Song Lyrics Meme
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Belated Happy Birthdays to
hils,
sueworld2003,
lisfayte,
lilithn,
captainofidiots, and
brunettepet. It’s a long time since I posted! I'll be posting a stupid, crude, and obscure double drabble later today to compensate.
Song lyrics meme: gacked from
gipsy_dreamer,
cat63, and
daibhid_c
* Put your music player on random.
* Post the first line from the first 32 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
(I’ve cheated slightly and edited out some obscure album tracks, replacing them with songs that I’ve acquired from YouTube with a Firefox add-on).
* Let everyone guess what song and artist the lines come from.
* Bold the songs when someone guesses correctly.
* Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!
curiouswombat can play if she likes – but she’d have an unfair advantage, and so I’ll treat her like FIA treats McLaren and fix it so that she can’t win (ETA - I probably won't need to fix it, as
gipsy_dreamer is so far in the lead). Several of the songs have featured in ‘Tabula Avatar’ but I avoided any that have had their lyrics quoted extensively in the story. I'm screening comments to make it fairer.
1) “I am a member of the council of the Naval Mutiny” (
curiouswombat)
2) “She says her love for me could never die” (
gipsy_dreamer)
3) “Pray God you can cope”
4) “I always flirt with death”
5) “Maybe when the room is empty” (
miss_186)
6) “All the rain came down on a cold new town as he carried you away” (
curiouswombat and
brunettepet)
7) “Clean shirt, new shoes” (
daibhid_c)
8) “He’s got a brand new car” (
curiouswombat)
9) “I love myself, I want you to love me” (
gipsy_dreamer has the title and the original artist - but this is a cover [perhaps the most famous cover])
10) “I lived my life in shadow, never the sun on my face” (
gipsy_dreamer)
11) “Oh rolling and tumbling ain’t done me no harm”
12) “If God had a name what would it be?” (
daibhid_c had the title but not the artist,
gipsy_dreamer got both)
13) “Between a father and a son” (
curiouswombat)
14) “Every step takes a beat of your heart” (
zanthinegirl)
15) “Drive my truck midway to the motorway station” (
brunettepet)
16) “We can dance if we want to” (
miss_186)
17) “‘Look out the left,’ the captain said” (
curiouswombat has the title but not the performer of this particular version)
18) “Once there was a man and he lived to sing the lion song”
19) “Turning into something”
20) “I picture the rainbow” (
cat63)
21) “The wind is in from Africa and last night I couldn’t sleep” (
willowgreen got the title and the original artist, although this version is actually a cover that was performed live with the original performer in the audience as guest of honour).
22) “Alone among the hills and stone” (
zanthinegirl has the artist but not the song, and that gave
curiouswombat the song.)
23) “Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray” (
daibhid_c has the title but not the artist,
appomattoxco,
gipsy_dreamer, and
booster17 got the artist.)
24) “Love in, love out, find the feeling”
25) “Make me a deal and make it straight” (
appomattoxco)
26) “Out where the river broke” (
gipsy_dreamer)
27) “All this feels strange and untrue” (
zanthinegirl)
28) “I never was a violent man” (
gipsy_dreamer)
29) “I'm going to dance you round the floor” (
curiouswombat has the artist but not the title)
30) “I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song” (
daibhid_c)
31) “You know that I would love to see you next year” (
curiouswombat)
32) “I’ve been driving all night my hands wet on the wheel” (
gipsy_dreamer)
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* Put your music player on random.
* Post the first line from the first 32 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
(I’ve cheated slightly and edited out some obscure album tracks, replacing them with songs that I’ve acquired from YouTube with a Firefox add-on).
* Let everyone guess what song and artist the lines come from.
* Bold the songs when someone guesses correctly.
* Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!
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1) “I am a member of the council of the Naval Mutiny” (
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2) “She says her love for me could never die” (
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
3) “Pray God you can cope”
4) “I always flirt with death”
5) “Maybe when the room is empty” (
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6) “All the rain came down on a cold new town as he carried you away” (
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7) “Clean shirt, new shoes” (
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8) “He’s got a brand new car” (
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9) “I love myself, I want you to love me” (
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10) “I lived my life in shadow, never the sun on my face” (
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11) “Oh rolling and tumbling ain’t done me no harm”
12) “If God had a name what would it be?” (
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13) “Between a father and a son” (
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14) “Every step takes a beat of your heart” (
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15) “Drive my truck midway to the motorway station” (
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16) “We can dance if we want to” (
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17) “‘Look out the left,’ the captain said” (
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18) “Once there was a man and he lived to sing the lion song”
19) “Turning into something”
20) “I picture the rainbow” (
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21) “The wind is in from Africa and last night I couldn’t sleep” (
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22) “Alone among the hills and stone” (
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23) “Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray” (
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24) “Love in, love out, find the feeling”
25) “Make me a deal and make it straight” (
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26) “Out where the river broke” (
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27) “All this feels strange and untrue” (
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
28) “I never was a violent man” (
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29) “I'm going to dance you round the floor” (
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
30) “I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song” (
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31) “You know that I would love to see you next year” (
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32) “I’ve been driving all night my hands wet on the wheel” (
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Date: 2008-09-29 03:22 pm (UTC)16- Safety Dance by Men Without Hats? I could be projecting; I've been listening to that song for weeks.
That's all I've got, lol.
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Date: 2008-09-29 03:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-29 03:26 pm (UTC)12 is "What if God Was One of Us" by ... um ...
23 sounds like "We Didn't Start The Fire". I should know who that's by.
30 is "New England". Billy Bragg or Kirsty MacColl.
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Date: 2008-09-29 03:51 pm (UTC)There is a Runrig one in there...
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Date: 2008-09-29 04:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-29 04:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-29 04:15 pm (UTC)Everything else has me lost.
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Date: 2008-09-29 04:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-29 03:36 pm (UTC)7: Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Topp
9: I Touch Myself - The Divinyls(sp?)
10: Under Your Spell - Amber Benson
12: What If God Was One Of Us - Joan Osbourne
23: Vogue - Madonna
28: Fifteen Years - Levellers
30: New England - Kirsty MacColl
32: Radar Love - Golden Earring
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Date: 2008-09-29 03:53 pm (UTC)However for 23 you could hardly be more wrong.
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Date: 2008-09-29 03:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-29 04:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-29 03:45 pm (UTC)16. The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats?
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Date: 2008-09-29 03:54 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-09-29 04:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-29 04:27 pm (UTC)And is 9 the Divinyls cover version?
8 makes me think of Tracy Chapman and "Fast Car".
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Date: 2008-09-29 04:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-29 04:44 pm (UTC)21 is "Carey" by Joni Mitchell.
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Date: 2008-09-29 04:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-29 05:19 pm (UTC)However -
1. Men They Couldn't Hang - Colours.
6. Big Country, obviously - but it it actually called 'Chance'? I can't remember, even though I can sing the whole thing - and will, if you aren't careful...
8. Feeder - Buck Rodgers?
13. Big Country - Fields of Fire.
17. Joni Mitchell - This Flight?
21. Joni Mitchell as well - can't remember the name.
29. Runrig - from 'In Search of Angels' has a Mary in it somewhere....
31. Maximo Park - Apply some Pressure.
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Date: 2008-09-29 06:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-29 05:37 pm (UTC)15 - Tim Robinson, "2-4-6-8 Motorway"
Thanks for the birthday greetings. It was a great day.
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Date: 2008-09-29 06:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-29 06:02 pm (UTC)20. The Whole of The Moon by The Waterboys
I think I'm going to kick myself when I find out what number 6 is, because it's ringing bells, but I can't place it.
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Date: 2008-09-29 06:14 pm (UTC)6 has been answered now; Big Country, "Chance".
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Date: 2008-09-29 10:18 pm (UTC)22 - Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes.
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Date: 2008-09-30 03:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-30 04:34 pm (UTC)Actually as 22 is Big Country then I think it might be the music from Restless Natives...
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Date: 2008-09-30 04:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-30 02:46 am (UTC)# 27 is Snow Patrol-- Open your Eyes
I'm pretty sure # 22 is Big Country, but I don't know the title.
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Date: 2008-09-30 06:36 am (UTC)I think you made a typo on the others because you've got them backwards. 22 is Snow Patrol and 27 is Big Country.
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Date: 2008-09-30 02:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-30 03:04 pm (UTC)