10 Lines #12

[khaosworks]

Once more, unto the breach...

Ten first lines from my iTunes playlist right now. Guess the songs. Bonus points for guessing the artist and album, or guessing the version that I have (if it's been covered), where applicable. Play fair now, no Googling.

None of these artists/bands come from the United States. For additional satisfaction, identify country of origin.

1. If you twist and turn away.

2. Well, my heart knows me better than I know myself.

3. Making your move, you come down as fast as lightning.

4. She's a loaded gun.

5. It's four in the morning, the end of December.

6. I was alone thinking I was just fine.

7. The lights on the west way go on.

8. I woke up, you left me — you know I'm hurting for you.

9. We got it together, didn't we?

10. You told me tales of love and glory.

Comments

re: 9

[etherial.livejournal.com]

That's gotta be Barry White. Can't Gen Enough Of Your Love?

[porpentine.livejournal.com]

10. The Pogues (Ireland), "Lorelai"

[sibylle]

5 - I'm writing you now just to see if you're better ... :-)
Leonard Cohen, Famous Blue Raincoat

Do you know the Jennifer Warnes version?

[nighthellcat.livejournal.com]

I don't know any, but I have a return lyric for number 5.

"6am, day after Christmas"

[erinwrites.livejournal.com]

2. Black Horse and the Cherry Tree, KT Tunstall, Scotland

That's the only one I know. :)

7

[(Anonymous)]

I love Fairground Attraction!

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

Beat me to it. ;)

[(Anonymous)]

8. Why does love do this to me? - the exponents

This is an interesting one - wasn't aware of this song until I attended a friend's wedding last year. Her husband was a Kiwi and I found that the exponents (earlier dance exponents) were a New Zealand institution.

Don't ask me why - but they sing along to this one at rugby matches - I gather that its a part of tradition - like the haka. Look it up on Youtube to see snatches of NZ crowd grooving to this song at rugby matches ...

[khaosworks.livejournal.com]

"I throw some clothes on in the dark..." :)

"Brick", Ben Folds Five, naturally. I have an unhealthy identification with "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces", myself.

[khaosworks.livejournal.com]

Anthemic rock songs are just good to sing along to - and this song has a particularly catchy chorus with a good "Ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh" as a build up where everyone in the stadium can scream their lungs out, so I'm not really surprised.

It's like the mystery of why they play Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" at Red Sox home games. There's a distinctive trumpet bit after the first line of the chorus where the spectators can go "pah pah pah" and the second line goes "Good times never seemed so good" and everyone shouts back, "So good, so good, so good" in the pause before the third line. Absolutely bloody nothing to do with baseball or Boston, but it's become de rigeur.

Re: 7

[khaosworks.livejournal.com]

True confession: when I first heard of them I got the names mixed up with "Fairport Convention" *embarrassed sheepish grin*

[gothamcitygirl.livejournal.com]

1. U2 - Bad

3. New Pornographers - Your Daddy Don't Know

6. RHCP - Looking For Love

[pbristow.livejournal.com]

2. K.T. Tunstall (UK)

[pbristow.livejournal.com]

Damn! I should have been more courageous and given the song title too. =:o}

[porpentine.livejournal.com]

I figure if I have an icon with lyrics? I get some sort of boobie prize if I don't get the answer in there :)

[mindspillage.livejournal.com]

I know someone has named #5 already, so I'll just recommend the Tori Amos version.