DIY lyrics quiz (proving a stumper)
The preliminary answers for the current lyrics quiz are in, and, as I predicted, most of the snippets have fallen pretty quickly to the usual suspects, but the theme remains unanswered. This one’s tough, and I suspect some of you will be angry with me when it is revealed.
THE RULES
- I’ve reposted the rules because there’s a hint (or two) in here for those who pay attention.
- Please give the artist and title for each song excerpted below. I will allow some wiggle-room, but I will usually require the full and correct title and artist.
- Please use only your own brainpower to compose your answers. Googling is cheating, even after you've answered the snippets you recognize; if you Google, then don't guess the theme.
- There is a distinct theme for the snippets given; identify the theme by posting a snippet of your own which fits the theme. I will tell you if you are correct (and try to identify your song, as well).
- Knowledge of the songs excerpted is required to identify the theme; knowledge of the theme will not necessarily help you identify a given snippet.
- Every snippet is taken from a song which has received a certain amount of radio play on mainstream stations; while they certainly reflect my knowledge of and taste in music, none are deliberately obscure (although a few may be pretty hard to recall).
- None of the snippets are taken from the first lines or choruses of the songs excerpted.
- I think this one is pretty hard; some of you may find it easy, but some of you may find it effectively impossible. I’m sorry.
THE SNIPPETS
0. "When evening falls so hard, I will comfort you. I'll take your part when darkness comes."
"Bridge Over Troubled Water," by Simon and Garfunkel, identified by shoutingboy.
1. "With love we sleep; with doubt the vicious cycle turns and burns"
2. "Some have a style that they work hard to refine, so they walk a crooked line."
"If She Knew What She Wants," by the Bangles, identified by shoutingboy, who was aware that it was originally recorded by the songwriter, which I was not--neither of us knew his name (Jules Shear), though (thanks, Wikipedia).
3. "Creation’s gone crazy; the TV’s gone mad. Now you're the only sane thing that I have."
4. "Out on the road today, I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac."
"The Boys of Summer," by Don Henley, identified by kid_lit_fan, who wasn't sure if it were by him or by Glenn Frey.
5. "And it won't matter now--whatever happens will be. When the air screams of all we'll never be, it won't trouble me."
"All I Want," by Toad the Wet Sprocket, identified by deirdremoon.
6. "I feel so cold, and I long for your embrace."
"Every Breath You Take," by the Police, identified by kid_lit_fan.
7. "Baby we ain't the first. I'm sure a lot of other lovers been burned."
"Refugee," by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, identified by shoutingboy.
8. "She's such a good find. Have you gone and lost your mind?"
9. "So smooth and so smart, he's abducted my heart, and I'm falling apart"
"David Duchovny," by Bree Sharp, identified by devonapple.
10. "Touch my cape. I'll take you. Touch my cape--we're gonna make a whole new world."
11. "We are vain and we are blind. I hate people when they're not polite."
"Psycho Killer," by Talking Heads, identified by shoutingboy.
12. "Little shiver shaking me everyday, but I could get this same thing anywhere, so if she goes away, well, it's all right and I'm okay."
13. "Somehow, I lost my way, looking to see something in your eyes--but love will never compromise."
"Heart and Soul," by T'Pau, identified by esmerel.
14. "Sometimes it's so easy to let a day slip on by, without even seeing each other at all."
"This Is the Time," by Billy Joel, identified by esmerel.
15. "Well, I could keep it above, but then it wouldn't be sky anymore, so if I send it to you, you've got to promise to keep it whole."
"Fall On Me," by REM, identified by tinellaq.
16. "But you'll just sit tight and watch it unwind--it's only what you're asking for."
"Everything You Want," by Vertical Horizon, identified by deirdremoon.
17. "Don't stop here. I lost my place. I'm close behind."
"Collide," by Howie Day, identified by deirdremoon.
18. "High enough for you to make me wonder where it's goin'. High enough for you to pull me under--somethin's growin'"
19. "Sometimes there’s a part of me has to turn from here and go, running like a child from these warm stars"
"Seven Bridges Road," by the Eagles, identified by ophymirage, after shoutingboy gave a partially correct answer and bumped it into her head.
That's all the progress so far--do YOU know the missing links?