Humming along to the music meme...

[scribblinlenore]

I saw this on lyra_wing's LJ and thought it looked like fun.

Step 1: Put your iPod player on random.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 35 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. (Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!)

Some of these are ridiculously obvious, but I decided not to skip them anyway.

ETA: I added a few more lines to the songs that haven't been guessed yet.



1. Like a ghost - is the curtain/In the white light of the morning/Dancing in the morning/Are you there - are you there?
"Darkening Of The Light" by Concrete Blonde, guessed by poisontaster

2. I'm not aware of too many things
"What I am" by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, guessed by bitchygrrl

3. I've waited hours for this
"Close To Me" by The Cure, guessed by my dear punny

4. I see a red door and I want it painted black
"Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones, guessed by lyra_wing

5. This has been said so many times that I'm not sure if it matters
"Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying" by Fall Out Boy, guessed by aurora_84

6. Spare a little candle, save some light for me
"These Dreams" by Heart, guessed by hyperfocused

7. You walked into the party
"You're So Vain" by Carly Simon, guessed by kassrachel

8. I'm standing on the beach
"Killing An Arab" by The Cure, guessed by matryoshkarose

9. One summer evening drunk to hell
"A Pair Of Brown Eyes" by The Pogues, guessed by kassrachel

10. Hey Sister, Go Sister, Soul Sister, Go Sister
"Lady Marmalade" by Patti LaBelle, guessed by bitchygrrl

11. Well, what in the world? Women in black/Don't you remember send us back/
A day in the life well nobody laughed/Look to the days how long can this last
"Just A Touch" by REM

12. Trouble/Oh trouble set me free
CLUE: It's included on a movie soundtrack.
"Trouble" by Cat Stevens, on the Harold and Maude sound track

13. You make me feel like a sticky pistol
"Feeling Love" by Paula Cole, guessed by ice_crystal

14. Picture yourself on a boat on a river
"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" by The Beatles, guessed by cathalin

15. You look like a perfect fit
"Save Me" by Aimee Mann, guessed by kira29

16. Levon wears his war wound like a crown
"Levon" by Elton John, guessed by lyra_wing, with an honorable mention to viggofest who got the title right if not the artist

17. No more carefree laughter
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" by ABBA, guessed by yavannauk

18. Load up on guns/Bring your friends/It's fun to lose/And to pretend
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, guessed by clear_as_blood and poisontaster pretty much in a tie

19. If we still have time we might still get by/Every time I think about it I wanna cry
"Crazy On You" by Heart, guessed by rodneyscat

20. I've been down this road walkin' the line
"Searching My Soul" by Vonda Shepard, guessed by ladyoflisquill

21. This is your new thing now/Naked as a rose/Everything exposed/But not quite
"New Thing Now" by Shawn Colvin

22. This is my shirt, this is yours/And this is called a dream/It must be the soap you use/And mine is called SoKleen
"Soap Commercial" by Psychedelic Furs

23. What happened here
"Empty Garden" by Elton John, guessed by resonant8

24. Well jimmy played harmonica in the pub where I was born/He played it from the night time to the peaceful early morn
"Sally Maclennane" by The Pogues

25. I know there's something in the wake of your smile
"Listen To Your Heart" by Roxette, guessed by fanofall

26. A dreamy lips, set in motion, flashing/Ah breathless hush, poundin’ soft, lasting/
Oh glossy mouth, a taste untamed, moving/Carousel, up and down/Just like you
"Why Can't I Have You" by The Cars

27. We move like cagey tigers
"The Love Cats" by The Cure, guessed by villainny

28. I hear the drizzle of the rain
"Kathy's Song" by Simon and Garfunkel, guessed by cathalin

29. Caroline laughs and it's raining all
"Pretty In Pink" by The Psychedelic Furs, guessed by hyperfocused

30. When the truth is found to be lies
"Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane, joint credit to hyperfocused who guessed the artist and debris_k who guessed the title

31. Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
"Lookin' Out My Back Door" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, guessed by tex

32. Your head on my shoulder/two months you've been a soldier/I feel so sick inside/
Two months you have been alive
"Third Light" by The Alarm

33. I've been lookin' for a trace
"You're Crazy" by Guns n' Roses, guessed by ladyoflisquill

34. Hey, you say that it's over baby/lord, you say that it's over dear
"Move Over" by Janis Joplin, guessed by rodneyscat

35. If you want me/You can find me
"Left Of Center" by Suzanne Vega, guessed by redfirecracker

Comments

[bitchygrrl.livejournal.com]

2. What I Am- Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
10. Lady Marmalade- Patty LaBelle and the Bluebells

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Absolutely right!

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

7. You walked into the party

"You're So Vain," by Carly Simon.

I know I know #9, but I can't think of it; it's driving me crazy! *g*

ETA: It's the Pogues, "A Pair of Brown Eyes."

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

You got it, my friend!

[viggofest.livejournal.com]

7. Clouds in my Coffee--Carly Simon (originally)
16. I'm not sure of the title, so I'm just going to call it "Levon" by Billy Joel.

A few others sound familiar, but not enough that I know them, and I can't wait to find out what "You make me feel like a sticky pistol" is from!

[viggofest.livejournal.com]

Ah, see, I don't even know the right title of the Carly Simon song. :-(

[lyra-wing.livejournal.com]

OOOH I get to play now! :)

4. Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones
16. Levon - Elton John

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Yep, you got them both. Much better than I did with yours. I vaguely recognized one or two, but just couldn't come up with them.

[iamza.livejournal.com]

4. Paint It Black－Rolling Stones

ETA: Aw, too late.

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

lyra_wing just beat you to it!

[cathalin.livejournal.com]

14. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds? Beatles
16. Levon - Elton John
28. I'm pretty sure this is Simon & Garfunkel's beautiful song, but can't for the life of me think of the title without checking.

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Good guessin', my friend! You got #14. And you're right about the artist on #28 if you can come up with the title. :)

[hyperfocused.livejournal.com]

(I recognized several more, but couldn't quite get them completely)

2. I'm not aware of too many things -- What I Am, Edie Brickell and New Bohemians

4. I see a red door and I want it painted black -- Paint it Black, Rolling Stones

6. Spare a little candle, save some light for me -- In Dreams, Heart

7. You walked into the party -- You're so Vain, Carly Simon


14. Picture yourself on a boat on a river -- Strawberry Fields, Beatles

16. Levon wears his war wound like a crown -- Levon, Elton John

29. Caroline laughs and it's raining all day --Pretty in Pink, Psychedelic Furs

30. When the truth is found to be lies -- White Rabbit, Jefferson Airplane

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

You got several of these! For #30, you have the right artist, but not the right name of the song, if you want to guess again.

[tex.livejournal.com]

31. Looking out my Back Door by CCR
16. Levon by Elton John
7. You're So Vain by Carly Simon

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

You got it, doll!

[villainny.livejournal.com]

27 is Lovecats by the Cure?

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yes. I used break into that song when I got tipsy in college.

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

4. "Paint It Black" by Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, alternately)

10. ...Lady Marmelade Mix, or something? A mix-mash song from the 'Moulen Rouge', anyway, with 'Voulez-vous coucher avec moi' lyrics in it, among others. Have no clue what the band is, though.

30. "Somebody to Love" by Jim Carrey (at least that's the only version I've ever known. :-) )

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Good going! The "Lady Marmalade" version I have is by Patti LaBelle. And "Somebody to Love" is by Jefferson Airplane. I didn't even know Jim Carrey did a version of it! *g*

[fanofall.livejournal.com]

25. Roxette: "Listen to your heart".

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Yep, you got it!

[ladyoflisquill.livejournal.com]

20. Searching my soul by Vonda Shepard (the shame)
25. Listen to your heart by roxette (I used to LOVE them. They're songs still put a smile on my face.)
33. Might be You're Crazy by Guns n' Roses

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

All correct! And yes, yes, I feel the shame of the Ally McBeal theme song, believe me. *bg*

[pun.livejournal.com]

3. Close To Me -- The Cure

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Si, Senorita Punny!

[yavannauk.livejournal.com]

17 Sounds like Knowing Me Knowing You by Abba.

Oh, and is 12 Trouble by Ray Lamontagne? Been wracking my brain for the guy's name!

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

That is my favorite ABBA song, man. It really, really is! :)

Also, you've got the title right on "Trouble", but not the artist.

[kira29.livejournal.com]

15 is Save Me by Aimee Mann?

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

You got it, my friend!

[aurora]

5. is Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying by Fall Out Boy, I think.

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Yep, it sure is! I actually just got this CD last week. You know, because I'm kind of into bandom now. *hides head in hands*

[matryoshkarose.livejournal.com]

8. The Cure - Killing an Arab?

32 is super familiar but my brain just won't pull it up... I kind of think it's the Cure also, maybe something early? Grr. Stupid brain.

I love when this meme goes around!

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

You got #8.

#32 isn't The Cure, but it's roughly the same genre and era, kind of emo, alternative music of the 80s.

[amberlc.livejournal.com]

# 12 - The song I know that begins with Trouble is Trouble by Dave Matthews

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

The version of the song I have isn't by Dave Matthews, but there have been a million and one covers of it. I'll give a clue to help: The version I have is included on a movie soundtrack.

[ice-crystal.livejournal.com]

Ohh, I love this meme!
13 is "Feeling Love" by Paula Cole, I had completely forgotten this song even existed!
The bit about the amzons running between her thighs makes me laugh every time. Heh. Heheheh.

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

LOL! Yes, the words to that song are hilarious. Actually, the lyrics to many of her songs are either just odd or kind of unfortunate. *g*

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

19 is Heart, "Crazy On You."
23 could be Elton John's "Empty Garden," but it could probably also be five hundred other songs.

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Dude, you deserve an AWARD for getting #23. That first line is so vague!

[poisontaster]

1. Darkening of the Light by Concrete Blonde

12. ...is it Heart Shaped World by Chris Isaak?

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

You got #1! But #12 is something else...

[clear-as-blood.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised no one got #18. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana.

As for #12 for some reason I'm thinking about that Pink song, but I don't think that's right.

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Yep! You got #18.

I really like Pink, but #12 is much, much older than that.

[redfirecracker.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure that No. 35 is "Hit Me Up" by Gia Farrell.

[redfirecracker.livejournal.com]

Oh, wait, no, this is a first lines meme, duh!

So No. 35 has to be . . . oooh! "Left of Center", Suzanne Vega!

I think I got it right this time.

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Yes! You got it. I was surprised no one got that sooner. But then, maybe not everyone is as much a fan of the "Pretty In Pink" sound track as I am. :)

[lizzie451.livejournal.com]

I can't really remember the name of the song, but is 19 'No Sugar' by The Guess Who? Or is it The Who? I always seem to get those guys mixed up for some reason. :) It's the one where he's got no sugar in his coffee, and a new mother nature's takin' over. :)

[scribblinlenore.livejournal.com]

Sorry, doll. The song is from roughly the same era, but it's not The Guess Who or The Who.