Lyric Challenge wrap up!

[cyrano]

Our top contestants were the first two responders, which just goes to show that you should pay more attention to my journal instead of stupid things like World of Warcraft, television, food, exercise, loved ones.....


1. Get up out of your rocking chair, Grandma!
Terence Trent D'Arby, Dance Little Sister
2. Hermaphrodite supermodel werewolf deserves a quiet night.
R.E.M., Nightswimming--MirrorBallMoon
3. Like the falling leaves and the shifting past, sometimes the treasured things are not the things that last.
Shriekback, Dust and a Shadow--KirbyK
4. I've waited hours for this, I've made myself so sick.
The Cure, Close to Me--Darth Snarky
5. Got a good reason for taking the easy way out.
Beatles, Daytripper--9thMoon
6. Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down.
Johnny Cash, Cry Cry Cry
7. Don't want to hear you say it's hot when something's wrong baby.
Cat Empire, Radio Song which makes me think of likable lemur and RoseNeko
8. Some folks are born to wave the flag--oo, they're red white and blue.
Dropkick Murphys, Fortunate Son--Corwin77
9. I work on the front line, I work to survive.
Thompson Twins, You Take Me Up--Pusifoot
10. You think that we connect, that the chemistry's correct.
No Doubt, Spiderwebs--Corwin77
11. I've built a little empire out of some crazy garbage called the Blood of the Exploited Working Class.
They Might Be Giants, Kiss Me Son of God--KirbyK
12. Hey folks, here's a story about hermaphrodite supermodel werewolf. She was a lowdown hoochy coocher.
Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher--KirbyK
13. The drugs they say make us feel so hollow, we love in vain narcissistic and so shallow.
Marilyn Manson, The Dope Show
14. Hermaphrodite supermodel werewolf, mi ritmo bueno pa gozar, mulata
Santana, Oye Como Va which makes me think of eggplant boy. And Life on Mars.
15. Whoa baby, you don't get turned on by the radio.
Billy Joel, All You Wanna Do Is Dance which makes me think of Tersa
16. She's driving away with the dim lights on.
The Cars, Let's Go
17. Hermaphrodite supermodel werewolf has got it goin' on.
Fountains of Wayne, Stacey's Mom--Corwin77
18. Every time I think of you, I get a shot right through into a bolt of blue.
New Order, Bizarre Love Triangle--9thMoon
19. When people keep repeating that you'll never fall in love; when everybody keeps retreating, and you can't seem to get enough
Pete Townsend, Let My Love Open the Door--Corwin77
20. Why do you come here, and why, why do you hang around?
Morrissey, Suedehead--Darth Snarky

Comments

[tersa.livejournal.com]

N'aw. Although I don't think I know that particular Billy Joel song. :)

BTW, obsessing over Dragon Age the way I am, I miss you muchly. I was struck by the urge to inflict it on you. You guys have an Xbox360, right?

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Um. I think Jake has an XBox Live in his room. There's... a Wii downstairs, and a PSIII I think. And I have a PSII in my room. If you want to pass it on, I can check into the status of the game machines.

[tersa.livejournal.com]

I am a slow-ass person to respond.

If you have a publically-accessible PS3, then that might be the best choice. I don't know if there's a Wii version. Or, wait--how's your current desktop PC in terms of a game machine? That may work.

And to reply to your email that I haven't read but I think I know what it is from the subject line...I did finally get the birthday present, a few days after you asked about it. And I read it and loved it (and laughed out loud several times), so thank you for that. :)

We got your mail to the house yesterday. I LOL'ed when I saw it...we never did get there, did we. Heh. :) I suppose this means I should try harder to find my gift certificate buried in my room...somewhere.

Still miss you, but I hope you're okay with life out there in MI.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Yay! I was beginning to get a little worried, but I'm glad you got the book and I'm very glad you liked it and didn't already have it. (:
Make Arnold find your gift card. He probably lost it, after all. And if he can't find it, $50 will still put a big dent in the tab.
Um. My current PC will run City of Heroes, so long as there aren't too many things happening at once, and if I've turned off iTunes and FireFox. Is that a useful report?

[tersa.livejournal.com]

Here, this is easier. The hardware requirements are listed on the right hand side of the FAQ, about midway down. There are XP and Vista minimum requirements, and a recommended configuration.

Let me know if your computer hits at least the minimum?

[tahnan.livejournal.com]

I know a lot of Billy Joel, but oddly, not that one.

It was The Cars song I was referring to when I called for more enunciation. ("Dance all night, keep the beat; don't you worry about toutes les filles—shake it up!" Different song, same principle.)

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

It's on Turnstiles, and it's vaguely calypso.

I'm not certain it's the enunciation so much as that it needs a visit from the context fairy. Kind of like REM's Swan Swan Hummingbird.
...Or pretty much anything by REM.

[marialuminous.livejournal.com]

Yes, clearly I should pay more attention to your journal, because by the time I saw your challenge, the lyrics I knew had already been guessed by others. (I knew 2, 5, 18 and 10). But I was too late. Darn. I coulda been a contender.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

How can I deny a fabulous outfit like that?
I'll just have to do this again sometime. (: