The 1980s were an iconic time for music. The decade saw the reign of bands like Queen and Duran Duran, while Van Halen and Guns N’ Roses defined rock and roll. Meanwhile, megastars like Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Prince, and Whitney Houston topped charts and crooned over synthesizer-heavy pop in front of arenas of screaming fans.
The ’80s admittedly aren’t quite as well-known for deft songwriting or musical experimentation as the 1960s and ‘70s. These decades saw the rise of the singer-songwriter era and the folk revival as well as, arguably, the pinnacle of rock and roll, thanks to bands like Led Zeppelin.
But what the ‘80s is known for is big hair, iconic riffs and tunes made for screaming at the top of your lungs, and memorable, punchy lyrics to go along with them. Test your knowledge of some of the biggest songs of the 1980s by matching the lyric to the song it comes from in the quiz below.