I'm going to list the first lines of 30 of my songs in random order. The person who correctly guesses the most titles wins a free digital recording of the song of your choice. (And no, you probably don't already own everything I have recorded.)

EDIT: Well, someone already got all 30. So, the amended rules are: Everyone who correctly guesses all 30 ( Read more... )

Rules ( Read more... )

We had a good showing this week. Only four remain unguessed, and two of them are in Zulu.

The lines that remain after this post and this one are:

1. Bayeza abafana ban!ane wema! (x2)/Baphethe iqwasha, baphethe ibazooka-"One (Hu)'man, One Vote" by Johnny Clegg and Savuka, off of Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World.
   
   
2. Some folks say that life is just a veil ( Read more... )

The unguessed lines from this post, with second lines added.

Was this one really that hard? Only three people even tried guessing.

1. Would you join a [title] and take pleasure in your leaving?/As the ferry sails and tears are dried and cows come home at evening-"Slow Marching Band" by Jethro Tull, off of The Broadsword and the Beast. Guessed by ( Read more... )

Sorry, I've missed these for a month. Guess I've been distracted. Anyway, here are the weekly first lines once again ( Read more... )

Oops! I never posted the remaining answers to the first lines in this post or this one.

Here they are:

1. She won't call me, this I know/She won't take the time to learn the way I play-"Something Pretty" by Seth Horan, off of Notwithstanding.
   
   
2. Indigo light as the day starts to fade/Still enough light for me to stand in your shade-"King Without a ( Read more... )

These are the lines that weren't guessed in this post, with second lines added.

1. She won't call me, this I know/She won't take the time to learn the way I play
   
   
2. All for me grog, me jolly [title]/It's all for me grog and tobacco-"Jolly Grog" as performed by Raggle Taggle on Celtic Castaways. Guessed by wrenn.
   
3. Indigo light as the day starts to fade/Still ( Read more... )

Rules ( Read more... )

These are the unguessed first lines from the 9/2 first lines post and the subsequent second lines post:

1. Some sing of their glory. Few tell the true story./Most men, they don't need it. [Title], he kills for it.-"White Man" by Steeleye Span, off of Portfolio.
   
2. Trees bowed to greet me as I passed by/Where those lucky enough to be wounded did lie-" ( Read more... )

These are the lines that weren't guessed in this post, with second lines added.

(I seem to be unable to do this on Sunday morning, so I think I'm going to switch it to Monday morning. And yes, I know this is Tuesday, but yesterday was a holiday. Grumble...)

1. Some sing of their glory. Few tell the true story./Most men, they don't need it. [Title], ( Read more... )