LYRIC QUIZ # 885,678,000
- 1. "The flowers that you gave me are just about to die..." COULD'VE BEEN by TIFFANY, guessed by taryn
- 2. "I thought you could have cared less, your heart I couldn't impress." SHE LOVES ME by Stepehen Duffy off the "Some Kind of Wonderful" soundtrack guessed by timpiec
- 3. "you made me feel shiny and new" LIKE A VIRGIN by MADONNA guessed by taryn
- 4. "how 'bout not equating death with stopping?" THANK U by ALANNIS MORRISSETTE, guessed by taryn
- 5. "I'm not that girl anymore, I'm not that straight-A anymore." TIGER by PAULA COLE, guessed by uatiqins
- 6. "Like a roller in the ocean, life is motion..." MOVE ON by ABBA guessed by uatiqins
- 7. "Get on your go-cart and go little sister" (Clue: Lead singer of this band is dead.)
- 8. "I know, know that you'll have your way, till you have to go home, no's a word I can't say." (Clue: This singer is widely considered cheesy)
- 9. "got the wings of heaven on my shoes" STAYIN' ALIVE by the BEE GEES guessed by DJ Xon (friend of taryn's)
- 10. "I'm a sex machine ready to reload, like an atom bomb..." DON'T STOP ME NOW by QUEEN guessed by DJ Xon (friend of taryn's)
- 11. "I've got something to tell you, I've got something to say." (from a movie soundtrack, in fact, the main song from said movie.)
- 12. "Hey all you city folks it's a prairie man's world..."
- 13. "Don't go too fast, but I go pretty far." BRAND NEW KEY by MELANIE, buessed by Min
- 14. "I've got my ass!" I'VE GOT LIFE from HAIR guessed by nadine
- 15. "The neon lights are dancing, and there you are, a shooting star." (the main theme to a movie)
- 16. "They're not even a real country anyway." BLAME CANADA from SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER AND UNCUT guessed by ender22d
- 17. "Oh words, words, words, I'm so sick of words." SHOW ME from MY FAIR LADY, guessed by taryn
- 18. "I'd settle for a cup of coffee, but you know what I really need." I DON'T SLEEP, I DREAM by REM, guessed by ender22d (note: this was one of my senior quotes!)
- 19. "So what am I to do, to keep the sky so blue?" WHO WILL BUY? from OLIVER guessed by uatiqins
- 20. "She was into S&M and Bible studies..." IF YOU'RE FEELING SINISTER by BELLE AND SEBASTIAN guessed by noahveil
- 21. "you seem pretty young to be searching for that kind of fun..." DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW by ABBA guessed by taryn
- 22. "set me free... eeeee...oooooohhhhh." (70's song)
- 23. "We are made to fight, and fuck and talk and fight again..." BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES by ANI DIFRANCO guessed by taryn
- 24. "I missed you and I must admit, I kissed a few and once did sit on Ivar the Engine Driver's lap..." A QUICK ONE WHILE HE'S AWAY by THE WHO, guessed by noahveil
- 25. "Blind before my head turned, to the ones I love..." FAITH, I DO BELIEVE by RUSTED ROOT guessed by uatiqins
- 26. "here's a scene you're in the backseat laying down..." YOU ARE THE EVERYTHING by REM guessed by taryn
- 27. "in a sense, he said you're alone here, so if you jump, you best jump far." LEATHER by TORI AMOS guessed by taryn
- 28. "I've loved a million women in a belladonic haze..." KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE by QUEEN guessed by rareheintz
- 29. "Just for once, just for once, just for once I want you all to myself..." (singer of this song recently died)
- 30. "Fairytales cannot fool me now" (Singer of this song shares name with famous author)
- 31. "Stick it in the fridge, stick it in the fridge..." COLD BEVERAGES by G. LOVE AND THE SPECIAL SAUCE guessed by taryn
- 32. "But not a real green dress that's cruel." IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS by BARENAKED LADIES guessed by AAA
- 33. "Don't talk of love lasting through time, make me no undying vow..." (from a musical)
- 34. "I want a feast, I want a bean feast!" WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY sung by that Veruca Salt character, guessed by bitterms
- 35. "22 positions in a one-night-stand..." GETT OFF by PRINCE guessed by lbangs
- 36. "now we all know, the words were true, and the sappiest songs, yes yes"
- 37. "in the paper today, tales of war and of waste, but you turn right over to the tv page"
- 38. "alone and bored, on a thirtieth century night, will I see you on 'The Price is Right'" BARENAKED LADIES, "It's All Been Done", guessed by Nick Vane
Here's my modest contribution to the genre that threatens to turn the listology into the lyricquizology.
Clues for unguessed lyrics: 7 is a one-word title, 8 is my favorite song by one of my favorite singers, 11 is on the soundtrack of a cheesy 80's movie, 12's title is the name of a state, 15 is by the same artist as 8, 22 is from the disco era, 29 is from a record I had as a young child, 30's artist shares her name with a famous author, 33 is from a musical, so just guess song title and musical. Now guess the rest! I want to close up shop on this one!
Guesses so far
taryn way way in the lead w.: 9
DJ Xon/uatiqins (welcome!) closing in w.: 6
ender22d with shameless plugs at: 2
noahveil profiting from the "dirty" songs with: 2
timepiec having guessed my most obscure lyric w.: 1
Min having guessed my sauciest double entendre lyric w.: 1
nadine having shown her love for rocking musicals w.: 1
AAA showing up on the radar w.: 1
bitterms benefiting from the chocolate factory w.: 1
lbangs swooping in for the kill with: 1
rareheintz guessing 2 but 1 too late with: 1
Nick Vane weighing in w. 1
ok i'll start us out with some easy ones:
#1 = Could've Been by Tiffany
#3 = Like A Virgin by Madonna
#4 = Thank U by Alanis Morrissette
#21 = Does Your Mother Know by ABBA
#23 = Buildings & Bridges by Ani DiFranco
hmmmm, #17 sounds like Show Me from My Fair Lady...
and here are two from someone who refuses to join listology despite my relentless urgings... (is that permissible? let's just call him DJ Xon.) anyway, he says #9 is Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive and #10 is Queen - Don't Stop Me Now.
Your friend, called DJ Xon, or by any other name, MUST join, particularly cause he guessed one of my favorite offerings, "Don't Stop Me Now". That is a fine, fine song.
And good job guessing yours, taryn; I'm just going to have to make them harder!
#2 is She Loves Me by Stephen Duffy from the Some Kind of Wonderful soundtrack.
Color me impressed!
That is practically my favorite soundtrack ever, I know all those songs.
back again... i believe #26 is REM with You Are The Everything. and DJ Xon strikes again with #5: Tiger by Paula Cole. (he didn't want to admit it, but he knew it and knew it well.)
keep tuning in to see if he ever does break down and become a listology member... the mystery continues.
(k, this is the last time i'm posting for him, i swear.)
according to DJ Xon: #6 is Move On by ABBA, and #25 is Faith by Rusted Root.
the mystery man has spoken. possibly for the final time.
So this is the person formerly known as DJ Xon. thanks to taryn for the lame name there. so the song for #25 is Faith I Do Believe by Rusted Root.
As an avid anonymous reader of listology, it is good to finally to come out of the closet, and begin to add my 1 and 1/2 cents worth to some of these great lists.
this is the thanks i get for turning you on to the single best site on the web?! sheesh.
and just for that: #27 is Leather by Tori Amos. (this is wwwwwaaaaaaarrrrr.)
Wow, in the same thread I find a formerly anonymous avid reader (welcome!) and a HUGE compliment (actually, both are compliments) . . . My goodness, I'm overwhelmed! Thanks!
#18--I don't sleep I dream by R.E.M.?
#13 is Brand New Key by Melanie! I love the double meaning of that line...
#14 is "I've got Life" From HAIR
i believe that #19 is Who Will Buy? from Oliver!
and to taryn's earlier declaration of war . . . it is nice to see someone dreaming in such a way!!
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more
#16 must be "Blame Canada" from those delightful scamps at South Park...*SHAMELESS PLUG* "If you're looking for easier quotes to find, check ender22ds' lyric challenge! *END SHAMELESS PLUG*
hi jen, #24 sounds like something from rushmore but i can't get to my CDs right now b/c i'm at home...hope it rings a bell with someone else -katherine
ps. i love that you included #2! yay for SKOW.
"A cup of tea she will admit to no one..."
20 is "If you're feelinf Sinister" by Belle and Sebatsian.
I used to feel like a sissy when I put on this album. Mow I feel like a sissy all the time. Visit my lyric quiz if you have a minute.
#24 is part of the pre-Tommy mini-opera "A Quick One While He's Away." Why do I only know the dirty ones? And by the way, for not posting my last guess for so long, you are forgiven.
Clever, my friend.
31. is "If I Had $1,000,000" by BNL
i think AAA means #32 is BNL because #31 happens to be G. Love and Special Sauce, Cold Beverage. :)
You are correct, that is exactly what I meant.
I believe 34 is Veruka Salt in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
35. Is Cream(?) by Prince (or at least he was at the time)
1st one, dead on,
Second one, right artist, wrong song.
Get Off
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
you got it first! Almost gave it to rareheintz!
OK, I emailed this to Jen thinking that I wouldn't join Listology, but I went and caved and joined anyway. Here are my guesses:
11, I think, is "Rock of Ages" by Def Leppard.
28 would be one of the most excellent songs of all time, "Keep Yourself Alive" by Queen.
35 is "Gett Off" by Prince.
right on 28 and 35, but 11, unless they sang the words too, is different. I'll be adding clues now that I've finally got around to updating this one!
38. Barenaked Ladies, "It's All Been Done"
jeez. I haven't listened to Stunt in years. I know the band's right, but I'm less sure about the song.
Yup, you got it!
Don't know if you are still doing this but
#8 i think is an olivia newton john song
#11 when the going gets tough?
#15 ELO Xanadu
#37 Crowded house don't dream its over
Probably several songs #22 could be. One that comes to mind is Privilige (Set Me Free) by Patti Smith.