Who Can It Be Now: The Lyrics Game That Takes You Back to the 80s One Line at a Time

by Peter T. Fornatale and Frank R. Scatoni

Part music, part pop culture, and all entertainment, this tongue-in-cheek look at the '80s--a version of the popular Lyrics Game--offers the perfect retro gift for the '90s. 75 photos. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684856301
• ISBN13: 9780684856308
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Fireside Books
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Brought Me Back 1980s Teen Memories

I was one of those 1980s teenagers who watched MTV when it used to play music videos 24 hours daily, and this book has a lot of the music artists who performed on MTV, including the song titles in the book. It even has a picture of Ronald Reagan, the Rubik's Cube, and other 1980s nostalgia that I remember so well. Oh yeah, it also made me remember seeing Courtney Cox on that Bruce Springsteen music video doing that swinging dance on his stage when I read about Bruce in this book...also that old Madonna look complete with the Boy Toy belt and wedding dress. :) If you want to remember the great music artists of the 1980s, their songs, and the memories, get this book!

These are the best... of... Tiiiimes

If my review title makes you scratch your head and say to yourself, "hmmm, where do I know that from?", you should really buy this book. (It's from Styx.) Anyway, this book is a little tongue in cheek, obviously, but it does more than just make fun of Tommy Tutone, Bananarama, The Human League, songs like 867-5309 Jenny, etc. It has dozens of little quizzes, where you see the lines from songs on one page, and then when you flip to the next page you find out the names of the groups that sang them. Interspersed throughout the book are tons of little articles (blurbs, really) about various groups, which tell you, in all likelihood, more than any human would ever want to know about, say, Spandau Ballet. But it's still a good book. I recommend the living daylights out of this one, it's hilarious, especially at parties.

"Kick off your Sunday shoes!"

Buy this book! Give it to your friends! Take it to all your parties. I'm telling you. I can't put this book down. Lyric after lyric after lyric. My favorite one: "You don't have to watch 'Dynasty' to have an attitude." Vintage Prince; vintage '80s. Anyway, if you want to impress your friends, or just have a good old time, get this book.

Great book. It has become a obsession.

The book takes a witty, humorous, and unprecedented look at the "wishy-washy" Eighties. Not only will the lyrics intrigue you, but so will the lesser known side facts about some of the artists that Frank and Pete offer. For example, I did not realize that Courtney Cox was the girl on stage during the video for Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark". The book is a very easy read and fun for hours. I found myself obsessing over the lyric game. It's a definite "must have"!

W O N D E R F U L

An absolutely must-have book for all 1980's affecionados. Don't miss it because it takes you back to a better time