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bethbethbeth did this lyrics meme that looked kinda fun -- you set your iPod (iTunes, whatever) on shuffle and list the first couple lines of the first 20 songs (not counting instrumentals, obviously) that come up, then offer them for folks to guess.

Keep in mind, I had to put together the music for my office holiday party last year and ripped an insane amount of Christmas music into my computer -- I'm relieved that only (only!) three seasonal songs popped up. And I seem to like a lot of songs whose lyrics actually begin with the name of the song. Sometimes it's not a dead giveaway, but in the cases where it is, I've deleted the lyrics. (Trust me, they're *really* obvious ones.)


1. You got me running going out of mind, you got me thinking that I'm wasting my time.
"Don't Bring Me Down" by ELO, said natlyn

2. Heyyy! Unh!! Thangs and stuff and stuff and thangs and ... stuff ...

3. If I should stay, I would only be in your way. So I'll go, but I know I'll think of you each step of the way.
I Will Always Love You, said brak666 (and natlyn)

4. Awwww, freak out! ... [lyrics deleted]... Have you heard about the new dance craze? Listen to us, I'm sure you'll be amazed.
"Le Freak" by Chic, said rustler (and natlyn)

5. Billy Ray was a preacher's son, and when his daddy would visit he'd come along.
Son of a Preacher Man, said brak666 (and natlyn)

6. [lyrics deleted] Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch! [lyrics deleted] Wake up sleepy head, rub your eyes, get out of bed.
"Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is Dead," said natlyn

7. One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four ... Let me tell you how it will be -- here's one for you, 19 for me.
"Taxman" by the Beatles, said rustler (and natlyn)

8. [lyrics deleted], jingle all the way, oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh, hey!

9. You must be my lucky star, 'cause you shine on me wherever you are.
"Lucky Star" by Madonna, said natlyn

10. Lots of happy little children waiting for sunrise, a stocking full of candy and a big surprise.

11. If the sun refused to shine, I don't mind, I don't mind. If the mountains fell in the sea, let it be, it ain't me.

12. [lyrics deleted] and a happy new year! Now bring us a figgy pudding, now bring us a figgy pudding, now bring us a figgy pudding, and bring some out here.
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" said natlyn

13. Your day breaks, your mind aches, you find that all her words of kindness linger on when she no longer needs you.

14. You went to school to learn girl, what you never, never knew before -- why i before e except after c and why two plus two makes four.
"ABC" by the Jackson 5, said natlyn

15. Er war ein Punker und er lebte in der großen Stadt, es war Wien, war Vienna, wo er alles tat
"Rock Me Amadeus" said natlyn

16. Well, she was just 17 -- you know what I mean -- and the way she looked was *way* beyond compare.
"I Saw Her Standing There" by the Beatles, said natlyn

17. Good lovin', girl's got plenty-good lovin' -- ask me how I know, and I'll tell you so.

18. I've sure enjoyed the rain, but I'm looking forward to the sun. You have to feel the pain when you lose the love you gave someone.

19. Some say Atlanta, some say New York, some say Paris, France, but who knows where this flower grows.

20. Oh my little pretty one, pretty one, when you gonna gimme some time, [name deleted]? Oooh you make my motor run, my motor run, gun it comin' off of the line, [name deleted]! Never gonna stop, give it up, such a dirty mind -- I always get it up for the touch of the younger kind. My, my, my, ai, ai -- whoa!
"My Sharona" by the Knack, said rustler (and natlyn)