Quiz: Can You Name the Song From Its Opening Lyrics? (1990s Edition)

The 1990s were one of the best decades for music. Not only did it introduce a new era of girl groups and boy bands, but it also brought us more R&B, hip-hop, and grunge metal. There are plenty of songs that you’ll still sing along with today, but just how well do you know the tracks?

That’s what we want to test your knowledge on today. We have 10 songs with just their opening lines. Can you match the title of the song to the lyric?

How did you do? For those who got 10/10, well done! We had a mixture of genres on the list because of how varied the 1990s were. Why not test your friends and listen to every answer on the quiz to see how the tracks go?

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The Evolution of Music in the 1990s

While the 1980s were all about synthetic sounds and the start of music videos, the music of the 1990s evolved considerably. There was a shift away from the pop-metal, with more grunge making its way to the surface. Nirvana quickly became one of the top groups of the early ‘90s, and it remains popular today. While that is partly due to Kurt Cobain’s untimely death, the music itself has stood the test of time.

Britpop also became popular throughout the decade. Oasis arguably started it all, but then girl groups and boy bands like Spice Girls and Take That spread in popularity. This was just the start of this era of music, making way for the likes of The Backstreet Boys, TLC, Destiny’s Child, and *NSYNC.

Teen pop took over at the end of the decade. You can’t think of the late ‘90s without thinking of names like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Mandy Moore.

It wasn’t just in the world of sound that music evolved in the 1990s. More people started listening on tapes and then CDs, with the rise of the Walkman and the Discman to allow for easy listening on the go. Eventually, digital would come in, but that wasn’t until the early 2000s when it became mainstream.

There was a change in the way people listened at home on computers as well as via tape players and the channel MTV.

Yes, while the 1980s made music videos popular, the 1990s were known for bringing more storytelling to the visuals. Who didn’t spend their days waiting for a particular music video to come on just to see what the story was that they could replay in their heads? And, of course, we had to learn the dance moves!

Want to test your music knowledge further? Make sure you continue to check out our Mental Floss quiz page to do so!

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