#never-gonna-give-you-up

#never-gonna-give-you-up

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Things begin promisingly enough with the darkly powerful Going Up and All That Jazz from 1980's Crocodiles, the first of the terrific four-album run which blended psychedelia, post-punk and classic songwriting to turn the Liverpudlians into one of most hallowed bands of the decade.

I remember adults coming up to me and saying, 'Ohhh, Medeiros! Like Glenn Medeiros, the guy who sang that love song!' And then they start singing it in front of me," Lyric tells TODAY.com. "Older women would come up to me and say, 'Oh, he was a heartthrob!'

Do you think you can finish the lyrics to the biggest hits of the 1980s? This '80s song lyrics quiz will test how well you really know your favorite throwback tracks. In this finish the lyrics quiz, we'll give you a line from a classic song, and you'll have to complete it correctly. From power ballads to synth-pop staples, this 1980s music trivia quiz is packed with iconic moments that defined the era.

In the late '60s and early '70s, writing songs to sell burgers may have been considered selling out, but it was a reliable entry point for composers trying to break into the music industry. Jingles pay well, demand airtight hooks and require songwriters to skillfully compress melody and emotion into 30 seconds or less.