My Shelf got Longer

A Game of Thrones, Kafka on the Shore, Profiles in Courage, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. These books are my constant table companions through the day, helping me deal with mid-day boredom. They are of such a variety I can hardly comprehend the thought process I have behind reading them all. Each is stunning in its own right (So far), and if it weren't for the massive amount of time I spend building sets for the theater department I would probably have finished most of them by now. As I knock off each from my list I'll place a review here so you can see if I truly recommend it. 

WHAT I'M LISTENING TO: I remember the 80s.

 There comes a time where you get sick of the pop songs on the radio and the love songs on your Ipod. You get that cringe in your stomach that is comparable to the feeling you get when you watch someone eat mushrooms or broccoli (substitute with whatever food you personally are disgusted with.) It isn't a gag reflex, but it's enough to tell you "Hey man, you are just not feeling this song." or "Dude, this again?" 

I've hit that stage and now I'm skipping merrily through my Ipod's 80's and 90's pages (and some oddballs out of both categories). Do you remember the rhythmic chorus of 'Come on Eileen'? - and on that note, do you know the lyrics because I don't- Do you remember the exotic beat of 'Africa' by Toto? What about the groove in 'Footloose'? So I made a quiz. If you can answer anything see the answer by highlighting the white space next to it.

Lyrics: Name the song and artist

1.) There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do          Africa by Toto

2.) You might think I'm crazy, all I want is you.                         You Might Think by The Cars

3.) Nothing ever lasts forever, Everyone wants to rule the world   Everyone wants to rule the world by Tears for Fears

4.) Please, Louise,Pull me up from my knees                                Footloose by Kenny Loggins

5.) All the voices in your head calling , Gloria                                  Gloria by Laura Branigan

BONUS 6.) Dabei war'n da am Horizont nur 99 Luftballons            99 Luftballons by Nena

The Good years: Do you know what year these famous songs came out?

1.) It's Raining Men by the Weather girls                                                1982

2.) Maniac by Michael Sembello                                                            1983

3.) Karma Chameleon by Culture Club                                                   1983

4.) Come on Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners                                      1982

5.) Mambo #5 by Lou Vega                                                                   1999

6.) I Try by Macy Grey                                                                          1999

7.) Absolutely (Story of a Girl) by Nine Days                         2000

8.) Kiss me by Sixpence none the Richer                                                 1997

9.) Tubthumping ( I get knocked down) by Chumbawamba              1997

10.) I Believe I can Fly by R. Kelly                                                         1996

How well did you do? Leave your score in the comments!