I've seen this about in a couple of places today, and what says "Hey, glad to be back!" better than a music meme where I don't have to come up with any original content? :)
I am glad to be back though, rifling around the internets.
Step 1: Put your iPod MP3 player on random.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 35 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Let everyone guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Bold the songs when someone guesses correctly. (Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!)
1. There were three men of Bristol city
2. Before digital there was analog
[bonus line for that one, because that's the first line I can understand: CDs skipped and vinyl's back]
3. This is automatronic from Scissor Sisters
4. We do not know how things work
5. (damdadadamdadadamdadadaadaaada!) Well I walk into the room passin' out hundred dollar bills and it kills
6. She swings on the front porch and sweeps her days into an empty sky
7. And what costume shall the poor girl wear
8. Here we stand or here we fall
9. Is this on? Is this on?
10. I got a '69 Chevy with a 396
11. Without rules, we lose, yet we want to spare the feelings of those we love
12. How can I put this in a way so as not to offend or unnerve?
13. I used to have none now with you, I’ve got one
14. It's 1:25am, I think I've seen that look somewhere before
15. It's early morning the sun comes out, last night was shaking and pretty loud [I don't know whether I'll be scared or impressed if someone gets this] "Rock you like a Hurricane" by The Scorpions. Guessed by
elanorelle 16. Liberty Belle is ringing out across the sea "Liberty Belle" by the Super Furry Animals. Guessed by
katkim 17. Emily tries, but misunderstands
18. What I want from you is empty your head
19. We're children, we're dancing in gardens, her heart rests on him with the stillness
20. Drought's been hard and the cows are all slaughtered but my love for you needs no water
21. I'll find a way to see you again
22. As I walked out tonight in the mystic garden the wounded flowers were dangling from the vine
23. You know that it would be untrue, you know that I would be a liar
24. I made some plans but it's all up in the air - I made some sandwiches and got myself a garden chair
25. The light's out tonight, trouble in the heartland
26. You didn't care you went and broke my heart I'll get ya back you know it's gonna start
27. Now that she's back in the atmosphere with drops of Jupiter in her hair
28. All I ever get is sad love while watching all my friends find their happy love
29. Let's just get married, raise our own family, everyone's so unhappy, they follow a heart that's asked from the start to bleed
30. I've been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand
31. If you let me join your gang, I'll show you things you never dreamed of
32. Sometimes I feel I've got to run away "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell, guessed by
elanorelle and
katkim 33. The sun don't shine, the moon don't move the tides, to wash me clean
34. baby, baby have you heard? A new band's in town but mum's the word
35. Canta liiiiiiibre
Oh, that was fun! Some of these I've not listened to for years.