Only a genius can score 100% on this year 1989 lyrics quiz

3 April 2023, 18:08

The stars of 1989: Ian Brown of The Stone Roses, Madonna, Robert Smith of The Cure and Caron Wheeler of Soul II Soul
The stars of 1989: Ian Brown of The Stone Roses, Madonna, Robert Smith of The Cure and Caron Wheeler of Soul II Soul. Picture: YouTube

How well do you recall the year of The Stone Roses, Like A Prayer, Disintegration and Soul II Soul?

As the sun set on the 1980s, the world of music suddenly perked up. The final year of the decade saw a whole raft of amazing albums: The Stone Roses' debut, Doolittle by the Pixies, Soul II Soul's Club Classics Vol 1, Technique by New Order, De La Soul's Three Feet High & Rising... the list goes on.

But how well do you remember the pop classics and the indie hits of 1989? We'll give you a line from a song released in that year - all you have to do is tell us which one.

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