Lyrics answers

[resonant]

Huh. Fourteen that nobody guessed; I didn't think there'd be that many.

By the way, if anybody wants any of these songs, let me know and I'll upload.

1. One of these days you're gonna rise up singing. Sam Cooke, "Summertime (and the Livin' Is Easy)," guessed by katallison
   
2. There were girls so full of summer, they couldn't sleep at night. Oysterband, "Sail On By." giglet must not be doing lyric memes, or she'd have gotten this one right off.
   
3. Well, I'll keep on moving. Things are bound to be improving. Jackson Browne, "These Days," guessed by silentfire
   
4. She's so fascinating that you're still there waiting when she comes back for the kill. Billy Joel, "Stiletto," guessed by silentfire
   
5. There's another dance. All you have to do is say yes. Bruce Springsteen, "Tougher Than the Rest."
   
6. And in his pocket is a portrait of the queen. Beatles, "Penny Lane," guessed by kat_denton
   
7. But we'll stay good, and they'll stay bad, and when they're dead I'll be so glad. Jim Infantino's hilarious "Meanies."
   
8. But your generation confesses before it transgresses. Elvis Costello, "Pony Street."
   
9. The swan was in her movement and the morning in her smile. Silly Wizard, "The Queen of All Argyll."
   
10. I want a place to call my own where you have never been. Mary Chapin Carpenter, "Rhythm of the Blues," guessed by nestra
    
11. We were always looking for true love with our heads in the clouds, just a little off course. Suzy Bogguss, "Drive South," guessed by rhiannon_jehane
    
12. Or was it sailing on the sea wore your two fine legs right down to the knee? Maddy Prior and Tim Hart, "My Son John," guessed by cawti
    
13. 'Did it take long to find me?' I asked the faithful light. Cat Stevens, "Moonshadow," guessed by silentfire
    
14. Their walls are built of cannonballs, their motto is 'Don't tread on me.' Grateful Dead, "Uncle John's Band," guessed by codyne
    
15. There was a bright light, a shattering of shop windows. Paul Simon, "The Boy in the Bubble," guessed by zebra363
    
16. Before us animosity will stand and decree that we speak not of love, only blasphemy. Prince, "7." I really thought someone would get this.
    
17. Ain't no doubt in no one's mind that love's the finest thing around. James Taylor, "Carolina In My Mind," guessed by zebra363
    
18. I of course replied, 'Something here inside cannot be denied.' Platters, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," guessed by zebra363
    
19. Two men say they're Jesus. One of them must be wrong. Dire Straits, "Industrial Disease," guessed by zebra363
    
20. And you know that you're gonna find me if you keep on drinking fast. Patty Loveless, "Here I Am."
    
21. There's dirt in my mouth from kissing who I should not dare. Jann Arden, "Gasoline," guessed by julia_fractal
    
22. If you can't make your mind up, we'll never get started. Cake, "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps," guessed by sociofemme
    
23. Going where nobody says hello, they don't talk to anybody they don't know. REM, "Don't Go Back To Rockville," guessed by honkytonkgirl
    
24. You're breaking my heart, you're shaking my confidence daily. Simon & Garfunkel, "Cecelia," guessed by julia_fractal
    
25. She said, 'Tell me, are you a Christian, child?' Marc Cohn, "Walking in Memphis," guessed by anteco
    
26. One day the stream bore us so far away that we couldn't go back, so we thought we'd just stay. "Gum Tree Canoe," which is traditional, but my version is John Hartford.
    
27. We come fe give dem lyric. We come fe tease dem wid it. General Public, "Punk."
    
28. Anyway, my eyes are not accustomed to this light. Statler Brothers, "Flowers on the Wall," guessed by sociofemme
    
29. When your property took the A train, I wonder where your manners went. The Pretenders, "Time, the Avenger."
    
30. Come and lay your bones on the alabaster stones. Emmylou Harris et al., "Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby," guessed by ladysorka
    
31. I was there when you were a queen, and I'll be the last one there beside you. J.D. Souther, "You're Only Lonely." Come on, nobody?!
    
32. I can't be no savage. I can't be no highwayman. Steely Dan, "The King of the World."
    
33. His hair was perfect. Warren Zevon, "Werewolves of London," guessed by kat_denton
    
34. I got mortgages and homes, I got stiffness in the bones. Queen, "Fat Bottomed Girls," guessed by silentfire
    
35. Well, I told her, 'Don't get scared, 'cause you're gonna be spared.' The Hollies, "Long Cool Woman."
    
36. I don't write songs about girls any more. Have to write songs about women. The Pursuit of Happiness, "I'm An Adult Now."
    
37. She say, 'Every stone a story, like a rosary.' Joan Osborne, "St. Teresa," guessed by nestra

Comments

[jelazakazone.livejournal.com]

ARgh. I can't believe I didn't get 9 (Queen of All Argyle). As soon as I read it, I could totally see where it was in the tune. I have a very hard time looking at words and associating them with a tune though.

[qe2.livejournal.com]

Since I am a total and complete download slut, and since I own... ::counts:: ...exactly two of these at the moment (both of which someone else guessed before I got there), I would cheerfully download anything you'd care to upload. And would equally cheerfully trade, if you like.

Let me know if you'd like me to be more specific. This is tough for us download sluts, but I'll try. And thank you, for whatever you post.

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

Steely Dan's King of the World here: (http://s16.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=D73D1CA5035445A6E5BDF3DCF9F22126)

Jim Infantino's Meanies here: (http://s16.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=CE43BF72E87283ACD7FE6E2B39F2AF91)

The Pretenders' Time, the Avenger here: (http://s16.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3A21B19065109DCE8C455DE7A87FEEF8)

John Hartford's Gumtree Canoe here: (http://s16.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=E1CCC03FBFB852DA656E18DB5193F69C)

The Pursuit of Happiness' I'm An Adult Now here: (http://s16.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=D773CFB6B0E2FA2381EC296ACE0DC324)

Let's start with those; I'm on dial-up, so the upload time is pretty hefty. Maybe add more later.

[qe2.livejournal.com]

Mille grazie - particularly given that you're working with a dial-up. I really appreciate it.

A few things back as a small token of my gratitude (for the songs, for your fic, for standing down the Posse of Righteous Brotherhood):

Angels - Morgan Page, feat. Norah Jones - B1 remix (ttp://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=463FB355AC4F766B716F4F27BF01D097)

Hole in the Bucket - Spearhead (http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2AA851076EEDC202D6C410C94E5F7782)

Kick in the Ass - Moxy Fruvous (http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=CCFD917B0EAF6D279D3F07E8F6C25226)

Greenman - XTC (http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3552751E55C0E1D8604AE651F0B86194)

When Two and Two Are Five - the Story (http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=66FD390CAF42D37E6CA4BB7DB88F8FDC)

All Our Lives - Laura Love (http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2NMK7D5DQTOHU2JFCVSIXMXBAJ)

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool! Thanks. Can't wait to listen to them!

[zebra363.livejournal.com]

I've been singing "Carolina In My Mind" for 36 hours now. Thanks, I think.

Whisper something soft and kind...

[auroramama]

Heh. That's one of those songs that makes me stand stock-still in the middle of the supermarket.

your fanfic site

[snpdiva.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to drop by and say that you are the best author of fanfiction that I've ever read. I've read a LOT of fanfic, and I don't give praise lightly. I could go on for hours about what I like in your pieces. But I also have a ton of questions I'd like to ask about your writing.

I'm also going to add you to my LJ friends list and hope you do the same. Maybe I'll hear back from you?
Love, Aranel

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

Thanks -- glad you like the stories! Feel free to e-mail me (resonant8[at]att[dot]net) and I'll do my best to answer questions.

very long after the fact...

[amoeba-j.livejournal.com]

...but I wanted to thank you for this!! I've always wondered who sang #36 on your list :)

ooooh, and I also found your in medias Res fic postings! new fic for me ;)

if you're still inclined to share songs with a newbie, then the ones I'd love to hear are 3, 4, 6, 15, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25, 36, 37...boy, am I a child of the 80s or what? and you can tell that I missed the 70s altogether by listening to my parents' old LPs ;D if I ever figure out how to use ysi as a sender, I'll reciprocate!