Because I *really* don't want to write tomorrow's lesson plan

[rymenhild]

Guess the lyrics!
Titles of songs have been replaced with brackets.

1. Look out for me, ol' [] / Your mysteries are deep and wide
Big River soundtrack, Muddy Water. Guessed by parlyne.

2. I close my eyes / Only for a moment and the moment's gone
Kansas, Dust in the Wind. Guessed by mythosidhe.

3. Whan the nightegale singes / And the wodes waxen grene
Mediaeval Baebes, Averil. Guessed by mythosidhe.

4. Is there anybody going to listen to my story / All about the girl who came to stay
The Beatles, Girl. Guessed by shalmestere.

5. Born with the moon in cancer / Choose her a name she will answer to
Joni Mitchell, Little Green. Guessed by newredshoes.

6. I keep my lamp burning steady [] (3x) / When it's time I will be ready
Nerissa and Katryna Nields, When I'm Here. Guessed by catamorphism.

7. One night, a long time ago / Two lovers dancing, an old radio

8. Sit down on the corner, just a little climb / When I make my money got to get my dime
Joan Osborne, St. Theresa. Guessed by newredshoes.

9. All night long and half the next day / oh I'm in trouble now
Cry Cry Cry, Memphis. Guessed by snowspinner.

10. Crickets are chirpin', the water is high / There's a soft cotton dress on the line hangin' dry
Bob Dylan, Man with the Long Black Coat. Guessed by plasticsturgeon.

11. I wonder if Yoko Ono / ever thought of staying solo
Dar Williams, I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono. Guessed by caffeinediary.

12. I had no choice but to hear you / You stated your case time and again
Alanis Morissette, Head Over Feet. Guessed by parlyne.

13. Cover the mirror, hide in your dreams / Forget what they told you, forget what it means
October Project, Bury My Lovely. Guessed by mythosidhe.

14. Dog at the window still / looks all day never gets her fill

15. Watch while the queen in one false move / Turns herself into a pawn
Suzanne Vega, Knight Moves. Guessed by shati.

16. Dance with me my old friend / Once before we go
Magnetic Fields, Nothing Matters When We're Dancing. Guessed by raindrenched.

17. It was a good time, good time to / Stop and watch the city breathe, darling

18. He scares easily / It makes him so angry at me
Poe, Trigger Happy Jack. Guessed (sort of) by newredshoes.

19. What on earth is going on in my heart? / Has it turned as cold as stone?

20. I need a place where I can go / Where I can whisper what I know
The Secret Garden soundtrack, The Girl I Mean To Be. Guessed by gramarye1971.

Comments

[mythosidhe.livejournal.com]

2. Dust in the Wind
3. Averil (I can't believe I recognise Mediaeval Baebes lyrics)
13. Bury My Lovely by October Project

The rest??? I'm sure I should know some of them.

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

Right three times.

You probably do know more, but my MP3 player felt the need to supply the meme with quite a number of songs I never listen to.

[shati.livejournal.com]

15. Suzanne Vega, "Knight Moves."

I knew 13, too. Bah!

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

You're right, of course.

Also, re: 13, I bet the percentage of October Project listeners on my friendslist is significantly higher than the percentage in the general population.

[shati.livejournal.com]

I think that's a safe bet for at least half the artists up there, actually. But yes.

[caffeinediary.livejournal.com]

11)Dar-I Won't be your Yoko Ono.

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

Of course! :D

[parlyne.livejournal.com]

1. Muddy Water
12. Head Over Feet

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed.

[shalmestere.livejournal.com]

4. Is there anybody going to listen to my story / All about the girl who came to stay

The Beatles, "Girl"

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

Yes. :D

[snowspinner.livejournal.com]

9 is "Memphis," which I know as a Cry Cry Cry song.

And you have good taste in music.

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

I also know it as a Cry Cry Cry song.

[snowspinner.livejournal.com]

Go me then. Since Cry Cry Cry is all covers, I wasn't sure. :)

[raindrenched.livejournal.com]

16. "Nothing Matters When We're Dancing" Magnetic Fields.

Good music you've got there. ^_^

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

Yes, and thank you!

[newredshoes]

4) "Girl," The Beatles
5) "Little Green," Joni Mitchell
8) "St. Theresa," Joan Osborne

Cripes, am I the only one who knows the classics? (Er... *awkward glance at Joan Osborne* Not that I don't adore you, but you're not Joni.)

[newredshoes]

ALSO.

18) "Angry Johnny," Poe!

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

You're right on 4, 5 and 8. I always thought the name of 18 was "Trigger Happy Jack", but I could be wrong.

[newredshoes]

...actually, you are right. I got the titles mixed up. Also, I'm glad that I'm not the only one who knows Beatles lyrics (!) - shalmestere beat me to the punch. :)

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

10. Black Velvet? By, er, someone.

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

By Alanna Miles, perchance?

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

I love "Black Velvet," but alas, "Black Velvet" is not on this list.

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

Hmmm.

"Mississippi", by June Tabor and the Oysterband?

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

Nope.

[catamorphism.livejournal.com]

I'll guess Nerissa and Katryna Nields, "When I'm Here", for 6, though I assume it's a different song that also contains those lines.

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

Nope, same song. The Nields make me happy.

[catamorphism.livejournal.com]

Cool... I just always automatically assume people haven't heard of them. Coincidentally, I'm wearing my autographed Nields T-shirt today! (Though Dave Hower's signature washed off a long time ago.)

[plasticsturgeon.livejournal.com]

10. Crickets are chirpin', the water is high / There's a soft cotton dress on the line hangin' dry

Joan Osbourne, Man in the Long Black Coat.

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

I have the Bob Dylan version, but yes, that's the song.

[gramarye1971]

20) 'The Girl I Mean To Be' from The Secret Garden musical. ^_^

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

Of course.

[ladybird97.livejournal.com]

20. The Girl I Mean To Be, from 'The Secret Garden'!

Whee, I haven't thought about that show in years, and I love it...

[ladybird97.livejournal.com]

doh! this is what I get for not reading through all the comments before answering. I was just so happy that I recognized one :)

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

That's all right. I'm sure you didn't cheat. :D