UPDATE: Congratulations, dearheart won!
Watch out Jeff Probst – I’ve got a game for you!
I referred earlier to the best party mix cd ever – and I’ll share the titles of the musical goodness here for you.
But I was thinking, let’s make this a little more exciting; let’s make this a contest!
In the extended entry, I’m going to put a lyrical phrase from each song (it’ll be a poignant one, not something obscure like the 3rd line from the 2nd verse), and you guess the answers (title and artist) in the comments.
Some will definitely be easier than others, but they’re all pretty easy to figure out if you know your stuff. Most of them are the first few words of each song, if that helps.
First commenter to get them all correct wins a prize! A copy of the CD, and a beer (or something, if you don’t like beer), courtesy of me.
Good Luck!
1. Words of violence break the silence, come crashing in, into my little world
2. You let me violate you, you let me desecrate you, you let me penetrate you, you let me complicate you
3. He don’t understand you like I do, cuz he’ll never make love to you like I do, so give it to me
4. A pigeon is a girl who be walkin’ by my ramped up blue brand new sparklin’ five, her feet hurt so you know she want a ride, but she frontin’ like she can’t say hi
5. There were funky China men, from funky China town
6. Talking away, I don’t know what, what to say, I’ll say it anyway
7. Unemployment at a record high, people coming, people going, people born to die. Don’t ask me because I don’t know why **hint** Jason Nevins Remix
8. Every time I think of you I get shot right through with a bolt of blue
9. Won’t you come see about me, I’ll be alone, dancing, you know it baby. Tell me your troubles and doubts, given everything, inside and out
10. I don’t care if Monday’s blue, Tuesday’s grey and Wednesday too
11. When I’m out walkin’ I strut my stuff and I’m so strung out
12. You’ll have to excuse me I’m not at my best, I’ve been gone for a month, I’ve been drunk since I left
13. Is this where I come in, when your head is in your hands, you’d rather be alone, if you do I understand
14. **Cover of song #1 – name the local to Vancouver artist who covered it.
15. See the storm set in your eyes, see the thorn twist in your side, I’ll wait for you. Slight of hand and twist of fate, on a bed of nails she makes me wait, and I’ll wait, without you
damnit! Frente’s version is WAY better than New Order’s. Stupid Bizarre Love Triangle. 🙂
Yay me! *lol* I get a copy of the raddest cd evah! Oooh, and a beer! Thanks, peechie!
Here’s my attempt:
1. Enjoy the Silence – Depeche Mode
2. Closer – Nine Inch Nails
3. Satisfy You – Puff Dadd with R. Kelly
4. No Pigeons – Sporty Thievz
5. Kung-Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
6. Take On Me – A-Ha
7. It’s Like That – Run DMC
8. Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order
9. Don’t You Forget About Me – Simple Minds
10. Friday I’m In Love – The Cure
11. Blister In The Sun – Violent Femmes
12. Home For A Rest – Spirit of the West
13. Is This Where I Come In – Spirit of the West
14. Matthew Good Band
15. With Or Without You – U2
I would have guessed New Order as the band for Bizarre Love Triangle. I’d also go with Donna’s Carl Douglas for Kung Fu Fighting.
There are at least three songs I’d not have gotten off that list without google, so I’ll forfeit.
Mel’s got the same one wrong as Donna. This is fun 🙂
1. Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode
2. Closer by Nine Inch Nails
3. Satisfy You by Puff Dady (& R. Kelly)
4. No Pigeons by Sporty Thievz
5. Kung-Fu Fighting by Bus Stop
6. Take On Me by A-Ha
7. It’s Like That by Run DMC
8. Bizarre Love Triangle by Frente
9. Don’t You Forget About Me by Simple Minds
10. Friday I’m In Love by The Cure
11. Blister In The Sun by Violent Femmes
12. Home For A Rest by Spirit of the West
13. Is This Where I Come In? by Spirit of the West
14. Matthew Good Band
15. With Or Without You by U2
donna’s got one wrong – any other takers?
1. Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
2. NIN – Closer
3. Puff Daddy – Satisfy You
4. Okay, I had to look this up… Sporty Theives – No Pigeons (What the fuck?)
5. Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting
6. Aha – Take On Me
7. Er… Run DMC – It’s Like That? (another one I had to look up. hee.)
8. Frente – Bizarre Love Triangle (I love this silly song.)
9. Simple Minds – Don’t You Forget About Me
10. The Cure – Friday I’m In Love
11. Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun
12. Spirit of the West – Home for a Rest (note to self: get more SotW mp3s…)
13. Spirit of the West – Is This Where I Come In
14. Ummm… I think Matt Good did a cover of this?
15. U2 – With or Without You
Am I even close to being accurate? There were a couple I had to google. Is that cheating? 🙂