pre-holiday song game

[owlmoose]

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

Random Section

1. I was a sailor, I was lost at sea - "When Love Comes To Town", U2, anzubird


2. A claw is a claw - "Mr. Klaw", They Might Be Giants, grue23


3. Even on the darkest night - "Lonely in Your Nightmare", Duran Duran, luvmoose and letters_to_ed


4. When I lay myself to sleep
   Pray that I don't go too deep - "Lightnin' Hopkins", R.E.M., helianthemum


5. There's [song title] anymore
   I gave all I could
   But it left me so sore
   And the thing that makes me mad - "No Need to Argue", The Cranberries, unguessed


6. [song title], [song title]
   And freedom tastes of reality,
   [song title], [song title]
   And I'm waiting for you to follow me.
   If I told you what it takes - "I'm Free", The Who, unguessed


7. Standing tough under stars and stripes
   We can tell
   This dream's in sight
   You've got to admit it - "I.G.Y.", Howard Jones, unguessed


8. From here no lines are drawn
   From here no lands are owned
   13,000 and holding
   Swallowed in the purring of her engines - "I Can't See New York", Tori Amos, unguessed


9. We'll be together again
   I've been waiting for a long time - "Stop!", Erasure, letters_to_ed


10. When you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else - "Fa Fa", Guster, letters_to_ed

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

1. She never should have rented this apartment in the [song title] - "Mortal City", Dar Williams, peachespig


2. Broke into [song title] - "The Old Apartment", Barenaked Ladies, anzubird


3. It was an early morning yesterday
   I was up before the dawn
   And I really have enjoyed my stay
   But I must be moving on - "Goodbye Stranger", Supertramp, unguessed


4. Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins - "She's Leaving Home", The Beatles, i_iambe


5. Anthony works in the grocery store- "Movin' Out", Billy Joel, letters_to_ed

Theme: Songs about moving/changing homes, anzubird

Comments

[helianthemum.livejournal.com]

4 is REM, Lightnin' Hopkins.

[i-iambe.livejournal.com]

Is it cheating if you remember a bunch more lyrics of the song than is posted but can't remember the actual song and it's driving you nuts so you google the lyrics that you do remember (but not the ones that you posted)?

I figure it probably is, so I'm not posting the answer, but I remembered most of C. I never would have remembered the band's name, however.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

Hmm, this is a good question. Technically, Google is not allowed, but this seems to me more comparable to listening to songs that you think might be right to jog your memory. I think I may ask my elders in song meme preparation for a ruling on this one.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

Okay, I have consulted with the jury, and the consensus is that any use of Google is disallowed. I've decided that I agree, so I'm afraid I can't give it to you.

One suggested solution, if you are running into this situation and still want credit, is to share what you think are the next lines with whoever is running the meme to learn whether you have the right song in mind.

[i-iambe.livejournal.com]

Perfectly all right. That's what I expected. I usually don't end up answering many of these because if I know it and I don't remember it pretty quickly, it begins to bug me and I have to google it or I go (more) nuts.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

Totally understandable, I've done that, too. :)

Happy birthday!!