tuesday morning music

[owlmoose]

You know the drill. Guess the song from the first line. More lines will be added as the week progresses. iTunes et. al. yes, Google no. Last week's answers (one song unguessed).

Random Section

1. Can’t find no sleeves for my records
   Can’t get no laces for my shoes
   Can’t get no fancy notes
   On my blue guitar - "One World", Dire Straits, unguessed



2. We go to the playground - "Freeze Tag", Suzanne Vega, plantgirl



3. The moment I wake up - "I Say a Little Prayer", Aretha Franklin (among others), Title: i_iambe, Artist: helianthemum



4. It’s not the way you look, - "Wishing (A Photograph of You)", A Flock of Seagulls, luvmoose with an assist from grue23



5. Living on a lighted stage approaches the unreal - "Limelight", Rush, letters_to_ed



6. I double-cross you - "So Hard", Pet Shop Boys, luvmoose



7. [song title]
   Broke my heart - "Oh L'Amour", Erasure, grue23



8. I was talking with a friend of mine - "Don't Do Me Like That", Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, plantgirl



9. I sat down and wrote this letter
   Telling you that I felt better - "Big Lie Small World", Sting, helianthemum



10. I walk along the city streets you used to walk along with me - "Always Something There To Remind Me", Naked Eyes, luvmoose

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

1. [song title]
   I can't believe your song is gone so soon
   I barely learned the tune
   So soon, So soon
   I'll remember - "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright", Simon and Garfunkel, unguessed



2. In 1884 - "James K. Polk", They Might Be Giants, luvmoose



3. Bouvier till her wedding day - "Jackie's Strength", Tori Amos, sphekiko



4. [song title]’s head was on the block - "Galileo", Indigo Girls, luvmoose



5. September '77 - "Biko", Peter Gabriel, anzubird

Theme: Songs about historical figures, luvmoose

Comments

[luvmoose.livejournal.com]

10: Always something there to remind me, naked eyes

[grue23.livejournal.com]

damn

[luvmoose.livejournal.com]

Galileo, Indigo Girls

Theme: history?

[grue23.livejournal.com]

If it's not history (which I think it is), it's songs that mention years in them.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

These guesses are wrong. The first is closer than the second.

[luvmoose.livejournal.com]

6: So Hard, PSB

[luvmoose.livejournal.com]

And #4 is just driving me nuts.

[anzubird.livejournal.com]

I feel it should be Prince

[luvmoose.livejournal.com]

Hm, his voice isn't in my head.

[grue23.livejournal.com]

b) Billy Bragg - World Turned Upside Down

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

No.

[grue23.livejournal.com]

O wait. That's 1649.

[anzubird.livejournal.com]

e, Biko, peter gabriel

[grue23.livejournal.com]

d) IG - Galelio

[anzubird.livejournal.com]

is the theme people with revolutionary ideas?

[grue23.livejournal.com]

I think it might be songs about people/groups of people who were killed for their revolutionary ideas. (possibly also: despite being peaceful)

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

No.

You are all trying too hard on the theme.

[luvmoose.livejournal.com]

famous historical people

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

You got it.

[grue23.livejournal.com]

historical figures

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

Beat by two minutes!

Maybe I should give you and anzubird an assist, though. I'll think about it. ;)

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

Nope.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

No but you're close. You're trying too hard. :)

[sphekiko.livejournal.com]

c. is "Jackie's Strength" by Tori Amos

[anzubird.livejournal.com]

a) Elton John, Candle in the Wind?

[luvmoose.livejournal.com]

Doesn't that start "goodbye Norma Jean"?

[anzubird.livejournal.com]

oops, you are right I think...

[luvmoose.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I googled the lyrics to that to check. I can't believe I pulled that one out of my ass.

Now if I could only figure out what I think #4 is and what grue23 thought #4 is but I told him it can't be but it's also now eating me!

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

You've already figured this out I think, but no.

[grue23.livejournal.com]

7) Erasure - Oh l'amour

[luvmoose.livejournal.com]

#4: Wishing (If I had a Photograph of You), A Flock of Seagulls

And you have to credit grue23 as well. Maybe first, because I thought it was something else that is still driving me nuts, but after we started talking, I realized it could be this. And then I checked it.

[grue23.livejournal.com]

I just pulled the second line out of my ass, you did the legwork. :)

[luvmoose.livejournal.com]

b: James K. Polk, TMBG. For some reason I didn't think you had this on here.

[plantgirl.livejournal.com]

#2 - Suzanne Vega, Freeze Tag.
#8 - Tom Petty, Don't Do Me Like That.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

Yes ma'am.

You always get the Tom Petty songs. I had no idea until this that you were a fan. :)

[i-iambe.livejournal.com]

#3 Say a Little Prayer

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

You have the title! Artist?

[helianthemum.livejournal.com]

that's by Aretha Franklin!

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

It's by a lot of people... I have the Dionne Warwick version, but since I don't think anyone would ever guess that, I'll give it to you. :)

[letters-to-ed.livejournal.com]

5. "Limelight" Rush

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

It is indeed.

Say, I hear you do these too. Any chance I can get in on that? :)

[letters-to-ed.livejournal.com]

Sure. I don't post these regularly like Amy, but I'll add you so you can play next time. :)

I understand that you will be out this way for BNL shows soon, so I guess we will meet then :)

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

I understand that you will be out this way for BNL shows soon, so I guess we will meet then

I am. Looking forward both to the shows and to meeting you all!! :)

[helianthemum.livejournal.com]

#9 is Sting, Big Lie Small World.

[peachespig.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh Dire Straits! That one was making me nuts.