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Wednesday, March 23, 2005 

Lyrics quiz

Blame Christa.

Here's the deal: 20 sets of lyrics (taken from Winamp), you try to figure out band and song. I'll try not to get ones that are covers, etc. Answer in the comments section if you'd like, I'm relying on the honor system if someone else reveals one that you didn't actually know, and also to prevent Googling. Not that I particularly think someone would bother.

I am not going to be trying to be ultra-obscure, either.

01. Take me out, tonight / Because I want to see people and I want to see light
02. It was like water down the drain / I'm intoxicated every time I hear your name
03. Being a rebel is fine / But you go all the way to being brutal
04. Feeling's gettin stronger / Music's gettin longer too
05. I like to see you / But then again / That doesn't mean you mean that much to me
06. I, I can remember / Standing / By the wall
07. Treated you like a rusty blade / A throwaway from an open grave
08. I must say that in the right light / You look like Shackleton
09. Got a lot of spare time / Some of my youth / And all of my senses on overdrive
10. We could go and get forties / Fuck goin' to that party
11. One word to describe me / Spectacular, yes!
12. He came dancin' across the water / With his galleons and guns
13. Oh, distance has no way / Of making love understandable
14. We don't talk about love / We only want to get drunk
15. I trust you will tell me if I am making a fool of myself
16. Stack of question with no answers / Cure for cancer, cure for AIDS
17. Before you go out / In Saturday's best / I want the house / The house is a mess
18. A jungle junkie, vigilante tantrum / A death kiss, catwalk, squeeze another anthem
19. Take my shoes off, and I will throw them in the lake
20. I went down to the demonstration / To get my fair share of abuse

i'd just like to state that i'm proud to be the scapegoat in this. i feel that i'm contributing to the lives of many.

Dad has been 100% right so far, although I'd like to see him name the Sly and 10cc tracks.

Funny, I figured McKeating and a few others would have taken a shot...

Wow, I can't believe how much I'm struggling when I use to be such a lyrics guy.

I'm with Papa Mathers on 4 & 20, and 13 is Wilco's "Ashes of American Flags", and that's all I've got right now. Geez...

Dad is correct in both cases, but Justin is not. Right band (right album, even), wrong song.

Oh, man, careless. Don't tell the wife I missed that one or I'll be sleeping on the couch tonight...

Yeah, I was a little surprised you bobbled it, Justin.

Andrew is correct on all the above. 2 and 18 are both ones I'm sure he'll kick himself for (want some clues, man?).

I'm actually pretty surprised that 3 and 19 haven't been gotten yet.

Actually, just to make thing less confusing, here's what are still up for grabs:

2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 15, 17, 18, 19

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