The "Name that Lyric" Game

[brianjedi]

Here's how it works: someone gives a line from ANY song, and the next person gives title and artist before giving their line. Make sure to ID who you are answering in case things get mixed up. Don't look them up unless you have to, please.

With that, here's the first 5:

B1: Some say we're born into the grave...
B2: Smelling like a dry fishbone...
B3: Same as my daddy and his daddy before...
B4: Not afraid to paint my sky...
B5: 30 days, Lord, and 30 nights...

And we're off!

[astorian]

Originally posted by brianjedi


B3: Same as my daddy and his daddy before...



"Copperhead Road," by Steve Earle

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[Earl of Sandwhich]

I wish I knew some of the songs, brianjedi. I wish astorian had posted some after answering the Steve Earle line.

[brianjedi]

You can post some of your own if you want to help things out, just make sure that you put an ID in front of them to help keep things straight.

[Earl of Sandwhich]

E1: "...I see you walking real slow, smiling at everyone"

[Balance]

Originally posted by Earl of Sandwhich
E1: "...I see you walking real slow, smiling at everyone"

Boys of Summer by Don Henley

B1: "...cool cat, lookin' for a kitty/Gonna look in every corner of the city..."

[kaylasdad99]

Balance's B1 Summer in the City by the Lovin' Spoonful.

kd1: "Just as I crossed the Mississippi Line, I heard the highway start to whine, and I knew my left rear tire was about to go."

[brianjedi]

KD1: "Uneasy Rider"-Charlie Daniels

Don't forget that mine are still up there.

[kaylasdad99]

kd2: "After all, who am I? Just an ordinary guy, tryin' hard to win me first prize."

kd3: "Yes, and I've often felt forsaken, and certainly misused."

kd4: "There's one perfect fit, and sugar, this one is it."

kd5: "And people tend to pass you over, 'cause you're not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water, or stars in the sky."

[kaylasdad99]

Originally posted by brianjedi
KD1: "Uneasy Rider"-Charlie Daniels
Yes, well done.

Don't forget that mine are still up there.
Quite so.
B5 (from brianjedi) The Needle and the Spoon by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

[Wisp00]

Gee. You guys pick ones that are too hard!

Try these:

W1: So here's the story from A to Z, you wanna get with me, you better listen carefully

W2: You can't run and you can't hide
You and me gonna touch and sky

W3: I’ve found the blessings to keep our love new
There’s one for you
And a million for you

W4: Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets

W5: Wishin' I could thank you in a different way, c'mon


:)

[HeatMiser]

Originally posted by brianjedi
B1: Some say we're born into the grave...
Them Bones - Alice In Chains

Originally posted by Balance
B1: "...cool cat, lookin' for a kitty/Gonna look in every corner of the city..." Summer In The City - umm... Joe Cocker I think?

I'll have some contributions in a moment...

[HeatMiser]

HM1 - "In her white lace, you could clearly see the lady sadly looking"

HM2 - "Meek and obedient you follow the leader, down well trodden corridors into the valley of steel"

HM3 - "What was deluxe becomes debris, I never questioned loyalty"

[II Gyan II]

A relatively easy one

G-

I am just a poor boy.
Though my story's seldom told,
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles,
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest.

[kaylasdad99]

Gyan9, your G- is The Boxer, by Simon and Garfunkel.

Try to challenge us a little. Don't put an entire verse down, even if you do think the verse is so beautiful it needs to be carved in marble on every man-made structure on the planet.

Heat Miser, you're going to hurt my feelings, walking all over my correct answer like that. Not Joe Cocker. Lovin' Spoonful.

[HeatMiser]

Originally posted by kaylasdad99
- snip! -
Heat Miser, you're going to hurt my feelings, walking all over my correct answer like that. Not Joe Cocker. Lovin' Spoonful. Please accept my most humble apologies; I don't know how I missed seeing your answer there.

[Robot Arm]

kd4: "There's one perfect fit, and sugar, this one is it.""Reunited" - Peaches and Herb

kd5: "And people tend to pass you over, 'cause you're not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water, or stars in the sky." "It's Not Easy Being Green" - K. Fro


RA1: "Animal carpet wall to wall, American ladies five-foot tall in blue."

RA2: "Vera, Chuck and Dave."

RA3: "Now the Leafs call me up to drive the Zamboni."

RA4: "Pillow fights, pillow talk, you be Doris, I'll be Rock."

I'll be stunned if anybody gets that last one.

[II Gyan II]

Originally posted by kaylasdad99

Try to challenge us a little.

How about this one ?

G1 -

Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?

[Fern Forest]

RA1 - Marakesh Express, CSN
RA2 - When I'm 64, by the Beatles

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O1 - I saw your face and that's the last I seen of my heart.
O2 - It's dark all day and it glows all night.

[Lilly Putt]

Ra4: "Your Bed" by Cub
G1:Pink Floyd's "Wish you were here"
W1: "Wannabe"? Spice Girls

Try this: Lp1 - "You don't do the things that I do, You want to do things I can't do."

Robot arm: There is a band called Ze Malibu Kids (comprised of Anna Warronker of "That Dog" and Jeff and Steve McDonald of "Redd Kross" Who do an EXCELLENT cover version of "Your bed" with male vocals.

[astorian]

AST1: "I don't have to spend all my money, but I do."

[Fiddle Peghead]

O1: Firefall - "You are the Woman"


NC1: I'd rather shoot a woman than a man/I worry whether this is my last life

[Ludovic]

HM2 - "Sheep", Pink Floyd

L1 - "Obsession's in your eyes, the peril of my life"

[Bomzaway]

RA3: "Now the Leafs call me up to drive the Zamboni."

King of Spain - Fruvous Moxy (Canadians...go figure)


BZ1: "this magic day when super science mingles with the bright stuff of dreams"

[Bomzaway]

"RA1: "Animal carpet wall to wall, American ladies five-foot tall in blue."


I can't remember the name of this song, but I do know it's Crosby, Stills and Nash (and Young?). I'll just consider that good enough to qualify for another submission thank you very much.


BZ2: "This girl looks like Grace Jones, she won't leave me alone. Get off of me!"

[Bomzaway]

Wouldn't ya know it! As soon as I hit the "submit reply" button:


Marakesh express

[Bomzaway]

I am just screwing up left and right. Sorry Osiris, I just saw that you answered the Marakesh Express line. Therefore:

O2 - It's dark all day and it glows all night.

Invisible Sun by the Police.

[dwmacg]

kd3: "Yes, and I've often felt forsaken, and certainly misused."
An AMerican Tune, Simon and Garfunkel

dw1: Try to remember to forget
dw2: Those were different times
dw3: Bring your skinny little body back home
dw4: I couldn't bring myself to marry an old Dale

[Mirror Image egamI rorriM]

W2 is Mambo #5 by Lou Bega.

MIIM1--My self esteem, it's been low, go ahead and count, it's been lower than low, and I know the feeling of it stealing the life out from under me.

MIIM2--I am the keys to the lock of your house, that keeps the toys in the basement. And if you get too far inside, you'll only see my reflection.

MIIM3--She was phsyically forgotten when she slipped into my pocket with my car keys.

[DeVena]

MIIM3 - Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes - Paul Simon

[Enginerd]

dw1: Try to remember to forget
dw2: Those were different times
dw3: Bring your skinny little body back home
dw4: I couldn't bring myself to marry an old Dale
Easy to Slip
Sweet Jane (and probably lots of others)
Rag Mama Rag
If I had a Boat - Lyle Lovett

MIIM3--She was phsyically forgotten when she slipped into my pocket with my car keys
Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes - Paul Simon

A few more coming soon...

[Enginerd]

EN1 - and every lock that ain't locked when noone's around

EN2 - I feel like I'm in the midst of some bastard jealousy

EN3 - and the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more for dessert.

EN4 - he's trying to take my money for something that I've never been shown

[Labdad]

Yay! I know some!

EN1: King of the Road - Roger Miller
EN3: Sunday Morning Coming Down - Kris Kristofferson
EN4: Return of the Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons

LD1: "I'm down in Virginia with your cousin Lou"

[ptr2void]

B2: Queen - Stone Cold Crazy
BZ1: Rush - Countdown

PTR1: "Me, I'm just a lawnmower - you can tell me by the way I walk."

PTR2: "Death is the first dance, eternal."

PTR3: "I am the Catfish Man! I can't hear you!"

PTR4: "There's so much that we could have learned, and still we let the forest burn"

[dbygawdcapn]

EN2- Margin Walker- Fugazi

LD1- Dear Doctor- Stones


D1- He goes to Provincetown to tan
D2- She whispered "You're the first", just before she burst.
D3- My name is Dino and I'd like you to kneel

[Labdad]

"Dear Doctor" is correct. Well done!

[Fiddle Peghead]

NC1 hasn't been identified yet, so I'll post another by the same band and see if this jogs any memories.

NC2: <song title omitted> do so much/I was your butch and you were touched

[njufoic]

Okay, I'm going to break the rules a bit for the sake of not letting this thread die so quickly. That is, I'm going to post some new lyrics without ID'ing any others, because I'm stumped, and it appears that everyone else is too.

NJ1: "Take a minute to concentrate, and she opens up her eyes"

NJ2: "Can you believe he actually thinks that I am really alive?"

NJ3: "I don't mind you coming here, wasting all my time"

Hopefully these are easy enough to get things going again.

-Andrew L

[fizgig]

NJ1: And She Was - Talking Heads

NJ2: Just What I Needed - The Cars

FG1: I need someone to take some joy in something I do/You need a man who's either rich, or losing a screw.

[DynoSaur]

NJ2: One Hit Wonder - Everclear

DS1: My friend brought me flowers, she said they were lilacs...
DS2: Well, my soul checked out missing as I sat and listened to the hours and minutes slipping away...
DS3: I could feel at the time, there was no way of knowing...
DS4: There's a shadow just behind me, shrouding every step I take...

[njufoic]

fizgig: Right on both counts.

DynoSaur: Right band, wrong song...

-Andrew L

[DynoSaur]

D'oh. Right. I'm extraordinarily stupid. But, if I buy you a new life, will you forgive me?

[njufoic]

DynoSaur-

Maybe if you throw in the big house way up in the west hills :p

-Andrew L

[astorian]

Originally posted by DynoSaur
DS3: I could feel at the time, there was no way of knowing...



"More Than This," Roxy Music

[Hank Fescue]

PTR3 - The Light. Beard Spock's

HF1 - "when they pulled her from the wreck, you know she still had on her shades"

HF2 - "You take Sally and I'll take Sue"

HF3 - "You can go the east to find your, your inner hemisphere"

[DynoSaur]

Originally posted by astorian
"More Than This," Roxy Music

Huh. I'm surprised that this was the first one someone recognized.

[Enginerd]

HF2 - "You take Sally and I'll take Sue"

HF3 - "You can go the east to find your, your inner hemisphere"
HF2 - Cocaine Blues - Dave van Ronk
HF3 - Land of Canaan - Indigo Girls

EN5 - Put the cow horns back on the Cadillac
EN6 - He gave me his card, said call me if they die
EN7 - You call it a scene, I call it disaster

[Hank Fescue]

Originally posted by Enginerd
HF2 - Cocaine Blues - Dave van Ronk
HF3 - Land of Canaan - Indigo Girls



Check on the Indigo girls.
Cocaine was written by the Reverend Gary Davis and originally performed by Jackson Browne. Never heard the Dave van Ronk cut.

[dbygawdcapn]

Originally posted by Hank Fescue

Cocaine was written by the Reverend Gary Davis and originally performed by Jackson Browne. Never heard the Dave van Ronk cut.
Dave Van Ronk's version 1972
Jackson Browne's version 1977

Dave Van Ronk most likely learned this song right from the Good Reverend.

[Hank Fescue]

Originally posted by dbygawdcapn
Dave Van Ronk's version 1972
Jackson Browne's version 1977

Dave Van Ronk most likely learned this song right from the Good Reverend.

I stand corrected.