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Tuesday, June 20, 2006
A Fun Quiz for You

I got this meme from Drew.

The Rules:
Step 1: Put your iPod/MP3 player or iTunes on random.
Step 2: Post the first line(s) from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post it on your blog and let everyone guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Update the list with the song title when someone guesses correctly. (I will identify any unguessed songs by Monday.)
Step 5: Make your guesses by leaving a comment or sending me email. You have to identify both title and artist, and you're not allowed to Google any of these, either.

Here they be:

1. "I said what you wanted to hear and what I wanted to say."
Ben Folds Five, "Selfless, Cold, and Composed" [Joe Tank]

2. "They don't know what they like so much about me."
Liz Phair, "Nashville"

3. "I'm not a boy, I'm not a man..."
Prince, "I Would Die 4 U" [Stinkydog]

4. "Working on the weekend, baby, she's working all through the night."
Duran Duran, "Skin Trade" [John D.]

5. "Words like violence break the silence."
Depeche Mode, "Enjoy the Silence" [Jeffytown, USA]

6. "I'm waiting for my man, twenty-six dollars in my hand."
The Velvet Underground, "I'm Waiting for the Man" [Mr. Bean]

7. "I come from a long way away."
The Clash, "Red Angel Dragnet" [Melissa]
(I made this one purple because Melissa guessed the right artist and album.)

8. "Buddy you're a boy, make a big noise..."
Queen, "We Will Rock You" [Laura Lark]

9. "Turn on my VCR, same one I've had for years."
The Police, "When the World Is Running Down" [Edith]

10. "Sleep, sleep tonight, and may your dreams be realized."
U2, "MLK" [Candice]

11. "I waited til I saw the sun."
Nora Jones, "Don't Know Why" [Lumenatrix]

12. "That's right, pleased to meet you, I still don't wanna tell you my name."
Vanity 6, "Nasty Girl" [Drew]

13. "Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere, angel."
David Bowie, "Golden Years" [Lumenatrix]

14. "All I can say is that my life is pretty plain."
Blind Melon, "No Rain" [Lumenatrix]

15. "Can I look at faces that I meet, can I get my punk ass off the street?"
Third Eye Blind, "Graduate" [CJ]

16. "Tonight the city is full of morgues and all the toilets are overflowing."
Beck, "Pay No Mind/Snoozer" [Laura Lark]

17. "I'd rather be the devil than be that woman's man."
Skip James, "Devil Got My Woman"

18. "And if I say to you tomorrow, 'Take my hand child, come with me...'"
Led Zeppelin, "What Is and What Should Never Be" [Girl in Greenwood]

19. "Everyone, everyone around here, everyone is so near."
Radiohead, "The National Anthem" [Candice]

20. "Like a fool I've went and stayed too long, now I'm wonderin' if your love's still strong."
Stevie Wonder, "Signed Sealed Delivered" [Laura Lark]

[Apparently, in my case, this game could also be called An Exercise in Old, Moldy Gen-X Music.]

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10:15 PM #

Comments:

 Well, apparently I am equally old and moldy.. but I am definitely going to identify #18 as Led Zeppelin, "What Is and What Should Never Be" Rock!


# posted by Blogger girl_in_greenwood : 12:07 AM  

 #5 is "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode. Of course, I know the song because of the Tori Amos remake, which is also quite good.


# posted by Blogger Jeffytown, USA : 12:59 AM  

 #14 No rain, Blind Melon

#13 Golden Years, David Bowie

Yay me, I can never guess these things. :)


# posted by Blogger lumenatrix : 3:03 AM  

 Ooh ooh, and #11 is Don't Know Why, Nora Jones


# posted by Blogger lumenatrix : 3:05 AM  

 Curses! The only one I knew for sure was Blind Melon. But this is fun - I'm going to do it on my blog.


# posted by Blogger Alice : 7:09 AM  

 stevie wonder's signed, sealed, delivered
queen's we will rock you
beck's pay no mind/snoozer

man, i've dated myself there...


# posted by Blogger lauralark : 7:59 AM  

 Someone already said it, but

#8 - Queen, We Will Rock You

#12 - Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil

#14 - Blind Melon, No Rain

#15 - Third Eye Blind, Graduate


# posted by Blogger CJ : 8:31 AM  

 Good job, you guys!

CJ: Re #12 - you're thinking "Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man..." etc.


# posted by Blogger Gwen : 8:38 AM  

 10. U2 — "MLK," off The Unforgettable Fire


# posted by Blogger Candice : 8:46 AM  

 #12 is Nasty Girl, by The Vanity 6


# posted by Blogger Drew : 10:00 AM  

 I should add that the version of "Nasty Girl" I have on my iPod is by Inaya Day - just in case you have the same one. I don't want to lose on a technicality!


# posted by Blogger Drew : 10:24 AM  

 Oh, wow, I need to hear that remake.

I deleted "Wild Horses" from the list for that reason - didn't want people to guess Rolling Stones when it was the Sundays' cover. Also, I had to delete songs that had the title right there in the first line.


# posted by Blogger Gwen : 10:50 AM  

 #9 is the Police - I think it's "When the world is running down" (um, how old am I? I had every Police album ever made!!)


# posted by Blogger edith : 11:14 AM  

 #6 "I'm Waiting for the Man" Velvet Underground. A very good song about copping dope.


# posted by Blogger Mr. Bean : 2:05 PM  

 I know #19 is "The National Anthem" by Radiohead. It just came to me! Sweetness.


# posted by Blogger Candice : 9:32 PM  

 #3 is I would die 4 U by Prince, right?

I put one up too.


# posted by Blogger Stinkydog : 12:00 PM  

 #1 "Selfless, Cold, and Composed" by Ben Folds Five


# posted by Blogger Joe T : 3:00 PM  

 "Apparently, in my case, this game could also be called An Exercise in Old, Moldy Gen-X Music."

Well that's only appropriate, as you are the original Spokesperson for Generation X (or spgx, as I like to call you).


# posted by Blogger Aimless : 7:24 PM  

 Aimless: :) I miss those days, don't you?

Y'all are so danged smart. All but one guessed!

Edith: I had them all, too. My fave Police song in the world right now is "Contact". What's yours?


# posted by Blogger Gwen : 7:47 PM  

 #7 is The Clash...can't remember the song title but I think it's on Combat Rock?


# posted by Blogger Melissa : 1:20 PM  

 Gwen, you have good musical taste. This is an unsually fun meme. I usually can't be bothered, but I'm going to tag myself and do this one.


# posted by Blogger Kaijsa : 1:29 PM  

 Yes, v. good taste. I love mouldy Gen-X stuff!

I'm too late to guess yours. But I've done one of these too - come and guess mine! Because no-one reads my blog but I want to play!

(http://light.delicious.com.au/wp/2006/07/02/lyrical-mystery/)

BTW, long-time reader, first time poster (at least I don't think I've posted a comment before, but I may have emailed once I think). But like everyone else, I adore your blog and writing!


# posted by Blogger jo : 8:10 AM  

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