Welcome to this week’s Friday Quiz, where a reader shuffles his/her iPod then lists the first lines from the first 30 songs that come up. It’s up to us to provide the artist and title of each song.
Post your answers in the comment section, don’t use internet to look up lyrics, and please don’t supply more than three  answers per day.Â
This week’s quiz comes from long-time Critical Condition reader Scott (a.k.a. King of Tunes.)
for last week’s quiz, go here.
And away we go….Â
1. I, I’ve been in love before, I thought I would no more…
2. Dance all night, play all day…
3. I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste…
4. To see if I still feel, I focus on the pain…
5. Last night, I waved goodbye…
6. Lately love, keeps keeping me awake at night…
7. I can’t light no more of your darkness…
8. I have a tale to tell, sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well
9. Why do you keep all your stars in from your studio on Melrose Avenue…
10. All the waiters in your grand cafe, leave their tables when you blink…
11. I keep on waiting, anticipating, but I can’t wait forever…
12. As I, struggle to keep my balance and composure, I’m ‘posed ta, propose a toast to players on every coast-a…
13. I’ve got a ticket, no turning back, my destination…
14. Kissing like a bandit, stealing time…
15. So she’s the kinda girl you wanna marry, the kind of girl you walked the whole earth for…
16. I’ve heard of true loves that lasted forever, I guess there is a way, and I’ve heard of true loves that needed each other more and more each day…
17. I want to hold the hand inside you, I want to take a breath that’s true…
18. I’ma be like a jolly rancher that you get from the corner store, I’ma be like a waffle cone that’s dripping down to the floor…
19. This is a public service announcement, this is only a test, emergency evacuation protest…
20. Me with the floorshow, kickin’ with your torso…
21. I ain’t sleeping, too much in my head, I’ve been thinking somethin’s left unsaid…
22. I won’t let you down, I will not give you up…
23. I shouldn’t have called so late last night, all insecure, out of my mind…
24. I’ve been the girl with her skirt pulled high, been the outcast never running with mascara eyes…
25. Looking out the door, I see the rain fall upon the funeral mourners…
26. I thought I heard your voice yesterday, when I turned around to say…
27. It takes a crane to build a crane, it takes two floors to make a story…
28. If I told you things i did before, told you how I used to be…
29. When you first left me I was wanting more…
30. Rain falls hard, burns dry…
–ANSWERS–
1. ABBA – I’ve Been Waiting for You
2. The Cars – Shake It Up
3. Squeeze – Tempted
4. Johnny Cash – Hurt
5. Barry Manilow – Weekend in New England
6. Luther Vandross – Stop to Love
7. Elton John – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
8. Madonna – Live to Tell
9. Rufus Wainwright – Release the Stars
10. Billy Joel – Don’t Ask Me Why
11. Madonna – Bye Bye Baby
12. Outkast – War
13. Cyndi Lauper – Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)
14. Terence Trent D’Arby – Wishing Well
15. Robin Thicke – Wanna Love You Girl
16. New Kids on the Block – Let’s Try It Again
17. Mazzy Star – Fade Into You
18. Beyonce – Suga Mama
19. Green Day – Warning
20. Robbie Williams – Rock DJ
21. Geri Halliwell – Goodnight Kiss
22. George Michael – Freedom 90
23. Mika – Erase
24. Pink – God is a DJ
25. Jeff Buckley – Lover You Should Have Come Over
26. Klymaxx – I Miss You
27. Jason Mraz – Life is Wonderful
28. Peter Bjorn & John – Young Folks
29. Lily Allen – Smile
30. John Cameron Mitchell – Midnight Radio
21 responses so far ↓
1 Mark Blankenship // Feb 13, 2009 at 2:29 am
To kick things off…
22. “Freedom ’90″ by George Michael
24. Pink … but I can’t remember the song. Dammit!
30. “Midnight Radio” from Hedwig and the Angry Inch (or possibly as recorded by Cyndi Lauper or Dar Williams)
2 Kevin Keating // Feb 13, 2009 at 2:37 am
Here’re a couple…
3. “Tempted” by Squeeze
4. “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails (or Johnny Cash)
3 Amanda // Feb 13, 2009 at 3:18 am
17. “Fade Into You” Mazzy Star (one of my top ten favorite songs!)
25. I’m pretty sure it’s “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over,” by Jeff Buckley.
4 Andy // Feb 13, 2009 at 4:07 am
2: Shake It Up – The Cars
5 Andy // Feb 13, 2009 at 4:18 am
12. War – Outkast
6 Kingoftunes // Feb 13, 2009 at 4:56 am
Great guesses so far! I’m very impressed that Andy got “War” – I thought would be a tough one!
The version of “Hurt” that I have on my iPod is the Johnny Cash version. I love it – it’s very haunting!
7 Scarlettb // Feb 13, 2009 at 9:02 am
10. Don’t Ask Me Why -Billy Joel
20. Rock DJ – Robbie Williams
8 Rommate Joe // Feb 13, 2009 at 10:50 am
5. “Weekend in New England,” probably by Barry Manilow but maybe Jennifer Hudson?
8. “Live to Tell,” Madonna
9 K. // Feb 13, 2009 at 11:03 am
24. Pink, “God is a DJ”
10 Erica // Feb 13, 2009 at 12:34 pm
20. “Rock DJ” Robbie Williams
11 Maria // Feb 13, 2009 at 1:27 pm
19. Green Day, “Warning”
12 Kingotunes // Feb 13, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Everyone’s on a roll so far!
Does JHud really have a version of Weekend in New England? I have to hear that!
13 Destiny // Feb 13, 2009 at 3:43 pm
6. Stop to Love- Luther Vandross
28. Young Folks- Peter, Bjorn & John
That’s all I can get right now. These are tough.
14 Rommate Joe // Feb 13, 2009 at 3:49 pm
She performed it on “American Idol” (and was then promptly voted out). I keep hoping she’ll put out a full-length version.
15 Jen // Feb 13, 2009 at 5:20 pm
14. “Wishing Well,” Terence Trent D’Arby
I can’t wait to hear what #18 is, I want to buy this song.
16 pamie // Feb 13, 2009 at 6:06 pm
18. “Suga Mama” – Beyonce
17 Kingotunes // Feb 13, 2009 at 7:28 pm
#18 is indeed Suga Mama. I never really listened to it too often actually but ever since it came up in the shuffle for this list, I’ve listened to it a couple of times!
Roommate Joe – how could I have forgotten that JHud sang Weekend in NE on Idol?? Actually, I googled it this afternoon and found out that she duetted with Barry Manilow himself on the song during Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party last week-end. Apparently, it brought the house down. Maybe there is still hope she’ll release a version eventually!
18 arford // Feb 13, 2009 at 8:23 pm
7. “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” – Elton John
19 pamie // Feb 13, 2009 at 10:27 pm
“Suga Mama” is a mix-tape staple for me.
20 Trey // Feb 15, 2009 at 5:15 pm
29. Lily Allen “Smile”
21 Kingoftunes // Feb 17, 2009 at 5:20 am
Here are the answers. The few that no one guessed were on the obscure(ish) side so, all in all, clearly Critical Condition readers are a smart group!
1. ABBA – I’ve Been Waiting for You
2. The Cars – Shake It Up
3. Squeeze – Tempted
4. Johnny Cash – Hurt
5. Barry Manilow – Weekend in New England
6. Luther Vandross – Stop to Love
7. Elton John – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
8. Madonna – Live to Tell
9. Rufus Wainwright – Release the Stars
10. Billy Joel – Don’t Ask Me Why
11. Madonna – Bye Bye Baby
12. Outkast – War
13. Cyndi Lauper – Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)
14. Terence Trent D’Arby – Wishing Well
15. Robin Thicke – Wanna Love You Girl
16. New Kids on the Block – Let’s Try It Again
17. Mazzy Star – Fade Into You
18. Beyonce – Suga Mama
19. Green Day – Warning
20. Robbie Williams – Rock DJ
21. Geri Halliwell – Goodnight Kiss
22. George Michael – Freedom 90
23. Mika – Erase
24. Pink – God is a DJ
25. Jeff Buckley – Lover You Should Have Come Over
26. Klymaxx – I Miss You
27. Jason Mraz – Life is Wonderful
28. Peter Bjorn & John – Young Folks
29. Lily Allen – Smile
30. John Cameron Mitchell – Midnight Radio
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