Welcome to your Friday iPod Quiz.
The Rules: Critical Condition reader Sarah G has put her iPod on shuffle. After the jump, she will list 30 lines from the first 30 songs that it plays. You provide artist and title. (Note: She will not necessarily list the first line of the song.)
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.
The Answers: Will be posted in the comments section of this post next Friday. You can find the answers to last week’s quiz here.
Now let’s do this thing!
1. “I saw you standing there, the wind blowing your hair.”
2. “Hey goodlooking, why the frown”
3. “If you disrespect anybody that you run into”
4. “Where do you go with your broken heart and soul”
5. “Blind date with the chancer”
6. “Hannah and her sisters”
7. “Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac”
8. “I’ve got a smile on my face and I’ve got four walls around me.”
9. “It’s not what you thought when you first began it”
10. “Flying East on a Plane, drinking all that free champagne”
11. “He saw Mars but he felt Neptune”
12. “I can’t get rid of you”
13. “I would die for you, I would die for you.”
14. “Don’t you feel it growing, day by day.”
15. “Well, you better listen, my sisters and brothers”
16. “All my childhood was captured on photographs”
17. “The hours grow shorter as the days go by”
18. “If you could return, don’t let it burn”
19. “Danced all night ’till the music got you down”
20. “Now Billy rapped all night bout his suicide”
21. “Crimson flames tied through my ears.”
22. You left me like a broken doll”
23. “You’ll be accepting my apology for taking things too seriously.”
24. “In the day we sweat it out in the streets”
25. “Any minute now, my ship is coming in”
26. “Sun is shining in the sky”
27. “Helping the kids out of their coats”
28. “You’re weird, in tears, too near and too far away”
29. “May the good Lord be with you down every road you roam”
30. “Don’t worry bout one thing”
25 responses so far ↓
1 Doug // Jul 31, 2009 at 12:54 pm
#9 — one of my favorite songs: Aimee Mann, “Wise Up”
2 sb // Jul 31, 2009 at 1:09 pm
29 is “Forever Young” by Rod Stewart, right?
3 Maria // Jul 31, 2009 at 1:30 pm
24 – “Born to Run,” Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
4 Krista // Jul 31, 2009 at 1:33 pm
#25 – “any minute now, my ship is coming in”
“Waiting for My Real Life” by Colin Hay
I first heard it on that “Scrubs” episode where the cast sings it and have loved it ever since.
5 Sasha Not Frere-Jones // Jul 31, 2009 at 2:11 pm
#13 – I Would Die 4 U – Prince
#14 – Listen to the Music, Doobie Brothers
6 cayenne // Jul 31, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Getting the CanCon here:
#13 is “I Would Die For You” by Jann Arden
#17 is “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” by Bruce Cockburn (covered by Barenaked Ladies)
7 Emily // Jul 31, 2009 at 3:06 pm
20: All The Young Dudes – Mott the Hoople (David Bowie)
8 Roommate Joe // Jul 31, 2009 at 3:08 pm
18. The Cranberries: “Linger”
13. Garbage: “#1 Crush”
28. Republica: “Ready to Go”
(Let’s hear it for female-driven bands from the ’90s whose music is more electronic as you go down the list!)
9 Doug // Jul 31, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Oh, I thought #13 was Prince!
10 Lee // Jul 31, 2009 at 3:49 pm
25. Waiting For My Real Life to Begin, Colin Hay, also featured on my favorite episode of Scrubs ever.
11 Critical Condition reader Sarah G // Jul 31, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Joe’s right about #13. I do have some Jann Arden on my ipod though.
Also, I think from now on I’ll call myself Critical Condition reader Sarah G.
12 e. // Jul 31, 2009 at 5:15 pm
4. Where Does the Good Go – Tegan and Sara
27. Mushaboom – Feist
13 cayenne // Jul 31, 2009 at 6:13 pm
@CCrSG- see, this is the Canuck thing: even if you really don’t pay attention to or even like a song from a Canadian artist, you’ll still know every bloody word of it due to the insane repetition on radio & video television. This will not happen with Prince, which is a damned shame. Stupid CanCon rules.
14 Doug // Jul 31, 2009 at 6:31 pm
27. Feist — “Mushaboom”
15 Amanda // Jul 31, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Speaking of CanCon…
#8 is “Ordinary Day” by Great Big Sea
16 Mary // Aug 1, 2009 at 12:30 am
26. “Mr. Blue Sky” – ELO
17 Mark Blankenship // Aug 1, 2009 at 1:29 am
So… um… what is CanCon?
18 Seth Christenfeld // Aug 1, 2009 at 1:44 am
“Canadian contemporary,” maybe?
19 Maureen // Aug 1, 2009 at 2:22 am
#3 Respect Yourself Staple Singers or Bruce Willis
20 cayenne // Aug 1, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Canadian government regulations dictating the amount of Canadian-produced content required to air on radio & TV stations. Over the years, this has resulted in us being subjected to way too much Triumph, April Wine, “The Beachcombers” and “Counterstrike”, though The Tragically Hip & “SCTV” probably compensate us for this torture.
http://tinyurl.com/5ct564
21 Mark Blankenship // Aug 2, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Thanks, Cayenne! It seems like this could be a pretty good idea, at least in the sense that it will help Canadian artists get work. And is this why “Slings & Arrows” got to stay on for three years? I’ve never understood how someone without a theater background could find a way to connect to it (though as a dyed-in-the-wool theater geek, I loved it.)
Of course, I do understand the horror of being forced to endure homegrown crud. Or as I like to call it here, “NCIS.”
22 Critical Condition reader Sarah G // Aug 2, 2009 at 7:17 pm
It’s pretty embarrassing how much canadian stuff there is on my ipod. In my defense, it’s good canadian stuff. (I know not everyone likes Great Big Sea, but I nurture my inner frat boy).
You’ll probably be pleased to know there are only 5 canadian songs not guessed yet.
And, uh, the rest of my music collection is less geeky. Seriously. Cash, classic rock, and so forth. When I had my itunes on shuffle to do ths, it must have been in a high school mood.
23 Mark Blankenship // Aug 2, 2009 at 11:03 pm
Ha! Tell me about it Sarah… every time I do an iPod quiz, it’s all teen pop and dance divas. I always want to put an explanatory note at the bottom, listing all the super cool bands I also enjoy. But then again… those Taylor Dayne songs are on my iPod. There’s no denying it.
24 cayenne // Aug 3, 2009 at 12:31 am
@Mark – Taylor Dayne, nuthin’. People have gone through my iPod, with comments like “cool”, “eclectic”, “wow, that’s some *really* obscure 80s”, and other generally complimentary remarks.
Then they find the Spice Girls. And I get the Incredulous Eyebrows.
25 Mark Blankenship // Aug 7, 2009 at 1:12 am
Hey y’all… here are the answers for this week’s quiz. Again, another impressive showing!
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1. “I saw you standing there, the wind blowing your hair.” (Angel
Pumping Gas, Lindsey Pool)
2. “Hey goodlooking, why the frown” (Go Nowhere With You, Joel
Plaskett Emergency)
3. “If you disrespect anybody that you run into” (Respect Yourself,
Staple Sisters)
4. “Where do you go with your broken heart and soul” (Where Does the
Good Go, Tegan and Sara)
5. “Blind date with the chancer” (Shady Lanes, Pavement)
6. “Hannah and her sisters” (Undress for Success, McLusky)
7. “Though you may not drive a great big cadillac” (Be Thankful For
What You’ve Got, Massive Attack)
8. “I’ve got a smile on my face and I’ve got four walls around me.”
(Ordinary Day, Great Big Sea)
9. “It’s not what you thought when you first began it” (Wise Up, Aimee Man)
10. “Flying East on a Plane, drinking all that free champagne” (The
Great Suburban Showdown, Billy Joel)
11. “He saw Mars but he felt Neptune” (An Animated Description of Mr.
Maps, The Books)
12. “I can’t get rid of you” (Growing on Me, The Darkness)
13. “I would die for you, I would die for you.” (#1 Crush, Garbage)
14. “Don’t you feel it growing, day by day.” (Listen to the Music,
Doobie Brothers)
15. “Well, you better listen, my sisters and brothers” (None of us Are
Free, Solomon Burke)
16. “All my childhood was captured on photographs” (Chocolate High, Rare Indeed)
17. “The hours grow shorter as the days go by” (Lovers in a Dangerous
Time, Bruce Cockburn)
18. “If you could return, don’t let it burn” (Linger, Cranberries)
19. “Danced all night ’till the music got you down” (Dreamy You, All
Girl Summer Fun Band)
20. “Now Billy rapped all night bout his suicide” (All the Young
Dudes, Mott the Hoople)
21. “Crimson flames tied through my ears.” (My Back Pages, Bob Dylan)
22. You left me like a broken doll” (I Love Myself Today”, Bif Naked)
23. “You’ll be accepting my apology for taking things too seriously.”
(My Apology, The Get Up Kids)
24. “In the day we sweat it out in the streets” (Born to Run, Springsteen)
25. “Any minute now, my ship is coming in” (Waiting for My Real Life
To Begin, Colin Hay)
26. “Sun is shining in the sky” (Mr. Blue Sky, ELO)
27. “Helping the kids out of their coats” (Mushaboom, Feist)
28. “You’re weird, in tears, too near and too far away,” (Ready to Go, Republica)
29. “May the good Lord be with you down every road you roam” (Forever
Young, Rod Stewart)
30. “Don’t worry bout one thing” (Sometimes Wanna Die, Joydrop)
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