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Are you a '70s music fanatic? Some amazing artists and songs debuted during that decade. Can you remember the lyrics to some of the biggest hits? Let's find out with this quiz!
Can you finish the lyrics to "With a Little Help from My Friends" by The Beatles? "What would you think if I sang out of tune / Would you stand up and walk out on me / Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song."
Are you sad because you're on your own
Would you believe in a love at first sight
How do I feel by the end of the day
And I'll try not to sing out of key
The line is, "And I'll try not to sing out of key." "With a Little Help from My Friends" was originally recorded in the '60s and re-released in the '70s. It is ranked on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at #311.
Can you finish the lyrics to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen? "Mama, just killed a man / Put a gun against his head / Pulled my trigger, now he's dead / Mama, life has just begun."
Too late, my time has come
Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go
I see a little sillhouetto of a man
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
The line is, "But now I've gone and thrown it all away." "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a single from Queen's 1975 album, "A Night at the Opera." The song broke into the Top 10 on the Billboard charts and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004.
Can you finish the lyrics to "You're the One That I Want" by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John? "I got chills / They're multiplying / And I'm losing control."
It's electrifying!
'Cause the power you're supplying
The line is, "'Cause the power you're supplying." "You're the One That I Want" was recorded by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John for the 1970s film, "Grease." Having topped the charts at #1 in the US and around the world, it became one of the best-selling songs of all time.
Meditate in my direction
Feel your way
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Can you finish the lyrics to "Le Freak" by Chic? "Have you heard about the new dance craze / Listen to us, I'm sure you'll be amazed / Big fun to be had by everyone."
It's up to you, it surely can be done
The next line is, "It's up to you, it surely can be done. "Le Freak" was the third single from the R&B band and their first #1 song. The song sold over 7 million copies.
Young and old are doing it, I'm told
Just one try, and you too will be sold
It's called Le Freak! They're doing it night and day
Can you finish the lyrics to "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees? "I believe in you / You know the door to my very soul / You're the light in the deepest, darkest hour."
And it's me you need to show
And you may not think I care for you
When you know down inside that I really do
You're my savior when I fall
The line is, "You're my savior when I fall." "How Deep Is Your Love" appears on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. The song reached #1 on the Billboard charts.
Can you finish the lyrics to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye? "Don't you know how sweet and wonderful life can be / I'm asking you baby to get it on with me / I ain't gonna worry."
Stop beatin' 'round the bush
I ain't gonna push, won't push you baby
The line is, "I ain't gonna push, won't push you baby." Marvin Gaye released the single "Let's Get It On" on the same titled album in 1973. The song performed well and topped the Pop charts.
And if you feel like I feel, baby
There's nothing wrong with me
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Can you finish the lyrics to "Night Fever" by Bee Gees? "Listen to the ground / There is movement all around / There is something goin' on / And I can feel it."
And that sweet city woman
In the heat of our love
On the waves of the air
The line is, "On the waves of the air." The Bee Gees also released "Night Fever" on the soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever. It was an overnight success and charted in the Top 20 in many countries.
Then I get night fever, night fever
Can you finish the lyrics to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross? "Listen baby, ain't no mountain high / Ain't no valley low / Ain't no river wide enough baby / If you need me call me."
Or winters cold can stop me baby
I'll be there on the double
I told you you could always count on me darling
No matter where you are, no matter how far
The line is, "No matter where you are, no matter how far." "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" was originally recorded and released by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967. Diana Ross covered the song and released it as a single in 1970. The song became her first Number 1 hit and was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammys.
Can you finish the lyrics to "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees? "Well now, I get low and I get high / And if I can't get either, I really try / Got the wings of heaven on my shoes."
I'm a dancin' man and I just can't lose
The line is, "I'm a dancin' man and I just can't lose." "Stayin' Alive" was another single from the Bee Gees that appeared on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. The song hit number one and held its spot for 4 weeks.
You know it's all right, it's okay
I'll live to see another day
We can try to understand
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Can you finish the lyrics to "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer? "Lookin' for a lover who needs another / Don't want another night on my own / Wanna share my love with a warm blooded lover."
Gotta have some hot love baby, this evenin'
Sittin' here, eatin' my heart out waitin'
Wanna bring a wild man back home
The line is, "Wanna bring a wild man back home." "Hot Stuff" was one of Donna Summer's singles from her 1979 album "Bad Girls." The song topped the Billboard charts at number 1 for three weeks.
Lookin' for a lover who needs another
Can you finish the lyrics to "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon? "Oh, you had me several years ago / When I was still naive / Well, you said that we made such a pretty pair."
But you gave away the things you loved
I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
And that you would never leave
The line is, "And that you would never leave." Carly Simon released the single "You're So Vain" on her 1972 album "No Secrets." The song topped the Billboard chats at #1 where it stayed for 3 weeks.
Can you finish the lyrics to "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry? "Hey once I was a boodie singer / Playin' in a rock and roll band / I never had no problems, yeah / Burnin' down one night stands / And everything around me."
And I decided quickly, yes I did
To disco down and check out the show
Got to stop to feelin' so low
The line is, "Got to stop to feelin' so low." "Play That Funky Music" was the leading single from the 1976 album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard charts and has sold over 2.5 million in the U.S.
Dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
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Can you finish the lyrics to "My Sharona" by The Knack? "Ooh, my little pretty one, my pretty one / When you gonna give me some time, Sharona / Ooh, you make my motor run, my motor run."
Never gonna stop, give it up, such a dirty mind
Come a little closer, huh, a-will ya, huh
When you gonna give to me, a gift to me
Got it coming off o' the line, Sharona
The line is, "Got it coming off o' the line, Sharona." "My Sharona" was a single released by The Knack off of their 1979 album, "Get the Knack." The song made it to #1 on the Billboard charts and held its spot for six weeks.
Can you finish the lyrics to "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack? "I heard he sang a good song / I heard he had a style / And so I came to see him / To listen for a while."
I felt all flushed with fever
And there he was this young boy
The line is, "And there he was this young boy." Although it was originally recorded by Lori Lieberman, the song gained fame after Roberta Flack released her version in 1973. The song hit Number One on the Billboard charts.
Strumming my pain with his finger
I prayed that he would finish
Can you finish the lyrics to "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand? "Memories light the corners of my mind / Misty water-colored memories of the way we were / Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind."
Can it be that it was all so simple then
Or has time rewritten every line
Memories may be beautiful and yet
Smiles we gave to one another for the way we were
The line is, "Smiles we gave to one another for the way we were." "The Way We Were" was the leading single from the soundtrack for the '70s film, starring Streisand. The song performed exceptionally well, topping the charts and winning two Academy Awards.
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Can you finish the lyrics to "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor? "And so you're back / From outer space / I just walked in to find you here / With that sad look upon your face."
I should have made you leave your key
I should have changed that stupid lock
The line is, "I should have changed that stupid lock." Gloria Gaynor released the single, "I Will Survive," on her 1978 album, "Love Tracks." It made it to the #1 position on the Billboard charts and was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress in the National Recording Registry.
If i'd known for just one second you'd be back to bother me
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
Can you finish the lyrics to "One Way or Another" by Blondie? "I'll walk down the mall / Stand over by the wall / Where I can see it all."
Lead you to the supermarket checkout
Some specials and rat food, get lost in the crowd
Find out who ya call
The line is, "Find out who ya call." "One Way or Another" was released by Blondie on the 1979 album, "Parallel Lines." The song peaked in the Top 40 on the Billboard charts.
And if the lights are all out
Can you finish the lyrics to "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John? "Jesus freaks out in the street / Handing tickets out for God / Turning back she just laughs."
Piano man he makes his stand
Hold me closer tiny dancer
Lay me down in sheets of linen
The boulevard is not that bad
The line is, "The boulevard is not that bad." Elton John released the single, "Tiny Dancer," from his 1972 album, "Madman Across the Water." The song charted in the Top 50 and was certified Gold.
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Can you finish the lyrics to "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight? "L.A. proved too much for the man / So he's leaving a life he's come to know / He said he's going back to find / Oooh, what's left of his world."
On that midnight train to Georgia
To a simpler place and time
The world he left behind not so long ago
The line is, "The world he left behind not so long ago." "Midnight Train to Georgia" was originally recorded in 1973 by Gladys Knight & the Pips for the album, "Imagination." The song won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus.
He kept dreaming
Can you finish the lyrics to "Dancing Queen" by ABBA? "Friday night and the lights are low / Looking out for a place to go / Where they play the right music."
You come to look for a king
Getting in the swing
The line is, "Getting in the swing." "Dancing Queen" was the leading single from ABBA's fourth album, "Arrival." The song was a commercial success and topped the Billboard charts in 1976.
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance
Can you finish the lyrics to "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC? "No stop signs, speed limit / Nobody's gonna slow me down / Like a wheel, gonna spin it / Nobody's gonna mess me around."
Ain't nothing I would rather do
I'm on the highway to hell
Playing in a rock band
Hey Satan, paid my dues
The line is, "Hey Satan, paid my dues." "Highway to Hell" was a single released by AC/DC from their 1979 album. The song made it into the Top 50 on the Billboard charts.
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Can you finish the lyrics to "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin? "There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold / And she's buying a stairway to heaven / When she gets there she knows / if the stores are all closed."
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
There's a feeling I get when I look to the west
With a word she can get what she came for
The line is, "With a word she can get what she came for." "Stairway to Heaven" was released in 1971 by the band Led Zeppelin from their fourth album. The song is listed on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, at #31.
Can you finish the lyrics to "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder? "Very superstitious, writing on the wall / Very superstitious, ladders 'bout to fall / Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass."
Rid me of the problem, do all that you can
Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past
The line is, "Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past." "Superstition" is a single from Stevie Wonder's 1972 album, "Talking Book." The song topped the charts at #1 and is also listed by Rolling Stones as one of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong
When you believe in things that you don't understand
Can you finish the lyrics to "Imagine" by John Lennon? "Imagine there's no countries / It isn't hard to do / Nothing to kill or die for / And no religion too."
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
The line is, "Imagine all the people." "Imagine" by John Lennon was released on his 1971 album of the same name. The song peaked at #3 on the Billboard charts and was the most successful single of Lennon's solo career.
You may say I'm a dreamer
I hope someday you'll join us
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Can you finish the lyrics to "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen? "Wendy let me in I wanna be your friend / I want to guard your dreams and visions / Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims."
And strap your hands 'cross my engines
The line is, "And strap your hands 'cross my engines." "Born to Run" was released on Bruce Springsteen's 1975 album of the same name. The song charted in the Top 40 and is listed as #21 on Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Together we could break this trap
We'll run till we drop, baby we'll never go back
Sprung from cages out on highway nine
Can you finish the lyrics to "God Save the Queen" by Sex Pistols? "God save the Queen / A fascist regime / They made you a moron."
All crimes are paid
No future for you
Potential H-bomb
The line is, "Potential H-bomb." "God Save the Queen" was a single by the Sex Pistols from their 1977 album "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols." The song charted at #2 in the UK, despite the controversy over the content and the single cover.
Is not what she seems
Can you finish the lyrics to "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac? "Tell me why / Everything turned around / Packing up."
When you won't take it from me
Everything's waiting for you
Shacking up is all you want to do
The line is, "Shacking up is all you want to do." "Go Your Own Way" was released on Fleetwood Mac's 1976 album, "Rumours." The single made it to the Top 10 on the Billboard charts and made it to the Top 40 in other countries.
How can I ever change things that I feel
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Can you finish the lyrics to "American Pie" by Don McLean?" "But February made me shiver / With every paper I'd deliver / Bad news on the doorstep / I couldn't take one more step."
Read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day that music died
I can't remember if I cried when I
The line is, "I can't remember if I cried when I." Don McLean released "American Pie" on his 1971 album of the same name. The song peaked at #1 on the Billboard charts and held its spot for 4 weeks. The song was so long, the B-Side of the single was Part 2.
Can you finish the lyrics to "Hotel California" by the Eagles? "There she stood in the doorway / I heard the mission bell / And I was thinking to myself / This could be Heaven or this could be Hell."
Welcome to the Hotel California
There were voices down the corridor
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
The line is, "Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way." "Hotel California" was the leading single from the Eagle's 1977 album of the same name. The song topped the Billboard charts and won the 1978 Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
Can you finish the lyrics to "Bennie and the Jets" by Elton John? "Hey, kids, plug into the faithless / Maybe they're blinded / But Bennie makes them ageless / We shall survive, let us take ourselves along."
To find who's right and who's wrong
Where we fight our parents out in the streets
The line is, "Where we fight our parents out in the streets." "Bennie and the Jets" was released on Elton John's 1974 album, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road." The single topped the US and Canadian charts and peaked in the Top 20 in other countries.
Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful
We'll kill the fatted calf tonight
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Can you finish the lyrics to "Dream On" by Aerosmith? "Every time when I look in the mirror / All these lines on my face getting clearer / The past is gone."
Everybody's got the dues in life to pay
You got to lose to know how to win
All these feelings come back to you
It went by, like dusk to dawn
The line is, "It went by, like dusk to dawn." "Dream On" was a single from Aerosmith's debut album in 1973. The song first debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973 at #59, but three years later peaked at #6.
Can you finish the lyrics to "Brick House" by the Commodores? "She knows she got everything / That a woman needs to get a man / How can she lose with the stuff she use."
Ow, that lady stacked and that's a fact
The clothes she wears, her sexy ways
36-24-36, oh what a winning hand
The line is, "36-24-36, oh what a winning hand." "Brick House" is a single from the eponymous 1977 album by the Commodores. The song peaked on the Billboard charts at #5.
She's mighty-mighty, just lettin' it all hang out
Can you finish the lyrics to "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers? "Please swallow your pride / If I have faith you need to borrow / For no one can fill those of your needs."
We know that there's always tomorrow
That you won't let show
The line is, "That you won't let show." "Lean On Me" was released by Bill Withers on his 1972 album "Still Bill." It reached the top of the Billboard charts and is named by Rolling Stones as one of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
We all have sorrow
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
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Can you finish the lyrics to "That's The Way I Like It" by KC and the Sunshine Band? "When you take me by the hand / Tell me I'm your loving man / When you give me all your love."
And do it the very best you can
The line is, "And do it the very best you can." "That's the Way (I Like It)" was a single released by KC and the Sunshine Band off of their eponymous 1975 album. The song reached the top of the Billboard charts and peaked in the Top 20 in multiple countries.
When I get to be in your arms
When we're all all alone
When you whisper sweet in my ear
Can you finish the lyrics to "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson? "Lovely is the feelin' now / Fever, temperatures risin' now / Power is the force the vow."
So get closer to my body now
Just love me 'til you don't know how
It asks no question why
The line is, "It asks no question why." "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was the first single released on Michael Jackson's fifth album, "Off the Wall." The song reached the top of the Billboard charts and won Jackson his first Grammy as a solo artist.
Touch me and I feel on fire
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