The Rules:
1. Set your MP3 player to Random and press play.
2. Copy down the first line of the first 37 songs that come up.
3. Laugh out loud as your befuddled friend try to guess the name of each song and the group who sings it.
The prize for the most correct answers: My everlasting respect and admiration.
Have fun!
1. She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene
Billy Jean by Michael Jackson
2. I met you before the fall of Rome.
2. I met you before the fall of Rome.
It's All Been Done by Barenaked Ladies
3. Happy with no teeth, happy here in hibernation
3. Happy with no teeth, happy here in hibernation
Back Porch by Presidents of the United States of America
4. The heart is a bloom, shoots up through the stony ground
4. The heart is a bloom, shoots up through the stony ground
Beautiful Day by U2
5. Do you have a dime to listen to me whine
5. Do you have a dime to listen to me whine
Basket Case by Green Day
6. When I was young I knew everything, and she a punk who rarely ever took advice
6. When I was young I knew everything, and she a punk who rarely ever took advice
The Freshmen by The Verve Pipe
7. Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band
7. Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band
Tiny Dancer by Elton John
8. Where it begins, I can’t begin to knowing
8. Where it begins, I can’t begin to knowing
Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
9. How long, how long will I slide?
9. How long, how long will I slide?
Otherside by Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. She’s driving away with the dim lights on
10. She’s driving away with the dim lights on
Let's Go by The Cars
11. All around the world statues crumble for me
11. All around the world statues crumble for me
Fly by Sugar Ray
12. This is how it seems to me, life if only therapy
12. This is how it seems to me, life if only therapy
You Move Me by Susan Ashton (or Garth Brooks, don't know who covered who)
13. Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC, didn't get to bed last night
13. Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC, didn't get to bed last night
Back in the USSR by The Beatles
14. She is trapped inside a month of grey
14. She is trapped inside a month of grey
Mercury by Counting Crows
15. Alone, listless, breakfast table in an otherwise empty room
15. Alone, listless, breakfast table in an otherwise empty room
Daughter by Pearl Jam
16. Once there was a way to get back homeward
16. Once there was a way to get back homeward
Golden Slumbers by The Beatles
17. Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk to you again
17. Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk to you again
Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
18. Waiting for the break of day, searching for something to say
18. Waiting for the break of day, searching for something to say
25 or 6 to Go by Chicago
19. Though I've tried before to tell her of the feelings I have for her in my heart
19. Though I've tried before to tell her of the feelings I have for her in my heart
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by The Police
20. Confutatis maledictis, Flammis acribus addictis, Voca me cum benedictus.
20. Confutatis maledictis, Flammis acribus addictis, Voca me cum benedictus.
Requiem: Confutatis by WA Mozart
21. You say forever and I confess a shiver
21. You say forever and I confess a shiver
Away by The Toadies
22. That young boy without a name anywhere I’d know his face
22. That young boy without a name anywhere I’d know his face
What's The Matter Here by 10,000 Maniacs
23. Now here I am again in this mean old town
23. Now here I am again in this mean old town
So Far Away by Dire Straits
24. She grew up with the children of the stars in the Hollywood hills and boulevards
Lullaby by Shaun Mullins
25. Friday night I crashed your party, Saturday I said I’m sorry
25. Friday night I crashed your party, Saturday I said I’m sorry
You May Be Right by Billy Joel
26. You ask me if there'll come a time when I won't require you
26. You ask me if there'll come a time when I won't require you
Never My Love by The Association
27. Leaves are falling all around it is time I was on my way
27. Leaves are falling all around it is time I was on my way
Ramble On by Led Zeppelin
28. Cheat the odds that made you, brave to try to gamble at times
28. Cheat the odds that made you, brave to try to gamble at times
Jealous Again by The Black Crowes
29. You belong among the wildflowers, you belong in a boat out at sea
29. You belong among the wildflowers, you belong in a boat out at sea
Wildflowers by Tom Petty
30. I keep a close watch on this heart of mine, I keep my eyes wide open all the time
30. I keep a close watch on this heart of mine, I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash
31. Half a mile from the county fair and the rain keep pourin’ down
31. Half a mile from the county fair and the rain keep pourin’ down
And It Stoned Me by Van Morrison
32. One time one thing occurred to me, what’s real and what’s for sale
32. One time one thing occurred to me, what’s real and what’s for sale
Vasoline by Stone Temple Pilots
33. You cannot quit me so quickly, is no hope in you for me
33. You cannot quit me so quickly, is no hope in you for me
Space Between by Dave Matthew's Band
34. Lonely feeling deep inside, find a corner where I can hide
34. Lonely feeling deep inside, find a corner where I can hide
No Sugar Tonight by The Guess Who
35. I'm a new soul, I came to this strange world hoping I could learn a bit 'bout how to give and take
35. I'm a new soul, I came to this strange world hoping I could learn a bit 'bout how to give and take
New Soul by Yael Naim
36. Imagine me and you, I do, I think about you day and night
Happy Together by The Turtles
37. Now here’s a little story I’m about to tell about three bad brotha’s you know so well
37. Now here’s a little story I’m about to tell about three bad brotha’s you know so well
Paul Revere by The Beastie Boys
Let me know if you use this idea on your blog and I'll play along - Thanks for the idea Jeremy!
Let me know if you use this idea on your blog and I'll play along - Thanks for the idea Jeremy!
1 comment:
I love these! And you have a very eclectic taste in music.
1 - Michael Jackson Billie Jean
2 - Bare Naked Ladies Its All Been Done
4 - U2 Beautiful Day
5 - Green Day Basket Case
6 - Verve Pipe Freshman
7 - Elton John Tiny Dancer
8 - Neil Diamond Sweet Caroline
13- Beatles Back in the USSR
17- Simon & Garfunkel Sound of Silence
33- Dave Matthews Band The Space Between
35- Yael Naim New Soul
36- The Turtles Happy Together
37- Beastie Boys Paul Revere
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