This one comes from Phil Jr., but then I was further inspired by Scott.
Step 1: I Put my MP3 player or whatever on random.
Step 2: I Post the first line from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: YOU Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: I Strike through when someone gets them right.
And because most of my readership is academic, I'm including foreign language numbers (especially if they are well-known works). I skipped the numerous selections that began "Kyrie eleison..." or "Sanctus, Sanctus"
I'll post the answers after a week or so.
1. O Lord, My God, I take refuge in you
2. Mit Staunen sieht das Wunderwerk HINT: 18th-c
3. De profundis clamavi ad te...(hint: it is from the 20th-c, and relevant to my dissertation work)
5. We met in the quiet of the meadow
6. My life goes on in endless song HINT: new age/Celtic
12. An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day HINT: country classic!
14. Empty spaces, what are we living for HINT: classic rock
15. No more carefree laughter HINT: same performer(s) as another already guessed item on this list
16. I cannot ask you when exactly you plan to leave (you won't know the performer, but if you get the composer, extra bonus points!!)
18. The sky may be starless... HINT: jazz standard, popular artist
20. Won't you please let me go HINT: assoc. with Little Miss Sunshine
22. Oh, play me some... HINT: classic 80s country
23. Goodnight my angel HINT: leave these questions for another day...
GOOD LUCK! Fabulous prizes for all, of course...
UPDATED 5/5 with HINTS!! I felt sure no. 2, 12 and 23 would be guessed long before no. 4!
UPDATED 5/7: updated hint to No. 15
19 comments:
9. Give Me One Reason--Tracy Chapman
17. Sounds Of Silence--Simon & Garfunkel
19. America--Simon & Garfunkel
That's all I know.
The Unhipster
Well done, Unhipster. You get the special bonus prize for being the first to answer.
Wait, I figured out one more.
7. Cum On Feel The Noize--Quiet Riot
It's a little known fact that those guys were actually Hassidim.
I guess I knew more than I thought.
The U.H.
Number 10 is Indigo Girls (Blood and fire) and 25 is Bonnie Tyler or what? What gym?
Svenn,
You got them. The Bonnie Tyler song (I Need a Hero) warranted a pre-emptive explanation because some of my friends will find it funny...
Thanks for playing!
#4 is Schönberg, "Friede auf der Erde", which I only know because it's part of an upcoming performance.
#8 is Joni Mitchell, "I don't know where I stand", from Clouds, I believe.
That's all I've got.
Ack. "Friede auf Erden" is the title, but the text says "Friede auf der Erde". Now the whole internet knows I'm a phony. Time for a new identity.
Right you are Mark! And if it makes you feel any better, I always think of it as "Friede auf der Erde" too. I'm jealous...I performed it over ten years ago and it is one of my favorites.
#13 is the Bernstein Mass! A track that would show up on very few other people's iTunes..
Excellent, Phil! I figured you might get that one. There are two others on the list that are Bernstein, actually...can you guess?
Is #7 from Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony? I don't think it is Chichester Psalms.
Half-credit for Scott! ;-) It is Chichester Psalms--third movement, after the extended intro. That's the movement I irreverently call the "Bali Ha'i" movement.
Alright, friends. I've added some hints that might help!
21. I Wish It So. The Upshaw album is one of the best crossover performances out there.
11. Fernando! Of course.
I totally agree, Dan. And welcome to the MiscellaneousMayhem blogroll. :-)
Well, fine. I'll weigh in with my 17th and 18th French opera thang. #24. Gluck from "Alceste".
Good hint with "reformer", btw.
uh, that would be 17th and 18th century opera thang. Sheesh!
EXCELLENT, Deetie! And "French" is appropriate in this instance anyway.
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