monday night song game

[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. Answers for last time -- three songs unguessed.

Random Section

1. Why don't you ask him if he's going to stay?
   Why don't you ask him if he's going away?
   Why don't you tell me what's going on?
   Why don't you tell me who's on the phone? - "Tusk", Fleetwood Mac, unguessed



2. Yea, there was a time I didnt like the love, I liked the climbers, - "As Cool As I Am", Dar Williams, peachespig



3. Baby, don't understand - "Broken Wings", Mr. Mister, peachespig



4. People worry - "Confessions", Violent Femmes, luvmoose



5. Sleep lay behind me like a broken ocean - "Truth Hits Everybody", The Police, letters_to_ed



6. [song title] Marvin Gaye and Phil Ochs got married
   The trees all waved their giant arms
   And happiness bled from every street corner -"The Day", They Might Be Giants, peachespig



7. Do you mean this horny creep
   Set upon weary feet - "Barrel of a Gun", Depeche Mode, grue23



8. flying birds - "This Is The Picture", Peter Gabriel, helianthemum



9. I know a girl
   She puts - "Daughters", John Mayer, letters_to_ed



10. Nicky's in the corner - "Beautiful Girl", INXS, grue23

Theme Section
The songs in this section have something in common. Guess the songs, guess the theme. Opportunity for special bonus points once the theme is guessed!
Theme: Songs with famous guest vocalists, peachespig
For bonus points: name the famous guest vocalist for each song.

1. I don't believe I went too far -"Past the Mission", Tori Amos, grue23
   Guest Vocalist: Trent Reznor, peachespig


2. Pain from pearls, hey little girl - "Kid Fears", Indigo Girls, peachespig
   Guest Vocalist: Michael Stipe, peachespig


3. Give me relief, witness me - "Silence", Delerium, grue23
   Guest Vocalist: Sarah McLachlan, grue23


4. Meet me in the crowd - "Shiny Happy People", R.E.M., ratgrl (artist) grue23 and peachespig (title)
   Guest Vocalist: Kate Pearson, peachespig


5. Now look at them yo-yo's - "Money for Nothing", Dire Straits, helianthemum, peachespig, luvmoose
   Guest Vocalist: Sting, peachespig

Comments

[peachespig.livejournal.com]

the theme is, like, they all have other famous musicians singing backup.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

Correct!!

[luvmoose.livejournal.com]

Wicked theme!

[grue23.livejournal.com]

That's a great theme. Who's on the Tori song? I never noticed someone else on it. That theme actually crossed my mind when I guessed the Delerium because I couldn't figure out what it would have in common with anything.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

The man singing background vocals in the chorus is Trent Reznor (see above). That one is sort of tricky because he doesn't sound obviously like himself the way the other famous guest singers do. I had to do some websearching to confirm that this song fits the theme.

[grue23.livejournal.com]

I never noticed there were backing vocals until I gave it a listen with my eargasms last night. Funky!