Lyrics Quiz: Best of 2010

As for the lyrics quiz, as always leave your guesses, both artist and song title, in the comment section or e-mail me. If you are correct I will un-bold the lyric. Please keep in mind the lyrics quiz is for entertainment purposes only so please only use your own meandering mind to guess them. There is also a bonus lyricsthat was found on a mixtape where I will also need the person who spit that lyric. Now onto the last lyric quiz of the year:


1. I’d look psychotic in a balaclava. Winter’s cold, it’s too much to handle. Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals.
2. Ain’t that Mr. Mister on the radio? (Hey, Soul Sister - Train; guessed by Anonymous)
3. The soldier is bailing out and curled his lips on the bar and I don’t know if the dead can talk to anyone.
4. Tell me why the grass was greener years ago I swear it used to grow here, but no more here. Tell me why on this hill all the birds that used to come to fly here come to die here.
5. You are the thunder and I am the lightning. And I love the way you know who you are and to me it’s exciting. (Naturally - Selena Gomez and the Scene; guessed by Canadian Boy)
6. You’re the color of the night, that's right. Color of a fight, you move me. You’re the color of the colored part of The Wizard of Oz movie.
7. I said I wouldn’t call but I’m a little drunk. (Need You Now - Lady Antebellum; guessed by Canadian Boy)
8. I got 99 problems and they all (expletive deleted). I wish I was Jigga man: carefree living. (Soundtrack 2 My Life - Kid Cudi; guessed by Rose)
9. I’m freaking out to where am I now: Upside down and I can’t stop it now. Can’t stop me now.
10. We’ll imagine we’re sleeping revolvers. Shotgun wedding in a strange SoHo. Our chambers hold silvery collars; gun down werewolves wherever we go.
11. I’ll just read a book instead. I don’t care if we’re just friends. I can hang out by myself. I’m old enough pretend.
12. After all of this is gone, who would you rather be, The Beatles or the Rolling Stones?
13. Take my badge but my heart remains loving you, baby child.
14. Let's be honest, that last Relapse CD was eh. Perhaps I ran them accents into the ground. (Not Afraid - Eminem; guessed by Rose)
15. Your life doesn’t change by the man’s that’s elected. If you’re loved by someone you’re never rejected decide what to be and go be it.
16. Soon the world will see our graffiti love. Spray paint on my glove, they’ll wonder who you are.
17. What am I gonna do when the best part of me was always you? What am I supposed to say when I’m all chocked up and you’re okay? I’m falling to pieces. (Breakeven - The Script; guessed by Anonymous)
18. I probably need to go ahead and have my head exam. Look how they got me on the Def Jam payment plan. (Dear God 2.0 - The Roots featuring Monsters of Folk)
19. Oh, Oh, I want some more. Oh, Oh, what are you waiting for? Take a bite of my heart tonight.
20. (Expletive deleted) in plastic cups before we went on stage. Playing hackeysack back when Audioslave was still Rage. (Memories - Weezer; guessed by Anonymous)
21. You’re so busy making maps with my name on them in all caps. You got the talking down, just not the listening.
22. Don’t put your money where your mouth is, baby. We don’t want to see you choke. Nobody’s choking around her anymore. Nobody’s broken any high score.
23. But it was not your fault but mine. And it was your heart on the line. I really (expletive deleted) it up this time, didn’t I my dear. (Little Lion Man - Mumford and Sons; guessed by Anonymous)
24. I’m in the corner, watching you kiss her. I’m right over here, why can’t you see me. I’m giving it my all, but I’m not the girl you’re taking home. (Dancing On My Own - Robyn; guessed by Canadian Boy)
25. What a lovely day, yeah, we won the war. May have lost a million men, but we got a million more.
26. Let’s have a toast for the douchebags. Let’s have a toast for the (expletive deleted). Let’s have a toast for the scumbags, every one of them that I know. (Runaway - Kanye West; guessed by Rose)
27. He’s an X-box and I’m more Atari. But the way you play your games aren’t fair. ((Expletive Deleted) You - Cee-Lo Green; guessed by Rose)
28. Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father. Run for your children, for your sisters and your brothers. (Dog Days Are Over - Florence + the Machine; guessed by Rose)
29. The cool is dead, baby, go on and sleep. Rest your weary head and love a better me.
30. I’d go back in time and change it but I can’t. So if the chain is on your door, I understand. (Back to December - Speak Now - Taylor Swift; guessed by Canadian Boy)


Bonus: To be continued, we on that Norman Mailer (expletive deleted). In search of the truth, even if it goes through Taylor Swift. (Power (Remix) - Kanye West featuring Jay-Z; guessed by Bryan)

Lyrics Quiz: 1986

Tomorrow see the premiere of Glory Daze, the TBS series that is sent at a college in 1986. Due to its setting; there will be plenty of great music that will make up the soundtrack (assuming that TBS will have a budget to get the rights, the Pilot is music heavy). In honor of the premiere, I have collected some of my favorite songs for 1986. As always leave your guesses, both artist and song title, in the comment section or e-mail me. If you are correct I will un-bold the lyric. Please keep in mind the lyrics quiz is for entertainment purposes only so please only use your own meandering mind to guess them. Now onto the lyric quiz:


1. Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye.
2. I was eighteen, didn’t have a care. Working for peanuts, not a dime to spare.
3. Not the word from your lips, you just took for granted that I want to skinny dip.
4. In the paper today: tales of war and of waste, but you turn right over to the TV page.
5. You could have a bumper car bumping. This amusement never ends.
6. Now Little Bo Peep cold lost her sheep and Rip van Winkle fell the hell asleep. And Alice chilling somewhere in Wonderland, Jack’s serving Jill a bucket in his hand. (Peter Piper - Run-DMC; guessed by Rose)
7. I used to be a renegade, I used to fool around. But I couldn’t take the punishment and had to settle down. Now I’m playing it real strait and yes I cut my hair.
8. I don’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon graveyard.
9. Er war Superstar. Er war popular. Er war so exaltiert. Because er hatte Flair.
10. When the mirror crashed I called you in time to her you say, “If only for today I am unafraid.”
11. Every time I see you falling I get down on my knees and pray. I’m waiting for that final moment you say the words I can’t say.
12. You must have been heaven sent. Hearing me call you went out on a limb.
13. Set me free why don’t ya babe? Get out my life why don’t ya babe?
14. I know you are an emotional girl. It took a lot for you to not lose faith in this world. But I can’t offer you proof but you’re gonna face the moment of truth.
15. That’s when you she told me a story about free milk and a cow. And said no huggy no kissy ‘till I get a wedding vow.
16. I hardly know this beauty by my side. I’ll never forget the way look tonight.
17. Her weapons were her crystal eyes making every man mad.
18. Well, the whole world’s got you dancing, that’s right, I’m telling you. It’s time to start believing, oh yes, believe in who you are, you are a shining star.
19. You don’t have to watch Dynasty to have an attitude.
20. I got the gun, you got the booze, you got two chooses of what you can do. It is not a touch decision as you can see, I can blow you away or you can ride with me.
21. I got a job waiting for my graduation. Fifty thou a year will buy a lotta beer.
22. The further on the edge, the hotter the intensity.
23. Did you hear the one about Gina? Some say she’s much too loose. That came straight from a guy who claims he’s tasting her juice. (Rumours - Timex Social Club; guessed by Rose)
24. Went to see my physician Dr. Jones. He took my trousers off; told me to cough. Dr says there ain’t nothing to discuss. He tells me anyway I might have to wear a truss.
25. I am a man who will fight for your honor. I’ll be the hero you’ been dreaming of.

Lyrics Quiz: Water

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Water is also the theme of this month’s lyrics quiz. Each song has something to do with some sort of liquid form. As always leave your guesses, both artist and song title, in the comment section or e-mail me. If you are correct I will un-bold the lyric. Please keep in mind the lyrics quiz is for entertainment purposes only so please only use your own meandering mind to guess them. Now onto the lyric quiz:


1. I walk down every evening and stand on the shore. I try to cross to the opposite side so I can finally find what I've been looking for. (The River of Dreams - Billy Joel; guessed by Angie)
2. And the bags are much too heavy in my insecure condition. My pregnant mind is fat full with envy again. (Bathwater - No Doubt; guesse by Angie)
3. We’re after the same rainbow’s end, waiting around the bend, my huckleberry friend. (Moon River - Andy Williams; guessed by Mac)
4. ‘Cause when hard work don’t pay off and I’m tired. There ain’t no room in my bed as far as I’m concerned.
5. We all came out to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline to make records with a mobile.
6. I’d like to hear some funky Dixieland and dance a honky tonk. And I’ll be buying everybody drinks all around. (Black Water - The Doobie Brothers; guessed by Angie)
7. Don’t ya think that you need somebody? Don’t ya think that you need someone? Everybody needs somebody. You’re not the only one. (November Rain - Guns 'n' Roses; guessed by Angie)
8. Now, now they can see the tears in our eyes. But we deny the pain lies deep in our hearts. Well, maybe that’s a pain we can’t hide.
9. Step on the stone. Flesh becomes water, wood becomes bone. (Walk On the Ocean - Toad the Wet Sproket; guessed by Angie)
10. The sixteen candles burning on my wall turning me into the biggest fool of them all.
11. High in the sky, the song that I’m singing a sweet little lie. I cry wolf cry. Rabbit out of the hat. Yes that’s what I’m bringing. Tricks up my sleeve for noticing me.
12. I’ll build heaven and call it home. (Don't Drink the Water - Dave Matthews Band; guessed by Angie)
13. You know your culture from your trash. You know your plastic from your cash.
14. You know I’d like to keep my cheeks dry today. So stay with me and I’ll have it made. (No Rain - Blind Melon; guessed by Angie)
15. I never wanted to be your weekend lover. I only wanted to be some kind of friend. (Purple Rain - Prince; guessed by Angie)
16. I would be your only dream, your shining autumn, ocean crashing. And did you say she was pretty? And did you say that she loves you?
17. I went down to Virginia seeking shelter from the storm. Caught up in the fable, I watch the tower grow.
18. I want to walk in the open wind. I want to talk like lover do. Want to dive into your ocean. (Here Comes the Rain Again - Eurythmics; guessed by Angie)
19. We’re coming to the edge, running on the water, coming through the fog; your sons and daughters.
20. I love to hear the thunder, watch the lightning when it lights up the sky. You know it makes me feel good. (I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbit; guessed by Angie)
21. Storm came and went like the times we spent hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent. (Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby and th Range; guessed by Angie)
22. I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end. I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend but I always thought that I would see you again. (Fire and Rain - James Taylor; guessed by Angie)
23. Baby, when I met you there was peace unknown. I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb. (Islands In the Stream - Kenny Rodgers and Dolly Parton; guessed by Angie)
24. Though your hurt is gone, mines hanging on, inside. And I know it’s eating me through every night and day. I’m just waiting on your sign.
25. When You’re weary, feeling small, when tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all. (Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel; guessed by Angie)

Lyrics Quiz: Last Played

I was playing around with iTunes the other day (but not with Ping which manages to be an even more worthless social networking site than Twitter) and though it would be interesting to see which songs that I have gone without playing the longest. The winner by far was Best of Me, Pt. 2 by Mya featuring Jay-Z hasn’t been played since 2005, the year after I first downloaded iTunes (yet managed to get played twelve times that year). The next closest hasn’t been played in three years and here are those songs. As always leave your guesses, both artist and song title, in the comment section or e-mail me. If you are correct I will un-bold the lyric. Please keep in mind the lyrics quiz is for entertainment purposes only so please only use your own meandering mind to guess them. Now onto the lyric quiz:


1. I was a high school loser, never made it with a lady, ‘til the boys told me something I missed. (Walk This Way - Run-DMC and Areosmith; guessed by Rebekah)
2. Acting funny but I don’t know why. ‘Scuse my while I kiss the sky. (Purple Haze - Jimi Henrix Experience; guessed by Rebekah)
3. I fear that I am ordinary just like everyone.
4. You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips. And there’s no tenderness like before in your fingertips. (You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - the Righteous Brothers; guessed by Rebekah)
5. Breathing is the hardest thing to do with all I’ve said and all that’s dead for you.
6. So I have some to my dog when he began to beg. And then he licked his bowl and looked at me and did the wild thing on my leg. (Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc; guested by Rebekah)
7. Hey! What gives you the right to put up a fence and keep me out, or to keep Mother Nature in? If God was here, he’d tell it to your face, man, you're some kind of sinner. (Signs - Tesla; guessed by Rebekah)
8. Tell me why everything turned around? Packing up, shacking up, is all you wanna do. (Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac; guessed by Rebekah)
9. You finally make it home and the fun begins. You try to pass out but here comes the spins. So you turn and toss, then you toss and turn. Your head gets light and your chest starts to burn. So you lay on your stomach and you tuck in your chin. Pail by your bedside, now the breathing begins.
10. I can feel your body when I’m lying in bed. There’s too much confusion going around through my head.
11. I sit on the stairs ‘cause I’d rather be alone. If I can’t have you right now, I’ll wait here. (Patience - Guns 'n' Roses; guessed by Kyra)
12. Rev me up, rev me up my little buttercup. We can tug sheets, snuggle up and get stuck.
13. But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights. The shades and shadows undulate in my perception.
14. I must confess I still believe if I’m not with you I lose my mind.
15. 'Cause I wanna be good for you, I didn’t mean to be bad. But darling I’m still the best that you ever had.
16. What’s a matter with the car I’m driving, can’t you tell that it’s out of style? Should I get a set a white wall tires, are you gonna cruise the miracle mile? (It's Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel; guessed by Rebekah)
17. I bet you’re hard to get over. I bet the moon just won’t shine. I bet my hands I can stay here. I bet you need more than you mind. (If You're Gone - Matchbox Twenty; guessed by Rebekah)
18. If I ever get out of here, thought of giving it all away to a registered charity. All I need is a pint a day. (Band On the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings; guessed by Rebekah)
19. No, I can’t forget this evening or your face as you were leaving. But I guess that’s just the way the story goes. (Without You - Harry Nilsson; guessed by Rebekah)
20. And I don’t know, I could crash and burn but maybe at the end of this road I might catch a glimpse of me.
21. You shut your mouth. How can you say I go about things the wrong way? I am human and I need to be love just like everyone else does.
22. She’s just like a maze where all of the walls all continually change.
23. I can’t get any rest. People say I’m obsessed. Everything you say is lies but to me there’s no surprised.
24. This ain’t got (expletive deleted) to do with shampoo, but watch your head ‘n’ shoulders. Brother older bold enough to fold, yo, I told ya.
25. Oh she may be weary. Them young girls they do get weary wearing the same old shaggy dress.

Lyrics Quiz: Greatest Lyrics of the 00's part 2

Last month I started off my first part of the Greatest Lyrics of the 00’s (there are still three songs left to be guessed) and here is the second half. As always leave your guesses, both artist and song title, in the comment section or e-mail me. If you are correct I will un-bold the lyric. Please keep in mind the lyrics quiz is for entertainment purposes only so please only use your own meandering mind to guess them. Now onto the lyric quiz:


1. You’re wack, you’re twisted, you’re girl’s a (expletive deleted). You’re broke, kid ain’t yours and everybody knows.
2. If I go crazy would you still call me Superman? (Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down; guessed by Doug)
3. Home hard to know where it is if you never had one. Home I can’t say where it is but I know I’m going home; it’s where the heart is. (Walk On - U2; guessed by Angie)
4. I’m just straight ill riding my motorcycle down the street. While politicians is sounding like hookers to me. (Lapdance - N.E.R.D.; guessed by Doug)
5. I’m not gonna diss you on the internet, ‘cause my momma taught me better than that. (Survivor - Destiny's Child; guessed by Doug)
6. His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. There’s vomit on his sweater already: mom’s spaghetti. (Lose Yourself - Eminem; guessed by Doug)
7. Left the house this morning, bells ringing filled the air. Wearing the cross of my calling, on wheels of fire I come rolling down here. (The Rising - Bruce Springsteen; guessed by Angie)
8. You must wanna be in the Guinness Book of World Records as the dumbest (expletive deleted) alive.
9. Well as for now I’m gonna hear the saddest songs and sit alone and wonder how you’re making out.
10. If Mary drop my baby tonight, I would name her Rock and Roll. (The Seed (2.0) - The Roots and Cody ChestnuTT; guessed by Doug)
11. You know the type, load as a motorbike, but wouldn’t bust a grape in a food fight. (99 Problems - Jay-Z; guessed by Doug)
12. If you wrote me off, I’d understand it. ‘Cause I’ve been on some other planet.
13. Sing like you think no one’s listening. You would kill for this, just a little bit.
14. I’m so moving on. (Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson; guessed by Angie)
15. MC Escher that's my favorite MC. Keep your 40 I'll just have an Earl Grey tea. My rims never spin to the contrary you’ll find they're quite stationary. (White & Nerdy - "Weird Al" Yankovic; guessed by Angie)
16. When you trust your television, what you get is what you got. Cause when they own the information, they can bend it all they want. (Waiting On the World to Change - John Mayer; guessed by Angie)
17. It’s a sad, sad story when a mother will teach her daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger. And how in the world can the words that I said send somebody so over the edge? (Not Ready to Make Nice - Dixie Chicks; guessed by Doug)
18. She was the type to watch Oprah and the Today Show. Be on the treadmill, uh, like OK-Go. (Drivin' Me Wild - Common and Lily Allen; guessed by Rose)
19. There were people from the city having lunch in the park. I believe that’s called alfresco.
20. I ain’t gonna make the same mistakes that put my momma in her grave. I don’t wanna be alone.
21. I’ve been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror. And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer. But my breath fogged up the glass so I drew a new face and I laughed. (I'm Yours - Jason Mraz; guessed by Doug)
22. What am I supposed to talk about with you anyway? I graduated the year you were born and I don’t wanna have to drive around and listen to your burned CD’s through your (expletive deleted) car speakers of every band you think you discovered. It’s just gonna make me insecure. (The Weight of Her - Butch Walker; guessed by Angie)
23. There are times when the poets and porn stars align and you won’t know who to believe in, well that’s a good time to be leaving. (Shine - Anna Nalick; guessed by Angie)
24. I got seniority, with the sorority. So that explains why I love college. Getting brain in the library ‘cause I love knowledge when you use your medulla oblongata. (Make Her Say - Kid Kudi, Kanye West and Common; guessed by Rose)
25. Somewhere we went wrong, our love is like a song but you won’t sing along. Have you forgotten about us? (Don't Forget - Demi Lovato; guessed by Angie)

Lyrics Quiz: Greatest Lyrics of the 00's part 1

Continuing my year long look at some of the Best the last decade had to offer here are some of my favorite lyrics of the past ten years. There will be a second part coming as soon as next month where I have split the lyrics up randomly. As always leave your guesses, both artist and song title, in the comment section or e-mail me. If you are correct I will un-bold the lyric. Please keep in mind the lyrics quiz is for entertainment purposes only so please only use your own meandering mind to guess them. Now onto the lyric quiz:


1. We could hide out under there. I just made you say “underwear?” (Pinch Me - Barenaked Ladies; guessed by Doug)
2. Sweat baby sweat baby sex is a Texas drought. Me and you do the kind of stuff that only Prince would sing about. (The Bad Touch - The Bloodhound Gang; guessed by AJ)
3. You know this song by Phil Collins, “In the Air of the Night” about that guy who could have saved that other guy from drowning but didn’t and Phil saw it all then at his show he found him? (Stan - Eminem and Dido; guessed by Doug)
4. My block live and in color, like Rodman hair. The club is packed, the bar is filled. I'm waiting for sister to act, like Lauryn Hill. (Dirrty - Christina Aguilara featuring Redman; guessed by Angie)
5. Tell me did you sail across the sun? Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights are faded and that heaven is overrated? (Drops of Jupiter - Train; guessed by AJ)
6. I want a girl with good dividends. At City Bank we’ll meet accidentally. We’ll start to talk when she borrows my pen. (Short Skirt/Long Jacket - Cake - AJ)
7. Lucky that my breasts are small and humble so you don’t confuse them for mountains. (Whenever, Wherever - Shakira; guessed by Doug)
8. And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time. I want what’s yours and I want what’s mine. I want you but I'm not giving in this time. (Goodbye to You - Michelle Branch; guessed by Angie)
9. We can drive through the city no doubt but don’t say my car is topless, say the (expletive deleted) is out.
10. She got out of town on a railway New York bound. Took all except my name, another alien on Broadway. (Bright Lights - Matchbox Twenty; guessed by Angie)
11. I’m just trying to say the way school needs teachers, the way Kathy Lee needed Regis. (Jesus Walks - Kanye West; guessed by Rose)
12. I don’t mind spending every day out on your corner in the pouring rain. Look for the girl with the broken smile. Ask her if she wants to stay awhile. She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5; guessed by Rose)
13. There’ll be manslaughter right in front of my kids. A little blood get on my daughter, it’s nothing, she’ll live.
14. And that REM song was playing in my mind, in three and a half minutes. (A Lifetime - Better Than Ezra; guessed by Angie)
15. The talking leads to touching and the touching leads to sex and then there’s no mystery left. Portions for Foxes - Rilo Kiley; guessed by Rose)
16. With a name I’ve never chosen, I can make my first steps. (Chocolate - Final Straw - Snow Patrol; guessed by Angie)
17. I hear in my mind all these voices. I hear in my mind all these words. I hear in my mind all this music and it breaks my heart. (Fidelity - Regina Spektor; guessed by Doug)
18. If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied, illuminate the “no’s” on their vacancy signs. (I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Plans - Death Cab for Cutie; guessed by AJ)
19. Who do you think you are? Ha, ha, ha, bless your soul. (Crazy - Gnarls Barkley; guessed by Rose)
20. Get washed-up singers writing all my songs, lip synch ‘em every night so I don’t get ‘em wrong. (Rockstar - Nickelback; guessed by Angie)
21. There’s nothing you can teach me that I can’t learn from Mr. Hathaway. (Rehab - Amy Winehouse; guessed by Doug)
22. For some reason I can’t explain, I know St. Peter won’t call my name. (Viva la Vida - Coldplay; guessed by Rose)
23. It’s been a long time since twenty-two. I don’t remember you looking any better. But then again I don’t remember you. (Who Says - John Mayer; guessed by Angie)
24. Saw Cinderella in a party dress, she was looking for a nightgown. I saw the devil wrapping up his hands; he’s getting ready for the showdown.
25. Somebody’s heart is broken – it becomes your favorite song. (Funny the Way It Is - Dave Matthews Band; guessed by Angie)

Lyrics Quiz: Beautiful Day

If you are a World Cup fan, you have undoubtedly been inundated with U2 music lately and I thought I would take one of their most summer (which starts up next week officially) ready song through the Genius feature in iTunes and here are twenty-five songs it gave back to me for Beautiful Day. As always leave your guesses, both artist and song title, in the comment section or e-mail me. If you are correct I will un-bold the lyric. Please keep in mind the lyrics quiz is for entertainment purposes only so please only use your own meandering mind to guess them. Now onto the lyric quiz:


1. I was lost, I was lost, crossed lines I shouldn’t have crossed. I was lost, oh, yeah.
2. Let’s go and see the stars, the Milky Way, or even Mars. Well it could just be ours.  (Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz; guessed by Rebekah)
3. Sunday all the lights in London shine and the sky is fading red to blue. And I’m kicking through the autumn leaves and wondering where it is you might be going to.
4. Andy are you goofing on Elvis (Hey baby)? Are we losing touch? (Man On the Moon - R.E.M.; guessed by Rebekah)
5. Step outside the summertime’s in bloom. Stand up beside the fireplace. Take that look from off your face.
6. And when the worrying starts to hurt. And the world feels like graves of dirt.
7. Boy, one day you’ll be a man. Oh girl, he’ll help you understand.
8. Her friends are so jealous. You know how bad girls get. Sometimes it’s not so easy to be the teacher’s pet. (Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police; guessed by Rebekah)
9. I don’t want to call my friends; they might wake me from this dream. And I leave this bed, risk forgetting all that’s been.
10. She parks her car outside my house, takes her clothes off. Says she’s close to understanding Jesus. (Round Here - Counting Crows; guessed by Rebekah)
11. Driving in on this highway. All these cars and up on the sidewalk, people in all directions. No words exchanged; no time to exchange them. (Ants Marching - Dave Matthews Band; guessed by Rebekah)
12. So slide over here and give me a moment. Your moves are so raw.
13. Steak Knife. Caro Shark. Con Job. Boot Cut.
14. Heaven holds a place for those who pray. Hey hey hey. (Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel; guessed by Rebekah)
15. Do they know wher we go when we’re grey and old? Cause I have been told that salvation lets their wings unfold.
16. I sank into Eden with you alone in the Church by and by. I’ll read to you here, save your eyes. (I Alone - Live; guessed by Rebekah)
17. How many train wrecks do we need to see before we lose touch of? We thought this was low, well; it's bad, getting worse.
18. The embers never fade in your city by the lake, the place where you were born.
19. This is what you get; this is what you get when you mess with us.
20. You are the bearer of unconditional things. You held your breath an the door for me. Thanks for your patience.
21. You Catholic girls start much too late. But sooner or later it comes down to fate. I might as wel be the one. (Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel; guessed by Rebekah)
22. You live in a church where you sleep with voodoo dolls. And you won’t give up the search for the ghosts in the halls. (Building a Mystery - Sarah McLachlan; guessed by Rebekah)
23. I’m coming down, the world turned over. Angels fall without you there.
24. Hey, don't let it go to waste. I love it but, I hate that taste. Weight keeping me down.
25. This is a call to the colorblind, this is an IOU. I’m stranded behind the horizon line.

Lyrics Quiz: As Seen on TV 2010 Edition

As we wind down the television season, I am going to run down the best music placement of the past twelve months and as an added twist, I am going to do it in Lyrics Quiz form so you have to guess to see the actual list. As usual, place your guesses in the comment (or e-mail me), both artist and song title, and if you are correct I will un-bold the lyric. You can also get a bonus point is you correctly guess which show the song was featured on and double bonus points if you correctly guess the character how sang the song on the show if it was not performed by the original artist (you can steal the bonus point if and only if someone correctly guesses the lyrics).


1. Maybe I can feel you, heal you on the inside. Underneath the willow tree, wearing nothing else but me.
2. I bought a ticket to the world, but now I've come back again. Why do I find it hard to write the next line?
3. She just can’t be chained to a life where nothing’s gained and nothings lost at such a cost.  (Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones;  guessed by Anonymous;  Bonus Not Guessed)
4. A licky boom-boom down. (Informer - Snow; guessed by Doug; Bonus Not Guessed)
5. I’ve been alone with you inside my mind. And in my dreams I’ve kissed your lips a thousand times. (Hello - Lionel Richie; guessed by Doug; Bonus Not Guessed)
6. All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go. I’m standing here outside your door. I hate to wake you up to say goodbye. (Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver; Bonus - Jeffster on Chuck; both guessed buy Anonymous)
7. Don’t come knocking around my door. Don’t wanna see your shadow no more. Colored lights can hypnotize. Sparkle someone else’s eyes. (American Woman - The Guess Who; guessed by Anonymous; Bonus Not Guessed)
8. Get a shoe at me by a mean old man; get my dinner from a garbage can.9. These girls are really sleazy, all they just say is please me or spend some time and rock a rhyme; I said “It's not that easy.”  (It's Tricky - Run-DMC;  guessed by Rose;  Bonus Not Guessed)
10. I’m a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb. I am the world’s forgotten boy.
11. You got the blues. Yes you ain’t got no one else to use. There’s an open road that leads nowhere. So just make some miles between here and there.
12. She was a black haired beauty with big dark eyes and points all her own, sitting way up high. Way up firm and high.
13. Our mothers cried and sang along and who’d blame them. Now you’re grown, so grown, now I must say more than ever.
14. Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand. Lord, don’t they help themselves. But when the taxmen come to the door, Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale.
15. Hold on little girl, show me what he’s done to you. Stand up little girl, a broken heart can’t be that bad. (To Be with You - Mr. Big; guessed by Doug; Bonus Not Guessed)
16. Just like the prodigal son I’ve returned. Anyone stepping to me you’ll get burned. (Jump Around - House of Pain; guessed by Doug; Bonus Not Guessed)
17. Don’t lose your grip on the dreams of the past; you must fight just to keep them alive.
18. Oh my love, my darling, I’ve hungered for your touch a long, lovely time. (Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers; guessed by Doug; Bonus Not Guessed)
19. Ohhhh, she got a way with the boys in the place. Treat ‘em like they don’t stand a chance.
20. Forget about that, let’s go into the story about a girl named Blah Blah Blah that adore me.
21. You’re talking to a tourist whose ever move’s among the purest. I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine.
22. Excuse me while I tend to how I feel. These things return to me that still seem real.
23. I wanna love somebody. I hear you’re looking for someone to love.
24. Take a little trip, take a little trip, take a little trip with me.25. If I told you things I did before, told you who I used to be, would you go along with someone like me?  (Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John;  guessed by Rose;  Bonus Not Guessed)

Bonus: This song wasn’t actually on television, but an internet tie in with a television show. But it was so awesome; I thought I would add it.
I look for trouble and I find it. It’s such a rush I think I mind it. What am I looking her for. I put the bottle to my lips now. I want to stop but I don’t know how.

Lyrics Quiz: The Way it Is

Happy tax day. And as depressing as the holiday may seem today, it may only get worse when the health care bill goes into effect where it will probably raise our taxes (or at least our premiums, but most likely both). The passage of the bill got me thinking of the Bruce Hornsby record, The Way it Is and if he and The Range were to update the song for today, they may include a couples lines that would go, “They passed a law in 2010 to give to those who ain’t got a lot a little more, but it only goes so far. Unless of course you work for an insurance company who will be able to swim Scrooge McDuck style in money bins because of the law.” So in honor of that, I put The Way it Is into iTunes Genius function and here are twenty-five songs it gave back to me. Looking over the list, it seems like Genius decided to go with a less political playlist but heavy on blue eyed soul. As always leave your guesses, both artist and song title, in the comment section or e-mail me. If you are correct I will un-bold the lyric. Please keep in mind the lyrics quiz is for entertainment purposes only so please only use your own meandering mind to guess them. Now onto the lyric quiz:


1. Money’s a matter. If you’re in it for love, you ain’t gonna get too far.
2. Strangled by the wishes of pater. Hoping for the arms of mater get to me the sooner or later.
3. I must've been a dreamer and I must’ve been someone else and we should’ve been over.
4. Will you meet him on the main line, or will you catch him on the rebound? Will you marry for the money; take a lover in the afternoon?
5. Tam bo li de say de moi ya. Hey Jambo Jumbo. Way to parti o we goin’. Oh, jambali. Tam bo li de say de moi ya. Yeah, Jambo, jumbo.
6. This time you got nothing to lose; you can take it you can leave it, whatever you choose. I won’t hold back anything and I’ll walk away a fool or a king.
7. When you called me up this morning and told me about the new love you found. I said I’m happy for you. I’m really happy for you.
8. We are the children, the last generation. We are the ones they left behind. And I wonder if we are ever gonna change. Living under the fear until nothing else remains.
9. You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips.
10. That old dog has chained you up all right. Give you everything you need to live inside a twisted cage, sleep beside in empty rage. I had a dream I was your hero.
11. Lady, morning’s just a moment away and I'm without you once again. You laughed at me, you said you never needed me. I wonder if you need me now.
12. Inside your head, on every beat. And the beat's so loud, deep inside. The pressure's high, just to stay alive.
13. My friends wonder what is wrong with me. Well I'm in a daze from your love, you see I came back to let you know, got a thing for you and I can’t let go.
14. So let the music take your mind. Just release and you will find you’re gonna fly away, glad you’re going my way.
15. When the river was deep, I didn’t falter. When the mountain was high, I still believed. When the valley was low it didn't stop me.
16. Love, like a road that never ends. How it leads me back again to heartache, I’ll never understand.
17. One month ago today I was happy as a lark. But now I go for walks to the movies, maybe the park.
18. I was feeling so bad. I asked my family doctor just what I had. I said doctor, Mr. MD; can you tell me what’s ailing me?
19. Old religions, new generations caught in a struggle about a righteous way. Can’t see the forest for all the frustrations. So many lying, so many dying.
20. My love, there’s only you in my life. (This song actually showed up twice in Genius, name both artists (well four in total))
21. I won’t forget all those things you have told to me. Praise in my heart won't let me forget your love.
22. Now once, I was downhearted, disappointment was my closest friend . But then you came, and it soon departed.
23. You were my toy but I could be the boy you adore if you’d just let me know. Although you’re untrue, I’m attracted tio you all the more. Why do I need you so?
24. You'll see much deeper when you read between the lines ‘cause there's a fire burning in my eyes. Like a thief in the night who can't get enough.
25. She’ll expose you when she snows you off your feet with the crumbs she throws you.

Lyrics Quiz: Sports

February and early March is the doldrums of sports with very little things happening except every four years we get a thrilling Curling tournament to watch. But now it is time to get excited to be a sports fan again: March Madness, spring training, NHL draft and crunch time for the NBA and NHL with the playoffs around the corner. So here are some sports themed lyrics. As always leave your guesses, both artist and song title, in the comment section or e-mail me. If you are correct I will un-bold the lyric. Please keep in mind the lyrics quiz is for entertainment purposes only so please only use your own meandering mind to guess them. Now onto the lyric quiz:

1. So many times, it happens too fast. You trade your passion for glory. Don’t lose your grip on the dreams of the past.  (Eye of the Tiger - Survivor;  guessed by Curtis)
2. You can bring a bowl of rice and then a glass of water too. And fate is setting up the chessboard while death rolls out the dice.
3. He’s gonna slide in head first, here he comes, he's out! No, wait, safe, safe at second base, this kid really makes things happen out there.  (Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf;  guessed by Angie)
4. Sometimes you’re crazy and you wonder why I’m such a baby that the Dolphins make me cry.  (Only Wanna Be with You - Hootie an the Blowfish;  guessed by Curtis)
5. It’s ironic: I had the brew, she had the chronic; The Lakers beat the Supersonics.  (It Was a Good Day - Ice Cube;  guessed by Rose)
6. I used to think that I could not go on and life was nothing but an awful song. But now I know the meaning of true love I’m leaning on the everlasting arms.  (I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly;  guessed by Angie)
7. You got blood on your face, a big disgrace, waving your banner all over the place.  (We Will Rock You - Queen;  guessed by Curtis)
8. Shadow boxing when I heard you on the radio. Uh, I just don’t know what made you forget I was raw.  (Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J;  guessed by Rose)
9. Kids were wearing hand me downs. And playing games meant kick-a-rounds. And footballers still had long hair and dirt across their face.  (I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With a Flower in my Hair) - Sandi Thom;  guessed by Rose)
10. I had a friend who was great a baseball player back in high school. He could throw that speed ball by you, make you look like a fool.  (Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen;  guessed by Angie)
11. And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down, or cut him ‘til he cried out in his anger and his shame, “I am leaving, I am leaving.”  (The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel;  guessed by Anonymous)
12. White men in suits don’t have to jump. Still there is 101 ways to lose with the shoes.
13. You know I took some lumps when the mighty Casey struck out. So say hey Willie, tell Ty Cobb and Joe DiMaggio, “Don’t say it ain’t so.”  (Centerfield - John Fogerty;  guessed by AJ)
14. One punch, that’s all it took he hit me in my ribs and my insides shook. Now how can I say this and be a little discreet, let’s just say that my bowels released.  (I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson - D.J.  Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince;  guessed by Angie)
15. Do my best to follow through, come up with a master plan, a home run hit, a winning stand. A guarantee and not a promise that I’ll never let your love slip through my hands.
16. 'Cause when it comes to playing basketball I’m always last to be picked and in some cases never picked at all. So I just lean upon the wall or sit up in the bleachers with the rest of the girls who came to watch their men ball.
17. The arena is empty except for one man still driving and striving as fast as he can. The sun has gone down and the moon has come up, and long ago somebody left with the cup.  (The Distance - Cake;  guessed by AJ)
18. If Jesus is paying LeBron, I’m paying Dwayne Wade.  (Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys;  guessed by Curtis)
19. Rubin could take a man out with just one punch, but he never did like to talk about it all that much. It’s my work he’d say and I do it for pay.
20. My helmet is equipped with a tiny face mask, what it possibly could protect, I do not know. The other guys on the team like to make fun of my little shoulder pads. And also like to hide the special shoe I need to kick in the snow.
21. Referee won’t blow the whistles. God is good but will he listen?  (Staring at the Sun - U2;  guessed by Angie)
22. Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted. One moment. Would you capture it or just let it slip?  (Lose Yourself - Eminem;  guessed by Curtis)
23. You will see him on TV any given Sunday, win the Super Bowl and drive off in a Hyundai.  (Gold Digger - Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx;  guessed by Curtis)
24. Ain’t no (lovin’) good enough to get burnt while I’m up in it. And that is realer than Real Deal Holyfield.
25. He’ll never love you, the way that I love you ‘cause if he did, no no, he wouldn’t make you cry. He might be thrillin’ baby but a-my love so dog-gone willing.

Bonus: He came from Miami, was oh, so young. He riffles to the Wizard, my what a gun.

Lyrics Quiz: Use Somebody

A month and a half ago I named Use Somebody by Kings of Leon the best song of 2009. So I thought I would throw the song into iTunes’ Genius feature and here are the twenty-five songs that it gave back to me. As always leave your guesses, both artist and song title, in the comment section or e-mail me. If you are correct I will un-bold the lyric. Please keep in mind the lyrics quiz is for entertainment purposes only so please only use your own meandering mind to guess them. Now onto the lyric quiz:

1. Save some face, you know you only got one. Change your ways while you’re young.
2. Why would you lie about how much gold you have, why would you lie about something dumb like that? Why would you lie about anything at all? Lil' John: he always tells the truth.3. This is what you get when you mess with us. For a minute there I lost myself. I lost myself.  (Karma Police - Radiohead;  guessed by Doug)
4. All these places we’ve grown. All of us are done for. And we live in a beautiful world.  (Don't Panic - Coldplay;  guessed by Doug)
5. Stand up beside the fireplace. Take that look from off your face. ‘Cause you ain’t never gonna burn my heart out.  (Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis;  guessed by Doug)
6. Dani the girl is singing songs to me beneath the marquee... of her soul.  (By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers;  guessed by Doug)
7. I like it in the city when the air is so thick and opaque. I love it to see everybody in short skirts, shorts and shades. I like it in the city when two worlds collide.
8. It seems to me that maybe, it pretty much always means no. So don’t tell me you might just let it go.9. You used to get it in your fishnets now you only get it in your night dress. Discarded all the naughtiness for the niceness. Landed in a very common crisis.  (Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys;  guessed by Anonymous)
10. With a name I’ve never chosen I can make my first steps as a child of twenty-five. 11. So don’t knock it; don’t knock it if you’ve been there before.  (Notion - Kings of Leon;  guessed by Kings of Leon;  guessed by Anonymous)
12. There are certain people you just coming back to; she is right there in front of you. You begin to wonder: can you find a better one?
13. Baby, it’s been a long day, baby. Things ain’t going my way. You know In need you here, here by my side all the time.
14. I knew I had made a horrible call and now the state line felt like the Berlin Wall and there was no doubt about which side I was on.
15. Won’t you kiss me on that midnight street? Sweep me off my feet, singing ain’t this life so sweet.16. It’s not a silly little moment. It’s not the storm before the calm. This is the deep and dyeing breathe; this love we’ve been working on.  (Slow Dancing in a Burning Room - John Mayer;  guessed by Anonymous)
17. Think it’s not what you say, what you say is way too complicated. For a minute thought I couldn't tell how to fall out. It's twenty seconds until the last call.
18. The evening comes and we’re hanging out on the front step and a car goes down with the windows rolled down. And the War song is playing: Why Can’t We Be Friends.
19. When it comes around and it’s taken away, leaves me with the feeling that I feel the most. Feel it come to life when I see your ghost. Then I’m done, done, on to the next one.20. As she walks out the door your blood boiling, your stomach in ropes. And when your friends say, “What is it?’ You look like you've seen a ghost.  (Sometime Around Midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event; guessed by Anonymous)
21. Time is never time at all. You can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth.22. Off, off with your head, dance, dance ‘til you’re dead.  (Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs;  guessed by Anonymous)
23. Anger, he smiles towering, shiny metallic purple armor.  (Bold as Love - Jimi Hendrix Experience;  guessed by Anonymous)
24. Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog where no one notices the contrast of white on white.  (Round Here - Counting Crows;  guessed by Doug)
25. And if there's anybody left in here that doesn’t want to be out there. Watching the people get lairy. It's not very pretty I tell thee.

Lyrics Quiz: Best Songs of 2000

Long before the 9th Green ever existed, I was making lists of the year just for fun. Here is the list of the best songs I made a decade ago (I dutifully note that my 2000 self may not have had the best taste of music). As always leave your guesses, both artist and song title, in the comment section or e-mail me. If you are correct I will un-bold the lyric. Please keep in mind the lyrics quiz is for entertainment purposes only so please only use your own meandering mind to guess them. Now onto the lyric quiz:

1. She reminds me of a West Side Story. Growing up in Spanish Harlem. She’s living the life just like a movie star.  (Maria Maria - Santana featuring the Product G&B;  guessed by Taylor Blue)
2. You know the song by Phil Collins, In the Air of the Night about that guy who could have saved that other guy from drowning but didn’t then Phil saw it all and then at his show he found him?  (Stan - Eminem;  guessed by Doug)
3. ‘Cause there is a monster livening under my bed, whispering in my ear. And there is an angel with her hand on my head; she says I have nothing to fear.  (Put Your Lights On - Santana featuring Everlast;  guessed by Taylor Blue)
4. You love this town even if that doesn’t ring true. You’ve been all over and it’s been all over you.  (Beautiful Day - U2;  guessed by Anonymous)
5. Saturday I’m running wild and all the lights are changing red to green. Moving through the crowds I’m pushing, chemicals rushing through my bloodstream.  (Babylon - David Gray;  guessed by Rebekah)
6. I part with nothing. Y’all be frontin’. Me give my heart to a woman? Not for nothing, never happen, I’ll be forever mackin’.  (Big Pimpin' - Jay-Z featuring UGK;  guessed by Anonymous)
7. You (expletive deleted) remind me of a strip club, cause every time you come around it’s like, what, I just gotta get my (expletive deleted) sucked.  (Party Up (Up in Here) - DMX;  guessed bt Rebekah)
8. Just close your eyes each loving day and know this feeling won’t go away.  (This I Promise You - *NSYNC;  guessed by Dawn)
9. Love to think you couldn’t love another. Share a toothbrush; you’re my kind of man.  (Bathwater - No Doubt;  guessed by Doug)
10. I dream of love as time runs through my hand. I dream of fire, those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire.  (Desert Rose - Sting;  guessed by Rebekah)
11. I bet you’re hard to get over. I bet the moon just won’t shine. I bet my hands I can stay here, and I bet you mean more than you mind.  (When You're Gone - Matchbox Twenty;  guessed by Doug)
12. If I could grant you one wish I wish you could see the way you kiss. (The Way You Love Me - Faith Hill; guessed by Anonymous)
13. It’s the perfect time of day to throw all your cares away. Put the sprinkler on the lawn and run thru with my gym shorts on.  (Pinch Me - Barenaked Ladies;  guessed by Doug)
14. Now I knocking like Jehovah: let me in now: Bill Gates, Donald Trump let me in now.  (Country Grammar (Hot...) - Nelly;  guessed by Anonymous)
15. Cookie: I met her at an ice cream parlor. Tonya, Diane, Lori and Carla, Marina, Selena, Katrina, Sabrina, about three Kim’s.
16. Come back, get back. That’s the part of success. If you believe in the X, you’ll be relievin’ your stress.
17. Just the other night baby, I saw you hanging, you were with your crew, I was with mine too.
18. So you can sit me here next to Britany Spears? Christina Aguilera better switch me chairs so I can sit next to Cason Daily and Fed Durst.  (The Real Slim Shady - Eminem;  guessed by Taylor Blue)
19. Down to the Earth I fell with dripping wings; heavy things won’t fly. And the sky might catch on fire and burn the axis of the world.
20. I just had to find a way I could meet her cause I’ve been dying for the chance just to treat her like the ripe little peach she is.
21. Monday night I feel so low, count the hours they go so slow. I know the sound of your voice can save my soul. (Be with You - Enrique Iglesias; guessed by Anonymous)
22. I'm not just talking about your sexuality but I can't help myself when you put your hands on me.  (Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You) - Christina Aguilera;  guessed by Taylor Blue)
23. I wanna look at the horizon and not see a building standing tall.  (Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks;  guessed by Taylor Blue)
24. …Like the open mouth of a grave. Not to stare up at me like a calf down on its knees.  (Don't Tell Me -Madonna;  guessed by Rebekah)
25. In my last years with him there were bruises on my face. In my dawn and new day I finally got away. But my head's all messed up and he knows.  (Still - Macy Gray;  guessed by Taylor Blue)