an icepick through the keyhole

Once again.

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.

Today's theme: the Eighties. Warning: if you remember this decade, earworms may result. To be honest, these are not that difficult... I just wanted to infect people with earworms.

1) "Remember that piano, so delightful, unusual."

2) "Moving on the floor now, babe, you're a bird of paradise."

3) "I don't wanna hear about it anymore."

4) "Josie's on a vacation far away."

5) "You should have seen by the look in my eyes, baby, there was something missing."

6) "Hast du etwas zeit für mich..."

7) "You know I never — I never seen you look so good."

8) "It's early morning, the sun comes out."

9) "I found a picture of you - Oh..."

10) "Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while."

An old meme, resurrected for today.

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. Some are pretty easy, some harder. Play fair now, no Googling.

1) "Coming in from London from over the globe..."

2) "To lead a better life, I need my love to be here."

3) "He always runs while others walk."

4) "I was just wondering — hypothetically..."

5) "Huh? Get a job?"

6) "Are we rolling? I don't mind if you go..."

7) "Philosophy gives itself freely to all of our minds."

8) "There was a farm on yonder hill, up where the wind it blows-o."

9) "Four have shared this room — we were caught up in the crack."

10) "I've got a little black book with my poems in."

I said that I wouldn't join this meme, primarily because very very few people really know me all that well, and it probably would be too depressing to realise how little interest people take in my private life. But I'm bored, and in a masochistic mood. So go ahead. Comments are screened and I will post your score but not your answers.

( Questions follow )

My Personality

Neuroticism	41
Extraversion	19
Openness To Experience	32
Agreeableness	43
Conscientiousness	24

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Lies, all lies! I'm not that aggreeable.

I confess that I usually fudge these things - they're not random, they are chosen so that they are not too hard to guess. So this time, let's do the random thing, and see if that helps or hinders at all.

Ten first lines from my iTunes playlist right now. Guess the songs and bonus points for the artist/version. No Googling.

1. "Bob Roebuck is my sweetheart's name, he's off to the wars and gone..."

2. "When she was three, her Barbies always did it on the first date..."

3. "Seaside, whenever you stroll along with me..."

4. "Which side are you on? It don't really matter, if you're not siding with me..."

5. "Down in the workshop, all the elves were making toys..."

6. "In the cool of the evening when everything is getting kind of groovy..."

7. "Something isn't right - I don't know how I know..."

8. "You saw me standing by the wall, corner of a main street..."

9. "Is this the little girl I carried?"

10. "If your love were taken from me, every color would be black and white..."

More theme songs. Same rules as before. Some dead easy, some a bit more obscure. Clue: two of these are UK sitcoms, one of which is finally being released on DVD this May.

1. "Show me that smile again."

2. "Dying flame, you're free again."

3. "Look at what's happened to me."

4. "I bet we've been together for a million years."

5. "Streaks on the china, never mattered before."

6. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight."

7. "You take the good, you take the bad."

8. "Just when you think there's no one around who's caring."

9. "Wheels on fire, rolling down the road."

10. "This is the story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down."

Answers tomorrow, as always.

Reviving this as it's Tuesday, and there's no WoW. Here are the rules. Play fair now, no Googling. Today's theme is: television theme songs.

Ten first lines from my iTunes playlist right now fitting the theme. Guess the songs and the television shows. Half credit for songs only, or show only. Bonus points if you can identify the artist — in two cases, I don't know the artist, only the composer, though.

1. "Baby, have you ever wondered?"

2. "When there's trouble you know who to call."

3. "I'm your basic average girl."

4. "I wish I was a spaceman, the fastest guy alive."

5. "It's a jungle out there."

6. "I play a good game, but not as good as you."

7. "I feel my wings have broken in your hands."

8. "It's cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere."

9. "Who can turn the world on with her smile?"

10. "Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?"

Answers tomorrow, as always.

Just answers today. More tomorrow.

( Answers to 10 Lines #4 )

1. "I do believe you've laid a curse on North America."

2. "Do you always have to tell him everything on your mind?"

3. "What you want, baby I got it."

4. "Drove downtown in the rain, 9.30 on a Tuesday night."

5. "She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge."

6. "You'll never see a dark cloud hanging 'round me."

7. "Jenny came over and told me about Brad."

8. "Turn down the lights, turn down the bed."

9. "A screen door slams - Mary's dress waves."

10. "As I walk this land of broken dreams..."