Which means another Arbitrary Milestone, which means another one of these music!quiz thingies.
Which means I needed to pick some kind of theme, which - this time - is questions that fit each of the other four themes.
[Insert generic onomatopoeia of excitement]
Name the song and the artist.
01: Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (
lesslikeyou)
________
Where I lay my head is home
02: Meat Loaf - Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are (
princesslaurene)
But it was long ago and it was far away, oh God it seems so very far
And if life is just a highway, then the soul is just a car
And ________
And ________
03: Nightwish - Over The Hills And Far Away (
palmer_kun
________,
For ten long years he'll count the days
Over the mountains and the seas,
A prisoner's life for him there'll be.
04: Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are (
fireyfox)
I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you ________
05: Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper (
mrpyro)
All our times have come
Here but now they're gone
Seasons ________
Nor do the wind the sun or the rain
06: Crowded House - Fall At Your Feet (
princesslaurene)
And whenever I ________
You let your tears rain down on me
Whenever I touch your slow burning pain
07: Fiona Apple - The First Taste (
lesslikeyou)
Give me ________
Let it begin, heaven cannot wait forever
Darling, just start the chase
I’ll let you win, but you must make the endeavor
08: Split Enz - Six Months In A Leaky Boat (
princesslaurene)
There's a world to explore
Tales to tell back on shore
I just spent ________
________
These ones give the first line(s) of the song. Again, title and artist.
There's no guarantee as to whether the title is or isn't in the line(s) quoted.
09: Metallica - ...And Justice For All (
mrpyro)
Halls of justice painted green
10: Going Through The Motions, from Once More With Feeling (
fireyfox)
If memory serves, these are also the first lines of the episode.
Every single night, the same arrangement
I go out and fight the fight
11: The Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music (
captainsblog)
Don’t you feel it growin’, day by day
People gettin’ ready for the news
Some are happy, some are sad
Oh, we got to let the music play
12: [artist] - [title]
The valley green was so serene
In the middle ran a stream so blue
13: Genesis - I Can't Dance (
riverchild)
Hot sun beating down
Burning my feet just walking around
Hot sun making me sweat
’gators getting close, hasn’t got me yet
14: [artist] - [title]
Well alright, so I'm being foolish
Well alright, let people know
About the dreams and wishes you wish
In the night when the lights are low
15: Coldplay - Speed of Sound (
riverchild)
How long before I get in?
Before it starts, before I begin?
16: [artist] - [title]
Livin' easy, lovin' free,
Season ticket on a one-way ride
Askin' nothin', leave me be,
Takin' everything in my stride
Don't need reason, don't need rhyme,
Ain't nothin' I would rather do
Goin' down, party time,
My friends are gonna be there, too
Yeah...
These are lyrics misheard by silly, silly people. Title, artist, and correct line.
17: Elton John - Your Song (
fireyfox)
Misheard: If I was a skeleton, but then again, a gnome
Correct line: If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
18: Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (
lesslikeyou)
Misheard: Standing on your mother's corpse,
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh, and with the hammer in my hand,
I knew that it was now or never
Correct lines: Standin' on your momma's porch
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
19: James Taylor - Fire and Rain (
tears_of_nienna)
Misheard: Sweet man, the flan they made put an end to you
Correct line: Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you
20: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (
riverchild)
Misheard: Sparing his life from his warm sauce of tea
Correct line: Spare him his life from this monstrosity
21: Genesis - Invisible Touch (
abberanteyes)
Misheard: She is an invisible top chef
Correct line: She seems to have the invisible touch, yeah
22: Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (
riverchild)
Misheard: Small can of water
Correct line: Smoke on the water
23: Toto - Africa (
leila82)
Misheard: Sure is killin' the jerro risin
Like the limpers above the surrogate eaves
Correct line: Sure as Olympus rises
Like Olympus above the Serengeti
24: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (
deepfishy)
Misheard: Did you exchange
A walk on part of the wall
For a lean bone in a cage
Correct line: Did you exchange
A walk-on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage
Both of the following have been repeatedly translated with Babelfish, making a hideous mess of them. I'm after the title and artist.
25: Sonny Rhodes (and Joss Whedon) - Ballad of Serenity (
lesslikeyou, first of many. There's an acre of right answers.)
26: Prince - When Doves Cry (
lesslikeyou)
Which means I needed to pick some kind of theme, which - this time - is questions that fit each of the other four themes.
[Insert generic onomatopoeia of excitement]
Part One: Lines Containing the Song Title
Name the song and the artist.
01: Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (
________
Where I lay my head is home
02: Meat Loaf - Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are (
But it was long ago and it was far away, oh God it seems so very far
And if life is just a highway, then the soul is just a car
And ________
And ________
03: Nightwish - Over The Hills And Far Away (
________,
For ten long years he'll count the days
Over the mountains and the seas,
A prisoner's life for him there'll be.
04: Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are (
I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you ________
05: Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper (
All our times have come
Here but now they're gone
Seasons ________
Nor do the wind the sun or the rain
06: Crowded House - Fall At Your Feet (
And whenever I ________
You let your tears rain down on me
Whenever I touch your slow burning pain
07: Fiona Apple - The First Taste (
Give me ________
Let it begin, heaven cannot wait forever
Darling, just start the chase
I’ll let you win, but you must make the endeavor
08: Split Enz - Six Months In A Leaky Boat (
There's a world to explore
Tales to tell back on shore
I just spent ________
________
Part Two: First Lines
These ones give the first line(s) of the song. Again, title and artist.
There's no guarantee as to whether the title is or isn't in the line(s) quoted.
09: Metallica - ...And Justice For All (
Halls of justice painted green
10: Going Through The Motions, from Once More With Feeling (
If memory serves, these are also the first lines of the episode.
Every single night, the same arrangement
I go out and fight the fight
11: The Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music (
Don’t you feel it growin’, day by day
People gettin’ ready for the news
Some are happy, some are sad
Oh, we got to let the music play
12: [artist] - [title]
The valley green was so serene
In the middle ran a stream so blue
13: Genesis - I Can't Dance (
Hot sun beating down
Burning my feet just walking around
Hot sun making me sweat
’gators getting close, hasn’t got me yet
14: [artist] - [title]
Well alright, so I'm being foolish
Well alright, let people know
About the dreams and wishes you wish
In the night when the lights are low
15: Coldplay - Speed of Sound (
How long before I get in?
Before it starts, before I begin?
16: [artist] - [title]
Livin' easy, lovin' free,
Season ticket on a one-way ride
Askin' nothin', leave me be,
Takin' everything in my stride
Don't need reason, don't need rhyme,
Ain't nothin' I would rather do
Goin' down, party time,
My friends are gonna be there, too
Yeah...
Part Three: Mondegreens
These are lyrics misheard by silly, silly people. Title, artist, and correct line.
17: Elton John - Your Song (
Misheard: If I was a skeleton, but then again, a gnome
Correct line: If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
18: Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (
Misheard: Standing on your mother's corpse,
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh, and with the hammer in my hand,
I knew that it was now or never
Correct lines: Standin' on your momma's porch
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
19: James Taylor - Fire and Rain (
Misheard: Sweet man, the flan they made put an end to you
Correct line: Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you
20: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (
Misheard: Sparing his life from his warm sauce of tea
Correct line: Spare him his life from this monstrosity
21: Genesis - Invisible Touch (
Misheard: She is an invisible top chef
Correct line: She seems to have the invisible touch, yeah
22: Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (
Misheard: Small can of water
Correct line: Smoke on the water
23: Toto - Africa (
Misheard: Sure is killin' the jerro risin
Like the limpers above the surrogate eaves
Correct line: Sure as Olympus rises
Like Olympus above the Serengeti
24: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (
Misheard: Did you exchange
A walk on part of the wall
For a lean bone in a cage
Correct line: Did you exchange
A walk-on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage
Part Four: Lost in Translation
Both of the following have been repeatedly translated with Babelfish, making a hideous mess of them. I'm after the title and artist.
25: Sonny Rhodes (and Joss Whedon) - Ballad of Serenity (
If it takes my love, it takes my country takes me, where I cannot be me me I interest not, he is me still can you the sky of me does not take takes the black color declares me freely to it it part that the I comin ' fogos back is not the country and the sea to cook that cannot take the sky of me there, to be no place is me can, given that I found serenity, but cannot take the sky of me
26: Prince - When Doves Cry (
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Date: 2005-11-29 05:30 am (UTC)