LYRICS MEME REDUX
Here we go again with the ever popular song lyrics meme. You probably know the drill by now:
Shuffle your current playlist and pick the first 25 songs that come up, no matter how obscure or embarassing. Post a few lines from the lyrics of each (avoid including the song title). Challenge your friends to identify the songs via comments (without Googling) and strike out each lyric when someone gets it right and append the answer.
[ON EDIT] Okay, only a handful of these remain, so here are a few hints:
9. Thanks to toolheadjdg, we already know this is a Paul Simon song. Anyone? Anyone?
12. A relatively uncharacteristic song from - thanks to jiveturkey - Franz Ferdinand.
20. A classic (and terrific) song from a group who just released an "ultimate collection" of their hits (with two new tracks!).
21. Okay, this one is a bit obscure. In fact, sleepycyan is about the only person I know who might get it (unless you're an absolute die-hard fan of Twin Peaks).
23. A remarkably lyrical song from one of the GODS of modern music. Trent Reznor, eat your heart out.
24. A second song from a group/artist already identified in this meme - from what I consider to be the best CD released this year, for what that's worth.
Another day and I'll reveal all.
[ON SECOND EDIT] Geez, even that didn't help much?
All righty, then, the stumpers are answered below (in bold red)...
1. Accusations don't know how to take them.
Inspiration's getting hard to fake it.
Concentration's never hard to break it.
Situation never what you want it.
Sum 41 - Motivation (hardvice)
2. Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue
Thought I heard you talking softly
I turned on the lights, the TV, and the radio
Still I can't escape the ghost of you
Duran Duran - Ordinary World (pandelerium)
3. If I could make a wish... I think I'd pass
Can't think of anything I need.
No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound,
Nothing to eat, no books to read.
The Hollies - All I Need Is the Air That I Breathe (dataghost13)
4. I wish that you could see me in the day
I hope that you'll remember me that way
Kaiser Chiefs - What Did I Ever Give You? (terminal3)
5. Gotta get off, gonna get -
Have to get off of this ride.
Gotta get hold, gonna get -
Need to get hold of my pride.
Dionne Warwick (though I was listening to k.d. lang's cover) - Theme from Valley of the Dolls (st_nomi_malone)
6. The days get shorter and the nights get cold.
I like the autumn but this place is getting old.
I pack up my belongings and I head for the coast.
It might not be a lot but I feel like I'm making the most.
Modest Mouse - The World at Large (kingofamerica)
7. What are you holding out for?
What's always in the way?
Why so damn absent-minded?
Why so scared of romance?
Bloc Party - This Modern Love (kingofamerica)
8. The phone rings
In the middle of the night
My father yells "What you gonna do with your life?"
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (dataghost13)
9. A cooling system burns out in the Ukraine
Trees and umbrellas protect us from the new rain
Armies of engineers to analyze the soil
The food we contemplate the water that we boil
Paul Simon (toolheadjdg) - Can't Run But
10. Another head aches, another heart breaks
I am so much older than I can take
The Killers - All These Things That I've Done (bleakzapatista)
11. If I seem edgy, I want you to know
I didn't mean to take it out on you.
Life has it's problems and I've got my share
But that's one thing I never meant to do.
Nina Simone (and/or The Animals, Joe Cocker, Elvis Costello, etc.) - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - (kingofamerica)
12. So far away
Come on I'll take you far away
Let's get away
Come on let's make a get away
Franz Ferdinand (jiveturkey) - Fade Together
13. You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
When I met you
I picked you out, I shook you up, and turned you around
Turned you into someone new
The Human League - Don't You Want Me? (dataghost13)
14. And it came to me then that every plan is a tiny prayer to Father Time
As I stared at my shoes in the ICU that reeked of piss and 409
Death Cab for Cutie - What Sarah Said (fernignli)
15. There is a party, everyone is there
Everyone will leave at exactly the same time
It's hard to imagine that nothing at all
Could be so exciting, could be so much fun
Talking Heads - Heaven (kingofamerica)
16. My favorite dreams of you still wash ashore.
Scraping through my head 'till I don't want to sleep anymore.
Nine Inch Nails - Something I Can Never Have (bleakzapatista)
17. Touch me
And I feel on fire
Ain't nothin' like a love desire
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (pandelerium)
18. The subway she is a porno
And the pavements they are a mess
I know you've supported me for a long time
Somehow I'm not impressed
Interpol - NYC (kingofamerica and st_nomi_malone posting at roughly the same time)
19. Father, forgive me, I tried not to do it
Turned over a new leaf, then tore right through it
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin (thespos)
20. The language of love
Slips from my lover's tongue
Cooler than ice cream
And warmer than the sun
The Eurythmics - Who's That Girl?
21. Sometimes a wind blows
And you and I
Float in love
And kiss forever
In a darkness
Julee Cruise - Mysteries of Love (sleepycyan)
22. Well son, the funny thing about regret is,
It's better to regret something you have done,
Than to regret something you haven't done.
And by the way, if you see your mom this weekend,
Be sure and tell her - SATAN! SATAN! SATAN! SATAN!
Butthole Surfers - Sweet Loaf (fernignli)
23. Though I have a broken dream,
I'm too busy to be dreaming of you.
There's a lot of things that I gotta do.
Lord, I have a broken dream.
Spiritualized - Broken Heart
24. I tried to get to my taxi
A man in a tracksuit attacks me
He said that he saw it before me
And wants to get things a bit gory
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot
25. Ain't there one damn song that can make me
Break down and cry?
David Bowie - Young Americans (gillen)
That's all, folks. And, remember: there's no accounting for taste - especially mine. Anyway, good luck.
Shuffle your current playlist and pick the first 25 songs that come up, no matter how obscure or embarassing. Post a few lines from the lyrics of each (avoid including the song title). Challenge your friends to identify the songs via comments (without Googling) and strike out each lyric when someone gets it right and append the answer.
[ON EDIT] Okay, only a handful of these remain, so here are a few hints:
9. Thanks to toolheadjdg, we already know this is a Paul Simon song. Anyone? Anyone?
12. A relatively uncharacteristic song from - thanks to jiveturkey - Franz Ferdinand.
20. A classic (and terrific) song from a group who just released an "ultimate collection" of their hits (with two new tracks!).
21. Okay, this one is a bit obscure. In fact, sleepycyan is about the only person I know who might get it (unless you're an absolute die-hard fan of Twin Peaks).
23. A remarkably lyrical song from one of the GODS of modern music. Trent Reznor, eat your heart out.
24. A second song from a group/artist already identified in this meme - from what I consider to be the best CD released this year, for what that's worth.
Another day and I'll reveal all.
[ON SECOND EDIT] Geez, even that didn't help much?
All righty, then, the stumpers are answered below (in bold red)...
1. Accusations don't know how to take them.
Inspiration's getting hard to fake it.
Concentration's never hard to break it.
Situation never what you want it.
Sum 41 - Motivation (hardvice)
2. Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue
Thought I heard you talking softly
I turned on the lights, the TV, and the radio
Still I can't escape the ghost of you
Duran Duran - Ordinary World (pandelerium)
3. If I could make a wish... I think I'd pass
Can't think of anything I need.
No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound,
Nothing to eat, no books to read.
The Hollies - All I Need Is the Air That I Breathe (dataghost13)
4. I wish that you could see me in the day
I hope that you'll remember me that way
Kaiser Chiefs - What Did I Ever Give You? (terminal3)
5. Gotta get off, gonna get -
Have to get off of this ride.
Gotta get hold, gonna get -
Need to get hold of my pride.
Dionne Warwick (though I was listening to k.d. lang's cover) - Theme from Valley of the Dolls (st_nomi_malone)
6. The days get shorter and the nights get cold.
I like the autumn but this place is getting old.
I pack up my belongings and I head for the coast.
It might not be a lot but I feel like I'm making the most.
Modest Mouse - The World at Large (kingofamerica)
7. What are you holding out for?
What's always in the way?
Why so damn absent-minded?
Why so scared of romance?
Bloc Party - This Modern Love (kingofamerica)
8. The phone rings
In the middle of the night
My father yells "What you gonna do with your life?"
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (dataghost13)
9. A cooling system burns out in the Ukraine
Trees and umbrellas protect us from the new rain
Armies of engineers to analyze the soil
The food we contemplate the water that we boil
Paul Simon (toolheadjdg) - Can't Run But
10. Another head aches, another heart breaks
I am so much older than I can take
The Killers - All These Things That I've Done (bleakzapatista)
11. If I seem edgy, I want you to know
I didn't mean to take it out on you.
Life has it's problems and I've got my share
But that's one thing I never meant to do.
Nina Simone (and/or The Animals, Joe Cocker, Elvis Costello, etc.) - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - (kingofamerica)
12. So far away
Come on I'll take you far away
Let's get away
Come on let's make a get away
Franz Ferdinand (jiveturkey) - Fade Together
13. You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
When I met you
I picked you out, I shook you up, and turned you around
Turned you into someone new
The Human League - Don't You Want Me? (dataghost13)
14. And it came to me then that every plan is a tiny prayer to Father Time
As I stared at my shoes in the ICU that reeked of piss and 409
Death Cab for Cutie - What Sarah Said (fernignli)
15. There is a party, everyone is there
Everyone will leave at exactly the same time
It's hard to imagine that nothing at all
Could be so exciting, could be so much fun
Talking Heads - Heaven (kingofamerica)
16. My favorite dreams of you still wash ashore.
Scraping through my head 'till I don't want to sleep anymore.
Nine Inch Nails - Something I Can Never Have (bleakzapatista)
17. Touch me
And I feel on fire
Ain't nothin' like a love desire
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (pandelerium)
18. The subway she is a porno
And the pavements they are a mess
I know you've supported me for a long time
Somehow I'm not impressed
Interpol - NYC (kingofamerica and st_nomi_malone posting at roughly the same time)
19. Father, forgive me, I tried not to do it
Turned over a new leaf, then tore right through it
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin (thespos)
20. The language of love
Slips from my lover's tongue
Cooler than ice cream
And warmer than the sun
The Eurythmics - Who's That Girl?
21. Sometimes a wind blows
And you and I
Float in love
And kiss forever
In a darkness
Julee Cruise - Mysteries of Love (sleepycyan)
22. Well son, the funny thing about regret is,
It's better to regret something you have done,
Than to regret something you haven't done.
And by the way, if you see your mom this weekend,
Be sure and tell her - SATAN! SATAN! SATAN! SATAN!
Butthole Surfers - Sweet Loaf (fernignli)
23. Though I have a broken dream,
I'm too busy to be dreaming of you.
There's a lot of things that I gotta do.
Lord, I have a broken dream.
Spiritualized - Broken Heart
24. I tried to get to my taxi
A man in a tracksuit attacks me
He said that he saw it before me
And wants to get things a bit gory
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot
25. Ain't there one damn song that can make me
Break down and cry?
David Bowie - Young Americans (gillen)
That's all, folks. And, remember: there's no accounting for taste - especially mine. Anyway, good luck.