secret"

I'll not be a gentleman, Behind the boathouse, I'll show you my dark secret

"Possum Kingdom"  by  The Toadies

Clearly I remember
Picking on the boy

Jeremy - Pearl Jam

Three words to the whack, set yourself back
Just gettin' down and you're not givin' no slack
Like a Burger King and a sack of Big Macs
We're throwing down with the radical sacks

 

Three words to the whack, set yourself back
Just gettin' down and you're not givin' no slack
Like a Burger King and a sack of Big Macs
We're throwing down with the radical sacks
Jam On It - Newcleus
Nice connection clean!

get the party goin' on the dance floor
see 'cause that's where the party's at and you'll find out if you do that

Pump Up the Jam - Technotronic. A classic song for aerobics.

Rhythmic systemic and world control
Magnetic, genetic dement your soul 

Rhythmic systemic and world control
Magnetic, genetic dement your soul
Pump Up The Volume - Marrs
Anothjer DDR classic!

I get up, and nothing gets me down.
You got it tough. I've seen the toughest soul around.

Jump - Van Halen (the last of the great Van Halen records, IMO)






"Ive got my pride, I drink my wine
Id drink the finest except I havent earned a dime in several months
Or were it years"

"Ive got my pride, I drink my wine
Id drink the finest except I havent earned a dime in several months
Or were it years"
My Name Is Mud - Primus

This guy was pretty quiet in the 90's but he did have this great song:

Billy had a mistress down on 'A' and 12th
She was that little somethin' that he did for himself
His own little secret didn't hurt nobody
Come the afternoon he'd take her wadin'

Billy had a mistress down on 'A' and 12th
She was that little somethin' that he did for himself
His own little secret didn't hurt nobody
Come the afternoon he'd take her wadin'

"The Big Muddy"  by  Bruce Springsteen