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[magicallaw]

Apparently doing nothing = post a meme. Sorry about that, guys. But this is a music meme that I have not done before. So, have at it!

Step 1: Put your MP3 player or whatever on random.
Step 2: Post the first line(s) from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.


1. What the hell is wrong with me tonight, I can't seem to say or do the right thing. Different for Girl by Joe Jackson, guessed correctly by fourzoas.
2. Just because I'm losing, doesn't mean I'm lost, doesn't mean I'll stop. Lost! by Coldplay, guessed correctly by artic_fox.
3. Night swimming, beach walking, then you call my name and I know inside I love you.
4. Join our group and you will find harmony and peace of mind; make it better, we're here to welcome you. Happiness by Goldfrapp, guessed correctly by madelf.
5. Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields, sold in a market down in New Orleans. Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones, guessed correctly by airie_fairy.
6. I am the son and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar. How Soon is Now? by The Smiths, guessed correctly by madelf.
7. I backed my car into a cop car the other day. Well he just drove off, sometimes life's OK. Float On by Modest Mouse, guessed correctly by madelf.
8. Chimes sing Sunday morn, today's the day she sworn to steal what she never could own and race from this hole she calls home. Waterfall by The Stone Roses, guessed correctly by pimpmytardis.
9. Fear and panic in the air, I want to be free from desolation and despair. Map of the Problematique by Muse, guessed correctly by pimpmytardis.
10. Cheers, thanks for everything. You hung me up by my heart. Selfish Jean by Travis, guessed correctly by harveytheayeaye.
11. It's four o'clock in the morning, I can't take another second of this excuse for taste. Stay the Night by Ghosts, guessed correctly by pimpmytardis.
12. Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands and I'm overhearing elder ladies, as the rumours start to fly. A Thousand Trees by Sterephonics, guessed correctly by artic_fox.
13. When are you gonna come down, when are you going to land. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John, guessed correctly by madelf.
14. Where it began, I can't begin to knowing, but then I know it's growing strong. Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond (SHUT UP!), guessed correctly by artic_fox.
15. The city streets are empty now, the lights don't shine no more.
16. 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, guessed correctly by madelf.
17. I pack my case, I check my face, I look a little bit older. For Reasons Unknown by The Killers, guessed correctly by artic_fox.
18. I've met someone that makes me feel sea sick, oh what a skill to have. Kill the Director by The Wombats, guessed correctly by netgirl_y2k.
19. I never thought it would happen with me and the girl from Clapham. Up the Junction by Squeeze, guessed correctly by fourzoas.
20. I never thought I'd miss you half as much as I do. It Must be Love by Madness, guessed correctly by fourzoas.

And yes, I've cheated because apparently I like far too many songs that have the title in the first line.

Comments

[madelf.livejournal.com]

6 is How Soon is Now by the Smiths (unless you have one of the dozens of covers).
13 is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John.
16 is I Walk the Line by Johnny Cash.

[magicallaw.livejournal.com]

All correct. And yes, it's The Smiths. Do not talk to me about covers.

[madelf.livejournal.com]

Oh, I actually love covers, but the originals are almost always the best.

4 is Happiness by Goldfrapp and 7 is Float On by Modest Mouse. And I need to stop looking at this, or I will spend the rest of the afternoon trying to place lyrics to songs.

[magicallaw.livejournal.com]

Again, both correct. Well done, you.

[netgirl-y2k.livejournal.com]

18. The Wombats - Kill The Director, I think.

[magicallaw.livejournal.com]

Aye. *hands you a cookie*

[netgirl-y2k.livejournal.com]

Ooh, cookie! And now I can't get Kill the Director out of my head, oops.

[fourzoas.livejournal.com]

1. It's Different for Girls, Joe Jackson
6. How Soon is Now, The Smiths
13. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton JOhn
19. Up the Junction, Squeeze

[magicallaw.livejournal.com]

All right, but madelf beat you to two of them. ;)

[fourzoas.livejournal.com]

I see that--I'm too slow on the draw!

[fourzoas.livejournal.com]

Ooo-#20 has been bugging me, but a bit of humming finally got it--It Must Be Love, Madness.

[magicallaw.livejournal.com]

Hurrah, yes!

[artic-fox.livejournal.com]

2. 'Lost!' - Coldplay
12. 'A Thousand Trees' - Stereophonics (♥)
14. 'Sweet Caroline' - Neil Diamond
17. 'For Reasons Unknown' - The Killers (lol, I had to practically sing the whole song to myself to get the title)

[magicallaw.livejournal.com]

*applauds* All correct. You even get a bonus point for the exclamation mark on number 2.

[artic-fox.livejournal.com]

Oh yay! :D All four are some artists I really like (yes, even Neil Diamond!).

[pimpmytardis.livejournal.com]

8 is "Waterfall" by the Stone Roses. One of my favorite bands ever, yay!

9 is "Map of the Problematique" by Muse

11 is "Stay the Night" by Ghosts.

I like your taste in music.

[magicallaw.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, yes. And I love all three of these songs, so much it hurts. <3

[airie-fairy.livejournal.com]

5) "Brown SUgar" by the Rolling Stones

[magicallaw.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank God. I thought that was the most obvious of them all, so I'm glad someone guessed it.

[airie-fairy.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised nobody had!

[harveytheayeaye.livejournal.com]

10 is Selfish Jean by Travis :)

And there's nowt wrong with Neil Diamond

[magicallaw.livejournal.com]

So it is, well done! XD