I was so impressed with Nina's iPod Random Ten lyrics game that I had to give it a try. Then she managed to sneak in yet another set before I even got going. Hmph.
I have to admit that these are not the first ten songs that came up on my 'Pod. Some songs were so obscure that no one (besides possibly Andy) would possibly know them and some artists kept coming up over and over—does anyone else notice how that happens sometimes? So here goes; name that tune!
1. "Don't forget your history, know your destiny. In the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty."
2. "She knows that I'm not afraid to look at her. She is good to me and there's nothing she doesn't see."
3. "My daddy was a barber and a most unsightly man."
4. "I used to love you so hard in the morning, I’d make you stutter and roll your eyes."
5. "I'd rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave."
6. "To overcome an obstacle or an enemy, to dominate the impossible in your life."
7. "Looking back and asking myself, 'What the hell'd you let them break your spirit for?'"
8. "Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose."
9. "Be my lover, don't play no game, just play me John Coltrane."
10. "And it's six in the morning, gave me no warning; I had to be on my way."
UPDATE: And NO Googling!
Looks like I'm a little too late. Assuming that Leah is right, I only got 6 & 8, and I'm familiar with all these songs!
In the days before the Internet (during high school) my friends and I used to pass quizs like this between each other. We were all music geeks.
Posted by: Mark | February 02, 2005 at 05:43 AM
Well, I knew #6 was Paul Simon from the album Rhythm of the Saints, but I wasn't sure which song, and I got "Sweet Baby James", and also "Righteously".
Posted by: nina | February 02, 2005 at 11:03 AM
OK, I deleted Leah's answers, since I hadn't previously specified NO GOOGLING! I'll re-post them when everyone's had their fill of this game.
Posted by: Karen | February 02, 2005 at 12:45 PM
I just post pics. My brain hurts. I need water. :-)
Posted by: Mikey | February 02, 2005 at 07:04 PM
I know nothing because I'm not a lyric person at all.
Posted by: Margaret | February 02, 2005 at 07:13 PM
And here are the answers:
1. Bob Marley, "Rat Race"
2. Bob Dylan (Peter Keane doing the cover), "I Want You"
3. Randy Newman, "Birmingham"
4. John Prine, "Everybody Wants to Feel Like You"
5. Jimmy Cliff, "The Harder They Come"
6. Paul Simon, "The Rhythm of the Saints"
7. Michelle Shocked, "Memories of East Texas"
8. James Taylor, "Sweet Baby James"
9. Lucinda Williams, "Righteously"
10. Tom Waits, "Ol' 55"
Posted by: Karen | February 03, 2005 at 10:12 PM