Clint from The Wilderness has thrown out the challenge.
He’s picked up a music challenge from Facebook which he ran on his blog. I’ve decided I’ll do something similar here.
The basic idea is that you put your iTunes or equivalent on random then post the first line from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing. (Unless it is the title of the song.)
I’ve done that bit, now it’s your turn. You need to guess what the songs are. You need to name the song and the artist without cheating. No Googling.
Guess one or guess them all in the comments section of this post.
1. Suburbia, 1 a.m. you’re walking home again. Shopping bags and broken glass. I hate going through the underpass.
2. She was insatiable, you know the type and she was young, but she was ripe.
3. And on a Monday, I’m gonna love ya, and on a Tuesday, I’m gonna hug ya, and on a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, gonna love ya.
4. Try to stop the world spinning ’round. My phone bill will tell you she lives outta town.
5. Just hear those sleigh bells jingle-ing, ring ting tingle-ing too.
6. Out to the west there’s a trail that leads somewhere and a call of the wild that takes some people there.
7. Everybody’s asking why he couldn’t adjust.
8. Better take care. Think I better go, better get a room.
9. I ain’t here to hold you when you cry. I ain’t here to hold your shaky hand.
10. Used to be that I could see a reason to be happy cause I was free.
11. The iron hand it ain’t no match for the iron rod. The strongest wall will crumble and fall to a mighty God. When He Returns – Bob Dylan
12. Pedro lives out of the Wilshire hotel. He looks out a window without glass. Dirty Blvd. – Lou Reed.
13. Yeah, I’ve had my share of broken dreams and more than a couple of falls.
14. I met your boyfriend on Martin’s Lane and he said, “Fancy running into you again”.
15. They say everything can be replaced. They say every distance is not near. I Shall Be Released – The Band.
16. If we don’t move the move’s our last. We deprive ourselves of our only chance.
17. I feel the need in me to focus my desire.
18. Isabelle is a belly dancer with a kleptomaniac’s restraint. Take Me to Your Leader – Newsboys
19. There’s no escape on the spell you have placed.
20. Just when the sun shines the brightest and the world looks alright again.
21. I wanted everything for a little while. Why shouldn’t I?
22. My love she speaks like silence, without ideals or violence. She doesn’t have to say she’s faithful, yet she’s true, like ice, like fire. Love Minus Zero/No Limit – Bob Dylan
23. Know I wasn’t good. Maybe I was even bad but I was way too young to know just what I had.
24. Could never walk away from that girl. She’s the only one in the world. She’s the ruler of the table-top. She’s no persnickety, she’s real persimmon. Love Beats Me Up – Australian Crawl
25. Movie stars and fancy cars delight you. Gala balls and opening nights excite you.
Yes, you’re right. I have rather eclectic tastes in music but have a go anyway and see how many you can guess.
I’ll highlight each one in red once it’s been guessed.
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12. Lou Reed: ‘Dirty Boulevard’.
15. Bob Dylan: ‘I Shall Be Released’
22. Bob Dylan: ‘Love Minus Zero/No Limit’
24. Australian Crawl: ‘Love Beats Me Up’
I meant to add: good idea! I might use it on my blog.
Well done.
You got 12, 22 and 24 correct. 15 is almost there. The version that played is a cover by a band that was associated with Dylan years ago.
That´s too hard for me. But, I´d have a question: As a native English person, do you actually listen automatically to music?
I can listen to or just hear music when English, but when German I have no choice, I get everything, no matter how dumb or smart. Luckily most is English.
Well. Some English stuff I do not get, no matter how hard I try, some just have a slang… Same goes for German, take Bap from Cologne for example…
Is #15 The Band?
Yep, it was The Band. 🙂
Number 5 – Sleigh Ride in July – Bing Crosby
None of the others jumped into my head.
Do you realise how hard it is to do this when you’re children are singing Hannah Montana in the background???!!!
Larissa, you’re right about the song being Sleigh Ride, and while I would have Bing’s version at home it’s not on my iPod. The artist you’re looking for is female, Canadian and a great jazz singer.
18 is a newsboys song– is it called “take me to your leader”?
Absolutely right, Shawna. 🙂
I only know song 5 … so far!
1. everything but the girl…..
25 the whitlams
6 Joe Jackson….
11 Bob Dylan…when he returns ?
5….I was thinking of Reliant K…. 🙂
Absolutely spot on with the artists, Mark. Now we just need the names of a few more songs. 🙂
You got When He Returns.
#1 is Hatfield
#3 is Jullie Black
here from that’s my answer
Hi
I followed the link here from That’s My Answer.
Thought I also had fairly eclectic tastes in music but am ashamed to say that I recognised only one of those lyrics.