If You Recognize These ’70s & ’80s Opening Lyrics, Your Brain Deserves A Gold Record

An embarrassing number of these ring NO bells, but I was able to recognize them by trying to sing the words to the tunes that were options. “Shyin’” gave that one away, as only a non-native speaker would invent that word. ☺️ And I got the very first one by imagining the lyrics and heard the lead singer’s caterwaul. I think it was in puberty that I’d run down the hall and launch myself into the air, spin, and when I landed, belt out “And the waitress is practicing politics as the businessman slowly gets s****d; they’re sharing a drink called ‘loneliness,’ but it’s better than drinking alone!” I drove my mom near a nervous breakdown so had to stop doing that, but at dinner, managed to work it in: my mom’s ask me how gymnastics practice was, and I’d look her in the eye and say “It’s better than drinking alone!” No wonder I was beaten. This was fun! I somehow managed to nail it despite listening to Ian Dury, Gary Numan, and the Boomtown Rats.