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Song lyric meme
I really can't remember which journals I've seen this on, just that it looked like fun. The rules: put your current music playlist on "shuffle" and list the first line of each of the first 30 songs (no matter how embarrassing). Post in your journal and see if your readers can guess the title and artist.
My ... some of these *are* embarrassing. It's also funny that I had to look up lyrics on some of these to figure out what the lyrics to the song actually ARE, even when I'm listening to it.
1. I sit two stories above the street "Least Complicated" by the Indigo Girls (guessed by Melibabe)
2. Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" - by Bob Dylan, though I agree with Derry that I like the Roxy Music version better (guessed by Derry)
3. I found a picture of you, that hijacked my world at night "Back on the Chain Gang" by The Pretenders (guessed by bramble_rose)
4. Way out here, working on the docks "Every Little Kiss", originally (and elsewhere in my playlist) by Bruce Hornsby, covered by Sara Evans in the version I've listed here (guessed by susnn)
5. I'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend "Birdhouse in Your Soul", They Might Be Giants (abyssinia4077, spark_force, alipeeps and Derry all got this one! And I actually thought that was going to be one of the hard ones...)
6. She's blood, flesh and bone "She's So High" by Tal Bachman (guessed by Susnn)
7. Pressure, pushing down on me "Under Pressure", Queen & David Bowie (guessed by bramble_rose (got most of it), alipeeps, Derry and les342)
8. Well, I heard some people talking just the other day "Already Gone", The Eagles (guessed by bramble_rose)
9. The Salvation Army band played, and the children drank lemonade "Life in a Northern Town" by Dream Academy (guessed by les342)
10. Look into my eyes, you will see "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" by Bryan Adams (guessed by spark_force, alipeeps, and Derry)
11. You feel like a candle in a hurricane "Stand" by Rascal Flatts (guessed by susnn)
12. Well, there she sits buddy, just a-gleaming in the sun "Cadillac Ranch" by Bruce Springsteen (guessed by Susnn)
13. It's hard to rely on my good intentions "Good Intentions" by Toad the Wet Sprocket (guessed by susnn)
14. Where did you go, why did you run "And I Think Of You" by Peter Cetera (guessed by Susnn's sister)
15. Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry "The Scientist" by Coldplay (guessed by anniehow)
16. Where is the moment we needed the most "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter (half-guessed by abyssinia4077)
17. Put on your best dress darlin' "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" by Bryan Adams" (guessed by alipeeps)
18. When I think about my life, I wonder if I will survive "Movin' On" by Good Charlotte (guessed by Susnn)
19. I think I lost it, let me know if you come across it "I Lost It" by Lucinda Williams (guessed by susnn)
20. I've been thinking, the way people do "Say It With Love" by The Moody Blues (guessed by Susnn)
21. I've run through rainbows and castles of candy "Sometimes It's a Bitch" by Stevie Nicks (guessed by susnn)
22. All the small things, true care, truth brings "All The Small Things" by Blink182 (guessed by alipeeps and Derry)
23. I saw the light, I've been baptized "Brand New Man" by Brooks & Dunn (guessed by Tazmy)
24. I remember the taste of the vintage wine, from '63 through to '69 "Vintage Wine" by The Moody Blues (guessed by susnn)
25. In your arms, I can still feel the way you want me when you hold me
26. Don't wanna be standing here with this ticket for thissouthbound outbound plane "Outbound Plane" by Nancy Griffith (guessed by Tazmy - who also corrected my lyric; I knew the title of the song, but I misheard the first verse)
27. There's no mistake, I smell that smell
28. Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me "All Star" by Smash Mouth (guessed by spark_force)
29. Here she come and I said "Mony, mony" "Mony, Mony" - covered by several people, mine is the Billy Idol version (guessed by Derry and les342)
30. Just a little more time is all I'm asking for
Some of these are going to be incredibly easy (my music tastes tend to be fairly mainstream), and some have more than one well-known cover, so I'll take it if you can just guess the song; you don't have to get the artist.
EDIT: Edited to reflect those songs that have been correctly guessed. Erm, if you guessed a song and I forgot to mention it, that's because I'm an idiot, and please correct me in a comment.
EDIT2: Since nearly all of them have been guessed, I'll give it a bit more time and then fill in the few remaining ones. Nice guessing everyone!
EDIT3: The remaining answers are here.
My ... some of these *are* embarrassing. It's also funny that I had to look up lyrics on some of these to figure out what the lyrics to the song actually ARE, even when I'm listening to it.
1. I sit two stories above the street "Least Complicated" by the Indigo Girls (guessed by Melibabe)
2. Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" - by Bob Dylan, though I agree with Derry that I like the Roxy Music version better (guessed by Derry)
3. I found a picture of you, that hijacked my world at night "Back on the Chain Gang" by The Pretenders (guessed by bramble_rose)
4. Way out here, working on the docks "Every Little Kiss", originally (and elsewhere in my playlist) by Bruce Hornsby, covered by Sara Evans in the version I've listed here (guessed by susnn)
5. I'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend "Birdhouse in Your Soul", They Might Be Giants (abyssinia4077, spark_force, alipeeps and Derry all got this one! And I actually thought that was going to be one of the hard ones...)
6. She's blood, flesh and bone "She's So High" by Tal Bachman (guessed by Susnn)
7. Pressure, pushing down on me "Under Pressure", Queen & David Bowie (guessed by bramble_rose (got most of it), alipeeps, Derry and les342)
8. Well, I heard some people talking just the other day "Already Gone", The Eagles (guessed by bramble_rose)
9. The Salvation Army band played, and the children drank lemonade "Life in a Northern Town" by Dream Academy (guessed by les342)
10. Look into my eyes, you will see "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" by Bryan Adams (guessed by spark_force, alipeeps, and Derry)
11. You feel like a candle in a hurricane "Stand" by Rascal Flatts (guessed by susnn)
12. Well, there she sits buddy, just a-gleaming in the sun "Cadillac Ranch" by Bruce Springsteen (guessed by Susnn)
13. It's hard to rely on my good intentions "Good Intentions" by Toad the Wet Sprocket (guessed by susnn)
14. Where did you go, why did you run "And I Think Of You" by Peter Cetera (guessed by Susnn's sister)
15. Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry "The Scientist" by Coldplay (guessed by anniehow)
16. Where is the moment we needed the most "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter (half-guessed by abyssinia4077)
17. Put on your best dress darlin' "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" by Bryan Adams" (guessed by alipeeps)
18. When I think about my life, I wonder if I will survive "Movin' On" by Good Charlotte (guessed by Susnn)
19. I think I lost it, let me know if you come across it "I Lost It" by Lucinda Williams (guessed by susnn)
20. I've been thinking, the way people do "Say It With Love" by The Moody Blues (guessed by Susnn)
21. I've run through rainbows and castles of candy "Sometimes It's a Bitch" by Stevie Nicks (guessed by susnn)
22. All the small things, true care, truth brings "All The Small Things" by Blink182 (guessed by alipeeps and Derry)
23. I saw the light, I've been baptized "Brand New Man" by Brooks & Dunn (guessed by Tazmy)
24. I remember the taste of the vintage wine, from '63 through to '69 "Vintage Wine" by The Moody Blues (guessed by susnn)
25. In your arms, I can still feel the way you want me when you hold me
26. Don't wanna be standing here with this ticket for this
27. There's no mistake, I smell that smell
28. Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me "All Star" by Smash Mouth (guessed by spark_force)
29. Here she come and I said "Mony, mony" "Mony, Mony" - covered by several people, mine is the Billy Idol version (guessed by Derry and les342)
30. Just a little more time is all I'm asking for
Some of these are going to be incredibly easy (my music tastes tend to be fairly mainstream), and some have more than one well-known cover, so I'll take it if you can just guess the song; you don't have to get the artist.
EDIT: Edited to reflect those songs that have been correctly guessed. Erm, if you guessed a song and I forgot to mention it, that's because I'm an idiot, and please correct me in a comment.
EDIT2: Since nearly all of them have been guessed, I'll give it a bit more time and then fill in the few remaining ones. Nice guessing everyone!
EDIT3: The remaining answers are here.
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16) That "Bad Day" song?
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But really I'm not actually your friend
But I am...
Er, sorry. That song starts running through my head every time. :D
Birdhouse in Your Soul, They Might Be Giants
10) Everything I Do, Brian Adams
28) All Star by Smash Mouth
...yeah, that's all I got.
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8. already gone- the eagles --now i'm stuck w/ that song in my head!!!
sorry about the caps .. wiggly baby in one arm.
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5. Birdhouse in Your Soul - They Might be Giants
7. Under Pressure - Queen (& David Bowie)
10. Anything I Do (I'd Do It For You) - Bryan Adams
17. Never Be Another Tonight (not sure of exact title!) - Bryan Adams
22. All the Small Things - Blink 182
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15. the scientist - Coldplay
... you don't know how lovely you a-a-aare
I had to find you, tell you I need you,
Tell you I set you apa-aart.
;))
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2. A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall - originally by Bob Dylan but I like the Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry cover
5. Birdhouse in your Soul - They Might Be Giants
7. Under Pressure - Bowie and Queen
10. OMG!!! - Bryan Adams - the Robin Hood song - I think it's called Everything I Do
22. All the small things - Blink 182
29. I think it's called "Mony Mony" - I can sing some of it but no idea who it's by
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7. Pressure by David Bowie and Queen
9. Life In A Northern Town by Dream Acadamy
16. Bad Day by Daniel Powter
28. Crap! Another one I think I recognize, but can't place.
29. Mony, Mony by either Tommy James and the Shondells or Billy Idol
This is fun. I've never done this before. I think I'll go do this in my own journal.
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*giggles about the "Birdhouse in Your Soul" comment* That is definitely a "stick in your head" type song, isn't it?
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(#7 is Queen & Bowie, credited as both)
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(Heh ... I spent one summer working 90+ hours per week for a hotel chain that would always play this song on their Muzak ... and we would laugh, because we always felt like we WERE on a chain gang.)
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iTunes store says that the Bryan Adams song is "There Will Never Be Another Tonight". I always thought of it the way you gave the title, though...
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I'm glad someone got that one; I *adore* that song (and I always hated that OTHER Coldplay song that always gets radio play, so go figure...)
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I thought "Birdhouse in Your Soul" would be a hard one, but more people have guessed it than any of the other ones. *laughs* I guess this is what I get when the majority of my musical tastes are stuck in the 1970s and early '80s.
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#28 - someone got that one. I'll post any unguessed songs in a day or two.
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I looked though the list with the answers added and oh. "Life in a Northern Town"! I loved that song!
Y'know, I might have to put together one of these for my LJ when I get home. This is like a musical stroll down memory lane.
*high five!*
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Icon is for Billy Idol look-a-like, no disrespect ;-P
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6 is Tal Backman's She's so high
11 is Rascal Flatts' Stand
13 is "Good intentions" by Toad the wet sprocket. I remember the band name because the story goes that Eric Idle made the name up for the Monty Python sketch on Rock bands notes and almost drove off the road when he heard it announced on the radio one day.
19 is Lost by Lucinda Williams
I think 21 is by Stevie Nicks, "Sometimes its a bitch"
24 is a Moody Blues song from the Sur la Mer album. I think the title is simply Vintage Wine.
Nice eclectic playlist. I'm going to have to find and listen to the ones I don't recognize.
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26. (Do you by chance mean "outbound" plane? If so: Outbound Plane by Suzy Bogguss. (I love that song if that's the one you mean)
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I knew many of the others, but didn't get to them before others figured them out. Yay for They Might be Giants!
:)
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And I can't believe I didn't get 20 immediately since it's The Moody Blues' "Say it with love"
My sister helped out on 14. She thinks it's Peter Ceterra's (sp?) Think of you
And 18 is on the playlist in my nephew's car. Moving On by Good Charlotte. "Life, hope, faith...." Woke me up. Yup.
Did I miss #6 above?
You do realize that I spent half the night hearing bits and pieces of music in my mind's ear, right? Not that I didn't enjoy it.
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Nice work! I think nearly all of them have been guessed now... *grin* I was surprised you hadn't gotten the other Moody Blues song since you even guessed the album on the other one!
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