Shuffle Meme

NOW WITH EXTRA LYRICS AND CLUES IN RED!

As seen at MonkeyGirl and What a recently tenured college professor shouldn't be doing - this one looked like too much fun to pass up.

Step 1: Put your MP3 player or whatever on random.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Strike through when someone gets them right. (I'll link to the video too, if it's on YouTube. I don't have access at work, but I'll update the list at home every day).
Step 5: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING.

A quick caveat - in a moment of insanity I bought one of these instead of an iPod, and I really wish I hadn't. It looked so cute (powder blue!), but it's too small (1G), and has a terrible interface and file transfer system. So I've tended to dump whole albums into it rather than individual songs. If an artist came up that was already on the list, I skipped, so there are no duplicated artists in the list.

1) Bones sinking like stones, All that we've fought for
2) Maybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time

3) Although my lover lives, In a place that I can't live, I kind of find I like a life this lonely. It rips and pierces me, in places I can't see, I love the rip of nerves, The rip that wakes me. So I'm dissatisfied, I love dissatisfied, I love to feel there's always more that I need. So Come On Home,

Scottish band named after a historical figure.

4) Little ghost, little ghost, One I'm scared of the most

5) I've got a rabbit, it likes to hop, I've got a girl and she likes to shop, The other foot looks like it won't drop, I had an uncle and he got shot, Is this greeting the type that's meant for me? Are you part of this kakistocracy?

Jack White is in this band. But it is not the White Stripes. I think this is an album track so I'll give full points for just the name of the band.

Update: it's the Raconteurs. But what's the song?

6) She's got a smile that it seems to me, Reminds me of childhood memories

C'mon, people! ;)

7) You've got a great car, yeah, What's wrong with it today?
8) Over the mountain, Down in the valley, Lives a former talkshow host

9) You can force it but it will not come, You can taste it but it will not form, You can crush it but it's always here, You can crush it but it's always near. Chasing you home saying, Everything is broken, Everyone is broken

We've established that this is Radiohead, but what's the song? Hint: the title is not in the actual lyrics.

10) They say home is where the hate is, My dome is where fate is, I stroll where souls get lost like vegas, Seen through the eyes of rebel glasses, Pray to god that my arms reach the masses

George Bush doeesn't care about this song. Probably.

11) Once upon a time, Not too long ago, Took a day out in Manchester, We all fall down, There's not enough hours in a day

In December I let you know that I have a t-shirt with this band on it. British. Awesome.

12) You can reach, But you can't grab it
13) I'm happy, I'm feeling glad, I've got sunshine, In a bag

14) I tried it, I couldn't fight it, Now I just wanna get back to me, woo hoo yeah, Back into the man I used to be

This is a tricky one 'cos he's Canadian and not (I don't think) well known outside of the country. The song's title is in the lyrics above.

15) Look, If you had one shot, One opportunity

16) All those dirty words, They make us look so dumb, We've been drinking far too much, And neither of us mean what we say. Well you and I, Collapsed in love, And it looks like we might have made it, Yes, it looks like we've made it to...

The next two words are the song title. Come on, Brit Poppers!

17) Please allow me to introduce myself

18) We were walking, Walking in two worlds, In the gardens of sunlight home, Bad children on the phone, Withheld me to withhold you, Said I'd kiss you if you want, You've got things back to front, I got a letter, I sent it back, I didn't like it, what you had

Again, the next words are the title. A bit obscure but it's on their Best Of album! The title of this band's first album was their year of birth, which is the same as my own. Another British one.

19) You're so young, And you know so much, Heaven help us all, From the tales you tell. You`re so old, And innocent as hell, How I love your questions, You...

Guess what? The next words are the title and mean Monarch of the Hogmanay Festivities. Another Scottish band, but a much older song than #3.

20) Last night, She said

21) Stop making the eyes at me, I'll stop making my eyes at you. What it is that surprises me is that I don't really want you to. And your shoulders are frozen (as cold as the night) Oh, but you're an explosion (but you're dynamite) Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand, Lighting the fuse might result in a bang with a bang-go[Chorus:]I said I bet that...

Part of the title is up there. The band's name resembles this photo. A more recent British indie anthem than most of the others on this list.

Update: it's the Arctic Monkeys. What's the name of the song?

22) It's been 7 hours and 15 days
23) We've come a long long way together

24) The word is about, There's something evolving, Whatever may come, The world keeps revolving, They say the next big thing is here, That the revolution's near, But to me it seems quite clear that it's all just a little bit of...

You know the drill! Brits, this is (or at least used to be, not sure if it's changed) the theme to So Graham Norton.

(remix version - partial credit for the original)

25) One two three, Take my hand and come with me

Is "I need to update my music collection" a good enough reason to justify buying an iPod?

I'm gonna tag everyone who commented on my music night post - that seems fair. I know lots of people are super busy this week, so there's no obligation!

EcoGeoFemme
Mad Hatter
ScienceGirl
Amanda
Makita
Wayfarer Scientista

Anyone can join in the guessing!