Awwwww snap. It’s Friday, and I’m in the mood for an iPod quiz.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of these, so let me remind you of the rules:
I have put my iPod on shuffle. After the jump, I will list 30 lines from the first 30 songs that it plays. You provide artist and title.
Please don’t look up the lyrics on the web. That’s lame.
And please don’t provide more than three answers per day. That way, more people can play.
On Tuesday, I’ll provide the complete list of answers in the comments section of this post, but I’ll check in before that to see how things are going. Feel free to ask each other for hints.
And now… let’s do this thing!
iPod Quiz: The Reckoning
1. Thou art base and debauched as can be
2. Am I sweating, or are these tears on my face?
3. Rain falls hard—burns dry a dream or a song
4. You don’t like me, you just like the chase.
5. Son of steel and daughter of air
6. Ma chambre à la forme d’une cage
7. I went walking with my mama one day, when she warned me what people say.
8. Macaroni, rice and peas, chicken, and pineapple punch
9. I’m not internationally known, but I’m known to rock a microphone
10. At first we started out real cool, taking me places I ain’t never been
11. I can recall the sound of the wind as it blew through the trees, and the trees would bend
12. It isn’t right to stay together when we only bring each other pain
13. Slapped my face and he shook me like a rag doll
14. And I hope that I’m around to watch ‘em knock you down
15. Tie my hands behind my back and ooh, I’m in ecstasy
16. Whenever I’m alone with you, you make me feel like I am home again
17. I’ll be the fire escape that’s bolted to the ancient brick, where you will sit and contemplate your day
18. Long black limousine: Shiniest car I’ve ever seen
19. Call me when you try to wake her up
20. When I had you to myself, I didn’t want you around
21. Threw some chords together—the combination D-E-F
22. Looking tight, feeling nice, it’s a cockfight.
23. And I’ve got fifteen dollars hid above the stove
24. I booked myself in at the Y.W.C.A.
25. Hold me baby, drive me crazy
26. Oh daddy dear, you know you’re still number one
27. She got the power in her hand to shock you like you won’t believe
28. I don’t know your face no more, or feel the touch that I adore
29. Boys and girls, wanna hear a true story?
30. I stood outside and kept my eyes upon that empty chair
29 responses so far ↓
1 Jenn // Jul 17, 2009 at 2:58 pm
#9 I’m not internationally known, but I’m known to rock a microphone – It takes 2! Rob Base
2 Roommate Joe // Jul 17, 2009 at 3:02 pm
#3 is “Midnight Radio” by … I’m guessing it’s the Cyndi Lauper version.
3 LH // Jul 17, 2009 at 3:03 pm
#10 – Bills, Bills Bills – Destiny’s Child
#20 – I Want You Back – Jackson 5
#29 – What Would You Do? – City High
4 Maureen // Jul 17, 2009 at 3:08 pm
# 26–Girls Just Wanna Have Fun–Cyndi lauper
5 Gonzalo // Jul 17, 2009 at 3:22 pm
#7 – I’m assuming this is Lollipop, by Mika – but aren’t there a few lines before this one that don’t use the word lollipop? Or did I get the wrong song?
#21 – These words, by Natasha Beddingfield. A friend and I were seriously obsessed with this song in senior year of college. We’d run into each other on campus, and start singing to each other from way across the field.
That’s all I’ve got.
6 Zach // Jul 17, 2009 at 3:28 pm
#1: Don Quixote – Man of La Mancha
#12: I Don’t Want To (Wanna?) Cry – Mariah Carey
#21: These Words – Natasha Bedingfield
7 Angie // Jul 17, 2009 at 3:34 pm
#13 is Gunpowder and Lead, which is by Miranda Lambert, and rules.
#16 is Lovesong, not sure which cover you have.
#22 is U and UR Hand, by P!nk, who I love enough to type her name silly for!
8 InfoMofo // Jul 17, 2009 at 3:35 pm
16. Whenever I’m alone with you, you make me feel like I am home again
- Love Song by the Cure
9 arford // Jul 17, 2009 at 3:44 pm
#19 – The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight, REM
#30 – Language or the Kiss, Indigo Girls
go go early ’90s!
10 Lee // Jul 17, 2009 at 3:47 pm
1) “Man of La Mancha” the opening number from Man of La Mancha.
5) “Superboy and the Invisible Girl” from Next to Normal
30) “Language or the Kiss” by the Indigo Girls
I HATE that someone already got Midnight Radio. I wanted my answers to be all showtunes. Still, represent, with 2 outta 3!
11 Mark Blankenship // Jul 17, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Hey Angie… My Lovesong is by The Cure. None of that 311 over here. And good on your for typing it as P!nk. I can’t bring myself to do it.
And good on you Lee with the show tunes. My recording of “Man of La Mancha” is Linda Eder’s version. Which rules. Do you know it?
And Joe… I have four versions of “Midnight Radio” on my iPod — one from the cast recording, one from the film soundtrack, one by Cyndi Lauper, and one by Dar Williams. The one on this quiz comes from Dar Williams.
12 Catherine // Jul 17, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I think #11 is “Only a Dream” by Mary Chapin Carpenter.
13 Maria // Jul 17, 2009 at 4:26 pm
2. Pink, One Foot Wrong
Oh how I’ve missed the iPod Quiz!
14 Louise // Jul 17, 2009 at 5:04 pm
#17 – Brand New Colony by The Postal Service
15 Lee // Jul 17, 2009 at 5:26 pm
I have not heard of Linda Eder’s version…I have Original Cast and Broadway Revival. Heading to Amazon now…
16 Mark Blankenship // Jul 17, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Yes, Catherine, on “Only a Dream.” When that shuffled up, I hadn’t heard it in years. I’d forgotten how much I liked it!
17 Kate // Jul 17, 2009 at 5:39 pm
#15 – Hanky Panky by Madonna
#25 – Touch Me by Cathy Dennis
18 e. // Jul 17, 2009 at 5:48 pm
28. We Might As Well Be Strangers — Keane
19 alicat // Jul 17, 2009 at 6:50 pm
#27 is Electric Feel by MGMT. LOVE that song.
20 K. // Jul 17, 2009 at 7:53 pm
YAY. (Aside from the obvious fun aspect, I like these quizzes because it’s fun to see the kinds of music people have on their iPods. )
4. JoJo, “Too Little, Too Lateâ€
8. Ms. Dynamite, “Dy-Na-Mi-Tee”
18. Patty Griffin, “Long Ride Home”
21 katy // Jul 17, 2009 at 8:05 pm
But wait … “Oh daddy dear, you know you’re still number one” isn’t the first line of Girls Just Want To Have Fun (#26).
It’s “Come home, in the morning light my mother says when you gonna live your life right. Oh mama dear, we’re not the fortunate ones, but girls, they wanna have fun …”
22 Gonzalo // Jul 17, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Looks like Katy and I didn’t notice that there’s no mention of the “first lines” anymore. Guess we were too excited to read all the intro
23 Emily // Jul 17, 2009 at 9:51 pm
#8 is Dy-Na-Mi-Tee by Ms. Dynamite
24 Mark Blankenship // Jul 17, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Hey Gonzalo and Katy … I decided to back off the “first line” rule on this one, since some of the songs had lines I just had to quote. (Like the line from “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”)
25 Francoise Hardy // Jul 18, 2009 at 12:00 am
#6 Sympathique-Pink Martini
#24 Half a Person-The Smiths
26 Anonymous // Jul 18, 2009 at 12:16 pm
14 — Lesson in Leavin’ (the Jo Dee Messina version?)
23 — In My Time of Need by Ryan Adams
27 Mark Blankenship // Jul 18, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Wait… There’s a version of “Lesson in Leavin’” that isn’t by Jo Dee Messina?
28 DougDawg13 // Jul 18, 2009 at 2:12 pm
First of all, I was anonymous — I forgot to fill in my name before sending.
Second of all, I think Dottie West first sang it.
29 Mark Blankenship // Jul 24, 2009 at 10:23 am
Whoops! I forgot to post the complete list of answers. For songs recorded by multiple artists, I’ll just list the one that came up on my iPod. Here you go:
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1. Thou art base and debauched as can be — “Man of La Mancha” by Linda Eder
2. Am I sweating, or are these tears on my face? — “One Foot Wrong” by Pink
3. Rain falls hard—burns dry a dream or a song -
“Midnight Radio,” Dar Williams
4. You don’t like me, you just like the chase.
– “Too Little Too Late” — JoJo
5. Son of steel and daughter of air — “Superboy and the Invisible Girl” — Next to Normal
6. Ma chambre à la forme d’une cage — “Sympathique” — Pink Martini
7. I went walking with my mama one day, when she warned me what people say. — “Lollipop” by Mika
8. Macaroni, rice and peas, chicken, and pineapple punch — “Dy-na-my-tee” by Ms. Dynamite
9. I’m not internationally known, but I’m known to rock a microphone — “It Takes Two” by Rob Base and D.J. E-Z Rock
10. At first we started out real cool, taking me places I ain’t never been — “Bills, Bills, Bills” by Destiny’s Child
11. I can recall the sound of the wind as it blew through the trees, and the trees would bend
— “Only a Dream” by Mary Chapin Carpenter
12. It isn’t right to stay together when we only bring each other pain — “I Don’t Wanna Cry” by Mariah Carey
13. Slapped my face and he shook me like a rag doll — “Gunpowder & Lead” by Miranda Lambert
14. And I hope that I’m around to watch ‘em knock you down — “Lesson in Leavin’” by Jo Dee Messina
15. Tie my hands behind my back and ooh, I’m in ecstasy — “Hanky Panky” by Madonna
16. Whenever I’m alone with you, you make me feel like I am home again — “Lovesong” by The Cure
17. I’ll be the fire escape that’s bolted to the ancient brick, where you will sit and contemplate your day — “Brand New Colony” by The Postal Service
18. Long black limousine: Shiniest car I’ve ever seen — “Long Ride Home” by Patty Griffin
19. Call me when you try to wake her up — “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite” by R.E.M.
20. When I had you to myself, I didn’t want you around — “I Want You Back” by Jackson 5
21. Threw some chords together—the combination D-E-F — “These Words (I Love You)” by Natasha Bedingfield
22. Looking tight, feeling nice, it’s a cockfight. — “U & Ur Hand” by Pink
23. And I’ve got fifteen dollars hid above the stove — “In My Time of Need” by Ryan Adams
24. I booked myself in at the Y.W.C.A. — “Half a Person” by The Smiths
25. Hold me baby, drive me crazy — “Touch Me (All Night Long)” by Cathy Dennis
26. Oh daddy dear, you know you’re still number one — “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper
27. She got the power in her hand to shock you like you won’t believe — “Electric Feel” by MGMT
28. I don’t know your face no more, or feel the touch that I adore — “We Might as Well Be Strangers” by Keane
29. Boys and girls, wanna hear a true story? — “What Would You Do?” by City High
30. I stood outside and kept my eyes upon that empty chair — “Language or the Kiss” by Indigo Girls
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