Like I could resist a lyrics meme?
On your current playlist, hit shuffle and pick the first twenty songs on the list, write down your favorite line of the song. Try to avoid putting the song title in the line. Then, have your friends comment and see if they can guess the songs.
Well, my “current playlist” is my entire MP3 library, so I “shuffled” it by sorting it by play length and clicking on a random song to begin. Heh.
1. “A saddle for a pillow and some sagebrush for a bed…”
from “When Cowboys Didn’t Dance” - Lonestar
2. “Tell me something that you mean, not just what comes to mind…”
from “I Know You Know” - Lyle Lovett
3. “We don’t get along, but it really ain’t that bad…”
from “Off My Line” - Spin Doctors
4. “Someday soon we’re both gonna saddle up / And it’ll be ride camel ride…”
from “Taliban Song” - Toby Keith
5. “These are the days of miracle and wonder / This is the long-distance call / The way the camera follows us in slow-mo / The way we look to us all / The way we look to a distant constellation / That is dying in the corner of the sky / These are the days of miracle and wonder / And don’t cry, baby, don’t cry…”
from “The Boy In The Bubble” - Paul Simon
(One of my all-time favorites!)
6. “Once in a while I think you’re someone else…”
from “99%” - Soul Asylum
7. “You take it on faith / You take it to heart…”
from “The Waiting” - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
8. “If I had to stop the world from turning / I would …”
from “I Would” - Jolie & The Wanted
9. “I want to live my life close to the bone …”
from “The Real Life” - John Cougar Mellencamp
10. “What do I do when lightning strikes me / And I wake to find that you’re not there…”
from “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word” - Joe Cocker
11. “I wish I were the rain running down your neck / And off your fingers…”
from “I’m Jealous” - Shania Twain
12. “Even when he’s with you / You’re still alone / You want to reach out, but you don’t know where to start / It’s easier not to talk at all …”
from “Trouble In Paradise” - Sherrie Austin
13. “Hold my breath, close my eyes / Goodbye …”
from “Three Mississippi” - Terri Clark
14. “You’re not that honest, you’re not that nice / But if I kiss you once I’m gonna kiss you twice …”
from “Burning Up” - Kylie Minogue
15. “All you want is something I can’t be …”
from “Think About Me” - Goo Goo Dolls
16. “If I force a fight, then I’m twice a fool …”
from “Delayed Reaction” - Daryl Hall and John Oates
17. “Let’s wander slowly through the fields / Slowly, slowly through the fields / And touch the leaves that touch the sky …”
from “Fields of Joy (Reprise)” - Lenny Kravitz
18. “You’re the only one with the only love that’s strong enough to claim me / So please forgive me, I’m just stingy but how can you blame me …”
from “Stingy” - Ginuwine
19. “Take your shirt off / Twist it ’round your hand / Spin it like a helicopter …”
from “Raise Up (All Cities Remix)” - Petey Pablo
20. “And you know I didn’t plan to stay / But the roads were old / They washed away …”
from “Someone Else’s Dance” - Dan Seals