Procrastination!

[electron100]

I don't usually do memes. But procrastinating papers is important. Thirty songs, see if you can guess them from the first lines. I know a lot of the music I listen to is obscure, I've tried to pick stuff I hope at least some of you will recognize.

1. A long, long time ago I can still remember How that music used to make me smile -- American Pie by

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[martian_42]

Andrew beat me to half the ones I know. I guess we have similar tastes. Well, let's see:

5: Dances with the Moonlit Knight by Genesis
8: Aqualung by Jethro Tull
14: Jacob's Ladder by Rush (I think it's Rush)
15: Jerusalem. Words by William blake; I'm not sure who first set it to music, but you're probably listening to the Emerson, Lake, and Palmer version.
16: I Want to Hold Your Hand by the Beatles
18: Take a Pebble by Emerson Lake and Palmer
21: Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull
25: Something by Van de Graaf Generator. I forget what it's called though.
29: Protect and Survive by Runrig I didn't know you listened to them; I'm impressed.

[martian_42]

Also, out of curiosity, did you pick these with a random shuffle the way these things are usually done or did you just pick 30 songs you listen to?

[electron100]

I picked 30 I listen to. If I just did random shuffle there would be more repeats of artists (my tastes aren't that broad most of the time) and more that probably no one would know. There are also a couple songs I put in there because I like them but don't actually own.

[electron100]

All correct.

It's one of the few Runrig songs I really like, I don't like them as much as you and Dad do

[martian_42]

"Scorched Earth by Van der Graaf Generator [info]martian_42 (he only knew the group, but I don't think anyone else would even know that much. He only knows them because I listen to them)"
Although I did first hear about Van der Graaf Generator from you and am not nearly as big a fan as you are, I do sometimes listen to them on my own. They're good enough to hear from time to time. I believe I first heard this one on Pandora, not one of your cd's (though I could be wrong) and took note of it mostly because I remembered you using that line in an away message.