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Don't forget the songs that made you smile
New meme, new danger. Doubles as a lyrics quiz if you don't want to include citations.
Pick one song lyric which...
... describes the way you feel about your life:
"No matter how fast I run, I can never seem to get away from me;
No matter where I am
I can't help feeling I'm just a day away from where I want to be..."
... describes the way you feel about love:
"Maybe I've never really loved,
I guess that is the truth;
I've spent my whole life in clouds at icy altitudes"
... can always make you smile:
"That's nobody's business but the Turks'"
... can always make you cry:
"And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had feeling I could be someone, be someone..."
... is a good motto to live by:
"You can only go so far in your mind"
... would make a good t-shirt slogan for you:
"Please stop loving me
Please stop loving me
I am none of these things"
Pick one song lyric which...
... describes the way you feel about your life:
"No matter how fast I run, I can never seem to get away from me;
No matter where I am
I can't help feeling I'm just a day away from where I want to be..."
... describes the way you feel about love:
"Maybe I've never really loved,
I guess that is the truth;
I've spent my whole life in clouds at icy altitudes"
... can always make you smile:
"That's nobody's business but the Turks'"
... can always make you cry:
"And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had feeling I could be someone, be someone..."
... is a good motto to live by:
"You can only go so far in your mind"
... would make a good t-shirt slogan for you:
"Please stop loving me
Please stop loving me
I am none of these things"
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That's nobody's business but the Turks' is from Istanbul^WConstantinople They Might Be Giants
And I had a feeling that I belonged, And I had feeling I could be someone, be someone... is from Fast Car, Tracy Chapman
I'll have a go at producing my own set in a minute...
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Ah, but the song is called "Istanbul" ... :)
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`Oh, that's the name of the song, is it?' Alice said, trying to feel interested.
`No, you don't understand,' the Knight said, looking a little vexed. `That's what the name is CALLED. The name really IS "THE AGED AGED MAN."'
`Then I ought to have said "That's what the SONG is called"?' Alice corrected herself.
`No, you oughtn't: that's quite another thing! The SONG is called "WAYS AND MEANS": but that's only what it's CALLED, you know!'
`Well, what IS the song, then?' said Alice, who was by this time completely bewildered.
`I was coming to that,' the Knight said. `The song really IS "A-SITTING ON A GATE"
Fischer Fritz fischt keine Heringe
The name of the song is called "HADDOCKS' EYES."
And what do you think they made of his eyes?
(Sing aber o vane, sing aber o linn.)
The finest dishes that ever held pies.
(Sing aber o vane, sing aber o linn.)
Sing herring, sing eyes, sing dishes, sing pies
(Sing aber o vane, sing aber o linn.)
And indeed I have more of my herring to sing...
(Sing aber o vane, sing aber o linn.)
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describes the way you feel about life
"the wind's in the north, there'll be new moon tonight
and we have no circle to dance in his sight
so light a torch, bring a bottle, and build the fire bright;
the giant will rise with the moon"
describes the way you feel about love
"I've seen your flag on the marble arch
But love is not a victory march
It's a cold and very lonely hallelujah"
can always make you smile:
"and on top
of your fee
you'll be involved artistically"
can always make you cry:
"But no penny of mine will I add to the fray.
"Remember the Boyne!" they will cry out in vain,
For I've given my heart to the place I was born
And forgiven the whole House of Orange"
is a good motto to live by:
"and I know the world is cold
but if you hold on tight to what you find
you might not mind too much
that even this must pass away"
would make a good t-shirt slogan for you:
"everybody knows that you've been discreet
so many people you just had to meet
without your clothes"
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even this must pass away
[thinks: "Þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg."]
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describes the way you feel about life
-- Stan Rogers, "Giant"
describes the way you feel about love
-- Leonard Cohen, "Hallelujah"
can always make you smile:
-- a snippet from Moulin Rouge
can always make you cry:
-- Stan Rogers, "House of Orange". Full lyrics here (http://stevebriggs.superb.net/stanrogers/songs/hoo-sng.html). This is the song that decided me on wanting to live in Canada; anywhere these sentiments are both a spontaneous natural expression of feeling and safe to sing is a colossal paradigm shift for the better from what I grew up with.
is a good motto to live by:
-- Sisters of Mercy, "Some Kind of Stranger"
would make a good t-shirt slogan for you:
-- Leonard Cohen, "Everybody Knows"
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But love is not a victory march
It's a cold and very lonely hallelujah"
Ah another one that always makes me go shivery inside. Have you heard Jeff Buckley's rendition?
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(Ha! Do I get Extra Sad Muso Points? ;-)
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But, if you like Cohen done by other people, buy, beg, borrow or steal (or ask me for a burn) of "I'm Your Fan". It' sublime, silly, and sexy by turns.
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In an uncomnected aside, do you own a badger fingerpuppet? ΓΌ
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Look forward to seeing the nice thing, whatever it is... :)
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... describes the way you feel about your life:
... describes the way you feel about love:
Just when I thought everything would be alright its not Just when I thought nothing could go wrong it does Just when I thought, that I might be alright I slide Just when I thought, there is no place to hide I hide... is a good motto to live by:
"No more stop signs, speed limits,
nobody's gonna slow me down"
... can always make you smile:
... can always make you cry:
(This won't be understandable for anyone not familiar with Vienna's slang, so here's the same lines of the original song: