Music Meme
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drl909, angharad76, and fuzzyscribble:
Guess song title and artist. No can Google!
1. Lyrics are arranged as complete sentences and are not separated by verse breaks.
2. Title does not appear in printed lyrics.
3. Clue is not the first line of the song. (With one exception).
3. No duplicate artists.
And yes, I geeked out and did more than 30 songs. Deal.
On to the songs:
1. "Suddenly I knew that you'd have to go. Your world was not mine, your eyes told me so. Yet it was there I felt the crossroads of time, and I wondered why."
2. "In the paper today, tales of war and of waste, but you turn right over to the t.v. page."
3. "And if you leave here, you leave me broken, shattered, I lie." ("Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand. Guessed bydrl909)
4. "I, cry, when angels deserve to die." ("Chop Suey!" by System of a Down. Guessed bynick_101)
5. "We should have each other to tea huh? We should have each other with cream." ("Lovecats" by The Cure. Guessed bydrl909)
6. "To think I might not see those eyes, makes it so hard not to cry. And as we say our long goodbye, I nearly do"
7. "Am I part of the cure, or am I part of the disease?" ("Clocks" by Coldplay. Guessed bynick_101)
8. "I had a job in the Great North Woods, working as a cook for a spell. But I never did like it all that much, and one day the ax just fell." ("Tangled up in Blue" by Bob Dylan. Guessed byemygination)
9. "Switch on the tv we may pick him up on channel two." ("Starman" by David Bowie. Guessed bynick_101)
10. "In the shadows of a golden age, a generation waits for dawn."
11. "Feel the sound, pray for rain, for this is the night we ride." ("This Ain't the Summer of Love" by Blue Oyster Cult. Guessed bybkwrrm_tx)
12. "Well I told her I was lost, and she told me all about the Pentecost, and I seen that girl as the road to my survival." ("Duncan" by Paul Simon. Guessed byfuzzyscribble)
13. "Somehow I slept, I dream, I mean. I dreamt of nothing."
14. "Well I don't know what I've been told. You never slow down, you never grow old." ("Last Dance with Mary Jane" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Guessed bysoulofajedi)
15. "What if all these fantasies come flailing around? Now I've said too much." ("Losing my Religion" by R.E.M. Guessed byemygination)
16. "You don’t believe in war, but what’s that gun you’re totin’?" ("Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire. Guessed bydrl909)
17. "The floods is threatening, my very life today." ("Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones. Guessed byemygination)
18. "We spit into out hands, and breathe across the palms. Raising them up high, held open to the sun."
19. "Up a narrow flight of stairs, in a narrow little room, as I lie upon my bed in the early evening gloom." ("Patterns" by Simon & Garfunkel. Guessed byemygination)
20. "Rain-dogs howl for the century, A million dollars a stake, As you search for your demi-god, and you fake with a saint."
21. "Bye, bye, its been a sweet love. Though this feeling I can't change. But please don't take it badly, 'cause lord knows I'm to blame."("Free Bird" by Lynard Skynard. Guessed bybkwrrm_tx)
22. "Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson? look right through me, look right through me." ("Mad World" by Gary Jules. Guessed byvanitashaze)
23. "Mother used to say, 'If you want you'll find a way.' but mother never danced through fire showers."
24. "He said 'Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown. You're the dirty hack that shot your woman down.'" ("Cocaine Blues" by Johnny Cash. Guessed bybkwrrm_tx)
25. "Oh, I almost forgot to ask. Did you hear of my enlistment?" ("Sandman" by America. Guessed byemygination)
26. "When you came in, the air went out." (I think this artist is obscure. Just give me the song title)
27. "I fear rivers over flowing. I hear the voice of rage and ruin." ("Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Guessed bydarkhunter3941)
28. "Now all them things that seemed so important, well mister they vanished right into the air. Now I just act like I don't remember. Mary acts like she don't care."
29. "And when we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in." ("Broken Wings" by Mister Mister. Guessed bybkwrrm_tx)
30. "Dreams of war, dreams of liars, Dreams of dragons fire, And of things that will bite." ("Enter Sandman" by Metallica." Guessed bydarkhunter3941)
31. "Just get me to the airport, put me on a plane. Hurry hurry hurry, before I go insane." ("I Wanna Be Sedated" by The Ramones. Guessed bynick_101)
32. "We all have a dark side, to say the least. And dealing in death is the nature of the beast." ("The Dogs of War" by Pink Floyd. Guess bysoulofajedi)
Bonus Round: Songs in Spanish
33. "Juran que esa paloma no es otra cosa mas que su alma, que todavía la espera a que regrese la desdichada." (More than one possible answer. It's been recorded by at least two artists that I know of). ("Currucucucu Paloma" by Joan Baez, Caetano Veloso, and a million others. It's a traditional Spanish language song. Guessed bymarina_bonomi)
34. "¿Qué cultura, qué cultura va a tener, un indio chumeca como Lorenzo Morales?
drl909, angharad76, and fuzzyscribble:Guess song title and artist. No can Google!
1. Lyrics are arranged as complete sentences and are not separated by verse breaks.
2. Title does not appear in printed lyrics.
3. Clue is not the first line of the song. (With one exception).
3. No duplicate artists.
And yes, I geeked out and did more than 30 songs. Deal.
On to the songs:
1. "Suddenly I knew that you'd have to go. Your world was not mine, your eyes told me so. Yet it was there I felt the crossroads of time, and I wondered why."
2. "In the paper today, tales of war and of waste, but you turn right over to the t.v. page."
3. "And if you leave here, you leave me broken, shattered, I lie." ("Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand. Guessed by
drl909)4. "I, cry, when angels deserve to die." ("Chop Suey!" by System of a Down. Guessed by
nick_101)5. "We should have each other to tea huh? We should have each other with cream." ("Lovecats" by The Cure. Guessed by
drl909)6. "To think I might not see those eyes, makes it so hard not to cry. And as we say our long goodbye, I nearly do"
7. "Am I part of the cure, or am I part of the disease?" ("Clocks" by Coldplay. Guessed by
nick_101)8. "I had a job in the Great North Woods, working as a cook for a spell. But I never did like it all that much, and one day the ax just fell." ("Tangled up in Blue" by Bob Dylan. Guessed by
emygination)9. "Switch on the tv we may pick him up on channel two." ("Starman" by David Bowie. Guessed by
nick_101)10. "In the shadows of a golden age, a generation waits for dawn."
11. "Feel the sound, pray for rain, for this is the night we ride." ("This Ain't the Summer of Love" by Blue Oyster Cult. Guessed by
bkwrrm_tx)12. "Well I told her I was lost, and she told me all about the Pentecost, and I seen that girl as the road to my survival." ("Duncan" by Paul Simon. Guessed by
fuzzyscribble)13. "Somehow I slept, I dream, I mean. I dreamt of nothing."
14. "Well I don't know what I've been told. You never slow down, you never grow old." ("Last Dance with Mary Jane" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Guessed by
soulofajedi)15. "What if all these fantasies come flailing around? Now I've said too much." ("Losing my Religion" by R.E.M. Guessed by
emygination)16. "You don’t believe in war, but what’s that gun you’re totin’?" ("Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire. Guessed by
drl909)17. "The floods is threatening, my very life today." ("Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones. Guessed by
emygination)18. "We spit into out hands, and breathe across the palms. Raising them up high, held open to the sun."
19. "Up a narrow flight of stairs, in a narrow little room, as I lie upon my bed in the early evening gloom." ("Patterns" by Simon & Garfunkel. Guessed by
emygination)20. "Rain-dogs howl for the century, A million dollars a stake, As you search for your demi-god, and you fake with a saint."
21. "Bye, bye, its been a sweet love. Though this feeling I can't change. But please don't take it badly, 'cause lord knows I'm to blame."("Free Bird" by Lynard Skynard. Guessed by
bkwrrm_tx)22. "Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson? look right through me, look right through me." ("Mad World" by Gary Jules. Guessed by
vanitashaze)23. "Mother used to say, 'If you want you'll find a way.' but mother never danced through fire showers."
24. "He said 'Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown. You're the dirty hack that shot your woman down.'" ("Cocaine Blues" by Johnny Cash. Guessed by
bkwrrm_tx)25. "Oh, I almost forgot to ask. Did you hear of my enlistment?" ("Sandman" by America. Guessed by
emygination)26. "When you came in, the air went out." (I think this artist is obscure. Just give me the song title)
27. "I fear rivers over flowing. I hear the voice of rage and ruin." ("Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Guessed by
darkhunter3941)28. "Now all them things that seemed so important, well mister they vanished right into the air. Now I just act like I don't remember. Mary acts like she don't care."
29. "And when we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in." ("Broken Wings" by Mister Mister. Guessed by
bkwrrm_tx)30. "Dreams of war, dreams of liars, Dreams of dragons fire, And of things that will bite." ("Enter Sandman" by Metallica." Guessed by
darkhunter3941)31. "Just get me to the airport, put me on a plane. Hurry hurry hurry, before I go insane." ("I Wanna Be Sedated" by The Ramones. Guessed by
nick_101)32. "We all have a dark side, to say the least. And dealing in death is the nature of the beast." ("The Dogs of War" by Pink Floyd. Guess by
soulofajedi)Bonus Round: Songs in Spanish
33. "Juran que esa paloma no es otra cosa mas que su alma, que todavía la espera a que regrese la desdichada." (More than one possible answer. It's been recorded by at least two artists that I know of). ("Currucucucu Paloma" by Joan Baez, Caetano Veloso, and a million others. It's a traditional Spanish language song. Guessed by
marina_bonomi)34. "¿Qué cultura, qué cultura va a tener, un indio chumeca como Lorenzo Morales?
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Date: 2009-02-12 06:24 am (UTC)7. Coldplay - Clocks
9. David Bowie - Starman
31. Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
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Date: 2009-02-12 06:49 am (UTC)#32 is Pink Floyd's "Dogs of War"
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Date: 2009-02-12 07:23 am (UTC)#21 - Lynrd Skynrd - Free Bird
#24 - Johnny Cash - Cocaine Blues
#29 - Mister Mister - Broken Wings
Some of those were *hard*. I could hear them in my head, but it took me about 15 minutes to finally remember the artist/title.
Thanks!
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Date: 2009-02-12 07:32 am (UTC)And teenagedom.
And adulthood. :-)
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Date: 2009-02-12 07:53 am (UTC)15.) "Losing My Religion," REM?
17.) "Gimme Shelter," Rolling Stones
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Date: 2009-02-12 08:00 am (UTC)19.) "Patterns," Simon & Garfunkel
25.) "Sandman," America
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Date: 2009-02-12 07:41 pm (UTC)I'm just about done compiling my final list of over 250. Obviously, I can't post them all at once.
Honestly, I don't know any of the songs beyond the ones that were guessed already, and I've never heard most of the guessed songs. I knew only eight of them.
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