Do You Know the Opening Lyrics For These '70s Songs?

By: Becky Stigall
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Do You Know the Opening Lyrics For These '70s Songs?
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About This Quiz

"Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man. No time to talk." If you're anything like the Bee Gees, you might not have time to talk, but we can assure you that you have time for this quiz. The 1970s was an iconic decade in music from the "night fever" of disco to the immersion of rock and new wave bands, the popular songs of the decade had even more popular first lines. From ABBA's "Dancing Queen" to Don McLean's "American Pie," do you know the opening lyrics to these '70s songs?

Some of the biggest acts featured solo artists like Diana Ross and Donna Summer dominated the billboards, while groups like the Bee Gees and ABBA were all over the airwaves. The decade also witnessed the fame of many popular rock bands as well as the introduction of new wave artists. The 1970s also shot English artists and bands to the forefront of music. David Bowie, Elton John, and the Rolling Stones made massive splashes in the music scene, all of whom were responsible for some of the decade's biggest hits. From "Rocket Man" to "Satisfaction," do you know the opening lyrics for these '70s songs? There's only one way to find out! Pick up your mics and let's see if you can follow the tune of this quiz.

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"Oh, what a night, late December back in '63"
Stairway to Heaven
December 1963 (Oh What A Night)
Highway to Hell
Cat's in the Cradle
"At first, I was afraid, I was petrified"
I Will Always Love You
Dust in the Wind
I Will Survive
Eye of the Tiger
"Wake up, Maggie, I think I got something to say to you"
Cats in the Cradle
Maggie May
Stayin' Alive
You Make Me Feel Like Dancin'

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"Yeah, there was a funky singer"
Cat's in the Cradle
The Wall
Hotel California
Play that Funky Music
"Oh, that's the way, uh-huh uh-huh"
Highway to Hell
Stairway to Heaven
That's The Way (I Like It)
The Wall
"Very superstitious, writings on the wall"
Superstition
Highway to Hell
Over the Rainbow
Stayin' Alive

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"Have you heard about the new dance craze?"
Le Freak
Highway to Hell
Cat's in the Cradle
Bridge Over Trouble Water
"Guess who just got back today"
Stayin' Alive
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
The Boys Are Back In Town
Hotel California
"You walked into the party"
Stayin' Alive
The Wall
Hotel California
You're So Vain

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"When you're weary, feeling small"
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Hotel California
Cat's in the Cradle
The Wall
"Big wheels keep on turning ... Carry me home to see my kin"
Sunshine On My Shoulders
Sweet Home Alabama
Layla
Hotel California
"Once I had a love and it was a gas"
Hotel California
American Pie
The Wall
Heart of Glass

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"Ooh, my little pretty one, my pretty one"
The Wall
My Sharona
The Cobra King
Hotel California
"American woman gonna mess your mind"
American Band
American Pie
American Woman
American Scene
"Some people call me the space cowboy yeah"
The Wall
The Day
The Joker
The Night

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"A long, long time ago"
American Beauty
The Wall
American Pie
Hotel California
"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?"
Thriller
Dancin in the Dark
Bohemian Rhapsody
Stayin' Alive
"Holly came from Miami F.L.A. ... Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A."
The Wall
Push It
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
American Pie

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"Jeremiah was a bullfrog"
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
Push It
The Thunder Rolls
Joy to the World
"Strumming my pain with his fingers"
Stayin' Alive
You Make me Feel Like Dancing
Killing Me Softly
Flashdance
"We all came out to Montreux ... On the Lake Geneva shoreline"
Smoke on the Water
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Cats in the Cradle
Highway to Hell

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"You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life"
Dancing Queen
Stayin' Alive
Wake Me Up
Hotel California
"Loving you ... Isn't the right thing to do"
Go Your Own Way
Shattered
The Long Road
Highway to Hell
"What'll you do when you get lonely/And nobody's waiting by your side?"
Layla
Hotel California
Highway to Hell
The Wall

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"Imagine there's no heaven"
Stayin' Alive
The Wall
Hotel California
Imagine
"If I leave here tomorrow ... Would you still remember me? "
Lonely Hearts Club
Highway to Hell
Over the Moon
Free Bird
"Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk"
Stayin' Alive
How Deep is Your Love
You Make Me Feel Like Dancin'
Dancin' in the Dark

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"I know your eyes in the morning sun"
Stayin' Alive
You Make Me Feel Like Dancin'
Sgt. Peppers
How Deep Is Your Love
"There's a lady who's sure"
Stairway to Heaven
Hotel California
The Wall
Stayin' Alive
"Sometimes in our lives we all have pain "
Lean on Me
The Wall
Push It
Bridge Over Troubled Waters

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"Out here in the fields, I fight for my meals"
Baba O'Riley
Stayin' Alive
Hotel California
Highway to Hell
"Backstroke lover always hidin' 'neath the cover"
The Boys Are Back In Town
Love Story
Walk this Way
Push It
"Well you're dirty and sweet, clad in black"
Highway to Hell
Stairway to Heaven
The Wall
Bang a Gong

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"In a little while from now ... If I'm not feeling any less sour"
Cat's in the Cradle
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Alone Again
Tears on My Pillow
"Living easy, living free"
Hotel California
The Wall
Killing Me Softly
Highway to Hell