Song lyrics meme

[alwaysjbj]

Stolen from a few people, but, like eowyn_315, I am doing 20

* Step 1: Put your playlist on random.
* Step 2: Post the first line from the first 10 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
* Step 3: Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.

I don't have an MP3 player, so I just used windows media player on shuffle... and as I recently ripped every cd (including singles) in the house onto the computer, there's an interesting mix.



1. The lightning flashed as angels/Rode fiery chargers through the clouds ~ The Answer by Richie Sambora guessed by harlemraine

2. There’s a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbour ~ The Last Farewell by Roger Whittaker guessed by elisane

3. One Shot in a revolution/One drop from a poison pen

4. Come she come say/Ride on the night

5. You’re not ready for the world outside ~ Standing sung by ASH from OMWF guessed by eowyn_315

6. You’ve been robbed/You’ve been used

7. Don’t talk to me of shattered dreams/Cause you don’t know what it means/ To live for someone else, you can't just take

8. I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told ~ The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel guessed by velvetwhip

9. She said baby our love's just like your songs/The beat ain't bad but the words are all wrong ~ Queen of New Orleans by Jon Bon Jovi guessed by harlemraine and silentflux

10. A long, long time ago... I can still remember/How that music used to make me smile ~ American Pie by Don McLean guessed by cindergal, velvetwhip and eowyn_315

11. Joey Keys was from my neighbourhood ~ Joey by Bon Jovi guessed by harlemraine

12. I only want to say/If there is a way ~ Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar guessed by eowyn_315

13. Here I am, I’m the master of your destiny ~ Gimme the Prize by Queen guessed by copykween

14. To sail on a dream on a crystal clear ocean ~ Calypso by John Denver guessed by zanthinegirl

15. The child is a King, the Carollers sing/The old has passed, there's a new beginning ~ Mistletoe and Wine by Cliff Richard guessed by xheartrockx

16. I played the part of a broken heart upon the shelf ~ If That's What it Takes by Bon Jovi guessed by harlemraine and silentflux

17. Le ciel bleu sur nous peut s'effondrer

18. Hey, man it’s been a while/Do you remember me? ~ Just Older by Bon Jovi guessed by harlemraine and silentflux

19. I was caught in the crossfire of a silent scream In the Heat of the Night by Bryan Adams guessed by spikereader and half-guessed by zanthinegirl and curiouswombat

20. I pulled into Nazareth/I was a feeling about a half past dead ~ The Weight by Jimmy Barnes (and apparently The Band) guessed by cindergal

Comments

[cindergal.livejournal.com]

10. "American Pie" by Don McLean

20. "The Weight" by The Band

I should know lots more of these, they sound so familiar.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

No sooner did I post this than my internet decided to be difficult. *sigh*

Yes, to both...although mine is The Weight by Jimmy Barnes...have never heard of The Band.

[cindergal.livejournal.com]

Hee - and I've never heard of Jimmy Barnes! The Band's is the original version from 1968: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weight

I'll have to see if I can find Barnes' version to listen to - it's one of my favorite songs, but I can't imagine anyone else doing it.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

I tried to find it online, but all I could find was a vid of a live performance and Jimmy seems to be as pissed as a fart rather intoxicated. So here's the version I have (it's Jimmy singing it with The Badloves). http://drive.heartinternet.co.uk/F/427539-326205335

[cindergal.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool. Thanks. He does it very similar to the original. You can listen to that here if you're interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY_5JOEmFK0

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Yes, it is a very similar arrangement.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

8) The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel

10) American Pie by Don McLean



Gabrielle

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Both right!

[copykween.livejournal.com]

#13 - Princes of the Universe - Queen

I also knew #10, but two people beat me to it.

I'm sure I'll kick myself for not getting more...several seem really familiar.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Oh, so close...but no, it's not Princes of the Universe.

[copykween.livejournal.com]

Oops.....it has to be "Gimme the Prize," then.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

lol That would be it!

[next_to_normal]

5. "Standing," OMWF
10. "American Pie," Don McLean
12. "Gethsemane," Jesus Christ Superstar

ETA: I'm slow. I started typing and then got distracted by HIMYM, lol.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Yes to all!

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Hee! You know I'll be a failure at this, right? I did recognize a lot of the lyrics, but titles? Soooo not happening. I think #10 is American Pie, other than that...#20 is driving me nuts because I can practically sing the rest of it, but the title and artist are laughing at me from the back of my brain.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

LOL And, yes, to American Pie...although 3 very quick people beat you to it.

[harlemraine.livejournal.com]

LOL...now why would I know these.
1. The Answer - Richie Sambora
9. Queen of New Orleans - JBJ
11. Joey - Bon Jovi
16. If That's What it Takes - Bon Jovi
18. Just Older - Bon Jovi

There is another one in there I know but I've already been greedy.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

LOL Yeah, I figured the odds were in your favour--and I'd say you're the only one likely to guess the other one you're talking about.

Edit: Actually, there is more than one more there that you should know...so it depends which one you meant.

[harlemraine.livejournal.com]

No. 3 is the one I know.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

LOL Well, that's the one that I don't think anyone else is likely to get.

[elisane.livejournal.com]

2. The last farewell by Roger Whittaker

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

It certainly is.

[silentflux]

9. Queen of New Orleans - Bon Jovi
16. If that's what it takes - Bon Jovi
18. Just Older - Bon Jovi

lol, can you tell I have all their albums? :)

ETA: i see now that others have guess them... oh well

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

All correct. LOL I refuse to say how many different copies I have of their albums (and singles).

[harlemraine.livejournal.com]

Tho' you still don't have one of the albums. LOL!!! I know you're pretending it doesn't exist but IT DOES!!!!

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

*covers ears*

[xheartrockx.livejournal.com]

Can I still play?

#15: mistletoe & wine - cliff richard?

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Yep!

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

#14 is Calypso by John Denver

#19 is Bryan Adams-- not sure of the title. Something about the night?

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Yes on #14 and sooooo close on #19

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

14. Calypso - John Denver

15 - Cliff Richard 'Mistletoe and Wine.'

19 Bryan Adams - not sure of the title.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Yes, they were right...and #19 is In the Heat of the Night by Bryan Adams, so half right. LOL

[spikereader.livejournal.com]

I'll come in with the title for 19 - Heat of the Night, Bryan Adams.

I'm not good at guessing lyrics - I tend more to listen to the music and not so much the words of songs. Though I'm better with choruses. *g*

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's it.

I know the lyrics to songs when they're playing, but not so much when they're written down.