Music games

Copied from sirreality — a good way to kill some time on a Thursday evening.

Rules
1. Put your playlist on shuffle.
2. Post the first lines to the first 25 songs to come up (along with these instructions).
3. Have people guess the songs and artists in comments to the post.
4. Post the answers to the ones people guessed correctly. A couple of days later, post the first two lines of the ones no one got and get people to guess again.
5. Repeat, adding the next line to the unguessed songs each time, until they’re all guessed/you’ve posted the whole song/you’ve gotten bored/no-one’s going to get the damn thing if you don’t tell them.

For sanity’s sake, I’m deleting anything with the title in the first line, as well as anything in a language I can’t easily type at this keyboard. So there’s a bit of artist clustering.


1. 737 comin’ out of the sky
2. Ich bin so allein
3. There was a place, and the name of the place escapes me.
4. Your cruel device
5. I come, old friend, from hell tonight, across the rotting sea
6. I am Francisco Vasquez Garcia
7. You don’t know how you got here
8. Have you ever been close to tragedy, or been close to folks who have?
9. I call a girlee girlee…. way-ee-o…
10. Well, I’m the king of the swingers, boy, a jungle VIP
11. Just got home from Illinois
12. Let’s take a Greyhound bus to California
13. Alligators snap at your ankles
14. Lift MacCahir Og your face
15. Left a good job in the city
16. Have you seen the ghosts of trees where the riverbank was, there
17. I’ll tell you something; I am a wolf, but…
18. In the afterlife
19. When I was a lad, I was a little bit shy
20. Alright, it’s time to blow this scene.
21. Last night, Jesus called me on the phone
22. One more time and you’ll be dead
23. We’ll be singing when we’re winning
24. What would you do if I sang out of tune?
25. There’s a problem, feathers iron

Advertisement
Published in: on June 30, 2005 at 18:27  Comments (58)  
Tags:

58 Comments

  1. On July 1, 2005 at 02:03 hansandersen said:

    13. Scorchie Chornie / The Red Elvises
    18. Hell / Squirrel Nut Zippers
    20. Tank! – Yoko Kanno / The Seatbelts
    21. Oogie boogie on the beach / The Red Elvises
    24. With A Little Help From My Friends / The Beatles
    You know, if Google had a “Lyrics search”, then this would be a snap.

  2. On July 1, 2005 at 02:03 hansandersen said:

    13. Scorchie Chornie / The Red Elvises
    18. Hell / Squirrel Nut Zippers
    20. Tank! – Yoko Kanno / The Seatbelts
    21. Oogie boogie on the beach / The Red Elvises
    24. With A Little Help From My Friends / The Beatles
    You know, if Google had a “Lyrics search”, then this would be a snap.

  3. On July 1, 2005 at 02:06 gaaneden said:

    4. Poison by Alice Cooper?

  4. On July 1, 2005 at 02:06 gaaneden said:

    4. Poison by Alice Cooper?

  5. On July 1, 2005 at 02:07 zunger said:

    How did I guess that you would get those? 🙂
    (I assume you meant 12 instead of 13…)

  6. On July 1, 2005 at 02:07 zunger said:

    How did I guess that you would get those? 🙂
    (I assume you meant 12 instead of 13…)

  7. On July 1, 2005 at 02:07 zunger said:

    Hah! There are still people who remember good music. 🙂

  8. On July 1, 2005 at 02:07 zunger said:

    Hah! There are still people who remember good music. 🙂

  9. On July 1, 2005 at 02:18 danaoshee said:

    23 – tubthumper, chumbawamba (no idea how to spell that.)
    Others sound familiar, but I can’t remember what from.

  10. On July 1, 2005 at 02:18 danaoshee said:

    23 – tubthumper, chumbawamba (no idea how to spell that.)
    Others sound familiar, but I can’t remember what from.

  11. On July 1, 2005 at 02:20 zunger said:

    Yup.

  12. On July 1, 2005 at 02:20 zunger said:

    Yup.

  13. On July 1, 2005 at 03:17 jrpseudonym said:

    1. Travellin’ Band – CCR
    5. Turkish Song of the Damned – The Pogues
    6. Fiesta – The Pogues
    10. I Wanna Be Like You – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (or Louis Prima, on the Jungle Book)
    13. Blue Heaven – The Pogues
    14. Follow Me Up To Carlow – Every Irish Band, ever (probably the Pogues in this case)
    11. Lookin’ Out My Backyard – CCR
    15. Proud Mary – Leonard Nimoy (okay, I’m betting CCR)
    The clustering helped… and knowing some of your musical taste too.

  14. On July 1, 2005 at 03:17 jrpseudonym said:

    1. Travellin’ Band – CCR
    5. Turkish Song of the Damned – The Pogues
    6. Fiesta – The Pogues
    10. I Wanna Be Like You – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (or Louis Prima, on the Jungle Book)
    13. Blue Heaven – The Pogues
    14. Follow Me Up To Carlow – Every Irish Band, ever (probably the Pogues in this case)
    11. Lookin’ Out My Backyard – CCR
    15. Proud Mary – Leonard Nimoy (okay, I’m betting CCR)
    The clustering helped… and knowing some of your musical taste too.

  15. On July 1, 2005 at 03:18 zunger said:

    Dude, you know my musical taste way too well.

  16. On July 1, 2005 at 03:18 zunger said:

    Dude, you know my musical taste way too well.

  17. On July 1, 2005 at 03:20 zunger said:

    And wait a moment. Did Leonard Nimoy record a version of “Proud Mary?” This I’ve got to hear…

  18. On July 1, 2005 at 03:20 zunger said:

    And wait a moment. Did Leonard Nimoy record a version of “Proud Mary?” This I’ve got to hear…

  19. On July 1, 2005 at 03:22 sirreality said:

    8 – Mighty, Mighty Bosstones — Impression that I get

  20. On July 1, 2005 at 03:22 sirreality said:

    8 – Mighty, Mighty Bosstones — Impression that I get

  21. On July 1, 2005 at 03:26 zunger said:

    Yup. Wow, people are getting these quickly; either my friends share my taste in music, or I’m getting too predictable.

  22. On July 1, 2005 at 03:26 zunger said:

    Yup. Wow, people are getting these quickly; either my friends share my taste in music, or I’m getting too predictable.

  23. On July 1, 2005 at 03:31 jrpseudonym said:

    It’s on Golden Throats, the same compilation album that has Shatner singing “Lucy In The Sky (With Diamonds)” and Jim Nabors doing *shudder* “You Are The Sunshine of My Life”.
    Fear.
    That.
    And wonder if iTunes has it…

  24. On July 1, 2005 at 03:31 jrpseudonym said:

    It’s on Golden Throats, the same compilation album that has Shatner singing “Lucy In The Sky (With Diamonds)” and Jim Nabors doing *shudder* “You Are The Sunshine of My Life”.
    Fear.
    That.
    And wonder if iTunes has it…

  25. On July 1, 2005 at 03:56 zunger said:

    Um… wow. I’m almost tempted to try and get a copy, just out of morbid curiosity.

  26. On July 1, 2005 at 03:56 zunger said:

    Um… wow. I’m almost tempted to try and get a copy, just out of morbid curiosity.

  27. On July 1, 2005 at 04:07 troglodyteking said:

    Don’t worry – I only even recognized two, and I could not think from what songs they came. *shrug*

  28. On July 1, 2005 at 04:07 troglodyteking said:

    Don’t worry – I only even recognized two, and I could not think from what songs they came. *shrug*

  29. On July 1, 2005 at 04:09 kamileon said:

    17 – Temptation Waits/Garbage
    7 – Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me/U2

  30. On July 1, 2005 at 04:09 kamileon said:

    17 – Temptation Waits/Garbage
    7 – Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me/U2

  31. On July 1, 2005 at 04:11 kamileon said:

    And you have a VERY different coding mix from mine. 🙂 This looks like a fun game though…

  32. On July 1, 2005 at 04:11 kamileon said:

    And you have a VERY different coding mix from mine. 🙂 This looks like a fun game though…

  33. On July 1, 2005 at 04:16 zunger said:

    Very nice. (I wasn’t expecting people to get the first of those…)

  34. On July 1, 2005 at 04:16 zunger said:

    Very nice. (I wasn’t expecting people to get the first of those…)

  35. On July 1, 2005 at 04:21 kamileon said:

    I listen to that album all the time, that one was the easy one. 🙂 i had to think harder for the U2.

  36. On July 1, 2005 at 04:21 kamileon said:

    I listen to that album all the time, that one was the easy one. 🙂 i had to think harder for the U2.

  37. On July 1, 2005 at 05:53 zunger said:

    This isn’t the coding mix, it’s the debugging mix. It’s got more Pogues in it. 🙂

  38. On July 1, 2005 at 05:53 zunger said:

    This isn’t the coding mix, it’s the debugging mix. It’s got more Pogues in it. 🙂

  39. On July 1, 2005 at 06:54 adoor said:

    2. ‘nur getraumt’, by nena. and if i am correct, i am fully justified in blaming you for getting ’99 luftballons’ stuck in my head.
    3. ‘someday i suppose’, by the mighty mighty bosstones
    19. ‘got my own thing now’, by the squirrel nut zippers
    25. ‘fall on me’ by REM
    and 23 is so, so familiar. there’s something about 40 days, or 40 nights…argh! i don’t know!

  40. On July 1, 2005 at 06:54 adoor said:

    2. ‘nur getraumt’, by nena. and if i am correct, i am fully justified in blaming you for getting ’99 luftballons’ stuck in my head.
    3. ‘someday i suppose’, by the mighty mighty bosstones
    19. ‘got my own thing now’, by the squirrel nut zippers
    25. ‘fall on me’ by REM
    and 23 is so, so familiar. there’s something about 40 days, or 40 nights…argh! i don’t know!

  41. On July 1, 2005 at 06:59 zunger said:

    Wow. You totally win for recognizing Nena. 🙂

  42. On July 1, 2005 at 06:59 zunger said:

    Wow. You totally win for recognizing Nena. 🙂

  43. On July 1, 2005 at 06:59 zunger said:

    Or possibly lose, depending on your opinion of having 99 Luftballons stuck in your head…

  44. On July 1, 2005 at 06:59 zunger said:

    Or possibly lose, depending on your opinion of having 99 Luftballons stuck in your head…

  45. On July 1, 2005 at 07:18 adoor said:

    well, it’s ok *now*, but in an hour or a week, i’ll probably be sharpening my axe.

  46. On July 1, 2005 at 07:18 adoor said:

    well, it’s ok *now*, but in an hour or a week, i’ll probably be sharpening my axe.

  47. On July 1, 2005 at 07:20 adoor said:

    go me! and you totally win for listening to her!
    it’s the first thing that came to mind, though that’s actually also the first line of a couple of indutrial songs out there…somehow, they seemed less likely.

  48. On July 1, 2005 at 07:20 adoor said:

    go me! and you totally win for listening to her!
    it’s the first thing that came to mind, though that’s actually also the first line of a couple of indutrial songs out there…somehow, they seemed less likely.

  49. On July 1, 2005 at 10:53 jholloway said:

    21. is just “Boogie on the Beach,” really.

  50. On July 1, 2005 at 10:53 jholloway said:

    21. is just “Boogie on the Beach,” really.

  51. On July 5, 2005 at 21:00 Anonymous said:

    #22
    #22 – Revolution Man by Union Underground?
    #16 – Black Eye, Yellow Eye by Leigh Ann Hussey
    Dave

  52. On July 5, 2005 at 21:00 Anonymous said:

    #22
    #22 – Revolution Man by Union Underground?
    #16 – Black Eye, Yellow Eye by Leigh Ann Hussey
    Dave

  53. On July 5, 2005 at 22:34 zunger said:

    Re: #22
    Indeed; I wasn’t expecting anyone to get those two.
    Speaking of which, do I know you? (“Dave” is not a unique name among my friends)

  54. On July 5, 2005 at 22:34 zunger said:

    Re: #22
    Indeed; I wasn’t expecting anyone to get those two.
    Speaking of which, do I know you? (“Dave” is not a unique name among my friends)

  55. On July 9, 2005 at 06:37 Anonymous said:

    Re: #22
    You do know me (last name Stockton). I’ve tried emailing you several times over the past few years but haven’t had any luck. I’ve commented in your journal several times in the past.
    Dave

  56. On July 9, 2005 at 06:37 Anonymous said:

    Re: #22
    You do know me (last name Stockton). I’ve tried emailing you several times over the past few years but haven’t had any luck. I’ve commented in your journal several times in the past.
    Dave

  57. On July 9, 2005 at 09:15 zunger said:

    Re: #22
    Dave! Wow – I was seriously not expecting to hear from you. And I do have e-mail; it’s the same as my LJ address, at gmail. Talk there?
    (And where did you get such exotic taste in music? 🙂

  58. On July 9, 2005 at 09:15 zunger said:

    Re: #22
    Dave! Wow – I was seriously not expecting to hear from you. And I do have e-mail; it’s the same as my LJ address, at gmail. Talk there?
    (And where did you get such exotic taste in music? 🙂


Comments are closed.

%d bloggers like this: