Congratulations, everyone! You got 93% of the correct answers to the Ultimate 90s Music Quiz!

I’d like to thank everyone for playing. Look for the sequel very soon!

The answers are below, with the lyrics that weren’t guessed offset by asterisks. I’m impressed that people guessed the Jann Arden, Keedy, and Nada Surf songs. I’m surprised that no one guessed numbers 15 and 24.

Special thanks to Critical Condition reader Jenniffer for keeping track of everyone’s answers!

The 90s Music Quiz: 205 Lines from 205 Songs of the 1990s. You supply the song title and artist.

By MARK BLANKENSHIP

Note: Artists appear only once, except for a few duets/special pairings and group members who later went solo

The songs on this list cover every genre (except show tunes… sorry Rent fans), and they were all reasonably popular in their day. You’ll need a breadth of 90s knowledge to name them all, so teammates are recommended.

(All these songs were pulled out of Mark Blankenship’s brain… no reference tools, no Google, no nothing. Can you do the same?)

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1.Who you callin’ a bitch?

Queen Latifah, “U.N.I.T.Y.”

2. A-likki boom-boom down

Snow, “Informer”

3. Sometimes I feel like your swinging door

“Save Some Love,” Keedy

4. Hello, you fool. I love you!

“Joyride,” Roxette

5. When you shake your ass, they notice fast

“Freedom ’90,” George Michael

6. “Son,” she said, “have I got a little story for you”

“Alive,” Pearl Jam

7. Images of rapture creep into me slowly

“Fantasy,” Mariah Carey

8. Make love in a train, cross country

“Justify My Love,” Madonna

9. Thursday I don’t care about you

“Friday I’m in Love,” The Cure

10. 25 years and my life is still tryin’ to get up that great big hill

“What’s Up,” 4 Non Blondes

11. 25 years old, my mother God rest her soul

“Fly,” Sugar Ray

12. I’d give up forever to touch you

“Iris,” Goo Goo Dolls

13. A rabbit in a hat with a bat

“I Wish,” Skee-Lo

14. Are you a chef? Because you keep feedin’ me soup

“I Got a Man,” Positive K

*** 15. Another bad little fad ***

“Jump,” Kriss Kross

16. Your purple prose just gives you away

“Unbelievable,” EMF

17. Ever since honeys was wearin’ Sassoons

“California Love,” 2Pac (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman)

18. Lyin’ on the floor, I’ll soon be naked

“Undone — The Sweater Song,” Weezer

19. I think we should put a 1-month limit on going steady.

“Popular,” Nada Surf

20. Now I’m here and cryin’, aye-aye-aye

“All Around the World,” Lisa Stansfield

21. A mosquito, my libido

“Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Nirvana

22. Be it fast or slow, it doesn’t let go or shake me

“Another Sad Love Song,” Toni Braxton

23. It’s… ah… unthinkable

“This Kiss,” Faith Hill

*** 24. The reason I breathe is you ***

“… Baby One More Time,” Britney Spears

25. Even in the darkest phase, be it thick or thin

“Constant Craving,” k.d. lang

26. I hear you’re taking the town again

“I’ll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me,)” Expose

27. Let me pour a little salt

“Move This,” Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K

28. A woman on the radio talks about revolution

“Right Here, Right Now,” Jesus Jones

29. Sometimes I feel like I don’t have a partner

“Under the Bridge,” Red Hot Chili Peppers

30. She had birthmarks all over her body

“Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm,” Crash Test Dummies

31. So here’s a story from A to Z

“Wannabe,” Spice Girls

32. With so much drama in the LBC

“Gin and Juice,” Snoop Doggy Dogg

33. Oh baby you, you got what I need

“Just a Friend,” Biz Markie

*** 34. Whatever it is I do, I’m always thinking of you ***

“Looking Through Patient Eyes,” P.M. Dawn

35. First there are kisses, then there are sighs

“The Crying Game,” Boy George

36. She gives him lovin’ that his body can’t handle

“Waterfalls,” TLC

37. Don’t hang yourself with a celibate rope

“Bust a Move,” Young MC

38. Don’t you know—you can change? You can go your way!

“Hold On,” Wilson Phillips

39. I really should have known by the time you drove me home

“Insensitive,” Jann Arden

40. He’s got a daughter he calls Easter

“Everyday is a Winding Road,” Sheryl Crow

41. Sashay, Chantay

“Supermodel (You Better Work,)” RuPaul

42. Aw pussy, aw pussy cat

“I’m Too Sexy,” Right Said Fred

43. Where the dogs can smell her

“Plus,” Stone Temple Pilots

44. Makin’ lots of money, hundred dollar bills y’all

“This is How We Do It,” Montell Jordan

45. Cool kids that never had the time

“1979,” Smashing Pumpkins

46. I’m sorry but you—seem to be confused

“The Boy is Mine,” Brandy and Monica

47. It was more than any laws allow

“It’s All Coming Back to Me Now,” Celine Dion

48. That ain’t nothin’ but 10-cent lovin’

“Hard to Handle,” The Black Crowes

49. Quick to shoot the semen, stop actin’ like boys and be men

“Doo Wop (That Thing),” Lauryn Hill

50. And all the Philly steaks you could eat

“Motownphilly,” Boyz II Men

51. I’m gonna be the man who goes along with you

“I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles,)” The Proclaimers

52. I might attack, and you don’t want that

“The Power,” Snap

53. Chinny-chin-chin

“Three Little Pigs,” Green Jelly

54. Would you hose me down with holy water if I get too hot?

“I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That),” Meat Loaf

55. Like Scooby-Dooby-Doo, I love you

“Shoop,” Salt ‘n Pepa

56. When masturbation’s lost its fun

“Longview,” Green Day

57. Wax a chump like a candle

“Ice Ice Baby,” Vanilla Ice

58. Hangin’ with the raisin girls

“Cornflake Girl,” Tori Amos

59. Her placenta falls to the floor

“Lightning Crashes,” Live

60. Have I been blind? Have I been lost?

“Carnival,” Natalie Merchant

61. Fleas and ticks jump everywhere

“What Would You Say?,” Dave Matthews Band

62. He asked for a 13, but they drew a 31

“Pretty Fly (For a White Guy,” The Offspring

*** 63. Extra-ordinary. Juice like a strawberry. ***

“Here Comes the Hotstepper,” Ini Kamoze

64. I don’t care for sugar, honey, if I can’t have you

“Waking on Broken Glass,” Annie Lennox

65. What makes me think I can start clean slated?

“Least Complicated,” Indigo Girls

66.In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey

“Loser,” Beck

67. She says “it’s cold outside” and she hands me my raincoat

“3 A.M.,” Matchbox Twenty

68. You took your coat off and stood in the rain

“Foolish Games,” Jewel

69. She sees me as a person and not just a black man

“I Believe,” Blessid Union of Souls (NOTE: This is one of Mark’s least favorite songs of all time)

70. But I’m not, so I can’t, and I won’t

“If,” Janet Jackson

71. Not to put too fine a point on it

“Birdhouse in Your Soul,” They Might Be Giants

72. You ask me to enter, and then you make me crawl

“One,” U2

73. The game of love was all rained out

“To Be With You,” Mr. Big

74. And the air outside so soft, confessing everything

“All I Want,” Toad the Wet Sprocket

75. I don’t like cigarettes, and I like to smoke

“Opposites Attract,” Paula Abdul (duet with the Wild Pair)

76. Take my hand, off to never-never land

“Enter Sandman,” Metallica

77. Am I original?

“Everybody (Backstreet’s Back),” Backstreet Boys

78. I know a girl who reminds me of Cher

“She Don’t Use Jelly,” Flaming Lips

79. What am I supposed to do, just sit around and wait for you?

“Believe,” Cher

80. Do the tick-tock, you don’t stop-stop

“I Wanna Sex You Up,” Color Me Badd

81. How could a person like me try for you?

“The Sign,” Ace of Base

82. Pieces of note fall down

“Good,” Better Than Ezra

83. Certain as the sun, rising in the East

“Beauty and the Beast,” Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson

84. I hope life treats you kind

“I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston

85. You miss a beat, you lose a rhythm

“Right Now,” Van Halen

86. Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly

“Ironic,” Alanis Morissette

87. But I’m gonna love you the best that I can

“Hold My Hand,” Hootie and the Blowfish

88. I bought myself a grey guitar

“Mr. Jones,” Counting Crows

89. You better hope and pray that you make it safe back to your own world

“Stay,” Shakespear’s Sister

90. And now it’s time for a breakdown

“My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It,)” En Vogue

91. Make me love you, kiss and hug you

“Touch Me (All Night Long,)” Cathy Dennis

*** 92. Deep down I’m still confused about you (oh yes I am baby) ***

“I’ve Been Thinking About You,” Londonbeat

93. Come, come, come on and let me out

“Genie in a Bottle,” Christina Aguilera

94. Comin’ from afar, reachin’ for a star

“Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are),” Pras Michel, with Ol’ Dirty Bastard & Mya

*** 95. I got that head bouncin’ shit to make you break your neck ***

“Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check,” Busta Rhymes

96. In the 69 my nose will tickle your rear

“The Humpty Dance,” Digital Underground

97. You say I only hear what I want to

“Stay (I Missed You),” Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

98. He takes a whiskey drink, he takes a vodka drink

“Tubthumping,” Chumbawumba

99. I’m a child, I’m a mother

“Bitch,” Meredith Brooks

100. And the ones she got were sort of rotten and insane

“Lump,” Presidents of the United States of America

101. You’ve got the most stumbling blue eyes I’ve ever seen

“I Love You Always Forever,” Donna Lewis

102. Look how far we’ve come, my baby

“You’re Still the One,” Shania Twain

103. You turn it on, then you’re gone

“Crazy,” Aerosmith

104. Like seven inches from the midday sun

“Smooth,” Santana featuring Rob Thomas

105. You’re invited to a BBQ that’s startin’ at 4

“Summertime,” D.J. Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince

106. This one says he wants to buy you rockets

“Two Princes,” Spin Doctors

107. We be to rap what key be to lock

“Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat),” Digable Planets

108. Then you couldn’t make things new just by saying, “I love you”

“More Than Words,” Extreme

109. You can even tell my dog to bite my leg

“Achy Breaky Heart,” Billy Ray Cyrus

110. Jump down, turn around, go to town

“Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” Brooks & Dunn

111. Want to know the rest? Hey, buy the rights.

“How Bizarre,” OMC (NOTE: This is one of Mark’s least-favorite songs of all time.)

112. Hi kids! Do you like violence?

“My Name Is,” Eminem

113. You finally sold the Chevy when we had another baby

“Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?,” Paula Cole

114. Climbed the trees my forefathers hung from

“Tennessee,” Arrested Development

115. Back to the fact, I’m the mack, and I know that

“Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia),” Us3

116. It’s time for a few small repairs, she said

“Sunny Came Home,” Shawn Colvin

117. With an intellect and a savoir-faire

“7,” Prince

118. And let the cops chase us around

“Hey Jealousy,” Gin Blossoms

119. There’s a log on the fire, and it burns like me for you

“Save Tonight,” Eagle-Eye Cherry

120. It’s enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best

“Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” Elton John

121. Blocking up the scenery, breaking my mind

“Signs,” Tesla

122. With them Indiana boys on those Indiana nights

“Mary Jane’s Last Dance,” Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

123. Beyond the door, there’s peace I’m sure

“Tears in Heaven,” Eric Clapton

124. Look into your heart, and you will see what you mean to me

“Everything I Do (I Do It for You),” Bryan Adams

125. I wanna feel you from the inside

“Closer,” Nine Inch Nails

126. Like a bullet to your brain (come on!)

“Livin’ La Vida Loca,” Ricky Martin

127. I felt he’d found my letters and read each one out loud

“Killing Me Softly,” The Fugees

128. He came around like he was dignified

“Torn,” Natalie Imbruglia

129. I’d give up my pride to save me from being alone

“Love and Affection,” Nelson

130. Death Row is the label that pays me

“Nuthin But a ‘G’ Thang,” Dr. Dre

131. Mama cooked a breakfast with no hog

“It Was a Good Day,” Ice Cube

*** 132. Don’t try to change my mind, would be a waste of time ***

“Temptation,” Corina

*** 133. I look at you, you look at me, and then we smile ***

“Hold You Tight,” Tara Kemp

134. I’ve taken with the notion to love you with the sweetest of devotion

“Baby Baby,” Amy Grant

135. I wanna ride it all night long

“Life is a Highway,” Tom Cochrane

136. With brown cocoa skin and curly black hair

“Finally, CeCe Peniston

137. Rev me up, rev me up, my little buttercup

“Now That We Found Love,” Heavy D & The Boyz

138. Ain’t no party like a West Coast Party, ’cause a West Coast party don’t stop

“1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New),” Coolio

139. My anaconda don’t want none

“Baby Got Back,” Sir Mix-a-Lot

140. We can pump-pump all through the night ’til the early dawn

“Freak Like Me,” Adina Howard

141. Wake up kids, you’ve got the dreamer’s disease

“You Get What You Give,” New Radicals

142. When I saw you kickin’ dirt in my eye

“Black or White,” Michael Jackson

143. If somehow you knew that your love would be untrue, would you lie to me?

“If You Had My Love,” Jennifer Lopez

144. It’s like tryin’ to catch a falling star

“How Do You Talk To An Angel,” The Heights

145. There’s vultures and thieves at our backs

“Angel,” Sarah McLachlan

146. Life is not tried if it’s merely survived

“Standing Outside the Fire,” Garth Brooks

147. Consider this slip that brought me to my knees

“Losing My Religion,” R.E.M.

148. I was unrecognizable to myself

“Streets of Philadelphia,” Bruce Springsteen

149. Sometimes I’m goody-goody, right now I’m naughty-naughty

“Are You That Somebody?,” Aaliyah

150. Just when I thought our chance had passed

“Save the Best for Last,” Vanessa Williams

151. Little red panties face down on the mattress

“Semi-Charmed Life,” Third-Eye Blind

152. One last call for alcohol, so finish your whiskey or beer

“Closing Time,” Semisonic

153. I must confess, I’m a mess for you

“Sittin’ Up In My Room,” Brandy

154. Only shooting stars break the mold

“All Star,” Smash Mouth

155. Chickity-China, the Chinese Chicken

“One Week,” Barenaked Ladies

156. In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep

“River of Dreams,” Billy Joel

157. Except for the Pope, maybe, in Rome

“One of Us,” Joan Osborne

158. The only thing about me is the way that I walk

“I Can’t Dance,” Genesis

159. Did you know that when it snows my eyes become large

“Kiss From a Rose,” Seal

160. They keep sayin’ we laugh just a little too loud

“Something to Talk About,” Bonnie Raitt

161. I don’t think you do, so you and me are through

“Bills, Bills, Bills,” Destiny’s Child

162. January, February, March, April, May

“Gone Till November,” Wyclef Jean

163. Beep-beep! Who got the keys to the jeep?

“The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott

164.If I can’t swim after forty days

“Flood,” Jars of Clay

165. Don’t call it a comeback, I’ve been here for years

“Mama Said Knock You Out,” LL Cool J

166. Girls everywhere I’m callin’ your name: Michelle, Tameeka, and Tanya

“C’Mon ‘N Ride It (the Train),” Quad City DJ’s

167. It’s your world, and I’m just a squirrel

“Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now),” C+C Music Factory

*** 168. B-double-Oh-T-Y, oh my ***

“Whoomp! There It Is,” Tag Team

169. We need to love and rub-a-dub

“Are You Gonna Go My Way,” Lenny Kravitz

170. Go on believe her when she tells you nothing’s wrong

“I’m the Only One,” Melissa Etheridge

171. She said, “Tell me, are you a Christian, child?”

“Walking in Memphis,” Marc Cohn

172. They do what they want to do, say what they want to say

“Addams Groove,” Hammer

173. Too heavy, too light, too black or too white

“Cumbersome,” Seven Mary Three

174. Watching, waiting, commiserating

“All the Small Things,” Blink-182

*** 175. No we don’t sound like Madonna ***

“Smells Like Nirvana,” “Weird” Al Yankovic

176. Like as if my name was Sega

“Jump Around,” House of Pain

177. Or a bad play where the hero’s right

“Run-Around,” Blues Traveler

178. Can you help me remember how to smile?

“Runaway Train,” Soul Asylum

179. It’s kinda like Nashville, with a tan

“Lullaby,” Shawn Mullins

180. You and me, we used to be together

“Don’t Speak,” No Doubt

181. It’s another five-letter word rhyming with “clenis” and “menis”

“O.P.P.,” Naughty By Nature

182. I love myself. I want you to love me

“I Touch Myself,” Divinyls

183. My supper dish, my succotash wish

“Groove is in the Heart,” Deee-Lite

184. I talk talk, I talk to you

“Another Night,” Real McCoy

185. From the back to the middle and around again

“100% Pure Love,” Crystal Waters

186. You got me wrapped around your finger

“Linger,” The Cranberries

187. Pour your misery down on me

“Only Happy When It Rains,” Garbage

188. But instead I pour the milk

“Tom’s Diner,” D.NA. featuring Suzanne Vega

189. You make the knife feel good

“Don’t Wanna Fall in Love,” Jane Child

190. I see some ladies tonight who should be havin’ my baby, baby.

“Big Poppa,” Notorious B.I.G.

191. I should have left your ass a thousand times

“Not Gon’ Cry,” Mary J. Blige

192. Listen as your day unfolds, challenge what the future holds

“You Gotta Be,” Des’ree

193. I made my bed, I’ll die in it

“Miss World,” Hole

194. I could eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant

“Nothing Compares 2 U,” Sinead O’Connor

195. I want a full house and a rock ‘n roll band

“Passionate Kisses,” Mary Chapin Carpenter

196. A new religion that’ll bring her to your knees

“Black Velvet,” Alannah Myles

197. I’ve been a bad, bad girl

“Criminal,” Fiona Apple

198. You can call me baby, you can call me any time

“Give Me One Reason,” Tracy Chapman

*** 199. You call me a friend, but you only want my yen ***

“If I Had No Loot,” Tony! Toni! Tone!

200. I’m-a set it straight, this Watergate

“Sabotage,” Beastie Boys

201. I got to bag it up.

“No Diggity,” BLACKstreet with Dr. Dre

202. Like a ch-ch-cherry cola.

“I Want You,” Savage Garden

203. I’d rock you ’til the daylight comes.

“Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover,” Sophie B. Hawkins

*** 204. Watch them as they follow me, follow me, follow me. ***

“Shy Guy,” Diana King

205. Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?

“Bad Boys,” Inner Circle