(song) games people play

[owlmoose]

Guess the song from the first line. More lines will be added as the week progresses. iTunes et. al. yes, Google no. Answers for last time -- two songs unguessed.

Random Section

1. All the old paintings on the tombs - "Walk Like an Egyptian", The Bangles, letters_to_ed


2. It was twenty years ago today - "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band",The Beatles, letters_to_ed


3. Maybe I didn't treat you - "Always on My Mind", Pet Shop Boys, luvmoose


4. [song title] from misery to happiness today - "I'm On My Way", The Proclaimers, helianthemum


5. I change my clothes ten times
   Before I take you on a date
   I'm in a cold sweat, my panic it makes me late
   I know you never entered for this - "Does Everyone Stare", The Police, koshkalet


6. I'm sitting on the curb
   By the empty parking lot
   Of the store where they let me play the organ
   I'm waiting for my ride - "A Self Called Nowhere", They Might Be Giants, unguessed


7. Baby's playing dead in the cellar - "Dusted", Belly, letters_to_ed


8. She had an horror of rooms, she was tired
   You can't hide beat
   When I looked in her eyes they were blue
   But nobody home - "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)", David Bowie, unguessed


9. Have you ever been close to tragedy - "The Impression That I Get", The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, luvmoose


10. Today I am - "Small Blue Thing", Suzanne Vega, helianthemum

Theme Section
The songs in this section have something in common. Guess the songs, guess the theme.

1. I took a walk around the world - "Kryptonite", 3 Doors Down, grue23


2. I can't stand to fly - "Superman", Five for Fighting, madlori


3. I don't think I can handle this - "Jimmy Olson's Blues", The Spin Doctors, peachespig (with an assist from helianthemum)


4. Tarzan wasn't a ladies' man - "Superman's Song", Crash Test Dummies, madlori


5. I am, I am, I am [song title] - "Superman", R.E.M., luvmoose

Theme: Superman, luvmoose