Th 32 Pick-Up Music Meme
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omorkaY'all know the drill . . .
Step 1: Put your iPod player on random.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 32 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Let everyone guess what SONG and ARTIST the lines come from.
Step 4: Bold the songs when someone guesses correctly.
Step 5: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!
I'm screening replies so this isn't a speed test; everyone who guesses before 24 hours are up gets credit. I'm also skipping anything that doesn't have lyrics, chants that consist only of the title, and repeats by the same artist. [Edit: I also skipped a song with lyrics in a language I don't speak, for which I couldn't find printed lyrics anywhere, because my phonetic transliteration looked like crap.]
1. We're running with the [title], so baby, take my hand, it'll be all right
"Shadows of the Night," original by Pat Benatar; this was actually the Virginia Sil'hooettes cover -![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bassfingers, yermie, jeff_morris
2. You say you will love me if I have to go
"Things We Said Today," the Beatles;iamjw
3. When I became of age, my mother called me to her side
"Shop Around," the Miracles
4. Downtown, we'll drown, we're in our never splendor
"I'll Tumble 4 Ya," Culture Club, and I wouldn't have gotten it from the first line, either
5. I know a girl'll mess with your mind
"Georgia Rae," and I'm surprised the Spouse didn't get this one
6. Well, I heard that you're leavin', gonna leave me far behind
"One More Minute," Weird Al -yermie didn't let me down!
7. There's a lot of tension in this town; I know it's building up inside of me
"Running On Ice," Billy Joel
8. She's got it going, she's on the highway
"Marsha's Car," original by the Judy's; this is actually the cover by the Dishes;bibulb
9. [Title] between yes and no? [Title] between up and down?
"Is There A Difference," Howard Jones
10. Looking out into the nighttime, the city winks a sleepless eye
"Human Nature," original by Michael Jackson (I am a little disappointed in all of you); this was the cover by Kohomua
11. See them walking hand in hand across the bridge at midnight
"Girls On Film," Duran Duran -bassfingers, tfbretz
12. Empty woods, endless tunes, you see me, I see you
"Magic," Mick Smiley, and yeah, no one listens to this part of the song, ever
13. All around me are familiar faces, worn out places, worn out faces
"Mad World," original by Tears for Fears, and of all the dozen covers I have iTunes had to hand me the Adam Lambert one;bassfingers, yermie, bibulb
14. I was counting on you to stand by me
"They Moved The Moon," Warren Zevon - okay, this one is a little obscure
15. Well, we've got no choice, all the girls and boys
"School's Out," original by Alice Cooper; this was the Soul Asylum cover -tfbretz, iamjw
16. There's a glimmer of morning just over the treeline
"The Rest Will Take Care Of Itself," Webb Wilder -bibulb
17. New blood joins this earth, and quickly he's subdued
"Unforgiven," Metallica -cifarelli, yermie
18. I'm still spinning around, but I'm lowering my orbit
"11 Easy Steps," Trout Fishing In America
19. I hear a gentle shudder breathing in the night
"Dum Hum," Beans Barton and the Bi-Peds, and that one's not exactly fair -bibulb got it, of course
20. I'm the shy boy, you're the coy boy
"Homosapien," Pete Shelley -tfbretz, bibulb
21. (Ichi, ni, san, shi!) I had visions, I was in them, I was looking into the mirror
"Flagpole Sitta," original by Harvey Danger; this was the Ransom Notes cover -yermie
22. I don't know why I love you like I do
"Take Me To The River," original by Al Green; this was the Annie Lennox cover -bibulb guessed the Talking Heads cover, and I'm inclined to let him have it
23. There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea
"Kiss From A Rose," Seal
24. I love myself, I want you to love me
"I Touch Myself," the DiVinyls -tfbretz, bibulb, yermie
25. All the children testified that [title] wore a fishbone slide in her cobweb tresses
"Miss Macbeth," Elvis Costello -bibulb
26. Look straight at the coming disaster, realize what you've lost
"Horseshoes," Moxy Fruvous -bibulb
27. Living easy, loving free, season ticket for a one way ride
"Highway to Hell," AC/DC -ghostdogmeta, bibulb; tfbretz got the band but not the song
28. Too many sad days, too many [title]s
"Tuesday Morning," the Pogues
29. Yeah, I, I gotta know your name
"You Spin Me Right Round," original by Dead or Alive; this was Thea Gilmore's kick-ass cover -bibulb, yermie
30. Funny how I find myself in love with you
"It's My Life," Talk Talk
31. If I could hold you tonight, I might never let go
"Still the Night," the BoDeans -bibulb
32. She looked me over, and I guess she thought I was all right
"I Know What I Know," Paul Simon -jeff_morris
Step 1: Put your iPod player on random.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 32 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Let everyone guess what SONG and ARTIST the lines come from.
Step 4: Bold the songs when someone guesses correctly.
Step 5: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!
I'm screening replies so this isn't a speed test; everyone who guesses before 24 hours are up gets credit. I'm also skipping anything that doesn't have lyrics, chants that consist only of the title, and repeats by the same artist. [Edit: I also skipped a song with lyrics in a language I don't speak, for which I couldn't find printed lyrics anywhere, because my phonetic transliteration looked like crap.]
1. We're running with the [title], so baby, take my hand, it'll be all right
"Shadows of the Night," original by Pat Benatar; this was actually the Virginia Sil'hooettes cover -
bassfingers, yermie, jeff_morris2. You say you will love me if I have to go
"Things We Said Today," the Beatles;
iamjw3. When I became of age, my mother called me to her side
"Shop Around," the Miracles
4. Downtown, we'll drown, we're in our never splendor
"I'll Tumble 4 Ya," Culture Club, and I wouldn't have gotten it from the first line, either
5. I know a girl'll mess with your mind
"Georgia Rae," and I'm surprised the Spouse didn't get this one
6. Well, I heard that you're leavin', gonna leave me far behind
"One More Minute," Weird Al -
yermie didn't let me down!7. There's a lot of tension in this town; I know it's building up inside of me
"Running On Ice," Billy Joel
8. She's got it going, she's on the highway
"Marsha's Car," original by the Judy's; this is actually the cover by the Dishes;
bibulb9. [Title] between yes and no? [Title] between up and down?
"Is There A Difference," Howard Jones
10. Looking out into the nighttime, the city winks a sleepless eye
"Human Nature," original by Michael Jackson (I am a little disappointed in all of you); this was the cover by Kohomua
11. See them walking hand in hand across the bridge at midnight
"Girls On Film," Duran Duran -
bassfingers, tfbretz12. Empty woods, endless tunes, you see me, I see you
"Magic," Mick Smiley, and yeah, no one listens to this part of the song, ever
13. All around me are familiar faces, worn out places, worn out faces
"Mad World," original by Tears for Fears, and of all the dozen covers I have iTunes had to hand me the Adam Lambert one;
bassfingers, yermie, bibulb14. I was counting on you to stand by me
"They Moved The Moon," Warren Zevon - okay, this one is a little obscure
15. Well, we've got no choice, all the girls and boys
"School's Out," original by Alice Cooper; this was the Soul Asylum cover -
tfbretz, iamjw16. There's a glimmer of morning just over the treeline
"The Rest Will Take Care Of Itself," Webb Wilder -
bibulb17. New blood joins this earth, and quickly he's subdued
"Unforgiven," Metallica -
cifarelli, yermie18. I'm still spinning around, but I'm lowering my orbit
"11 Easy Steps," Trout Fishing In America
19. I hear a gentle shudder breathing in the night
"Dum Hum," Beans Barton and the Bi-Peds, and that one's not exactly fair -
bibulb got it, of course20. I'm the shy boy, you're the coy boy
"Homosapien," Pete Shelley -
tfbretz, bibulb21. (Ichi, ni, san, shi!) I had visions, I was in them, I was looking into the mirror
"Flagpole Sitta," original by Harvey Danger; this was the Ransom Notes cover -
yermie22. I don't know why I love you like I do
"Take Me To The River," original by Al Green; this was the Annie Lennox cover -
bibulb guessed the Talking Heads cover, and I'm inclined to let him have it23. There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea
"Kiss From A Rose," Seal
24. I love myself, I want you to love me
"I Touch Myself," the DiVinyls -
tfbretz, bibulb, yermie25. All the children testified that [title] wore a fishbone slide in her cobweb tresses
"Miss Macbeth," Elvis Costello -
bibulb26. Look straight at the coming disaster, realize what you've lost
"Horseshoes," Moxy Fruvous -
bibulb27. Living easy, loving free, season ticket for a one way ride
"Highway to Hell," AC/DC -
ghostdogmeta, bibulb; tfbretz got the band but not the song28. Too many sad days, too many [title]s
"Tuesday Morning," the Pogues
29. Yeah, I, I gotta know your name
"You Spin Me Right Round," original by Dead or Alive; this was Thea Gilmore's kick-ass cover -
bibulb, yermie30. Funny how I find myself in love with you
"It's My Life," Talk Talk
31. If I could hold you tonight, I might never let go
"Still the Night," the BoDeans -
bibulb32. She looked me over, and I guess she thought I was all right
"I Know What I Know," Paul Simon -
jeff_morris
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Date: 2010-04-13 03:39 am (UTC)11. "Girls on Film" - Duran Duran
13. "Mad World" - originally Tears for Fears, could be any number of covers though...
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Date: 2010-04-13 04:07 am (UTC)15 is "School's Out For Summer" by Alice Cooper
20 is "Homosapien" by Pete Shelley
24 is "I Touch Myself" by Divinyls
27 is "TNT" by AC/DC
At this hour, that's all my brain will process. I can't place #32, but judging from the last two words in the line, I half expect it to be by Lou Reed (the King of All Right).
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Date: 2010-04-13 04:12 am (UTC)13. Tears for Fears - Mad World
21. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
More later.
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Date: 2010-04-13 07:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-13 10:51 am (UTC)27. Highway to Hell, AC/DC
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Date: 2010-04-13 11:03 am (UTC)15. School's Out for Summer - Alice Cooper
And I can hum #13 but I don't know who it's by. Or the title. But, really, I can hum it all *g*
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Date: 2010-04-13 01:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-13 06:30 pm (UTC)32) I Know What I Know, Paul Simon
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Date: 2010-04-13 07:14 pm (UTC)13. "Mad World", and I'm betting it's the Tears for Fears version
16. "The Rest Will Take Care of Itself", by Webb Wilder
19. "Dum-Hum", by Beans Barton and the Bi-Peds
20. "Homosapien", by Pete Shelley
22. "Take Me to the River", by Talking Heads
24. "I Touch Myself", by DiVinyls
25. "Miss Macbeth", by Elvis Costello
26. "Horseshoes", by Moxy Fruvous
27. "Highway to Hell", by AC/DC
29. "You Spin Me Right Round", by Dead or Alive
31. "Still the Night", by BoDeans
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Date: 2010-04-14 04:28 am (UTC)17 Metallica - "Unforgiven" (also - "The Unforgiven")
24 Divynals - "I touch myself"
29 Dead or alive - "Right Round (like a record)"