All I Ever Need to Know I Learned From 80's Music

Yes, I listened to the radio a lot in the 1980's--and here is what I learned. It will be easy to recognize which song some of these pearls of wisdom came from. Others will be harder, and some will be nearly impossible. (And yes, some of the quotes are taken completely out of context.)
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Special thanks to my sister Carolyn, who came up with a lot of these, and to the Ultimate 80's Song Page, which was very useful.

  1. A fact's a fact.
  2. A mess is not allowed.
  3. Ain't no use in complaining when you got a job to do.
  4. As for fame, it's just a name--it only satisfies you for a while.
  5. Best that you can do is fall in love.
  6. Bolt the door real tight.
  7. Boys will be boys.
  8. Can't be too careful with your company.
  9. Celebrate youth.
  10. Diamonds are forever.
  11. Different people have different needs.
  12. Distance yields the strongest pain.
  13. Don't drink; don't smoke.
  14. Don't ever give your heart to a stranger.
  15. Don't give in, aim for a new tomorrow.
  16. Don't go speed your time away.
  17. Don't jump before you look.
  18. Don't look back--you can never look back.
  19. Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past--you must fight just to keep them alive.
  20. Don't mess with Doctor Dream--he will bring you to your knees.
  21. Don't need nothin' but a good time.
  22. Don't strain your brain.
  23. Don't worry. Be happy.
  24. Don't you ever lower yourself, forgetting all your standards.
  25. Down in the street there is violence, and a lots of work to be done.
  26. East is East. West is West.
  27. Every little boy needs a girl.
  28. Everybody wants to rule the world.
  29. Everybody's got to live together, just to find a little peace of mind.
  30. Everybody's looking for something.
  31. Everyone's a superhero; everyone's a Captain Kirk.
  32. Fall in love.
  33. Forever's gonna start tonight.
  34. Girls just wanna have fun.
  35. Give a little bit of love to grow.
  36. Give a little respect.
  37. Go west--life is peaceful there.
  38. Grass is always greener over there.
  39. Happiness goes on.
  40. If you need a friend, don't look to a stranger.
  41. If you want to find all the cops they're hanging out in the donut shop.
  42. If you're all alone, pick up the phone.
  43. If you're blue and you don't know where to go to, why don't you go where fashion sits?
  44. If you're feeling low, turn up your radio.
  45. In Heaven, love comes first.
  46. In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26. In Vietnam, he was 19.
  47. It ain't a crime to be good to yourself.
  48. It's fun, banging on a different drum.
  49. It's not the game, it's how you play.
  50. It's only time that heals the pain and makes the sun come out again.
  51. It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance.
  52. Just live for the day.
  53. Karma could take us at any moment.
  54. Keep a little mystery.
  55. Keep your hands to yourself.
  56. Kind hearts don't grab any glory.
  57. Let it all out.
  58. Life is OK.
  59. Live for each second without hesitation.
  60. Lose your blues.
  61. Love is a battlefield.
  62. Make lots of money.
  63. Never trust a stranger.
  64. No mere mortal can resist the evil of the Thriller.
  65. No one listens any more.
  66. No time is a good time for goodbye.
  67. Nobody walks in L.A.
  68. Now if you wanna go to get away from it all, go down to Kokomo.
  69. One thing leads to another.
  70. Only time will tell.
  71. Owner of a lonely heart is much better than the owner of a broken heart.
  72. People love it when you lose.
  73. Philosophy is a walk on slippery rocks.
  74. Push it.
  75. Put the needle on the record.
  76. Put your pride on the shelf.
  77. Raise your aim.
  78. Relax.
  79. Rock and roll ain't noise pollution.
  80. Suffer just enough to sing the blues.
  81. Save it for later.
  82. Solitaire--it gets so lonely.
  83. Some guys do nothing but complain.
  84. Some things will never change.
  85. Something special, something pure--this is love worth waiting for.
  86. Sometimes love don't feel like it should.
  87. Sometimes you're better off dead.
  88. Sometimes, the truth is harder than the pain inside.
  89. Stand and deliver.
  90. Stand up, you don't have to be afraid.
  91. Stick with the gang if you want to belong.
  92. Sweat! Sweat! Sweat! Sweat!
  93. Talk is cheap when the story is good, and the tales grow taller on down the line.
  94. The innocents can all sleep safely.
  95. There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man and bring him to the ground.
  96. There is no monopoly of common sense on either side of the political fence.
  97. There's a light ahead at the end of the line.
  98. There's no balance--no equality.
  99. There's no need for living in the past.
  100. They're always changing corporation names.
  101. Things are going great, and they're only getting better.
  102. Throw your arms around the world at Christmastime.
  103. Time can never mend the careless whisper of a good friend.
  104. Time it goes so fast when you're having fun.
  105. Tomorrow's more of the same.
  106. Try a little harder.
  107. Try not to bruise it.
  108. Turn the radio up for that sweet sound.
  109. Use your freedom of choice.
  110. Video killed the radio star.
  111. War is not the answer.
  112. Watch out for that piranha.
  113. Watch out, you might get what you're after.
  114. We don't need no education.
  115. When you hear temptation call, it's your heart that takes the fall.
  116. Whip it.
  117. Without tenderness there's something missing.
  118. Words are made to bend.
  119. You can be what you wanna be.
  120. You can concern yourself with bigger things.
  121. You can dance if you want to.
  122. You can live it up, live it up all over the town.
  123. You can win or lose--that's a chance you take, when the heat's on you.
  124. You can't start a fire without a spark.
  125. You don't know what you're missing 'cause you don't know what you got.
  126. You don't know what you've got until it's gone.
  127. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
  128. You need someone to hold you tight.
  129. You won't get no dessert 'till you clean off your plate.
  130. You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real.
  131. You've got to slow down before you start to blow it.

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