Originally from
cj_23, modified:
"Open your music player and set it to shuffle. Write down the first line of lyrics from each of the first 25 songs that come up (don't transcribe introductory dialogue), but if that line contains the name of the song, X out those words. (Skip any instrumental pieces, or songs by artists who have already appeared in this list, or songs from albums that have already appeared on this list, or files that are less than thirty seconds long.) Let people guess, and then underline or strike out songs as they are correctly identified."
This one might be a little better.
1. You might've forgot, the journey ends
2. Xxxxx, above your eyes your hair hangs -
caramida3. I got to regret right now, the air is so cold and low
4. Dr Pepper is a beverage with which we caffeinate our brains
5. Xxxx, xxxx xx xx, you know I love you
6. There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold -
cj_237. Oh my dear how boring, he's defecting
8. I've been xxxxxxx xx xx xxx, it's not quite a Jag-u-ar. -
tinellaq9. We're a band of vicious pirates a-sailin' out to sea
10. Monkeys can't be trusted with your business...
11. Friday night I crashed your party, Saturday I said I'm sorry
12. When I was a boy, just about-a eighth-a grade...
13. Picture yourself... in a boat... on a river! -
caramida14. I heard you on my wireless back in '52... -
cj_2315. When I looked into your eyes, I did not despise...
16. And if there's someone you can live without, then do so. -
caramida17. Xxx Xxxxx xxxx xxxx xx Xxxxxxx, he was lookin' for a soul to steal. -
caramida18. Everything has its season, everything has its time.
19. The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin', that's what I said. -
cj_2320. Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste. -
caramida21. Girls on the beaches commit a sin, they don't show yards and yards of skin.
22. I'm sittin' at the railway station, got a ticket for my destination... -
cj_2323. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, the great big greedy nincompoop. -
tinellaq24. In constant sorrow, all through his days. -
caramida25. When I was a lad I was a little bit shy, somethin' came along and caught my eye...
Some of those are covers by lesser-known artists, but I suppose getting the title of the song is good enough. :)