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October 22, 2004

Another Lyric Fragment Quiz

Michele's got a really tough lyric-fragment quiz. I figured I'd counter-program and go slightly easier. But I don't know how much easier.

Again, mostly one-hit wonders from the 80's and nineties, a couple of classic-rock tracks, one disco hit (just to mix it up), and an oldie. Couple of real gimmes tossed in to keep people from becoming completely frustrated.

1. "US inflation"

2. "put an arrow"

3. "take me bottom to top"

4. "elders of the gentle race"

5. "cold in the gutter"

6. "empty by definition"

7. "a trace of/hypocrisy"

8. "thick and juicy"

9. "wild-eyed boys"

10. "you could sex her"

11. "Dealin' in multiplication"

12. "this issue's gone"

13. "I just drove by"

14. "feedin' me soup"

15. "ass like John McEnroe"

16. "your price for flight" (CHANGED: Was "desperately pondered." Decided that was too obscure. The new lyric is for a new song entirely.)

17. "virginal brides"

18. "lost my light"

19. "your exclusive company" (HINT: Spoken word part.)

20. "act like an imbecile"

21. "shoot it in"

22. "great big world"

23. "subtle innuendoes" or "subtle innuendo"

24. "raw like sushi"

25. "little bit terrified"

26. "tuning in on you"

27. "eight by twelve four-bit"

28. "hating you for loving me"

29. "host of holy horrors"

30. "oatmeal lumpy"

posted by Ace at 04:17 PM

Comments

15. House of Pain, Jump Around
17. Bauhaus, Bel Lagosi's Dead
23. Adam Ant, Goody Two Shoes

I'll be back for more. Those are the ones I got without thinking.

Posted by: michele on October 22, 2004 04:37 PM

27. King of the Road, Roger Miller

Posted by: Steve L. on October 22, 2004 04:42 PM

1. Mexican Radio, Wall of Voodoo (nice one, Ace!)
2. Round and Round, Ratt
3. (I'm ashamed to admit I know this) Dim All the Lights, Donna Summer
9. Wild-Eyed Southern Boys, .38 Special
11. Electric Avenue, Eddy Grant

Posted by: morpheus on October 22, 2004 04:52 PM

everybody's right except on 9, "wild-eyed boys." I don't know the song Morpheus mentions. I got my "wild-eyed boys" from a different song-- and a much bigger one.

Posted by: ace on October 22, 2004 04:57 PM

22. California Girls, Beach Boys or David Lee Roth
28. The Metro, Berlin

Posted by: morpheus on October 22, 2004 04:57 PM

4. Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
9. The Boys are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy
20. Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
28. The Metro - Berlin

Posted by: Walt Powell on October 22, 2004 04:59 PM

16. Sister Christian, Night Ranger. A true classic.

Posted by: morpheus on October 22, 2004 04:59 PM

Come on Ace... 'Wild-Eyed Southern Boys' was big on MTV when it first started. (MTV, that is) There were three cuts off that album that were in heavy MTV rotation: Hold On Loosely, Caught Up In You, and Wild-Eyed Southern Boys...

I watched just a little MTV when I was a kid...

Posted by: morpheus on October 22, 2004 05:02 PM

Never heard it. I got it from The Boys Are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy, as Walt answered.

Posted by: ace on October 22, 2004 05:03 PM

4. "Kashmir" - Led Zeppelin
16. "Sister Christian" - Night Ranger
20. "The Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats
24. "Buffalo Stance" - Neneh Cherry

Posted by: mikeski on October 22, 2004 05:03 PM

Oh no...

30. The Humpty Dance, Digital Underground.

Misty watercolored memories... of the waaaay.... we weeerrrrreee.....

Posted by: morpheus on October 22, 2004 05:04 PM

24. raw like sushi -- Rico Suave, Gerardo
29. host of holy horrors -- Freewill, Rush

Posted by: Steve on October 22, 2004 05:06 PM

Oh, and by the way, I don't think that 'Lovefool' is too obscure. Of course, the Cardigans disappeared after that song, but still. They had a really tall bass player...

Posted by: morpheus on October 22, 2004 05:06 PM

They just keep coming to me...
25. Total Eclipsse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler

Posted by: morpheus on October 22, 2004 05:09 PM

Oh, and by the way, I don't think that 'Lovefool' is too obscure.

The song isn't, but that particular lyric was pretty random. But there aren't many other lyrics in the song.

Posted by: ace on October 22, 2004 05:16 PM

Good catch on that one. I didn't think anyone could figure that one out.

Posted by: ace on October 22, 2004 05:16 PM

Ok, without looking at the other comments:

2. "put an arrow"
Ratt, Round and Round

4. "elders of the gentle race"
Led Zep, Kashmir

8. "thick and juicy"
Sir Mix a Lot, Baby Got Back

9. "wild-eyed boys"
Thin Lizzy, Boys are Back in Town

11. "Dealin' in multiplication"
Eddy Granty, Electric Avenue

12. "this issue's gone"
Errr..damn...thinking J. Geils, not sure

15. "ass like John McEnroe"
House of Pain, Jump Around

16. "your price for flight" (CHANGED: Was "desperately pondered." Decided that was too obscure. The new lyric is for a new song entirely.)
Night Ranger, Sister Christian - the greatest song ever recorded!

17. "virginal brides"
Bauhaus, Bela Lugosi's Dead

18. "lost my light"
Soft Cell, Tainted Love

19. "your exclusive company" (HINT: Spoken word part.)
Nada Surf, Popular

20. "act like an imbecile"
Men Without Hats, Safety Dance

21. "shoot it in"
Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Relax (there's also a Rancid song with this line)

23. "subtle innuendoes" or "subtle innuendo"
Adam Ant, Goody Two Shoes

26. "tuning in on you"
Bugles, Video Killed the Radio Star

27. "eight by twelve four-bit"
Roger Miller, King of the Road (my grandfather LOVED this song)

28. "hating you for loving me"
Berlin, Metro

29. "host of holy horrors"
Rush, Free Will

Posted by: michele on October 22, 2004 05:17 PM

You're right Michele. 12 is J. Geils Band 'Centerfold.'

14 is Ice Ice Baby... Vanilla Ice. Word to ya Mutha!

Posted by: morpheus on October 22, 2004 05:50 PM

10. "you could sex her"

"Bust A Move", Young MC

Posted by: Olaf on October 22, 2004 07:28 PM

6. "empty by definition"
"Perfect Way", Scritti Politti

Posted by: on October 23, 2004 12:03 AM

Whoops - 6 was from me....and is there a "the" missing from #3? Is it Talking Heads, "Slippery People"?

Posted by: cthulhu on October 23, 2004 12:07 AM

no "the" missing that I know of.... good call on Scritti Politti

Posted by: ace on October 23, 2004 11:08 AM

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