Welp, this one's making the rounds again!
1. Open up your music player. Hit shuffle.
2. Record the first few lines of the first thirty songs that come up that do not give away the name of the song. Skip instrumentals, but don't skip the embarrassing ones. (even though instrumentals are, by definition, not songs. inherited pet peeve from two violin teachers, sorry :X. i'm also skipping things like mass movements/other sacred music that don't have distinctive lyrics and are therefore impossible to guess correctly. and repetitions. since i have multiple copies of some songs)
3. Make hapless LJ denizens guess the song names and artists. Google is cheating. For musical songs, the name of the musical is acceptable in place of the artist.
4. Least hapless LJ denizen wins admiration. That's right, just like the number i, the points are imaginary. ((sorry, mine isn't as funny DX))
1. I think I've seen you somewhere.
I remember.
You were with that man they took away.
I recognize your face. Peter's Denial, from Jesus Christ Superstar, guessed by dark_puck
2. From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia
Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand
And his daring life of crime
Made him a legend in his time
East and west
Of the Rio Grande. The Ballad of Billy the Kid, Billy Joel, guessed by bookblather.
3. I see you try to turn away.
I hear how much you long to say.
I feel how much you need to hide
What's happened inside you tonight.
4. Why have you brought us here?
Don't take me back there.
We must return.
He'll kill me.
His eyes will find me there--
[giveaway name], don't say that.
Those eyes that burn.
Don't even think it. On the Roof, from Phantom of the Opera. Giving it to dark_puck without the title since it's not on the official soundtrack.
5. (starting with the fifth line, since the first four have giveaways that are harder to cut out than #4's.)
You're here.
That's all I need to know.
And you will keep me safe
And you will keep me close
And rain will make the flowers grow. A Little Fall of Rain, from Les Mis, guessed by dark_puck
6. Listen to me,
I have beautiful dreams I can spin you,
Dreams to linger within you.
Close your eyes and ride my carousel. Storybook,from The Scarlet Pimpernell, guessed by bookblather.
7. (starting with the second verse, since the title of the song is in every line but one of the first)
No, I stand my ground
Won't be turned around.
And I'll keep this world from dragging me down.
Gonna stand my ground I Won't Back Down, Tom Petty, guessed by dark_puck
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8. Hey, if we can't find a way out of these problems,
Then maybe we don't need this.
Standing face to face,
Enemies at war, we build defenses
And secret hiding places.
9. Come gather 'round people,
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters around you have grown
And accept that soon you'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you is worth saving,
Then you better start swimming, or you'll sink like a stone. The Times They Are A-Changin', by Bob Dylan (Billy Joel cover), guessed by bookblather.
10. The floor creaks,
The door squeaks,
There's a field mouse a-nibblin' on a broom
And I sit by myself
Like a cobweb on a shelf. Lonely Room, from Oklahoma!, guessed by dark_puck
11. There's desert ice outside,
But this diner's thawed my ears.
Hot coffee in a clean white mug
And a smile when the waitress hears
That I was born in North Carolina,
Not far from her home town,
And we used to play the same pizza parlor pinball. Homecoming (Walter's Song), by Vienna Teng, guessed bookblather
12. (starting with the third line, since the second is the title)
imperio imperio inferna fortuna crudelitas
Du drehst Dich im schwarzen Licht
Dein Schatten explodiert wie ein Vulkan
Du bist wie ein Stern der spricht Das Omen, E Nomine, guessed by dark_puck
13. When trying to express oneself,
It's frankly quite absurd,
To leaf through lengthy lexicons
To find the perfect word. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, from Mary Poppins (the Broadway version), guessed by dark_puck.
14. No--stay.
I don't care what you've said or done.
Don't go away,
Not now, when life has just begun.
Come back,
And be the woman who I knew.
Help me to believe in you.
What on earth am I to do? Prayer, from The Scarlet Pimpernel, guessed by bookblather.
15. [first line excised for titular reasons]
In the winter time,
The lazy streets, so undemanding
I'll walk into the crowd.
16. There once were days,
So bright,
And nights when every cricket-call sang bright,
And I sang Gloria!
And I sang Gratias Deo!
I knew the glorious feeling...
17. I hope you're happy.
I hope you're happy now.
I hope you're happy how
You've hurt your cause forever.
I hope you think you're clever. Defying Gravity, from Wicked, guessed by dark_puck
18. Give me a quarter.
Here in my hat.
Come on, [distinctive name],
It's as easy as that.
Helping others brings you closer to God.
So give me a quarter? The Money Song! from Avenue Q, guessed by bookblather.
19. Dear, [distinctive name],
He's a lucky guy,
I'm, like, gonna cry.
I've got tears comin' out of my nose! Omigod You Guys from Legally Blonde: The Musical, guessed by bookblather.
20. At Notre Dame, the sections are prepared.
At Rue de Bac, they're straining at the leash.
Students, workers, everyone
There's a river on the run.
Like the flowing of the tide,
Paris coming to our side. Red and Black, from Les Mis, guessed by dark_puck
21. God on high,
Hear my prayer.
In my need,
You have always been there. Bring Him Home, from Les Mis, guessed by dark_puck
22. The Duke's second daughter
Was ravishing fair
Bright blue were her eyes
And bright gold was her hair. The Duke's Eldest Daughter, Heather Alexander, guessed by bookblather
23. [first line excised]
Singing the song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again. Do You Hear the People Sing?, from Les Mis, guessed by dark_puck
24. Flying alone in Row Z,
I see you ten in front of me,
Sleeping peaceful.
A million miles from the present madness of things.
25. The king and his men stole the queen from her bed
And bound her in her bones.
The seas be ours
And by the powers,
Where we will, we'll roam. Hoist the Colors, from Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End, guessed by dark_puck
26. [first verse excised, see #5]
If your heart is in your dream,
No request is too extreme,
[title],
As dreamers do. Wish Upon a Star, from Pinocchio, guessed by dark_puck
27. Call me a joker,
Call me a fool.
Right at this moment, I'm totally cool.
Clear as a crystal,
Sharp as a knife,
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life. I Go to Extremes, Billy Joel. guessed by beckyh2112
28. Some days, you just can't begin.
You feel outside, looking in.
It's like you're the odd man out.
Let me help you end your doubt! Everybody Fits, from Altar Boyz!, guessed by bookblather
29. If one day you discovered him,
Broken down, he's lost everything,
No cars, no fancy clothes
To make him who he's not.
The woman at his side
Is all that he has got.
30. Seems a downright shame.
Seems an awful waste.
Such a nice, plump frame what's-his-name has.
Had.
Has.
Nor, it can't be traced...A Little Priest, from Sweeney Todd, guessed by bookblather
Happy guessing!