Kent's Super-Easy Lyric Shuffle Quiz
- “You’re on my team/starting first string/so why are we arguing?” [1] ("The Rooster" by Outkast; Guessed by Cosgrove)
- “San Francisco Bay/past pier 39/Early p.m./can’t remember what time” [3] [note: the lyrics are from the ‘net; however, I take issue with the italicized portion.]
- “One man walked away from me/First he took my hand/Take me home” [1]
- “My alarm never makes a sound/and my head is spinning ‘round/I always seem to make the same/Mistakes” [3]
- “Will you shoot the blue Earth down?/In the space station/Polishing a ray gun” [2]
- “Go down to the corner/where none of the faces fit a human form/where nothing I see there isn’t deformed” [2]
- “Your confusion/My illusion/worn like a mask of self-hate” [1]
- “Rubbing shoulders with the sheets till two/Looking at my watch and I’m half-past caring” [3]
- “When her husband opened the door/She introduced herself/He said/”Where have you been all this time?” [1]
- “Hello/my friend/How long/have you been dying” [3]
- “To be sung of a summer/night on the water/Oooh, on the water” [2]
- “While you/ bring me water/And I give you wine/let me dance/in your tea-cup and you shall swim in mine” [3]
- “Oh, my child/You’ll never know/Just what you mean to me/Oh, my child, You got so much/You’re gonna take away my energy” [2] ("Jive Talkin'" by the Bee Gees; Guessed by Imposter)
- “Only yesterday I saw you walkin’ with/Mr. Dog/Only last week I saw you prayin’ at the-uh-uh-uh/Synagogue” [2]
- “Here she comes/Walking with that solar beat/The sun does funny things/It’s like some prankster’s cheat” [2]
- “Gonna catch the kids dry/Gonna walk on water/Buying out the fight/We’re sweatin’ in the winter” [1]
- “The man with the photograph/failed to appear/In that kind of rain/where an umbrella’s no use” [3]
- “You’re much too young/to mess around with me” [1]
- “She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh/I told her I didn’t and crawled off to sleep in the bath” [1] ("Norwegian Wood" by the Beatles; Guessed by Imposter)
- “So take a sip from the cup of death/And when you’re shaking my right hand/I’ll stab you with the left” [2]
Actually, I have no idea if this is super-easy or not, but since my favorite playlist is, generally, a mixture of 80s pop, alternative (classic and modern), and popular hiphop, I don't think it's that hard. But then again, when you divorce the words from a melody, even the most recognizable song can look strange. (That's my experience, anyway.) Not to mention my random shuffle picked a few songs that are somewhat obscure to me (You may disagree). I've also added a difficulty scale (1=easy, 2=moderate, 3=hard), based on how popular the song/artist is, and how memorable the lyrics are. Also, please note, in case it isn't understood, that the use of Google is cheating (not that I'd be able to tell, of course).
UPDATE 12/27/04: Upgraded #10 to difficulty 3
Well, it's not super easy to me. I only know the first one for sure -- "The Rooster" by OutKast. The third seems real familiar too, but it's not coming to me...
[one Google search later]
Of course. I am SUCH an idiot.
Hee hee!
I'm starting to think that the phrase Super-Easy should be in quotes. However, I'm very surprised that no one's identified #9 -- to me, that's one of the most memorable lyrics of the late 80s.
(Unless, of course, you've never heard it.)
[one more Google search later]
Well. I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I've never heard that song. Neither anything by that band. Which is really sad given that I'm a big fan of that certain band member that went on to other things.
Off the bat I can nail down two:
13. Jive Talkin', Bee Gees
19. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The Beatles
Correct and correct!
Good job on the Bee Gees -- I wasn't sure anyone here was old enough to recognize it :-)
Don't worry, some of us are old enough to remember when the song was getting regular airplay on the radio the first time around!
:-)