Here's a real hotchpotch of random lyrics.  Some of my current favourites are included  :) :) :)  Limit 4

1.    I can't resist, I'm an optimist

2.    Girls become lovers that turn into mothers
Gwen  Daughters - John Mayer

3.    Feeling like I don't belong
ktelqueen  Rainy Days & Mondays - The Carpenters

4.    My affection, well it comes and goes
Gambo  All These Things That I've Done - The Killers

5.    They drank up the wine and they got to talking
GRS  The Way - Fastball

6.    I found myself looking into your eyes

7.    Just because I'm sorry, doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it at the time

8.    Still can't escape the ghost of you
Mandamoo  Ordinary World - Duran Duran

9.    It's for sure your little eye will be a-winkin'
Paul  Spooky - Classics IV

10.  Who would never take advantage of a love bright as the sun
Gaylon  You Just May Be The One - The Monkees

11.  Your face, it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Gambo  My Immortal - Evanescence

12.  My hands are bleeding and my knees are raw
IndyGent  A Girl Like You - Edwyn Collins

13.  Poor boys and pilgrims with families
Maddog  Graceland - Paul Simon

14.  She drank beer with coca-cola
GRS  Catch My Disease - Ben Lee

15.  Got a good job at the dollar store
IndyGent  Better Days - Citizen King

16.  Have gone out the window
GRS  When It's Over - Sugar Ray

17.  We got terrorist thinking,  playing on fears
Gambo  Walls Cames Down - The Call

18.  My skin is bare, my skin is theirs
nally  Take A Picture - Filter

19.  He said you were living in France
Mandamoo  So Long - Fisher Z

20.  Headlights crest the hill
Gambo  Annie Waits - Ben Folds

21.  To you across the floor, my love I'll send
Paul  With A Girl Like You - The Troggs

22.  But the world will surely heal my ills

23.  Aetearoa, rugged individual
GRS  Six Months In A Leaky Boat - Split Enz

24.  I'm sittin'  here waitin'  the gun still warm
FaultyDog  Twilight Zone - Golden Earring

25.  Bless the bees and the birds
Karen  It Must Be Love - Madness

26.  No rhythm in cymbals no tempo in drums
Maddog  Poison Arrow - ABC

27.  All my troubles hang on your trigger
Gambo  E-Pro - Beck

28.  Cruisin' down the freeway in the hot, hot sun
GRS  How Bizarre - OMD

29.  Life is for us to keep
CF  Make It With You - Bread

30.  Those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd
Paul  I Want You Back - Jackson Five

31.  Throwing titbits to the crowd, then blowing up the place
Paul  Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions - Graham Parker & The Rumour

32.  You might say I was the proverbial knee high
Gaylon  Nashville Cats - The Lovin'  Spoonful

33.  And you tell me what you need

34.  Save me from all the trouble and the pain
Mandamoo  Castles In The Air - Don McLean

35.  'Cause I'm bound to drift a while
Gaylon  Long As I Can See The Light - Creedence Clearwater Revival

36.  You give back your ring to me
Paul  Anna (Go To Him) - The Beatles

37.  These are the hands that can't help reaching for you
CF  Show & Tell - Al Wilson

38.  You pulled the rug right out from under my life
Zella/IndyGent  Smoke From A Distant Fire - Sanford-Towsend Band

39.   Hopes are up and trousers down
Mandamoo  Boys Light Up - Australian Crawl

40.   And it's getting more and more absurd
Maddog  Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Elton John


:) :)   Have fun guys ... and remember NO CHEATING  !!!  :o

Yay ! I'm first, shame I only half recognised one of them then!!!

I think #25 is It Must Be Love - Madness

#5 The Way - Fast Ball
#14 Catch My Disease - Ben Lee
#23 Six Months In A Leaky Boat - Split Enz
#28 How Bizzare - OMC

:)

Hi Janine - excellent quiz!
Here's three from me - some othe lyrics sound familiar but I can't place a fourth yet  :(

#13 Graceland - Paul Simon
#26 Poison Arrow - ABC (performed live at the Lyceum in London, September 1981, London University Fresher's Ball - I was there!)
#40 Sorry Seems To Be The hardest Word - Elton John

Hi Janine  :)


Only 4  ??? ;)

#8  Ordinary World - Duran Duran

#19 So Long - Fisher Z

#34 Castles In The Air - Don McLean

#39 Boys Light Up - Australian Crawl

Yay ! I'm first, shame I only half recognised one of them then!!!

I think #25 is It Must Be Love - Madness


Hiya Karen  :)


You got that right!  I'm sure you know a few of the others.  There are a couple that are very obscure  :o

#5 The Way - Fast Ball
#14 Catch My Disease - Ben Lee
#23 Six Months In A Leaky Boat - Split Enz
#28 How Bizzare - OMC

:)


Hello Luke  :)

4 outta 4 for you and I'm sure there's more you know!  In fact one of the songs is a song that you mentioned in a rating thread, I downloaded it and it's now a favourite of mine.  You'll have to wait til I lift the limit though  ;)  Oh and I put #23 in just for you  :)

Hello Luke  :)

4 outta 4 for you and I'm sure there's more you know!  In fact one of the songs is a song that you mentioned in a rating thread, I downloaded it and it's now a favourite of mine.  You'll have to wait til I lift the limit though  ;)  Oh and I put #23 in just for you  :)
Hey Janine.

#23 is very overplayed here. So it's only natural that I would know it (plus I'm a big Crowded House and Split Enz fan  ;))

Hi Janine - excellent quiz!
Here's three from me - some othe lyrics sound familiar but I can't place a fourth yet  :(

#13 Graceland - Paul Simon
#26 Poison Arrow - ABC (performed live at the Lyceum in London, September 1981, London University Fresher's Ball - I was there!)
#40 Sorry Seems To Be The hardest Word - Elton John


Hi Graham - glad you like my quiz !

Your 3 are  correct.  I've always loved Poison Arrow - I've been playing it a lot lately.  Lucky you seeing it performed live!

I love Ray Charles singing Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word - that's the one I've been listening to.

Keep thinking .... you'll know a couple of the others.  :)

Hey Janine.

#23 is very overplayed here. So it's only natural that I would know it (plus I'm a big Crowded House and Split Enz fan  ;))


Yeah it's still on a lot of playlists here too .... but for some reason I never get sick of it!!  I love Crowded House and Split Enz too.  We always try and claim them as Aussies  :o

Hi Janine...all my answers are no recent than 1970, says a lot doesn't it?!!

#9. 'Spooky' - Classics IV
#21. 'With A Girl Like You' - Troggs
#30. 'I Want You Back' - Jackson Five
#36. 'Anna (Go To Him)' - Arthur Alexander (or some group called 'The Beatles'...)

Hi Janine  :)


Only 4  ??? ;)

#8  Ordinary World - Duran Duran

#19 So Long - Fisher Z

#34 Castles In The Air - Don McLean

#39 Boys Light Up - Australian Crawl


Hey Moo - yes lovely only 4 for now but I'll sure let you know when the limit is lifted :)  I didn't seem to be getting many takers .... thought it may have been too hard ???  Naturally, your 4 are all correct.  I've been playing lots of music of late and these 4 keep copping the repeat button :)

Hi Janine...all my answers are no recent than 1970, says a lot doesn't it?!!

#9. 'Spooky' - Classics IV
#21. 'With A Girl Like You' - Troggs
#30. 'I Want You Back' - Jackson Five
#36. 'Anna (Go To Him)' - Arthur Alexander (or some group called 'The Beatles'...)


Hello Paulie  :)

As per usual ...  all correct  ;)  They might be oldies but they are certainly goodies (well I think so anyway) ;)  I've got my 16 year old daughter hooked on Spooky.  I do love Graham Parker performing "I Want You Back".

I've got my 16 year old daughter hooked on Spooky.

Lucky you! I couldn't describe what I was listening to at my nephew's 18th some while ago...

I do love Graham Parker performing "I Want You Back".


I'm sure I've got that knocking around somewheres, I'll have to unearth it from the mountain of rubbish it's probably crawled under!

And a good ol' London boy too!

32. Nashville Cats - the Lovin' Spoonful
35. Long As I Can See The Light - CCR

Hi Janine!  :)

Wow, these are hard!!

29. Make It With You - Bread
37. Show And Tell - Al Wilson (niiice!)

Hi Janine

Just in time to pick the one that you've put there especially for me  ;):

#24 Twilight zone - Golden Earring.

I'm afraid that's all... :-\\

#10 must be "You might Just Be the One" by the Monkees... I think Mr. Nesmith says "love" not light, though

oops.  I looked at my Headquarters album cover and it's "You Just May Be the One"

Hi Janine!  :)

Wow, these are hard!!

29. Make It With You - Bread
37. Show And Tell - Al Wilson (niiice!)


Hello Karen  :)

You got those 2.  There are 2 more that I'm sure you'd know!  I love Show & Tell  :)

Hi Janine

Just in time to pick the one that you've put there especially for me  ;):

#24 Twilight zone - Golden Earring.

I'm afraid that's all... :-\\


Hi Henk  :)

Yes .... just for you a Golden Earring song!  I love it!!  :)

darl!! love it when you post a quiz  8)

#3 is Rainy Days & Mondays by The Carpenters  :)

#10 must be "You might Just Be the One" by the Monkees... I think Mr. Nesmith says "love" not light, though

oops.  I looked at my Headquarters album cover and it's "You Just May Be the One"


That's the one Gaylon. :)   Sorry about the typo  :-[

darl!! love it when you post a quiz  8)

#3 is Rainy Dainys & Mondays by The Carpenters  :)


Hello darl!!

You got the Carpenters song!  It's a favourite.  I wish I had a bit more time to compile some more quizzes  :(

32. Nashville Cats - the Lovin' Spoonful
35. Long As I Can See The Light - CCR


Those are both correct  :)

Hello darl!!

You got the Carpenters song!  It's a favourite.  I wish I had a bit more time to compile some more quizzes  :(


i love it too and super-shocked that my sis Karen/CF missed it..i'm guessing she blinked  :o ;D...
and yes,lovey i wish you did too  ;)

i love it too and super-shocked that my sis Karen/CF missed it..i'm guessing she blinked  :o ;D...
and yes,lovey i wish you did too  ;)


Yep ... that's the one I thought she would have gotten first!!  She must have left it for you  :) ;)

Lucky you! I couldn't describe what I was listening to at my nephew's 18th some while ago...


My kids like a lot of my music and I like a lot of theirs too.  I really like some of the new stuff around.



I'm sure I've got that knocking around somewheres, I'll have to unearth it from the mountain of rubbish it's probably crawled under!

And a good ol' London boy too!


There's actually another Graham Parker song included in this quiz!  ;)   I saw Graham Parker a few times in the late 70's/early 80's and would have to say they were some of my alltime favourite concerts.

2.  Daughters by John Mayer

I think I can salvage at least one here...

18. "Take A Picture" by Filter

Jeff

#38 is Smoke from a Distant Fire, but I can't think of the artist...

Hello Gwen, nally and Zella  :)

All your answers are correct!

12. A Girl Like You-Edwyn Collins
15. Better Days-Citizen King
38. The artist is The Sanford-Townsend Band

12. A Girl Like You-Edwyn Collins


I thought that is what it was, but some silly Aussie (who will remain nameless ::) ) told me today that that that song said 'knees are weak', so I figured I must be wrong.... :P

I thought that is what it was, but some silly Aussie (who will remain nameless ::) ) told me today that that that song said 'knees are weak', so I figured I must be wrong.... :P


Some nameless Aussie said they "THOUGHT there was a song that said "my knees are weak" and therefore wasn't sure if it was the same one"...  :P

Help, I'm being harrassed from another hemisphere  ;D

Some nameless Aussie said they "THOUGHT there was a song that said "my knees are weak" and therefore wasn't sure if it was the same one"...  :P

Help, I'm being harrassed from another hemisphere  ;D


Well, Lord willing, in a few months you can be harrassed in the same one....  :-*

12. A Girl Like You-Edwyn Collins
15. Better Days-Citizen King
38. The artist is The Sanford-Townsend Band


Hiya Indy  :)

Those answers are correct!

I thought that is what it was, but some silly Aussie (who will remain nameless ::) ) told me today that that that song said 'knees are weak', so I figured I must be wrong.... :P


Gee I wonder who that could be  ;)  Trust an Aussie guy to give you a bum steer  :D


Well, Lord willing, in a few months you can be harrassed in the same one.... :-*


Are you heading this way Zella or is he heading yours?  :o :)

Help, I'm being harrassed from another hemisphere  ;D


Aww Diddums!  Deep down, I know and you know, you're enjoying it!!  :D

20. Annie Waits - Ben Folds Five

4. "All These Things That I've Done" by the Killers

27. E-Pro - Beck

11. My Immortal - Evanescence

Hi Gambo  :)


20. Annie Waits - Ben Folds Five


4. "All These Things That I've Done" by the Killers


27. E-Pro - Beck



11. My Immortal - Evanescence


All correct  :)

#16 Sugar Ray - When It's Over

#16 Sugar Ray - When It's Over



You got it Luke.  I love that song  :)

Gee I wonder who that could be  ;)   Trust an Aussie guy to give you a bum steer  :D

Are you heading this way Zella or is he heading yours?  :o :)


Shhhhhhh! ;)  :-X

Shhhhhhh! ;)   :-X


Secret's safe  :-X ;)

Following on from Graham Parker, there he is at #31. (with The Rumour) with 'Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions'...(amazingly, one of the very few hits he's ever had here...)

'Temporary Beauty' should have been huge...but never was!

17. The Walls Came Down - the Call

I was too busy thinking of recent releases because of the terrorist reference that I forgot all about the Call.  I remember really liking this song when it came out.

Following on from Graham Parker, there he is at #31. (with The Rumour) with 'Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions'...(amazingly, one of the very few hits he's ever had here...)

'Temporary Beauty' should have been huge...but never was!



Yay Paul ... you got it.  I have quite a few of his albums.  "Heat Treatment" is my favourite.  :)

17. The Walls Came Down - the Call

I was too busy thinking of recent releases because of the terrorist reference that I forgot all about the Call.  I remember really liking this song when it came out.


Hey Gambo .... I still like this song  :)

Hey Gambo .... I still like this song  :)


I do too, but I can barely remember how it goes.

I do too, but I can barely remember how it goes.


I listen to a lot of music on www.xsao.net/  - I know The Walls Came Down is on one of the 80s compilations. :)

I listen to a lot of music on www.xsao.com - I know The Walls Came Down is on one of the 80s compilations. :)


Thanks, I'll check it out when I get my home computer fixed.