Music Meme
Because I have been good and productive today, and because I just had the most wicked asthma attack and am in no frame of mind to go back to writing, I'm snitching this iTunes meme from Ari. I'm following her rules, too: no foreign language lyrics, and when the title is in the first line, it's been omitted [like this].
iTunes made some... hmm, interesting selections. I'll be curious to see if anybody gets some of these, though others are probably obvious enough. Have fun!
Step 1: put your music player on shuffle
Step 2: post the first line from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
[Still skipping audiobooks, songs not in English, and censoring titles from lines]
Step 3: Check off the songs when someone guesses both artist and title correctly.
Step 4: Looking them up is cheating.
1. "I tried my best, I gave my all; sometimes my best wasn't good enough."
2. "Don't start me talking, I could talk all night; my mind goes sleepwalking while I'm setting the world to right." "Oliver's Army" - Elvis Costello and the Attractions, guessed by ariadne1 and blpaintchart.
3. "Ever since I was a young boy, I played the silver ball; from Soho down to Brighton, I must have played them all." "Pinball Wizard" - The Who, guessed by calumfan
4. "Look at you, you're young, having so much fun, gonna be a star, blah blah blah."
5. "Foals in winter coats, white girls of the North, file past one, five and one."
6. "I don't mind other guys dancing with my girl."
7. "Hey man, you heard there's murder down on the street."
8. "When I offer you survival, you say it's hard enough to live-it's not so bad, it's not so bad." "Bling (Confessions of a King)" - The Killers, guessed by theredzebra1
9. "Looking for my place on assembly lines, fake prizes rising out of the bombholes."
10. "[Title], where do your fingers go?"
11. "I got a [title]; You got a need to always take some shot in the dark."
12. "[Title] right now, you take me away, take it from me."
13. "Six AM, day after Christmas, I throw some clothes on in the dark."
14. "I don't mind you coming here, wasting all my time, 'cause when you're standing oh so near, I kind of lose my mind." "Just What I Needed" - The Cars, guessed by cck_brit (Honorable mention to mary_j_59!)
15. "I guess I should've known by the way u parked your car sideways that it wouldn't last." (NOT a typo here, but a pretty big clue as to the artist. *g*) "Little Red Corvette" - Prince, guessed by calumfan
16. "Should I fall out of love, my fire in the light, to chase a feather in the wind…"
17. "It was an early morning yesterday; I was up before the dawn." "Goodbye Stranger" - Supertramp, guessed by lorena_snape
18. "To lead a better life, I need my love to be here." "Here, There and Everywhere" - The Beatles, guessed by lorena_snape
19. "[Title], I do believe I've failed you; [Title], I know I've let you down." "Adia" - Sarah McLachlan, guessed by cck_brit
20. "The twitching impulses to speak your mind--I'll lend you my microscope, and maybe you will find it."
21. "Does it take a life for hateful eyes to glisten once again?"
22. "You suck my blood like a leech, you break the law and you preach." "Death on Two Legs" - Queen, guessed by calumfan
23. "There's no charity in you, and that surprises me." "The Fall of the World's Own Optimist" - Aimee Mann, guessed by theredzebra1.
24. "You take your white finger, slide your nail under the top and bottom buttons of my blazer…"
25. "Open skies over me, I am waiting patiently for a sign."
iTunes made some... hmm, interesting selections. I'll be curious to see if anybody gets some of these, though others are probably obvious enough. Have fun!
Step 1: put your music player on shuffle
Step 2: post the first line from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
[Still skipping audiobooks, songs not in English, and censoring titles from lines]
Step 3: Check off the songs when someone guesses both artist and title correctly.
Step 4: Looking them up is cheating.
1. "I tried my best, I gave my all; sometimes my best wasn't good enough."
2. "Don't start me talking, I could talk all night; my mind goes sleepwalking while I'm setting the world to right." "Oliver's Army" - Elvis Costello and the Attractions, guessed by ariadne1 and blpaintchart.
3. "Ever since I was a young boy, I played the silver ball; from Soho down to Brighton, I must have played them all." "Pinball Wizard" - The Who, guessed by calumfan
4. "Look at you, you're young, having so much fun, gonna be a star, blah blah blah."
5. "Foals in winter coats, white girls of the North, file past one, five and one."
6. "I don't mind other guys dancing with my girl."
7. "Hey man, you heard there's murder down on the street."
8. "When I offer you survival, you say it's hard enough to live-it's not so bad, it's not so bad." "Bling (Confessions of a King)" - The Killers, guessed by theredzebra1
9. "Looking for my place on assembly lines, fake prizes rising out of the bombholes."
10. "[Title], where do your fingers go?"
11. "I got a [title]; You got a need to always take some shot in the dark."
12. "[Title] right now, you take me away, take it from me."
13. "Six AM, day after Christmas, I throw some clothes on in the dark."
14. "I don't mind you coming here, wasting all my time, 'cause when you're standing oh so near, I kind of lose my mind." "Just What I Needed" - The Cars, guessed by cck_brit (Honorable mention to mary_j_59!)
15. "I guess I should've known by the way u parked your car sideways that it wouldn't last." (NOT a typo here, but a pretty big clue as to the artist. *g*) "Little Red Corvette" - Prince, guessed by calumfan
16. "Should I fall out of love, my fire in the light, to chase a feather in the wind…"
17. "It was an early morning yesterday; I was up before the dawn." "Goodbye Stranger" - Supertramp, guessed by lorena_snape
18. "To lead a better life, I need my love to be here." "Here, There and Everywhere" - The Beatles, guessed by lorena_snape
19. "[Title], I do believe I've failed you; [Title], I know I've let you down." "Adia" - Sarah McLachlan, guessed by cck_brit
20. "The twitching impulses to speak your mind--I'll lend you my microscope, and maybe you will find it."
21. "Does it take a life for hateful eyes to glisten once again?"
22. "You suck my blood like a leech, you break the law and you preach." "Death on Two Legs" - Queen, guessed by calumfan
23. "There's no charity in you, and that surprises me." "The Fall of the World's Own Optimist" - Aimee Mann, guessed by theredzebra1.
24. "You take your white finger, slide your nail under the top and bottom buttons of my blazer…"
25. "Open skies over me, I am waiting patiently for a sign."