Song Lyrics - Accumulated by 'Retro Joe' McElhone

No Jewel, Alanis Morrisette, Hanson, or Celine Dion. Only good music from the 70's. Enjoy!!!

(Hint: No artist has more than one song on this entire list!! -- Yes, that also includes the Bee Gees!!)

The Questions WITHOUT Answers Are Available Here

1. "Think of me, babe whenever... some sweet talkin' girl comes along, singing a song."
   "Love Will Keep Us Together" Captain & Tenille
2. "I need a drink and a quick decision."
   "She's Gone" Hall & Oates
3. "When I look back on all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all."
   "Kodachrome" Paul Simon
4. "Some people choose the city, some others choose the good ol' family home"
   "Philadelphia Freedom" Elton John
5. "My buddy's Jim Bass he's a working pumping gas and he makes $2.50 for an hour."
   "Gold" Jon Stewart
6. "Something happened along the way and yesterday was all we had."
   "After the Love is Gone" Earth, Wind & Fire
7. "My woman takes me higher. My woman keeps me warm."
   "You Should be Dancing" Bee Gees
8. "All of your brothers over in Africa tell all the folks in Egypt and Israel too."
   "Love Train" The O'Jays
9. "I laughed at all of your jokes. My love you didn't need to coax."
   "Maggie May" Rod Stewart
10. "If I could, baby I'd give you my world. How can I, when you won't take it from me?"
    "Go Your Own Way" Fleetwood Mac
11. "Underneath the covers, the answer lies."
    "Undercover Angel" Alan O'Day
12. "Then my only worry was for Christmas what would be my toy."
    "I Wish" Stevie Wonder
13. "I never knew there was so much love keeping me warm night and day."
    "When I Need You" Leo Sayer
14. "My motto's always been 'When it's right, it's right', why wait until the middle of a cold, dark night?"
    "Afternoon Delight" Starland Vocal Band
15. "Now how could I ever refuse? I feel like I win when I lose!!"
    "Waterloo" ABBA
16. "Darling, you'll always be the only one for me -- heaven made you specially."
    "Could it be I'm Falling in Love" The Spinners
17. "I'd rather be a fool with a broken heart than someone who's never had a part of you."
    "Lead Me On" Maxine Nightengale
18. "All that pressure got you down. Has your head spinning all around."
    "Freak Out" Chic
19. "I want to make you understand I'm talking about a lifetime plan."
    "Reminiscing" Little River Band
20. "We got a thing goin' on."
    "Me and Mrs. Jones" Billy Paul
21. "I need you, by me, beside me to guide me."
    "Last Dance" Donna Summer
22. "I saw your face and that's the last I've seen of my heart."
    "You are the Woman" Firefall
23. "Don't worry that it's not good enough for anyone else to hear."
    "Sing" The Carpenters
24. "Baby, baby, I'll meet you -- same place, same time."
    "Get Down Tonight" KC & Sunshine Band
25. "The cities and towns I've been in -- from Boston to Denver and every town in between."
    "It's a Miracle" Barry Manilow
26. "The clothes she wears, her sexy ways, makes an old man wish for younger days."
    "Brick House" The Commodores
27. "Life ain't nothing but a funny, funny riddle!!!"
    "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" John Denver
28. "One floor below me, you don't even know me -- I love you."
    "Knock Three Times" T. Orlando and Dawn
29. "Well, I guess it must be the woman in you who brings out the man in me."
    "Feels Like the First Time" Foreigner
30. "I feel a change, something movin', I scream your name -- look what you've got me doin'!"
    "Can't Get Enough..Babe" Barry White
31. "Then the door burst open wide, and my daddy stepped inside, and he kissed my mama's face "
    "The Night Chicago Died" Paper Lace
32. "Well, I don't know why I came here tonight. I got the feeling that something ain't right."
    "Stuck in the Middle w/ You" Stealers Wheel
33. "Boy, oh boy have I got news for you!!"
    "Boogie Oogie Oogie" A Taste of Honey
34. "My lover, my lady is the sea."
    "Brandy" Looking Glass
35. "They want you as a new recruit!!!"
    "In The Navy" Village People
36. "Too many broken hearts have fallen in the river. Too many lonely hearts have drifted off to sea."
    "The Things we do for Love" 10 CC
37. "I'd rather live in his world, than live without him in my world."
    "Midnight Train to Georgia" G. Knight & Pips
38. "How's your life been going on? I've got a wife now, for years we've been going strong."
    "How Much I Feel" Ambrosia
39. "Conventionality belongs to yesterday."
    "Grease" Frankie Valli
40. "Satisfaction came in a chain reaction."
    "Disco Inferno" The Trammps
41. " and you know what I mean, it's the season."
    "Let Your Love Flow" The Bellamy Bros.
42. "You knew there'd come a day when we would have to say 'Good Bye'."
    "Sad Eyes" Robert John
43. "Can it be that it was all so simple then? Or has time re-written every line?"
    "The Way We Were" Barbara Streisand
44. "So I set my sights on Monday, and I got myself undressed."
    "Sister Golden Hair" America
45. "Ain't no doubt, we are here to party!"
    "Boogie Nights" Heatwave
46. "And what could ever lead you -- back here where we need you?"
    "Welcome Back" John Sebastian
47. "Oh, baby! -- gimme one more chance -- to show you that I love you."
    "I Want You Back" The Jackson Five
48. "We've been together since way back when."
    "Still The One" Orleans
49. "What does it matter to you? When you've got a job to do you've got to do it well."
    "Live and Let Die" Paul Mc. & Wings
50. "The night is young -- and full of possibilities."
    "Ring My Bell" Anita Ward
51. "Oh, I'm not bragging on myself, baby -- but I know somehow, someday, someway ."
    "You'll Never Find" Lou Rawls
52. "Try to take away my worries of today, and leave tomorrow behind."
    "Dream Weaver" Gary Wright
53. "You watch your friends, you better watch your friends, you better look out!!!"
    "When you're in love..Woman" Dr Hook
54. "And if one night, you hear crying from above -- it's 'cause .."
    "Heaven..Missing..Angel" Tavares
55. "I see my Mary Anne walking away."
    "More Than a Feeling" Boston
56. "It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you do."
    "Hold the Line" Toto
57. "All of a sudden I began to change I was on the dance floor acting strange."
    "Disco Duck" Rick Dees
58. "When I first found out, I hurt all over. I felt so left out 'til I got to know her."
    "Angel in Your Arms" Hot
59. "If you hear any noise, it ain't the boys."
    "Ladies Night" Kool & The Gang
60. "I'm riding in your car .you turn on the radio."
    "Fire" Pointer Sisters
61. "I think it was the 4th. Of July."
    "Saturday in the Park" Chicago
62. "It turned cold and that's where it ends. So I told her, 'We'd still be friends.' "
    "Summer Nights" J Travolta/ONJ
63. "They got little cars that go 'Beep!' 'Beep!' 'Beep'!"
    "Short People" Randy Newman
64. "You don't have to call nobody else. Send it off in a letter to yourself."
    "Ricky Don't Lose That Number" Steely Dan
65. "No pill's gonna cure my ill."
    "Bad Case of Loving You" Robert Palmer
66. "See her shake on the movie screen with Jimmy Dean JAMES Dean."
    "Rock On" David Essex
67. "You left me here on your way to paradise. You pulled the rug right out from under my life."
    "Smoke from a Distant Fire" Sanford Townsend
68. "Who can make a sunrise? Sprinkle it with dew."
    "Candy Man" Sammy Davis Jr.
69. "Well, I know it's kind of late. I hope I didn't wake you."
    "So I have to ..in a Song" Jim Croce
70. "Everybody here is out of sight. They don't bark and they don't bite."
    "Dancing in the Moonlight" King Harvest
71. "You might not ever get rich. But let me tell you it's better than digging a ditch!"
    "Car Wash" Rose Royce
72. "I really want to see you. I really want to be with you."
    "My Sweet Lord" George Harrison
73. "You don't know me, but I'm your brother. I was raised here in this living hell."
    "Takin' it to the Streets" Doobie Bros.
74. "I close my eyes. Only for the moment then the moment's gone."
    "Dust in the Wind" Kansas
75. "And they were dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'."
    "Play That Funky Music" Wild Cherry
76. "I tried hard to forget it but I know my mind won't let it."
    "I Just Wanna Stop" Gino Vannelli
77. "I love the way it makes me feel about you, baby. For the whole wide world to see."
    "The Best of My Love" The Emotions
78. "I want to go where the people dance. I want some action I want to live!!!"
    "I Love the Nightlife" Alicia Bridges
79. "I kept on looking for a sign in the middle of the night."
    "Couldn't Get it Right" Climax Blues Band
80. "All of the bad feelings have disappeared. Here is that rainbow I've been praying for."
    "I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash
81. "I play the radio on southern stations 'cause southern belles are here at night."
    "Moonlight Feels Right" Starbuck
82. "This song is for you filled with gratitude and love. God bless you!"
    "You Make Me Feel Brd New" The Stylistics
83. "When I wanted you to share my life, I had no doubt in my mind."
    "Right Down the Line" Gerry Rafferty
84. "So please believe me, my heart is in your hands. And I'll be missing you."
    "Babe" Styx
85. "All you gotta do is smile and smile, and there go all my defenses."
    "Here you come Again" Dolly Parton
86. "I believe in miracles since you came along."
    "You Sexy Thing" Hot Chocolate
87. "Either way, it's OK, you wake up with yourself."
    "My Life" Billy Joel
88. "Only you can see me through I leave it up to you."
    "Shadow Dancing" Andy Gibb
89. "I used to think that life was sweet. Used to think we were so complete."
    "We Don't Talk Anymore" Cliff Richard
90. "I'll tell you once more, before I get off the floor."
    "Don't Bring me Down" ELO
91. "You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it I thank you all."
    "We are the Champions" Queen
92. "Shake it up, shake it down, move it in, move it around "
    "Disco Lady" Johnnie Taylor
93. "Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about us. Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down."
    "Sweet Home Alabama" Lynard Skynard
94. "You better take care if I find you've been creeping 'round my back stairs."
    "Sundown" Gordon Lightfoot
95. "You gotta have something, if you want to be with me."
    "Nothing from Nothing" Billy Preston
96. "Feeling better, now that we're through. Feeling better 'cause I'm over you."
    "You're no Good" Linda Ronstandt
97. "I hear you went up to Saratoga, and your horse naturally won."
    "You're so Vain" Carly Simon
98. "When the sun goes down, I get that empty feeling again. How I wish to God that you were here!!!"
    "Baby Come Back" Player
99. "Am I strong enough to see it through? Go crazy is what I will do."
    "If I Can't Have You" Yvonne Elliman
100. "And I don't know if I'm being foolish. I don't know if I'm being wise."
     "Love is in the Air" John Paul Young
101. "So I'd like to know where you got the notion."
     "Rock the Boat" The Hues Corp.
102. "If you ever get annoyed, look at me, I'm self-employed. I love to work on nothing all day."
     "Takin' Care of Business" BTO
103. "If there's a cure for this, I don't want it, I don't want it. If there's a remedy, I'll run from it, from it."
     "Love Hangover" Diana Ross
104. "I feel the warmth of her hand in mine."
     "Laughter in the Rain" Neil Sedaka
105. "We could go walking through a windy park, take a drive along the beach "
     "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" Eng Dan/ JFColey
106. "My father was a gambler down in Georgia. He wound up on the wrong end of a gun."
     "Ramblin' Man" Allman Bros
107. "If I have to, I can do anything. I am strong. I am invincible."
     "I am Woman" Helen Reddy
108. "It's alright, once you get past the pain, you'll learn to find love again."
     "Love Will Find a Way" Pablo Cruise
109. "I fix broken hearts, I know, but I truly can."
     "Handy Man" James Taylor
110. "And when he died, all he left us was alone."
     "Papa was a Rolling Stone" The Temptations
111. "You put me high, upon a pedestal. So high that I could almost see eternity."
     "You Needed Me" Anne Murray
112. "You know you've got to go through hell before you get to heaven."
     "Jet Airliner" Steve Miller Band
113. "Take my heart, my soul, my money. But don't leave me here drowning in my tears."
     "Don't Pull Your Love" HJFR
114. "When I was young, I never needed anyone. Making love was just for fun, those days are gone."
     "All By Myself" Eric Carmen
115. "Your friends with their fancy persuasions don't admit that it's part of the scene."
     "How Long" Ace
116. "My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim .I had to stop for the night."
     "Hotel California" Eagles
117. "All right now, go!! Walk out the door!!"
     "I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor
118. "Take it easy, don't you know, that I have never been loved like this before."
     "Rock Me Gently" Andy Kim
119. "There's one perfect fit and, sugar, this one is it."
     "Reunited" Peaches & Herb
120. "Those kicks were fast as lightning. In fact, it was a little bit frightening."
     "Kung Fu Fighting" Carl Douglas
121. "If only you believe like I believe, baby we'd get by."
     "Miracles" Jefferson Starship
122. "If I fear I'm losing you, it's just no good."
     "Heart of Glass" Blondie
123. "I wanna hold you 'til I die, 'til we both break down and cry."
     "Sometimes When We Touch" Dan Hill
124. "We'd hear it from the people of the town, they'd call us "
     "Gypsies, Tramps, & Theives" Cher
125. "Here's what we call our Golden Rule: 'Have faith in you and the things you do'."
     "We Are Family" Sister Sledge
126. "Well if you want to know how I really feel: Keep the cameras rolling, get the action going."
     "More, More, More " Andrea True Conn.
127. "Whatever will be, will be. The future is ours to see."
     "Baby Hold On" Eddie Money
128. "Darling, if you want me to love, love only you, then love only me."
     "Get Closer" Seals & Crofts
129. "Lord Almighty, I feel my temperature rising."
     "Burning Love" Elvis Presley
130. "You're everything I've hoped for. You're everything I need."
     "You Are So Beautiful" Joe Cocker
131. "Your love is my love and my love is your love. Our love is here to stay."
     "To Be Real" Cheryl Lynn
132. "Oh, dear Lord!!! Three things I pray."
     "Day by Day" Godspell
133. "I'm afraid that I'm not sure of... a love there is no cure for."
     "I Think I Love You" David Cassidy
134. "But I swear it was in self-defense."
     "I Shot the Sheriff" Eric Clapton
135. "Letters I've written never meaning to send."
     "Nights in White Satin" Moody Blues
136. "I wonder how you're feeling. There's ringing in my ears."
     "Show Me the Way" Peter Frampton
137. "It's been so long since I've seen her. I'm tired and so all alone."
     "Walking in Rhythm" The Blackbyrds
138. "And if you're wondering what this song is leading to "
     "Make it With You" Bread
139. "My Mazerotti does 185. I lost my license, now I don't drive."
     "Life's Been Good" Joe Walsh
140. "I must've been through about a million girls. I love 'em and I leave 'em alone."
     "Fooled Around Love" Elvin Bishop
141. "I never understood a single word he said, but I helped him drink his wine."
     "Joy to the World" Three Dog Knight
142. "Love to hear percussion!!"
     "Turn the Beat Around Vicki" Sue Robinson
143. "We're coming to your town, we'll help you party down."
     "We're an American Band" Grand Funk Rail.
144. "Loving both of you is breaking all the rules."
     "Torn Between 2 Lovers" Mary MacGregor
145. "If you're down and confused, and you don't remember who you're talking to."
     "Love the One..With" Stephen Stills
146. "I wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder who taught her how to talk like that."
     "Low Down" Boz Scaggs
147. "Now, teacher, don't you fill me up with your rules."
     "Smokin' in the Boys Room" Brownsville Station
148. "Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore."
     "So Far Away" Carole King
149. "Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about?"
     "Shaft" Isaac Hayes
150. "Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I got what it takes."
     "Blinded by the Light" Manfred Mann
151. " there on the sand from July to the end of September."
     "Beach Baby" First Class
152. "Strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words."
     "Killing Me Softly" Roberta Flack
153. "I always get it up for the touch of the younger kind."
     "My Sharona" The Knack
154. "You gotta love her tease her but most of all you've got to please her."
     "Treat her Like a Lady" Cornelius Bros.
155. "It's a fool's game nothing but a fool's game. Standing in the cold rain."
     "It's a Heartache" Bonnie Tyler
156. "Need you by my side, girl, to be my bride."
     "Everlasting Love" Carl Carlton
157. "I know it's late. I know you're weary. I know your plans don't include me."
     "We've Got Tonight" Bob Seger/SB Band
158. "To make her happy doesn't take a lot. She don't ask for things - no diamond rings."
     "Ain't no Woman..Got" The Four Tops
159. "I can read your thoughts right now. Everyone from A to Z."
     "I'm Every Woman" Chaka Khan
160. "I think I could stay with you, for awhile, maybe longer if I do."
     "Amie" Pure Prarie League
161. "I don't mind you coming here and wasting all my time."
     "Just What I Needed" Cars
162. "My girl is Cindy, when we get married, we're gonna have a baby or two."
     "Playground in my Mind" Clint Holmes
163. "Never believe it's not so!!!"
     "Magic" Pilot
164. "Sometimes in our lives, we all have pain, we all have sorrow."
     "Lean on Me" Bill Withers
165. "I will never no, no, never love again."
     "The Love I Lost" H Melvin/Blue Notes
166. "February made me shiver - with every paper I delivered."
     "American Pie" Don McLean
167. "Didn't I didn't I didn't I see you crying."
     "I Want You to Want Me" Cheap Trick
168. "You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one."
     "Imagine" John Lennon
169. "There's nothing to it - just say you want to do it. Open up your arms - and let the loving start!!"
     "Rock Your Baby" George McCrae
170. " .runnin' wild and lookin' pretty."
     "Hot Child in the City" Nick Gilder
171. "You can change your telephone number, and you can change your address, too."
     "You Can't Change That" Raydio
172. "I saw her head on to the table - with a tall, walking, big, black cat."
     "Long, Cool..Black Dress" The Hollies
173. "Just keep it inside, and learn how to hide your feelings."
     "Don't Cry Out Loud" Melissa Manchester
174. "If you're out on a date and you bring her home late, it's a sin."
     "Your Mama..Rock & Roll" Loggins & Messina
175. "You give me hope - to carry on."
     "You Light Up My Life" Debby Boone
176. "What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys. See ya later can I have them, please?"
     "Cats in the Cradle" Harry Chapin
177. "Wrapped in your arms is where I want to be."
     "Shame" Evelyn "Champ." King
178. " grow apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves."
     "I'd Like to Teach Sing" The New Seekers
179. "I want you. I need you. But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you."
     "2 out of 3 Ain't Bad" Meat Loaf
180. "Aye, aye, aye, aye, I just can't wait. Aye, aye, aye, aye, I got a date!!!"
     "Saturday Night" Bay City Rollers
181. "These little town blues are melting away."
     "New York, New York" Frank Sinatra
182. "When you hold me in your arms so tight, you let me know everything's alright."
     "Hooked on a Feeling" Blue Swede
183. " again and again and when I ask you to explain, you say, you gotta be "
     "Cruel to be Kind" Nick Lowe
184. "You come on like a dream, peaches and cream, lips like strawberry wine."
     "You're Sixteen" Ringo Starr
185. "On a morning from a Bogart movie, in a country where they turned back time."
     "Year of the Cat" Al Stewart
186. "Oh, they say, she died one winter - when there came a killing frost."
     "Wildfire" Michael M. Murphy
187. "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby - stop beating 'round the bush."
     "Let's Get it On" Marvin Gaye
188. "Stay with me while we grow old and we will live each day in the springtime."
     "Lovin' You" Minnie Ruperton
189. "He takes a ladder, steals the stars from the sky, puts on Sinatra and starts to cry."
     "On and On" Steven Bishop
190. "You are the sun, I am the moon, you are the words, I am the tune."
     "Play Me" Neil Diamond
191. "I got a color TV so I can see the Knicks play basketball."
     "Rapper's Delight" Sugar Hill Gang
192. "Give me the beat, boy and free my soul."
     "Drift Away" Dobie Gray
193. "Tonight I'm gonna break away, just you wait and see."
     "Crazy Love" Poco
194. "You left in the rain without closing the door. I didn't stand in your way."
     "Just When I Needed..Most" Randy Van Warmer
195. "And one thin dime won't even shine your shoes."
     "On Broadway" George Benson
196. "Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo."
     "Rhinestone Cowboy" Glen Campbell
197. "They don't give a damn about any trumpet-playing band."
     "Sultans of Swing" Dire Straits
198. "There ain't no good guy. There ain't no bad guy."
     "We Just Disagree" Dave Mason
199. "I'll bet a fiddle of gold against your soul 'cause I think I'm better than you."
     "Devil Georgia" Charlie Daniels Band
200. "When they said he was an only son, he thought he was the only one."
     "Lonely Boy" Andrew Gold
201. "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi."
     "Lady Marmalade" Labelle
202. "But, girl, don't they warn you. It pours -- MAN, it pours!!!
     "It Never Rains..California" Albert Hammond
203. "And I don't need no superstar, 'cause I'll accept you as you are."
     "You Don't Have to be a Star" B. Davis/M. McCoo
204. "How much does it cost? -- I'll buy it."
     "Sunshine" Jonathan Edwards
205. "There's no exception to the rule."
     "Everybody Plays The Fool" Main Ingredient
206. "They say you can't please everyone, so you have to please yourself."
     "Garden Party" Rick Nelson
207. "When the lights go down, I'm holding you so tight. Gotcha in my arms and its paradise "
     "I Like Dreamin'" Kenny Nolan
208. "So you think you're a romeo. Play a part in a picture show."
     "Take the Long Way Home" Supertramp
209. "So play, play for me a sad melody. So sad, that it makes everybody cry."
     "Another Somebody..Song" BJ Thomas
210. "Good morning, America, how are you? Said 'Don't you know me, I'm your native son.'"
     "The City of New Orleans" Arlo Guthrie
211. "Are we in love? Or just friends? Is this my beginning or is this the end?!"
     "When Will I See You Again?" Three Degrees

Unfortunately this IS the end!!! I hope you enjoyed the challenge!!!

• If you got all 211 right - You've been hanging around me too long.
• 161 - 210 - Very impressive, 70's "guru" -- you have disco balls and lava lamps in your bedroom.
• 111 - 160 - Nice job -- you own "Saturday Night Fever" and you are a 70's "guru-in-training".
• 61 - 110 - OK, but you spent most of your 70's free time watching "Brady Bunch" episodes instead of listening to AM radio!!!
• 11 - 60 - You need to get rid of all those Pearl Jam CD's!!!
• 0 - 10 - You are un-American!!!!!