Sunday, June 15, 2008

Lyrics Quiz: Longest Songs


This month’s Lyrics Quiz is pretty simple, I sorted my iTunes library by time and these are the twenty-five longest songs I have. Well, these are all album versions; I took out all the live songs, remixes and obscure songs. Each of these songs clock in at more than six and a half minutes and are ranked starting with the largest. As always you need to put both artist and title in the comments section (or you can e-mail me) and if you are correct I will un-bold it and give you credit. The Lyrics Quiz is for entertainment purposes only so please do not use anything besides your own meandering mind to help you up with the answers. Now onto the quiz:


1. If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? (Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd; guessed by Dara)
2. Who's up for game three? I can barely see the bourbon drowning next to me and I just lost it all. (That Was a Crazy Game of Poker - O.A.R.; guessed by Lauren fm NC)
3. I never wanted to be your weekend lover. I only wanted to be some kind of friend. Baby I could never steal you from another. It’s such a shame our friendship had to end. (Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution; guessed by Dara)
4. Did you write the book of love? And do you have faith in God above if the Bible tells you so? (American Pie - Don McLean; guessed by Dara)
5. There are days when outside your window. I see my refection when I slowly pass. Then I long for this mirrored perspective when we will be lovers, lovers at last.
6. And though they could not produce the gun the DA said he was the one who did the deed. And the all-white jury agreed. (Hurricane - Bob Dylan; guessed by Dave Faulkner)
7. The grass was greener. The light was brighter. The taste was sweeter. The nights of wonder. With friends surrounded. The dawn mist glowing. The water flowing. The endless river. Forever and ever.
8. It’s crazy I’m thinking just knowing the world is round and here I’m dancing on the ground. Never right side up or upside down. Is this real or am I dreaming. (Crush - Dave Matthews Band; guessed by Dara)
9. I dream that I never know anyone at the party and I’m always the host. If dreams are like movies than memories are films about ghosts. (Mrs. Potter's Lullaby - Counting Crows; guessed by Dara)
10. Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn. If your girls starts acting up then you take her friend. (Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang; guessed by Curtisleefarmer)
11. Things are okay with me these days. Got a good job, got a good office. Got a new wife, got a new life and the family is fine. (Scenes from an Italian Restaurant - Billy Joel; guessed by Dave Faulkner)
12. Is this the way it’s really going down? Is this how we say goodbye? Should have known when you came around that you were gonna make me cry. (What Goes Around... / ...Comes Around - Justin Timberlake; guessed by Dara)
13. Where were you while we were getting high? (Champagne Supernova - Oasis; guessed by Dara)
14. I thought I told you to meet me, but I walk down o the beach. Tell me how does it feel when your heart goes cold? (Blue Monday - New Order; guessed by Dara)
15. I am yours, you are mine, you are what you are. You make it hard.
16. But this girl was ugly. I mean her body was threw. But after four drinks of more she looked like Paula Abdul.
17. For that mean, mean, mean, mean green.
18. And when he died all he left me was alone. (Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations; guessed by Paul)
19. I’ll be loving you until the rainbow and stars aren’t in the skies. Loving you until the oceans cover every mountain high.
20. Remember to let her into your heart, then you can start to make it better. (Hey Jude - The Beatles; guessed by Dara)
21. In this great future you can’t forget your past. So dry your tears I say.
22. Like a fool I fell in love with you. Turned my whole world upside down. (Layla - Derek and the Dominos; guessed by Dara)
23. Right about now, the funk soul brother. Check it out now. (Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim; guessed by Paul)
24. It’s four o’clock in the morning, damnit. Listen to me good, I’m sleeping with myself tonight. (Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John; guessed by Paul)
25. The Surgeon General says it's hazardous to breathe. I’d have another cigarette, but I can’t see. (Paradise City - Guns n' Roses; guessed by Dara)

13 comments:

  1. 1. Freebird, Lynrd Skynrd
    3. Purple Rain, Prince
    4. American Pie, Don McLean
    8. Crush, Dave Matthews Band
    9. Mrs. Potter's Lullaby, Counting Crows
    11. She's Always A Woman, Billy Joel
    12. What Comes Around Goes Around, Justin Timberlake
    13. Champagne Supernova, Oasis
    14. Blue Monday, New Order
    19. Hey Jude, Beatles
    22. Layla, Eric Clapton
    25. Paradise City, Guns N' Roses

    I know #23, but never knew the name of the song. Too bad.

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  2. 11 is the right artist but wrong song. If it helps, the lyrics for 23 are pretty mush the only ones in the whole song which may be why it may be hard remember the song title.

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  3. 10) Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang

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  4. I know the artist for 23, and I know the song. I just don't know what it is called.

    I have the verse for #11 in my head, but can't figure out where it goes. All of his songs sound the same to me.

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  5. 23. Praise you by Fatboy Slim?

    What? What? Did I actually get one? My one for the year??

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  6. Dara, You may not be able to figure out where the song goes is kind of three songs wrapped into one if that helps.

    Not quite Jo, right artist, wrong song.

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  7. UGH! I have no idea.

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  8. 6: 'Hurricane', Bob Dylan.
    11: 'Scenes from an Italian Restaurant', Billy Joel.
    18 and 24 sound familiar - will keep racking my brain.

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  9. Well, damn! I totally forgot this month!

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  10. Well if you would just subscribe to my feed you could be one of the first to know about the Lyrics Quiz each month.

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  11. 23. fatboy slim - rockafeller skank

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  12. i saw some more in the list i know.. took some time to remember the songnames and/or artists

    18. temptations - papa was a rolling stone
    24. elton john - someone saved my life tonight

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  13. #2: Crazy Game of Poker by O.A.R.

    Lauren fm NC

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