More Music

[tarotgal]

Since I had the playlist up... I did another shuffle and I'm doing that pick out lines, have people guess the songs thing again. So... yeah, enjoy! (And no cheating!)
Though first I must mention that the one movie y'all didn't get when I did the movie quote thing was Brigadoon. Not that I'm surprised no one got it: "I've found that sometimes the things you believe in are more real to you than all the things you can explain away or understand"- Brigadoon- I picked this because my Grandma and Grandpa (yes, the one who just died) gave this to me for Christmas right after my obsession with Scotland began. I adore this musical. Van Johnson amazes me. The humor is subtle and adorable. The accents are horrid but kind of cute-funny. And there are nice little bits about life, faith, love, and loyalty that get me every time. Set anything in Scotland and I'll love it, but this was especially special to me.

Okay... now, on to the music. I had to discount several because they were classical pieces, and another because it was Whiskey in the Jar and I just mentioned that in my post a few minutes ago.
So here's my favorite parts of the 20 songs. Guess title and artist (for the ones that have but one artist, at least) and I'll cross it off & put your name up. You know the drill:

1. "Breathe into my hands or cup them like a glass to drink from"
   
   
2. "If she had to she would put herself in my chair even though I faced electrocution. She always says I'm the best friend that she's ever had. How do you hang up on someone who needs you that bad?"
   
   
3. "I can find a lover. I can find a friend. I can have security until the bitter end. Anyone can comfort me with promises again."
   
   
4. "Now there's the Captain, he's our commander, (well that stands to reason, doesn't it?), there's the bosun and all of the crew, too, there's the first and second class passengers, only know what we poor convicts go through. Singing too-ra-li oo-ra-li ad-dy"laughing_newt got Botany Bay (if she's around, GWT might be able to guess the artist?)
   
   
5. "Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold. And it's always summer, they'll never get cold." laughing_newt got The Way by Fastball
   
   
6. "Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember" f_butterfly got We Built This City on Rock and Roll
   
   
7. "If I should buy jelly beans, have to eat them all in just one sitting. Everything it seems I like's a little bit sweeter, a little bit fatter, a little bit harmful for me"
   
   
8. "Let's decorate a surf board with geometric shapes and lines. We can use a few polygons. We can make it look so fine"
   
   
9. "You're so excited, I can feel you getting hotter, oh baby. I'll take you down, I'll take you down where no one's ever gone before. And if you want more, if you want more, more, more..." [Note: I couldn't use my favorite lines because they contain the name of the song] f_butterfly got Jump for my Love
   
   
10. "I just like the things you do. Don't you change the things you do. Only time can tell if we get on well."
    
    
11. "Are those sweet, gentle pleasures gone for good? Shall a feud not begin for me? Shall kith not kill their kin for me?" f_butterfly got Simple Joys of Maidenhood from the musical Camelot (gods, I love that last line I quoted there... yum- sounds so pretty)
    
    
12. "Gonna let it rock, let it roll. Let the bible belt come and save my soul. Hold on to 16 as long as you can. Changes come around real soon, make us women and men." f_butterfly got Jack & Diane by John Cougar Mellencamp
    
    
13. "I'd rock you till the daylight comes, make sure you are smiling and warm. I am everything. Tonight I'll be your mother. I'll do such things to ease your pain, free your mind and you won't feel ashamed" rainbowbluebird got Damn, I wish I was your Lover
    
    
14. "I'd like to turn off time and kill my mind. You kill my mind. Paranoia paranoia everybody's coming to get me"
    
    
15. "We were in the Badlands one day chasing B'elanna and Chakotay. We were whisked into the Delta Quadrant. Fuck, that's far away!"
    
    
16. "Because I have fallen in love with you, no never have, I'm never gonna stop falling in love, with you. Close the door, lay down upon the floor and by candlelight, make love to me through the night" [Note- LIE down! *grrr*] RC got Runaway by The Corrs
    
    
17. "I was hungry now I'm not. Because I ate some beans and grapes... The stars are twinkling in the sky. There's no hot water in my hotel."
    
    
18. "Holy Lady, show me my soul, tell me of that place where I must surely go. Old man waiting at the gates for me, give me the wisdom, give me the key."
    
    
19. "Ireland, Scotland, Britain, and Wales. I can hear those ancient voices calling 'Children, children, children'"
    
    
20. "Pictures torn out of their frames and orgies where we lost our names. All were gone with time's real desire. Well, you ask how God can curse you thus. That's not a question asked by us. We burned our beds and books. We fear we've lost the fire."
    

Okay... yeah... I have STRANGE songs on my computer, I must say. Some of these should be fairly easy... and others are REALLY out there strange. Should prove for amusement, though. And it's interesting how many needy h/c type songs turned up in this random sweep...

EDIT: Okay, when I said "fairly easy" I think I meant it would be fairly easy if you were me. Because after reading through these, I'm going to be astounded if people can get even a few of these. Sorry about that. Yeah... weird tastes, I have. But... yeah... think just like me and it should be easier. LOL

Comments

[iff]

6 is "We Built This City on Rock and Roll" although I don't know if I ever knew who the artist was. 9 is "Jump (for my love)"...at least I think that's the title. And I can't remember the artist. 11 is "The Simple Joys of Maidenhood" from Camelot (*squee*). 12 is...is it called "Jack and Diane"?...by...umm...*thinkthinkthink* John Cougar Mellencamp?

4 out of 20. I don't know if that's sad or not.

aha!

[(Anonymous)]

ooh ooh! Number four is Botany Bay (or Bound for Botany Bay)...an English folk song about convicts travelling to settle Australia...don't have a clue who would have sung it on whichever version you're listening to..

Five is 'The Way' by Fastball..

..and that's all for now. A few more are niggling at something at the edge of my memory, we'll see if they find their way...

love, a lurking
laughing_newt

Re: aha!

[tarotgal]

Hey! That's not bad!! I'm very impressed you got Botany Bay!!! I have far too many folk songs on my computer :-)

[tarotgal]

Not sad! Some of mine were... really out there. So 4 out of 20 is very good for these, I think!

And I ansolutely match your squee for Camelot. It's one of the first musicals I ever saw and definitely has a special place in my heart :-)

Good job!

[(Anonymous)]

Is 16 "Runaway" by The Corrs? The last bit seems to fit when I sing it through in my head but I'm not convinced by the first half. Or am I completely off-track?

RC

[tarotgal]

That's it indeed! You're not off-track one bit :-) I probably should have written it as:
"Because I-I-I-I-I-I've fallen in lo-o-o-o-o-o-o-ve with... you-no never have... I'm never gonna sto-op, falling in love, with, you."

[rainbowbluebird.livejournal.com]

Hee hee...wonderful tg...

13 is 'Damn I wish I was your Lover'


BVB

[ladykorana.livejournal.com]

These are insanely hard...much more difficult than your last batch. I got two (We Built this City, and Jack and Diane) and I knew number 5 but didn't have a clue what the title or artist was. The rest I can honestly say I have never heard of in my life. I'm curious to know where number 15 came from; songs about ST: Voyager are really not all that common. *G*

[tarotgal]

I'm sorry for the hardness :-( Bad winamp random order sort button!
But two isn't really that bad out of this batch!

The rest I can honestly say I have never heard of in my life.
Hmmm... well, one's from Velvet Goldmine, but I recall you're not too overly keen on that movie so you still probably wouldn't get it. And a few are from well known artists but they're not well known songs from those artists. Yeah... they're really hard. I agree. I'm sorry :-(

I'm curious to know where number 15 came from; songs about ST: Voyager are really not all that common. *G*
LOL! That's the truth! I think it's a filk song, but it's on a real album, along with some kickass TNG songs that used to amuse my ex-boyfriend whenever I played them in the car.

I'll probably give it another day or two then post the answers.

[tarotgal]

Excellent! Good job :-)

Though I must admit the first time I heard this song I could have sworn she was saying "I'd fuck you till the daylight comes..." but I still like it despite finding out the correct lyrics *G*

[(Anonymous)]

That's much more like how it looks when I sing it! I'm so glad I was right, I think most of the rest of the lyrics are lost in the Atlantic divide, I've never heard of most of these bands!

[girlwithtulips.livejournal.com]

"Now there's the Captain, he's our commander, (well that stands to reason, doesn't it?), there's the bosun and all of the crew, too, there's the first and second class passengers, only know what we poor convicts go through. Singing too-ra-li oo-ra-li ad-dy"laughing_newt got Botany Bay (if she's around, GWT might be able to guess the artist?)

Rolf Harris! lol. Wow, I remember that from primary school. I don't recognise any of the other lyrics, though - I find it really hard to recognise lyrics when they're just written out. I need them to be sung for it to click, which defeats the whole purpose of this meme, I think!

[girlwithtulips.livejournal.com]

Ohh, and I've never heard 19, but it sounds like something that Loreena McKennitt (sp?) would sing. I think.

And I could sing you the tune of "Paranoia, paranoia, everyone's out to get you" but I don't know who it's by or even what it's called!

[magictoes11.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I know one! #14 is 'Flagpole Sitta' by Harvey Danger. (Am I too late for this...?) ^^