The easiest quiz in the world.
Below this cut are 25 song lyrics. Guess the song and the artist. If you've known me for any stretch of time at all, this should be a cakewalk for you.
Answers screened-- I'll make five icons for whomever guesses the most, chosen from your interests list. No cheating-- no asking around, no search engines. You have 24 hours from the time stamp. Play fair!
1. I bet you didn't know that I could treat you right / That underneath the armor, there's another girl
(Luscious Jackson - Ladyfingers)
2. Take me for a ride upon your white horse / Take your love, 'cause I don't want to keep it
(Emilie Autumn - Chambermaid)
3. I hate to talk like this / I hate to act as if there’s something wrong, but I can’t say
(Black Lab - Keep Myself Awake)
4. It's so insane / You've got me tethered and chained / I hear your name / And I'm falling over
(Garbage - You Look So Fine)
5. Our history is just in our blood / And history like love is never enough
(Tom McRae - Human Remains)
6. The queen of fairies, she caught me / And at the end of seven years / We pay a tiend to hell
(Mediaeval Baebes - Tam Lin)
7. You slip your heart into my chest / They both become one of the strongest pairs when strangers come
(Tegan and Sara - And Darling)
8. Hey love / I am a constant satellite / Of your blazing sun
(Vienna Teng - Gravity)
9. If you want to kiss the sky / Better learn how to kneel / (On your knees, boy)
(u2 - Mysterious Ways)
10. Second best is never enough / You'll do much better, baby, on your own
(Madonna - Express Yourself)
11. As you turned to go, I heard you call my name / You were like a bird in a cage, spreading its wings to fly
(Loreena McKennitt - The Old Ways)
12. Life of the party / And she swears that she's artsy / But you could distinguish Miles from Coltrane
(John Mayer - Comfortable)
13. Wake up naked drinking coffee / Making plans to change the world / While the world is changing us / It was good good love
(Dave Matthews Band - Stay or Leave)
14. He says he reckons I'm a watercolor stain
(Tori Amos - Father Lucifer)
15. She’s got a little bit of something / God, it’s better than nothing
(Matchbox Twenty - 3am)
16. The first time we made love, I-- I wasn't sober / And you told me you loved me over and over
(Bif Naked - Lucky)
17. No love, no glory / No hero in her sky
(Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter)
18. I never want to lose / What I have finally found / There's a requiem / A new congregation
(Delirium - Firefly [Euphoria])
19. Snowflakes are falling / I'll catch them in my hands / Snowflakes are falling / Now you’re my long lost friend
(David Gray - Slow Motion)
20. Well nothing could be sadder / Than a glass of wine, all alone / Lonliness, lonliness / Is such a waste of time
(Solomon Burke - Cry to Me [Have none of you seen Dirty Dancing OMG??])
21. We moved to the West coast / Away from everyone / She never told me that you called
(Ben Folds - Landed)
22. Everybody knows I'm her friend / Everybody knows I'm her man
(Tori Amos - Raspberry Swirl)
23. Light up, light up / As if you have a choice / Even if you cannot hear my voice / I'll be right beside you, dear
(Snow Patrol - Run)
24. From horizon to horizon / Can I dream this all away?
(Tom McRae - Mermaid Blues)
25. Yet this sleeper does not wake / In the oracle overhung / With careless whispers, ivystung
(Faith & The Muse - Vervain)
Bonus. (2 points):: Hélas! / Hélas! triste réveil des songes / Je t'appelle, ô nuit, rends moi tes mensonges...
(Gabriel Fauré - Après un Rêve)
TIME'S UP!
Answers revealed-- congrats,
evergleam83!
I have work to do, then I have a few book reviews to post. All in good time.
Answers screened-- I'll make five icons for whomever guesses the most, chosen from your interests list. No cheating-- no asking around, no search engines. You have 24 hours from the time stamp. Play fair!
1. I bet you didn't know that I could treat you right / That underneath the armor, there's another girl
(Luscious Jackson - Ladyfingers)
2. Take me for a ride upon your white horse / Take your love, 'cause I don't want to keep it
(Emilie Autumn - Chambermaid)
3. I hate to talk like this / I hate to act as if there’s something wrong, but I can’t say
(Black Lab - Keep Myself Awake)
4. It's so insane / You've got me tethered and chained / I hear your name / And I'm falling over
(Garbage - You Look So Fine)
5. Our history is just in our blood / And history like love is never enough
(Tom McRae - Human Remains)
6. The queen of fairies, she caught me / And at the end of seven years / We pay a tiend to hell
(Mediaeval Baebes - Tam Lin)
7. You slip your heart into my chest / They both become one of the strongest pairs when strangers come
(Tegan and Sara - And Darling)
8. Hey love / I am a constant satellite / Of your blazing sun
(Vienna Teng - Gravity)
9. If you want to kiss the sky / Better learn how to kneel / (On your knees, boy)
(u2 - Mysterious Ways)
10. Second best is never enough / You'll do much better, baby, on your own
(Madonna - Express Yourself)
11. As you turned to go, I heard you call my name / You were like a bird in a cage, spreading its wings to fly
(Loreena McKennitt - The Old Ways)
12. Life of the party / And she swears that she's artsy / But you could distinguish Miles from Coltrane
(John Mayer - Comfortable)
13. Wake up naked drinking coffee / Making plans to change the world / While the world is changing us / It was good good love
(Dave Matthews Band - Stay or Leave)
14. He says he reckons I'm a watercolor stain
(Tori Amos - Father Lucifer)
15. She’s got a little bit of something / God, it’s better than nothing
(Matchbox Twenty - 3am)
16. The first time we made love, I-- I wasn't sober / And you told me you loved me over and over
(Bif Naked - Lucky)
17. No love, no glory / No hero in her sky
(Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter)
18. I never want to lose / What I have finally found / There's a requiem / A new congregation
(Delirium - Firefly [Euphoria])
19. Snowflakes are falling / I'll catch them in my hands / Snowflakes are falling / Now you’re my long lost friend
(David Gray - Slow Motion)
20. Well nothing could be sadder / Than a glass of wine, all alone / Lonliness, lonliness / Is such a waste of time
(Solomon Burke - Cry to Me [Have none of you seen Dirty Dancing OMG??])
21. We moved to the West coast / Away from everyone / She never told me that you called
(Ben Folds - Landed)
22. Everybody knows I'm her friend / Everybody knows I'm her man
(Tori Amos - Raspberry Swirl)
23. Light up, light up / As if you have a choice / Even if you cannot hear my voice / I'll be right beside you, dear
(Snow Patrol - Run)
24. From horizon to horizon / Can I dream this all away?
(Tom McRae - Mermaid Blues)
25. Yet this sleeper does not wake / In the oracle overhung / With careless whispers, ivystung
(Faith & The Muse - Vervain)
Bonus. (2 points):: Hélas! / Hélas! triste réveil des songes / Je t'appelle, ô nuit, rends moi tes mensonges...
(Gabriel Fauré - Après un Rêve)
TIME'S UP!
Answers revealed-- congrats,
evergleam83!I have work to do, then I have a few book reviews to post. All in good time.