# What's on my MP-3 Player? (J-L) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 10, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117 "2006-04-10T18:02:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/1 "2006-04-10T18:02:28Z")
After a lengthy delay, I am finally ready for the next round of “What’s on my MP-3 Player”. Try to identify these songs based on the lyrics given. Here are the clues: - all songs are in alphabetical order, from J through K - they are generally rock and roll songs by popular artists, although not necessarily #1 hits - the time frame is the 60s through the 90s, with a few exceptions - the first 5 start with J; the next 4 start with K, and the final 16 start with L - please identify both the name of the song and the artist in your response - the song title will not be found within the lyrics given Good luck! 1. “Where were you when I needed you? You could not be found.” 2. “I could take this in doses large enough to kill.” 3. “I was born in a Class 5 hurricane.” 4. “Lonely-hearted lovers struggle in dark corners, desperate as the night rolls on.” 5. “We all chipped in for a bag of cement.” 6. “You’d go to LA on a dare and you’d do it alone.” 7. “Look boy, don’t check on your watch, not another glance.” 8. “And there hasn’t been a tally since Sally left the alley.” 9. “No more carefree laughter; silence ever after.” 10. “I prayed that the days would last; they went so fast.” 11. “So be sincere, convince me with a pretty-please.” 12. “Eating from TV trays, tuned in to Happy Days.” 13. “We bled inside each other’s wombs.” 14. “Fatal attraction is holding me fast.” 15. “Pack my bags and mount my horse…” 16. “Ain’t got no speakers, ain’t got no headphones, ain’t got no records to play.” 17. “In winter 1963, it felt like the world would freeze.” 18. “I hear you call my name, and it feels like home.” 19. “I’m so ugly, but that’s OK, cause so are you.” 20. “Well I left home just the week before, and I’d never ever kissed a woman before.” 21. “Just got home from Illinois, locked the front door, oh boy.” 22. “Consider this, consider this the hint of the century.” 23. “Nuns run bald through Vatican halls pregnant, pleading immaculate conception.” 24. “Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.” 25. “Sky’s been cleared by a good hard rain; there’s somebody calling my secret name.” ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/2 "2006-04-10T18:22:22Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > 1. “Where were you when I needed you? You could not be found.” Jeopardy - Greg Khin > [@](#): > > 1. “I was born in a Class 5 hurricane.” Jumpin Jack Flash > [@](#): > > 1. “And there hasn’t been a tally since Sally left the alley.” Sneakin Sally Thru the Alley - Robert Palmer? > [@](#): > > 1. “…mount my horse…” It would be an accurate addition to the Byrd’s Chestnut Mare > [@](#): > > 1. “Ain’t got no speakers, ain’t got no headphones, ain’t got no records to play.” Life During Wartime - Talking Heads > [@](#): > > 1. “In winter 1963, it felt like the world would freeze.” Life In a Northern Town - Dream (either) Academy (or) Syndicate ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/3 "2006-04-10T18:24:11Z")
> [@JohnBckWLD](#): > > Sneakin Sally Thru the Alley - Robert Palmer? Ooos. J-L: How about the Sandy Lamm cover version: Leaking Sarry thlu the Arrey ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/4 "2006-04-10T18:39:58Z")
1. “Fatal attraction is holding me fast.” Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd 2. “Well I left home just the week before, and I’d never ever kissed a woman before.” Lola 3. “Just got home from Illinois, locked the front door, oh boy.” Lookin’ Out My Back Door ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/5 "2006-04-10T18:43:16Z")
1. Junior’s Farm - Wings ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/6 "2006-04-10T19:08:18Z")
So far, there have been 8 correct answers, but those given for lyrics #8 and 15 are NOT correct. Here is the updated list, with identified songs in parentheses. > [@Frostillicus](#): > > 1. “Where were you when I needed you? You could not be found.” (JEOPARDY) > > 2. “I could take this in doses large enough to kill.” > > 3. “I was born in a Class 5 hurricane.” (JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH) > > 4. “Lonely-hearted lovers struggle in dark corners, desperate as the night rolls on.” > > 5. “We all chipped in for a bag of cement.” (JUNIOR’S FARM) > > 6. “You’d go to LA on a dare and you’d do it alone.” > > 7. “Look boy, don’t check on your watch, not another glance.” > > 8. “And there hasn’t been a tally since Sally left the alley.” > > 9. “No more carefree laughter; silence ever after.” > > 10. “I prayed that the days would last; they went so fast.” > > 11. “So be sincere, convince me with a pretty-please.” > > 12. “Eating from TV trays, tuned in to Happy Days.” > > 13. “We bled inside each other’s wombs.” > > 14. “Fatal attraction is holding me fast.” (LEARNING TO FLY) > > 15. “Pack my bags and mount my horse…” > > 16. “Ain’t got no speakers, ain’t got no headphones, ain’t got no records to play.” (LIFE DURING WARTIME) > > 17. “In winter 1963, it felt like the world would freeze.” (LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN) > > 18. “I hear you call my name, and it feels like home.” > > 19. “I’m so ugly, but that’s OK, cause so are you.” > > 20. “Well I left home just the week before, and I’d never ever kissed a woman before.” (LOLA) > > 21. “Just got home from Illinois, locked the front door, oh boy.” (LOOKING OUT MY BACK DOOR) > > 22. “Consider this, consider this the hint of the century.” > > 23. “Nuns run bald through Vatican halls pregnant, pleading immaculate conception.” > > 24. “Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.” > > 25. “Sky’s been cleared by a good hard rain; there’s somebody calling my secret name.” ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/7 "2006-04-10T19:15:53Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > 1. “Eating from TV trays, tuned in to Happy Days.” Unless my brain is misleading me, this is from **Lawyers in Love** by Jackson Browne. And, **JohnBckWLD** , it is, indeed, Dream Academy. ---
**Author:** ![Petey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f1d935/32.png) [@Petey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petey)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/8 "2006-04-10T19:25:49Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > 1. “Lonely-hearted lovers struggle in dark corners, desperate as the night rolls on.” Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/9 "2006-04-10T21:29:39Z")
Good job, **Thudlow** and **Petey.** 10 down, 15 to go. Here is the updated listing: 1. “Where were you when I needed you? You could not be found.” (JEOPARDY) 2. “I could take this in doses large enough to kill.” 3. “I was born in a Class 5 hurricane.” (JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH) 4. “Lonely-hearted lovers struggle in dark corners, desperate as the night rolls on.” (JUNGLELAND) 5. “We all chipped in for a bag of cement.” (JUNIOR’S FARM) 6. “You’d go to LA on a dare and you’d do it alone.” 7. “Look boy, don’t check on your watch, not another glance.” 8. “And there hasn’t been a tally since Sally left the alley.” 9. “No more carefree laughter; silence ever after.” 10. “I prayed that the days would last; they went so fast.” 11. “So be sincere, convince me with a pretty-please.” 12. “Eating from TV trays, tuned in to Happy Days.” (LAWYERS IN LOVE) 13. “We bled inside each other’s wombs.” 14. “Fatal attraction is holding me fast.” (LEARNING TO FLY) 15. “Pack my bags and mount my horse…” 16. “Ain’t got no speakers, ain’t got no headphones, ain’t got no records to play.” (LIFE DURING WARTIME) 17. “In winter 1963, it felt like the world would freeze.” (LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN) 18. “I hear you call my name, and it feels like home.” 19. “I’m so ugly, but that’s OK, cause so are you.” 20. “Well I left home just the week before, and I’d never ever kissed a woman before.” (LOLA) 21. “Just got home from Illinois, locked the front door, oh boy.” (LOOKING OUT MY BACK DOOR) 22. “Consider this, consider this the hint of the century.” 23. “Nuns run bald through Vatican halls pregnant, pleading immaculate conception.” 24. “Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.” 25. “Sky’s been cleared by a good hard rain; there’s somebody calling my secret name.” ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/10 "2006-04-10T21:43:47Z")
P.S.: The lyrics to #3 go “I was born in a _crossfire_ hurricane…” ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/11 "2006-04-11T00:45:50Z")
> [@fishbicycle](#): > > P.S.: The lyrics to #3 go “I was born in a _crossfire_ hurricane…” Thanks for the correction. I guess I assumed “Class Five” was the British version of our “Category Five” hurricanes. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/12 "2006-04-11T01:09:18Z")
1. Lithium - Nirvana 2. Losing My Religion - REM 3. Lovers in a Dangerous Time - Leonard Cohen ---
**Author:** ![mamboman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/13 "2006-04-11T02:10:31Z")
25 is “Lucky Town”, the only decent song Springsteen has recorded in the last, what, 20 years? mm ---
**Author:** ![mamboman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/14 "2006-04-11T02:12:48Z")
Is 9 “Winner takes it all” by Abba? and is 9 “Kid Chalremange” by Steely Dan? ---
**Author:** ![mamboman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/15 "2006-04-11T02:14:16Z")
Sorry, 6 Kid Charlemange, scrub my guess for #9 ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/16 "2006-04-11T03:21:57Z")
5 more correct songs, except that Lovers in a Dangerous Time is NOT by Leonard Cohen (at least he is not the original artist). Oh, and song #9 is by ABBA, but it is not the song mentioned. Here is the updated listing: 1. “Where were you when I needed you? You could not be found.” (JEOPARDY) 2. “I could take this in doses large enough to kill.” 3. “I was born in a Class 5 hurricane.” (JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH) 4. “Lonely-hearted lovers struggle in dark corners, desperate as the night rolls on.” (JUNGLELAND) 5. “We all chipped in for a bag of cement.” (JUNIOR’S FARM) 6. “You’d go to LA on a dare and you’d do it alone.” (KID CHARLEMAGNE) 7. “Look boy, don’t check on your watch, not another glance.” 8. “And there hasn’t been a tally since Sally left the alley.” 9. “No more carefree laughter; silence ever after.” 10. “I prayed that the days would last; they went so fast.” 11. “So be sincere, convince me with a pretty-please.” 12. “Eating from TV trays, tuned in to Happy Days.” (LAWYERS IN LOVE) 13. “We bled inside each other’s wombs.” 14. “Fatal attraction is holding me fast.” (LEARNING TO FLY) 15. “Pack my bags and mount my horse…” 16. “Ain’t got no speakers, ain’t got no headphones, ain’t got no records to play.” (LIFE DURING WARTIME) 17. “In winter 1963, it felt like the world would freeze.” (LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN) 18. “I hear you call my name, and it feels like home.” 19. “I’m so ugly, but that’s OK, cause so are you.” (LITHIUM) 20. “Well I left home just the week before, and I’d never ever kissed a woman before.” (LOLA) 21. “Just got home from Illinois, locked the front door, oh boy.” (LOOKING OUT MY BACK DOOR) 22. “Consider this, consider this the hint of the century.” (LOSING MY RELIGION) 23. “Nuns run bald through Vatican halls pregnant, pleading immaculate conception.” 24. “Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.” (LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME) 25. “Sky’s been cleared by a good hard rain; there’s somebody calling my secret name.” (LUCKY TOWN) ---
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:smack: I’ve got a live version of Leonard Cohen singing it and I keep forgetting that it’s actually a Bruce Cockburn song. ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/18 "2006-04-11T03:44:17Z")
\>\> 18) “I hear you call my name, and it feels like home.” “Like A Prayer” by Madonna? ---
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> [@Frostillicus](#): > > 1. “So be sincere, convince me with a pretty-please.” > > 2. “We bled inside each other’s wombs.” 11 is “Laugh Laugh” by the Beau Brummels. 13 is “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” by Melanie, andunless I’m very much mistaken, it’s “wounds,” not “wombs.” ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117/20 "2006-04-11T05:09:15Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > 1. “Look boy, don’t check on your watch, not another glance.” > 2. “I hear you call my name, and it feels like home.” How has no one gotten these yet? #7 is “Kids in America” by Kim Wilde, and #18 is “Like a Prayer” by Madonna. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-j-l/352117.md?page=2)