Lyrics Quiz
Submitted by sseay on Wed, 12/21/2005 - 12:46
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- 1. A fake jamaican took every last dime with that scam / It was worth it just to learn some sleight of hand. FLOAT ON by MODEST MOUSE / AJDaGreat
- 2. And the oceans of liquor I drank to forget her is gonna kill me but I'll drink till then.
- 3. From the hundred year war to the crimea / with a lance and a musket and a roman spear. THE CARD CHEAT by THE CLASH / imposter
- 4. Why do the heathens rage behind the firehouse/ where Peewee sits upon the wall to preach? ODDFELLOWS LOCAL 151 by R.E.M. / tdunnie
- 5. She said I'll show you a picture a picture of tomorrow / there's nothing changing it's all sorrow. HORRORSHOW / LIBERTINES / samjones
- 6. I stayed in too long but she was a perfect fit / and we dragged it out so long this time started to make each other sick.
- 7. I try so hard my dear to show that you're my every dream / yet, you're afraid each thing I do is just some evil scheme. COLD, COLD HEART by HANK WILLIAMS / imposter
- 8. Outside my window not long before sleep arrives/ they come with their sirens. LONDON'S BRILLIANT PARADE by ELVIS COSTELLO / imposter
- 9. I hope you know a strong man who can lend you a hand lowering my casket.
- 10. I got three passports, couple of visas, don't even know my real name. LIFE DURING WARTIME by TALKING HEADS / imposter
- 11. Last year I was 21/I didn't have a lot of fun/And now I'm gonna be 22/I say oh my and boo-hoo. 1969 by IGGY & the STOOGES / imposter
- 12. Sleeping on your belly/you break my arms/you spoon my eyes/ been rubbin a bad charm with holy fingers. GOUGE AWAY by PIXIES / ThereThere
- 13. The church bell rings/an old drunk sing/a young girl hocks her wedding ring. RAIN STREET by THE POGUES / ogamiitto
- 14. In America we get food to eat/won't have to run through the jungle and scuff up your feet. SAIL AWAY by RANDY NEWMAN / imposter
- 15. If he was from venus would he feed us with a spoon / if he was from mars well that'd be cool.
- ALEX CHILTON by THE REPLACEMENTS / imposter
- 16. Ricky was a young boy, he had a heart of stone/Lived 9 to 5 and worked his fingers to the bone. 18 AND LIFE by SKID ROW / ogamiitto
- 17. The only two things in life that make it worth living/is guitars tuned good and firm feeling women. LUCKENBACH, TEXAS by WAYLON JENNINGS / imposter
- 18. I'm a cadillac tramp at the end of his rope/a swap meet rat who's sitting on gold.
- 19. Well she always knows her place, she's got style she's got grace. SHE'S A LADY by TOM JONES / GreggB
- 20. Now let me welcome everybody to the wild, wild west/a state that's untouchable like Eliot Ness. CALIFORNIA LOVE by 2PAC & DR. DRE / thedicple
- 21. I don't believe the devil, don't believe his book/but the truth is not the same without the lies he made up.
- 22. Everyday just like a vacation with you/when I'm watching you and Fidel Castro in the sand, kissing.
- 23. Another lesson from a naive fool who came to Babylon, and found out that the pie don't taste so sweet.
- 24. Weren't your mama's only boy but her favorite one it seems. PANCHO & LEFTY by TOWNES VAN ZANDT (or WILLIE NELSON) / imposter
- 25. It's the home of the brave and the land of the free / where the less you know the better off you'll be. DISORDER IN THE HOUSE by WARREN ZEVON / ogamiitto
- 26. You know I feel so dirty when they start talking cute / I wanna tell her that I love her but the point is probably moot. JESSIE'S GIRL by RICK SPRINGFIELD / imposter
- 27. She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen/she's trading her MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron. SHORT SKIRT/LONG JACKET by CAKE / GreggB
- 28. We stood at the alter the gypsy swore our future was bright/But come the wee wee hours maybe baby the gypsy lied. BRILLIANT DISGUISE by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN / imposter
- 29. Come down from your treehouse condominium/stop driving around that station wagon with wood on the side.
- 30. The hoods are up on Pine Street/Rear ends lifted too/the great-grandsons of General Robert E.Lee are making love with a little help from STP. OREGON HILL by COWBOY JUNKIES / thedciple
- 31. Hey Jim Kerouac, brother of the famous Jack/so he like's to say "Lucky bastard."
- 32. Stopping at the log where catfish bite/walking along the river road at night. GREEN RIVER by CCR / imposter
- 33. Well I'm so tired of driving but here comes the highway, don't wanna go cold turkey.
- 34. L.A.'s fine but it ain't home/New York's home but it ain't mine no more. I AM I SAID by NEIL DIAMOND / GreggB
- 35. Truth, covered in security, I can't let you smother me. LOUNGE ACT by NIRVANA / AJDaGREAT
Author Comments:
I chose the song's by shuffling my Ipod and using the first 35 songs that came up. Some are easy, some hard. Unsolved songs are in bold. Have fun
Okay, here goes:
3. The Card Cheat - The Clash
7. Cold, Cold Heart - Hank Williams
8. London's Brilliant Parade - Elvis Costello
10. Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
11. 1969 - The Stooges
14. Sail Away - Randy Newman
15. Alex Chilton - Big Star
17. Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) - Waylon Jennings
24. Pancho & Lefty - Townes Van Zandt
26. Jesse's Girl - Rick Springfield
28. Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen
32. Green River - CCR
Correct on all.
Hmmmm. Intersting Ipod mix ;-)
19. Well she always knows her place, she's got style she's got grace.
She's A lady - Tom Jones
27. She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen/she's trading her MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron.
A Long Skirt and a Short Jacket - Cake
34. L.A.'s fine but it ain't home/New York's home but it ain't mine no more.
I Am I Said - Neil Diamond
GreggB gbelevick@hotmail.com
Right, right and right
And yes, I have quite an eclectic mix
I knew a few that were already guessed, but at this point I only know the first and the last - "Float On" by Modest Mouse and "Lounge Act" by Nirvana respectively.
Right on both.
12. Gouge Away by The Pixies.
Right on
4. Oddfellows Local 151 - REM
Correct
13. The Pogues - Rain Street
16. Skid Row - 18 And Life
25. Warren Zevon - Disorder In The House
I know a couple:
20. 2pac and Dr Dre - California Love
30. Oregon Hill - Cowboy Junkies
Right on both.
Yes to all, good get with the pogues
number five, libertines, horror show
Yep, thats right.