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.]
