Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Lyrics Quiz - Et Tu Brutus

With the Lyrics Quiz falling on the Ides of March I though I would have a Julius Caesar theme about lead singers who stabbed their bands in the back by going solo. As always leave your guesses in the comment section, both song title and artist. If you are correct, I will un-bold the lyric and give you credit. As an added bonus this month, you can get extra points by guessing the group they left behind. If a person doesn’t guess the former band, you can steal the points after, and only after the guess has been made. The person with the most correct lyrics will be added to the Winner’s list on my sidebar. Now on to the quiz:

Hints

25. Former group's songs - Automobile, Express Yourself, Just Don't Bite It


1. If my corpse could talk then I would tell you I was sorry. (Gone 'till November - Wyclef Jean guessed by Sha Shinizzle; Bonus - The Fugees)
2. I’ve tell myself too many time “Why don’t you ever learn to keep your big mouth shut?” (Why - Annie Lennox; guessed by Sha Shinizzle; Bonus - The Eurythmics)
3. And the wonder of it all is that you just don’t realize how much I love you. (Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton; guessed by Scottage; Bonus - The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith guessed by The Catapillar)
4. These dreams are tied to a dream that will never die. (Desert Rose - Sting; guessed by The Catapillar; Bonus - The Police)
5. You were my sun, you were my earth, you didn’t know all the ways I loved you, no. (Cry Me a River - Justin Timberlake; guessed by The Attractive Nuisance; Bonus - N'Sync)
6. You wanna stay little daddy’s girl, you wanna hide from the vicious world outside. (Life Is Sweet - Natalie Merchant; Bonus - 10,000 Maniacs)
7. B-A-N-A-N-A-S (Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stepani; guessed by Magnolia; Bonus - No Doubt)
8. Heading into twilight, spreading out our wings tonight. (Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins; guesed by Sha Shinizzle; Bonus - Loggins and Messina)
9. You come knocking on my front door, same ol’ line you used to use before. (Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty; guessed by Magnolia; Bonus - Fleetwood Mac)
10. My love, there’s only you in my life, the only thing that’s right. (Endless Love - Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross; guessed by Magnolia; Bonus - The Commodores)
11. Mad ‘cause I got floor seats at the Lakers, see me on the 50 yard line with the Raiders. (Gettin Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith; guessed by The Attractive Nuisance; Bonus - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince)
12. Out on the road today, I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac. (The Boys of Summer - Don Henley; guessed by Magnolia; Bonus - The Eagles)
13. You could have an airplane flying if you brought your blue skies back. (Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel; guessed by Magnolia; Bonus - Genesis)
14. You should’ve been gone knowing how I made you feel. (Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry; guessed by Sha Shinizzle; Bonus - Journey)
15. It’s been three week since you’ve been looking for your friend, the one you let hit it and never called you again. (Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauyrn Hill guessed by The Attractive Nuisance; Bonus - The Fugees)
16. We got a Thousand Points of Light for the homeless man. (Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young; guessed by Sha Shinizzle; Bonus Buffalo Springfield)
17. Caught up in the action, I’ll be looking out for you. Tell me can you feel it. (The Heat Is On - Glen Frey; guessed by Sha Shinizzle; Bonus - The Eagles)
18. Just me hold you while you’re falling apart, just let me hold you and we’ll both fall down. (Ever the Same - Rob Thomas (not to be confused with this Rob Thomas); guessed by Sha Shinizzle; Bonus - Matchbox Twenty)
19. Ooo baby I like it raw, Ooo baby I like it raw. (Shimmy Shimmy Ya - Ol' Dirty Bastard; guessed by Sha Shinizzle; Bonus - Wu-Tang Clan)
20. How could you just walk away from me when all I can do is watch you leave? (Against All Odds - Phil Collins; guessed by Magnolia; Bonus - Genesis)
21. I got the only key to your heart; I can stop you from falling apart. (Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townshend; guessed by Sha Shinizzle; Bonus - The Who)
22. Used to be my homie, used to be my ace, now I wanna slap the taste out your mouth. (Dre Day - Dr. Dre; guessed by Sha Shinzzle; Bonus - NWA)
23. All alone I sit home by the phone waiting for you baby. (Say, Say, Say - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson; guessed by Sha Shinizzle; Bonus - The Beatles)
24. I was every little hungry schoolgirl's pride and joy and I guess it was enough for me. (Freedom '90 - George Michael; guessed by The Attractive Nuisance; Bonus - Wham!)
25. I make dough but don’t call me Dough Boy, this ain’t no motion picture.

14 comments:

  1. 7. "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani, who left No Doubt
    9. "Stop Dragging my Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks, who left Fleetwood Mac
    10. "Endless Love" by Lionel Richie (and Diana Ross), who left the Commodores
    12. "Boys of Summer" by Don Henley, who left the Eagles.
    13. "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel, who left Genesis
    20. "Against All Odds" by Phil Collins who also left Genesis (sucks to be the remaining members of Genesis)

    Yes, I am old. But not as old as these songs would suggest! ;)

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  2. 5. "Cry Me a River" - Justin Timberlake.
    15. "Doo Wop (That Thing)" - Lauryn Hill
    24. "Freedom" - George Michael

    I'm not sure Lauryn Hill counts as a lead singer. I mean, Wyclef is just as plausible an answer to the question, "Who was the lead singer of the Fugees?"

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  3. Oh, and...

    11. "Welcome to Miami" - (Who Else?) Will Smith. Bonus - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince.

    Hell yeah!

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  4. #11 is the right artist but wrong song.

    And Lauryn Hill counts as a lead singer along with Wyclef although Pras was just basically background noise.

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  5. My bad. #11 is "Gettin' Jiggy With It." As for the bonuses, JT is clearly from N Sync, while George Michael is from Wham! (exclamation point theirs).

    In further defense of L-Boogie, aren't the Fugees reconciling now?

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  6. I believe they got back together for the Dave Chappelle block party but from the new song of theirs I've heard, they should have stayed broken up.

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  7. #1 - gone till november by wyclef jean
    #2 - why by annie lennox
    #6 - life is sweet by natalie merchant
    #8 - danger zone by kenny loggins
    #14 - oh sherrie by steve perry (er... I think)
    #16 - rocking in the free world by neil young
    #17 - the heat is on by glenn frey

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  8. #18 - ever the same by rob thomas (you leave 'let' in the first lines - just let me hold you while you're falling apart)
    #19 - shimmy shimmy ya by old dirty bastard (wild guess here :D)
    #21 - let my love open the door by pete townshend
    #22 - fuck wit dre day by dr dre
    #23 - say say say by sir paul mccartney

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  9. opsss...

    here guess for the bonuses for all the answers I've guessed before :

    #1 the fugees
    #2 eurythmics
    #6 10000 maniacs
    #8 loggins & messina (err, just guessing here)
    #14 journey
    #16 buffalo springfield
    #17 eagles
    #18 matchbox twenty
    #19 wu-tang clan
    #21 the who
    #22 N.W.A
    #23 the beatles

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  10. #3 is Eric Clapton, Wonderful tonight. I had a bunch of them; thanks for letting me play!

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  11. I didn't know there was a bonus I didn't get, what was it? Maybe I can answer now?

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  12. All you have to do is read the instructions scottage (didn't your teachers tell you to always read instruction?) And you, or anyone, can guess it.

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  13. Hey I know this one is late by

    4. These dreams are tied to a dream that will never die - Desert Rose by Sting... he left The Police

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  14. Oh Yea, #3-BONUS- Eric Clapton was in a few bands but I am going to Guess that the Band betrayed most was The Yardbirds. Even though he was also in Bluesbreakers, Cream and Blind faith.

    Am I Right?

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