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answers to the 'guess the lyric IF YOU CAN' meme, plus the winners, are under the cut. because i spent an hour and 45 minutes waiting for the car place to change my oil, put in a new headlight, and remove the rusty bolts from the front bumper so i can put the damn license plate on. (they did the oil and the headlight. apparently i'm on my own for the rusty bolts, even though they said sure no problem we won't even charge you. fuckers.)
1. and i pray for the rain to wash you far away
Shihad - Deb's Night Out (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks and
shihadchick)
2. if there is a hell on earth there must be heaven too / both in one place and not a second to lose
Crowded House - Heaven That I'm Making (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks)
3. i turned off the engine and the headlights / the trees appeared
Dar Williams - Calling The Moon (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks; artist guessed by
joy_and_thunder)
4. she said i don't mind i don't wanna get bored
Bell X1 - Rocky Took A Lover (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder,
stateless)
5. crashing headlong into the heartland like a cannon in the rain
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (artist and title guessed by
aleph3,
joy_and_thunder,
stateless)
6. out of breath or out of key her voice resonated in me
The Weakerthans - Exiles Among You (artist guessed by
wootsauce)
7. you'll have to break me open to hear anything
The Hush Sound - Break The Sky
8. these words on paper smell like you
Sarah Harmer - You Were Here
9. i know where we fell on our face jump with me you jump with me
R.E.M. - Animal (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder)
10. it's never too late to seize some final breath of freedom
10,000 Maniacs - Noah's Dove (artist guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder)
11. who's to worry if our hearts get torn
David Grey - This Year's Love (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks)
12. if i could stand outside myself and watch it come to me
Daniel Lanois - I Love You (guessed by
joy_and_thunder,
stateless)
13. come to believe that i better not leave before i get my chance to ride
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh)
14. a little more stupid a little more scared / every minute more unprepared
The National - Slow Show (artist guessed by
joy_and_thunder)
15. you can walk it home straight from school
Radiohead - Planet Telex (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder)
16. is there any danger? no no not really just lean on me
Simon & Garfunkel - Fakin' It
17. i don't know what i have done / i'm turning myself to a demon
Fleet Foxes - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
18. the state line felt like the berlin wall and there was no doubt about which side i was on
Death Cab For Cutie - Crooked Teeth (artist and title guessed by
wootsauce)
19. you're trying on a brand new dress but you haven't worn the old one yet
Nickel Creek - Jealous Of The Moon (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks)
20. when you're dry she draws her water from the stone
U2 - Lemon (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder,
stateless)
21. we both got fired on exactly the same day
Modest Mouse - Float On (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder)
22. i'll keep you in my locket / a string i'll never strum
Wilco - Pot Kettle Black (artist guessed by
joy_and_thunder)
23. like the fbi and the cia and the bbc bb king and doris day
The Beatles - Dig It (artist and title guessed by
stateless)
24. she walks slowly across a young man's room / she said i'm ready for you
Pearl Jam - Alive (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder,
stateless)
25. we could hold each other close and stay up every night looking up into the dark like it's the night sky
Josh Ritter - The Temptation Of Adam (artist and title guessed by
joy_and_thunder,
wootsauce)
and for those of you following along at home, the points stack up thusly:
aleph3 and
shihadchick are awarded a very respectable 1 point each, for correctly guessing artist and title.
wootsauce wins herself 2.5 points for knowing it was the Weakerthans but fucking up the title. ohjeez.
stateless places third with 6 points! not shabby at all.
joy_and_thunder lands in second place with a fabulous 11 points! dang.
but antigone_ks just squeaks into first place with 11.5 points! i can't make this shit up.
it was good for me. i hope it was good for you too.
so whatchoo guys want? lis, you said something about a shiny icon? i promised prizes, and prizes there shall be. you know where to find me.
came home to BOOKS BOOKS ALL THE TIME BOOKS. mmmmmbooks. tried to unscrew to bolts off my bumper, but they're seriously on there good. i don't know what i'm going to do about that.
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1. and i pray for the rain to wash you far away
Shihad - Deb's Night Out (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks and
shihadchick)
2. if there is a hell on earth there must be heaven too / both in one place and not a second to lose
Crowded House - Heaven That I'm Making (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks)
3. i turned off the engine and the headlights / the trees appeared
Dar Williams - Calling The Moon (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks; artist guessed by
joy_and_thunder)
4. she said i don't mind i don't wanna get bored
Bell X1 - Rocky Took A Lover (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder,
stateless)
5. crashing headlong into the heartland like a cannon in the rain
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (artist and title guessed by
aleph3,
joy_and_thunder,
stateless)
6. out of breath or out of key her voice resonated in me
The Weakerthans - Exiles Among You (artist guessed by
wootsauce)
7. you'll have to break me open to hear anything
The Hush Sound - Break The Sky
8. these words on paper smell like you
Sarah Harmer - You Were Here
9. i know where we fell on our face jump with me you jump with me
R.E.M. - Animal (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder)
10. it's never too late to seize some final breath of freedom
10,000 Maniacs - Noah's Dove (artist guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder)
11. who's to worry if our hearts get torn
David Grey - This Year's Love (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks)
12. if i could stand outside myself and watch it come to me
Daniel Lanois - I Love You (guessed by
joy_and_thunder,
stateless)
13. come to believe that i better not leave before i get my chance to ride
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh)
14. a little more stupid a little more scared / every minute more unprepared
The National - Slow Show (artist guessed by
joy_and_thunder)
15. you can walk it home straight from school
Radiohead - Planet Telex (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder)
16. is there any danger? no no not really just lean on me
Simon & Garfunkel - Fakin' It
17. i don't know what i have done / i'm turning myself to a demon
Fleet Foxes - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
18. the state line felt like the berlin wall and there was no doubt about which side i was on
Death Cab For Cutie - Crooked Teeth (artist and title guessed by
wootsauce)
19. you're trying on a brand new dress but you haven't worn the old one yet
Nickel Creek - Jealous Of The Moon (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks)
20. when you're dry she draws her water from the stone
U2 - Lemon (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder,
stateless)
21. we both got fired on exactly the same day
Modest Mouse - Float On (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder)
22. i'll keep you in my locket / a string i'll never strum
Wilco - Pot Kettle Black (artist guessed by
joy_and_thunder)
23. like the fbi and the cia and the bbc bb king and doris day
The Beatles - Dig It (artist and title guessed by
stateless)
24. she walks slowly across a young man's room / she said i'm ready for you
Pearl Jam - Alive (artist and title guessed by antigone_ks,
joy_and_thunder,
stateless)
25. we could hold each other close and stay up every night looking up into the dark like it's the night sky
Josh Ritter - The Temptation Of Adam (artist and title guessed by
joy_and_thunder,
wootsauce)
and for those of you following along at home, the points stack up thusly:
aleph3 and
shihadchick are awarded a very respectable 1 point each, for correctly guessing artist and title.
wootsauce wins herself 2.5 points for knowing it was the Weakerthans but fucking up the title. ohjeez.
stateless places third with 6 points! not shabby at all.
joy_and_thunder lands in second place with a fabulous 11 points! dang.
but antigone_ks just squeaks into first place with 11.5 points! i can't make this shit up.
it was good for me. i hope it was good for you too.
so whatchoo guys want? lis, you said something about a shiny icon? i promised prizes, and prizes there shall be. you know where to find me.
came home to BOOKS BOOKS ALL THE TIME BOOKS. mmmmmbooks. tried to unscrew to bolts off my bumper, but they're seriously on there good. i don't know what i'm going to do about that.
This entry was originally posted at http://izzy.dreamwidth.org/1551895.html. Please comment there using OpenID.